Addington

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 204, 26 May 1938, Page 16

Addington

By Telcgrauli—Press Association. Christchurch, .May 25.

Store sheep were tinner, tat sheep weaker, fat lambs unaltered, and fat cattle slightly better at to-day’s Addington market. 'The store sheep consisted of a very small penning, and forward wethers were better by more than 1/- a head, making up to 25/-, and old ewes met with freer disposal. Two-tootbs made to 28/9 and ewe hoggets to 17/-. Fat sheep: A heavy entry of 5700, which included sonic good ewes. Heavy prime ewes were down on last week by 2/- a head, and wethers by 1./6, there being no change in export sorts. Best wethers made 27/6 to 30/-; tops, to 32/4; good mediumweights, 25/- to 27/-; light, down to 20/-; best, ewes, 21/- to 24/-; tops, to 29/-; average, 17/6 to 19/6; light, down to 13/-. Fat cattle: A total of 570 was penned and the sale throughout for good cattle was slightly firmer. Lighter sorts were unaltered. Best steers made £l3 to £l4 10/-; tops, to £l7/17/6; good medium, £ll/10?- to £l2/15/-; light, down to £9; best cows and heifers. £7/10/- to £9 10/-; tops, to £l2; aged cows and poorconditioned heifers, from £5 to £6/5/-, Fat pigs: Porkers lost last week’s advance, and bacouers were slightly firmer as the result of the short entry. Porkers made 29/6 to 54/6, an average price a lb. of 6jd. to 6Jd.; bacouers, £3/1/6 to £5/6/6, an average price a lb. of 61d. to 7d. Store pigs: Large stores were from 2/to 3/- a head better and weaners 2/- a bead easier. Weaners 'made 6/- to 11/-; slips, 11/- to 14/-; stores, 15/« to 33/6.