ADDINGTON MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 50, 22 November 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKETS

Bf Telegraph—Press Association. Ghrlstchurch, November 21. At Addington market to-day there were fairly large entries of all classes of stock. The demand for store sheep was a little keener, and prices were rather firmer. Fat lambs showed a decline of about 2s. per head, mainly due to the largo entry. Fat cattle were firm until the end of tho sale, when prices oased off. An export buyer was operating to some extent in medium quality cows. Tho fat sheep market opened at last week's rates, and after easing there was a sharp * advanco eaual to ,Is. Cd. to 2s. per head on the opening values. There was a fairly good demand for forward store cattle and useful dairy cows. Fat'pigs were firm and stores also sold well. Store Sheep.—4 and G-tooth ewes, 325. Id.; 2-tooth ewes, 2-ss. Od.; f.m. ewes and lambs (woolly), 20s. fid.; s.m. ewes and lnmbs (woolly). 21s. Id.; ewe hoggets (woolly). 345. 6d. to 375. (xl. M.s. hoggets, 235. 4d.; s.m. merino ewes and lambs (woolly), 16s. 3d.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 235. to 335. Id., woolly 325. 3d. to 425. Id.; 2-tooth wethers, 18s. 3d. to 255. 7d.; 4-tooth wethers, 265. Pd. to 295.; 6-tooth wethers. 31s. Id. Fat Lambs (571 penned).—Extra prime to 345.; prime, 2os. fid. to 28s. 6d.; lighter sorts, 20s. to 255. Fat Sheep.—Woolly wethers, 40s. 9d. to 48s. lOd.; extra prime shorn wethers, 475. 6(1.'; prime wethers. 325. 6d. to 365.; lighter wethers, 2-9s. to 32s.; 'woolly merino wethers, 335. Id.; extra prime ewes, 435. 6d.; prime'ewes, 30s. to 355. 6d.; lighter ewes, 255. to 295. 6d. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, £28 os.; prime steers, £19 to £21; ordinary steers, £14 to £17 10s.; prime heifers, £13 to £17; ordinary heifers, £10 to £12 10s.; extra prime cows, £18 . 55.; prime cows, £13 to £16; ordinary cows, £9 17s. 6d. to £12 10s. Store Cattle. —Yearlings to 15 months, £5 lis. to £7; 2-year steers, £12 2s. fid.; forward 2}-vear steers, £13 15s;; 3-year steers, £10 4s. to £12 17s. 6d.; forward 4-year steers, £10 17s. 6d.; 3-year lieifers, £8 ss. to £10 ,155.; dry cows, £4 10s. to £11 2s. 6d.; dairy cows. £8 to £15.

Pigs.—Choppers, £7 35.; baconers, £3 15s. to £5 15s. (equal to 7Jd. to 7Jd. per lb.); porkers, 50s. to 68s. (equal to 9d. lb:); large stores. 555. to 665.; medium, 445. to 50s. ; lighter, 28s. 6d. to 415.; weaners, 16s. to 2os.

The weed known as ntewai (or "biddy-biddy") has, says our Masterton correspondent, come to seed in the North Wairarapa earlier this season than usual, and will have a bad effect" upon the wool clips.

Several of the larger shearing sheds in the Masterton district have "cut out," and others expect,te bo through the work this week provided the weather is favourable.

limes are too keen for cheese factory managers to make use of anvbutthe most efficient methods. No cheese vat carries off the whey so; quickly and thoroughly as the "Victor"—the vnt with eloping bottom and middle drainage. Order early—steel ia short. A. J. Parton, Sheet jffetal and Plumbing Works, Pembroke Street, Carterton.—Advt.