Big Yarding Of Sheep At Addington

Northern Advocate, 26 January 1939, Page 4

Big Yarding Of Sheep At Addington

[Per Press Association. Copyright .] CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. There was a total of about 24,500 store and fat sheep and fat lambs at the Addington Markets yesterday. ' For forward and average rate lambs there was a brighter sale at about 6/a head deafer/ A number Of moderate size pens made 16/9 to 19/10. Rape lambs made 12/6 to ■l4/10. A line of wether lambs brought 19/lOianother 19/1, and a third 18/4. A peri of first cross two-tooth ewes sold at 14/ arid One of 4 and 5-yr. old ewes at 10/3. Extra prirrie heavy wethers made to 24/10; prime heavy 21/ to 23/6; prime medium 19/to. 20/6; light to 16/; extra prime heavy ewes to 18/10; prime heavy 16/ to 17/6; prime medium 13/9 to 15/9; light to 10/-. Extra prime heavy steers made to £1617/6; prime heavy, £l4 to £ls 5/; prime medium, £l2/15/ to £l3 15/; light to £95/; extra prime heifers, £l4 2/6; prime, £9 10/ ri> £lO 10/; medium, £7 to £9; light to £6 15/; extra prime cows to £l2 12/6; prime, £7 10/ to £9 5/; medium, £5 10/ to £7; light and aged, to £5 5/. Porkers made 33/6 to 57/6, average jirice per pound 6£d to 6Jd. Baconers, 57/6 to £4 9/6, average price per’fepound 6-Jd; choppers £3 3/6 to £4 13/6.