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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 17 December 1914, Page 3

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ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET. (Press Association.— Copyright.) CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 16. At the Addington live stock market to-day the features of the fat stock yardings were the large entry of fat lambs and the high qualitv of some of the tat cattle. There was an improved demand i for beef, and fat lambs sold well. Store i sheep of good quality sold at last week s > rates, but inferior sorts were easier, and ' fat sheep were not so firm. I Store sheep: Wooly four-tooth wethers to 19s 6d, good forward four-tooth ! wethers 17s to 18s 6d, dry four and six- ' tooth ewes 16s Bd, forward two-tooth wethers to 16s Bd, fair two-tooth wethers 14s to 15s 4d, inferior two-tooth wethers lis to 13s 6d, two-tooth ewes 15s to 15s Id, good two-tooth ewes to 19s 6d. S Fat lambs: Best lambs Irs to 20s 9d, lighter to 16s 6d. . Fat Sheep: Extra prime wethers to 40s, prime wethers 22s to 26s 3d, lighter wethers 16s 9d to 21s 6d prime ewes 19s to 24s 3d, others 13s 3d to 18s 6d, Merino wethers 19s, Merino ewes 10s ( 9s to 15s. oir> j. i Fat Cattle: Extra steers to £l2 ss, i average steers £7 17s od to £l2 extra j heifers to £l4 17s 6d, average heifers £6 to £8 17s 6d, extra cows to £ls, average cows £5 7s 6d to £9. P™* ° f beef per 1001b 32s 6d to 42s 6d, extra tO 455. ~ ,_ _, , r . Store Cattle :Ycarlings 35s /d, 15 to 18-months £2 15s and £3 17s, two-year • steers £4 10s, 24-year « te * r » £5 ,. 10s ' ; two-year heifers £4 5s to £4 10s, three- ; year steers £6 ss, three-year heifers to ■ to £5 15s, dry cows 29s to £4 15. I Dairy cows £3 10s to £9. I Piers: Choppers 50s to 705., extra heayv baconers to 695, -heavy baconers 50s 6d to 655. lighter baconers 47s to 55s (price per lb Sid), heavy porkers 40s to 45*, lighter porkers 32s to 38s (price per lb sfd to s£<l), large stores 28s to 335, medium 20s to 275, smaller 14s to IBs, ; weaners 5s to 18s, sows in pig 25s to 40s.

NAPIER WOOL SALES. NAPIER, Dec. 16The second wool sale of the season was held to-day, when 18,964 bales were offered to the usual attendance of buyers. The condition of the wool was not up to the average, it being heavier in grease and containing a large quantity of dust. There was a general falling eff in prices. The drop in the higher grades was from Arl to |H per lb, and .on inferior wools from Id to lid. The range of prices, as oomoaied with November, was as folds' Best half bred lOd to 12£ d (13d to 14-Jd), medium half bred to llfd (ll£d to 121 d), scoured crossbreds to 15d, fine crossbred 9|d to Hid (12* d to 13d), medium crossbred 9id to 10£ d (10£ d to Hid ) coarse crossbreds 8d to lOid (9gd to lid), inferior 7£d to 8d (Bid to Bjd), pieces 6d to 9d {7±d to Bid), bellies 6d to ffd (6|d to 7|dh locks 43 to ttd (4|d to 6d), lambs' lOd to 133 d <Bd to dead B£d to 9£d (Bid to 10d).