Commercial

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2753, 27 February 1903, Page 2

Commercial

ADDINGTON LIVE BTODK MAKKETB

Wednesday Meairs Mateon and Co report i —

There was a fairly large entry of sfcrck, especially of store sheep, and a good attendance.

Another heavr yarding of store cheep. numbering 10 600. raefc with a pomewhet d'ageing sale. The bulk of the entry comprised wethers and ewei, the wether* beine mostly eoaree woolled «ort§ from thp North Island, there b'ing only a few Hnea OF lambs sent forward, and these Bold better than laab week. Good wetheri were also In demand, but ewee were generally neglected, ptid only a few lots chanced hands. Thft principal w»l«* wprp :—PO two tooth wthers 13«9d. S7»r. 13»7d 89 *t 13* Id. 636 'nnr fooi-he 15?" lid. 176 at. 12- 9* 600 a f 10* 5-' to 10s 6d. and smaller 1o'« 13* f " T4*»B*. 154 =o U nd month pwps 14* M, 785 a*- 13«4d. 342 at. 1?,» 3d, 397 afc 11«. 200 mfrim evcp« 7« s*. 196 two tooth wpth»ra and «f s 14s 3d. 103 at 10i lid to 12" lid, Bl Umb* at lla 3d, 80 at 10' 7d, 119 at. 91 lid, 153 at Bs. The entry of fat Tambs totaled ahmt 1500, and the quality was hotter then that of last week. There wai fair competition and prices were abont the came aa Inet wpek,bnt taking the quality into consideration values rer pound were elichtly *aeier FrPFzers made 13e 6d to 14s lOd, tecs to 15' Ba. lutflhem' Iftmba 10s 6d to 14s 9d, and grazipre' lota 9s 9d to llf.

A medium yarding of fat sheep was comtio'e 1 Tirincipally of ewes. The few wet , hprfl offered were necrlected by the exportern, and were bought by bntchere 'at shout, late r*i'es. There was, however, a renewpd dpmand for young ewes for freezing, but at limU« b»low those recently ruling. Butchers' ewes showed a s i'l further dpcline in valupp. Wethers made 15« 6d to 17e Bd. freezing ewee 13s 6d to 16e 10d. besti butchers' ewee 12n to 15s 6d, others 8s to Hi 6d. merino wethers 13» 3d.

Tn the fat cattle p°ns there wer" 159 head offered, the quality being very good, especially heifer* and cowp. Prices for prime beef sh owed a slight reduction on last week's rates Five otepre from the Chatham Island" rmde £8 2e 6d to £9 10s, other ntpere £6 15s to £11, and on* extra £13, helfere £6 to £10. and cows £5 5i to £R se, and one pxtra £9 4s, pqual to 26e to 28s, and up to 30a pc lOOlb for a few extra prime.

A fair entry of store cattle met with rather a het'er demand, at, the followiDC rates : —Yearlings 27i to 38s», fifteen and eighteen month' £2 9* 6d »o £3 11s 6d, two year eteem and heifprs £4 7' to £4 12s, two to three ve>vr iteers £5 8s 6d. three year heifers £5 9s. dry cowe £3 to £4 sb.

There was a medium entry cf pigs, includ ing some very prime haconere. Storpß were m short supply, and brought advanced rates Beconers made 45e to 65e, and one extra 69s equal to 5d per lb : porkers 32« to 42s equal to to 6d per lb ; etores 22s 6d to 30s, end BT7cker« and weanere 13» 6d to 21?. The Mount. Hutfc baconers made 56" tin 65».