ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3158, 9 August 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

RECORD PRICES FOR FAT STOCK. By Telegraph—l'rees Association. Christchurch, August 8. At Addington yariis the double market in view .or the Grand National holidays next week brought forward the finest collection of prime fat cattle and sheep ever seen in a public saleyard in the Dominion. The attendance also was large. ■ SoufMand was well wijresented'with both cattle aud sheep. There was a sharp ! adj-ance in the value of beef, the whole i yarding averaging over GOs. per 1001b. ,The top price was..£62 for an exceptionI ally largo and prime shorthorn bullock eeiit in by Mr. J-. .Garland .(Bennetts), and anoth'er large and prime bullock, a Hereford, was sold on behalf of 3iv. P. ' AmTerson (Stirling) a'l .£47. Jlany locallybred and'fattened bullocks >were sold at i'3o ana upward;. There was a great show of extra prime fat sl'.oep, and prices, for oruiuary prime wethers showed an advance of about,- 3s. per bead. Mr. Fred Bull (Waddinston) again topped the market with h'.s T-t-niiuiey-Sliropslii:.: and purebred Shropshire wethers, ..which so:r a* £7 as. to ,£l3 10s. Mr. A. W. RufiierTbrcT, iiui. (Brnokdale) sold-inerino .weSers at .*7s., which is a .record for the yards. The average price per head oV fat sheep and fat cattle was also a record. A few new season s fat lamhs j mot with good • competition. : There, was an easier demand for «wos in lamb but store wethers and' hotels fold well, as did store cattle. Piss.of all classes met a good f.-slc, choppers selling up to -CIS and baconers to £6 Bs. Store. sh«!p—Twotoolb ewes, 38s. !)d. to Us. Bd.: four and six-tooth ewes, 30s. to 335. j six and oighttoofh ewes, 325. 6d.; s.m. ewes, 23p. flcl. to 80s. 9d.; two and . four-tooth wethers, 295. to 3ts. od.; four and six-tooth wctlier?. Ms. to :!Cs. ,V|:; six and eighttooth wethers, 2S?. Sd. to 375.; merino wethers, 275. to 275. -td.; cwb hoggets, 30s. lid. to 35?.; wether.hoggets, 275.' to 28s. 9(1; m.s. hoggets, 13s. od. to 31s. nd. -New season's fat lambs, 225. 6d. 'to 375.

Fat sheep—Extra prime wethers, to £Vi 10s.; prime wetherp, 40s. to 00s.; lighter wethers, .Its. M. to 395. 6r).: i-xtra prime merino' wethers, 515.; prime merin.i wethers. 325. Bd. to 393.. Ud.; extra primo ewes, to £i os.; prime ewes. 375. 7(1: te •1.1?.; medium ewes, ,ffls. to 375.: lighter ■wethers, 295. to'32s. Bd.;'extra prime hog'gets, Gils.; prime hogget?. 28s. lid. to , 30;. Fat cattle—Extra/prime steers, £W to .£62: prime steers. £\1 to -C! 0; ordinary steers. <£10 lo .=£l6: extra prime heifer?, JCI7 ss;; prime heifer?, £W to «£1B; ordinary 'heifers. £10 to .£l2 10s.; extra prime cows, ,£22 55.; prime cows. ,£ls to £W; ordinary 'cows, ,£o,fo Jill.

Slore tattle—Mixed .yearlings, :Ws. lo £2 155.; .yearling steers. . £i\ His.: hvoyonr steers. ,E5 lfe.'lo'-fiil Ss.: two-year heifers, to .£7 2s. 6d.; tliree-year steers. .£l3 155.: drv cows. M to £S 10.=.; dairy cows, & lo"iI5 13s. PißS—Choppers, £h to 4:15; extra heavy liaconers. .£6 Bs.; heavy baconej-s, X's ss. to £o 135.; lijjlit biicouers.. M lo -£"i, equal toSUl.'per lb.; heavy jinrker's, riis. fid. to 755".: liglil: porkers. K<. to 555., wiual lo flJd.lo lOd. per lb.; lar<»u stores, 525. to 585."; medium, lis.' to 505.: smaller, 3'2s. to 385.; weaners, 21s. lo 28?.