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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 103, 2 May 1919, Page 8

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ADDINGTON MARKET

(United Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, April 30

“ At Addingtbn market there was a larger yarding of fat lambs, fat sheep, and fat pigs, rather smaller entry of store' aHeep, and very short yarding.-, ot fat and store cattle. Export buyer.-, were operating freely in fat iambs and fat. sheep, and kept these marketssteady, and at the game time there was an advance in the primer lines of fai sheep, for which batchers competed ar above freezing values. Fat cattle were also tinner, and pigs of all classes were easier. Dairy cattle and vealers sold Well, but there was .nothing in the store cattle pens to form quotation*. _ .Store Sheen. —Four, six, and eighttooth ewes, 10s to 225; two-tooth wethera, 21* 2d to 21s 7d; good four and axtooth wethers-, 22s Id to 235; others, 15s 9d to 19s; good six and eight-tooth wethers, 20s to 24s 4d; others, 14s «d to 17« 9d ;ewe lambs, 12s- 6d to 18s; mixed-sex lambs, 10s 7d to 15s j wethsi lambs, 12s to Its. Fat Sheep.—Extra prim© wethers, to 47s W; prime wethers, 33a 6d to 4le 3d ; .medium wethers, 29s 6d to 3o», lighter wethers. 22s 6J to 295; extiu pnme ewes, 39s 9d; prime ewes, Gd to 345: medium ewes, 25s to ous. lighter ewes, 17s to S4s 6d; prime lambs 26s 6d to 31e; medium, 23® 6d oo 265, lighter, 17e Bd‘ to 23#. Fat Cattle. —Extra prime steers, ZU l& j -prime steers, £l6 to £l9 Ids 1; <>i ■ steers, £ll to £ls 10.1 «g« prime ■.-heifers, £l6; P .^ el ' obo t to £l4 17s 6d; ordvnar.v bmUMe filO u. £ll 10s; prime cows, £lO os to £l4 os, ordinary cows, £9 15a. ° Kgs.— -Choppei’S, £4 10»to £WlO*: bdeonew, £5 to £8 6# (equal to Qd pei lb.); porkers, £2 15s to lOd per lb); best stores, £2 6s to £* l“, Ldiuit. fil W- « to f : s«H« Wfid- to 355; weuners, 8s 64 to 14®.