ADDINGTON MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12492, 19 March 1909, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET.

[United Press -Association.]

Christchurch, March 17. At the Addington sales to-day there were large entries of stock; and a nu- 1 merous attendance. Store sheep, in consequence of the continued dry weather, were in weaker demand. Fat lambs were also, less firm, and fat cattle, owing to heavy supply, were easier. Fat wethers showed an improvement, but ewes were still further down. Baconers were also down, but porkers were dearer, and stores were not quite so. keen in demand.^ Store cattle were dull of sale, but -dairy cows were in demand. ' There was again a very large yarding of 'store sheep, the bulk being lines -from a distance. The "demand was decidedly slack, although some ofthe best, lots of two-tooth and good mouthed • ewes, ■ whose condition " was; right, sold fairly well, and np to expectations, and towards : the .end of the r sale showed a rise in. price. The sa*me applies to a few lots of forward lambs, ; suitable, for rape. ,- Travels stained ewes, .low-conditioned lambs and all., descriptions of wethers : met with a dull and dragging sale, and at the' commencement a -few lots were passed. Souhd-mbirthed half-bred ewes sold at 14s. toi:!ss ■, four and sixt6oth':to 16s Id, and. two-tooths to 17s 3d. -A .special line; of /two-topth ; halfbred ewes, Wensleydale-merino- cross, made 26s ;^ordinary -crossbred = ewes, vritn sound mouths but" in low-condi-tion, 'made 10s to 11s 6^ and old ewes (3 upwards ; forward lambs, 10s'9d'to lls 6d; average lots, 9s to 9a '6d; travel-stained and in low condition 7s 6d to 8s 6d, and culls, 5s to 6s 6d forward, wethers, lls to 12s, ' and backward sorts, 8s 6d to 10s. : -'-- v There was a fair entry of fat stieep, :there being; a;larger •pfbpprtibn of wethers' than of late; and several lines were ' of - very fine" quality. . Export buyers were able to operate in wethers, prices now having got down to theirhmits, and the consequence was tHat they sold better than last week, iivves, on the other hand, met with a dull sale, and aged and inferior sorts showed a stiU further fallin prices Prime wethers made 16"s to 16s ; lid ; lighter 12s 9d to 14s 9d; prime ewes lls to 14s 6d; others, -6s lOd to 10s DA.

The store cattle market was easier tor all but good sorts. A line of 50 three-year steers made £5 9s; 18---months Hereford steers and heifers £7 ss; two-year steers £4 10s: two and threeyear steers £4 15s 6d; dry cows, 50s to £4. Dairy cows were in go m, f 3< * man .d at £3 10s to .£8 7s 6d. , The warding of fat cattle totalled about 383 head, a large proportion being prime steers and useful heifers, there being a smaller number of tows than at some recent sales. Owing to the heavy entry, the sale was dull and dragging, and did not conclude till late in the afternoon.— The prices, except for very prime steers and Heifers, showed 'a decline. Best beef made 20s 6d to 225, medium 18s to 20sV and cow and inferior 16s to 17s per 100 lbs. Steers sold at £6 2s 6d to £10 10s ; heifers; £4 'ss to £7' 10s •" extra £8 8s; cows, £4 5s to £7 ss* and extra to £8. Veal calves made 3s 6d to 575.