ADDINGTON MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LXII, Issue 15259, 22 December 1919, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET.

[United Pbess Association.]

i Christchurch, Dec. 18. The Aldington market sale to-day being a double oue in view of Christmas was marked by very heavy entries, particularly -of fat sheep and lamos there | being-ten races of sheep, compared wjfch seven at the previous sale, and 3obJ lambs as against 1240. The sale lasted; until nearly 10 p.m. There was a iarge entry of shorn sheep with a spiritless! sale which, however, improved as it pro- J greased.- Backward lines were hard toj iqiut. Ordinary .two-tooth wethers, 19s j |7d to 22s 6d: good two-tooth wethers,! 23b 3d, 29s 3d: two, four, and six-tooth J wethers, 265, 30s 6d; four, six and* eight-tooth wethers, 275, 30s 3d; ordin-j nfy two-tooth ewes 20s 3d, 23s 6d; good two-tooth ewes, 255, 29s 3d; soundmouth woolly ewes, 375; sound and fail-ing-mouth ewes and lambs, 17s Id, 21s lOd: two, four, and six-tooth ewes, 345. The fat lamb sale opened, in spite or the iarge entry, at rates nearly on a par with the preceding sale, but as butchers' requirements were met the demand eased very markedly, prime sorts showins; a decline of about 3s per head and medium 5s on the preceding sale. Extra prime fat lambs to 37s 9d; prime 29s 9d 34s 6d; medium, 24s 7d, 29s bd j lighter, 11s 6d, 23s 6d. Fat sheep were in over supply, and prices dropped about 5s per head, a big proportion being passed Extra prime wetliers, to 48s; prime wethers, 35s 6d, 445; in wool, 42s 6d; medium, 30s lOd, 34s 6d; lighter 245, 29s 6d-j prime woolly ewes, 48s 9d, shoi n 38s; medium, 295, 335; lighter 2as-6d; prime hoggets, to 80s. The tat cattle vardod'totalled 501, an over supply that caused an easing in prices ot irom 40s to 50s P«r head Extra PJ^°«B^J: £39 ss:' prime, £22 10s, £28, L6J os, medium £15 105,£21; light Bteers, iW 10s, £15; unfimahjd 8d £12; prime heifers, £13, £18 A's °*j lighter, £7, £12 10s; prime cows, £16 ifs £16 16*; lighter and inferior cows, £9'ftj £13- 'i^o average price ( per io1)lb 'was from £2 10s to £3. There was a good entry of-store cattle, *hwh generally met with a dragging sale; good bullocks only, settling .treely. l>auy coWB - Good cows were in request, ana made up to £15; vealers were mover supply, and there was a poor sale. KunS made up to £8 12s 6d: and good veilors, 35s to. 555; fair,, 15s to 30s. There was a small entry of fat pigs and a firm demand. Choppers, to■ ±,14; heavy baconers, P^^2V™s^l /■fi «5q £7 los- lighter, . £o, ss, io los pigs: A medium entry and strong demand. ■•■ Large stores,, to £4UBs 6d; medium, to £3 18s; small, £2.ssrwean-| erf..- 22s to 325; sows in pigs, Li los. j