ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 22, 26 January 1911, Page 2

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, Jan. 25. L.At_the Addington live stock market to-day there were good entries -of stock, and a fairly large attendance. Fat cattle were dull of sale, and prices were easier. There was a good demand for store sheep, especially for rape lambs, and prices showed an advance. Fat wethers showed a rise in price, and fat ewes a decline. Prime fat lambs were firmer, and pigs met with a good sale. Store cattle were in poor demand, and good dairy cows sold well.

The entries of store sheep were not quite equal to those of last week, and consisted chiefly of lambs, with a few pens of ewes and wethers. There was an improved demand for all classes, especially for young sheep. There was a good proportion of for-, ward sortsl among the rape lambs, and for these there was an exceptionally good demand, and a ready sale was ■effected at an advance of 6d to 9d per head. Medium lambs also sold better than last* week. Forward wethers were also well competed for.

j A pen of two-tooth ewes made 14s 6d } forward rape lambs made Us to 11s 6d; extra forward Us 9d to 12s Id; medium sorts 9s 3d to 10s (.id; small and low-conditioned 8s to 8s 9d, and culls 5s to 6s 6d. 'Forward wethers sold up to 14s 6d, medium 12s 9d to 13s 3d,, mixed sexes 10s Id to 10s lid, two-tooth ewes 14s to 14s bd, and aged ewes 7d to 8s 6d. The number of fat lambs penned was 7448, and though there was a fair proportion of prime freezing lambs there were a. number of inferior lots offered. There was good competition for primest lambs, and heavy lambs were firmer; but medium and inferior sorts sold at about last week's rates. Badly-drafted lots were, if anything ,easier, and many of the low-conditioned lots would probably have sold better in the store pens. There were 5562 taEen for freezing at prices ranging from 13s to 17s 9d for best and Us lOd to 12s 9d; 477 by butchers at 11s 9d to 16s lOd; 219 by graziers at 11s 9d to 12s Id,'and 1190 were passed in at 10s 3d to 14s. There was a large entry of fat sheep than of latej of which ewes formed the principal proportion. There was an active demand for wethers for export, and prices were firmer than last week by 6d to Is per head. . Ewes opened at lower rates, and as the sale proceeded prices eased off still :furthr. The range of prices was: Prime wethersl 17s to 18s 7d, lighter. 14s to 16s 6d; prime ewes 14s 6d to 15s 7d, others 8s lOd to 13s 6d; hoggets 13s to 15s lid; merino wethers 9s 2d. The supply of beef comprised 316 head, mostly of useful sorts. In P>ite of the good quality, however, there was a very poor demand, and a large proportion of the yarding was passed in, sales being effected' at a decline of Is to Is 6d per lOOlbs on last week's rates; Steers made £6 *7* 6d to £11, heifers £5 12s 6d to £8, and cows £5 2s 6d to £6 15s— equal to 24s 6d to 28s 6d for prime, 22s 6d to 24s for medium, and 19s 6d to 22s for cow and inferior per 100 lbs. Veal calves made 4s -d to £2 15d.

There was a small entry of dairy cows, and for the better sorts only there was a good demand, pricks ranging from £3 10s to £9 ss. There were but few store cattle offered, and there was little inquiry, yearlings making 255, 15 to 18 months 45s to £3 11s, two-year steers £3 16s, 3 year steers passed at £5 7s 6d, and dry cows 35s to £4 ss. There was a medium entry of pigs, and all classes met with an improved demand, which resulted in a satisfactory clearance. Choppers sold up to 655, heavy baconers 50s to 56s and smaller sorts 40s to 47s 6d—equal to 4^ per pound; large porkers 31s to 365, and lighter 25s to 30s—equal to 4^d to 43d per lb; large stores 30s to 355, medium 20s to 28s, small 14s to 18s, and baconers 5s to Bs.