ADDINGTON MARKETS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 26 October 1939, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKETS

RANGE OF PRICES [United Press Association] ) j CHRISTCHURCH. 25th October, j Values at Addington to-day were \ slightly better than those of a week i ago. Store sheep: About 2000 were entered shorn hoggets comprising the bulk of the entry. Shorn hoggets sold at from 5 12s to 19s lOd, medium and besl- ■ wool led at from 16s to 28s: and ewes and lambs, at from 9s 9d to 15s sd. Fat sheep: About 5000 were entered, the majority being ewes. Wethers improved by Is to Is 6cl a head on last week, and ewes, particularly those ’ that were shorn, met an improved market. Extra prime heavy wool wethers made to 46s 7d, prime heavy 41s to 445, prime medium 35s to 40s, ; light to 295; extra prime woolly ewes.

to 46s Id. prime heavy 34s to 38s, prime I medium 30s to 335. light to 235. i Fat cattle: 340 head, the smallest l entry for years at an ordinary sale, were forward. The decline of 20s to i 30s a head of last week was partly offset by the sale to-day. the average improvement being about 20s a head. Extra prime heavy steers made to £24 2s 6d. prime heavy £lB to £2O. prime , medium £l6 10s to £lB ss, light to £l2 15s: extra prime heifers to £l7 7s “ ' Od, prime £l3 to £l4 10s. medium £ll i j to £l2 ss. light to £lO 15s: extra prime cows to £ls 12s 6d, prime £ll 5s to i £l3 ss, medium to £ll. light to £9 15s. . ; Pigs: Again there was a large entry : ! of porkers and last week’s good rates j were maintained. Choppers were in good supply, and values were a good . | deal easier.' Baconers. which were _ I penned in medium numbers. made i much the same values as last week. ' Choppers made £2 11s to £6 8s 6d: 1 porkers, £2 8s 6d to £3 5s 6d. an aver- . | age price a lb of 7Jd to 83d; baconers. i j £3 5s 6d to £5 9s 6d. an average price 1 J a lb of 6Jd to 7Jd. J