ADDINGTON MARKET.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13175, 6 February 1936, Page 4

ADDINGTON MARKET.

PRICES UP AND DOWN. Electric Telegraph—Press Association. C HRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Values for fat cattle at the Addington sale to-day were lower and store lambs also cheaper, but there i was little other change from last W week. Lambs met a firm market and prices for store ewes were better. Fat sheep* A yarding of 38m 1 with no change in values though the enquiry was not so keen. Export buvers took little interest. Value*: Best wethers to 26s lOd. medium 21s to 24s 9d : best ewes to 26s 7d. medium 14u ordiuar y 11 s 6d to Eat lambs: The entrv was g«xxl and competition keen at late rates. Values: Extra prime to 34s 4d” prime 24s 6d to 27s 6d, medium 21s to 245. Store sheep: A slightly more numerous yarding, being i: • >st!v ewes - Good young ewes and urw ~rd rape ewes sold well at an a irance OI up to one shilling. Best two. tooth crossbreds made to 33s 6d. there was a large entry or lambs out the quality was not imr.ressive and values wore lower bv up" to Is 6d head. Fat <.attle: A yarding of 4*5 compared with 440. A few good c mlitv lines ot steers were penned I ;t the rest were not attractive. Rc-t was 10s head cheaper and old cows and interior cattle up to £1 lower. Most hoot made 2os 6d ]>cr hundred. xtra -’9. good 23s to 25 s. ordinary I-s to lis I6d. rough down to 15s Fxtra prime heavy steers to ‘‘l2 TJ. S medium weights £5 15V to c > - )S * extra prime heifers to & |-> s gd’ medium £4 to £7. extra prim- rows’ others to £4 os l-at- pigs sold well, osp, I.ailv purkers. liaconers 46s to £3 i-.j average per pound 4Jd to 5d . workers 28s to 445, average 54,1 to . . i