MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CI, Issue 11888, 11 May 1899, Page 6

MARKET REPORTS.

ADDINGTON. Yardings of stock were .below the average at Addington yesterday,, but there was a very good attendance, and business was brisk in most departments. The market- for sheep maist be regarded as almost a record one, for in fat sheep and lambs, and in the store classes tlia prices given for' anything really good made it difficult to see where any profit at all could be made. Entries for the day comprised 5600 fat sheep, 1751 fat lambs, and 4500 store sheep, 292 head of cattle and 515 pigs. With the exception of eight head of good steers from the North Island, which brought £7 17s 6d to £8 7s 6d, the 167 head of cattle which formed the beef supply consisted mostly of light to bandy-weight steers and heifers, with a few good cows. Competition was good, but no advance can be recorded in prices, which rule from 17s to 18s 6d per 1001 b for prime- beef, 15s to 16s 6d for good, and ""from 12s to 14s 6d for cow and inferior sorts. Per head, local steers ran' from £6 to £6 15s, heifers £4 to £6 12s 6d, and cows £3 10s to £6 2s 6d. The quality of."the dairy cows on offer was not good, and as secondary sorts axe not in demand, a somewhat dragging sale resulted, a few springers bringing from £5 to £6 10s, and cows fromi £2 10s to £5. The few store cattle yarded were mostly old cows, good young-stock being conspicuous by their absence, and the business done was not of a quotable nature. There were a few lines of really good freezing sheep in.the fab pens, but the balk of the yarding was made up of 'butchers' ewes of various ages. From the outset it was apparent that buyers for export meant business, and their operations resulted in an advance of fully Is 6d to 2s per heatf on prime wethers and .mixed wethers and maiden ewes. • Butchers also competed keenly for the prime heavy weight wethers, as much as 25s 6d being given for some extra prime half-bred wethers which originally came from the Kaikoura district. The better classes of young ewes more than maintained late prices, but aged sorts were rather a drug towards the end of the sale. Prices realised were: —For -extra prime wethers 22s to 23s 6d, freezing wethers 16s to 21s, do wethers and maiden ewes 15s to 18s, butchers' prime ewes 13s to 15s 3d, medium sorts lis to 12s and aged and inferior sorts from 7s 9d to 9s 6d, merino wethers 15s 7d. Amongst theprincipal sales were:—For Mr J. MCarfchy, Ladbrookes, 85 half-bred wethers at 18s lOd to 23s 6d; Mr J. A. Sutton, Oamaru, 40 do at 20s; Lagmhor Estate, 57 do at IDs lid; Mr R. M. Morten, Mount Pleasant, 52 cross-bred wethers at 19s 4d to-20s-6d; Mr J. Nelson, West Melton, do at 17s lid to 19s 3d; Mr A. H. Roberts, West Melton, do at 17s 4d to 18s 3d, and maMen ewes 17s 9d ; Mr R. Allan, Little River, 178 wethers at 17s to 17s 3d; a Rangitata line of 100 wethers and maiden ewes at 18s; Messrs D. and A. Maefarlane, Achray, 60 wethers at 16s 4d to 17s; Mr J. Lean, Yaldhurst, 180 wethers and maiden ewes at 14s lid to ,17s 4d; Mr'W. Boag, Rakaia, dp at 15s 6d; Mr J. Taylor, Waipara, 130 wethers at 16s, and 72 ewes at 13s lOd ; Mr G. Jameson, Springston, 104 owes at 15s 3d; Mr T. Chapman, Mount Palm, merino wethers at 15s 7d. ' Fat lambs were well" represented, and some extra prime lots were on offer. The bettar sorts showed a rise of fully Is per head, and an advance of from 6d to 9d can be quoted all round. Freezing .sorts brought from 12s 6d to 16s 4d, the average being about 14s 6d, butchers' extra choice lots up to 17s 9d, and down to 10s for inferior., while unfinished lots, which ought to have been in the store pens, brought down to 7s 6d. The principal sales were :—A South Canterbury line of 69 at 14s lid to 17s 9d ; a few from Rangitata at 16s 4d ; Mr T. Chapman, Mount Palm, 15s Id to 16s 7d; Mr W. W. Wright, Elksmere, 140 at 15s 8d; Mr W. Pearce, Chertsey, 40 at 15s 8d; Mr E. G. Wright, Windermere, 150 at 14s lOd to 15s 4d • Messrs D. and A. Maefarlane, Achray, 220 at 15s 3d ; 163 from) Menzies* Bay at 15s Id; a small lino from Hawarden at 14s lOd; Mr W. J. Wadworth, Aylesbury, 79 at 14s lOd ; Mr B. Hanks, Winslow, 234 at 14s 8d; Mr J. Watson, Rakaia, at 14s sd; Mr M. J. Dixon, Eyretdn, at 14s 4d; Mr W. Hewson, Grari, 105 at 14s Id-to 14s 3d. The entry of store sheep contained veryfew local lines, the bulk coming from the North Island, Marlborough and Otago. Buyers seemed extremely. anxious to secure lines, and a further advance took .place in all • ;classes, more especially in lambs. Wethers brought 12s 7d for shorn, 14s Id, 145.7 d, .15s Id, 15s 6d and 15s 7d/the latter prices for a North Island line: Mixed 'twe-tooths 10s 3d for very small to 14s Id and 15s Id for fourtooths Good- voung ewes lis 7d to lis 9d, sound-moutned 10s 2d to 10s 9d, aged do 8s 9d to 9s lOd, a line of 240'from the North Island (guaranteed free from lamb) bringing lis 9d °for 159, the balance being withdrawn 'at lis 6d. Lambs 10.3 Id to lis 9d. Merino wethers 10s and ewes 7s 2d. A fairly larsie. entry of pigs met with a keen defat sorts, baconers ranging from 3=d to 4d, and porkers 4d to 4*d per lb. Stores were slightly cosier,' a line of 70 from the North Mind bringing 2<-J 6d to 32s 61, a considerable drop on late rates. IV head baconers brought 45s t0.52s 6d, porkers 30s to 40s, stores 19s to 32s 6d, and weaners 10s to 15s.

SHEFFIELD. -.- \t the Sheffield yard?; on Tuesday, 3800 sheen were varded, and the. hiqh pnees fully maintained Fat lambs 'hrouoi>t 12s sd, store lambs lOs.od to lis Url fat two-tooths (mixed sexes)-. 16s to lbs 9d 'a line of hrdf-fat wethers 15s 6d, fat 4we« 10s Id, store, two-tooths (mixed sexes) l?.s'ld to 14s Bd, two-tooth old ewes 7s 4d. ewes in lamb 9s 10a, merino etJ in lamb 7s 6d to Bs 8d Fat heifers sold for £3 Bs, cows in calf £3 15s. 1 igs— Wejmers lis, stores 39s to 465. Potatoes Is 3;cVto2s 6d per sack.

BURNST.DE. v -'• - rPEB Press Association".]DUNEDIN. May 10,

Fat Cattle—l6o head were yj.rded, but with the exception of a few pen? of really prime beef, for which blueing was keen, iWt were unfinished steers. Best bullocks £6 10s to £7 10s, extra good up to £8 17s 6-1, heifers £4 15s to £6, cows.£3 to £4 17s 6d. Fat sheep—-1820 were penned. The demand wai keen, and bidding was lively, but prices were not sd good as those of last week, wethers declining by 6d to 9d and ewes bv is to Is 6d. Best wethers 16s to 17s 6d (one pen extra heavy 20s 3d), good 14s -to 15s 9d, prime ewes 14s to 16s 3d (a few extra up to 17s 3d), good 12s to 13s 9d. Fat lambs —BIB were penned. Exporters bought the greater part of the entry at high values. Really prime and heavy lis to 12s" 6d, a few extra prime 13s 6d, butchers' lambs 9s to 9s 9d. Pigs—so were penned and there was a keen demand for all sorts- Suckers 9s to 14s, slips 17s to 245, porkers 27s to 365, baconers 38s- to 58s.