ADDINGTON MARKETS

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1445, 4 May 1905, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKETS

[(Poo Press Association!.); Christchurch, last night. At the Addington yards there was a iarge yarding oi all classes of stook, and a good attendance. Beef showed a still further decline in prices. Good sorts of store sheep sold rather better than last week, and prime fat lambs and fat sheep manifested no change in values. Store cattle met with a very dull sale, while there was an aotive demand for good dairy cows. Bacon pigs sold at late rates, porkers being rather easier, but there was a good sale for large stores. Store sheep—There was a fairly large yarding of store sheep, including some outside lines. There was a slightly improved demand for the better classes of lambs and breeding ewes, hut wethers and travel stained sheep of any sort met with j a dull sale. Prices ranged from 14s lOd to 22s 3d, lambs from 11s 7d to 14s 6d. Fat lambs—The entry was good, both in numbers and quality, and practically a clearance was effected at the previous week’s rates of a total of 3000. There were 2760 taken for freezing, and prices ourrent were : Freezing lambs 17s Id to 19s, tegs 18s to 50s, butchers’ lots 15b to 19s. Fat sheep—The supply was not more than sufficient for the requirements of the butchers, few being taken for export, and prices kopt up to the level of those of the

previous week. Prime wethers sold at 22s to 245, ligbtor sorts 19s 6d to 21s 6d, prime heavy ewes 20s to 22s lOd, medium 17e to 198 6d, inferior 14s to 16s 6d, prime merino wethers 19s to 20s,and fair quality 20s.

Fat oatile totalled 279, and there was only a small proportion of really prime. I The salo was exceptionally dull and prices again showed a furthor decline. A few I really prime steers, stold at equal to 21s, ordinary primo sorts 19s to 20s, and cow and inferior beef £6 12s to 419 15s, heifers £5 5s to £7 10s, cows j 64 to £6 7s 6d. A small entry of veal calves sold at 7s 6d to I £2 17s, according to size and quality. Store and dairy cattle—There was a fair I entry, but few buyers were present, and the sale was an exceptionally dull one. Dairy cows were in aotive demand at late [ rates. Calves made 183 to 20s, yearlings 25s to 355, fifteen to eighteen months 40s to 60s, two year old heifers 60s, three year old steers £i ss, three year old heifers £3 15s, dry cows £2 to £3 ss, potters 29s to 50s, dairy cows 4110. Pigs—There was a large yarding, and a good demand for baconers at the previous week’s rates. Porkers were rather easier.

Dare stores sold well, but small lota were dull of sale. Baconers made 45s to 555, and up to 52s for heavy weights, equal to 4Jd to 5d per lb, porkers 30s to 355, equal to 41d to 4£d lb, large stores 25s to 325, medium 17a 6d to 245, weaners 10s to 12s 6d, suckers 5s to 7s 6d.