ADDINGTON MARKET

Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 4043, 28 September 1933, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

Pat Sheep Values Advance

FAT CATTLE FIRMER titer . Press Association). Christchurch, Sept. 27 A short yarding of fat sheep of fairly pool quality ■' caused a sharp rise in prices at Addington today, when values were a full 2J- up and iu some cases 4/- to 5/-. Fat cattle also improved by 10/- a head. Store sheep met a steady '.demand, -particularly ewes with lambs. Fat cattle-: Show bullock, fl i 12/0: extra prime heavy steers, to £l3/2/0: prime heavy, £1) 10/- to £l2: prime mediumweight, £B/10/ - to- £lO/10/-; ordinary, £O/10/- to £8: light, to £0: extra prime heifers, to £lO/17/0: piime, £O/15/- to £8 15/-; medium. £4/1-5/- to £0 5/-: light, to £4/10/-: show cow, £lO/2/6 : extra prime. £B/10/- to £9/7/6 piime, £5/10/- to £7 10/-; medium, £4 to £5/5/-; light, to £3/15/-. Best beef made 26/- to 20/- •< 1001 b. and in a few

eases over 30/- ; good, 22/- to 26/-: heavyweight. 19/- to 22/-: medium, 15/- to 18/-; rough, down to 14/-.

Fat sheep: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 40/1 ; prime heavy, 31/6 to- 35/-; medium-weight prime, 28/- to 31/-; ordinary, 24/- to 27/6; light, 20/- to 23/ 1- : extra prime heavy.-ewes, to 34/7; prime heavy. »/i t 0732- : medium-weight, pri.jMe, 26/- lo 28/6; ordinary, 23& to 25light, 19/- to 22/6. Spring lambs: A yarding of. 220. tilt biggest this season, met an easing in deniand, but a steady sale, at all average ot trom 9id to lOd a lb. Store sheep: Medium ewe hoggets, 15/3 good wethers, to 16/2 medium, 12/- to 14/6; medium m.s. 13/- to 10/-: ordinary m.s. 10/- to 12/- medium ewes and lambs (nilYi counted ), to 11/10; ordinary/ is/- to 9/-: good s.m; ewes, tp ; ordinary. 14/- to 16/-; -. gowkwethersp to 18/2; ordinary, 14/- to 16/-. Eat pigs: (’hoppers, 20,/- to £3/18/6; porkers, 2.7/fi- t-«> 32/6 : heavy, 35/6 to 38/6 (average price per lb.. 5d to 5-1*1') ; hnconers. 45/6 to 52/6: heavy, 58/6 to £3/2/6: extra, heavy, to £3/54) (average price per lh., 4d to 44(1). - 1-