STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 96, 16 January 1908, Page 8

STOCK SALES.

. [BY TELEGRAPH.—rRES3 ( ASSOCIATION.] •' ,-uw# CnniSTCHpjtcH, ■ January. 15. ■' At Addingt.on, live, stock, market to-.day there were fairly largo, entries' of stock and a,good attendance'.- Pat cattle showed • a * decline i in values. Prime ifot- lambs .were-ratber. •firmer, and shpep were ''dull. of sale ...at : lower .rates. . Pigs ■ sold >' better iii consequence of a small entry. The'yarding of' store 'sheep -was • larger than for'somo tjme, and consisted principally of lamb?,O.jripg ..to:, the continued dry weather.'there, .was. a poor demand, and sales were difficult'; to effect, a" number ' of-' lines being pasted;- in, and prices wero lower, in some, eases''by- fully-le. 6d. per • head.'- Small lftrhbs i brought I. .very low prices: -2-tooth ewev 155.-; mixed 2-tooths,, 9s. BtJ. to .lis. 3d.'; store lambs,- 7b. >to. 12s. 2d.; culls,. 35.. 6d. and ss. Cd.: .The -yarding of fat, lambs 'was the largest fori'.'the'. season, and-, while there .were somo largo' aßd' reirlly'primo lines, there, was also a large' proportion of dry, hard, and backward'conditioned lots,'a number of which were bought by graziers.' There was'better competition-, among the export buyers, and prices forvthe 'best lots were rather firmer, while ■ backward lots thought lower figures. Tegs made 15s. 9d. to 17g. Gd.; ordinary freezers, 13s. to '15s. Gd.; lighter, lis. to 12s. Gd.; backward conditioned, 75.. Gd.,. to lis. There was :a moderate yarding of fat sheep, mostly, backward conditioned . lots. Anything prime sold well ,up to lato rates, but aged ewes wero rather cheaper. There was little business done, for export.' The range of prices was: Trim? wethers, 16s. Gd. to 195.; lighter, 13s. 9d. to 16s. ; • prime ewes, 14s. 6d. to 16s. 9d.;. medium,'l2s. to 145.; and aged light, 9s. to-lis." Gd. Thei entry of beef totalled 311 head, of which the bulk was cows. The sale was. a dragging one, cows being difficult to disposo of, and prices were rather easier for prime beef, and the declino in cows was greater. Sales were as. follow: Steers, JEG to .610 10s.; -heifers, .£5 to .£7, 55.; and -.corns, X-l ss. to -J67 2s. 6d., equal to 235. Gd. for prime and -lGs. for medium quality per 1001b. Veal calves sold at 4s. Gd. to 555. There was a medium' ontry of. store cattle, which met with a dragging sale. Yearlings sold up to 165.; 15 to 18-months, 255. to 305.; 2-year heifers, 455.; 3 and'3l-year steers, -Jt6; 3-year heifers, .£3 18s.; dry cows, X 3 15s. Dairy cows woro in ' poor demand at X.3 ss. to J2G 15s. There was rather n small ■ yarding of pigs, and pricos were better. .- Choppers wero sold up to ,£4; baconers, 455. to 575. (equnl to 4Jd. to 5d.); porkers, 355. to 425. (equal to 5Jd.); medium stores, 18s. to 275.; weaners, 12s. to 155.; and suckers,. up to 10s.