MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12550, 11 July 1901, Page 3

MARKET REPORTS.

ADDINGTON. There were fair entries, hi most classes m stock,, and a good attendance at Aldington yesterday. Entries comprised mil iat sheep, 1100 fat lambs, 4309 store sheep, 274 head of cattle and 393'pigs. Fat Cattle.—The supply .of beef consisted of 190 head, the quality all round being good. . Bidding was ; brisk, and late rates were mere than'upheld, prices ranging from 20s to 24s per 1001 b. A line of 17 prime steers from the Parnassus Estate realised from £9 12s 6d to £ll, 12 of them beino-. taken by Messrs H. B. Lane and feon at £lO 10s. to: fill. Other steers brought from £7 5s to £lO ss, heifers £5 12s 6d to £B, and up to £9 for extra prime; cows £5 2s 6d to £8 10s a nd up to £9 17s 6d for, an extra prime one. :, Store and Dairy Cattle.—There were no storo cattle in the market. Dairy cows were'fairly well represented, and good cows brought from £7 to £9 155,, and others from £4 5s to £6 10s.' A line of Ayrshirecows and lieifers frOiu 'Southland brought from £4 .10.5 to £7 15s.' Fat Siikisi*. —The yarding, both as to quality and quantity, was •ceo of the best for a long time, and inc'.Tided soma showlots cf wethers and a few really good lines. In spite of the ; low prices ruling in the London market, export buyers were speculating freely, and late rates were wellmaintained, and the same remark .'applies, to good ewes.' The sheep from the iTotara Estate,, which had been exhibited- at the Dunedin Winter Show, met keen competi-. tion, 10 half-bred Shropshire Down wethers being purchased by Messrs H. B. Lane and Son at 30s 6cl, 5 Border Leicester wethers at, 28s bv Mr J. Knight, and 5 do- at 26s 6d by'Mr J. L. Patrick. Heavy freezing we-uiers made from 19s to- 235,. and lighter sorts 16s Id to 18s 6d, best ewes 16s to 18s lOd, and others 14s to 15s Bd, -merino, ewes 10s 4d to 12s..„Amongst ilie principal sales were:—For the l\ T ew Zealand and Australian-Land Company, 10 Shropshire cross wethers 30s 6d, 10 Border Leicester wethers 26s 6i to 28s; for Timaru clients, 208 cross-bred wether.? 21s 9d to 23s' 3d, 55 cross-bred wethers 21s 3d to 22s 6d; for Va'.etta Estate, 50 half-bred, wethers 20s 6d to 20s lid; for Mr 11. Coup, Kaiapoi, 49 wethers 225, 60 ewes 15s 4d to 16s lid; for Mrs Lyttleton, Rakaia, 40 iialf-bred wethers 20s Id to 20s 4d; for Lincoln client, 300 crossbred wethers 20s' 2d; for Mr" D. W. MLean, Mount Hutt, ol wethers 19s to 20s. 30 ewes 16s 4d; for Mr J. Cowan, Waikakahi, 220 cross-bred, wethers 19s lid; for Mr CD.' Greenwood, Teviotdale-, 1 194, half-bred wethers 19s 9d; for Mr P. CL'l"i'elkeld, Mc-thven, 101 cross-bred wethers 19s 9d; .for Mr J. Cowie, Hawcrden, 64 half-bred wethers and maiden ewas 19s 3d to 19s 9d ; for Mr A. Todd,, Waipara, 247 cross-bred wethers 19s 6d; for Lcistbn client, 190 cross-bred wethers 19s ;;'for Mr S. Wilson, Papaktiiao, 103■.cross-bred- ewes 17s 9d to 18s. 10d; for Mr T. White, Ashburton, 144 cross-bred ewes 16s lid to 18r 3d; for Mr T. Powell, F-ernsicle, 66 : halfbred, ewes. 16s to 18s; for Mr J.'Sowdtn, PunsandeL 123 half-bred ewes 15s to 16s 7d; for Mr F. Lance, Wailcari, 65 ewes 15s 4rl to 16s 9d; for. Mr L. White, Ri:ka:a, 116 ewes 15s 9c!-to 16s ,3d; for Mr R. M. Ad-air, -Sea-field,. 140 merino- e.wes lis to.lis 10d. Fat La jibs;—A little over 1000 were yarded, including'.some very good-quality, ifanytmng the market was a trifle easier, owing to lack of competition, nearly the Whole yarding being secured by one export buyer "at prices ranging from 13s 5d to \ 16s 2d, while 27 extra, prime. Border Leicester lambs from the Totara Estate were secured by Mr W. B. Clarksonat 23? per head, including .the prize-takers at the xnmedin w inter .Show. .-■'Stobk Sheep.-—The yarding, which comprised about. 4300, was mostly,made np of two, large lines from Mr J. Price, at Birdling's Flat, of-which 2200 two, four and six-tooth and sound-mouthed cross-bred ewes made 17s 2d to 17s 4d, and 1300 hoggets.lis 4d .to- lis 7d. A few half-bred ewes made 16s 4d, and little lots of aged cross-breds 10s to lis 4d. Two small lines ■ of wethers sold at 15s 6d to 16s 4d. Pigs.—The yards were- well filled, but gopd,quality fats were' scarce, and the sab was irregular, baconers ruling at from dls. to 455, and up to, 49s for extra prime, averaging about 3>kl per lb ; porkers 18s to 30s, equal to 3J, to 3|d per lb. Stores were dull of sale at from 8s to 15s, and small, pigs at 4s to 6s. ■ ',,-' STOCK SALE,"' There, was . a ' good attendance at the Geraldine live .stock sale yesterday, and a

very heaU'hy market. There was a good demand for sheep, especially hoggets. Three-quarter-bred hoggets brought 12s to 13; lid, fat wetliers 15s 9d to 18s 3d, Limbs 16s 6d, fat ewes 17s 9d, ewes in. lamb 14s 91 to 17s 6d. There was an entry -of about 2500 sheep. There was also a good yarding of cattle. Springers fetched £3 17s 6d up to £6 2s, fat cows £5 ids to £6, steers and heifers 33s to £3 18s, cow in profit £7 10s. There was a good entry of pigs. Weaners brought 5s 3d to 7s 6d, and stores 8s to 355. Mr J. Mun--deli, for the Farmers' Co-operative, 'held a successful pale of farm implements after the .stock sale at satisfactory prices. Messrs Maling and Shallcrass' also" held a successful sale of farm implements. BURNSIDE. [Per Press Association.] DUNEDIN, July 10. Fat Cattle—l 62 were yarded. This moderate supply, as there was no sale, last week, caused prices to advance to the extent of from 30? to 20s per head. Extra prims heavy bullocks £ll 'to £l2. prime £9 to £lO 15s, medium £7 to £S, prime heifers £6 to £7, one pen extra prime from Souih Canterbury £8 17s 6d, light and medium £4 10s to £5 10s. Fat Sheep—--1950 were penned, of which 74 were merino wethers. Bidding was spirited throughout. Prime crc«s.-bred wethers 18s 3d to 19s 9d, good 16s 6d to 18s. extra, prime ewes up to 18s 6d,' prime do 15s to 16s 6d, good 13s 6d to 15s, merino wethers 10s M to lis 6d. Lambs—Only 90 were penned, Vhieh sold at from 10s 9d to 13s. PigsOnly 47 were penned,.no stores or bsconers being amongst the lot. Slips 10s to 14s 6d, porkers 22s to 345, big pigs 63s to 70s.