ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 8275, 21 October 1915, Page 7

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CPIRISTCHURCH, October 20. At the Addington live stock market the entries of fat. stock were someAvhat' larger than last week, and there was a good attendance. The demand for beet was very keen, and. prices were j the highest known in the yards. Fat i iambs also sold well, considering the number offered. Store sheep were also j in keen demand, in consequence of the I rain, and there was a further rise of ' Is to 3s in fat sheep. Sheep. : I Store"Peris. — Medium ewo hoggets realised ISs to 20s Id, good owe' hoggets 23s 9d.10. 255, shorn wethers 14s iOd, Avethor. hoggets 16s 2d 'to 19s, aged ewes and Janibs 11s lid to 13s ! 4d, shorn aged ewes and lambs 11s to 12s 6d, sound-mouthed ewes and lambs 15s Id to 15s 2d, dry ewes (aged) 12s 6d. ! Fat Lambs—Best lambs fetched 20s to 255, lighter 17s 6d to 19s 6d. Fat Sheep. — Extra prime Avoolly; wethers to 52s 6d, prime 32s 6d to 455, others 22s 9d to 325, shorn wethers, 16s 6d to 345, woolly Merino ■ wethers j 33s 6d, extra prime Avoolly ewes, to 43s 6d, prime ewes 30s to 365, others 19s 9d to 29s 6d, woolly Merino ew.es 17s, | shorn owes 26s 6d to 30s 6d, woolly hoggets 17s to 40s*. j Cattle. i Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to £21 10s, ordinary steers £10 to £13,! extra, prirao heifers to £14 ss, ordinary heifers £7 10s to £12 10s, extra prime cows to £19 15s, ordinary cows £6 17s 6d to £11 (price of beef per 1001b. 36s to 545, extra to 60s). Store Cattle.—Yearlings sold at 15s to 27s 6d,- 15 to 18 months' £2 to £2 13s, two-year steers £4 6s to £5 Is, two-year heifers £3 16s to £4 ss, 2Jyear steers £6 7s 6d, three-year heifers i£s 17s 6d to £6 ss. dry cows 30s to ! £7 12s 6d, dairy cows £3 to £11 ss, Pigs. Choppers made 70s to 120s, extra heavy baooners 90s to 100s, heavy baconers 75s to 87>s, light baconers 60s to 70s (price per lb. 6£d to 7d), heavy iJorkers 46s to 50s, light 38s to 44s (price per 1b... 7d to -7-i-d), best storas (not large) 32s to 38s, medium stores '22s to' 30s, small stores 14s to 21s, small• woariers 9s ■to 12s 6d, good Aveaners 13s to 17s 6dj soavs■ (with litters) to 110s. , • ;-\- J