ADDINGTON MARKETS

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10998, 22 November 1928, Page 5

ADDINGTON MARKETS

FAT LAAIBS AT Is PER LB. Electric Telegraph—Prefix Association CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Store sheep: A heavier entry than usual mostly of wethers out of the wool and of mixed quality and condition. The sale was a sound one at last week's rates. Ewes with lambs tended t G lax slightly. A big line of Ale lino wethers made from 9s to 11s ; ewes and lambs, 18s 6d to 225. Fat lambs: There was an entry of 777 well finished lambs and a spirited sale, prices averaging up to Is a lb, with best to 36s 7d; prime, 32s to 345; medium, 29s 6d to 31s 6d; light, 27s to 295. Pat sheep: A very heavy yarding of 141 races with all but a few drafts ehom. The over supply met with an easier demand by Is 6d a Jiead over the early stages hut with improvement later although there was a slide back in the stages. Mutton is still well ahead of prospective freezing values. Extra prime shorn wethers brought to 40s Id ; prime shorn wethers, 35s to 38s 6d ; medium shorn wethers 31s to 34s 6d; light shorn wethers, 26s to 30s; extra prime woolly weth-rs, to 52s 4cl : prime woolly wethers. 44s to 48s 6d; medium woolly wethers, 40s to 43s ; extra prime shorn wethers, to 44s 4d; prime shorn ewes, 44s to 365; medium shorn ewes, 30s to 33s 6d ; light shorn ewes 24s to 29s ; extra prime woolly ewes, to 47s lOd ; prime woolly ewes, 38s to 42s 6d; ordinary woolly ewes. 33s to 375.

Eat rattle: 4A) yarded, the quality not being s () good as last week. The heavy cow element predommiTted and the sale was irregular but on an average maintained last week’s rates for good beef but was easier for heavy plain cows. Extra choice mediumweight steer beef made in a few cases up to 51s per 100 lbs ; good steer beef, 45s to 48s; plain heavy steer, 37s to 40s ; best heifer, 44s to 47s 6d ; best cow 41s to 425; inferior steer. 38s to 41s; medium heifer, 39s t 0 425; medium cow, 33s to 365; and rough down to 30s.