ADDINGTON.

Northern Advocate, 18 June 1920, Page 4

ADDINGTON.

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At the Aldington.market to-day there wa_' a large yarding of fat sheep and a_. average one of fat cattle. Quotations for store sheep wore: Inferior hoggets, 11/1 to 15/6; good hoggets, 16/ to 23/; good ewe hoggets, 33/; four, six and eight-tooth ewes, 27/6 to 33/2; inferior four, six and eight-tooth wethers, 22/ to 25/6; fair two-tooth ewes in lamb, 22/11; fair, sound-mouth-ed ewes, 26/ to 28/; two-tooth wethers, £2/11 to 26/. Fat Lambs: Extra prime made to 35/9 •> prime, 27/6 to 33/1; medium, 2_7 to 27/3: light and unfinished, 20/ to " 24/6. In fat sheep extra prime wethers made 48/3 to 59/6, prime 40/ to 45/6, medium 35/ to 38/6, lighter 29/ to 34/; extra prime ewes 44/ to 48/9, prime 36/6 to 43/6, medium 30/6 to 36/, light 21/ to 29/6. The cattle market, though not so firm . as recent sales, was up to last values. Extra prime steers made to £32 15/, prime £19 10/ to £25, medium £15 to £18; prime heifers £13 to £15 15/, ordinary and inferior £6 10/ to £12 12/6; prime cows £12 10/ to £16 17/6, ordinary £8 17/6 to £12. Springing heifers brought up to £21, and second and third calvers to £20. Choppers made to £10 15/; heavy baconers £7 15/, light £6 10/, average per lb lOd; heavy porkers £5 in/, average per lb 1/ to l/OJd.