ADDINCTON MARKET
(By telegraph.—l'ress Association.) CHRISTCHDRCH, September 20,
A further substantial advance in fat sheep values caused by short supply and a decline in fat cattle prices through over-supply were the features of the Addington market. ■ Store sheep: The entry was small, the largest proportion consisting of hoggets, which scarcely held late rates; but ewes and lambs sold steadily at late rates. Values: Medium ewe hoggets, to las 4d; good wether, 14s 2d to las 3d; medium, 12s to 13s; medium m.x., 13s to las; ordinary, 10s to 12s; good ewes and lambs (all counted), to 14s 7d; ordinary, 9s 6d to 11s; aged, Cs to 8s; medium s.m., to 16s 9d; young crossbred wethers, to 14s lOd. Spring lambs: An entry of 110 sold 'firmly, the price per pound being 10% dto 109-id, and the top price 32s 7d. Fat sheep: The smaller entry of 3100 head mot a keen sale, and the basis of values advanced Is 6d to 2s a head for all classes. Values: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 34s 7d; prime heavy, 29s to 31s; mediuinweight, 26s to 28s 6d; ordin-' ary, 22s to 25s Gd; light, 19s to 21s 6cl; extra prime heavy ewesj-to 31s Id; prime hewy, 27s to 295; mediuinweight, 24s to 2fis 6d; ordinary, 21s to 23s 6d; light, 17s to 20s 6d.
Fat cattle: The entry of 378 head included 150 head from the southern provinces. The market opened firmly, but slipped 10s to £1 a head below late rates. Best beef made from 25s to 28s 6d a lOOlty with a few specially good up to 30s; good, 22s to 2Gs; heavyweight, 19s to 225; medium, 15s to 18s; rough,' to 14s. Values were: Show bullock, £15 7s 6d; extra prime heavy steers, to £12 12s 6d; prime, £9 to £M 10s; mediumweight, £8 5s to £10 ss; ordinary, £6 5s to £8; light, to £5 15s; extra prime heifers, to £11 7s 6d; prime, £6 15s to £8 10s; medium, £4 las to £6 ss; light, to £4 10s; extra prime cows, to £9' 7s 6d; prime, £5 10s to-£7 10s; medium, £4 to £5 ss; light and aged, to £3 15s. Fat pigs: A medium entry, with a good demand for better quality. Values: Choppers, 20s to £2 8s 6d; porkers, 25s 6d to 29s 6cl; heavy, 30s 6d to 35s 6d; average price per lb, 5d to 5%d. Baconers, 38s 6d to 46s Gd; heavy, 48s 6d to 55s 6d; extra heavy, to £3 Is 6d; average price per lb, 4%d to 4>/sd.
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Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1933, Page 14
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427ADDINCTON MARKET Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1933, Page 14
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