ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13490, 17 May 1907, Page 3

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

\ [riY ;TELEGRAPH.—- VXKESS} ASSOCIATION.] :| '-..; Chp.istchtjb.ch, Thursday. f 'V, At the Addington live. stock market yester-; day there ■wore' very largo entries of all classes of sheep, and a, fair yarding of other classes of'stock. The attendance was also| good. Beef 'sold at about last week's rates.; Forward store sheep sold well, as did prime fat lambs and prime fat sheep, and there was a keen demand for pigs. There was a dull sale for store cattle, and - good dairy cows were in demand."? The entry of store sheep was a fairly large one, and consisted principally of wethers and lambs. Anything at all forward, and not requiring much to finish oft, so'd fully up to late rates, but more backward sorts were easier, and sellers realised that ' : in view of the winter setting in, lower values had to be accepted to.effect sales. ' The yarding of fat lambs was .'the■.largest of the season ,and,there was a considerable proportion in only forward store condition. 'For really prime sorts there was practically no change in values, but backward sorts showed a decline. ,-. Tegs made 185.6 d to 22s •4d; prime freezers, 14s 6d to 18s; backWard sorts, lis 6d to Us. There was a large yarding of fat sheep, inoluding some very fine lines of wethers and ewes, but. a considerable proportion of the latter were of doubtful age and backward in condition; . All prime sheep sold 'well, prime wethers and the best of the ewes being keenly competed for, -and. prices lor these were firm. - Other sorts were more 'irregular: The range of prices -Prime wethers, ;20s to 245; extra, to 27s 6d; lighter, 16s 9d to 19s ~6d;. primes .ewes, 18s 6d to 21s 7d; medium, _15s to 18s; 'aged, 10s 6d to 14s 6d; merino wethers, 14s 4d. -■ -'» '. " ' ' •■:' The entry of fat cattle totalled' .281, a large proportion being rough sorts.,- The sale was somewhat irregular, though prices were about on a par with last week. A line of 32 cows and heifers from the North Island made £7 to £10 10s, and ;16 steers from F. and J. O. Coop (Little River) realised £6 17s 6d to £9 15s. ; Other steers brought £6 5s to £10 10s; heifers; £4 12s 6d to £10; and cows/ £4 to £7 5s (equal to 22s 6d to 25s for prime and 20s to 22s for medium per 1001b). ; ' »'*• A good yarding of veal oalves sold at 4s 6d to £2 lis, according to size. and quality. Thero was a small' mixed entry of store cattle, and a poor demand was shown. Yearlings wore sold at 17s; 15 to 18-month-olds passed at £1 10s 6d; two-year steers passed at £2 6s; two-and-a-half-year steers passed at £2 13s 6d to £3 2s 6s; and dry cows brought 20s to £3. Dairy cows were a fair entry, and brought £4 to £8 15s. Pigs were in short supply,. and there was a sharp advance in prices, especially for porkers. Baconers made 45s to 50s; heavier weights, ,53s to 60s (equal to 4|d to. 5d per lb); porkers, 30s to 42s (equal to s£d to 6d per lb); medium stores, 12s to 18s; and weaners, 7s to 12s. A line of nine prime heavy-weight pigs from Methven made £3 15s to £4 16s. .■:. -