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Grey River Argus, 21 November 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

ADDINGTON' STOCK MARKET

(Per Press Association )

■CHRISTCHURCH Nov 20.

At the Addington Live' Stock Market there weie moderate entries of stock and a good attendance of buyers. Fat cattle were easier; also, fat lambs. A few small lots of. store heep were offered feed being now so abundant. Fat sheep sold firmly at fate rates. Fat pigs showed no change, and store and dairj^cattle were in keen demand. STORE SHEEP. The entries of store sheep were quite the smallest on record. Only three peris, aggregating 63, were offered and there were many anxious buyers. Owing: to the dearth of entries they were compelled to go home unsatisfied. Prices, compared with the previous weekj remained unchanged. In view of the paucity of supplies it was imposs ible to give the range ol values. FAT LAMBS. i- ■ ■ .■ ■ . ■ ■ ' There was an entry of 536 fat lambs mostly ot very prime quality. Only a 'few lots were bought for export. Competition among the butchers «yas not'so keen, the result being a considerable decline in prices! Best lambs made x6s 6d to 20s, and lighter 14s ■to 15s.' 6d. "'■*'. ■ ■'-. .■' '.: ' . ' ■ FAT SHEEP. - I .The yarding of fat sheep was some ; what larger than last week, and was \ made ujp chiefly of shorn lots. Wethers formed the principal portion of the yartling and include,^ a number of welj finished lines. There was good competition on the part of the butchers SevJeral export buyers AVere amphg tlie bidders " and secured' about 600 head. Prices were very .firm. • Woolly sheep sold even -better than shorn • due, no dotlbt,.. to' the , higlr rates ruling f or woql at 'the' Ute sale. The prices paitl for freezing wethers were 18s "6d to ps, for:shdra:23s^to.-2Ss. .For woolly the.- range' of prices was : Prime woolly we^iers 245: to 29s 6d, otlier? 21s id to 23s fid, woolly ewes. 21 s3d to 28s 6d, woolly hoggets' 1 7s 4d to 23s gd, wbolly mepno ; ' wethers '1 -rsjyd to 22s ! >cl, prime 'shqrn ■■ wethers 10s to 24^ lights 17s to ißs6d,-prime shorn ewes I.Bs tp 24s idjiothers iss.-tp 17^ od.:> ' .'■ . :.'■ ■ -'FAT CATTLE.. • . v Two hundred and fifj;y five fat cattle were penned,; compared- -withr. 222 "the preyious week, and 283 ;.. a fortnight earlier They were Well finished animals but? in spite of this the demand was distinctly weaker than the previous we<jk. _;. ; Prices suffered a" decline to the: extent of 2s per j OO %,hhe' decline . most :notic'eable . in. the case^ of good, beef. Beef realised 26s to "33a per- 100 lb". ■ Steers made £S 5s to 0 i ss,; extra; to- >£r4 v ss. heifers £7 17s 66 to £9, an d cows 7s 6d to £ 1 1 . , : V STO_RE GUTTLE. ■ : iThere was "a good entry of store cattle. -The quality was fair and the demand very keen; all. sorts^ selling for high prices. A cor^signrrient from Central Otago realised ■the foirpwing prices 20 steers and heifers; vi 2to 15 months: at £$ 12s. 10 cows at 1 5s, 30 ten .to ;'i2 months' sorts 525. The quotations were yearling^ £2 1 1 s, fifteen months sorts 1 os, to £3 :1.55,---two year steers £5 7s 6d to £$; 15s,

twelve to eighteen months sorts £4, two ; and a half to three year steers £7 55," two and a half year "steers three year steers' £7-1 7s 6d, three year heifers £$ 15s, and; dry cows £3 6s to 7s6d. Dairy cows also sold well at prices ranging from £4 ss "\6'"£i'6." FAT PIGS. ', There was a medium yarding- of fat pigs and the demand showed mo 'change from' the previous week. Chop- 0 pers realised ['£3 10s to £6 7s, heavy baconers 65s to 725, extra to £3 igs, and lighter sorts 52s to 60s, these prices being- : equivalent to 5 i-4d to Sid per pound.' Heavy porkers brought 40s \to 50s, and lighter descriptions 40s. to 43s, 'equal to sfd to 6d per pound. STORE PIGS. There was an average yarding of' store pigs on a par -with the previous week, but below. the average of- three or four weeks ago. Large stores realised 42s to 49s medium 32s to 40s and small sorts 22s to < 28s. Weaners sold well, realising. 15s to- 20s.