ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2850, 28 October 1908, Page 40

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, October 21. At the Aldington live stock market to-day there were- fairly large entries of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle showed an improvement in price. Store sheep -were also in sightly better demand. Prime fat lambs sold at last week's rates, and the fat sheep sale opened at a decline. The yarding of store sheep was about equal to that of last week, two-thirds being hoggets, and the balance forward shorn wethers and a few pens of ewes and lambs. There was «, very good demand, and any change in prices was in favour of sellers. The favour- , able weather conditions and abundance encouraged buyers to operate more freely. There were 225 fat lambs penned, including a good proportion of very prime, and some lots that were on the small side. For the best lambs pricj©3 wer? iully equal to those of last week, and rather hotter in some cases, while small Jambs brought correspondingly lower rates. Prime well-grown lambs made 17s to 19s 3d, and' smaller 12s 6di to 16a 6d. The entry of fat sheep was larger than last week, and the supply being beyond butchers' requirements the eale opened at a decline in values, and prices further receded as the business progressed. Graziers then came in, and relieved the market of a- number of finished lines. The range of prices was: Prime wethers, 19s to 23s 6d, extra to 24s 9d; lighter, 15s 3d to 18s 6d; merino wetheTS, 13s to 15s 9d; prime ewes, 17s 6d to 20s 6d; medium, 15s to 17s; wethers, 13s to 14s 6d; hoggets, 16a 9d to 17s 6d; shorn wethers. 15a 9d to 183 6d; shorn ewes, 11s 9d to 14a od; shorn merino wethers, 93; shorn hoggets, 10s lOd. Ihe yarding of fat cattle totalled 228 head, and included gome lines of extra prime quality. There was a better demand shown than of late, and there was a. general advance in prices equal to about Is per 1001b. Prime steer beef made 25s to 295, medium 22s 6d to 24s 6d, and. cow and inferior 19s to 22s per 1001b. Steers ranged in price from £6 5s to £11, extra to £13 7s 6d; heifers, £5 12s ed to £10 2s 6d ; and cows, £5 to £10 sa. An average yarding of veal calves sold at prices from 4s 6d to 555, end extra well-grown and finished to £4. There was a full entry of store cattle, a large consignment from Southland being yarded. These were mostly light-framed, and in low condition. The local entries were in better order. There was not a. very keen demand, but some improvement was shown upon late sales. Yearlings made 16s to 22s €d ; two-year sisers, £2 12s Gd; tw-o-y^ar heifers, £2 3s ; three-year steers, in good condition, £4 5a to £5 7s Id; three-year heifers, £3 lla to £3 12s 6d ; and dry cows, 15s to £3 10s. The Southland cattle realised, for calves 14s, 12 to 15-moi»ths 245, 18-months 365, two-year-olds £2 10s ; two and a-half and three-years £3 ss. There was a very large entry of pigs, and all classes except choppers sold well. Choppers sold wp to £5; heavy baconeis, 60s to 80s; smaller, 50s to 58s — equal to 6d per lb; large porkers, 42s to 50s; lighter, 38s to 41s — equal to 6£d per lb; large stores, 35s to 40a ; and smaller, 25s to 345 ; weaners, 20s to 255. A line of 50 halfbred Tamworths made , 40s to 525.