ADDINGTON MARKETS

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8921, 9 September 1905, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKETS

OHRISTCHURCH, Sept. 6. -- Store Sheep. — The only lines of store sheep in the yards were wethers, and they sdld as follows : 92 afe 20s, 100 at 18s 3d, and 76 at 17s 4d.

Fat Sheep. — Prices opened rather above last" week's rates for prime quality, but towards the close they fell again to the previous level. A number of lines of unfinished wethers were bought by graziers. Range of prices : Prime wethers 24s to 26s 6d, extra to 29s 6d. medium 21s to 235, 6d, unfinished 20s to 21s 6d ; prime heavy ewes, 21s to 23s 3d, extra to 26s 9d, medium 18s to 20s, fair to good merino wethers 13s 6d to l'/s lOd.

Fat Cattle. — The demand was good and prices showed a little recovery. Six steers from Messrs Parnham Bros. (Kaiapoi) made £11 7s 6d to £11 15s, and seven from Messrs W. and C. Purnham (Kaiapoi) £7 12s 6d to £8 17s 6d ; other steers brought £5 10s to £11, heifers £5 to £8 "15s; and extra to £9 10s, and cows £5 5s to £8 ss, equal to 22s to 24s for prime, and 19s to 21s for medium to good per 1001b. A good yarding of veal calves sold >t 7s 6d to £3. Store and dairy cattle. — All classes met with little demand. Prices : Yearlings 16s, 15s to 18-month 22s to 395, two-year steers 65s to 695, three-year steers 95s to 97s 6d (passed), dry cows 32s 6d to 61s, and a few good dairy cows offered sold at £4 to £8. ■- Pigs. — There was a rather better sale - for fats, but there was a dull demand for stores. Baconers made 38s to 525, equal to 3£d to 3|d per lb ; porkers 25s to 34s 6d, equal to 4^d to 3jjd per lb ; large stoves 16s to 20s. medium 12s to 15s 6d. and -weaners 5s to 11s 6d.