ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 186, 27 October 1927, Page 14

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

RECOVERY IN PRICES Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday As a result of smaller entries at A - dington to-day, due principally to th* rough weather at the week-end prevens ing the usual consignments of cattfr being shipped from the North Island, ti» market for both fat sheep and fat catth showed a slight recovery, more partio larly for sheep. Store Sheep.—There was a small eetry. Hoggets and wethers met wita t better demand. Ewe hoggets sold t» 34s 6d; tine woolled wether hoggeti t* 26s 7d; 2 and 4-tootlied shorn wetherv 19s 6d to 20s 6d; 4 and 6-toothed shon wethers, 22s to 23s 9d; inferior 2 ani 4-toothed wethers, 25s 6d to 275; 6 an! 8-toothed half bred wethers, 29s Id to 33j 6d; half bred wether hoggets, 26s 7d; t-osr bied wether hoggets, 24s 4d; halfbrei ewe hoggets, 34s 6d; sound and failing mouthed halfbred ewes with lambs, lfc 9d to 21s 9d; aged ewes with lamb., 13s 6d to 15s; cull ewes and lambs, l* 11s 9d. Spring Lambs.—Nearly 300 were or fered, and after the first half had b*ei sold values declined for small lamb.*The best made to 39s 7d and the lighten to 245. Fat Sheep.—The sale was irregular, bogenerally there was a firmer tone. Sour good lines of North Island sheep wer; forward. Three show sheep from tb Wanganui district sold at £3 16s a head extra prime woolly wethers sold up tc 10s; prime wethers, 45s to 495; raediuff wethers, 39s to 445; light wethers, 3a» t* 38s; prime shorn wethers, 30s to 34s 4d: medium shorn wethers, 26s to 295; eitn forward woolly ewes, 45s to 50s 4d; prm* woolly ewes, 38s 6d to 44s 6d; raeinr woolly ewes, 34s to 38s; light woolly». 26s to 33s 6d; prime shorn ewes, 3 HV to 42s Id; medium shorn ewes. 24s to .*• 6d; woolly hoggets, 27s 6d to 38s. Fat Cattle. —An entry of 430 include * few drafts from the North Island. market opened 20s a head better tna last week, but this improvement was ior in the concluding stages of the sale, fair number of pens being passed, va medium-weight beef made up to 4?s r lOOlbs; good, 41s to 435; medium, 3<s i 40s; heavy. 35s to 37s 6d; rough to 27s 6d. Extra heavy bullccks to £2l 12s 6d; prime heavy steers, to £18; prime medium-weight steer*, 10s to £ls 10s; light steers. £S ™ J £l2 10s; extra prime heifers to iu a 6d; prime heifers, £ll as to medium heifers, £9 15s to £U; ugn heifers, £6 10s to £9 10s; extra pruc cows, to £l4 7s 6d; prime cows, n 15s to £l2 15s; medium cows, £9 1 £lO 10s; light cows, £6 5s to £8 U*. Vealers. —Twelve to 18-months steer made up to £8 ss; vealers, £3 to 5 - others, 10s to 355. Store Cattle. —Three-year station steer sold at £7 Is; cows. £2 to £3 1 58 -,?**:, ling heifers, £2 2s 6d; bulls, £3 £8 16s Id. . Dairy Cattle.—A small entry an advance in values of up to £3 a Best second to fourth calvers 10s to £l2 ss; medium, £6 10s to - Inferior, £4 10s to £6; springing helle.£4 10s to £8 10s. Fat Pigs.—There was a hrm sile last weeks rates. Choppers. made £5; baconers, £3 7s to -~4 age price a lb., old to ; -5°70 Si) to 64s (average price a lb., Store Pigs.—An improved sale. ers made 14s to 235; extra large ers, to 28s 6d; slips, 14s to 21*. "S stores, 22s to 26s Id; medium, 2-» Id; large stores, 35s to 465.