ADDINGTON STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 54, 5 March 1914, Page 2

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES

(tT TH.BftR.MiI,— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, 4tb March. At the Addington live stock market to*day there was a very large entry of store sheep, and rather smaller yardings of fat sheep and fat lambs. There were good entries in other departments, and a xnory large attendance, as farmers arc now becoming free from harvest worki Fafc cattle were rather easier, but all dasses of Btore sheep were in keen de« maud. Fat lambs were firm at a slightly better average value than last week, and fat sheep showed an advance. Pigs were unchanged. Store sheep j Two- tooth owes, l?s to 23e 6d; 2, 4, and 6-tooth-ewes (good), 18s to 21s 2d; 6 and oHooth ewes, lbs to 20s Wj 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes, 15s to 18s 2A\\ good Eound-mmithed ewes, 16s to IBs 6d ; other ewefl, 13b to 14s 6d j full and failing mouth ewes, 12e to 13s 6d; aged ewes, Ws and upwards j 4 and. 6-torith forward wetliers, 14a to 18«; 2 and 4"^ooth -wefcbers, to 17b; merino wethers, 5« 4d for low-conditioned Borts, to Its IM for forward lines; best rape j iambs, ISs 6d to IBs 6d ; medium to good rape lambs, 12s 6d to 13s •, other classes of lambs, 10a 3d to 11s 6d ; culls, 7s to 8s 6d. Fat lambs « Tegfl, 18s 6d to ISs Sd j extra, to 21s 3d; average weirfits, 16s to 176 9tLj light and unfinished, 15a to 15s 9d. Fat sheep t Prime wethers, 21s to 24s 6d j extra, to 28s ; ofehere, 16s 9d to 20s 7dj merino wethers 13s to 19s id; prime ewes, 18s to 20a 6d ; medium, ISs to 17s 6d; aged and light, 12s 5d to 15b; merino ewes ; 9b 6d, Fai> cattle : Prices decfined by about Is per 1001b. the current rate being 28s to 31s. Steers, £7 15s to £11 ) extra, to £14 10s j heifers, £6 to £9 10&; cows, £5 to £9 76 6d. Store cattle : YearJings, £1 18s ; 15 to 18-months sorts, £3 8s 4d to £3 10s; '2-year steers, £4 10s; 2-year heifers, £4 5»; 2^year heifws. £4 10s; cows, £1 7s 6d to £3 Ss; 2-year heifers (Chathains), £3 15s; 3year heifers (ChathamsL '£5 Is s 4year steers (Chaihamsj, Mi cows ifChathams), £3 155.; sitckere {Chathams), £2 Bs. Dairy cows sold at £4 to £13 55.. Fat pigs; Choppers, £3 10s to £6 10s; heavy baconers, 62s 6d to 77s 6d; lighter baconers, 52s 6d to 60s. These prices were eqnal to s£d to s|d per Ib. Heavy porkers, 47s to 50s ; lighter porkere, 40s to 445 ; price per Ib. 6jrd. Store pigs : Large stores, 38s to 435 ,- medium stores, 28s to 375; small stores, 20s to 275; weaners (ordinai'y), 14b to 18s; weatters (extra), to 20s ; 60\va in pig, £3 158 to £5.