ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2776, 29 May 1903, Page 2

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Wednesday I-oeers Matson and Co report: — The entry of stock was a fairly large one. and there was a good attendance. Forward store withers and lambs sold well, and fafc lan V.- were again firmer. There wae a slight cl < -i'C in beef values on account of the large yiu-i: g, and pigs met with a dull sale, with \ tfck'.T prices for fats. The demand for lat tbeep kept up throughout a large market vith a general advunce in prices. Store ann rlairy cattle enld late rates. 'llcuv were 4668 store sheep, of which tbr- l.iy k were wethers. There was a pood for forward wethers and lambs, but t-ct; ard sorts were somewhat neglected, aid ;:veral Jorge lines of wet'ners were piit-se.l in. The chief sales were : —123 two i'-'f , ■'. ur tooth twes 14s 4'l, 78 sound ninuth f 2; 297 wethera 15a sd, 116 at scl. 6. 1 H f, 12? 4fi lo 12s 9-i, 82 at 13a. 59 merino wethers 5s 7d, 150 lambs 10* 7d, 134 at 10s 3d, &nd 212 at 93.

The entry of fat lambs numbered 2000, and there was a brisk demand for freezing lines, and last week's rates were fully maint, ined. Froc-z?re made 12a 6d to 14s 10d, tecs 153 3d to 17s 7d, and butchers' lots 11s to 14a Bd.

There was a heavy yarding of fat cheep, the bulk of them being ewes. Most of the lots were very well finished, and several lines of ewes and wethers were exceptionally prime. The export buyers operated freely for ptime wethers at firmer rates. Ewes Bf!d well throughout, and the best quality ehowed a further advance, the prices again being too high to allow the export buyers to make purohateß. Exfc'a heavy wethers made 22s Id to 30s, prime freezing wethere 18* to 21- 93, lighter 15s Id to 17a 6d, maiden ewes 15s 6d to 17s lid, extra prime butchers' ewes 22a to 283, prime 16s to 19?, ot hera 12s to 15b 6d, merino wethers 10s 6d to 13? 9d, merino ewes 63 7d to 8a 3d. Peninsula tales were -.—Mr W. Birdline, Pert Levy, 310 wethers 163 to 18* Id ; Mr J. Flfming, Port Levy. 64 maiden ewes at 16s 6d ; Mr A. B. Fleming, Pore Levy, 56 maiden ewes at 153 6d, 303 14s 8d to 15= ;Mr W. Th< \son, Motukarara, 60 ewes at 14s 4d.

The supply of beef comprised 250 heai, moßtly of?gnod to prime quality. The tale opened with very slack bidding, and a number of pens were passed, but there was an improvement afterwards, though prices did not reach last week's level. A Hue of sstra prime Hereford and Hereford c , )?e bul'ockp, from the North Island, made £14 35s to £18 53, other steers £6 7s 6d to jrJlO, heift-rs £5 17s to £9, and cowb £5 to £9 2a b<l, equal to 253 to 27s per 1001b. Veo.! calvea were in fair supply, and sold at 10s to £2 ss.

A. mixed entry of store cattle sold at l»te rates, calves making 20a so 27s 6d, yearling' oOi to 37a, twenty monthe and two yei, heifers £3 Is to £4 Hβ, forward four ye :• fcteera £8 12s 6d, dry cows £1 lCs to £5. Dairy cowa met with a good sale at £4 5s to £11 5?, and one was passed at £11 15?.

There was a fairly large yarding of fat pigs, but buyers were not operating very freely, and prices were inclined to be easier. Several lines of baconera wore passed 'at ftuciion. There were only a few store& in, an : they sold at about late rates, there not beii ■% much enquiry. Baconere made 45s to 69r, equal to per lb ; porkers 30a to 40', f qual to 4|d to 5d per lb ; stores 13} '.o 20. ■ (1 "tickets anil weanere 7s 6d to 12*.