WEDNESDAY'S STOCK REPORTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10267, 9 February 1899, Page 4

WEDNESDAY'S STOCK REPORTS.

(BY OUR COMMERCIAL EDITOR.) The wet weather affected both the attendance and the entries of stock at Addington, but business throughout was fairly brisk, except in fat sheep and fat cattle. A large and mixed entry of store sheep met a good demand, more especially for breeding ewes and good lambs. Mixed twotooths mad 3 8s 9d to 10s 6d ; a line of 1300 two-tooth wethers 10s to 10s Id; best sorts of breeding owes 10s Id to 11s Id ; medium, 7s 10d to 8s 6d ; and others, 3s 8d to 5s lid ; forward lambs, 8s 2d to 9s Id; others, Ss to 7s 6d. % A good yarding of fat lambs contained a few extra choice consignments; including some from the Agricultural College, which brought 12s 5d and 12s lid; and anything really prime sold well, but a great many unfinished lots were easier. Freezing sorrs made from 10s to 12s 6d; graziers and butchers' lots. 8s to 9s 6d. The chief sales were for:—Mr J. Menzies, Strachan, 64 at 11s lOd to 12s 10d; Canterbury Agricultural College, 84 at 11s 5d to 12s sd; Mr W. W. Wright, Elksmere, 75 at 11s lid; Mr J. M. Furze, Dunsandel, 80 at 11s 9d; Mr J. McGiveron, Coalgate, 66 at 10s 9d to 11s 8d; Mr W. Vincent, Heathstock, 167 at 10s 10d to 11s 7d; Mr T. M. Meyer. Dunsandel, 9a Id to lls 6d ; Mr F. "Andrew, Blandville, 104 at lls 6d; Mr W. J. Jenkins, Waddington, 40 at lls sd; Mr T. Hornby, Styx, 9s lid to lls 4d; Mr W. Campbell". West Melton, lls 2d; Mr C. Deal., Halswell, lls 2d; Mr T. Needham, RoJJeston, lls 2d ; Mr Geo. Lill, Dunsandel, lls 3d; Mr W. B. Andrew, Greenpark, 84 at lls 3d; Ashburton line of 263 at lls 2d ; Mr A. G. Holmes, Hoon Hay, 8s 6d to 11?; Mr J. J. Herrick, Tai Tapu, 90 at 10s 4d to 10s Bd. The fat sheep were a large and mixed entry, made up mostly of ewes, there being very few straight lines of frezzers. The market was very irregular throughout, and a large number of lines were passed. The range of values was—Best wethers 13s to 14s Bd, medium lls to 12s 6d, best ewes lls ta 12s 9d, medium 9s to 10s 6d, others 5s to 8s 6d. The principal sales were— A South Canterbury line of wethers. 13s 9d to 14s 8d; Waihaorunga estate, 85 wethers 14s 3d, maiden ewes 13s 3d; Mr A. G. Hcilmes, Hoon Hay, 300 crossbred wefchers 13s 5d to lls 3d; Mr J. R. Dixon, Waimate, wethers 12s to 14s sd; Cashmere Estate, 50 crossbred ewes 12s 3d to 12s 9d: Messrs Austin Brcs., Sheffield, wethers and maiden ewes 11a to 13s Id; Mr J. Austin. Sheffield, wethers 13s 2d; Sir Geo. Clifford, Stoneyhurst. 130 crossbred ewes lls 7d to 12s 7d; Messrs Brvden and Allen, Rakaia, wethers 12s 3d; Mr J. McLean. Rakaia, 60 ewes 10s 6d to lls 9d; Mr W.-F. M. Buckle-, Dunsandel, ewes 10s 6d to lls 6d; Mr E. Wright, Irvrell, ewes lls 6d; Mr G. F. Carpenter, Yaldhurst, 100 wethers and ewes lls; Mr G. E. Rhodes, Meadowbank, ewes 9s Id to lls. The yarding of beaf was made up of 150 bead, mostly light weights. Bidding woe

slack, and a good many were not sold. Steers brought £5 to £7 15s". heifers £4 15s to £5 17s 6d. aud cows £3 10s to £4 17s 6d. equal to 16s to 17s fee prime, 14s to 15s 6d for medium, and 11s to 15s 6d for cow and inferior per 1001b. There was very little doing in storo cattle and dairy cows. A medium yarding of pigs sold at well up to late rates, fats averaging 4|d to 4j|d per 11). Baconers made 45s to 68s 6d, porkers 36s to 445, stores 20s to 555, and weaners 15s to 17s 6d. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) DUNEDIN, February 8. Burnside market:—Fat cattle—l3l head were yarded, the greater part} good to prime. The supply bsing small, ream- prime oxen sold at rather better prices, other sorts firm at late rates. Best bullocks £8 to £10, others £5 10s to £7 15s. best heifers £5 to £6 12s 6d, others £3 10s to £4 15e. Fat sheep—279s were penned, the bulk were aged ewes of medium quality, with an odd pen or two prime wethere. The latter brought fully late quotations, but ewes being in excessive supply, suffered a fall of Is to 2s per head. Best crossbred wethers sold at 11s 6d to 14s 9d, others 10s 3d to 11s. 3d, best ewes (young) 9s to 10s 9d, others 6s to 8s 9d. Fat lambs—l 692 were penned, most of these were stores, the rest being butchers' lines and some small lots suitable for freezing. The latter sold ab late rates, but others were easier. Best lines 9s to 10s 6d, medium 7s 6d to 8s 9d, others 5s 9d to 7s 3d.