STOCK SALES.

Timaru Herald, Issue 170308, 2 September 1920, Page 5

STOCK SALES.

ADDIXGTOX. Pei' Press Association- . • CHPJSTCHL'RCH, September 1. At the- Addington markets to-day the yarding; was small'. The store sheep entry was much smaller than Inst week, and the quality was very ordinary. Good two-tooth ewes in lamb 3<s 3d to 46s 3d. good crossbred and six-tooth to 42s' i)d, inferior 25s Id to "26s 2d, aged ewes in lamb 25s -id, f.m. empty to 23a Gd; good twoand four-tooth wethers 32s 9d to 35s Sii. two, four, and six-tooth half bred 26a lid to 38s 9d, cull four, six and eighttooth to 2Gs lid; ordinary ewe hoggets 26s 7d to 275, cull d n to 24s : ordmary wothcr hoggets 24s to 25s Id, cull do to 10s (sd; m.s. hoggets 27s 9d to 2Ss 3d. The fat. sheep yarding was seven races, compared with ten last week. The quality was well tip to average, mainly wethers. At first competition was keen, but towards the finish weaker. Extra prime wethers 50s to 53s 4d, prime 40s to 475, light and unfinished 26s Gel to 34s Gd; prime ewes 30s to 40s 9d, medium 31s to 355. I'Y.t Cattle.—A .small yarding and prices showed an advance over last week's sale. Prime steers £26 15s to £3O ]ss, medium £"l7 to £26. lighc and unfinished £lO 10- to £l6 15s: extra prime heifers to £27 10s. prime £'lS to £2O 10s. ordinary £l-3 10s to £l7 ]os: prime cows £l7 15s to £24 15s\ ordinary £l2 to £l6 10s. Jiirlifc and unfinished £lO to £ll 15s. —Runners to £ll. good vealers to £7 10:;. medium calves to £3 7s Gd. inferior 30s. Store Cattl:*.—Three and four year Hereford steers to £IG l"2s Od, 3 year to £ll. IS month to £5 17s; 2 year heifers £6 lis: dry cows £2 15s to £7. Dairy Cattle.—Second and third calvers to £22. old cows to £l2, good heifers to £l6. inferior to £ll. Fat Pigs-.—Choppers £S to £l3 15s: liaeoners. average price Is 3d to Is lid per lb; porkers, average price Is 3\d to 1> 4d : medium stores £3 to £3 16s, small £2 10s to £2 19s. weaner? £1 14r, to £2 2s, sows in pig £8 os io £l2 15s.