ADDINGTON MARKET

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 29, 3 August 1933, Page 14

ADDINGTON MARKET

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) • CHRISTOHUKCH, August 2. The Grand National double market at Addington today maintained its reputation as the finest exhibition of show fat stock of the Dominion. _ The entries were representative ot both islands, those o£ North Island fatteriers being extensive. _ Store sheep: A big, poor entry. Values were on a par with late rates. Good wether lambs, 9s to Us;. ordinary m.s., 7s 3d to 9s; good 6 and 8-tooth half bred ewes, to 16s lid; medium, to 13s Cd; good s.ra., Us to 13s; s. and f.m., 8s to 10s; old and low condition, 5s to 7s; young halfbred wethers, to 12s 7d. The spring lambs entry was 52 head. It was a keen sale, the top price being 32s lOd. Fat hoggets: An entry of 000 head. An excited sale with a rise of Is 6d a head all round. Show hoggets sold to 31s Id; extra prime, 22s 6d to 255; prime, 19s to 225; medium, las Od to 18s Cd; light, 10s, to lus. Fat sheep: An entry of 6900 head, including North Island consignments. The entry was short of requirements, and there was a sharp rise of 2s 3d a head for all classes. Show wethers sold to 42s 4d; extra prime heavy, 27s to 32s 6d; prime heavy, 24s to 26s 6d; medium weight, 21s to 23s 6d; ordinary, 18s (id to 20s 6d; light, 15s 6d to 18s. Show ewes, to 29s Id; extra prime heavy, 24s to 275; prime heavy, 20s to 23s 6d; medium weight, 17s to 19s 6d; ordinary, 13s 6d to IGs (id; light, 10s to 13s. Fat cattle: An entry of 800 head—not sufficient for the demand, but the market was irregular. Consignments of show bullocks were forward from VVanganm; Palraerston North, Hawke's Bay, Gisbonie, West Coast of South Island, Otago, and Southland. Best beef made l>3s to 26g and up to 28s per 1001b; heavyweight, 18s to 21s; medium, 16s to 19s; rough down to 12s Gd. Show steers made £13 to £20 10s; extra prime heavy, £11 to £12 17s 6d; prime heavy, £9 10s to £11; mediumweight, prime, £8 to £10 10s: ordinary, to 15s to £8; light, to £5; extra prime heifers, to £9 17s 6d; prime, £6 to £8 10s; medium, £4 .la to £6; light, to £4. Show cows, to £10 12s 6d; extra prime, to £9 7s 6d: prime, £5 15s to £7 15s; medium, £3 15s to £5 10s; light, to £3 10s. . • . ' Tat pigs: A good entry of baconers. The demand was better. Porkers were in large supply. Choppers, 30s to £4; show choppers, £5 0s to £8 18s 6d; baconers, 43s to 50s; heavy, 52s to 58s Od; extra heavy, to 635; average price per lb, 3%d to 4'^'d. Porkers, 18s Od to 24s 6d; heavy, 2tis 6d to 30s 6d; extra heavy, to 32s 6d; average price per lb, 4d to 4%d.

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