ADDINGTON MARKET

Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue XC, 7 October 1915, Page 4

ADDINGTON MARKET

(BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, 6th October. At Addington live stock market there were rather smaller yardings of stock. Fat cattle were easier., and there was an advance in store sheep, due to the operations of a Wellington buyer and to the favourable change in the weather. Prime fat lambs sold better than the week before. Fat sheep were without change in price. Store Sheep. — Medium ewe hoggets 16s 9d*k> 18s sd, inferior ewe hoggets 12s 6d, medium shorn hoggets 12s Id, medium mixed hoggets 15a lid to 18s, good wether hoggets 17s 2d to 20s, inferior wether hoggets 12s 6d to 14s 3d, four and six-tooth wethers 16s, sound-mouth-ed ewes (with lambs) at 9s 7d to 11s 7d, inferior ewes and lambs 6s 7d to Bs. Fat LambEfc — Best lambs 19s 6d to 235, lighter 12s 3d to 19s. Fat Sheep. — Extra prime wethers to 495, prime wethers 27s to 36s 6d, others 21s 6d to 26s 6d, merino wethers 19s to 31s 3d, shorn wethers 18s 3d to 26s 9d, extra prime ewes to 32s 9d, prime ewes 25s to 30s, medium ewes 18s 3d to 24s 6d, hoggets 16s 9d to 29s 6d. Fat Cattle. — Extra prime steers to £20 15s, ordinary steers £8 5s to £11 10s, extra prime heifers to £16, ordinary heifers £6 Js 6d to £8 ss, extra primo cows to £18 ss, ordinary cows £5 to £8. Price of beef, per 1001b, 32s to 50s. Store Cattle. — 15 to 18-months £2, twoyear steers £4 12s 6d, two-year heifers £3 15s, three-year steers £6 12s 6d, four and five-year heifers £7 ss, dry cows £2 to £6 7s 6d, dairy cows £3 to £9 ss. Pigs.— Choppers 60s to 110s, extra heavy baconers to 98s, heavy baooners 70s to 80s, light baconers 57s to 675. Price per 1b 6£d to 6£d. Heavy porkers 44s to 48s, light porkeTs 38s to 425. Price per lb, &2d to 7d. Store Pigs. — Best stores 32s to 38s, medium stores 22s to 30s, small stores 16s to 20s, weaners 10s to 14s, sows in pig to 60s.