ADDINGTON.

Northern Advocate, 9 January 1920, Page 3

ADDINGTON.

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.

At the Addington market to-day there was an average yarding of fat cattle, but a small entry of lambs and a moderate yarding of fat sheep. Beef prices remained firm at recent rates, but mutton advanced about 5/ on recent rates, and lambs improved in value. The range of prices was as follows: —

Fat Lambs. —Extra prime lambs to 34/, prime 29/6 to 33/3, medium 25/6 to 28/6, lighter 18 to 24/6.

Store Sheep.—Forward 4, 6 and Btooth wethers 29/6 to 31/9, ordinary 26/6 to 28/6, inferior to 25/; good 2tooth wethers to 24/4, inferior 15/9 to 17/10; lambs 21/ to 23/; cull lambs to 12/3; woolly, mixed sexes, and hoggets to 31/; ewe said lambs, 14 to 16/; cull ewes and lambs, to 11/; good 4, 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 28/ to 31/9, 2-tooth ewes to 26/6.

Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 53/, prime 42 to 48/, medium 37/8 to 41/3, lighter 27/ to 37/; prime owes 36/ to 40/, medium 31/10 to 35/, lighter 23/9 to 31/.

Fat Cattle. —Extra prime steers to £33 ->/, prime £28 to £28, medium £17 to £22, lighter £9 to £16; prime heifers £13 10/ to £21 10/, lighter £7 7/6 to £12 17/6; extra prime cows to £23 10/.

Store Cattle. —A line of three-year steers made up to £12 15/; superior dairy cows made to £14 15/. Vealers — Runners up to £8 5/, good vealers 30/ to 55/, fair to medium 16/ to 27/6.

Pigs.—Choppers to £10; extra heavy baconers to £9 5/, heavy £6 10 to £7 5/, average price per lb lid to 11 Jd; heavy porkers to £5, ordinary to £4 5/, average price per lb 12d; stores to £4, small stores to £2 18/,