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Taranaki Daily News, 5 July 1919, Page 2

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ADDINGTON MARKET. Chrlstchuroh, July 2. At Addlngton market to-dny there were large yardings of fat sheep and fat cattle,, but'entries In other departments were only moderate'. It is expected that tile curtailment of the railway service will affect offerings In future. Local supplies of fat sheep are now very short, and requirements will have to be filled from a distance, which makes the position more difficult, during a restricted railway service.' \ Store sheep sold at about the same rates as before the snow-storm of last week. The market opened slack, but Intimation was given by the railway authorities that the evening trains would carry as many sheep as they could, and this brightened up the market. A small yard* ing of fat lambs, which were much above the average in quality, sold well. Pat shfep met with a keen demand at an advance of Is' to 2s per head. Prices for prime fat cattle were also firmer, the yarding being made up chiefly of steers. There were a few siore cattle offered, mostly old cows. Veal calves sold well "at advanced rates. There was a moderate demand for dairy cows, nothing very good being offered;: All classes or pigs, esnoclally stores, sold "well. Store sheep—-Two-tooth ewes, 25s to 35s;' two and four-tooth ewes, 25s M: four, stx;*: arid; eight-tooth ewes, to 225; sound-mouth' ems/ ISs 6d to 20s; best ewe Uogpets,' 255; otheri: lis to 23s Od; mixed sex hoggets, Ts to 22s 4d;' wether hoggets, 18s 9d .to 2ls sd; four and slxtooth wethers 28s Id. Fat sheejH-Extra, prime wethers, to G2s; prime wethers, 40s to 50s; medium' Wethers, 34s to 395: "lighter wethers,' 28s 8d toiaSs td; merino Wethers; ,34s"V extra. 1 prime eves; 50s; Gdt prime ewes, 87s Gd to 3d; meilliiiji ewes,'3os to,.s7s;. lighter ewes, 23s to 29s Bd. : Fat prime, to 3559 d ;: prime, .283 6d tO'32S 3d! 'taMlum, '24s. to' 28'*';' lighter, ; ?os ( j,to :£3s : £d,-: Tat sattle-rflxtra; i prime, steers, to, 20s l.Od; prlnie steers, £l4,los' to £2l; ordinary steers, £lO i2's"t4 (6 SJ»'s'; prime heifers, JCIO 10s : heifers, £7 15s to filO; prhne.cows, 4JIO tils' to £l4; ordinary.cows, fit.to ,£lQ,ss;.vealecs (runners), £f> Gs to' £f*> 12s 6(1,' good dealers,, £3 to £4 IBs; fair, 33s to £2 12s; small.-6s to 30s; dalrx,,QoWS, £7,,t0 £l7 ss. Pigs—', Eaconers, £4 10s to £7 10s (equal to 8y 4 d peri lb); porkers, 43s to £3 10s (equal to 9d to 1 9%d per lb); choppers, £4 XOs to £8: good stores, 45s to. 1 Sss:;/smaller,-35s to 426 T weaticra, IC* tO 22.9. ... .. Iv I