ADDINGTON MARKET

Grey River Argus, 15 February 1946, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

Prices at the Addington Market this week were as follows: — Store Sheep: Good wether lambs ISs 6d to 25s 6d; medium 14s 3d to 17s; and light and inferior 8s 3d w 12s 6d. Sound-mouthed ewes 17s 6d to 225; and failing-mouth ewes 9s to 12s. Fat Lambs: Extra prime lam os 36s 7a' to 43s Id; prime lambs 28s Id to 31s lOd; medium and light 23s 4d to 26s 7d. Fat Sheep: Extra prime wethers 51s Id to 54s 7d; prime wethers 44s Id to 47s 7d; prime medium-weight wethers 30s to 365; light wethers 26s to 29s 6d; prime young ewes to 31s; extra prime aged ewes 19s 6d to 22s fid; prime ewes 17s to 18s 7d; medium ewes 15s to 17slight ewes i.ls to 14s. Fat Cattle: Extra prime steers to £22 7s 6d; prime steers £l7 15s to £2O 2s 6d; prime medium weight steers £l5 2s 6d to £l7 7s 6d; good steers £ll -10 s to £l5; extra prime heifers £l4 2s 6d to £l5 2s 6d; prime heifers £ll 17s 6d to £l3 17s 6d; good heifers, £lO to £ll 2s 6d; medium heifers £8 to £9 15s; light to £7 10s; prime cows £lO to £ll 12s fid; ordinary cows £7 2s 6d to £9; light cows to £6. Store Cattle: Some steers made £3 15s to £9 10s; and 20 heifers averaged £7 2s 6d a head. Dairy Cattle: Best heifers made £l4 to £l7, with one sale at £l9; good average sorts £lO to £l3 10s; ordinory and backward, £8 to £9 ius; best second, third and fourth calvers £l2 10s to £l6 10s; with one Friesian at £lB 10s; medium to' good cows £9 10s to £l2; aged and inferior and unattractive £4 10s to £8 ss. Vealers: Large vealers £7 8s 6d to £9 16s; others £5 13s 6d to £7 3s 6d; best quality suckers £4 18s 6d to xt> 8s 6d; medium £3 13s 6d to £4 16s; large calves 55s to 78s; medium 32s to 525; small and rough 10s to 30s. Fat Pigs: Light porkers £3 4s 6d to £3 9s 6d; medium £3 14s 6d to £3 17s 6d; heavy £3 19s 6d to £4 9s 7d; choppers £5 18s fid’ to £l5 Is; light baconers £4 12s 6d to £4 17s fid; medium £4 19s 6d to £5 12s fid; heavy £5 17s 6d to £6 4s 6d; extra heavy £6 7s 6d to £6 14s 6d; average price per lb Si'd to 91d. Store Pigs: Small weaners 23s to 28s; best 32s to 365; slips 40s to 445; ' small stores 46s to 495; medium bOs to 535; large stores 54s to 595.