COMMERCIAL.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLVI, Issue 118, 16 May 1912, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

' IPKEBB ASaOCiATION.! > CHRISTCHURGH, May 15. • At the Addington stock, sale to-day-there Were large entries of fat sheep and lambs, a good entry .of store sheep, and an average .yarding in other departments. There, was a good attendance. Fat cattle met •with a dragging sale, store sheep of all classes sold well, fat lambs were a shade easier, fat sheep firmer, and pigs and store and daii;y cattle sold well.

! Tii© entries of store sheep were slightly smaller than last week, all ■classes being represented, but ewes predominated. There was a fair attendanoa and a good sale. For lines of good ewes from two-tooth to sound mouth there was a noticeably animated demand, .resulting in firming ot prices, and in some instances sales were made at prices 6d to Is in advance of those ruling a week earlier. In. lambs there was only a small proportion of forward lines, but these, although late in the season for fattening -purposes, sold quite up to former values; in fact the best lots were a ■■little dearer, whilst other classes were firm at later rates. The_ wethers offered were mostly of medium class, that is there were not many forward lines. Good lines sold particularly well, the market having an upward tendency. Low conditioned tv.'o- • tooth wethers and other classes were unchanged. Practically everything was sold, and a very healthy tone pervaded the whole market. Following was the range of prices. Ewes: .four, six, and eight-tooth (fair lots) 14s 6d to 17s, small sorts (same ages) 13s to 13s 6d, sis and eight-tooth 14s to 16s 4d, two, four, and* six-tooth medium class 12s 6d to 13s 6d, sound mouth lines lls 6d to T4s 4d, 'full and failing mouths 8s to 9s 6d, aged lines 6s 6d to 7s 6d, and merinos 4s to 6s 7d. A line of two-tooth half-breds was passed at 14s lid. .. Lambs: Half bred ewes (small) 12s lOd, ordinary rape lambs lls 6d to\l3s'6d, and others 8s 6d to 10s 6d. Wethers: Forward sorts 15s to 16s, two-tooths 'and low conditioned' lines of mixed ages . 12s 3d to 13s 6d. ■ There was a very large entry of fat ; lambs, totalling 10,154. The quality, • taking it all round, was not equal to ) last wesk. There \ver_e many very (prime lines, but on the other hand | there was a greater proportion of uu- | finished lots, some, of which should : have. been in the. store pens. Com;- . petition lacked the keenness shown ; last week, and the sale was some- ! what irregujar, s»ces. even for prime ! quality, being easier by about'6d per 'head. The range of prices was: I Tegs .17s 3d to 19s Td, extra to 20s i lOd; average weights 14s to 17s, and - light,.and. unfinished/10s. to 13s 9d. j There was an,, exceptionally..'large r yarding^ of fat sheep, including a good I proportion of very prime wethers and jw*: •• The bulk of the entry conI sisted of good average freeing wethers !• and ewes. A number of lines of | ewes were, however, backward in con-' j dition, and brought comparatively J lower rates. The market opened a j bit slack, but later on competition on | the part of export buyers became« j keener amd prices for wethers were j very firm, and in some cases showed an improvement upon last week'sI rates. Ewes fit for freezing and i heavy weights also sold Ave'lL ' The I rang© of prices was: Prime wethers I 183 to 21s, extra to 30s, others'lss lOd to 17s 6d; merino wethers lls Id to lls 2d; prime ewes 14s 63 to 19s »d, extra to 23s 6d, others 10s 7d to 14s; merino ewes 10s Bd. The entries of fat cattle aggregated 185 head, against 342 on May Bth. The yarding consisted largely of stores, mostly of a useful class, "but butchers showed no disposition' to operate freely and consequently the sale was a dragging " and irregular one, prices if anything being, easier than a week earlier. Steers realised [ £7 los to £11 15s, heifers £5 5s 6d to £11 12s 6d, and cows £5 10s to £9 10s. Beef realised 22s to 25s per 1001b, according to quality. The passings were heavy. There was a ssmall yarding of store cattle, many classes being unrepresented. For all-good cattle there was free competition, but younger sorts .were not in demand. Fifteen to eighteen months sorts made 35s to ■41s, two-year steers £4 l'2s to £4 15s ' eai" hf f A evs £4 15s, and dry cow^ ±A 10s to £4 y ss. Dairy cow 6 we're represented by a good yarding, and for best classes there was a free demand. Prio°s rangrag from £4 6s to £11 17s 6d. F.at pigs were represented in a' moderate entry, all descriptions commg.forward, arid there was a good demand, biddings, "being free. Choppers realised 60s to 80s—one pig of extra good quality and weight making £5 14s; heavy bacoiiers 62s 6d to " 70s and lighter sorts 50s to 60s, equal to oH per lb; heavy porkers made 42s od-to 48s, and lighter pigs :35s to-.405, tins price being equivalent to s*d per

Store .pigs were in fair supply, and there was a good demand, operations or southern buyers materially assisting the market for larger sorts. Large sorts realised 30s to -37s 6d' extra making to 42s 6d, smaller sorts 18s to and weaners 10s to 14s.