ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5769, 13 January 1897, Page 3

ADDINGTON YARDS.

THIS DAY. [Per " Stab's " Pigeon Express.] The entry of stock to-day was considerably below the average in 'ill. departments and business throughout was slow. The attendance was small, aud as freezing buyers were doing very little owing to the block at the factories, fat sheep and lambs saleable for export were not in demand. Fat Cattle. — The 153 head which formed the week's supply of fat cattle contained nothing of good quality, as the prices obtained will show. Bidding was extremely dull and many lots were passed, prices per 1001 b scarcely reaching last week's quotations. Steers brought £a to _£6 15s, heifers _E3 10s to £5 2s 6d, cows £2 15s to £o ss. Daibt Cows. — Although there were some good, useful dairy cows on offer, there was little demand, and prices ranged from £2 10s to M. Stores. — A small entry of store cattle was made up of a few odd lots, which were not wanted. Fat Sheep. — A very moderate yarding of fat sheep was made up mostly of ewe mutton. Buyers for export were not operating, and as the requirements of the trade were small there was little competition, and late values were barely maintained. Fat Lambs. — Another big supply of fat lambs was very mixed as to quality. At tho commencement of the sale some very fair prices were obtained but when trade requirements were satisfied, values again fell, and towai'ds the end anything but good sorts were hard to get rid of. One or two extra prime lines brought from lis to lis lOd ; good sorts from 9s 6d to 10s 6d ; and inferior to medium 6s to 8s Gd. Store Sheep. — An entry of about 1800 store sheep contained some fair lines of cross-bred wethers and lambs. Contrary to expectation, and in spite pf the scarcity of feed, forward sorts were well competed for, and the bulk of the yarding changed hands at 7s 3d to 8s 2d for four and sixtooth wethers, 8s lld for two-tooth wethers, 4s 9dlo 6s lOd for lambs and 2s 6d to 4s for ewes and lambs all counted. Pigs. — A medium entry of fat pigs met a rather better demand at from 3d to 3£d per lb. Only a very few stores were in, and as these are now in great demand for stubbling they met good competition, selling at from 15s to 23s for good forward lines.