ADDINGTON MARKET (BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 78, 2 April 1914, Page 4

ADDINGTON MARKET (BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Ist April. At the Addington live stock market today there was agaifi a very large entry of store sheep, but rather smaller yai'dlrtgs of fat sheep and fat lambs. The attendance was well up to the average. Fat cattle showed a little improvement in extra piime sorts. Store sheep were again in keen demand, and prime lightweight lambs sold at about last week's prices, but heavy-weights and inferior lambs were a shade easier. Store sheep : Best two-Looth ewes, 22s to 275; others, 16s 6d to 21s 7d; four and six-tooths, 18s to 27s Id ; four-year-old ewes, 18s to 22s 9d ; best soundmouthed, 18s to 21s; others, 15s 9d to 17s 6d ; aged, 6s 6d to 14s ; best rape lambs, 13s 6d to 16s 6d ; others, 10s od to 12s 9d ; culls, 8s 3d to 10s ; two, four, and six-tooth wethers, 16s to 19s lOd. Fat lambs : Tegs, 19s to 20s sd ; average weights, 17s to 19s 4d ; light and unfinished, 14s 9d to 16s 6d. Fat sheep : Prime wethers, 21s to 225 ; evtra, to 275; others, 17s to 20s 6d; primo ewes, 18s to 235; extra, to 265; medium, 15s to 17s 6d ; aged and light, 11s 3d to 14s 6d. ' . Fat cattle : Steers, ordinary, £7 to £11 ; steers, extra, to £13 10s ; heifers, ordinary, £6 7s 8d to £10 10s ; heifers, extra, to £12 ss ; cows, £5, 5s to £9 10s. Store cattle : Yearlings, £1 10s to' £1 lls ; 15 to 18-month sorts, £2 8s to £3 16s ; two-year steers, £4 17s 6d ; twoyear heifers, £3 18s 6d to £4 ; two and a-half year heifer 3 '(a useful line, but pOor), £4 ss ; three-year steers, £6 10s ; cows, £2 53 to £4. A line of 16 cows was passed at £4 17s 6d. Dairy cows made £3 5s to' £l2 53. Fat pigs : Choppers, £4 to £5 2s ; heavy baconers, 60s to 70s ; light baconers,'sos to 57s 6d, The price per lb was 4d to 5^1., Heavy porkers, 46s to 48s ; light porkers, 38s to 445. The price per lb was 6£d. Store pigs : Large stores, 38s to 445 ; medium stores, 30s to 375 ; small stores, -22s to 295 ; weaners, 10s 6tl for Very small, to 15s for good sorts.