ADDING TON LIVE STOCK SALE.

Colonist, Volume LVI, Issue 13485, 3 June 1914, Page 8

ADDING TON LIVE STOCK SALE.

Press Assooiation.] Christchurch, June 2. In consequence of the general holiday for the King's Birthday the Addington live stock market was held today instead of on Wednesday. The general all-round yarding for all classes of stock was smaller than usual, and the attendance of firms of butchers and exporters was also smaller. The yarding of fat lambs was a comparatively small one, 2163 being penned. The range of prices ivas: Tegs 20s to 24s 6d, average weights 18s to 20s 7d. lighter and unfinished 14s 2d to 17s Sd. . " i.'Y..t sheep: Prime wethers realised i'ls Od t0.275, others 16s 2d to 21s Id, prime owes 18s to 24s 9d, medium 15s to 17s od, aged and light lls Id to 14s 6d. ■ " Fat cattle: The yarding of fat cattle totalled 214 head. The quotations are: Ordinary steers £7 to £12 ss, extra steers £17 10s, heifers £5 10s to £10 15s, cows £5 7s 6d to £9 7s 6d. "Store cattle: Fifteen to eighteen months ports fetched £3 18s, three-year Bfeerg £5 18s, cows £1 10s to £3 10s. Dairy cows: There was a. small yarding of dairy cows, inclusive of fiomo very useful animals. As usual at this season of the year, good cows were in keen request. Prices ranged from £3 I.os to £10 15s, extra making to £12 15s. There was an ordinary entry of fat calves, the quality as usual covering a wide range; and values were unchanged, running from 8s to £3 ss, extra good sorts making to £5 ss. Svoiv. sheep: Best lambs fetched 13s 9d to 14s 6d, good lambs 12s 6d to 13s Gd, medium to good lambs, lls 6d to 12s ■ 3d, very medium lambs 10s 9d to lls, cull lambs 5s Id. shorn lambs' 9s 4d, ou-e lambs 13s 3d to 16s, four tooth, wethers 17s 7d to 18s, two, four, and six-tooth wethers (very forward) 19s 3d, two tooth owes (lat e shorn) 17s 9d, six and eight-tooth wethers 20s 4d, aged c«n ewes 3s 6d to 4s 4d. Fat pigs: Choppers brought £3 to £o 12s 6d, ordinary baconers 57s 6d to-675, extra heavy baconers to 70s, light baconers 50s'to 55s (price per lb s}d).

Heavy porkers \fetched- 45s to 475, lighter porkers 38s to 43s (price per lb 6d).