ADDINGTON STGCE MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7824, 17 June 1909, Page 1

ADDINGTON STGCE MARKET.

CHRIsfcHURCI-I; juhti 16. At thfe AHdihgtoti live stock market to-day therjiAfas, a,good eatry of stock, •though not" S*6. large in the sheep section as'lgst i^eek, and ■ there was a good attendance., Store sheep sold well, ewes being firmer, but fat, cattle showed a decline,' owing to the Ifsrge entry. Fat lambs were firmer .and fat sheep opened at.^iast week's rates.. Pigs were easier all round. . ' Store Sheep.—The;. yarding of store sheep, was only a moderate;6ne in point of nunibers,\ and was ".formed of about an eq'u_al proportion „of ewes,- wethers and hoggets.!» Ewes met withl a*good enquiryj'andvfor good sorts there, .^was an imprdyemerit . in prices.'. IHvo, and four-tootli.half-bred e\yqs of ;good quality made;l7s;6d and good three-quarter-breds. .of the same age soldi nt 17s 3d. A line' of failing-mouth hal^-breds ewes of good quality changed hands at lls 9d. Hoggets sold at late rates, ewe hoggets making lls to lls 6d and jnixed sexes 8s 6d to 10s 6d. also showed no change, very forward fats selling up to 13s Id, average lines 10s ,6d to lls 6d and low-conditioned sorts 9s 3d to 9s 9d. . ; , ' , ',; V Fat Lambs.7—The entry of fat lambs Was much smaller thantlast/weekj numbering only between 2000 and 3000, The quality ,:on .the whole;;was. good ajnd under,'activje:icompetitipjh :||Cbni <export buyers prices, were firjnef|; Average Weights of prlrii6 quality jj)Mratf. 12s;tq ;14s, to jfifyMi v^"|i . light iarid/pinfihisfi^di'sorts:9s %s '^pti'llS' 6d.|; "Fati:-iSheep: r^he".xjfasdjiig of fat: sheep, though a large'one, was riot quite equal to that of last week. There was a good proportion of wethers offreezing weights and there* was improved competition among export buyers, prices showing an advance of fully, Is per head. Heavy-weights were also ftrmor, but ewes, oh the other hand, were'morfe dull of. sale 1 and prices w^re, if anythuig, weaker tliariJthe closing rates of last week. The range of prices was: Prime wethers 145..6 dto 18s 3d, medium 12s to 14s, prime ewes lls 6c| to 13s 9d, extra to 14s 9d, others /s,3d to lls and merino wethers 8a 8d to 13s ftrT ' ■ Fat Cattle,—The supply of beef was a very large one, totalling 432 head, a record for the yards. A number, of prime lines were offered and prices showed a decline equal to about Is to 2s per lOOlbs, as compared with last week. The range of prices was: Steers £6 17s 6d to £11 ss, heifers £5 to ;.£9 and cows £4 10s to £7 15s; equal to 20s and 21s 6d for prime, 18s to :19s 6d for medium and 15s 6d to 1/s 6d|for low and inferior per lOOlbs. I ' pigs,—There was a medium entry or pigs and the demand was rather slack, price's being easier all round. Choppers sold up to £4 ss, heavy baconers ;57s to 635, and lighter 48s to 555, equal to 4d per lb; heavy porkers 36s to 40s and lighter 30s to'3ss, equal to&Lto ?l d per lb; large stores 34s to 38s 6d medium 24s to 325, small 16s to 22s 1 and weaners 10s to 14s.