ADDINGTON MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 26, 31 January 1924, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET

(« mIGRAt-H—miSS ASSOCUTIOH.J CHBISTCHURCH, 30th J an . , At Addington Market to-day the ykrdings generally were on 'the heavy side. There was a pronounced easing from high values of last week in fat cattle, whilst fat sheep were also lower- fat lambs showed a further rise. ' Store sheep.—A large yarding, 60 per cent, being ■ lambs. The Ba l e opened draggingly, but improved for rape lamjs ; lambs to turn ont were lower than last week. Good breeding ewes sold well Good 2-toothed halfbred ewes, 35s 4d •' sound and failing-mouthed halfbred ewes' 28s 8d; failing-mouthed ewes 19s to 23s Id; 4, 6, and 8-tcothed crossbred ewes, 28s 6d to 31s 7d; 2-toothed croßSbred ewes, 29s 7d to 345; aged ewes 10s 7d to 17s; good four and five-year-old Romney cross ewes, 27s 9d • good 4, 6, and 8-toothed halfbred wethers 26s 8d; ordinary 4, 6, and 8-toothed wethers, 22s 3d to 25s 9d; 2-toothed three-quarterbred wethers, 22s 9d to 23s lOd; 2-toothed ewes, ' 21s to 23s 5d • inferior 2-toothed wethers, 19s 6d to 20s Id ; good, forward rape lambs, 22s 9d to 255; ordinary, 20s 6d to 22s 3d; good, forward C.orriedale wether lamte, 24s 2d • halfbred wether lambs, 20s to 2ls; ordinary helfbred wetherlambs, 18s to 19s 6d; good down cross lanibs, 22s to 23s 7d; backward and inferior lambs, 14s to 17s 6d; cull lambs, 8s 6d to 9s 3d. Fa-t lambs.—4s3s penned. A keen sale throughout, and aii advance in prices, though the bulk of the buying was_ confined to several of the companies, ordinary exporters operating sparingly' Best lambs made to lO^d per lb; /overweight and seconds, 9^d to 9|-d; extra prime lambs, 34s to 365; a special pen 47s 7d; prime, 30s 6d to 33s 9d; medium, 27s 9d to 30s; light, 22s to 26s 6d. Fat sheep.—A heavy yarding, and values were down'by, up to Is 6d for wethers and from 'Is 6d to 2s for ewes. Extra prime wethers, 36s to 38s; a special line, 40s; prime, 32s to 35s ocl; medium, 28s 6d to 31s 6d; light, 25s to 28s; extra prime ewes, 33s 9d; prime, 26s 9d to 30s; medium, 23s 9d to 26s 3d; light, 21st 6d to 23s 6d; old, 19s to 21s. Fat cattle.—A very heavy yarding of 9525 head. Tha market was back by 30s to 35s per head. . Good steer beef averaged 30s to 32s 6d per 1001b; extra prime steers, ±!15 to £16 10s; prime, £12 to £14 15s; medium, £9 5s to £11 15s; light, £6 to £9; extra prime heifers, £11; prime, £7 to £9 Ss; ordinary, £4 to'£6 15s; extra prime cows, £10 7s 6d; prime, £6 10s to £8 ss; -medium, £4 to £b 6s; old, £2 5s to'£3 15s. ■' Vealers.—An excess yarding, and an easier demand. Kunners made to £5 2s 6d; vealers, £3 to £3 15s; good calves £1 5s to £2 15s; small, 8s .lo 18s. • " ■ Store cattle. —A dragging sale. Twoyear steers, £2 to £3; 18'inonth to two-year-old heifers, 25s to 345; good cows, to £3 3s; medium, £2; aged and', inferior, 10s to 25s . Dairy cattle.—A great : demand for quality stuff. Second and third calvera, £5 to £8 10s; heifers, £'£ to £8 15s; "best, to £10 10s;- inferior, ,3Cs to £3. Fat pigs.—A good yarding. Porkers were easier and baconers irregular. Choppers made £3 to £5 10s; light baconers, £3. 7s to £3 15s; heavy, £4 to £4 12s; extra heavy, £5 (average price per lb, s^d to 6-Jd); light porkers, 403 to 455; heavy, 50a to 60s (average price per lb, 7d). Store pigs.—A fairly large entry, and a ■ slack ,demand. Weaners. 14s to 20s; extra, good, te 225; small stores, 24s to 275; medium, 29s to 355. '