DULL MARKET AT ADDINGTON.

Shannon News, 9 October 1925, Page 4

DULL MARKET AT ADDINGTON.

better mutton values. CHRISTCHURCrf, Last 'Night. An easier beef market, but a slight improvement in store and fat- sheep, values marked to-day’s market. Store sheep. —An average yarding. The demand was dull at the outset, but improved, ewes and lambs ana wethers selling much more Ireely than last. week. Aged ewes and lambs 20/7 to 24/7; halfbred wether hoggets 26/8 to 28/10; small wether hoggets 20/; four tooth crossbred wethers 27/9. failing mouthed halfbred weth-. ers 38/. ■ •, Spring lambs.—376 were penned and sold at 30/3 to 41/9. Fat sheep.—The entry was a shade below the wfeok’s necessities. A very free sale with an improvement of 1/6 per head. An Invercargill draft of 41. made from 54/7 to 60/1. The top I price of the day was 65/6. Extra i prime wethers 57/9 to 65/6; prime I 48/6 to 54/, medium 43/6 to 48/, I lierht 37/ to 426, extra prime ewes to 50/, prime 40/6 to 44/, medium 37/ to 40/, light 35/ to 86/9, prime hoggets to 39/10. ordinary 34/10 to 38/6. Fat cattle. —445 were penned, a normal entry, and the market all round was easier than last week by 30/ per head on' 1 which occasion peak prices wore realised on account oi the short entry. Extra prime medium weight beef made to 61/ per 100 lbs. prime medium weight beef 55/ to 59/, prime heavy weight 52/6 to 56/, medium 49/ to 52/, light 44/ to 47/ and rough down to 30/. In North Island lines 48 averaged £25 7/ ana another of 34 £23. The top price ot the day was £33 2/6 secured by Andrew Grant (Fairlie). Extra prime heavy weight steers £26 to £29, special to £33 2/6 prime heavy £22 to £25, medium £lB to £21,10/. light £ls to £l7 15/, rough £ll to £l4, extra prime heifers to £lB 2/6, prime £l3 10/ to £l6 10/, ordinary £8 5/ to £l3; extra phimo cows to £2l 12/6, prime £l3 5/ to £l6 10/, ordinary £lO to £l3, light £6 10/ to £9 -15/. Vealers. —A small entry and good sale; runners to £9 17/6. Store cattle. —A large entry, mostly of cows and a good sale; 3 to 4-vear steers to £lO 10/, two and three-year . heifers to £4 15/, cows £2 to £4. , Dairy cattle. —A dragging sale; besi

springers made to £ll 5/, others £4 to £8; best heifers to £6 10/, otners £2 15/ to £4. Fat pigs.—A weaker bacon denu.nn but porkers firmer; choppers £4 to £9, baconers £4 10/ to £7 2/, average price per lb S|d to 9 id; porkers 53/ to 70/, extra heavy to 80/, average price per lb. 9id to 10’d. Store pigs.—A keen demand with an advantage of several shillings per head; weaners 26/ to 38/. stores 33/ to 47/; large stores to 58/6.

,JOHN SON VILLF SALE. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. and Wright. Stephenson and Co. Ltd. (in conjunction), report on Johnsonville sale held yesterday as follows: — An average yarding of sheep came ' forward comprising several pens or heavy prime quality ewes. Competition was keen and prices showed an advance on late rates. A good yarding of extra prime quality cattle panic forward. Taking into account the quality of the cattle prices were not up to’ late' rates. The quality of the vealers yarded was better than late yardings’ and a firm sale resulted. Wc quote:—Wethers —£2 2/6, £2 4/6, £2 5/6, £2 7/, £2 7/6. £2 8/3, £2 9/; ewes £2 2/6. £2 4/6, £2 5/6; lambs, 23/, 23/6 24/6, 25/, 32/; bullocks, £ls 10/,'£l6 15/, £l6 17/6, £l7, £l7 5/. £l7 7/6, £l7 10/, £lB, £lB 2/6. £lB 5/. £IS 10/ to. £l9 7/6; vealers, £1 16/. £2. £2 4/. £2 15/. £2 16/, £4 4/, £4 7/6, £4 13/6, £4 14/, £s^l6/.