ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLIII, Issue 58, 4 March 1909, Page 6

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

fPRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, March 4

At Addington yards yesterday there were fairly large entries of stock, and a good attendance of buyers.

Fat cattle sold at about last week's rates, store sheep and fat lambs were easier, and fat sheep sold at still lower prices. Pigs'sold well at late rates, and there was a rather dull demand for store cattle.

The entry of store sheep was the largest for this season, about 3000 being yarded, but the quality as a whole was only moderate, there being a .number of North Island and Chatham Island sheep among the lines of wethers and ewes. There was a large entry of lambs, and they were mostly light and inferior sorts. The demand for all classes was easier, and prices showed a reduction on late rates. Forward rape lambs were the only sorts that maintained anything like late values, while there was a considerable drop in low conditioned and travel stained lambs. Ewes of all ages also suffered in price, even young ewes not being in such strong demand as of late. Wethers were dull of- sale, though there were some good lines on offer, and several lines were passed. Forward wethers made 12s to 12s 6d, medium lls to 11s 6d, small low conditioned and travel stained 7s 9d to 10s 3d; forward rape lambs lls 6d to 12s 9d, medium 10s to 10s 9d, inferior 7k 9d to 9s; best two-tooth ewes to 18s lOd, others 15s 6d to 16s 6d, small 14s 6d to 15s 3d, sound mouth 12s and four, six, and eight-tooth to 12s lid. There was an entry of 5061 fat lambs, or about 350 less than last

week, the quality'on the wliole being good. The export buyers having again reduced their limits all classes were easier, heavy weight lambs being most affected." The buyers' limits are now 4|d to 561b, 4jd for 361b to 521b and second quality, 3fd for over 421b. There were 4665 lambs taken for freezing at 12s 2d to 14s 7d; 321 by butchers, the top price for a few heavy weights making 15s 9d to 17s 6d; and 75 were passed in. The entry of fat sheep was not quite so large as last week, but the supply was more than sufficient for the butchers, and prices showed a further decline. It was less noticeable in wethers than in ewes, but a few lots of the former were cheap enough for graziers to purchase. Aged and inferior ewes showed the largest reduction in values, and th© lowest prices for the season were realised. The range' of prices was—Prime wethers 15s 6d to 17s Id, wethers 12s 9d to 15s; prime ewes 11s 6d to 14s, extra to 14s lid, medium 9s 6d to 11s, and aged and light 6s to 9s. The yarding of fat 'cattle totalled 305 head, the quality being somewhat below that of late sales. Steers being in short supply there was a fair demand, 'but prices showed little or no alteration from last week. Steers made £6 17s 6d to £11 7s 6d, heifers £5 2s 6d to £7 12s 6d, and cows £4 17s 6d to £8, equal to 22s to 23s for prime, 19s to 21s 6d for medium, and 17s to 18s 6d for cows and inferior per 1001b. Veal calves sold at 4s 7d to 50s, according to size and quality. There was a large entry of store cattle, including some good lines, but the demand lacked the briskness shown at late sales. Local yearlings made 225, 15 to 18 months 38s to 48s, two-year steers £3 2s 6d to £3 ss, twoyear heifers £2 8s to £2 18s 6d, two-and-a-half-year steers £4 17s 6d, threeyear steers £5 2s 6d to £6, dry cows 25s to £3. Southland cattle, of which there were consignments totalling about 150 head, made—for yearlings 28s 6d, two-year steers £2 8s to £2 17s, two-and-a-half and three-year heifers £3 10s, three-year steers £5, three and four-year steers £6 19s, and dry cows 38s to £3 3s. Dairy cows were in only fair demand, and made £3 10s to £9 15s. The entry of pigs was smaller than last week, and there was a fair demand ait-late rates. Choppers sold up to £4 10s, large baconers 60s to 67s 3 lighter 48s to 50s, equal to 5d per lb; large porkers 42s to 50s, smaller 30s to 40s, equal to 6d per lb ; large stores 32s to 365, medium 28s to 31s weaners 12s to 22s 6d.' A line of about 70 from Cheviot sold from 12s 6d to 21s 6d. • ' > ' ■