ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 140, 13 June 1912, Page 4

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

fBX TXLZGBAI>K— PKBSS ASSQCIATipN.3 ' CHRISTCHURCH, 12th June. At Addington live stock market there were again large entries of stock in the sheep sections, and good yardings in other departments. There wa6 an average attendance. Fat cattle sold at about last week's rates. Store cheep were in strong demand, and fat lambs were easier by about 1b per head. Tho fat cheep market opened very firm, and closed at last week's prices. Tho entry of store sheep, as might naturally havo been expected at this season of the year, showed a marked foiling off. Iho sale was concluded shortly after noon, iho yarding was of ordinary class and contained nothing special. There was a. fair attendance, and a brisk 'oale, Ptery*u Jn ° , Dem & cleared at. prices which itill Showed an upward tendency, the Jinnnahß m tho market being especially noticeable in toe case of good young ewes and weVacrs. Lambs of all descriptions also participated in the improved demand, in fact, the only class of sheep that did not command more attention than at tho previous sale were old and toothless sorts. The quotations were: Ewes— A lino of four, six, and eight-tooth halfbreds made 15s lid; six and eight-tooth (good), to 16s2dtwo, four, .us, and eight-tooth (of a good class), 16s 8d; four and 'six-tooth (medium), life to 13s 9d; full-mouth, to 11saged and toothless sorts, to 7s 6d. Lambs' J airly forward sorts, 12s to 12s 6d; others, 10s 9d to 113 9d'; ewo lambs (tmall), 11s 3d; wethers, fairly forward, 17s to 17b 7d-two-tooth (forward), 15s 6d to 16s 2d; lowconditioned small sorts (culls), 12s 6d- and merinoe, 10s. Th« entry of fat lambs was a large one, totalling 9559, but while there waif a fak proportion of prime' sorte there was a large percentage of light and unfinished lambs. This indicates that the fattening season is now drawing to a close, and entries from now onwards will perceptibly ease off. Competition lacked the briskness that has characterised late sales and "prices were easier by fully Is per head, as compared with last week. Tegs made 16s to 19a 4d; a few extra, to 21s; average weights, 15k 6d to 15s 9d; and light and unfinished, lla to 13s. - The yarding of fat bheep was a very large one of mixed quality, but included wine good lines of freezing wethers and ewe*, but the bulk of the entry cousibted pf medium and inferior ewes. The marVet opened under keen competition and prices for both ewes and wethers were very nrm, and closed at last week's rates lha range of price* wtib : Prime wethers, ii jl° ¥?'' nl?*™'.n I ?*™'. to 24b M ; others, 15rf lid to 17b 9d ; prune ewes, 14s 6d to 19s 7d ; extra, to 24s sd ; other*,, 7t, 6d to 14s • jnermo wethers, 12s 6d to 16s 7d: merino ewe*>, Bs. o, Th i. c *? try of fa * <-' utt le. which totalled <M 2 head, compared with 190 at the previous sale, included a few lines of quite exceptionally fine and h«ivy cattle, but the bulk of the yarding was medium quality, and there was the usual proportion of cowa. The demand for all clauses remained unchanged, the better descriptipii of animals being responsible for the highest figures ruling. Beef realised 23s 6d_ to 2Ss per 1001b, the highest price being obtained for prime steer beef Steers brought £7 10s to £11; extra, to £14 ss; heifors, £5 10s to £8 10s; extra to £11 15s; and cow», £5 to £8: extra to £10 lfte. Store Cattle.— The yarding was a 6mall one, and consisted mainly of old cows. The demand was weak, there being few buyers. Yearlings made £1 18 ato £1 19s; two-year steers, £4 17s; two-year heifers, £4 to £4 5b 6d ; and cowe. £1 15s to £4 7s 6d ; dairy cows, £4 to £10 15s. The yarding of fat pigs wa*> a relatively small one, and as a result there was good demand, all lines offered' selling freely. Choppers covered a wide range of quality, and prices ran. from 45c* to 105s, whilst heavy baooners realised 67s 6d to 755, and lighter sorte 535» to 655, these prices being equivalent to s)d p»r lb. Heavy porkers made 43s to 4&3, and smaller pips, 35s to 40s (equal to sad per lb). Stores were iu_ good supply, and the demand was "brisk. Large sorte realised 35s to 42s od ; medium, 25s to 32s 6d; and small sorts, I 14s to 22s 6d. Wcuners, whit-h were in good request, brought 9s 6d to 14» 6d.