ADDINGTON MARKET.

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 70, 24 March 1938, Page 27

ADDINGTON MARKET.

{By Telegraph—Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, March 23,

There :were heavy entries of sheep at the weekly Addington market, the total in all sections being approximately. 35,000 head. About 22,000 of these.were breeding ewes. Ewes with condition and reasonably good teeth were in demand at an improvement of about a shilling a head on last week, but old sheep were hard to quit, even at low prices. There was a good clearance of ewes, which came in fair numbers from Marlborough, Otago, and the Chathams, The fact-that the ewe fairs are now over and also the good falls of rain helped the ewe market. Store lambs sold slightly better for good fattening sorts, but others were unchanged. The fat lambs were an indifferently finished/lot, and the bulk of the penning sold below 20s. Fat sheep quality was. also lacking, good wethers being very scarce. These improved on last week by up to Is 6d a head and good ewes were also better, but other classes showed no change. Good wethers made 27s to 30s; tops, to 33s lOd; medium to good, 25s to 26s 6d; inferior, down to 17s; good ewes, 19s to 225; tops, to 275; medium, 15s ,to 18s; poor-conditioned, and old, down to;10s.. ' '■-•'■.•. '.;■'■. '■'-•• '

' Fat ■ Cattle.—A smaller yarding by 150 head, 418 coming forward. The few good drafts of prime steers sold at recent values, but medium and inferior were hard to quit. Good steers brought £13 to £15; tops, to £18,7s 6d; medium, £11 10s to £12 15s; light,, down to £8 15s; good prime cows and heifers, £8 to £9 15s; tops, to £12; light heifers, down to £5 15s; cows, to £4 15s. Fat pigs': A small yarding. The good prices of last week were maintained. Porkers realised 39s Gd to 57s 6d, an average a lb of 6sd to 6Jd. Light, baconers made 55s 6dlo £4 6s 6d, an average a lb of 6}d to 6;ld. Store pigs: A full yarding and a slight improvement in values. Is to 2s a head. Weaners made 7s to 14s; slips, 15s 6d to 18s 6d; stores, 27s 6d to 35s 6d. ' ■ '