ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 19, 23 January 1913, Page 11

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

, ' ♦ (Br TEtEGBAPH—'PiJffIS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHURCH, 22nd January! At Addington the entries ,of stock were, but tlightly larger than last week; the trouble with tho slaughtermen at ihe freezing works again preventing the taiiding of more fat Bheep and Jarqba than were required for local consumption. Store sheep showed practically no change in prices. Fat cattle wero easier. Fat lambs sold almost equal; to' last week's rate, the easier tone be^ng due to a larger supply. The -fat sheep sale opened at rather < easier^ fa(*j3,> , ana towards tho end beoame vary dragging. Store cattle wore somewhat ' easier, ana" pigs were dull of sale. „, k There 1 a good yarding 0f,.-jstOrci shoep, Wethers of various grades," a,nd lambs' forming the bulk of tho, yarding, , the former predominating, in addition to a fair _ sprinkling of ewes. $&s„_ at* tendance w&s, about up to thd average oil "reCßnt^siileal All forward lots of -Tapo lambs and wethers changed hands At • prices about on a par with late rates, 'Dht othdr descriptions of lambs were slightly easier, and purchasers wero- leSs readily found than afc recent sales, and the same remarks apply, although id a, lesser degree, to wother3 of medium' class, though some lots found purchasers at prices quite equal to tfiose ruling l n. week earlier. Fair descriptions of young owes of a gogd class, though not many, were on oftior, and sold at satisfactory prices, although as tho breeding season has not yet opened the values rulihg dan scarcely be taken as a criterion. Beapito free competition for nearly all tho lines, offered a fair proportion of the yarding failed to realise owners' reserves, and" were passed. Prices wore.' — Ewes, twotooth to 16s 2d; a better class making to 18s 6d j four and sk-tooth, 16s to 17s j, four, six, and eight-tooth, 13s to 14b 6,d ; and full and failing-mouth sheep, 1 10s to to 11s 6d. Wethers.—Four and six-tooth forward, 15s 9d to l?s 7dj two-tooth, fair, 12s 9d to 13s 4d; small sorts, 11« lOd; and a few woolly wethers, 14s" 9d. Lambs.— 'Forward rape sorts, 13s to 13s 7d; fair, 12s to 12s 9d; ordinary to "fair, 10s 6d to 11s 6d; and medium to inferior, 6s 9d. There were 1100 fat lambs ■ penned, being double the number that came forward last week, a, large proportion being lightweights. Export buyers were 'not operating, but butchers were able tp take the whole of the offerings at prices about thß same or in some cases a little under last week's prices. Best lambs mad© 16s 6d i to 19s ; and lighter, 13s 6d to 16s. * The yarding of fat sheep was somewhat larger than last week, and totalled about 4000, including a, good proportion of prime wethers. Bidding was oonfined fo butchers, and the market opened somewhat easier than last week. As tho sale progressed and the batchers filled their requirements business became very dragging, and a number of lines of wethers were passed in. The range, of pridfs was-;— Prime wethers, 19s to '22s 4d; lighter, 16s lOd to 18s 6d; prime ewes, 15s to 20s fid} others, 10e bd- to 14s 6dj merino wethers, 10s 6d to 17s 3d. Two hundred and twenty-seven head of fat cattle" came forward, against 148 ' on 15th Jattliary^All descriptions boing represented. The demand showed unmistakable weakness, and beef suffered a. further decline of about Is per JOOlb, current prices being 22s to 30s, whilst a fair proportion of the yarding failed to find purchasers at auction. Steers realised £8 5s to £12 15s; heifers, £5 17s 6d to £9 17s 9d; and cows, £5' 5s to £10 15s. A fair number of store cattle were penned including some lines from the South, the majority being of useful class. A good number of lines, including some of those from outside the province, changed hands privately before the sale/ Notwithstanding the -abundance of feed and nice lines offered, prices wefe rather easier than' oh ISth January. Yearlings made 17e ; 15 to 18-month sorts, £2 2s 6d to £3 17s; twoyear heifers, £4 5s to £4 17s 6d ; two and a half-year steers, £7 2s 6d : three-year heifers, £5 4a to £5 7s ; and dry cows, £2 6s to £5 3s 6d. Dairy cows made £4 10s to £9. Only a medium number of fat pigs were i penned, «nd the market showed a lack of briskness, especially for -porkers, which sold at a slightly lower rate. Choppers made 50s to 70s; heavy baconers, 52a to 61s i and lighter sort*, 42s 6d to 50s (equal to 4£d per lb). Heavy porkers brought 33s to 38s, and smaller sorts, 29s to 32s (equivalent to Sd to 54d per lb). The yarding of store pigs was a. small one, and the domahd was comparatively weak. Large sorts realised 28s to 33b; a>nd smaller descriptions, 17s to 275. Weaners, 6f which few were offered, realised llg to 16s. The Sunnyside Mental Hospital sent forward a consignment of 47 purebred Berkshire and Yorkshire boarg and sows, varying in age from four mouths to two years. Competition was slack, and the prices obtained were low considering the quality of the animals. Berkshire boars ntade £1 Is to £5 sa ; Berkshire sows, £3 3s to £6 6s; Yorkshire boars, £2 12s 6d to £4 4s : and Yorkbhire eowp, £S 3s to £4 4s.