Addington Market.

Southland Times, Issue 18057, 29 January 1903, Page 3

Addington Market.

+ . (Per Ukitijd Peess Association.) CHIUSTCHnRCH, J.ID. 28. Fat Cattle — 218 yarded, the bulk secondary sorts. Bidding was slack aud values were down, except for really prime. Benf, 22s to 26s per 1001 b. Prime bullocks, £13 to £13 15a ; steers, £7 to £il 7*6 d: heiftrs. £5 to £3 7a 6d ; best cows, £7 10s to £9 12s 6d ; others, £5 !(h to £7. Store Cattle— l>ull sale. Yearlings', 29s to 33s ; 15 to 18 months, £2 10j to £3 ll* ; 2-year stceiß, £o 11s; heifers, £4 14s; 3-year heifers, £6 9a ; dry cows, £2 10s to £5 ; dairy do, £4 to £9 15a. Fat Sheep — 4000 penned, principally ewes. Exporters kept the wethera ah Liar, week's rates, bat ewes were easier. Prime heavy wethers, 20a to 203 9d ; freezers, 16s to 19s 7d ; prime heavy ewes, 17s to 18m id ; good, 14s 6d to 16s ; inferior, 12s to 14s. Fat Lambs— 2 Boo penned, mostly prime and had good eale at 13^ 6d to 15s, up lo 15s 7d for i rime freezers and down to 11s 9d for inferior butchers' sort?. Store *h,eep — 7t<oG penned, mostly lambs and wethers, which, with good soundmouthed breeding ewes, were in keen de ruand at advanced rates. ' wo and 4 tooth wethers, Us to 15s 5d ; 2-tooth do, 11s 9d to 13s Id • mixed 2 tooths, 153 6d ; 4 tooth ewes, 16s 3d ; 2 and 4 tooth do, 13s 4d ; sound-mouthed, 9s lid ; lambs, 8j 4d to 11 j loo\ Pigs were ranch easier. Baconers, 3Sa to to 555, equal to 4^d-per Jb ; porkers, 24>* to 345. equal to 4&d ■osd ; large 6>orea 22* 6d to 2Ss ; stnallor, 153 to 203 ; suckers and weanors, 9a to 12*. *^-