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Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 May 1915, Page 3

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ADDINGTON MARKET. Chmtclnych, May 12. At Adding ton live stock market yardings were again moderate, ami there was astood attendance. Fat cattle sold rather better, as did fat lambs and fat sheep. Store «heCp were in a little hotter demand and fat pigs showed an improvement. Store Sheep—Good forward lambs Ids 4d,to l'is Bd, fairly good lambs 8s 3d to 9b 3d, inferior lambs Is t obs kl, good ewe 10s 3d to 12s lOd, inferior ewe lambs Us 7d to Bs, cull lambs 3s to 3s t)d, aged ewes 3s (id to 7s, sound-mouth ewes Bfe to 9s 7d, good totooth ewes 14s 'Jd. forward 1 and 0tooth wethers 13s 3d to 15s lOd, good 2-looth wethers 12s Od. Fat Lambs—Best lambs 17s to 10s Ud, othei's 11s to 16s ed. Fat sheep. —Prime wetheif-. 20s to 235, other wethers 15s Od to 19s Gd, extra prime ewes to 2-1 h <id. prime ewes 17s 0d to 21s 9d. medium ewes 13s (id to 17e, inferior ewes 7s to 13s, merino ewee 9s 4d. Fat cattle.—"Extra steers £15 17s od, ordinary steers £7 2s 6d to £11 ]os, extra heifers :Cl2 12s (id, ordinary heifers XJS to. !'B. extra cows to CIO 15s, ordinary cows L'-t 17s (kl to £7 10«: price of beef per 1001b 20.s to 10s. Store cattle.—U- to 18-month sorts 355, 2-year heifers £3 12s to £3 15s. dry cows 21s to £4 15s. dairy cows £3 10s to £10 10s. Pige—Choppers (360s to 92s 6d, extra heavy baconers to 78s, heavy baconers 62a (id to 70«. light baconers 52s Od to 60s; price per lb 5Jd to Gd. Heavyporkers 25s to 28s: price per lb aid to ojd. Medium stores 9s to 17s, smaller 5s to Be, weaners Is 6d to 4s.