ADDINCTON STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9021, 17 December 1914, Page 8

ADDINCTON STOCK MARKET.

(Per Press Association). OHRI3TCHURCH-, December IG. At the Addington live stock market the feature of "the sale; was the fat stock yarding. 1?. There was a large entry of fat- lambs, and a high quality, in some of the fat cattle, There was improved demand for beef, and fat lambs sold we-lk Store sheep of good o.ualiiy sold at last week's rates, but inferior sorts were easier, and fat sheep were riot so firm. Sheep. Store Sheep.—Woolly four-tooth ■wethers fetched 19s 6d, good forward four-tooth wotliers 17s to ISs Bd, dry four and .six-tooth pwi'* 16s Sd. forward iwo-tooth wethers to lGs 7d. fail- twotooth wetli+M-s 14s to los 4cl, inferior two-tooth wethers 11s to 13s 6d, twotooth owes los to 15s Id. good twotooth ewes to 19s 6d. Fat Lambs.—Best lambs brought 17s fco 20-».9d, lighter 12s 8d to 16s 6d. Fat' Sheep—Extra prime wether to 40s, prime, wethers 22s to 26s 3d, lighter 'wothers 16s 9d to 21s 6d, prime ewes 19s> to 24s 3d, others 13s 3d to 18s 6d, Merino wethers 19s, Merino owes 10s 9d to 15s. .: Cattle. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime step'£2l ss, average steers £7 17s 6d to £12, extra heifers to 1 £14 17s 6d, avt¥•age heifers £6 to £8 17s 6d, extra ■cows to £15, average cows £5 7s 6d to £9 (price of beef per 1001b.) 32s 6d to 42s 6d, extra to 455). Store Cattle*.—Yearlings brought 355, 15 to 1 Smontlis' £2 los to £3 175,. two-year steers £4 10s, 2|-year steers £5 lOs, two-year heifers £4 5s to £4 10s, tlirw-yoar steers. £6 ss, thre^-y'ear heifers £5 to £5 15s, dry cows 29s ..to £4 15s, and dairy cows £3 10s to £9. Pigs. pj.<yr ; .—Choppers made 50s to 70s, extra heavy baconers to 695, heavy baconers 57s 6d to 655, lighter *bacomvs 47s to 55s (price per Ib. 5-Jd), hea.vy p&rkers 40s' to 455, lighter porkers 32s to 38s (price per lb. 51d to 53d),, large stores 28s to 335, medium 20s to 275, smaller 14s to-18s, sows (in pig) 25s to 50s.