ADDINGTON MARKET.

Shannon News, 28 May 1926, Page 4

ADDINGTON MARKET.

STEADY MARKET FOR GOOD EWES CHKISTCHURCH, Last Night. There were heavy fat stock, but small store sheep entries at th e Aldington sale to-day. / Store sheep: The outside sheep were comprised of a few drafts from Nel.son and Otago. There was a steady market for good ewes, with a drop of Is to 2s per .head for lambs, and an improvement of up to 2s for wethers. Good 2-toothed cross-bred owes 335, sound mouthed cross-bred ewes 25s to 27s 6d, failing mouthed cross-bred ewes 18s 3d to 22s Cd. failing mouthed half-bred ewes 24s to 28s 6d, aged ewes v 15s to 16s, forward lambs 203 6d to 225, medium lambs 17s 6d to ISs 9d, inferior lambs 12s to 15s, three-quarter bred ewe lambs 27s 6d, four and six toothed wethers 23s to 27s Gd. Eat lambs: A, small entry of 1450 head, and a brisk sale at firmer values than last. week. Extra prime heavy lambs to 34s 7d, prime heavy lambs 2Ss (id to 3'ts 6d, medium weight prime lambs 27s to 29s 6d, medium quality lambs 24s to 26s 6d, light lambs 21s to 23s 6d.

Fat sheep: A heavy entry and keen sale, exporters exceeding the schedule rates for freezing sorts. Extra prime wethers to'3.7 s lOd, prime wethers 32s to 25s t medium wethers 29s 3d to 31s 9d, light wethers 27s to 295, extra prime ewes to 33s 10(1, prime ewes 24a 6d to 27s 6d, medium ewes 20s fid to •245, light,ewes 17s to 20s, aged ewes 14s to 16s 6d. Fat cattle: Another excels entry, comprising .616 head, which included two good North Island drafts. There was a drop of about 25s per head. Northern cattle (49) averaged about £ls 103. -Best beef made 37s to 40s, medium 34s to 3Gs r inferior and cow beef 29s to 33s .rough down to 20s, extra heavy steers, £l9 7s 6d, heavy £ls 15s to £l7 15s, prime medium £l4 to £l6 10s, medium quality £ll 10s to £l4, light,£7 ! los to £lO 10s, prime heifer £S 10s to £ll 12s 6d, ordinary £6 10s to £8 ss, light £4 ; 15s to £6 ss ? extra prime cows to £l3 2s 6d, prime cows £8 to £lO 40s f ordinary £5 10s to £7 15s, rough inferior' cows £3 15s to £5. \

Vcalers: A good sale. Best made to £6 10s. Store cattle: Some 3 year steers made to £6 15s. ' Dairy cattle: A good sale. Best calvcrs £lO to £l3 r ss, medium £u lis to £9 10s, inferior £3 10s to £6, best heifers £8 to £l4, others £3 10s to £7 10s. ' Fat pigs: A good bacon sale. Choppers £4 to £8 10s, baconers £3 15s to £6 6s. Average price per lb. 7ld to .Sid. Porkers 47s to 70s, .average price per lb 8d to 9d. Store pigs: A dull sale, values being easier by 6s to Ss per head on late rates for the larger stores. Weaners 8s to 15s, slips 17s to 225, stores 24s to 445.

JOHNSONVILLE SALE. Messrs. Abraham & Williams,, Ltd., and Wright, Stephenson & Co., Ltd., report as follows re the Johnsonville sale, held on Wednesday, May 26: A good quality yarding of both sheep and cattle came fof ward, although very few lambs were penned. A fair sale resulted at prices on a par with last week. We quote:—v Ox, £ll 17s Gd,- £l2 2s 6d, £l2 ss, £l2 12s Gd', £l3, £l3 5s to £l3 15s. Vealers: £2,. £2 Ss, £2 12s, £2 13s, £3, £3 5s to £3 7s. Wethers, 29s 3d, 29s 6d to 29s 9d. Maiden ewes: 27s Gd to 2Ss. Ewes: 21s 3d, 21s 7d, 21s 9d, 22s to 22s 9d. Heavy lambs, 30s.