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addixgtox markets. (Pan Pusan Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 10. At Addington market to-day there were aya in moderate yardings of fat stock and large entries of store cattle and dai y (.•ow-fi, There was an increase in the offering of store sheep and a good sale resulted, especially for wethers and hoggets, which showed an advance. The lat: cattle offering's were small, the quality moderate, and prices tinner, values being equal to from 56s to over 60s per lOOlbs, A small yarding of fat lambs met with a good sale. Fat sheep wore firmer, the yarding !ipim r a moderate one, and included a „ um ber of Southland and North Otago lines, as well as the first shorn .sheep, of the season, The market was very iirrii and prices for prime quality showed a liltje advance. There was a very large ya'ding of store cattle, mostly made up of two and throe-year-olds and pens oi dry cows and heifers, but there were a few varlings. There was o. good clearance at late "rates. Fat pigs were easier, as a local bacon curcr had secured a supply of baconcrs from the North Island. Store pigs, on the other hand, were in strung demand. Dairy cows met with a good sue. Store Sheep— S.m. ewes and lambs (all tuld) 21s 6d to 26s 10d, two and four tooth wethers 34s 6d to 35s 6d, four and six tooth wethers 34s to 42s 3d, owe hoggets 31s oil to 40s, wether hoggets 27s Id to 35s sd, mtxeo sox hoggets 29s to 31s 6d. New season’s fat lambs 29s 6d to So-. jr-.ii Sheet).-Extra prime wethers to cos 3,1. prime wethers 45s 6d to 50s 6d. lighter wcl hors 39s 6d to 455. shorn wether* 3.1s Hid jo S6s 9d. 'ncrino wethers 30>. extra prime (*\N ('i) 62s O'l. |)iimt* owes fjd to 60s, ,-r ewes 30s in 455, shorn ewes 33s 9d, Fat ('attic,- Extra prime steers £29 7s 0.1 prime stci-ys £l3 15» hd to £22, ordinary steers £ls to £lB ss. extra prime heifers £2l 5s prin.'- heifers £l4 10.- to £l7 10s 6d, ordinary luif-rs £ll to £M. prime cows , £ls 10s to £lB 15s, ordinary rnv.s £lO 10s to £ls. , ~ r.r I Store Cattle.—Mixed yearlings £5 11s o £6, yearling steers £6 17s 6d, 2-yr steers £U 2s 6d 3-yr steers £l2 17s 6d to £ll 12.- hd. I 3 yr heifers £9 17s 6d to £lO 10s, dry cows £4 to £ll 2s fid. I
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10106, 13 October 1917, Page 2
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