ADDINGTON MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 142, 13 December 1923, Page 18

ADDINGTON MARKET

(BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ABSOCIATIOH.) CHRISTCHURCH, 12th Dec. At the Addington market to-day there were heavy yardings of all .classes of stock. The sale was the first of the season at which exporters were operating, and there was a large attendance of farmers on that account. The lamb market was particularly keen. Store Sheep.—A brighter sale duey to some extent, to the breaking of the lengthly dry spell. Wethers were better by Is to Is 6d per head. Good aged ewes and lambs made 22s 6d, all counted ordinary aged ewes and lambs 17s 4d, to 20s 6d; inferior aged ewes and lambs 14s 6d; good aged rape ewes, 15s to 15s 9d; aged and inferior ewes, 14s lOd; crossbred two.tooth ewes, 27s Id. Good four-toothed wethers, 24s 7d to 26b; inferior two and four-toothed wetherß, 20s 9d to four and six-toothed halfbred wethers, 25s 3d; crossbred four and six-toothed wethers, 22s Id to 22g 2d. Sound mouthed crossbred ewes, 235. Fat Lambs.—3ss4 were penned, a very heavy yarding for the first export sale of the season. There was a keen demand, and average prices were on a basis of 9^d per lb, with numerous lines •up to 9jd; seconds and overweights 9|d. Butchers paid to near lOd occasionally^ Extra prime made 32s 6d to 345, special 36s 6d, prime 30s to 32s 6d medium 27s 6d to 29s 6d, light 24s to 275.

Fat Sheep.—A very heavy yarding. Ihe market opened at recent rates, but slipped back by 2s to 3s, recovering over the later stages. ' Several companies were operating spiritedly at 6id to 6Ad ? er c Jj r wether mutton,, and at. Sd to & s d for ewe. Extra prime wethers made. 37s to 395, a special pen 445, prime 32s to 365, medium 29s 6d to 31s ed, light 26s 6d to 295. Extra prime ewei la l/\ pilme 27s 6d t0 30s > medium 2f? 1 6 Q d> 275. 3d, light 21s 6d to 24«, old 18s to 21s. ■: ■

Fat Cattle.—Another heavy yardine Values for good beef improved on last week by 20s per head, inferior being unchanged. The bulk of the primt io eoib ayep gf d from 29s t0 33s p« 1001b Extra prime steers realised a- ' oP nni6 £12 15s *o £14 15s, T^TJ 10 lOs to £12 12s 6d, H-hi £6 12s 6d to £10 Extra prime heifers fh Vp?% £7 15s to £9 ordinary m ■ °s ' 11 extra P»me cows £10 17s 6d, prime £6 10s to £8 10s -,nH ler^~ A, g<>3d demand for runners and good vealers, the former making to qt r1" f" 01' Btuff was nofc Store Cattle—Prices, considering the quality, were good. Three-yei-old steers made £6 c to £6 12s, two year* £2 10s to £3 ss, yearlings £1, 5s to

r,,^^ Cattle'—A BKghWy better deto'£6 S to£Z> S°°d heifers£4

Fat Pigs.—Baconers were easier, but to £2 ss, heavy £2 7s 6d to £2 15s (prices per lb 6id to 7d). • Store Pigs.—On account of outside competifaon, prices advanced slightly for medium and large sorts. Weaners 21s Z 28s, small stores 25s to 295, medium stores 33s to 38s, large stores 48s.