ADDINGTON MARKET
Prices at the Addington market last week were as follows:— Store Sheep: Good ewes made 29s to 32s 6d, medium 23s to 27s and inferior 16s to 20s 4d. A choice line of wether hoggets made 36s 6d. Good hoggets made 20s to 24s 3d and inferior down to 16s Id. Fat Hoggets: Extra prime hoggets to 575, prime hoggets 37s to 40s, good hoggets 31s to 365, medium and light hoggets 25s to 28s 6d. Fat Sheep: Show wethers io 60s Id, extra prime heavy wethers to 56s la, extra prime wethers 35s 6d to 41s 6d, prime medium weight wethers 30s to 355, ordinary and light wethers 22s 6d to 29s 6d, show ewes to 44s 7d, extra prime maiden ewes to 42s Id, extra prime ewes to 38s 7d, prime ewes 18s to 265, medium and light ewes 12s 6d to 17s 6d. | Fat Cattle: Show bullocks to x4l, extra prime heavy steers to £3117s 6d, I prime steers £2O to £24 10s, prime medium weight steers £l6 IQs to £l9 ■ 10s, light steers £l4 to £l6 ss, show heifers to £29, extra prime heifers to £2O 7s 6d, prime heifers £l4 5s to £l6. medium heifers £lO to £l4, ordinary heifers £8 5s to £9 15s; show cows to £l9, extra prime cows £l6 17s 6d, prime cows £lO to £l2, medium and light cows £7 10s to £9 15s. Vealers: Large vealers made £7 18s 6d to £l2 8s 6d, medium vealers £6 3s Gd to £7 16s; best quality suckers realised £6 6s to £7 18s 6d, with others at. £4 16s to £6 3s 6d; large calves made 52s to 78s, small and rough 18s to 48s. Dairy Cattle: Best second, third and fourth calvers made £l4 to £l9; good average sorts £9 10s to £l3 10s; aged and inferior £5 5s to £8 10s; best heifers realised £l4 to £l9, medium heifers £lO 10s to £l3 10s, small and backward heifers £8 to £lO ss. Fat Pigs: Light porkers £2 19s 6d to £3 9s 6d, medium porkers £3 12s 6d to £3 17s 6d, heavy porkers £4 2s 6d to £4 9s 6d; choppers £lO Is to £l5 18s 6d; light baconers £4 17s 6d to £5 4s 6d, medium baconers £5 9s 6d to £5 15s 6d, heavy baconers £6 2s 6d to £6 18s 6d, extra heavy baconers £7 2s 6d to £8 Is 6d. Average price per lb. 9*d to 10d.
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Grey River Argus, 12 August 1946, Page 8
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415ADDINGTON MARKET Grey River Argus, 12 August 1946, Page 8
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