ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 78, 2 April 1931, Page 18

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

(By: Telegraph.—Press Association.) ;"■;..' CHBISTCHURCH, Ist April. Attae Addington market to-day the entries In the fat stock sections were smaller than lufaal. There was the heaviest entry of the year in the store sheep: section. Store Sheep.—For coarse-woolled young sheep a slight advance was recorded, but there was a decline of up to 2s a head for unattractive older ewes. Values:' Extra g00d... two:tooth Komney cross ewes, 21s 9d to 23s 3d; good, 16s to 193; extra good i'our-tooth Eomney cross, 18s 3d to 13s 3d; ordinary four and six-tooth, to 12s 9c!; extra good six and eight-tooth, to 18s 3d; extra good two-tooth bred ewes, to 225; good, 15s 6d to 18s<; ordinary, 10s to 13s 6d: good four and six-tooth, to 17s 9d; ordinary^ 10si to 13s; plain, to 9s; ordinary six and eight-tooth, to 10s; ordinary, fis to 8s; a.m., 4s to 7s; extra good twotooth, halfbred ewes, 17s to l!)s; good, 13s 6d to 16a; ordinaiy, 10s to 12s 6d; plain, 7s to 9s: 6d; extra good four and. six-tooth, toi,l7s 6d; good, 128 to 14s; ordinary, 4, 6 V and 8-tooth, 8s to 9s 9d; s.m., 4s to fis; good & and 6-tooth halfbred wethers, to 11s 2d; ordinary, to 7s 7d< Store Lambs.—A heavier entry with values easier by Id to Is 6d a head. Values were: Good rape lambs, 10s to 11s 7d; ordinaiy rape lambs, 6s 6d to 9s; small and backward, 2s to 6s; ordinary ewes, 6s Kid; medium wether, 7s to Bd. Fat Lambs.—An entry of 3000 sold steadily at late rates to a keen demand. Values were: Prime lambs, to 15s lOd; medium, 13s 6d to 14s 9d; light, 11s to 13s; store, 8s 6d to 10s 9d. .Fafc sheep sold irregularly, with ewes) on a par with last week's rates and wethers a shade easier. Values were: Prime heavy wethers, 13s 6d to 16s. lOd; medium, 11s 9d to I3s; light, 6s to 8s; prime ewes to lOd 10d; medium, 7s 6d to 9s; light, 5s 6d to 7s; aged, 3s 6d to ss. JTat Cattle.—A splendid quality entry o£ only 265 head. The market opened up to £2 : a. head better, but eased to last ■peek's level. There was an average advance of £l.a head for all classes. Choice beef, made from 32s to 35s 6d per 1001b; good medium-weight beef, from 28s to 325; plain heavy beef, pd to 20s; cow beef, 23s to 273 6d; secondary, 19s to 225; and rough down to 16s. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £17 17s 7d; prime, £12 10s to £15; prime medium-weight, £9 5s to £12; medium quality, £7 t.q £9; light, £4 12s 6d to £6 10s; extra prime heifers, to £12 12s 6d; prime, '£8 10s to £11; medium, £6 to £S; light, to £5 10,**: extra prime cow/?, to £12 2s 6d: prime, £$ to £lf> JOb; medium, £5 10b. to £7...M5;, ijgifc^-.^, " ,' •'" , . -..,.,