ADDINGTON SALES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13662, 28 March 1908, Page 8

ADDINGTON SALES.

CHRISTCHURCH, March 25. Fat lambs — The entry of fat lanibs was moderate. Only a few lots' of {>rijne %\ere yarded, the bulk small and tfzht-couditioned. There was practically no change in prices. Better sorts made 13s to 16s 6d, a few tegs to 17s 3d; lighter 10s to 10s 6d.»

Fat sheep — A moderate yarding of fat sb*e». Owing to the number being short of what butchers required, there was a sharp rise in prices, especially for ewes. Prime wethers 23,s to ' 275, lighter Jos 5d to 20s, medium 16s* 6d to JSs 6d. aged and light, 13s to IBs. Fat c^ttjl?— The entry of fat acttlo totalled 307, and included several lines of prime steers of fair quantity. Prices were at a firmer level than last week, Steors to 17s 6d to £10 7s 6d ; Tieifers £-5 to £8 10s, cows £4 5s to £9 15s, and extra to £10 ss— equal to 21s to 24s for prime, 18s to 20s for medium, and 16s to 17s for cow and inferior per 1001 b. Store- and dairy cattle^—A poor entry of store cattle and little demand. Yearlings 19s, 15 to 18-months 25s to 30s, dry cows 20s to 60s. Dairy cows, springing or newly cslred, sold Well. Prices ranged from £8 to £9 5s for best, a»<d £3 10s for ethers. Pigs— A medium- J'ardingf of pigs sblfl well, especially porkers and large stores. Baconers made 47s 6d to 57» 6d, and heavier 60s to 70s, equal to 6d per Ib. ; porkers 35s to 40s, equal to s.}d to s;;d per lb. ; large stores 23s to 355, medium los to 20s, weaners 8s to IC-j.