ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, June 16.

Otago Witness, Issue 2883, 23 June 1909, Page 40

ADDING TON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, June 16.

I At the Addington live stock market to-day J there was a good entry of stock, though noj fo large in the sheep section as last week. There was a good attendance. Store sheep ! told w-e'l, -ewes being firmer. Fat cattle showed a decline, owing to the large enUy. Fat lambs were firmer, and fat sheep opened at last week's rates. Pigs were easier all round. The yarding of stor-e sh&ap was only a , mod-eraie one in point, of numbers, and was i iormed of about equal proportions of ewes. wethers, and hoggets. Ewas met with good inquiry, and for good saris there was an improvement in price-. Two and four-tcoth halfbred ewe.s of good quality mads 17s bet, and good three-qua-rterbred of the same age , sold at 17s 3d. A line of failing-momh i halfbred ewes of good quality changed hands at 11s Sd. Hogg-ets sold at late rates, ewe hoggets making lls to 11s 6d, and mixed j-exes 8s 6d to 10s 6d. Wethers also showed no change, very forward fats selling at up to 13s Id, average lines 10s 6d to lls Gd, and low-conditioned sorts 9s 3d to 9s 9d. The entry of fat lambs was much smaller than last week, numbering only betwesn 2000 and 3000. The quality on the who!e was gcod, and under active competition from export buyers prices were firmer. Average weights of prime quality sold at 12s to 14?, tegs 14s 3d to 15s 6d," and light and unfinished sorts 9s Id to lls Gd. The yarding of fat sheep, though a large one. was not quite equal to that of last weak. There was a gcod proportion of wethers, and for freezing weights there was improved competition among export buyers, and prices showed an advance of fully Is per head. Heavy weights were also firmer Ewes, on the other hand, were more dull of sale, 'and prices were, if anything, weaker than the closing rates last week. The range of prices was: Prime wethers 14s 6d to 18s 3d, medium 12s to 14s. prime ewes lls 6d t» 13s 9d, extra to 14s Sd. others 73 3d to lls, laenr.o tT-etfrers 85 ed to 13s 6(3. j The f,upply of beef was a very large 01 -c I totalling 432— a. record for the yards. A liumbsr of prime lines w-ere offered. Prices showed a decline eqinl to about Is to 2s per 1001b as compared with last week. Tho range of prices was : Steers £6 17s 6d to £11 ss. heifers £5 to £9. and cowa £4 10s to £7 15s— equal to 20s and 21s 6d for prime, 11 j3j 3 r to li9s1 i 9s for mea "ium, and 15s Gd to 17s 6d for low and inferior per 1001b. Tkere was a medium entry of pigs, and the demand was rather slack, prioes being ea«isr all round. Choppers sold up to £4 5s heavy baconers £2 17s to £3 3s, and lighter £2 8s to £2 15s— equal to 4d per lb • heavy porkers 36a to 40 3 . and lighter 30s to 3DS-,equal to 5d to 5Jd per lb; large stores J-k to 38s 6d. medium 24s to 325, small 1&3 to 225, and weaners 10s to 14s.