CANTERBURY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 3 August 1918, Page 5

CANTERBURY.

At Addington the fat cattle market was very firm, and fat sheep sold well, but prices were not equal to the previous week's rates. There was a fair demand for store sheep. Fat pigs sold well, but stores were easier. Fat Sheep —Extra prime wethers to 58s 6d, prime wethers 40s to 47k, medium wethers 37s to 39s Gd, lighter wethers 32s to 36s Gd ; extra prime ewes 475, prime ewes 32s 6d to 30s 6d, medium 27s 6d to 325, lighter 24s Cd to 275, hoggets 21s 6d to 33s 9d. Fat Cattle —Extra prime steers to £26 10s, prime steers £18 to £22, ordinary steers £11 to £1.7 15s, prime heifers'£l6 17s 6d. ordinary heifers £8 to £14 ss, prime cows £15 to £17 ss, ordinary cows £7 7s 6d to £14 15s. Pigs—Choppers and baconers equal to 9;Vd per lb, porkers equal to lOd to 10-id"per lb.