LIVESTOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1661, 30 January 1913, Page 7

LIVESTOCK SALES.

ADiJINGTON BTOCK MARKET/ '' : (iiy'Telegraph—lVess'Association.!' S ''Christohurch,- Janaury 29.. At-the Addingt6ri livo stock market today, a, largo yarding of store ehcop", including a considerable numbcr'from the Chat•ham Islands, camo forward, but the ,em tries of fat sheep and lambs were email and not moro than sufficient for loqal, butchers'." Hit cattle were in'moderate supply, and sold at rather better rates. Tho fate raiii had improved tho demand, for store sheep, and all good sortr, sold well. Fat lambs'.made about last w'eekte prices, and, fat sheep opohc.d with little or■ no change, but:ewes sold better towards .the end of t*>.e rale, Pigs wero in short supply, and.coid at improved rates. ', .• Tho entry of storo i?i)ccp was a, largo ono, —quite the largest Eeen at Addmgton dur-', ing the current reason and no doubt it marked' the opening of propoiv .All classes of huyero wero represented and the, shipping trade accounted for a. considerable' proportion. Jn the., day's'of: fering Obathasi Islandi-; sheep were strong-.: ly in evidence,; There was o. much grcator proportion of wethers than .for some weeks, pa.st—in fact; they r represented a conrfdorable sha''o of the total. Tho balance consisted, of ewea of • mhed ages.,.and store Jambs, the latter ranging from medium to verv forward, A largo proportion of thfl wethers-were notnf tho be-'t clo,is, and tho. supply somewhat. exceeded the de-mand.-with: tho. rfsu.lt. that,, for this deeeription., prices w,?re easier, and in favour, .of buyers.. Very' forward Jambs «:;-' . "or.ienred yflight drop. .The only,forward of sold well np to the, protihus week's- price?—in fact, the top prico obtained was ,Is. above, the bc/f oirjanunry 22, but. this wis mainly accounted for by tl)o better quality of the liilo.-Lanibs of poorer clcstw mot with fair demand though nrobably.-a shade' below the values ruling- thq week earlier. .In owct nothing-of special oualify.was offi;rcd, Although the •rtoreandMiao.' not 'yet'.become general there wo* fair entry, and tales, made were nt satisfactory prices, . Considorinrc the qua!it ( y ! bf the offerings! very 'few lines of any dr,-'-.i , lntion" were nasspd.' -'" .; '

Although (he File did nit conclude until 4.30 imp.)',:prices tferc'well.'maintained .on the of opening rotes; The following w4is.tho,T»ai:??,;ef prices:—Lambs, forward ivps sort. ? .*,t3 f .-.fr). ( 0 \u, (M:- extra, U?. ■Id."to .M*. W t :.-picdl'f.pi...W.«.'3d; ; t'i"l?.«. 9d.; rrood -sort*, lie, tp lls/.fd;: f.ilr, 10s,' to -1R". M.;,."Wri]ler sorts; ?s. 3d. to. 9s, 9d,'( sw-ill, Bs.. fd.-tp 95.; ejw lopil.-.?, !! r -,'to-13s. Sfb; wel)if.r's. (li)eluding' many from the Chit-. ■liani!o.:.fmir ifn-i sls-tont.lv. ifo. to 17s. 2d.; foiir-toMj). ■ u s ; •to !6s. 10(i::-.-t>vo'nnrl fourtootli,'l3s'. to iSf.i two-lMtlii 15s. Sd.j merinos fvcry.Nrqod), 10,5. Id.jto, 10s.: 10d.( <"ves. irnod:*.wo;tonl.!|.--.to l?s. 3d.: irfediiim,' 17s. 6d. toUPs..(passed); two,,four, and shtopt'i, )5?. .?/}.. to 17s, li\\\, four and. sir. tooth, U.7>to 16s:, 9d,; ?lx and cight-toith (principally 1?.»; 6d. to I£<!. 6rl ; mixrd aciw.:-135.-t0.'.1!3. ■■'«.; good soundn""!th lorn! sheen. 16s: 3d. '. •

, The 'yard me of-fet lambs, totalled onlv 10». r, ronsiderable proportion. toing little better than forward stores, an farmers are ■m'id»ntly holding back their best freezing Mmbs. ■■ Prirco ruled about-the sdme as last week, one large line being bought.for rnj'thor finisliing. Toward the end of thev .sale, whcn.Bome better nenn were bffered 'I prices Improved soinsfwjjat.r Best, lambs .mpde 1f.3. 6d. to IBs.: lighter. 13s. fid. to 16s. Tfcere were only about 3COO fat sheen renned..and they were of average quality. The ■ market opened, at, about U-t wcek'n- rates, and.s butchers.'b»ing,th e oplv biivcrc bid. djnir'was somewhat elaek, mid the sale Jr. •rojular throughout; .Wethers, of which therewns not a very large entTy of nrimc lieo,\-y-wcights..sold felotivelv much higher than -jtpre wethers, and-scvera! lines wero passod in . Ewes broughtrabout Inst week's ™.tM till towards. Ibo end of the saleT when they improved considerably. Prime vwethcrs made_)Bs. 6d. to 235. 3d.; ll.htor Ms; to l«j.; prime owes. 16s. to 225.;' ofeerfl, a3d •• : wethers, 12s,- to

El, -'' r, . es «., of 'at'entile. toUHed:-19j;i. as against 227 on J.inuary_;22 and 148 a, week earlier. Generally speakin?, •the quality compared unfavourably with entries at recent sales, and a'greater number o' en. tries were senH forward", by dealers." The demand was again weak,'although a shade patter, than at. the previous sale eiccent for cows, which, formed: a large part of the entry. There was however no quotable change-in the price*of beef,- .which ranged from .22s. 'to: 30s. per cwt.. aeco'rdihg,. to .quality. Cow beef formed: the bulk of the yarding realised £7 10s, to £12155.; lieifeM. £6 ;16s. to £? 15s.;' cows., £6' 7s, 6d. to £9:fs.-' There was relatively a •small - entry of.: store cattle, Including, a few useful lines of fifteen i to' eighteenniontlw sorta-anda few nice two-yoar hef. fers. T;hcre was a good domand,' although there was not the same keenness as a few weeks ago.": Fifteen to eighteen-months sorts made £2 10s. to £4.25,'6d„ according to quality;,two-year steers, £5 £s. 6d. to £5 10?.; heifers, £4 H«.; two-vear cows; £2 to £6, Dairy cows were in good domand, and made £5.' to £9 17s. 6(1.' Fat pigs wore-called In small numbers, the entrlos being'much below those of the previous, week, and. consequently competi-. tion was keen. Choppera realised 50s. to 905.; heavy bacpners, 555.' to 645.; lighter sorts;'4Bs/'to 655. These prices were equivalent to 43d. to sd. per. lb. Best porkers brought; 395. to 445.; lighter Borte, 335. to 375. - This ■ was equal to 61d. to 5Jd.-per lb. , The yarding of -. stores was also a small one, and all descriptions met with ■good competition. Best sorts made 2W. to •'345., and Bmollcr sorts 225. to 275.' Wcanerp, for which there was a good demand,' riado 12s. to 17(<:. . the latter • price being obtained for extra good pigs.