Addington Live Stock Market

Ashburton Guardian, Volume xxii, Issue 6457, 29 December 1904, Page 2

Addington Live Stock Market

Christchurch, Dec. 28

The Addington market was of a holiday character, both entries and attendance being small. The entries comprised 4312 sheep, 252 cattle, and 153 pigs. Fat cattle — Eighty-eight head were yarded. The demmd was very languid, and the sale was very irregular, at an average iange of prices considerably lower than has been recently current, a large proportion being withdrawn, Prime beef sold at the rate of 22s 6d per ]00lbs, and cows and secondary 19s to 20s per 100lb3. Per head, steers made £7 to 4JB 17s 6d, heifers .£5 12s 6d to £1 12s 6d, cows -£5 to £f> 17s 6d. Iv fat calves the entry waa or good quality, and price 3 ranged from 14s to 40s. Store cattle—The entry wa3 small, and there was no change in value. Sales wore made at the following pieces:—Yearlings 26a. 15 to 18-months 393 fid to *3s, 2-year-old h-ifers £'i 103 to £4 3s 6d, 3-year old steers passed at £6 6a, dry cows 30a to £4. Dairy cows—There was a small entry, and business was unimportant.

Fat sheep—Business was extremely dull, and the small entry was not fully cleared at the lower prices which were current. Wethers were easier, while ordinary ewes suffered a further decline of Is to 2b. Prime wothers sold at 2ls to 22s 6d, others from 18s, prime ewes 18s to 193 lid; and aged from 16s. Fat sheep—The yarding was small, and only good quality was in demand. Eat I ambs—The supply was small, but included a good proportion of prime quality. Prices were very irregular, but on the average Is 6d lower from last week. The best pens sold at 17s to 20s, others 13a 6d to 16s 6i. Store Sheep—A fair entry of store sheep came forward. The sale was rather irreguh\r, but on the whole previous values were maintained. The principal sale 3 were of two-tooth wethers, a small line of which brought l!>s 6d, 94 at 18s sd, 82 a<rl7s 9d, 72 at 17a 4d, and 267 at 16s 9d j 295 two and four-tooth wethers 17s 8s; half bred and crossbred ewea at 19a to 19s fid; 241 ewes with lambs at 11s 7d, all counted, A small line of lamb^ sold at 12s lid. ritrs — A small entry averaged about previous rates—4d to 4[d per H> for bacouers and 4Ad to 4;} l per Ib for porker?.