ADDINGTON MARKET.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 3829, 4 July 1919, Page 1

ADDINGTON MARKET.

(Per Prees Association.)

Christchurch, July 2,

At the Aldington market there iverc largo yardings of fat sheep and fat cattle, but the entries in the other departments were only moderate. It is expected that the curtailment in the railway service will affect offerings in the future. Local supplies of fat sheep are now very shorthand requirements will have to be lined from a distance* which makes the position more difficult during a restricted railway service. Store sheep sold at about the same rates as before the snowstorm last week. The market opened elnek, hut an intimation was given by the railway authorities that lite evening trains would carry as many sheep as they could, and this brightened up the market. Jgniall yarding of fat lambs, which were much above the average in quality, Hold well. Fat sheep met with a keen demand at an advance of Is to 2s per head in the prices. Prime fat cattle were also firmer, the yarding being made up chiefly of steers. A few store cattle were ottered, and wort , mostly old cows. Veal calves sold well at advanced rates. There was a moderate demand for dairy cows, nothing very good being offered. Pigs of all classes, especially stores, sold well. Store Sheep.—2th ewes, 25s to 35r ; 2th and 4th ewes, 25s 9d;4th, 6th, and Bth ewes, to , 225; sound-mouth owes, 18s Gd to 20s; est ewe hoggets, 255; others. 11s to 23s 6d: mixed sex hoggets. 7s to 22s 4d: wether hoggets, 18s 9d to 21s sd; 4th and-6th wethers, 28s l<l. Fat. .Sheep.—Extra prime wethers (o fi2s; prime wethers, 40s to 50s; medium wethers, 34s to 395; lighter wethers, 28s 8d to 33s 6d; merino wethers, 345; extra prime ewes, 50s 6d; prime ewes, 37s 6d to 43s 3d; medium ewes. 30s to 375; lighter ewes, 23s to 2!)s 6d .h FatLambs.—Extra prime to , 35s S)d ; prime. 28s 6d to 32s 3d; medium, 24s to 2Ss ;lighter, 20s to 23s 6d. Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers to C2fi 10s; prime steers, £14 10s to £21; ordinary steers, £10 12s 6d to £1-1: prime heifers, £10 10s to £15 os; ordinary iheifehs.. £7 15s to £10; prime cows, £10 10s to £14; ordinary cows, £'J to £10 ss. Vealers. —Runners, £5 5s fo .£5 '12s (id; good veak'rs, £ 3to I'l IDs; fair, 33s to £2 12s jHinall, Gα to 30s; dairy cows, £7 to £17 ss. Pigs.—Baconers, £-1 10s to £7 10s (equal to Bid to S.Jd): porkers, J3s to £3 10s (equal to ikl 1(7 <Jj{d per lh.); choppers, £4 10s (o .US; good stores, 45s to 55s ;smalk'r, 30s to 425; weavers, 16s to 225.