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Taihape Daily Times, 12 July 1919, Page 5

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_____o_____ I .. ADDTNGTON; I CHRISTCHURCH, July At Ad<ling'ton market to-day yardq rings ofkstock, except, fat and dairy." C’ cattle, were Very small. Prices showed a sharp rise in fat sheep, lambs, and it vealers. The shortage was due partlyi; to the curtaillilellt of the railwayl} service and partly to the" scarcity of fat sheep and lambs, Another cause;, for the increase in prices was that‘: this is the last week for purchasing for freezing wox-ksgwhich are now about /to close down. Fat lambs. sold at §_ ‘about 10d per lb. over all, and fatéi ‘sheep advanced about 57 per head off" ;the previous week’s»rates. Fat cattle? ‘[were fiX‘lllC_l', and vealers sold exeep-§ gtionally well Store cattle xveqe ta§ !sm'lll and pQoI- 101.. There was 3. mogdcrate demand for pigs. The rangciil {of prices was as follows:4 V “Store Sheep; 2-th ewes to 35/9;__4 16 and Btli‘ewes 22/3 to 24/; sound and , §failing—rrroutlred owes 11/1 fo ‘ 12/7;: Eewei hoggcts to 23/; Wéther hoggetsg Etc 20/. 2—th wethers to 25/11; 4 andii :6-th Wethers to 2117; mixed hoggetsfi 'lO/-. to 15/7. 1 '1 Fat Lambs: Extra prime to 39/,§ gprime 30/ to 33/, medium 26/‘ to 29/6,§ ‘lighter 19/, to 2576. 2 1 Fat Sheep: Extia prime Wethers to’ [57/6, prime 45/ to 53/, medium 33/ to [44/6; extra prime ewes to 53/3, yprin_le,| ‘4o/ to 45/, medium 30/ to 39/6, fighter‘ :20/6 to 29/6. i 1 Fat Cattle: Extra prime steers to'g £25, prime £l3 to £22, ordinary £lli 17/6 to £l7 15/; pfime hefférs £ll] 115/ to £l4 12/6. ordinary £9 7/6 fo, ‘ £ll 10/; prime cows £ll 7/6 to £l6; 1 iordinary £lO 15/ to £ll 2/6; dairy! lcows £lO to £18; vealers runners £s’; :ltO ‘£7 2/6, good veale‘i-s £3 to £4,'{ lsmtlll 6/ to 28/. A ‘ Pigs: Baconors £4 10/ ‘to £7 16/6% leqrgal to Sid per lb; porkers £2 5/’ 5.t 0 I iul._§l 'stolfVo3_,_ls_'3f;:’/-‘foo .4_7£-2 f‘.2/,’o.fsnl_al»;lv‘ ’2—2/‘- to ‘