ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2895, 8 September 1909, Page 39

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, September 1. A-t the Addington live stock market to-day owing to wet weather, the entries of stock were generally smaller than of late, and tho attendance was limited. Fat cattle were dull of fale, and fat sfoeep, owing to short supply, showed en improvement at the opening of the sale, but towards the clo&e prices fell below those of last week. Store sheep also sold well, and pigs showed practically ru> change. Store and dairy cattle were dull of sale. The entry of store sheep was a fmall one. the majority being hoggets, and thoie were a few pens of ewes and lambs. Tlie-re was better inquiry for all classes," and boggets which were mostly medium 'orts, fold at an advance of about Gd per head One lot of three-quarterbred ewe hoggets made 13s, halfbred hoggets (small and of mixed sexes) 9s 2d to 9s 6d, and ewes and lambs 6s lid (all counted). There were a few new season's fat lambs penr-ecl, and they .=old at 15s Gd to 18s. The supply of fat sheep was a short one. and included some good lines of wether 0. The market opened at an advance on last week's rates, but when butcher= had filled their requiremnts prices fell below tho^e of last week. Prime wethers made 16s to 19s 7d, others 13s 6d to 15s 6d. prime ev.-es 14s to lCs 3cl, others 10s to 13s Cd merino wetl-ers 13s. hoggets 93 Gd to 13s Cd There were 304 fat cattle entered, the bulk being of gocd and prime quality The s=a!e was very dull and dragging, and a number of pens \.ere passed Piic«.« ruled about equal to Is per 100 lb bslow lu=t I week's rates. Steers made £6 5s to £11 ' ss, heifers £5 5s to £9 ss. and cows £4 10s j to £7 17s 6d—eoual to 19s Gd to 21s Gd i for prime, 17b 6d to 19s for medium, and | 15s 6d to 17s for cow and mferioi lie;f per 1001b. ] A small yarding of store cattle jnet with j a poor demand, yearlings making 28s to 30s, I 15 to 18-months £2 5s to £2 9s. two-year j steers £i 2s Gd, three-year steers £5 los ] to £6, and dry cows 20s to £% 17s 6d. Dairy ] cows' were also dull of sale at £3 to £7 j 15s. j There was a medium enlry of all c?asse3 j of pigs, and they sold st about the Drevious w-eek'a prices, except stores, which were a little easier. Choppers sold at up to £3 13s 6d, large baconers 55s to 63s—equal to 4Jd per lb; large porkers 40s to 4ts, and lighter 35s to 93s—equal to sid to 51d per lb; large stores 25s to 303. medium 16s to 20s, and weaners Ms to 225.