FARM & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 197, 9 May 1918, Page 8

FARM & COMMERCIAL

! y ' ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET ' . Bγ Teleeraph.—Prsss Association. ! Christchurch, May S. i At Addington • market the yarding of I fat oattlo and fat sheep were larger U than last week, and those of 6tore 3heep i and fat lambs were.smaller. TJie ati . tendance was,also;, milch reducedT as the i etore sheep ;markot does'not now attract : «o many buyers'/ 'Of fat "cattle the yard- ' ing was a" larjjo 'one, '.including'- several \ prime station hues, .but the market was : easier, and lost the-recovery in prices '■ that waa made a fortnight ago. The ! store,.Bhey>were mostly of poor quality, ; and met with a dull 6ale, many lots heing passed. Fat lnuibs showed no change in values, and fat sheep sold : steadily at export values. , The store ; cattle' were such mixed lots that it was : difficult to form au idea of values. Dairy cowa aold well, and pigs sold rather better than last week.

Store, sneep— Six and eight-tooth ewes, 253. to %"ki 3d.: sound-mouth owes, Us. Id. ft' 25s'.'; twd-tboth'. wethers, 225. 3d. to 265.'3d. j two and four-tooth wethers, 255. to 255. Sd.j four and six-tooth wothere, 255. to 31s. 5d.; six nnd eight-tooth wethers, 265. to 383. 9d.; mixed sci lambs, I6s. 6d. to 23a.; wether lambs, lo lite. Bd.

Fat lambs—Frimo lambs. 275. 6d. to 325.; medium, 245. to 375.'; lighter, 18s. to 23e. 6d.

Fat sheep—Extra prime welliere, to 455.; prime wethers, 375. Od. to 425.; medium wethers,- 325. to 'Sit. lighter, 2os. to 31s. 6d.; merino wethers, 21s. Cd. to 275. 9d.; extra primo ewes, to 425. 9d.j prime, e,wes,'355. to 395. 3d.; medium ewes, 80s. to Sis. 6d.; lighter ewes, 235. to 295. 6d.; merino ewes, 14s. 3d. to l"s. Ifld.

.Pat cattle—Extra prime steers, to .£2l; prime steers, JIK 10s. to £19 10s.; ordinary, .£lO to .£l6; extra prime heifers, .£lB 10s.; primo, ..£ls to 10s.; ordinary, JBS 10s. to iBU 103.; extra prime cows, to .£lB 7s. Gd.; prime, to .-615; ordinary, £9-118. 6d. to £12 10s.

Store cattle —Eighteen months, .65 to '£S; dry cows, £G to ,£9 10s.; dairy cows, £6 to £9 10s.; springers, ,£ls to .£2O; others, ,£lO to .£l4. t Pigs-Choppers,■■.fit to £9; baconer?, £i to £1, equal to Bd. per lb.; porkers', 50s. to £3 12s. Bd., equal to 9d to 9Jd. per lb.; medium stores, 325. to 4is.; smaller, 28s. to 315.; weanere, IS*, to 20s.