ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12591, 6 September 1906, Page 9

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

(uv oon ojuukhciai. editor.) Except in fat cattle and fat sheep there were moderate eutries of stock in tho yards, and a good attendance. Tho sale of fat cattle was irregular, and prices .easier, especially for prime sorts. Store wethers sold well, but most of the lines of hoggets wero paused in. Fat sheep hhowedl little change in values. Pigs showed a still further rise in prices. Store and dairy cattlo met with a fair sale

STORE SHEEP. Tho entry of storo sheep totalled about 2000, and were mostly hoggets and wethers. Slost of the latter changed hands, while only a few lots of hoggets wero sold, the prices asked being abovo buyers' limits. Among tho sales were 266 wethers at 20s 7dT 62 at 20s sd, and 110 at 20s 3d, 750 hoggLts at 16s lOd, 39 at 16a 6d, 105 at 10s 2d, and 94 at 14s 8d to 15s Id.

FAT SHEEP. Thero was a good yarding of fit sheep, mostly halfbreds and crossbred wethers, with a few pens of ewes and several lines of merino wethers. The salo opened dull, with prices rather weaker, except for prime heavy sheep, but they improved towards tho close, when graziers operated more freely, and took a number of lots of unfinished sheep. The rango of prices was:—Prime wethers 22s 6d to 2os 9d, others 19s 2d to 22e; ewes, prime 20s to 23s 3d, medium 18s to lite 6d, hoggets 18s to 19s, prime merino wethers 17s 6d to 19s 9d, good 16s to 17s. .The following wero the principal sales:—Wethers —G. H. Burton (Cust), 64 at 20s 6d to 25s 9d; McClel'land Bros. (Kiraberley), 58 at 23s 6d to 25s Gd; J. Sowden (Dunsandel), 116 at 23s 6d to 25s 7d; D. Mulholland (Darfleld), 58 at 23s to 24s lid; Todhunter Bros. (Waitohi Peaks), 63 at 22s Gd to 245, 66 hoggets at 18s Id: T. Blacklev (Rakaia). 179 at 19s lOd to 245; client, 120 at 21s 7d to 23s 7d, 40 at 23s 3d to 23a Gd, 45 at 21s 7d to 22s 2d; G. Giddings (Tinwald), 102 crossbred 21s to 23s 6d, 398 halfbred at 20* 9d to 22s 9d; Stephens' Estate (Irwell), GO at 21s 9d to 28s -3d; L. White (Rakaia), 61 at 22s 9d to 23s 3d, 82 hoggets at 19s; N. M. Dunlop (Kirweo), 61 at 21s lOd to 238; T. Langtey (Dromore), 186 at 20s 9d to 22s lid; Ryan Bros. (Weedons), G4 at 21s Id to 22s lid; Lakeside client, .110 at 21s 4d to 22s 6d; Sir John Hall (Hororata), 116 at 20s lid to 22s sd; 0. Addington vGreondale), 6L,at 22s to 22s 2d; F. G. Horrell (West Eyreton), 35 at 225; T. L. Hart (Slorven), G6 at 20s 7d to 225: J. Cowie (Hawarden), 28 wethors and maiden ewes, at 21s to 21s lOd; P. C. TJirelkeld (Flaxton), 59 ot 21s 3d to 21s 9d; C. C. Judge (Bennetts), 183 at 20s 3d to 21s 7d; G. Watson (West Melton), 28 at 21e 2d to 21s Gd; C. Early (Oreendale), 30 at 21s 3d; A. H. Turnbull (Balcairn), 60 at 21s Id; G. Holland (Greendale), GO at 20s 3d to 20s lOd; W. Goodwin (Lauriston), 67 at 20s 7d; A. Drummond (Laurkton), 65 at 20s 4d; C. E. Mason (Hawarden), 80 at 19s 2d to 20s 4d. Ewe*—J. Studholmo (Coldstream), 120 at 20s 9d to 23s 3d; client, 15 at 225; Bealey Bros. (Haldon), 43 at 18s 9d to 20s 3d. Merino wether.* —C. Early (Grtendnle), 29 at 19s 9d; J Batty (Cairnbrae), 60 at 18s Id to 19s 3d; Sir John Hall, 126 at 18s 3d to 19s; G. Watson (West Melton), 101 at 16s Gd to 17s Od; C. Squires (West Sleltpn), 51 at 10? to 17s Gd; D. Mulhulland (Dariield), Go at lGs.

FAT CATTLE. The yarding of fat cattle totalled 275, a good proportion being prime quality steers and hoifers. The supply being requirements, tho sale was irregular and prices easier. especi?lly for prime quality, cows and second-quality steers and . heifers selling veil up to tho previous weeks rates. Among tho sales were:—D. Rutherford (Leslie Hills), 6 steers, £12 to £13 los, and 10 heifers £8 17s Gd to £10 10s.; Courage Estate (Amberley), 7 steers, £9 Us Gd to £12; B. Haves (Halkett), 4 steers, £9 17s Gd to £12 and 3 heifers, £8 2s Gd to £8 17s Gd; W. Doubleday (Kaiapoi), 12 steers, £6 10s to £11 15s; Lewis and Brown (Oxford), 9 steers £9 17s Gd to £11 10s; Mrs Lemon (Killinehy), G steers, £9 7s Gd td"£ll; J. Osborne (Dovlestcn), 3 steers, £10 7s Gd to £10 17s Gd, and 2 heifers, £9 2s Gd to £10; other 6teers brought £7 to £12; heifers, £5 12s Gd to £10 12s Gd, and cows £4 17s Gd to £8 12s Gd, equal to 22s to 26s ncr 1001 b, according to quality. Veal calves sold at 7* Gd to £2 15s. STORE AND DAIRY CATTLE. The entry of store cattle was made up chiefly of small lots, of which two-year-olds were the best. 'Thero was a fair amount of business done at the following rate:—Yearlings 2Gs, fifteen to eighteen months 31s to 535, two-year steers £3 12s Gd, two-year heifers £2 12a Gd, three-year steers (few four years), £5 7s Gd, thrco-vear heifers £3 15s, dry cows £1 13s to £3 10s. Dairy cows met with a fair sale up to £8 ss. PIGS. There was a good yarding of pigs, and prioes all round showed a still furthor advance. A lino of 20 baconers from J. A. Slcßae Peacock (Swannanoa), sold at 53s to 755, a_d 7 heifers 48s to 50s fid, and 7 baocners from the Sunuyside Mental Hospital, 69s to 775. Other baconers made 60s to 755, porkers 28s to 445, medium stores 16* to 20s, a few to 21s. small 10s Cd to 15s, and woaners to 10s. A sow and litter of twelve were sold at £7.