ADDINGTON MARKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 24 November 1938, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET

RANGE OF PRICES •tbilferf I** CHRISTCHURCH. 23rd November Fat sheep and cattle were again in excess of requirements at the weekly stock market at Addington to-day, resulting in a further decrease In price, dealers and baconers were a!, a easier. Store sheep: Though there was a smaller entry, the sale was dull. Wethers in particular were practically unsaleable, and hoggets faded to attract anything better than a weak demand. Wethers brought to 20s «d for a line of well-grown lour, six and eight-tooths in wool Other young wethers made from 13s 2d; wether hoggets, to 15s; medium sorts 10s to 13s 3d; ewes with lambs, to 1 fis 3d; medium sorts, in Wool. 13s to 13s 4d; others, from 8s Pd. i Spring lambs: The sale fine bed on a | range of about 8d to B£d Most good | lambs biought »bout Hjd | Fat Sheep: An entry of about 6000. I after GSOO last week, substantially exceeded buying requirements oil an average prices were Is 6d down for both ewes and wethers Extra prime h'Mvy wethers made to 27s lOd prim- hea- v 20s Gd to 23s 6d. prime medium 18s fid to 20s. light to 15s. extra prime heavy ewes to 25s Id. prime heavy 18s to 20s. prime medium 15s 9d to 17s fid light to 11s 6d Fat cattle: An entry of 530 again exceeded buying requirements Except for good light weight steers and heifers, the market was down on the average of last week by 15s to 20s Other classes were down by 10s to 15s. A good deal of beef sold about 40s to 42s a hundred pounds. Extra prime heavy steers made £l9 17s 6d. prime heavy £l6 to £lB prime medium £l4 15s to £lB. light to £ll ss; extra prime heifers to £l3 7s 6d prime £ll to £l2 10s medium £9 10s to £lO 15s light to £9 ss: extra prime cows to £l3 7s fid. prime £9 10s to £l2. medium £7 10s to £9 ss. light to £7 ss. Fat pigs: The entry in the porker section was again large, but prices showed very little change compared with last week Choppers were in medium supply, and a shade better in value Baconers were forward in similar numbers to those of a w’eek ago. but values eased considerably and a very ■'rratic sale resulted Best class pigs were easier by about ss. and medium and secondary classes by 5s to 10s Choppers made 38s fid to £4 8s fid Average price a pound, fifd to 7Jd Baconers brought £3 Is fid to L’4 19s Gd. average price a pound CJd to 7d.