MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11870, 20 April 1899, Page 3

MARKET REPORTS.

ADDINGTON. Entries in most classes of stock at the Addington market yesterday were up to the average, except in fat sheep, which were present in small numbers. The attendance was unusually large, a number of farmers being present in search of sheep in consequence of the abundance of teed, Businesjnn nearly all departments wa,s brisk, and most classes maintained last wee«» prices, while in store sheep and fat lambs a further advance took place. Yardings for the day comprised- 4(08 la. t] ie «p and lambs, 6700 store sheep, 469 near! of cattle, and 706 pigs The week s supply pf beef was made up of 226 nead, and, «itli the exception of a few prime heavy sorts, most of the cattle were light to handy-weight steers and heifers, there being very few tat cows. Last week's prices were fully maintained fm all sorts, viz., up to 18s per 1001 b for extra prime, 15s to 17s 6d for good to prime, and from 12s to 14s 6d for other sorts. Prices per head ranged, for good steers from Li to £8 17s 6d. and down to £5 5s for lighter weights, for heifers from £3 12s 6d to 17s' 6d, and for cows from £3 to £5 lUs. The entry of store cattle was better than tor some time past, including some fair lures of forward young cattle These met with a much keener demand, and a very fan clearance was made at an advance on late rates. Out of a line of 55 three-ycar-old steers from the Peninsula 15 brought £5 5s each, the balance selling at £4 10s p some nice two-and-a-ha 1 f-year-old steers brought £. 10s two-year-old heifers £2 10s, a large line of two-year-old mixed sexes £2 15s, aim yearlings from 20s to 30s. The “try m dairy cows was a mixed one, and the better sorts of cows and springers sold at well up to late rates. , , . , Amongst the meagre yarding of fat sheep there were very few lines of really good freezers, the bulk being butchers ewes. Anything fit for export was keenly competed for, and prices firmed slightly. The sale of butchers’ ewes, however, was a mod irregular one. and although m a few instances high prices were given, on the wnole IKS™ slightly easier. IV show how irregular-tie s.le TO it my >» ”“ •-turned that about tire middle .of the sale a pen of butchers’ ewes was, purchased a, 11s bv a farmer, whose intention it was to purchase a few more pens. ai ing to attain his purpose, he put the lot h ' had purchased up for auction again at the end of the sale, and obtained what must to him have been the satisfactory pnee of m bd apiece for them. A line of Neath Island wethers was taken for butchering at 15s to 16s 3d. Freezing wethers brought from 14s to 16s Id, extra heavy np to iis 10cl, while Mr A. L. Joseph purchased for the Won market one Shropshire D own wether from the North Island at 20s , ugh JoTs went down to 13s Id ; best trade ewes brought 12s 6d to 15s 3d, medium do 10s to 12s, merino ewes 7s 2d to Ss lid. Amongst the principal lines were—On account of Mr G G Stead, Brown’s Farm 52 cross-bi d wethers ul 16s 3d to 17. 10d, rf Air E G Wright, Windermere, 82_toree-nuair-bred wethers at 15s 9d to 16s 3d, and 86 half-bred do at 15s 5d to 16s 3(1, ana oo iw ~ Wa j ra ate, cross-brea c“““ eo wSleSul 14s to 16s i ou ucoo.ut of Mr S. Ballagh, Leeston, 51 cross-bred Xov* It- 15s lOd: on account of bt. Leonard’s Estate, 79 half-bred wethers at 14s 9d to 15s 7d; on account of Easteott Estate 200 half-bred wethers and maiden 14s 3d to 16. M j . ,L*»»to; .>■“ ot ™„““Sr E Mu »«k rtSn. di .t it BdV Chatmoss Estate, do at ii' cm in 13s 3d - an Oamaru line went at Ss to 12s 3d • account of Mr W. Ande^ 165 W.P.Hmsli? 12s 4d; on account of Mr W. O- ™? the £ a merino ewes fit 9s li.u. °There were a’ few more fat lambs in than ih ,7® i ast week, and the quality ior was the d ‘ rable iin . tlie most 1 keen demand, and K?h” wlvS ‘. .1 fTO 6d to 9d per heed . r_ -nlace for the better classes. PnniM freezing sorts brought from 12s to 13s -kl, and up to lSs 3d for extra prime medium do down to Us, and batchers sorts down to 9s 4d. Amongst the principal were 21 purebred Sbropshires from Mr G. G. Steffi Brown’s Farm. . They were tne L I, . r -j non sold on the estate to go to LtAry “d Stod 13s 6d to 15s 3d Sr to. best i»d Us 6d lor the <nrll pen. 149 three-quarter-bred English Leicesters from the Haylaads Estate brougnt 12s; 70 from Mr E. G. Wright, Windermere, IE 4d to 12s 8d; 74 from Mr J. Eaglesome, 7d, and a line of 66 from Oamaru 12s -to to The bulk of the store sheep were wethers and lambs, with a few small lines of breeding ewes, most of which were aged bo keen was /the competition, for all classes that not a single pm was turned out unsold, and prices, which have been fairly high, hardened still further, nmre especiafiy for turnip sheep, and it is difficult to see where buyers at the prices ruling yesterday are going to make their profits when the piesent values of fat sheep are taken into account. Amongst the principal lines of wethers sold were 996 four and from the Hoon Hay Estate f ld to lds 9d 200 two-tooths at 13s 7d, 790 do from Marlborough at 13s 4d, 817 two and fourtooths from Port Levy at 13s Id, 493 twotooths at 12s 6d, and small lines of forward sorbs at from 12s 8d to 13s lid and backward sorts down to 10s 5d A nice me of mixed two-tooths changed hands at 13s 3d. Most of the ewes were in small fines. Twotooths brought 10s Bd, two, tour and sixtooths 10s 4d, four-tooths 9s, four, six.and eighb-tooths 255 at 10s scl and 208 at 10s 6A four and six-tooths 11s 4d, six and eighttooths 10s 5d to 11s 7d, and aged sorte 9s 4d to 10s 6d, a line of 456 going at the former figure. Small lobs of fairly good lambs KughXm 9s 6d to 9s lOd, a line of 672 forward sorts 10s 9d, another good fine 10s 6d 90 fairly well grown 9s 4d, and 155 small and backward sorts 6s Id. The yarding of pigs was °ne of the heaviest of the season, containing a couple of consignments from the North Island. The mar-ket-opened yery well for-all sorts, bub-it-

soon became evident that buyers were not disposed to offer high prices for fat pigs or stores, and the result was that a drop took place in both classes, and one or two vendors who could afford to hold declined to take the prices offered. Fully a hundred did not change hands, while those sold averaged about for the heavier sorts and 4d for lighter kinds. Porkers were rather scarce, and as butchers required them they ranged from about 4d to 5d per lb- There was a fair demand for stores, but although all changed hands it was at a slight reduction on late rates, 200 from the North Island sailing at from 22s to 40s. Per head, baconers brought from 42s to 625, porkers 34s to 40s, stores 19s to 40s and weaners 15s 9d to 16s 6d. MIDLAND YARDS. At the Midland Yards on Tuesday there were small entries of sheep and a very fair attendance. There was a good demand for all sorts. Cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes brought up to 14s sd, fat. ewes 12s Id to 13s Id, lambs 9s to 10s sd, and store-ewes 9s. GERALDINE.

The Geraldine fortnightly live stock sale yesterday was well attended, and was an exceptionally good one, nearly every line changing bands at satisfactory prices. There was a- big yarding of sheep. Fat ewes brought from 11s to 11s 6d, four and six-tooth ewes 9s 6d to 11s sd, merino ewes 3s lid and 4s 2d, merino ewes (full-mouth) 6s 7d and 6s lid, three-quarter-bred lambs 5s 8d to 9s 9d, two-tooth wethers and maiden ewes 5s 9d to 12s 9d, four, six and eight,tooth ewes 11s 3d, three-quarter-bred six and eight-tooth ewes 9s 9d, three-quarter-bred eight-tooth ewes 10s lid ; rams—full-mouth English Leicesters T| guineas, ram lambs 1 guinea, full-mouth Lincoln-Leicesters 6s and 13s. There was a small entry of pigs, but Ml kinds (were in demand. Small stores brought from. 15s upwards. There was a fair entry of cattle- Cows in profit sold at £2 10s, fat heifers £5 15s, £3 17s 6d and £4 12s 6d, heifers in calf £2. PROPERTY SALES. During the week Mr R. Latter has sold, on account of Mr A. Jones, ninety-two acres at the head of Long Bay Gully, near Akaroa, to Mr E. E. Lelievre, at £5 10s per acre, and, on account of hlr R- Hodgson, five acres at German Bay to Mr J. Duxbury, at £25 per acre. BURNSIDE. [Per Press Association. ] DUNEDIN, April 19. Fab Cattle. —204 were yarded, fully onehalf being stores, the balance fair to prime. For all prime, bidding was spirited, and prices ruled at about equal to late rates, while for-medium and inferior it was difficult to get a bid. Best bullocks £8 to £9, good £6 10s to £7 15s, best heifers £5 to £6, cows £3 to £4, prime beef 18s to 19s per 1001 b, cow beef 10s to 15s. Fat Sheep.—l 729 ■were penned, all cross-breds. Prices for prime pens differed but slightly from those of last week, but bidding for old and inferior ewes fluctuated a good deal. A few pens of good wethers were taken for export, which helped to steady prices. Best wethers 13s to 14s, fair Hs to 12s 6d, best ewes 12s to 13s, ,a few pens extra heavy 14s 6d, aged and inferior 6s to 9s 6d. Lambs. —750 were penned, a good portion of which were prime freezers, and elicited spirited competition. Butchers’ lambs also sold very well. Freezers 10s to 12s 3d, good butchers’ 8s to 9s 6d. Pigs.—7B were penned. All sold readily. Suckers 10s 6d to 16s, slips 18s to 245, porkers 38s to 445, baconers 46s to 565, a few extra heavy 675.