ADDINGTON MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XLI, Issue 9543, 23 June 1921, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET.

(Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 22. There were large yaa*dirigs of fat ■sheep, and cattle were particularly well represented. Store Sheep — The yarding consisted mainly of. poor-class ewes, with a fair proportion of wethers and lambs. Last week's values were well maintained. Good forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers 15s to 16s 6d, ordinary 12s 7d to 14s 9d, 2 and 4-tooth 12s to 12s 7d, cull. 2-tooth 7s to 8s 9d; forward lambs 10s 7d to 13s, ordinary 8s Id to 10s, good halfbred ewe lambs to 20s, fairly good 2, 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes m lamb 15s to 18s, inferior 2 and 4tooth ewes m lamb 7s 6d to 8s 9d, f.m. ewes m lamb 7s to lis 4d, aged ewes 2s 9d to 4s 9d. Fat Lambs — The rates were firm at last week's values.. Extra prime 28s, prime 20s to 22s 9d, medium 16s 9d to 19s 9d, light and unfinished 12s 8d to 16s 6d. Fat Sheep — Competition > opened jsj>riskly about last week's rates, but J s*M off half way through, to liven up «s_@-in towards the close. All round -*tha*e was a drop of about 2s per head, .due to the big penning. Extra prime -wethers 31s, prime 21s 6d to 265, •medium 17s 6d to 21s, light and inferior 15s to 17s; extra prime ewes •24s ia. prime IBs to 20s 6d, medium 15s to 17s 9d, light and inferior 9s to 14s 6d. ■ ' Fat Cattle — Lower quality beef •dropped £l to £3 per head. Extra .prime steer.-*. £20 15s to £23 ss, prime £15 to £19 15s, medium £10 to £14 .7s 6d, light and inferior £7 15s to .£10; extra prime heifers £20, prime £10 to £12 U 6d, ordinary £6 12s to ?£9 12s 6d; extra prime cows £15 15s, -■prime £8 to £12 15s, ordinary £5 to £7 12s 6d ; vealers, runners £5 7s 6d, good vealers £4 to £4 15s, medium £2 12s 6d to £3 15s, small £1 2s 6d to £2 7s 6d. . Store Cai.ttle — Three-year-old steers £7 2s 6d -to £7 17s 6d, 18 months to Awo yeairs £3 15s to £4 10s, two-year "heifers £3 10s to £4 2s 6d, good oows j r£2 10s to £4 ss, inferior and medium 10s to £1 "ss. Dairy Cattle — Second and third -calvers £13, cows m profit. £8, inferior cows 15s to £4, good springing heifers £8 to £11. Fat Pigs— Choppers £5 to £6 19s, light haconers £4 5s to £4 15s, heavy £5 to £5 10s, extra heavy £6 to £6 '7s, average price per ib 7£d ; light porkers £2 10s to £3, heavy £3 5s to 453 15s, average price per lb B£d to 9*d. Store pigs — Good medium £2 to £2 10s, small £1 to £1 12s 6d, weaners 7s 6d to 12s 6d.