Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 189, 15 August 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET. [By Telegraph] . Christchurch, Aug. 14. There wan a fairly large yarding of stock to day, including some specially prime lines of fat sheep and cat tle sent n by atationowners, who cam" to town for the Grand National meting. The aitc'dante was above the average, owing to the pres-nce of vidtois. Sheep—ln the store beep pons, th*>re was an entry of 298(3 head, chiefly nuggets and wethers. There was a good d •mund for* all classes at about last week’s rates. 555 hoggets sold ft' 12a 7d ; 133 at 15s 4d ; (540 wethers at 16s ; and 232 merino ewes at Us. The crossbred in lamb wove almost all passed. Only a few fat, hoggevs were on offer, and they made from 12s to lV*. A few fat lambs sold up to 18s. The entry of fat sheep was not a large one, but was nucb above the average in point of quality, as be i J es several pens of show ■iiieop • there were some prime lima of station ha'T-bred and merino wethers. Tin* market opened slack, but improved little laier on. There was 'a better demand than of late for freezers, bu heavy wethers and butchers’ ewes sold at about last week’s rates The Acton Estate’s prize Shropshire o ossbred w t ,ers sola up to 40s. Cattle—The supply of beef was mostly of a prime quality, and numbered 220 head. Prices were equal to last week’s, a line of 16 steers from Mount Palm Station making £l2 5s and £l4, an average of £l3 2s 2d. Five heifers from Mr J. Deans soni at £8 15s to £9 10s, and 11 bullocks from the North Island, £U 5s to £l4. Other steers brought £6 61 *'< Til, and one heavyweight to £l3. .to foB ia-. qual to 20s to 25 1 peI Jibs, accmdingto jaunty. Iherewasan .lUrUally gooU* e,.try of store cattle, and .an active demand for all clas°eß Yearlings hi ought £llss; fifteen months, £1 18s to £2 ss; fifteen to eighteen oonth steers, £3 2s ; two to two and s talf year t eikis, £4 ss; two year steers, £5; three-year steers, £5 17s 6d ; dry ow, £2 to £3 8s 61 ; a line of filteen to eighteen months was passed at £2 14s. and thirty-three three-year steers were withdrawn at £6- l6s. Dairy cows sold at £4 5s to £B. Pigs wore in rather short supply, and ill de=criptinns met with a goxi sole. Baconers brought 32s 6d to 53s 6-5, equal ;o 8|(1 per tb ; porkers, 20s to 32s 6d, equal to 4d pec lb ; storet, 10s u> 18s fid; suckers and weauerf> fis to 9a; two very prime Berkshire pigs from the Orati station, bred by the Hon. W Bailee ton ano. estimated to tw-igh 5001 b each, were sold at £3 12s 6d and £4 12s fid respectively to the Ch isteburoh Meat Company. ENGLISH MARKETS. The Agent-General cabled from London on August 10th Average prices today, Canterbury mutton, S'jd } Dunedin and Southland, 3|d; North Island, 3Jd ; River Plate, Sd; market quiet. There is an "n eavour among some holders to raise the prices of muttqn. New Zealand lamb, Canterbury, r other brands. 4|d. • There is a scarcity of prime lamb, while the market is over supplied with heavy carcases. New Zealand beef, hinds, 3fd ; fores, 2Jd y market dull. Supplies of Biver Plate beef are increasing. The hemp market is very arm; Good fair Wellington, spot, £26; Heptem-ber-October, £2B 10s New Zealand cocksfoot, 171 b standard, 89s; market qaiet. The batter market is rising.”