ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11750, 26 November 1903, Page 6

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

(BY OUK COMMERCIAL EDITOB.) There was a fair entry of stock and a good attendance. Store elieep met with a bride sale. Fat lambs -were a ihade easier, and there was also a decline in beef. Fat sheep- sold well on the early part of the sale, but the rise that then took place disappeared towards the close. Store cattle met with v brisk demand, bat boconere and porkers were again easier. STORE SHEEP. ~~ > The yarding of 1546 store cheep was mostly made up of ewes and lambs. All classes met with keen, demand at late rates.. The chief, sales were: —140 ewes and iambs 12i. 49 shorn ewes and lambs 13s 2d, 241 at 12s 2d, 91 at 10s 3d, 243 at 9b 3d, and 87 at 5s 10d, all counted, 111 two-tooth ewe* 16s 4d, 147 shorn four-tooth wethers 14s 9d, 183 hoggets 17s 6d, 137 at 17s, and shorn do 143 7d.. • PAT LAMBS. ' There were 616 fat lambs penned, the quality not being so good as the week before. Prime quality sold up to late irate*, but lighter and unfinished sorts -were easier. The range of prices was: —Heavy weights 17s 4d to 18s, prim© 15s to 17s, lighter 13s to 14s 6d, unfinished sorts, Hβ 9d to 12s 9d. There were about 30 bought for freezing at 14s to 16b, to take advantage of the winter freezing rates, which end this week. Most of the unfinished lambs were bought by grasiers. The principal sale* w< .jv— fer ■Mγ W. Chamberlain. Ellesmere, 20 at 18s, Meesr* Malcolmson Bros., "Leeston. 58 at 15b 10d and 17s 4d; ' Leentou client, 25 at 17s; Mr J. W. Watson, Springston.- 10 at 15s lid and 16s 10d ; Messrs Haekett Bros., Yaldhurst, 10 at 15s 3d to 16s 3d; Mr i>. Swain, Greenpark, 6 at 16s ; Mr J. Beattie, Coalgate, 58 at 13s 6d to 16s; Mr R. C. Dunlop, Brookside, 20 at 15s 10d ; Mr T. Nee, Cairnbrae, 46 at 13s 9d to 16s 3d; Mr I. Andrewe, Ellesmere, 25 at 13s 10d; Mrs J. Stevenson, Flaxton 27 at 13s to 14s; Mr J. W. Overt on, Preobleton, 19 at 13s 9d; Mr T. T. Dowling, Oakleigh, 61 at 12s 4d to 12s 9d. FAT SHEEP. There was a mod««ate vairding of fatsheep, nearly all being shorn crossbred wethers and ewes. Th*re wa.s a keen demand in the early part of the sale on the part of butchers, and a rise of fully Is 6d hvad on the previous week's rates took place, but towards <the> end of the sale, ac requirements became satisfied prices fell ag-u.in to the .level of those ruling la."*, week. A few pens were bought for {freezing, and a number of unfinished wethers were taken by graziers. The range of prices was: — Bert, shorn wethers 18m to 21s 4d, light and uniiiaishod 16s 3d to 17s 6d, best shorn evros 18s to 22s 2d, others 14s 9d to 17s 6d, woolly wethers 20s 8d to 23s 4d, woolly ewes 20s to 225. The cliief lines cold were for Messrs Mawson Bros., Westertiekl, woolly hoggets 24* 3d, 18 shorn merino •wethers 15s 6d to 20a 6d; Mr T. Nee. Cairnbrae, 30 woolly wefhera 22s 3d to 23s M: y\r J. MeCjory, 62 wooiiy wetliu-a £C* 8d to 23*; ILr P. McCartea,

Methwu. 60 woolly wethers 21s to 22s 6d; Mr I. Andrtwi. EJlewnere, 28 eliora ewes 21s 9d «o 223 6d; Mr H. Jl Clark, Flaxt«a. 14 I'horn ewes 22s 2d; Mr K. C. Dunlop, Brookwle, 32 woolly ewes 20s to 22*; Xlr 1* Acton-Adam*. 60 shorn wethers IBs M to 21s 4d; Mr W. Wright, EJlMtow, 131 ■wethers 19s 9d to 2b; .3iee*nrGi!laadere Bros., Darikld, 20 wethers 20s 3d, 44 maiden ewes 16s 6d do 17e 6d; Mr B. TV. Chapman, Femside. 68 wether* 19e 9d to IPs lid; "Mr W. Youns, Irweil. 65 aethers 19s to 20s; dient?, 73 wethers life to 20s. 75 *«•*». 1/i-3d t/» 19», 66 wee 14» 9d to 17« 7d; Mr J. C C Gfbtfie, G«hbieV Valley, 33 wether* 17b 6d io 19s 11<1, 35 ewes 18s 3d: Ms W. StoU, Darfield, 65 wethers 19» to 19s lid; Mr A. Birdling, Birdling's Flat, 70 wethers 18s 8d to 19s IOd; Acton Estate, 130 ewes 17s 7d to 19s 9d; Mrs J. Stevenson, Flaxton, wethere 19s. 18 ewe* 18a Id; Mr J. W. Overton, PrebWeton, 65 ewe* 17* 9d to 18* lid; Mr A. Todd, Waipara, 77 wethers 17s to 18s* 9d; Sir Geo. Clifford, Stonyhurst, 60 ewes 17s 3d to 18s 7d; Mr T. T. Dowling, Oakleigh. wethers- 18s 6d, 59 ewes 16e 3d to 17s 8d; Mr W. Carter, Spreydon, 70 ■wethers 18s to 18* 7d; Mr l>. Manball, BoliestoQ, 56 wethers 18s 3d to 18s (A; Mr H. T. Wright, 69 wethers 17s 7d to 18s sd; Mr W. McMillan, Irwell. 74 ■wethers 17s lid to 18s; Mr T. Needbam, Bolleston, 62 wethers 17s 5d to 18s; Mr (jeo. Lill, DnneaiMlel. 42 ewes 16s 5d to 17s lid, 18 wethers 17s; Mr E. Vaughan. Kirwee, 144 wethers 17s 8d; Mr G. Trott, 21' ewes 1?3 6d; Mr W. Chamberlain, Ellesmere, 70 wetht-rs and ewes 17s j Cooper 'a Estate, Sppingston, 70 ■wethers 1&3 3J; Mr H. D. Neutze, Benn«t«, 45 ewes 14s 10d to 16s. FAT CATTLE. Tlie supply of beef comprised 270 head, including 45 from the North Island. The yarding was a good one all round, there being a large proportion of prime steers. 'Jhe numbers were in excess of requirek mente, and values were easier by fully 2s per 1001b. Mr J. Ferguson, Halswell, a steer wisdeh took tliird prize at the Christchurch Show nude £13, a second prize cow £12, and a first prize heifer with at» unbeaten show record at Christchurch and Dunedin £12. Twenty steers from the North Island made £9 17s 6d to £11 17s 6d, and 25 at £10 2s 6d to £10 17s 6d; 7 tteersi from Messrs H. D. Buchanan and J. Buchanan, Little Riv«?r, £10 15s to £11 15e, and 19 heifrrs £7 17s 6d to £10 10s; 10 et*tra from Mr J. Sharp, Lincoln, £10 2s 6d to £12 10s, and 6 steers from Mr W. Sheate, jun., Greendale, £10 10s to £10 15s, and 2 heif-ra £8 7s 6d; other steers made £7 15s to £11 7s 6d, heifers £6 to £8 10s, and cows £5 17s 6d to £9 ss, equal to 26s to 29s per 1001b. There waa a large entry of veal calves, and they sold at 7s 6d to £2, according to size and quality. OTOKE AND DAIRY CATTLE. There waa an 'unusually large entry of good young store cattle. The improved feed prospect*, coupled with the scarcity and dearness of etora sheep, caused a brisk demand, from graziers, and most of the yarding v.as sold at the following rate, forward sorts selling ' exceptionally well:— Yestriings 36s to £2 ss; fifteen to eighteen mouths £2 15s to £4 15s; twoyear st-cers £5 13a 6d to £6, two-year luiifers £6 17s 6d, two and a half year eteere £8, three-year heifers £6 to £7 2s 6d, dry oows £2 12s to £5 17s 6d. An average'yarding: of dairy cows'sold at £4 10» to £9. ■ PIGS. A large entry of pigs met with ,a dull sale, prioee for fats being again easier, while ntorea maintained their values fairly well. Baconers made 37s 6d to 50s, and heavier 57«, equal to 4d to per lb; porkers, 28s to 39s 6d, equal to 4Jd to 4jd par lb; lurge storea ,24s to 32i,Kinedrara 18s to 235, weaners 12e to 16e, prize weaner* 23s-