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ADDINGTON STOCK SALE. Christchurch, January 3. At the Addington market there was a moderate yarding of all classes of stock. Owing to the sale having to be held so late in tlic week- fat cattle showed no' change for prime quality, but medium and inferior were easier, a little business being done in cows for export. Fat lambs dropped 3s and 4s per head on the double, market rate before the holidays, and graziers were able to secure a few pens, but exporters did not operate. Fat sheep declined about 2s fid per head on the average, prime heavy wethers maintaining tlieir values best. A little business was done tor export at about fid per lb overall for wethers and 5Jd for ewes. Graziers also operated freely in unfinished lines. .There was a dull sale for store cattle, and fat pigs sold proportionally better than stores. Store Sheep. —* Four and six-tooth ewes 335, 2-too.th.wethcrs 21s fid to 255. 4-tooth wethers 2Ss, 4 and 6-tooth wethers 26s to 325,- 4, fi, and 8-tooth Wethers 20s‘ to 2fis Id. Fat .Lambs. —Extra prime lambs 30s fid, prime 25s to 2Ss, medium 23s to 21s fid, lighter 21s fid to 22s fid. Fat Sheep.—Woolly in wethers 40s, extra prime shorn wethers to 39s fid. prime wethers 32s fid to 3(>s (id, medium wethers 29s (id to 325, lighter wethe.,."(is 8d to 295,- extra prime shorn ewes to 545, prime owes 29s fid to 325, medium eives 275. to 295, lighter ewes 24s to 20s (id. Fat Cattle. —Extra prime steers to £25, prime steers £l7 to £2l 12s (id, ordinary steers £ls .12s fid to £l6 17s fid. prime heifers £ll 5s to £15,-prime cows £l2 10s to £ls, ordinary cows £9 15s to £l2. Store Cattle. —Yearling steers £5 8s (id. three and four-year steers £l3 .10-, three-year steers to £l2 15s, three-year heifers to £lO Is, cows in calf £lO, dairy cows £7 10s to £l6 l«s. Figs.—Choppers £5 to £<i 10s, heavy baeoners £7 to-£7 .14s fid, lighter baconers £5 15s to £0 10s (equal to 9]d to 9Jd per lb), heavy porkers £3 10s to £i. lighter porkers £2 15s to £3 5s (equal to •_lold per lb), medium stores 50s to 58 smaller stores,42s to 495, weaners 12s fid to 245, brewing sows to £fi ss.
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Otaki Mail, 6 January 1919, Page 3
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