ADDINGTON MARKETS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XLIX, Issue 12637, 26 October 1905, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

Per Press Association

CHRISTCHURCH, October 25. At the Addington live stock-market to-day there were small entries of stock in all departments, except fat cattle and pigs. There was a good attendance. There was an improvement in beet. Fat lambs sold we'll, as did a few store sheep that were offer-ad. Fat sheep were firm, but pigs, except porkers and store and dairy cattle, were dull of sale. There were only between 500 and 600 store sheep offered, mostly ewes and lambs, and they met with a lather better sale. 121 aged ewes and lambs made 11s, 200 sold at 9s 9d (all counted), 61 wethers' at 20s lid, and 70 hoggets at 20s. Fat Lambs.—There were 100 fat lambs penned, of which the greater proportion were of prime quality, and they sold readily under keen competition from butchers, best sorts making 19s to 225, and others 14s to 18s. Fat Sheep.—The yarding of fat sheep was n moderate one in numbers, and prime sorts sold firmly, especially show shaep, but the demand was slack for unfinished lots. The range of prices was:—-Prime woolly wethers 24s to 2/s 6d, others 20s to 23s 6d; prime shorn wethers 19s to 21s lid, others 15s 7d to 18s, woolly ewes 20s to 23s 6d, shorn ewes 15s 7d to 255, merino wethers 17s lOd to 19s sd. Fat Cattle—There were 223 head of fat cattle penned, including a North Island consignment. Bidding was slack at the opening, but afterwards improved, and prices closed rather firmer than the previous week. Fourteen steors from Mrs. S. Lemon (Doyleston) made £7 15s to £11 2s 6d, 21 steers from the North Island £9 17s 6d to £10 10s, and 9 from Mr. Edwards (Kaiapoi) at £9 ss. Other steers brought) £6 to £11 17s 6d, heifers £5 10s to £9 ss, and cows £5 os to £9 ss, equal to 24s to 265. For prime extra to 27s 6d, and cow and inferior 20s to 23s per 100 lbs. Veal Calves.—There was a large yarding, a large proportion being poor1 and small, and they sold at 7s 6d to £2 lbs. Store- and Dairy Cattle.—There was a large entry of store cattle, mostly ia backward condition, and there wa3 practically no demand, and few changed hands at auction. Yearlings sold at 13s to 18s, 15 to 18 months 30s to 47s 6d, 2-year steers 62s 6d to 7s 6d, 2-year heifers 55s to 565. Two iand a half year siteers passed at 77s 6d, forward 3-year steers passed at £6, 3-year heifers 60s 6d to 71s, backward 3-year and 4-year steers passed at 955, dry cows 30s to 40j 6d.

Dairy Cows.—There was a poor entry of dairy cows, and they met with a dull gale at low prices. <; Pigs.—There was a very large yarding of pigs, especially of baconers and stores, and both these classes jvero easier, while porkers sold very well. Large baooners made 45s to 48s, including a line of 18 prime Berkshire^ from the Canterbury Agricultural College at 46s 6d to 48s, lighter 35s to; 425, equal to 3£d to 3£d per lb.; porkers 20s to 325., equal to 4d to 4£d per lb.; large stores 15s to 20s, medium 10s 6d to 14s 6d, suckers 3s to 9s.