ADDINGTON STUCK MARKET

Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 28, 1 February 1917, Page 2

ADDINGTON STUCK MARKET

(BI TELEGKATH.—PKE93 ASSOCUTIOS.)

CHRISTCHURCH, 31st Jan.

At Addington Market to-day the yavding of fat cattle was smaller than last week, but there were larger offerings of fat lambs and fat sheep. Store- sheep, of'which the bulk were lambs, also found a large yarding, and there was a-good entry of store cattle. Fat cattle opened easier, but recovered towards the end of the sale, and the same course characterised the fat lamb market, which was down Is to Is 6d per head at commencement of sale, but-was better at the close Fat sheep also opened a little higher, but firmed up to last week's ratee, a.nd in some cases even higher. Store sheep met with a good sale for forward sorts, and for the better classes of ewes, but backward and inferior descriptions were easier. Store cattle sold Well. Store sheep : Mixed sex lambs, 13s to 235; ewe lambs, ISs 2d to 18s 4d ; wether lambs, 14s 9d, 23s Id; two-tooth ewes, 23s 4d, 33s 9d; two and four-tooth ewes, 28s, 35s 8d ; four and six-tooth ewes, 26s 9d; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 26s 6d, 33s 6d, sound-mouth ewes, 27s Id; twotooth wethers, 17s sd, 25s lid ; two and four-tooth wethers, 255, 26s 3d; four and six-tooth wethers, 255, 25s 6d; two, four, and six-tooth wethers, 16s 9d, 30s; four-tooth. wethers, 17s 9d to 235; merino wethers, Us 7d to 15s Id. Fat lambs: Best, 26s 6d to 30s 9d ; medium, 22s 6d, 265; light and unfinished, 17s 9d, 225. Fat sheep : Prime wethers, 33s 6d to 40s 6d ; lighter wethers, 26s sd, 335; merino wethers, 23s sd, 255; prime ewes, 325, 33s 3d; medium ewes, 275, 31s 6d; lighter ewes, 20s 9d, 26s 6d. Ordinary cows, £8., Fat cattle : Extra prime steers, to £22 10s: prime steers, £15, £20 ss; ordinary steers, £10 10s, £14 15s; prime heifers, £11, £14; ordinary heifers, £6 15s, £10 10s; prime/cows, £11 15s, £15 7s 6d;'ordinary cows, £8 15s, £11 10s. Store cattle : Yearlings, 35s to £2; 15 to 18-months, £3 15a to £5; 2-year steers. £6 Us, £6 15s; 2year heifers, ■£5 15s; 3-year steers, £8 10s, £11 ss; 3-year heifers, £8, £8 10s; dry cows, £4, • £9; dairy cows, £7, £7 ss. Pigs : Choppers, £3 12s to £5 8s; extra heavy baconers to £5 8s; heavy baconers, £4 16s, £5; lighter baconers, £3 15s, £4 10s, equal to 7^d per lb. Heavy porkers, 575, 60s; lighter porkers, 50s 555, equal to 9d per lb. Larges stores, 525, 575; medium, 425, 50,5; "smaller, 2& 38s; weaners, 19s, 245; sows in pig, £3 12s, £5 7a 6d.