ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7359, 11 July 1889, Page 3

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

WEDNESDAY.

; There was an unusually large attendance at the sales to-day, and in most ca-ses the pens were well filled. Fat cheep were again to the -fore in regard to number*, bat other classes of stock call for no particular mention.

Fat Castle.— The entry this week was made up principally of inferior beasts, and although there was not a large number yarded the sale was dull, and prices show a slight decline on last week's quotations. The few prime beasts that were brought forward sold fairly well, bnt for the rest the demand was anything but brisk. Best heavyweight bullocks ma.le from £6 to £7 ss, inferior ones from' ±4 to £5 10s, and cows sold up to £5. Messrs Matson and Co. sold for Mr T. Park, 4 heifersat£3 5s to£s 10s, and 2steers at £Us/4d and £6 ss; for Mr Horsley, 18 heiftfrs *t from £3 17s 6d to £5 Gs; for Mr M. $*mgi 1 cow at £317s 6d; for Messrs Going Bros., 6 head mixed sexes at £5 to £7 2s 6d; for a client, 3 heifers at £4 5s to £5 12s 6d, and 4 steers at £510s; for Mr J. Green, 5 steers at £B 5s and £6 7s 6d; for Mr J. Coe, 11 head at £4 5s to 2&? for Mr E. Parnham, 11 head at from £2 17s 6d to £5 5s iJfor Mr M. Ryan, 7 steers at £4 to £5. »4fessKS Pvne and Co. sold for Balmoral Estate, 8 steers at £6, 2 at £4 14s, 3 at £4 4s 6d, 2 heifers at £4. Messrs-Miles axd.Co. sold for Chatmoss Estate, 8 i'at steers at £4 5s to £5 7s 6d ; for a client, 4 steers at £5 10s. Messrs Dicken and Co. sold for a client, 3 steers ac £5 ss, a heiter at £3 15s; for Mr Lie Masurier, fat cows from £3 10s to £4 17s 6d.

Store Sheep.—About the usual number brought forward, but the demand was weak, and prices were a trifle easier than last week's quotations. Crossbred ewes (in lamb) 8s to 9s 9d; merino wethers', 4s 6d to 4s 8d; a line of first class halfbred ewes in lamb sold well at prices ranging from 8s 9d to 10s 3d. JJicKEN and Co. sold for a client 878 wethers at 4s sd; for another client, 212 crossbred ewes at 5s Id ; for Mr J. Smith, 5 rams at 6s 6d, 129 crossbred wethers at 9s 7d; for a client, 8 sheep at 3s. Mir.-ffif and Co., 381 merino wethers for a client at 5s 9d. Messrs Matson and Co. sold for Mr M. Wheeler, wethers, two. four, acd six-tooth, at 10s 3d, mixed aged ewes at Ss 6d.

Store Cattle—There was a very fair lot of store cattle entered, including a good few young steers and heifers. These, however, were not much in demand, ana a good few of them were passed. Cows were more in demand, and anything in good condition sold up to full value. Three-year-old steers fetched up to £3 10s, yearlings to 25s and cows from 30s to £2 18s. Messrs Dickens and Co. sold for a client 8 caives at £1 to £1 3s, 4 steers and 1 heifer at £2 8s; for Mr Turpin, 8 calves at 16s 6d; for Mr Beckett, cow at £2 ss; for Mr Burns, a springer at £1 ss; for a client, cow in milk at £2 13s. Messrs Matson and Co. sold 13 dairy cows for various owners at from £410s to £7165. For Mr H. McConnell, 5 head two-year-olds, mixed, at £2 8s to £2125; for various clients, two-year-old steers at £2 8s to £SS 15s, do heifers £2 3s to £2 10s, three-year-olds from £2 12s 6d to £3 ss. Messrs Pykk and Co. sold for Balmoral Estate 5 cows at £218s. The New Zsaland;Loak and Mercantile Agbncy Company sold for clients three-year-old steers at up to £310s and heifers at 355.

Dairy Cattle.—This class of cattle was well represented, both in numbers and quality, but prices were again low, and the demand for inferior beasts was dull in the extreme. Good dairy cattle brought from £5 to £715s and inferior, ones up'to £510s. F

Fat Sheep.—This was the beat represented class of stock in the day's market, and although there was not as many brought forward as at last week's sale the proportion of fat sheep was larger than has been the case lately. From-the start It was evident that the supply was In excess of the demand, and, except in the , case of a few first-class sheep, a slight decline was noticeable. The market was topped by a pen of extremely large crossbred wethers, which were sold by Mr F. C. Tabart. These brought as much as 18a a head, or about 2§d per lb, but several other pens made close on 2£a, which must be considered satisfactory, taking Into account the large entry. There was again a large proportion of crossbred ewes, bat good merinos were very scarce. One of the features of the sale was a small pen of crossbred wethers sold by Miles and Col, which went at £1 a head. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile agency. Company sold for Buccleuch estate, 30 half-bred mixed at 13s 9d, 44 do at 12s 4d, 22 do at 12s 7d; for the same estate, 103 merino wethers at 9e 3d, 30 do at 9s 2d, and 30 at 9s Id: for a client, 25 twp-tooth/wethe.rs at 17s 9d; for Mr John Smyth, 20 crossbred wethers at Us 6d,19 do at 12s 6d, 22 do at 12s 9d, 23 crossbred ewes at 13s 10d, 10 do at 9s 3d, and 31 hoggets at 9s; for a client, 35. half-bred wethers at 15s lid, 35 at 15s 3d, 35 at las 4d, 30 at 15s Id, and 29 at 14s 10d; for another client, 28 crossbred ewes at 14s, and .15 do at 14s 6d; for another client, 30 half-bred Downs at 14s 6d, 30 crossbred wethers at 15s 9d, 60 at 15s, and 26 at 14s 9d; for Mr Grant, 25 mixed at 14s, and S3 do at 13s 10d; for a client, 25 two-tooth ewes at lie, and 39 do at 12s; for Mr Jos. Batty, 122 two-tooth mixed at 13s 40.' Miles and Co. sold, for the Lowcliffe Estate, 104 crossbred wethers and maiden ewes' at 15s 6d to 16s 9d; for Chatmoas Estate, 113 maiden ewes at 14a; for Mr C. Hewson, 57 crossbred wethers' at 158 Id, and crossbred wethers at £1; for Mr S. Bealev, 120 crossbred ewes at 12s 7d to 12a lid; for Mfessrs D. Henderson* and Son, 124 crossbred wethers and maiden ewee at 13? to 14s 3d; for a client, 56 merino wethers at 6s 3d; for Mr[Douds, 66 crossbred wetbers and maiden ewes, at lls to 14s 2d. Messrs Matson and Co. sold:—For , Mr J. Mitchell, crossbred ewes at lls 9d to 12s, half bred ewes at lls 2d; for Mr Tarbotham, 30 two-tooth ewes and wethers at 8s 6d; for Mr G. Barwell, 28 crossbred wethers at 7e lid; for Mr M. Wheeler, 94 two and four-tooth wethers at 10s to 12s; for Mr E. Peat, 83 halfbred wethers at 13a lid to 16s 9d. and drossbred ewes at 13s 9d; for Mr J. Mather, 41 halfbred wethers at 12s; for Mr F. W. Brittan, 43 two, four, and six-tooth ewes at 10s, 21 Down ewes at 9s 9d, 70 crossbred ewee at 7s 6d to Bs4d;forMr W. Jamieson, 54 half bred wethers at 15s to 15s 9d, 69 crossbred ewes at 13s Id to 14s IOd ; for Mr Tarbotham, 94 twa-tooth mixed sexes, at lls 5d to lls 7d; for Mr A. Grant, 56 halfbred wethers at - 14s to 15s; for Mr J. Dixon, 31 crossbred wethers at 13s sd, 90 crossbred ewes at 9s 3d to 10s 4dj Dicekn and Co. sold for Mr Wm. 'McLaughlan 135 - wethers- at 12s M to 13s 9d ; for Mr J. Wood, 127 crossbred ewes at 10s 7d"to 10s" 9d: for a client, 160 crossbred ewes at 8s 8d to 10s 3d; for Ttfr R. Forrester, 195 crossbred wethers at 14s 9d to 17s, 35 crossbred,ewes at 12s to 12s- 6d; for a client, 58 crossbred ewes and wethers at lls 3d to 12&.180 merind wethers at 8s 2d to Bs6d> forMr P. Duncan, 60 two-tooths at 10s 4d to lls; for a client, 77 crdssbreds at lla ,Bd, 115 merino. wethers at 8s 6d to 9s. F. C. Tabart sold for Mr J. Little, 245 crossbred wethers from 14s to 16s; for Mr FinlansoTi , , 23 merinos at 10s 9d, 36 crossbreds from 12s 6d to 13s 3d; for a client, 220 crossbred wethers from 14s to 18s another client, a line of crossbred ewes and wethers 13s to 13s 6d. Messrs Pywb and Co. sold for various clients, 349 fat ewee it from 9411 dto 14s 3d.

extremely large entry. Including same really prime baconers. Bidding theguebjout the sale was brisk, and price* were firm at late rates. Best baconers went from £2 to £2 13s 6d, and porkers sold from £1 to £115e.