STOCK SALES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16308, 9 August 1917, Page 5

STOCK SALES.

ADDINGTOX

EXTRAORDINARY PRICES

(Peij Press Association.)

CHJRISTCHUKCH, Aug. 8. At the Addington market tli&ip was B double entry m view of rlio Crand Kational holidays next wtek, and this brought forward the finest collection of prime fat cattle and sheep ever seen in-a public saleyard in the dominion. The attendance was also large. Southland was well represented with boiJi cattle and sheep. There was a sharp advance in the value of beef, the whole yarding averaging over 60s per 100!lis. The top price was £O2 for an exceptionally large and prime shorthorn bidlock sent in by Mr J. Garland (Ben3:etts). and another large and prime liulloek. a Hereford, was sold on behalf of Mr P. Anderson at £47. Many locally bred and fattened bullocks were sold r.t £3O and upwards. There was a great show of extra prime fat sheep, and prices for ordinary prime .wethers showed an advance of about :j----per head. Mr Fred. Hull (Wadding■ton) again topped the market with his CRomney-Shropshire and purebred Shropshire wethers, which sold at -f'7 5s to £l2s 10s. Mi- A. AY. Rutherford junr. (Brookdaie) ..old merino ■wethers at tils, a record tor the yards. The aveage price per head oi fat sheep and cattle was alio a record. A few new season's i'at lambs met with good competition. There was an easier demand for ewes in hitifo, but store wethers and hoggets sold we.i. as did store cattle. Pigs of all classes just with a good -sale, choppers selling VP to £ls and bat-oners to £b" Ss. Store sheep.—2-tootli ewes .'sßs t)d to '4ls 6d, 4 and U-tooth 30s to 335. <j ana 8-tootb. 32s 6d, s.m. 23- i)d to 30s 9d ; 2 and 4-tooth wether., 29s to 3!s orll .4 and 6-tooth wethers 34s to 3bs sd„ 6 and 8-tooth 28s >Sd to 375. merino 27s to 27s 4d; ewe hoggets 30s lid to 35 s. aether 27s to 28s 9d. M.s. 13s 9d to 31s 9d. New season's fat lambs. 2"'s 6d to 375.

Fat sheep.—Extra prime wethers to '£l2 10s, prime -!0s to - r >Os. lighter 3-ts €d, extra prime merino "<ls. prime

j merino 32s 8d to 39s 9d ; extra prime j c-wes to £4 js. prime 3"< s 6d to -Jos, f medium 33s to oYs. lighter 29s to 32s (id: extra prime hoggets GUs, prime '; 25.-> Sd to 395.

Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers £32 to £62, prime £l7 to £3O, ordinary £lO to £l6; extra prime heifers £l7 ss. prime £l3 to £l6. ordinary £lO to £l2 10s: extra prime cows £22 3s. prime £ls to £l9. ordinary £9 5s to £l4.

Store cattle.—Mixed yearlings 30s to £2 15s. yearling steers £5 16s, 2-voar steers £5 14s to £9 Ss. 2-year heifers £7 to £7 2s 6d. 3-year steers £l3 15s. dry cows £5 to £9~ 10s. dairy cows £5 to £ls 15s. Pigs.—Choppers £5 to £ls: exirn Havy baconers £6 Ss. Choppers and bacoiiers equal to SJd per lb, porkers equal to 9Jd to 10} d per lb; large stores 52s to 58s. medium 42s to 50s, smaller 32s to 38s. weaners 2!s to 28s! BTRXSIDR DI'XEDTX. Aug. 8. At Burnside 230 fat cattle" wer<? penned. The quality was sood, and a keen sale resulted. T'l-ices were equal to hist week's rates. Exirn prime bullocks £25 2s 6d. prime "Wo to £23 2s fid. n.e-li.nu £lB 5s to £l9 17s Gd. li.dit £l2 12s fid fo £l7: extra prime heifers and cows £22. prime £l6 10s to £]S 10s. medium £l3 to £l4 15s. light and inferior £lO io £l2. ~ .Sheep.—247o were penned, of good quality. Competition was very keen and prices were linn. Extra prime wei!:.?r.s 52s b'cl, p,i mo .jj s to 49s medium 39s 6d to 435. light 33s to 38s extra prime ewes 39*. niTme 3Ss to 39s' medium 35s to 38s 9d. light and interior. 23s to 325.

; 1 :inibs.—62o were penned. The I ouality was not so aoor] as usual bir J freezing buyers comneied keenly for ! anything suitable, while graziers sei' cured unfinished lnts. Prime 29s to i?] S C(l ' " 1e<1, " UI " - 7s to 2Ss Ski. others 21s to 265.

Pigs.—There was a small yarding of tats, and only two »ens of stores Tb" demand was good, and prices advanced considerably.