ADDINGTON MARKET.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17166, 24 March 1927, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET.

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i CHRISTCHURCH, March 23. There was again a heavy yarding 1 store sheep, including consignnients of ewes from the north and Chatham Islands, and lambs from , the West Coast and Chatham Is» land. There were few forward lambs sent in. The demand for lambs was dull. The baekwaru movement that bas been manifest for some time past was accentuated, Ihe decline amounting to ls to 2s per head. The saies of adult sheep opened dull, but, altliough the sale Avas irregular, the demand improvecl ancl was much belter tlian was anticipated, Good local sheep solu well, as did the rest of the North Island ewes, wliich sold at an average advance of ls to ls 6d per liea.d Good wethers brought firraer rates and lines from Nelson sold readily. The sale resulted in a better cLarance than for some time past. Fat slieep were penned in large n"F" bers than the previous week. The quality was a fair average and there was not outstanding liircs. The yarding of fat cattle was larger and contained pens of better quality,, with prices about on a level of those of a fortnight ago. A large entry of voung and grown steers in the store cattle pens failed to reacli owners' reserves. Fat Lambs. — Tlien entry was moderate, totalling 2650 head. The ! quality on the whole was medium, ! a fair proportion being light and 1 unfmished. Prime heavy butcliers' | lambs sold firmly at late rates, but > the demand for freezing lambs was ' not quite so keen as last week, | though there was no quotable > change in values. Extra urime lambs | ! to 29s 6d, prime 24s 6d to 26s Gd. ► ! medium 22s to 21s, light 19s 6d to I 01c Ari

| Fat Slieep. — The yarding com- . > j prised eleven full races. The sheep : ' ; wero mostly from Mid and North | ! Canterhury.' A numher of prime j s ■ iiandy-wcight wethers went to ex- : ! i port buyers, who were also operat- • > I ing in suitable lines of ewes. The 1 > ! market was not as firrh as the previ- [ i ous week when supplies were short- j > er. Extra prime wethers to 33s 4d. i J prime 26s Gd to 29s. medium 24s 6d j l to 26s, light 22s 4d to 24s, merino I > 9s ld, extra prime ewes to 26s ld. j | prime 17s 6d to 22s, medium 14s 6r! : j to 17s, light 13s to 14s, aged lls l l lOd to 12s. 6d. i \ Store 'She/en.— Best forward lambs I ) to 18s .fairiv good rape 14s to 15s ; ^ 6d, medium 12s 6d to 13s 9d. small j ^ and inferi'or 10s 6d to 12s, cull 8s to 1 > 10s. good Iialfbred ewe lambs 22s ! t to 23s Hd. Ordinary halfbred 20s J j • to 20s Gd, three-quarterhred 17s to ■ J | 19s 6d. nest North Island two- i j i toothed ewes to- 32s. aood North ls- | ) \ land fwo-toothed 25s to 28s, four, Msix and eight-toofhed crossbred 20s j j ! to 26s 6d_ inferior four, six and > : n\slit-toothed crossbred - 15s 6d to j \ i 1 9s, five-year-old crossbred 14s to ' 9! 18s 8d. good two-toothed halfbred | 30s to 34s 9d, ordinary two-toothed ; halfbred 27s to 29s. sound-muothed j halfbred 21s to 27s 3d, five-vear-old . ^ halfbred 1.7s to 20$ 9d. forward 9 four and six-tootbed halfbred weth- > ers 19s 6d to 20s lOd. faili'ng-mouth- ! ed halfbred 14s to 17s 0d. . ; 9 Fat Cattle. — There was a much ^ larger ,-entry than last week made 9 up bv some excellent lines from | Banks Peninsula and other parts of 9 North Canterhury. balance being 9 made uo of ordinary steers. and the S usual class of cows and heifers: Tlie | market was rmer for prime quality > and other descriptions sold at pre- » vious wcek's rates. Prime heavy steers to £16 7s 6d; prime medium £12 5s to £14 10s, medium £9 to £11 15s, light £5 10s to £8 10s; extra prime heifers to 12 17s Gd prime £8 to £9 10s; light £4 to £7 10s; extra . prime cows to £11 7s Gd, prime £6

| 10s lo £8 10s; ordinary £4 15s to £6 I 5s; rough £3 10s to £4. Store cattle. — All the lines of steers were passed in, £6 being the best bid for the older cattle and £4 for the young steers. Tlie remainder of the yarding comprised cows and bulls the range of prices being low. Dairy cattle totalled 69 head and met with good demand. Best second, third and fourth calvers £9 10s to £13; medium sorts £7 to £9; inferior £3 10s to £6 10s; best springing heifers £8 to £12 10s; others £4 10s to £7 10s; old cows in profit £3 to £5 5s. Vealers. — A fairly large yarding, the large proportion being yearlings to eighteen months old. Large sorts to £6 5s; good £5 to £5 15s; medium £3 10s to £4 17s 6n; small and inferior 10s to 25s. Fat pigs. — There was £ large en try and an improved demand for fats, the operations of a Southland buyer stimula'ting competition. Clioppers £3 to £6 6s 6d; heavy baconers £3 12s to £4; extra heavy to £5 (equal to 7d per Jb). Large porkers £2 12s 6d to £3 7s; light £2 , 7s to £2 15s (equal to 8d to 8f). Store pigs.— There was a large entry. The market was easier with a considerable drop in sveaners difficult to dispose of at the end of the sale. Large stores 37s to '44s; extra to 50s; medium 27s to 35s; slips 21s to 25s 6d; large weaners to 19s; medium 14s to 17s 6d; small 9s 6d to 13s 6d. Sows in pig £3 to £4 11s.