ADDINGTON MARKETS.

North Otago Times, 29 July 1909, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

Per Press Association,

Cliristcluircii, July i!S. At Adding ton liv« stock'market today there wero fair entries of stock and a good attendance. wero in better demand, as were also store slieep. -Fat lambs ibrought ]owi prices, and fat wethers were easier, whilo cwos sold at higher rates, l'jgs except porkers, wero in good demand. Store cattle met with a much better sale, and pood dairy cows sold well. ■ The yarding of store- sheep showed an increase in numbers, and hoggots again formed tlia bulk of the offering.;, Tho prospects ol an early spring havo infused more lifo into tho demand, and a good clearance was effected. Jiwo hoggets advanced fid to !)d per head, the better classes selling at 13? to l!ls 6d, and medium sorts 12s lid to 12s S)d. For young owes and those with sound inOuths thuro was a good demand nt slightly firmer rates than of late, Hound mouth ewes made 14a to Ms 8.1, failing- mouth lis fid to 12s Gd, and aged and inferior 7s Cd to 10s. Wethers wero urtcliangcd in price, Ihe more forward sorts making lis Ud to 12s 9d, medium 10s Gd to lis lid, tn:l inferior 9s to 10s.

Tho ynrdjjig of /at sheep was not quito 80 Imp as last wools, and wethers again formed the principal proportion. There was little demund for export, there being no speculative business done, buying being merely to hll orders. Prime wethers therefore showed a decline in prices, which was most noticeable in heavy weights, wliilo butchers' sheop, such as ewesy merino wethers and liirht weight crossbred wethers, showed an advance. 'I ho range of prices was: Extra prime U'ctliow 18s 2d t.) Ills Id, nrimo Lw (id to 18s, lighter 12s 7d to 15s, extra pruno owes to 16s, primo 13s Od to 15s, other lis to 13s, merino wethers 12s' lOd to L'is merino owes 8s lOd to 9s 8(1.

Tho entry of fat cattle totalled 292 head, steers forming a larger proportion t|hnn usual. The domand was irregular, but on tho whole it showed some improvement, which is no doubt partly accounted for by tlio fact thht cheap supplies of ewe mutton havo failen oIF, and partly to the yarding not being so heavy as has been the rule lately. Steers sold at £4 15s to to 22s for prime, mra?. to 19s' Id, and cow and inferior (Jm to 17s fid per 1001b). Titer.) wus a good mixed yarding oi veal calve?, and prices ranged from Is kl to £'i Bs, according to sizo and quality, * Store cattle, oi which there was a moderate yarding, met with a kecs demand, 15 to IS months sorts selling lit ft 10s, 2-year steers .CI ss, 2-ycar heifers £3 13s fid, n lijie of 25 cow's in enl/ i 1 Bs, and dry cows XI to £l, Dairy cows made £3 10s t 0 £9Thorc was a moderate entry of pigs, and there was a good demand for bneoners and stores, but porker? were dull of sale. Large buconers made GOs to 703, lighter 'lßs, to 55a (equal to 4JJd to ij-f per lb), large porkers 40s to 41s, lighter 35s to 38s (e.)ual to od to sjd per lb), largo stores 3Us to 31s Od, medium 22s to «'Bs, and weaners J3s Gd to 17s, DUN.EDIN MAHKI'-TS. Per Press Association. Dunedin, July 28. Sheep,~l!)PS wire yarded, a medium wethers were slightly firmer, and for wethers were slightly lirmcr, and lor owes showed a decided improvement. Ileal wethers 15s' to 103, extra to 19s, medium 13s (id to Us, inferior 12s to 12s 'Jd, best ewc3 14s to 15s fid, medium 12s Gd to 13s, inferior lis to 12s. Lambs,—Soo were yarded, a small yarding of medium quality, prices casing a littlo. Best lambs lis to 12s, medium 9s (id fo 10s, inferior 83 to 9s,

Cattle.—166 wero yarded. Owing to the small yarding juices were slightly ill advance of the previous week's Host bullocks £9 10s to £lO 10s, extra to £l2, medium £8 to £9, inferior i'l) 15s to £7 10s, best cows and heifers 1(1 Ifis lo £7 10s, medium £5 l.'s to £8 10s.

Pigs.—l9o were yarded. Half of tha entry comprised (tores and small pigs, which met with an extremely brisk salo at aiKanted rates, Porkers and bacoiiers, in good supply, were also lirm. Suckfrs 14s to Ifis, slips 1,7s to 2l)f, store* 23s (0 335, porkers 33s to 43.-', light baconers 453 to 50s, heavy 53« to Ms, choppers up to £4 10s.