ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 68, 13 December 1917, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

By Telcsrraph—Press Assaciatiob. Christchurch, December 12. .. At the Adding to it, n\arket there were medium entries of stock in several • departments, but largo entries' of fat cattle and fat lambs. There ivas a, ' good sale for steer and heifer Beef, but coirs, of which thero'were a consider- , able number oil offer, were eaeier. Eat i lambs showed a little fiirther decline, . the quality not being quito so good as 'last week. Store sheep were firmer, '■ the rain having improved the demand. The bulk of the fat sheep were ewes, " and the market was irregular, at last ..'week's average rates.. The store cattle offered were small, irregular lots. Eat pigs were a little easier, and stores were unchanged. \ Store sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, 245. *~3d. to 28s. 6d.; 4-tooth ewes, to 28s. . 7d.; sound-mouth ewes, 225. to ~285.; ' sound-mouth woolly ew : es and lambs, ( 18s. to 21s. (all counted) ; 2-tooth weathers, 21s. 6d. to 265. 6<1.; 4-tooth wethers, 235. lOd. to 295. 7d.; 4-tooth and 6-tooth wethers, 275. 6d. to 295. 7d.; sound-mouth wethers, 255. to 32s. v lOd. Fat Lambs.—Extra prime, to 385.; prime, 265. to 295.; medium, 24s'. to ; 255. 6d.; lighter, 20s. to 235. 6d. sheep.—Prime wethers, 30s. to 355.'; light wethers, 275. sd. to-30s. ;• prime ewes,- 30s. to 345. 3d.; medium ewes, 265. 6d. to 295. Gd:; lighter ewes, 235. 6d. to 265. Eat Cattle.—Extra prime- steers, to £22 os.; prime steers, £18 to £21; ordinary steers, £10. to £17 155.; extra prime heifers,-_£li-15s. : prime'heifers, £13 to £16 los.; ordinary heifers, £9 10s. to £12; extra, prime cows, £17 12s. 6d.; prime cows, £9 12s. 6d. to £12. 1 . . Pigs.—Choppers, £3 10s. to £6; baconers, £3 12s. to £5 12s. (equal to 7ld. to 7Jd. per lb.); porkers, 50s. to 68s. (equal to 9d. to 9}d. per lb.); large stores, 555. to 585.; medium, 48s. ■ to 525.; smaller, 28s. to 405.; wcanfirs, 20s. to 255. ' A .point for dairy farmers to match, especially at the present, is that l.h.e.v . secure sufficient milk cans' to tide over the steel shortage'.. A. ,T. Parton, Carter....ton,'aidvises us thai; lie' has a small . .supply of steel,' and can accept orders for a < limited number of cans. Promptness in ordering is advised.—Advl.