ADDINGTON MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3195, 20 September 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKETS

',";■:■'■:•',■■'.By'Telegraph:—Press^Association.. I. :■ ■;'/:-./«'.- /Ciiristchurch,- September 19. ''■■: ' : ' '. AtAldington, market toJay there were >:-n : ihcr'eases;in''tiie"yardings'' of fat sheep,' ' etore cattle, and dairy cows, and moder"v'••■..ate; entries in the other departments. x'i S Store- sheepf 'sold'. 1 well; 'r.the. entry being ~' V chiefly..'hoggets, :and these,: as 1 well as - . : V,,wethers; were.firmer; ' i'at sheep, were ('■■■;.• 'about double.in numbers compared with' J '}-■-.: Hhe previous week/there being.a number ,i ' ■ of: ;pi-ime lines from; Southland. . The r :/'market opened' well, and prices were, 'v. 'about on a level of those a fortnight ago. ;:,; The'-supply of beef, though not a large ;;:,' ? rpne,*';was equal to. requirements, .and ! VV'prices.: Tverß.Tather~casier.'~:Ther6 was a' \r ilargetyaTding ; of 'store cattle,- including, .t'Kome'Sgobd* line's'of three-year r old steers, a good sale resulted. ■ ' : .'--j : ."Fit'. pigs':sold at late rates, and stores ';■'.■£..} 'were..rather easier: : Dairy .cows 'were ■ : ;.,■•','also'a little weaker. •:fl'; ; . Store Sheep—Four and six-tooth owes; ■<i }V"Bssi?d.'to 38s.;'four and six-tooth weth-' :.: '" v ; '.cis, „to 395.: 5d.; .'six and- eight-tooth weth-■--"i ere,' dOs.' 6d.;' ewe.hoggets, -325; 4d.,- ;weth- .! W: ; to: 28s. -6d.;-mixed; r:, ; 'sax..hoggets; 28s. 7d. ■'■■■■<'. . ■.; r ; -V ~.'Jat Sheep.—Extra"prime wethers, to, . : ; ?^ss3;i9d.;pHme'wethers,'43s. 6d. to 50s.;i •:': 'lighter wethers',-365. ; .Bd. t0 : 435.; merino' ■ :'■' wethers, ; 27s. to 39s.;<prime.ewes, 355. 7d. .' ,'V:-to:12s: 3d.; lighter ewes, 28s. to Ms. 6d.; •■ :325.: ; t0:345. ''■■-■ ■• ,V~'-- : ■'■' .'•' -':■; .. : •:Eat' Cattle.—Extrii:prime' steers,', to ? .Ids.; prime steers, .£l6 10s. to £20; :■' ! '-:'-. ordinary steers, £9. to .£l6; prime cows, " £12.105. to'£l7" ordinary cows, '•■■ IJfl, ,10s. to 4112; prime heifers, .£lO 10s. ' V.'-to i£ls 155.; ordinary heifers, £8 15s. to, ••.'■'•'.''/iio:-■■■-.• ■• ■ '' '.- .', ": ' , ; : '-; Store. Cattle-Yearlings, £5 10s.;.mixed £7 13s. 6d.; two-year heit- -: 7' ers,- £i 10s. to £8 10a.; three-year steers,. 3;; jp-lOs.; three and four-year steers, £12 ■ ' 'ffs-i'three and four-year Hereford heif■:f: dry cows,'£s to £10 10s. ;; :'?"•'••■: Dairy Cows;— Springers, .£9 to £lo 2s. -J % Bd.; ordinary sorts, £6 to '£8 10s. :.. ; •"Oif .;;Fat Pigs-Choppers,' £7 .to £< Us.; . -■extra I heavy baconers, to £7; heavy bac- ■•'■-'■/ oners,'to £1; heavy baconers, 35 10s. to, •,■;■■■' JE6; lighter baconers, ,£i Ms. to £5 ss. : -;'.(equal to 9*d. to 9Jd. per lb.); heavy . :!--porkers,'67s. 6d. to 80s.; lighter porkers,,, i; i's9s.'to 665. (equal: to 10Jd. to lltf. per "-' lb) f medium stores, '435. to 545.; smaller, V-:;.".-80a.'t6'3&:;''wcaiier6; ! ;258.:.to Sis.; breed:;\rflng?SOWg,'i!7.;'.- '■''■