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Marlborough Express, Volume LIIII, Issue 48, 26 February 1920, Page 7

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. ■ »^_ . » ALDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

[Press Association.) CHRISTCHURGH, Feb. 25. At the Addiugton market there tras an average yarding of fat sheep. a larger one of fat cattle, and a much smaller one of fat lambs. Prices for fat sheep more than recovered from last week's drop, whilst fat lambs .sold at recent rates. Beef was ■easier. Stare i>heep were forward in large numbers. > Store Sheep: The biggest yarding of the season included a considerable number of Marlborough sheep, which did not meet, with vendors' ideas of values. Lambs comprised a smaller proportion of the entry than usual. The sale throughout, in spite of the large yarding, was equal to the preceding* week's. The rain was a factor in keeping values up. Forward lambs 22s to 24s 7d,, ordinary 18s to 21s 9d. low conditioned 14s to 17s 9d, good four arid six-tooth ewes 3s to 36s Id, good two-tooths 29s to 325, two, four, six/ and eight-tooth ewes 23s 6d to 27s' Id. fconind and good mouth ewes 19s io 25s 6d, aged forward ewes 19s 6d to 25s 6dl, good four,, six, and eight-tooth wethers 28s to 30s 3d, ordinary 23s (3d to 27s 6d, inferior 17s 6d to 22s 6d. Fat Lambs: 4870 were yarded, compared with. 7800 last week. The entry included several pens of exceptionally prime lambs, which sold at 42s and 40s for small lots. The market was fkm, and- recent rates were realised throughout for the whole yarding. Extra prime lambs to 42s prime lambs 29s 6d to 84s lid, medium lambs 29s 6d t» 34s lld ; medium 25s to 28s 10d,, lighter 21s to 24s lOd, Fat Oattle: There was a larger yarding than usual saidl a weaker sale. Freezing buyers were not buying so strongly as in the sheep section. Extra prime steers to £26 10s, prime £21 15s to. £25 ss, medium .£ls 2s 6d to £20, lighter steers £12 2s "d to £14 2s 6d, prune heifers £14 2s 6d to £16 4s, lighter £9 to £13 2s 6d, prime cows £13 30s to £17 ss, light and inferior cows £8 7s 6d to £12 15s. - „ Store Cattle: There was a smaller yarding, with values on tlie recent basis. Bulls £8 to £19 (extra heavy), two-year steers £7 5s to £8, day cows £5 10s to £9 10s. Dairy Cows: There was a small entry. Good springers to £17 10s, good heifers to £15 5s 4 inferior £4 10s to £9, medium cows £9 to £15. Vealers: There was an average yarding, with a good demand. Runners to £8, medium to £6, good vealers £3 12s 6d to £4 12s 6d, small 9s to 30s. Pigs: There was a fair entry and a moderate demand. Extra heavy baconers to £9 6s, ordinary £6 to £7—average price per lb lid to Hid; heavy porkers £5 to £5 15s, ordinary £4 to" £4 15s—average price per lb Is Id to Is l*d; choppers £9 to £10. Store Pigs: There was a small entry. Seven purebred Berkshire ■obaxs brought from 7 to 15 guineas each. Bets stores to £5, medium £4 10s, small £2 15s. weanors 35s to 455, sows in pig £7 15s to £9 2s 6d.