ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 1106, 10 February 1910, Page 4

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

PEE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Gliristchurch, February 9. At Addington live stock market there were good yard ings of stock, but as farmers were busy harvesting the attendance was not up to the average. Fat cattle were irregular of sale at late rates, store sheep were in good demand, all except backward lambs, fat lambs showed a further : rise in prices, and fat sheep sold at , last week's rates. Pigs were dull of j sale. Store cattle were in fair de- ! ma ml and dairy cows sold well. There j was a largo yarding of store sheep, i fully twice the number offered last week. The bulk consisted of rape lambs, of which a considerable proportion were a good class. For forward lambs there was a good demand at last week's prices, but for the poorer classes there was a decline of 6d to 9d per head, as the supply was in excess of the requirements of buyers present. There was a moderate entry of ewes and wethers, and these showed practically no change in values. Best rape lambs safd at 5s lOd to 10s 10d, small 6s od to Bs. Forward wethers to 14s 9d, medium 10s 6d to 12s 6d, lighter 9s 6d to 11s,. two-tooth ewes to 13s 9d, and 24 eight-tooth ewes to 12s 10d. The entry of fat lambs totalled 6615, the largest number offered this season. There were some prime lots penned, but a considerable proportion were on the light side. These, however, sold remarkably well, and were firmer _by about Is per head, while the primest lambs showed arise of about 9d per head. One-fourth of the yarding approximately sold at 14s to los, about one-half at 13s to 13s lid, and the balance at 10s 4d to 12s lid, the bulk thus making over IBs. There were 6035 taken for eUtport, the demand being keen, and 580 were bought by butchers. The yarding of fat sheep was a comparatively small one. There was a good demand for wethers for export, and as the supply of ewes was not beyond the butchers' requirements there was no change in values. The range of prices was 15s to ltjs Sd, others 12s 3d to 14s od, prime ewes 11s 6d to lie 9d, others 8b to 11s, merino wethers 8s to 9s 2d. There were "249 fat cattle penned, being mostly dealers' lines, and the

quality was of good general average. At the opening of the sale nearly the whole yarding was passed, but afterwards all but seven or eight lots were sold. The sale was irregular, but prices showed practically no change, prime beef being equal to 20s to 225, medium 18s 6d to 19s 6d, and cow and inferior 17s to 18s per 1001b. Steers brought £6 5s to £9 17s 6d, heifers £5 to £7 17s 6d, and cows £4 7s 6d to £7 7s 6d. - Veal calves formed a small yarding and sold at late rates, yearlings nlaking 26s to 335, 10-months to 18-months £2 4s to £2 6s, two-year steers £3 17s 6d, two-year heifers £3 2s Cd, 2|-year steers £4 10s, three-year heifers £4 4s to £4 15s, and dry cows £2 10s to £4 lls. Dairy cows were in good demand, and realised £3 10s to £10. There was a small yarding of pigs, and a dull sale for both fats and stores. Large baconers made 42s to 495, and lighter 34s to 40s, equal to to per lb; large stores'23s to 325, medium 17s to 20s, and weaners 8s 6d to 12s.