CANTERBURY

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 10 September 1921, Page 5

CANTERBURY

At Addington bidding opened at slightly lower rates than last week's for fat sheep, and all round there was an easing in values of about Is per head. Four freezing buyers operated. Extra prime wethers, 23s 6d to 28s 6d; prime, 185.9 dto 22s 9d;. medium, 15s 9d to 18s; light and unfinished, 14s to 15s 3d; prime ewes. 13s to 14s 9d; light and unfinished, 10s 9d to 12s 9d: prime hoggets, 14s 9d to 20s Id; ordinary, 9s 6d to 15s 6d.

Fat cattle.—The sale opened' moderately weR, but eased as it progressed, prices receding by from 30s to 40s per head. Extra prime steers £24 los, prime £15 to £18 7s 6d, medium £10 10s to £14 10s, light and unfinished, £8 to £10; extra prime heifers £14 5s prime £9 15s to £10 10s s ordinary £5 to £9; prime cows £9 to £12 15s, ordinary £5 15s- to £8 10s.

Dairy cattle. —Extra good second and third calvers £15 10s to £24, ordinary third and fourth calvers £15, springing heifers £9 10s to £15, extra good cows (in milk, just calved) £13, aged and inferior cows and cows in milk 15s to £1 10s.

Pigs.—Choppers and baconers averaged 9d to 9|d per lb, and porkers 10£ -