ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12967, 21 November 1907, Page 9

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

(HT OT7B COMMERCIAL EDITQE.) Thero was n fairly largo entry of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle were easier; fit lambs sold well, export buyers operating for the first tiino at the yards this season; store cheep were not quit© so eaey to sell, and there was a decline in all classes of pigs. Fat sheep barely main' tamed last week's rates. There was a better demand for utoro oattlo. STORE SHEEP. The yarding of store sheep was a small one., and tho demand was not quite so brisk as of late, and prices were barely maintained. A line of 228 shorn two-tooth cold at Hβ 9d. 03 at 12s. 55 at 12s lOd, 353 four-tooth shorn wethers 16s Gd, 91 four and six-tooth woolly ewes and lambs 14s 9d, 197 shorn ewea and lambe 7s Id,- all counted. , FAT LAMBS. There were about 600 fat lairds penned, and, with the exception of a few pens, the quality was really good, Several of the export buyers were operating, the prices they paid ranging from 16s 5d to 19e 2d, and butchers' lambs sojd from. 13s to 19e. Among the. sales were:—For V. W. Wright (Swannanoa), 22 at 17s 3d to 19s; F. J. Maddison (Templeton), 7 «t 18a -to 19s; W. Witte (Prebbleton), Id at IGs to 19s; F. J. Andrew ton), 60 at 15s 6d to-lSs 6d; J. Beatty (Coalgate), 81 at 18s 3d; 1\ A. Whyfe (Yaldhnrst), 13 at 14s to 18e; F. W< Carpenter (Prebbleton), 20 at 15e 4d. to 17e Gd; Mrs Winter (Swennanoa)j 4G at 17s 7d; client, 97 etl&rto 17e 3d; W. Goodwin (Leuriston), 80 et 16a Id to 17s; T. Flack (Chaney'e), 21 a.t 13s to 16s; O. Greavwt (Lincoln), 15 at 135,5 d to 16s 6d; E. McCarthy (Prebbleton), 67 at 13s to 15s. ; FAT SHEEP. ; There" was a fairly large yarding of fat sheep, nearly all being shorn, and there was a good proportion, of wethere. Sovefal export buyers were <yper» ating, bnt competition was steady, an 4 prices were s shade und<sir Sriose of last week for both wethers ftrftT&v'es'. The range of prices was:—Woolly wethers. 23e 7d to 28s 9d; shara wethers,'" 15s lid to 21s 6d; best eliorn owes, 17» to 20s i oth«M J rfl2e 6d to ip'-'oM. The principal sales were:—Woolly wet/here: T. Dowlirig (Lowcliffe), 109 \t 24s Id to 2<3» 9di Brown Bros. (Tecmuke), 35 fit 23s 7d to 24e-2d. Shorn wetiheru: J. A. Holme* (Bangor). 133 at 17s lid to 21s 3d; J. Hurse (Oust), 18 at 21s 6d; F. Birdling (Birdling** Fist), 130 at 18e 8d to 20s; G. Murdoch (Ashburton), 69 at 18s 8d; J. Weld (Waikari), 60 at 18s to 18s 3d; T. H. Lawrence (HaT\erd«n), 48 at 16s 8d to' 18s; Cunneen Bros. (Broadnelds), 80 at 18s 7d to 19s IOd; R. Wright (Hawarden), 65 at 18s Cd -to 19s Gd; H. J. Baydock (Cherisey), CD at 17s 9d to 17* lid: R. M. Morten (Mount Pleasant), 100 at 19s 6d to 21s; W. Goodwin (Leuriston), 17 at 13s lid; E. Butcher (Waikari), 60 at 17s 3d to 18s 3d; Gordon Holmes (Pigeon Bey), 46 at. 20e; Jaa. Robineon (West Eyreton), 81 at 18* 9d to 19s; J. A. H«nloy (Lincoln), 60 at 16s lOd to 19s; F. W. Carpenter (Pre'bbleton), 37 at 19s. Shorn circs: Client. 32 at 17s 4d to 203, 18 maidens at 19s; W. Witt© (Prebbleton), at 19b 6d ; G. G. Holme* (Knocklyn), 40 at 17s °d to 19s 6d; M. Ryan (Broadfielde), ■83 a* 18s 2d; W. Armstrong (Broad(fwlds), 20 at 17s 9d; J. Langdale (Weet Meltoo), 65 ot 14e 5d to 15s 4d; Gordon Holmes (Pigeon Bay), Iβ at 16a: •A Drummond. (Leuriston), 21' at 18s 6 . ; J ir A , Geo> , C lfford (Stonyhurst); 128 at 16s 9d to 18s; V. W. Wright (Swannanoa) JO at 16s to 17s 'klfJas. Robinson (Wegt Eyreton), 45 at 16e 4d to JS?'^ J G ',? drt,, «U CRakaia), 133 at 12s 6d to 14s IOd; I. Andrew (Elksmero) r -it- at 10s Id to 18s 9d; tV. B Andrevr (Green Park), 20 at 15s Cd ; F - W. Cirpenter (PrebWeton), 12 at 18s it' m, (Prebbleton), 44. at 13s lOd to Mβ sd; F. J. Andrew (Bpringsfcon), 42 at 17s. FAT CATTLE. The supply of beef totalled 282 head the bulk be-kug of prime quality. 13i© ma-ritet was easier than of lato in consequence of supplies becoiniiine more plentiful. For Mr W. H. Rufo (Ashburton), a. bullock was sold at £16 12e Gil; North Island client, 32 etoere at £11 to £12 10e; B. D. Giles (Motint Parnassus), 14 ste<yrß £10 to £11 ss; Hawlas-iTOod Estate, 14 steers £9 12s 6d to £10 15s. Other s-teera brought £8 to £12 12s 6d, hedfere £5 17s 6d to £8 103, and cows £4 17s Gd to- £7 17e 6d,' equal to 28s to 30s for extra prime, 25e to 275.6 d foe prime, and 21s to 24b cows and medium quality , per 1001b. Veal calves were entered in. largo numbers, and sold at 5s 6d to 50s. STORE AND DAIRY CATTLE. : ' i Thero was a largo entry of store, cattle, and the quality was much above" tho average, owing to the presence, ofi a large line from the North. There was a fair demand for good sorts, and' 6ales wero made as follows:—Yearlings., loe to 19s; 15 to 18 months, 30s to.' 4tis; two-yeer steers, £3 to £3 18s;i two-year heifers, £2 13s to £3; five--year steers, £5 2s 6d; three-year heifors, £4; dry cows, 20s to 44s 6d. For tho Mount Stewart Estate a line of 100 heed was sold es follows":—Three aid. four-year steers, £5 14s 6d; three-year-steors, £3 Is to £5 Is; three end fonr-i year heifers, £4 15s to £4 16e; three-, year heifers, £3 5s 6d to £3 6s. The> dairy cowa were a medmm lot, end a , email entry sold at £3 to £7. ' PIGS. Th© number of pigs entered iras not so largo as \M week, M <l there was. an aU round dedine. Bacwsers ra,n«ed from 55» to 755, «qu*l to 5Jd lb; porkere, 3t» to 525. «q«al to 6Jd to 0d; large stores, 35* to 455; medium, 26a to 325,, and 18s to 245.

the GeraWin© Yards yesterday, and a good salo. Sheep—About 2000 head were penned. Prices were:—Fat ewes, Ws od to 23s 9d: 2-tooth shorn weth«ra, 18s 3d,, four, six and eight-tooth •we* (stores), 15s Gd; halfbred ewes and lambs, lis 3d to 13s 3d; ewes ana .I+'mbs, 133 3d ;m<*rino ewes and lambs. 6s 8. -.four, six and cigTit-tooth wethers, 15.$ j 9<l. Cattle—About 75 head were yard- .; cd. Sales were:—6 steers and heifers, £1 18s; 3 heifers. £2 3e; empty heifer, • JCI 17»; heifer in'calf. £4 17s 6d; steer, £2 15s; fat heifer, £4 1G»; prime fat heifer, £6 los; empty cow, £8 sa; «o«b in profit, £4, £2 13s 6d; cows calved. £3, £4, £3 10s; dry cows, £2 , lis lOd; springers, £1 10s, £3 Is. •I Pigs—Th«r© was an exceptional demand for young pigs- Small stares made 18s to 255; porkers, 27s 6d to JUs t baconers, 37s 6d and £2 ss.