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Grey River Argus, 20 September 1918, Page 3

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ADDINGTON STOCK MAEKET.

DALGETY AN/D CO.'S REPORT,

(Per Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, Septembor 19 Dalgety and Co-, report on the Addington market as follows: — _■ Fat Catile.— There was a big yarding of good quality cattle. Prices were easier by about £2 per head. Quotations: Ordinary steers £14 to £18, primo £19 to £25, extra to £32 7s 6d. Heifers: Ordinary £11 io>£ls, extra to £18 7s 6d. Cows: Oidinary £10 10s to £15 10s,. extra to £17. Store Cattle.— r-There was a large ensweets and- other dainties. A quantity ccpted. Don't - miss this , last oppprowing, x>ro'bably, to the bad weather conditions. Quotations: Good three-year-old steers £12 5s to £14 3s, two, and half year steers £12 ss, eighteen months steers £8 10s, store cows £5 to £9 10s. For best yearling heifers £5 9s, mixed sex yearlings £ti 14s to £16 17s (5d (passed.) Store Sheep. — There was a good yarding comprised . principally ; of hoggets, the .balance being chiefly wetness and old ' ewes. The market was easier; all round quotations: Ewe hoggets (good) 31s CSdto 345, medium 27s (3d to 30s, wether hoggets (good) 29s tOj 31s 6d, medium 25s to 27s Gd, wethers four and six- tooth 3Ss to 425, medium 33s to 36s 6d, s.m. ewes and lambs 19s to 225, old ewes and lambs 15s to 18s. Fat Sheep.— There was a fair yarding, and prices were easier by about 2s per head. ..;/*