ADDINGTON MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 14153, 15 April 1916, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET.

Chnslchurch, April 12. At the Addington live stock market there were large entries of sheep,

especially stores, and an increase in fat cattle. There Was a good attendance. .. , tfafc catllcv'solcl at last week's rates for prime. Other' descriptions were j rather easier.. Prime fat lambs maintained their value. Light sorts were, down about '6d per head. Store sheep Mere barely equal to lute rates. Store cattle were dull of sale. Pigs sold well. Store sheep: Forward lambs 13s to los Gd, ordinary lambs lls <3d to 12s °d, cull Jambs 5s 9d to lls, wether lambs lls Id to lls 2d, two-tooth ewes los 9d, four and • "six-tooth wes 20s 6d to 25s Sd, six and eight-tooth ewes 13s Gel to 14s 3d, four,'six, and eight-tooth ewes 15s Bd. six-tooth ewes 17s to 19s i)d. two-tooth wethers 15s 8d to 16s 4d, four and six-tooth wethers 18s 7d to 20s 9d. ...-■■■• Fat- lambs: 5480 were penned. Extra prime' lambs to 25s 6d. prime lambs 21s to 24s- 9d, others 15s 4d to 20s 6d. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers to 31s 6d, prime wethers 24s to 27s lid, others 15s IQd to 23s 6d, extra prime ewes to 27s d<l, prime ewes 23s to 26a 3d, medium 18s to 2i2s 6d, others lls 7d to 17s 6d. Fat cattle: Extra, prime steers to £20 ss, ordinary steers £8 17s 6d .to £12 10s, extra prime heifers to £17 los, ordinary heifers .£7 to £11. extra prime cows to £17 15s, ordinary cows £7 to £10. Store cattle: 15 to 18-raonths steers .£2 17s Cd to £3 9s, 2-year steers £5, 2-year heifers £3 7s 6d to £4 ss, 3-year steers £G ISs, 3-yoar steers £8 2s' 6ri, 4 and 5-year-old West' Coast steers £.9, dry cows 30s to £6 15s, dairy cows £3 10s to £15 ss. * _ Figs: Choppers 50 to 130s, extra heavy baconers to 105s, heavy baconers 75s to 90s, light baconers 58s to 70s. The price per lb was 6i-d to G^d. Heavy porkers 46s to 525, light porkers 38s to 425. Price per lb 7id to Bel. Large stores 27s to 355, medium 28s 355, small 16s to 265, weaners 6s to 12s.