ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 46, Issue 14127, 27 May 1920, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At the Addington market there was a slightly smaller yarding of all classes of sheep* but fat cattle showed an increase. Prime‘beef and mutton maintained good values, and there was an advance in prices for both prune and secondary, but store sheep showed a distinct easing. Store sheep.—The market, for all classes was dull throughout, Forward lambs, 20s to 25s fid; ordinary lambs, IDs fid to Ifis 0d; cull lambs, 13s to 14s (id; ewe lambs, 17s Id to Ifis od, 2,4, 0 and 8-tootli ewes, 20s 6d; ewes, 14s to 20s; 2-tootli'ewes, 28s; good 4, (i and 8-tooth wethers, 28s to 345; ordinary 4, 0 and 8-tooth wethers, 2os bd lo 27s Cd; inferior 4, G and S-tooth wethers, 22s fid to 24s fid; good -tooth wethers. 20s fid to 29s 3d; inferior -- tooth wethers, 21s 7d to 24s 3d. Eat lambs. —For prime, the market was good. Extra prime lambs, 40s; prime lambs, 2Ss to 33s fid; medium lambs, 25s fid to 27s fid; light interior, 20s 10d to 24s fid. Fat sheep.—The market closed very firmly at an advance on recent sales. Extra prime wethers, ,47s to <>os J<U prime wethers, 39s fid to 45s fid; medium wethers, 34s fid to 38s fid; lighter wethers, 3fis to 34s fid; extra prune ewes, 51s; prime ewes, 3/s 9.1 to 4_b fid: medium ewes, 3.1 s fid to .ws;, lighter ewes, 22s to 3.15. . Fat cattle.—The yarding include.l a ..„od proportion of well finished bcefers for which the market was firm, showing an advance of about 20s per head on the preceding week. Lighter beef was also in better demand, and the market for all classes closed firm, particularly for prime stuff. Extra prime steers to. £3.9 ss; prime steers, £l9 to £2(5 2s fid; medium steers, £lo 10 s to £lB 15s; lighter steers, £!> 10s to £l4 10s; extra prime heifers, £l3 17s fid G> £Ki 17s (s<l; ordinary heifers, £lO 1/S fid to £l3; extra prime cows, £l3 10s to £ls 17s fid; ordinary cows, £9 2s fid to £l3. Store cattle. —Steers, £4 15s; - yen' steers, £7 2s fid; store cows, £3 to £4; spring calvers, £5 to £7; bulls, £•> 10s to £O. • , Dairy cattle.—A brisk demand. Springing heifers, £0 to £2O; second and third calvers to £22; backward and inferior cows, £5 to £lO.