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Otago Witness, Issue 2812, 5 February 1908, Page 40

At th; Addington live stock market to-day thero were large entries of stock m all departments and a good attendance- Beef was \ery duli of sa'e- Store sheep weie in fair demand, and prime fat lambs were very firm. Fat sheep sold well till the butchers had filled their requirements. Pig-s sold at late rates, &tA there was a poor demand for store and dairy cattle.

The yarding of stora sheep was the largest for some months past. The demand was not so keen as the previous week, and prices were on a lower level. Forward lambs and wethers were most in ieque3t, but backward sorts were neglected. There was a very large yarding of fat lambs, including some piinie lots, but the average quality was not equal to that of the previous week- There was keener competition for these, and prices weie firmer. Ordinary freezers were about the same as the previous week, while lighter lambs were easier. Teg? made 153 3d to 17s lOd; standard weight?, 13? to 15s, lighter, lls to 12, 6d , iape lambs, 10s to 12a 6d.

There was a moderate yaidmg of Tat sheep, but tho supply picned beyond butchers' requirements, ard at the close of the sale some 3i) or 40 lots v.ere passed in. Prime wetnex- and e.ies sold very well, but prices for medium and pged ewes were eas.er. The range of pn«s v-e = Primu wethers, 17s 6d to 20a; lighter, 11s to 17s, prime ewes, 15s to 17s medium, 130 to 14s 9d; aged and light, 10s to 12« 6d Th-e entry of fat cattle totalled 252 head. the quality being mixed. The demand for all c'asses was \ery slack, and prices were lower by fully Is per 1001b Steers brought £6 to £9 8s ; heifer-*, £1 3s to £7 , and cows £3 103 to £5 7s Cd— equal to 20s to 223 6d for prime. 17s to 19s 6d for medium, and 14s to 16s 6d for cow and inferior per 1001b.

Veal cahe= sold at 3s 6d to 37s 6d

\ medium yarding came forward 111 tho store pens, mostly in poor condition The demand throughout was v eak. and prices were abcuf on a par with those ruling last week. Yearlings. 18- month-olds, 25s to 30« ; two-yeai -old steers, £1 16s, h\o yeai-old heifers £2; three-year-old steeis. £i to £1 15s; thiee-year-old heifers, £3 8s; ard diy cows £1 5s to £J-

The dairy cows were of a poor tlas=, and the market laoked animation. Prices ranged fiom £2 to £6 ss.

There was a large yarding of all classe3 of pigs, and prices weie about the same as the wec ; c before. Choppers sold up to £1, baconers, 453 to 52s 6d, heavy, to 60s— equal to Ed per lb, pcikers, 33s to 40s — equal to 5d to SJd ; large stores realised from 27s to 335; medium 22s to 265; and smaller soits at lot to 20s Weaners, of vhich the entiy was small, mads from 10s 6d to 13s.