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Grey River Argus, 24 April 1913, Page 5

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' • ■■- ' ■ ■■'♦-■■ - ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (Per Press Association). . CHRISTCHURCH, Anril 23. V At the Addingto.n; live stock market there were , again ■ heavy yardings of sheep of , all classes arid a good entry of fat cattle. Store sheep" sold up to rhe level of la^t . week's sales. Fat lamb? sold well, but irrerriiiairiy- and fat pigs were . easier. Fat wetherS * sold .at about last week's rates, ancfcwes wer, e ' easier. ' STORE SHEEP. The prices of store'- sheep were a| follows :— Ewes two tooth: average line i/S: to /18s; sm;ill.,an.d inferior/ t#a tooths (culls) 1 2S Tpd ; two ' four "and six tooths 14s to 15s;' two. four, six •and eight toritli; 12 to 14s od, four, six and eight footh 14s to 15s 6<l; extra to 16s 2d ; -four and six tooth to' v JSS *pfc;six,and_ tight tootli. \i4s-3a. : ,to 16s 3d: four and five years sorts, 15s. 7d; fresh, spu.nd mouth sheep (good) 14s bd tc/, iss iid; niedium, 13s to 13s 6d- jnfeript, 12s to, 12s gd; ■ fulj and' fajliiijg- mouth., gs Qcj to us 6d ; ageel; gs. tq iji:; 4t^ d l 9 7 s 3d ; . lanibs, fQi-^vara' r4pV stores.; 13s, 6d to 14s o.d; t extra, tb 15s hd ;'"me.dium; ■ -r«ipe^lam;b§;- i?X 3% to "13s id; aver- ' . ag-e storfes ? t.i| fo iis q'd; medium 10s to Iqs' Qd ; fhiall , gs . 6d ■to Ips ; lva}{bred wethers, 7s iid for small sorts to us; good lines ewe lambs to 16s 6d for the best; others ; 13s 3d to 14s 6d ; wethers ,four and six tooth (forward) 16s to iOs. gd;.^^ medium-.. to -i 55 6d-: - twp and four ..tooth (medium)., 13s 6d to 13s iqd;. two ■ . topth, ; gogd'. Us; Ad to 1 6s 6d.' small and Inferior us 6d; •four tooth (average) 15s and merinos ios; 3d. :. . . ..:...■ - . • - - lam^s. ■;-;■ ■. The f fluctuation 'ival^^M^^- .t9 ibout 1 s *6d ; per head, ; th.g* pricpis ;pjer poy nd •- fa-ngfin^ frohv: 5 i^d : to 's|l"' A.:&; show Jambs/on/behalf bf .j'gines. Little \ (Dalmey Park) : §§?& lip tjb 6d. T egs made 1 8s .6d t^ ' 22 5, 9^' ';'- ,ord inary freezers ,ISs & iS^j ; and liglitcri 14^;. to is? 6d. , ":. FAT SHEJEP.i ;.;. .' Extra pnme.'to 3^s^6di prime i()s 6d to 23s iod j lighter 14s 3d ,tb ig's ; riicrino wethers. r6s to 235 -3 d; extra, prime ewes, 235 ; price ifo 6d to 2,1s gd: medium, 14s : to. 16s; aged .and - light, 1 2s 6d,to 13s Qd. . „i, ■,■';,■ FAT_ CATTLE. : -- : ■:_ . .' Steers realiseti ,£% 5§ to £i 2; extra to ;^-i-5 : js heiferl i^6 5| tb'^o 5s - : cows £5 i2s; J to 15s store cattle fifteen to eigliteeii mpntli sbrt^s realised £35 $& 16 ; £4 to a half year steers £2 and;, eo.ws to £3 1 55 ;— dairy cows made ips to j£ii. * ;■''■' ■;■ ■'-■: >AT iri^S. .' , '■ Choppers £3 ; to >'.£s' 7s 6d.. hea,yy ... •Jb.acpners 60s to. 71 s , ancl ' lighter sorts, 50s to 575. '6d; ; equivalent . to 4 3-44 to s>d per .pound accorSinir to quality. Heavy porkers brought 38s to 445",. Varjd lighter . 235. to 3ps equal v :tb £&d 'per r noun d: ; ■•[■•. Large stores -realised .395; to 465 »,. 'medium sorts 22s to 205.: and. small •stores 1 3 s to 2 is; .\Vcancr s brought Ssi toi2s: : .'.•;'. ,; '".:'■.','-'.•■