ADDINGTON MARKET

Feilding Star, Volume 6, Issue 1889, 27 April 1928, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

GOOD SALES EFFECTED G EXE UAL SMALL ENTRY PRICES WERE MAINTAINED (Per JPres't Association), Christchurch, April 20. At tlie weekly sale at Addington there was a small entry. A good sale was experienced lor all classes of stock. Store sheep. •'there was a tree sale at recent tallies. Three-quarter-bred ewo lambs made to 22s Gd, lialtbred to 22s Gd, forward rape lambs to 2Gs Gd, medium .ape lambs 22s 6<l to 2is, cull Jambs 14s 2d to 17s; two-toothed half bred ewes 28s Del to 22s Gd, medium four, six and eight-toothed haltbred ewes 22s Gd to 2-ls Gd, tailing mouthed hulfbred ewes 17s to 18s Gd, two-toothed crossbred ewes to 21)s Gd, four, six and eight-toothed 22s to 25s Gd.

Ifat- Lambs. Values were iully on par with improved rates tor export. Primest made to 2.35, good prime 21s to- 22s Gd, medium 28s Gd to 20s Gd, light 20s to 28s, store 2ls Gd to 25s Gd.

Fat Sheep. —There was a keen sale, light prime wethers making 7<! to 7pi alh and primest ewes 49<1 to -3d. Extra prime wethers made to 20s hOd, prime- wethers 22s Gtl to 26s Gd ; medium wethers 20s Gd to 225; 1 gilt wethers 25s Gd to 20s Gtl; extra prime ewes to 22s lOd, prime ewes 25s Gd to 20s, medium ewes 21s Gd to 24s Gd, light, ewes 18s Gd to 2ls, aged ewes L6:s to JBs.

Fat Cattle. A free sale of good beef. Host made from 28s to -Us per 100 lb, a. fe.v to 425. heavy and medium quality 25s Gd) to 27s Gd, secondary 22s to 255. Extra prime heavy steers made to £lO 2s Gd. prime lieavv steers made to Old 2s Gd, prime heavy steers GIG to- 121 7 17s Gd, medium..weight prime steers .Did 5s to el 5 15s, medium quality steers .Cl2 10s to £l4. light .steers £8 10s lo £U 10s: extra prime- heifers to £l2 7s Gd, prime liciter.s £ll to £l2 Jos, medium heifers £0 us to £lO 15s, light heifers £5 15s to W 8 lOsj; ext ra prime cows to £l2 2 s Gd, prime cows £lO 5s to £l2, medium cows ey 5 S to CIO, aged cows £4 10s to £7.

('rulers, lies! 12 to 18-muut-lis sorts made £0 I Its', Lo £8 10s, vealers £8 to £0 ss.

Dairy Cat-l le.— A spirited/ sale. Best second to- fourth culvers made £l4 to £].G 10s, good £ ( J to £.12, -others :LG 10s to £8 10s; extra good heifers L<> £l4 10s; medium £G to £8 15s. Store Cattle. —Four-year steers made t.oi £1) 7s Gd. yearling heiiers to £2 LGs, and best cows to £5; bulls £2 to- £7’ 10s.

Eat pigs. - Choppers made £2 to £G baconeis £2 to- £5 7s Gd (average price per lb, spi to Opl); porkers 22s to 57s Gd (average price per lb, Gd to 7pi).

Store pigs.- A good sale lor weaners, which made 7s to 0s; extra to 11s; stores 12s Lo 20s; extra, large to 22s Gd.