ADDINGTON MARKET

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2135, 14 February 1929, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

VAUES WERE EASIER

» GOOD SALE EFFECTED

l*Wl Pleas AaaoCIUtIWUI

Christchurch, Feb. 13

At the Addington market to-day the entry of store sheep .was the biggest of the season, the bulk of the adult t/neep being from the. North Island and Blenheim. The said was a good one at practically last week’s rates until thin Just hour of the market when the departure of farmers caused the market tv) weaken and many lines were passed. Fat lambs sold ireely at tb'o further drop in the market schedule. Fat sheep also sold at a reduction. Fat cattle, declined up t u 3s Gd per 1001 bs for steers and somewhat toss tor’othei classes of stock, good heifers in all clasI showing very little drop. La.mbs. —Fonvard rape lambs 24s Gd to *27s, medium rape lambs 21s (id to 23s 6d, good mixed sex lambs 22s 6d to 255, medium mixed sex lambs 19s to 21s 6d, inferior lambs 16s to 17s 9d. culls 11s to 14s, medium ewe lambs to 22s 6d, extra good 2-tooth halfbred ewes to 445; Gd, good 2-tooth halfbred ewes to 395, ordinary 4, 6 and 3-tooth ewes to 295, sound mouthed halfbred ewes 25s t 0 265, good 2-toobli Romney i cross ewes to ’463', ordinary 2-tooth Romney cross ewes 35s to 375, inferior 2-tooth Romney cross ejves 31s 6d to 335, good 4-tooth Romney cross ewes to 38s. good 6-tooth Romney cross ewes 26s to 37s 6d, good 4, 6 and 8-tooth Romney cross ewes 35s to 375. ordinary 4. - 6 and 8-booth Romney cross eweri tp . 335, soundmoutTied Romney cross ewes to 30s, ordinary 2-tooth erssbred ewes 26a to 27s 6d, aged merino wethers 5s to Us. Fat lambs. Extra prime lambs to 34s lOd, prime lambs 29s to 325, meuium lambs 26s 6d to , 28s Gd, light la,mbs 24s 6d t 0 265. Fat Sliedp.—-Extra 'pivirio lieayv wethers 29s 3d to 32s Gd, medium wethers 25s 2d to 275, cxti’a prime ewes to 33s 4d, prime iewes 24g 6d to 275, extra prime ewes to 35s 4d, -■ prime ewes 24s 6‘d to 29s.,.,.medium I ewe* 21s to, 245; light ejVes 18s 9d 1 to 20s, aged ewes 17s i6d to-118s 6d. Fat Cattle.—Extra 'prime [heavy/ steers to £2l 7s Gd., prime heavy ste&rs £l6 15s to £l9. prime medium weight steers £ls 15s to £lB ss, light steers £9 to £l2, extra prime heifers £l2 10s to £l4 10s, .medium, heifers £lO 5s tp, £l2 ss, light heifers £7 5s t (> ,£9 15s, extra prime. eOws £l6 12s Gd, prime cows £l,l to £l4, medium cb.ws £9 10s to £ll, light and aged cows £5 15s to £9.

Store Cattle.--Good cows £5 10s to'£7, medium cows £3 to £5. inferior cows 30s fo 50s, bulls £4 ~o £7 vparling steer-'-, £8 14s. Dairy Cattle.- Good second, tliird and fourth cnlvers £lO 10s to £l4 10s, medium sorts £8 10s to £lO, inferior sorts £6 to £B, good heifers £8 10s t 0 £io 10s, others £6 t 6 £B. backward culvers £7 to £lO 10s.

Fat Pigs. Choppers 37s to £4 6s, light baconers 57s Gd 'to £3 14s 6(1. heavy baooners £4 5s to £4 19s Gd (average price per lb Gd to 6fd); light porkers 33« te 44s 6d, heavy porkers 47s fid to 54s Gd (average price per lb to 7d.