ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXVI, Issue 7567, 10 May 1919, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET.

(Per Press Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH,

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At Addington Market there was a very large entry ot fat sheep aaid more cattle were offered, but the yarding in the other departments were generally smaller than the previous week's. There i\ as lTtthei a better tone in the store sheep market, and wethers especially sold better. Fat lambs were a JitLJe jjrmer, but fat cattle, which were mostly ol medium quality, wore much easier, though anything really prime soM wti! up to late rates. The fat sbenp market opened at about the previous week.-, prices, but soon eas^d off aiwl became irregular, and towards the eri'J a number of lots were passed in. Prices wero down from J, - to 2/- per head, and in some, cases more. There was a poor sale tor store cattle, and deaiers came down iv couscqueiice oi a heavy supply, and the chf-aper beef market. Fat pigs sold well, but stores were slow of saiiv

Store sheep: Two-tooth ewes, 20;9 to 23,9; medium four aui six-tooth ewe:?, 16/3 to 17/3; poorer sorts 8;- to I*3/-; four, six ajid oight-tooth ewes, 9/- to iS/3: two-tooth wethers, 19/ to 24/-; two and four-tooth wethers, 20/. to 23/1; good lour and six-tooth wethers 22/3 to 23-; medium, 17/3 to 19/-; mixed-.sex lambs, 10i- to 14/2; ewe lambs. 7/1 to 13.1; good halfbred. we-

ther lambs, 17/1 ; others, (3/2 to 13/b'. Fat lambs: Extra prime, to 38/10; prime. 27/- to 30 3 medium, 24/- to 26/6; 'lighter, 16 6 to 23 6. Fat sheep: Prime wethers, 326 io 39/6; medium wethers, 2S 6 to 32-: lighter wethers, 23/8 to 28/-; extra prime owes, to 36/10; prime ewes, 29,0 to 32/fi; medium ewes, 23/U to 29/-; lights.' ewes, 16/- to 23/-. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers to £2i; prime steers, £14 to £18 10/-; ordinary steers, £7 to £13 10,'-; extra prime heifers, £15 10/-: prime heifers. .£ll to £14; ordinary heifers, £6 2/6 to £10 10/-: extra prime, cows, to £16 10/-; prime cows, £10 10/- to £13 10/-; ordinary cows, £7 to £10. Store cattle: Calves, to £2; eigli-teeu-mont)i, £5 5/-; dry cows, £2 to £6; bulls, £4 5/- to £10 10/-; dairy cows, £7 to £18 15/-. Pi%i: Choppers. £4 to £10 11/-; bacouers, £5 10/- to £8 4/-, equal to 9d to i»id per Ib; porkers, £2 o/- to £3 15/-. equal to 10:1. per Ib; best stores, £2 10/- to £2 16/-; medium, £2 to £2 B,'-; smaller. 22/'- to 30/-; weanej-s, 12/- to 21/-.