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Greymouth Evening Star, 16 March 1922, Page 2

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AD DING TON MARKET. (Special to the Star). CHRISTCHURCH, Alarch 15. Dalgety and Co report as follows on the Addington market: — Store Sheep.—A very large entry, comprising chiefly 1 ravel-stained sheep from the Sounds, Chathams and Kaikoura. The demand for ewes was exceptionally keen, Southern buyers being very much in evidence. A number of good lines of wethers were yarded and met with a disappointing sale. Rape lambs were forward in smaller quantities than hitherto and were eagerly snapped up at surprisingly good prices compared with what fat lambs are worth. We quote: Best sound-mouth cross-bred ewes 17/6 to 20/-, medium 15/- to 16/-, inferior 12/6 to 13/-. Best half-bred ewes soundmouth 19/- to 21/6, medium 17/- to 19/-. A particularly good line of halfbred ewes made 30/3. Good rape lambs 16/- to 17/10, medium 13,6 to 14/6. Fat Lambs. —A medium entry and a spirited sale, especially towards the close, in the vicinity of 7d to 7J f per lb for prime lines being realised. Fat Sheep.—A fair entry, ewes predominating. Bost wethers io 28/-, good butchers’ sheep 21/- to 23/-, best butchers’ ewes to 20/-, others as low as 10/-. There was a good entry of fat cattle numbering about 320 head, with keen butchers’ competition for the primest beef, which sold a shade better than last week. There was a dragging sale for medium steers and cows, with no improvement in values for this class. I’rime steers £ll. to £l4 10s, extra prime to £l6 12s 6d, medium £8 to £lO, lighter sorts £6 to £7 10s. I’rime cows £5 10s to £7 10s, others £3 10s to £5 ss. There was a small yarding of store cattle, and again no quotable line was offered. A good demand existed for best dairy cows and heifers. Alatson and Co. report as Inflows : — .Store Sheep.—A very largo yarding and the market generally was firmer. Best sound-mouth local ewes from 17/- to 24/10, others from 12/- to 15/6. Best wethers from 12/- to 14/6, others from 10/-. Best rape lambs from 14/to 17/2, others from 10/6 to 13/-. There was a large proportion of travelled sheep, which showed an improvement on last week’s prices. Store Cattle.—A small yarding, mostly nondescript lots and practically no quotable lines olfering. One rather nice line of 28 yearling steers made £3 Is. The demand generaßy was good, but there was no quotable difference from last week. Beef. —A smaller yarding than last week and quality all round was fairly good. Any good sorts were slightly firmer, but others showed little change. Practically the whole yarding was cleared at auction. Prime steers £ll Io £l5, extra to £l6 12s 6d, medium £8 5s to £lO 15s, others £6 to £B. Prime heifers £6 5s to £8 15s, extra good to £ll ss, others £4 5s to £6. Prime cows £5 15s to £7 15s, others £3 15s to £5 10s. Alutton. —Another large yarding, mostly ewes, but included some excellent lines of wethers. The market opened well but eased olf somewhat afterwards, and generally speaking was slightly easier all round than last week. Freezing buyers were hardly as keen as at last sale. Primo wethers 19/6 to 24/9, extra 26/- to 29/-, one specially good lot making 32;-; medium 17/- to 19/-, others down to 14/10. Prime ewes 13/6 to 16/6, extra to 19/9, medium 11/- to 13/-. Lambs were firmer. The National Alortgage and Agency Co., report: — There was an excellent sale of store sheep at Addington to-day, a big attendance, and a keen demand for all classes. Every pen was filled. Prices gradually firmed towards the end. The demand for store lambs was very keen. Fat; lambs also improved, although there was only a moderate yarding. Exporters bought freely. A further decline occurred in fat cattle, only extra jnime being in demand. All second quality and cow ’ beef was difficult to dispose of. Fat sheep opened in advance of last sale. Tho prices cased as the sale went on, but improved again considerably towards the end. BRISBANE AVOOL SALES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BRISBANE, March 15. At the wool sales the prices were good. Fleece were 15 per cent; medium and inferior 10 to 15 per cent; good skirtings five per cent, and medium skirtings, 7J,- per cent lower than those of last sale. EgWSCTMSMEWBgTOMfIggETOIEgSfiffiMiro