STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14374, 19 May 1910, Page 7

STOCK SALES.

ADDINGTON. ; • [BY TELEGRAPH.—PEES 3 ASSOCIATION.] :--v Ohristchttbch, Wednesday. At the Addington live, stock .'market to-day there • were good entries of stock and a' fairly large attendance. Fat cattle were again ; firmer."' Store sheep met with a dragging 'sale, anil fat lambs sold well. Pigs were easier. Fat sheep sold ; well throughout. Old ewes brought lower prices. .To* wards the end of the sale store cattle were dull ' of sale and j dairy* cows were in keen, demand. 7* The yarding of store sheep was comparatively v small compared with ; late entries, and wethersV and ewes formed the larger : proportion. TEere : was a weak demand, no doubt owing to feed not ■ ; being plentiful, and sales were only made at i lower rates. , -Amongst the entry i were > several lines of strong- ewes from outside Canter-' bury, but they did not'meet with much competition. Forward wethers made 12a to 12s 6d, others ,ICS;6d to lis, 6d; lambs, 7s 3d to 9s; six and eight-tooth ewes lis tolls 4d, aged-and lowconditioned ewes 5s Id to Bs. , .. '■'■■' The entry of fat lambs totalled 8397. The quality showed a decided improvement, the pro- ' portion of second quality being small. There was good competition throughout, ; 141 lots being disposed of in an average of 52 seconds each. ±*rices • .-," ' were a shade firmer. There were 8659 taken for " freezing,, 228 ; by butchers, and 110 should have ■" been in ,'the' store pens. 'Tegs' made 15s 6d to 16s (extra*heavy 16s 6d to 17s 6d) and lighter lambs 12s 4d to 15s 3d,' the average being: lis 9d to 14s 9d. - . • . . There was a fairly large yarding of : fat sheep, including some good , lines.,; of wethers, .. though . ewes formed' the principal portion of the entry, . There was a. good demand for well-finished lined of . wethers and ''■ for - bestrquality ewes. Other classes also sold -well till towards the end of the sale, when aged ewes "were more difficult to dispose of, even at lower, rates.' The range of prices was: j Extra . prime wethers to 20s 6d, prime Ids to 19s, medium 14s to 15s 6d, light 10s 7d to 133 , 6d; extra prime: ewes to . 18s 3d, , prime " 14s 6d to .. 17s,- medium 12s to 14s, aged 6s 9d f to lis 6d; merino wethers, 10s lOd to 14s; merino ewes, 6s lOd to 7s, 3d. , ■ . • . The supply of beef totalled 350 head of good average quality, and; there : were several lines of • extra prime quality The demand was somewhat irregular, but better-quality cattle sold well and at prices still firmer than last week. Steers made £6 12s 6d to £10 10s (extra to £13 ss), ■heifers. £4 7s 6d to £7 7s 6d (extra to £9 2s 6d), and cows £4 17s 6d (extra to £9 15s), equal to 25» for extra prime, 21s to 23s for prime,,and 18s 6d* to 20s for cow and medium quality beef -per 1001b. , ~ ,- Veal calves brought 4s 6d; to 605." ' ' -*.-. Store, cattle were in poor demand, -. yearlings s . making 245, 15 to 18 months 35s 6d, arid-dry cows 37s to £3 12s 6d. The two and i three-year-old cattle were passed in. -Dairy cows brought £3 10s to £9 and extra to £10 17s 6d.. t There was a good.-.' yarding of■; pigs,' fats •. being '■■ mostly of prime quality. The demand was not so' keen as last week and prices were ~ weaker. Baconers made from 47s 6d to 52s 6d for large ' and smaller 38s to 45s (equal to 4d per lb); large porkers 30s to 345, smaller 25s to 283 (equal Jo 4±d to 4id per lb). Stores met with a dull- sale, larger sorts making 19s to 245, smaller 10s ,to 18s, '. ■ and weaners 4s to Bs. ■■■ : -'" -■ ' •■- >'■,'■■-■- ■,:■■<:.'■:■ n.^.-.':--i":-y-'.'::\ ... in i i ■■■■■ nulla i mi . - .BURNSIDE. : [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Donediv, Wednesday. ■v At the Burnside stock market" 206 head of fa» cattle were yarded, including some lines'of prime heavy cattle, but the ,;.. majority were <of medium quality. An : occasional ', pen ; . of prime, bullocks brought last week's rates, but ■■ on the whole ■ com- ;• ■ ■ petition slack and prices lower. Prime bullocks made £9 15s to £10 5s (extra heavy to £11 • 12s 6d), medium to good £7 . 10s to £8 10s, light' £5 15s to £6 15s; best wethers £6 to £7, ordinary ' £4 to £5 10s. - ■•' "'„"' The entry of fat sheep . totalled 3242, a large' ** proportion being ewes of ordinary quality. Prime heavy wethers were scarce and met with a brisk, sale at last week's prices. , Medium wethers and ■ prime ewes were slightly easier, 1 ; while .medium ■ to good ewes showed a drop of from Is to.ls>9d' per head. Prune wethers made 17s to 18s 6d fa- ' : few extra heavy to 22s 6d), medium 145.9 d to los '■: od, light 12s to 13s 6d; prime ewes 12s 6d'to 13s ' '~ 9d (extra heavy to 15s), medium 8s 6d to ; lis, inferior 5s to 7s. -. - • - ■ Of fat lambs 2892 were penned. .: More than three-fourths of 4 the entry were prime lambs, suitable for export, and these met with a splendidsale at advanced rates. For unfinished . lambs : . there was a very poor demand and prices were ' low. Prime made 13s 6d to 14s 6d (extra to: 15s 6d), medium to good 10s to 12s 6d, unfinished 6s to 9s.' The yarding of pigs numbered 220. - Prices for ' young pigs dropped-Is;to Is 6d per head. The demand for stores was not so keen as last week, '-'.*■'.' and for porkers and baconers buyers r; -were not . anxious to do business except at reduced .' rates. * Suckers brought 4s 6d to 7s; slips, 8s to lis 6d; istores, 15s to 19s> porkers, 26s to ? 345; fight baconers, 36s -to , 435; heavy I do., 46s to . 525; choppers, to 51s. 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