ADDINGTON MARKET

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 22, 25 July 1918, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

(BI TELBQRAPH.—PRBSS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHURCH, 24th July,

At Addington the feature of the market after the short supplies of last week was the large yarding of fat sheep, there being rather more than enough to fill ten races. South Canterbury contributed well to the supply, "but many sheep from near at hand had evidently suffered through the bad weather and snow, ewes showing the effects more than wethers. There was a good supply of fat cattle, but in other departments the yardings were very small. Fat cattle sold well, and fat sheep also met with a good sale, though prices declined, from the rates of the week before, but -were better than those of a fornight ago. Fat pigs sold at advanced rates, and there ■were but few stores offered. There was a small yarding of store sheep, and wethers sold well. Store Sheep.—Ewe hoggets, 25s 4d; four and six-tooth wethers,. 32s 6d to 335; two and four-tooth wethers, 28s Id ; six and eight-tooth merino wethers. 18s 3d.

Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers, to G2s (3d; prime wethers, 42s 6d to 45s Gd; medium wethers, 38s 6d to 4-2s; lighter wethers, 33s Gd to 38s; prime ewes, 32s 6d to ,375; medium ewes', 27s 6d to 325; lighter ewes, 23s to 275: hoggets, 20s'3d to 40s Od.

Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £28; prime steers, £18 to £22 10s; ordinary steers, £13 10s to £17 10s; prime heifers, £15; ordinary heifers, £8 5s to £14 10s; prime cows, 'to £17 2s Gel; ordinary cows, £8 17s 6d to £14 10s 6d.

Store Cattle.—Low-condition yearlings, £3 15s; three-year steers, £11 ss; four and five-year Chatham Island steers, £12 ss; dry cows, £6 to £S 10s; dairy cows, £10 to £16.

Pigs.—Choppers, £5 to £9; exta heavy baconers, £7 10s: heavy baconers, £B to £6 10s; lighter baconers, £5 to £5 10s (equal to Od to 9^d per lb); heavy porkers, 75s to 80s; lighter baconers, 60s to 70s (equal to lid per lb).