ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12582, 1 October 1908, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET.

- CHEISTCHURCH, September 30

At the Addington live stock market today there were fair entries of stock -md a-.good attendance. Fat cattle made no change in prices. Store sheep were rather better. : Young lambs showed a considerable improvement in price, and fat sheep opened ' at about last week's rates. Pigs Bold well. There was a moderate e^try of store sheep, a considerable propo/ion being ewes. For dry sheep there was an improved' demand, and prices showed seme advance, and there was a clearance of the whole yarding^ The few lots of wethers" cold up to 16s 3d, ewe hoggets to -4s 9d, -wether hoggets to 12s 6d, iri.\pd sexes to 13s 10d. 2-th crossbred ewes to

16s. '3d, merißOewes Bs, and ewes and lambs 90s all counted. There were ai<out 6C, fat lambs -penned, and there was a • ftfuch"" better demand than last wvek, *n4 prices were considerably better, *anginfg from 16s to 20s. yarding of fat sheep was much SQialler than that of late, and hutc'iera, ■wjto were -^he only buyexs, pampeted rrecls,~ prices for prime lots being firmer. There were somo good lines,- of crosstorett' wetlrers/ b~ut a considerable proportion of the yai^ing' was not well fluid lied. Towards the close of the^sale prices ".verc * M^aleer, a iiraiiter of "fines were ] ashes: of prices wa6 — Extra prime •wethers to 275, prime 20s to 22s 4d, medium. 17s 6d to 19s 6d, lighter 15s *d to 17s, prime merino wethers 14s to 15s 6d, lighter lfle lOd to 13s 4d, prime 'wes <17s to 21s, extra to 23s 6d, medium 15s to 17s, 12s 9d to 14s 9d, hoarffets 14s to 15s 6d.

Thci-j was a small entry of store cattle, mostly in poor condition, and + 'iejmet with a dragging sale. Fifteen to' 18-niontbs Sorts mado 29e, 2-year ileeii £2 9s, '3-yeay steers £4, 3s, and dry ■ ows 16s to £3 Bs. Dairy cows were dull of B?k> at £3 10s to .£6 17s 6d, the .ntry being small and the quality poor. The number of fat cattle entered was JS6, but in view of the supplies obtainable at the Culverdcn sale the previous week, the offerings were sufficient for the rradc The gi-neral average was of fair quality and included some good heifers. Bidding "was fairly brisk, and almost all lots were sold at the previous week's prices. Otoers made .£5 12s 6d to .£lO 10s, heifers £o to JE9 12s 6d, cows .£4 17s 6d to £8 15s, equal to 24s to 28s for prime, 21st Gd to 23s for medium, arid '18s to 2ls for cow and inferior per lOOibs. The I ulk of the vealers were small, and prices ranged at 14s 6d to 555, and some vearlinga .£3 17s 6d.

There" was a small entry of pigs, mid all classes sold remarkably -well. Choppers made up to £5 se, heavy baconcrs 70s to 88s, and lighter 50s to 655, equal to Gd per 1b; large porkers 42s to -Acs, smaller 32s to 40s, equal to 6d to HJd per lb, large stores 35s to 375, -medium 30s to 346, and weaners 14s to 3s Gd, according to size and age.