ADDINGTON MARKETS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 1906, 24 October 1912, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

PEB PBGBS ASSOCIATION. Christcliurch, October 23. At Addington live stock market there were moderate entries of stock and a fair attendance. The entries were reduced by wet weather. The market opened at lower rates, but improved as it went on. On the whole it was weaker than last week. Store sheep sold well, only a few lines being offered. Fat lambs again sold well as did fat sheep, both classes Deing in shorter supply. Store cattle were in good demand, and pigs were unchanged in price.

Only a very small number of store sheep were penned, hoggets forming the bulk of the yards, the balance being made up of a pen of merino ewes. The attendance was moderate. Prices showed no change from the previous week. Quotations are: Hoggets, mixed sexes. 13s to 20s 3d; weaners, 10s 3d to 16s 9d; wethrs, 14s 3d to los ewes in wool, 15s Id; aged ewes in wool, 8s to 10s 9d. There were only 62 fat lambs penned, and they were as usual of prime quality, and met with keen competition, only one lot of thirteen selling at less than 20s. Best lambs made 20s 6d to 265, and lighter 16s to 20s. There was a somewhat smaller yarding of fat sheep than last week,and it was made up of about equal proportions of woolly and shorn sheep of overage quality. There was again a. good sale. It opened well, prices being firmer for both woolly and shorn sheep by about Is to Is 6d. The supply was barely sufficient for butchers' requirements. The range of prices was: Extra prime wooly wethers, to 30s; prime, 24s 6d to 27s 7d; others, 19s to 245; extra prime woolly ewes, to 275; prime, 21s to 25s 9d; others, 18s to 20s 6d; woolly hoggets, 21s 4d; prime shorn wethers, 17s 6d to 21s yd; iughter, 13s 6d to 17s; shorn ewes, 19s 8d to 21s 3d; woolly merino wethers, 19s 6d to 21s 2d. Two hundred and ninety head of fat cattle -were penned against 179 the previous week, entries including sonic animals of exceptionally good quality. At the beginning of the sale prices were easier than a week earlier, but improved as the sale proceeded, but in spite of this the average, price was Is per 1001b below tliose ruling on October IG. Ueef made 27s 6cl to 3os per 1001b, according to quality. Steers made- £7 7s 6d to £11, extra to £16; heifers £7 10s to £10 12s 6d, and cows £6 5s to £12 ss.

Tho entry of store cattle was a medium one. There was considerable enquiry for good cattle, but few that could be thus classified came forward. The demand for all descriptions was free, and a good clearance was made. Fifteen to eighteen-month sorts realised £3 os to £4 ss, two-year steers £5 ss, 2i-y<.'ar steers £5 "17s 6d, 3year heifers £5 7s, and dry cows £1 17s 6d to £4 ss. Dairy cows sold at £4 5s to £9 10s.

There was a medium entry of fat pigs. Tho demand showed no marked change from the previous except porkers, which were a shade easier all round. Choppers realised £3 10s to £6 Is, heavy baconers 65s to 72s 6d, .and lighter sorts 52s 6d to 60s (or equal to od to s\d per lb). Heavy porkers brought 45s to 50s, and lighter sorts 37s to 44s (equal to •sid per lb). The supply of stores was rather in excess of requirements; consequently prices were- somewhat easier. Large stores changed hands at 42s to 595, medium 30s to 40s, small pigs 20s to 28s, small weancrs 14s upwards, extra good making 245.