MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12397, 10 January 1901, Page 6

MARKET REPORTS.

ADDINGTON. There were large yardings 4a nearly every class 'of stock at Addington yesterday, and a very good attendance. In consequence of the large entries in the sheep classes which come forward at this time of the year, it will be necessary for the Yards Company to strictly enforce the limit of two minutes which salesmen are allowed for each pen. Yesterday there was considerable delay, and some of the auctioneers who have got into slow habits during the slack season did not appear able to rise to the occasion. I The lamb sale was dragged out until 'three,, o’clock, after which some 5000 fat sheep had to toe put through, and the market did not conclude until after 6 p.m* Entries for the day comprised 5518 fat sheep, 5530, fat lambs, 3650 store sheep, 318 head, of cattle and 435 pigs. Fat Cattle. —The bulk of the yarding of 174 head were light-weight heifers and cows, there being under thirty The market throughout was irregular, lighter sorts selling the best, if anything, prime heavy-weights were a shade easier. Good to prime beef ruled at from 22s to 24s per lODIC, and other sorts 18s to 21s. A line of eleven" good steers from Hawkeswoed brought from £9 to £9 17s 6d, and eleven light-weight heifers from the same place £6 5s to £7 ss. Other steers brought from £6 to £9 10s, and £ll 10s for an extra good one; heifers £6 15s to £7 12s 6d, and cows £4 17s 6d to £7 ss. Store Cattle.;— The yarding was a mixed one, containing a few good lines of young cattle. There was a demand for all sorts. Three-year-old steers brought £4 18s to £5 ss, do heifers £4; a iine of 18 three-year-old mixed cattle £4, two-year-old steers £3 19s, 27 two-year-old mixed cattle £5 19s 6d, yearlings £1 10s and dry cows £2 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d. Dairy Cattle. — A fair yarding met with' a good sale for the better sorts, and oven others showed a dight improvement. Good cows and springers brought from £7 to £8 7s 6d, and others £4 6s to £6. Fat, .Sheet. — A fair proportion of wethers came forward in the fat sheep pens, Including a few very fair lines, but there were also a lot of unfinished lots. Ewes were in full supply, .but the quality was. very mixed. There was good demand for good wethers for export, but buyers were not keen on unfinished lots. Prime ewes sold well throughout the sale, when local buyers had satisfied their requirements secondary sorts, which were in excess of what was wanted, were easier, and towards the end of the sale, when most of the buyers had left, they .were almost unsaleable. Good wethers brought 18s to 22s 3d, lighter and unfinished sorts 16s to 17s 6d, best ewes 16s to 18s and up to 19s for exceptionally good ; inferior and secondary sorts 13s 4d to 16s, best merino wethers 17s 6d, and others 12s to 13s sd, Amongst a few of the lines sold were;—For the Cashmere Estate, 97 wethers at 19s 6d to 20s, and 47 ewes at 19s; Mr T. B. Howson, Sedgemere, 140 wethers and maiden ewes 18s 6d to 18s lid ; Mr W. A. Sheate, Ivirwee, 47 wethers at 17s 8d to 18s XOd; Mr- J. Sheate, Kinvee, 61 wethers at 18s 4d to 18s 'Bd; Air D. Cameron, Methven, 67 wethers at 19s 3d to 20s 6d, and ewes at 17s 6d; Messrs Westenra Bros., Dunsandel, wethers at 21s and ewes at 18s Id; Mr J. M’Cartney, Prebbleton, 90 wethers aj 20s 6cl to 22s 3d; Mr J. Ashworth, Cost, 41 ■wethers at 19s; 25 maiden ewes at 17s 6d and 129 ewes at 15s lOd to 16s 9d; Mr W. Bkdling, Halswell, 66 wethers at IBs 7d, and 49 ewes at 16s 9d; Mr J. Sowden, Dunsandel, ewes at 17s 3d; Mr J. W. Overton, Prebbleton, 57 ewes at 16s Id to 16s sd; Mr J. M’Lean, Cairnbrae, 170 wethers at 17s 9d to 19s 4d; Mr J. Rotherey, Doyleston, 30 . wethers at 20s 3d 1 ; Mr J. Subton, Oamaru, 229 wethers at 17s Id to 18s 8d; Mr J. Little, Montserrat, 110 wethers at 19s lOd to 20s lOd; Mr J. Rennie, Doyleston, 28 wethers at 20s 3d; Mr R. W. Chapman, Fernside, 20 merino wethers at 17s 6d. Fat Lambs. —Nearly. 1000 more iambs came forward,, including some very prime quality and some fair-sized lines. Buyers for export seemed as anxious as ever, to; secure all the better consignments, and a rise of from 6d to 9d per head ' can be! quoted. Best freezers brought 15s 6d to; 17s and up to 17s 10d for extra good,' lighter sorts 14s to 15s. About 4000 were taken by freezing buyers. Afnongst the representative lines were: —For Mr J. Rotherey, Doyleston, 30 at 17s lOd; Mr. W. F. M. Buckley, Dunsandel, 62 at 16s--9d to 17s TOd; Messrs M’Lean Bros., Oamaru,; 149 at 17s : 6d ; Springhank Es- : bate, 70 afl7s Id; Mr L. Elliot, Glenavy,; 27 at 17s ; Mr , J.. M-Connell, Rakaia, 73 at 16s 6d; Mr J.-M’Lean, Rakaia, 72 at! 16s 6d; Mr C. Crooks, Killinchy, 72 at 16s sd; Messrs Westenra Bros., Dunsandel, 281 at 16s sd; Messrs Chapman Bros., Ashburton, 25 at 16s 2d; Air R. H. Rhodes, Tai Tapu, 350 at 15s lOd to 16s;. Mr F. G. Hole; Horrellville, 155 at 15s 3d to 16s 4d; Mr W. D. Barrett, Wainui, 142 at 14s 7d to 16s; Mr G. Arnes, Waikari, 61 at 16s; Mr E. G. Wright, Windermere, 321 -at 16s; Mr J. Fahey, Doyleston, 130 at 16s; Miss Doig, Oamaru, 40 at 15s 9d ; Burnham Industrial School, 121 a- 15s lOd; Air J. Boag, Rakaia, 95 at 15s 4d to 15s sd; Mi- G. Bailey, Dwell, 81 at 15s 4d ; Mi' J- W. Overton, Prc-due-ton, 70 at 15s 4d; Mr J. Bennie, Doyleston’ 40 at 15s. \ Store Sheep.— The yarding was nob quite so large as that of last week,, and included more small lines.' There was a very keen demand for, all classes, and 1 an almost complete clearance ■ was Ipde. Wethers brought 16s, 17s 3d; 17s ■ 8d and ISs 10d, two-tooth ewes 15s, 18s ; 2dl and 18s 7d four-tooth do 18s 6d, four and sixtooth do 16s lOd, four, six and eight-tooth

da (in the wool) 17s lOd, and aged) do ■l2a’ ! .■■2aC i ’**i~lßs 3d,* .ewes-and Tambs,:(a,U counted) 9s, 9s 9d, 11s 2d, 11s 10d' and 12s 6d, lambs 10s sd, ll's lOd, l3s 4d, 13s Td, 13s lOd andl 14s 4d. Pigs, -r A fair entry of pigk , met a market about on last week’s level for fab sorts; but stores sold better. Baconers brought from 32s to 495, equal to 3i-d per lb; porkers 21s to 31s 6d, equal to 3£d t o ' 4d; stores 11s 6d to 19s, and suckers and weaners 6s to 10s 6d.

GERMJDINE. ' There was a large atbendfince at t(be Geraldine live stock sale yesterday, and a capital sale. The entry of sheep was about 10,000. Ewes and lambs, all counted, brought 9s lid, 10s 5d and 11s lOd; young ewes and lambs, all counted, 13s lOd; twotooth maiden ewes 12s 6d, fat ewes 14s 3d to 15s, merino ewes 6s. 4d, failing ■ mouth half-bred ewes 12s, four,- six and eight-tooth ewes 14s 2d, small two-tooths 13s Bd, twotooth ■ wethers. 15s Id,. 16s lOd to 17s ; a nice line of. store lambs .sold at 12s 6ct, The sheep from -Tripp’s, station also sold well, half-bred ewes bringing 15s, 1.5 s Id and 15s 4d. There was a large entry of cattle ; fat heifers sold at £5 10s, £6.17s 6d to £7, fat .news £5.105, £6 6s, £7 to £8 2s 6d, springing' cows £4 10s to £5 10s, two and three-year-old steers,£s 10s, calves 245. Pigs—Stores Bs, 9s 3d, 10s 6d, 11s, weaners 6s, 7s 6d to 9s, porkers 21s.

BURNSIDE. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, Jan. 9. Fat Cattle—loo were yarded, prices being about the same as those of last week. Best bullocks brought £lO to £ll 10s, medium £5. 5s to £9 10s, light and in-

ferior £5 103 to £7 10s, best cows and heifers r £7,. to ..£S ; . ss,,..medium.. to .inferior £5 to £6 10s. ■ feHeep—964 were ■permed, a' number insufficient to . meet the demand, and consequently rgices were 2s 6d to 3s in advance of last 'week’s. With the exception of a few ,pehs the sheep were of medium quality.. Best shorn wethers 21s to. 235, 9di one pen in wool 27s 9d r , medium 19b to' 20s 6d, light 15s 6d to 17s 6d, best ewes 19s, to 21s 6d, medium 16s 6d to 18s 6d, light 14s to 15s 6d. Lambs—263 were penned. The demand was strong throughout,, and last week’s price* were fully maintained. Best 14s to ■ 17s 6d, medium 11s to 12s.' Pigtr—l64 were yarded, the greater number being suckers and slips. There was a good demand, all classes being dearer. Suckers 6s 6d to 9s, slips 11s to 15s, stores'lßs to 21s, porkeie 20s to 27s 6d, light baconers 33s to 38s.