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Marlborough Express, Volume LIV, Issue 129, 3 June 1920, Page 7

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ADMNGTON STOCK MAKKET

[Press Association.}

CHRISTCHURCH, June 2. At the Addington market there were larger yatxiings or sheep and lambs of all classes and a smaller one or cattle. Prime, mutton maintained its value, and beef showed1 an advance, btore sheep values showed an , easing." Store Sheep: Bidding was slack, especially tor inferior ewes, ' and ; prices generally wore lower. For- t ward Jaanbs 19s 6d to 23s 64^ ordinary -Limbs 14s 9d' to 18s 3d, cull lambs 11s 8d to 13s, owe lambs 17s1 Id to, 23s 4d. ' 2, % 6 and 8-tooth ewes 21s to 30s , 6d, inferior 2, 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes ; 15s 6d to JSs 3d, good A, 6, and rj 8-tooth wethers. 26s 8d to 30s Id, in- | feriar 4, 6, and 8-tooth wethers 22s . 6d to 24-s. , ' £' Fit Lambs: ! Tlnsre was) a yarding r 4 ■0f.2d50, compared..,with 2400 last Uj week Tliore was Kttle demand for unlinished stxiff 3 but piime lambs were in good ' demand,, although values wjere easie-' than at the pro- £' yious sale, Extiv^ prime lambs to \[ t 40s, pririio 27s to 325, medium 24s 9d h to ito.s 9d, light and inferior 10s 10d to 233 lOd. :' ■Fat 'Sheep: Ccnsidoi-ably moi1 © sheep wove penne-1, the entay com- v , prising eleven races as against Eeven a weefe ;tgo. The quality was well ' - up to the average of recent sales. Competition was fairly spirited both * from exporters and. local traders, ' aiid prices were "a trifle firmer than ~.< a weak ago. Etxtra prima wethers 4!75..6d to ots 6tl, prime wethei's 39s b tq.' 46s 9d, medium wethers 35s to '.' 395,, lighter wethers 30s 9d to 34s 9d, * exti'a prime ewes to 35s 9d, prime ewes 3ls 9d to 37s 6dj, lighter ewes .* 225, 6di to3Us 6d. Fa-t Oattle: Owing to the short 'i yarding i>he rates showed a consider-. able,.advance on last week's. Extra ,<< prime steei-s to £30 lQs, prime steers £10 to; £26 12s 6d, modium 'steers J £15 10s to £1 12s 6d-, lighter steels "' £9 17s Cd to £15, prime heifers £14 1 to £18 os, ca^dinary heifers £10 to ' £13,j extra prime coiys £21 2s 6d, 4 prime cows £13 15s to £15 17s 6d,, . ordinary cows £9 to £13 10s. 1 Vealfers:" Runners to £8, good ; . veaders £4 10s to £6, medium vealors ' i 38s t'q £3 ss, small calves 9s to 32s 1 6d./ . . ■ ■ ■. ■■ -' ■ ■.. ■ ,^ ■Store Cattle: Only good quality < istviff was in demand,. Eighteen- J m'ontlis steers'to £4 3s, bulls £6 to ] £13, dry con s £3 lOs to £6, spring f calvers , , 1 Dairy Cattje: Springing heifers to ;<( £18. second and) third! calvees to £18 os 6d, inferior and backward cows ,'j £.6 to £10. ' 1 Fat Pigs: Choppers £7 to £9 10s, 4 light baeoners £-3 15s to £6 10s, i .heavy b'aCQners. £7 to £7, 15s, extiu d average price per lb lOdj light pork- ; ors £3 15s to £4 lOsy heavy porkers1 A £4 15s to £5 10s—average price per % lb ll^d to Is. T , J