ON THE LAND.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3750, 8 February 1913, Page 3

ON THE LAND.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. [PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.] OHTUSTCHUIICHj Feb. 0, • At the Addington live stock market there was again a heavy yarding of store sheep, but very small entries of fat sheep and lambs. Other descriptions of'stock came forward in average numbers and there was a good at-, tendance. Store sheep were in good demand and fat lambs sold at about last week’s rates, but fat sheep sold at a considerable advance. In consequence of a very short yarding there was an advance in fat cattle, as the yarding was barely equal to requirements. Bacon pigs were easier, but porkers showed no change. Store Sheep.—Store sheep were again represented by a large entry, but wethers were fewer in number, while ewes were more numerous, lambs forming approximately about the same percentage as last week. There was a large attendance, and considering the unsettled state of affairs fn the sheep world, the sale passed elf very well. There were few withdrawals, although trade is a little less brisk than for the previous week, especially for wethers and ordinary classes of rape lambs. Forward rape lambs sold at prices on a par with those ruling a week earlier, but wethers of various ages were perhaps 6d per head lower all round, while ewes wero unchanged. A Southern buyer secured a number of lines of merino ewes for transport to Following was the range of prices: Lam bs.god rape sorts, 12s 9d to 13s 6d; extra, to 14s Id ; fair sorts, 13s to 13s 6d; average lines, 10s 6d to 11s 9d ; medium, 9s to 9s 6d; small and inferior, 7s 6d to 8s 6d; ewes, twotooth, 15s 6d for small and medium classes; bettor sorts making 17s 6c! to 19s sd; two and four-tooth small, 16s; four, six and eight-tooth, 12s to 16s 6cl, according to class and condition ; full and failing mouth (good olass), 11s 6d to 12s Cd; six and eighttooth (good sorts), to 16s 9cl; sound

moutli, 14s to 15s„6d; aged and cull sorts, 3s for merinos to 6s for other descriptions; and wethers four and six-tooth, 14s to 14s 9d; two-tooth, small, 12s to 13s. Fat Lambs. —There were only 727 fat lambs penned, and they were mostly of medium quality. The sale was not very brisk and prices—were about the same as last week. Best lambs made 16s to 17s 8d; and lighter, 13s Id to 15s 6d. Fat Sheep.—The yarding of fat sheep totalled under 3000, and the supply was barely sufficient for butchers’ requirements. The consequence was that prices advanced 2s per head for ewes and Is 6d for wethers. The range of prices was : Prime wethers, 20s to 22s lOcl; lighter, 17s

jto 19s 6d; prime ewes. 18s to 225; others, 15s to 17s fid. Fat Cattle.—One hundred and sev-enty-six head of fat oatt-de came forward, as against 193 the previous week, and 227 on January 22. The yarding included some exceptionally good animals and the demand, owing to the short supply, was much keener than for the previous week, beef showing an advance all round, equal to Is Cd per lOOlh. Steers realised £7 17s Cd to £ll ; extra, £l3 Os od : £l4 and £l4 15s; heifers, £5 17s fid to £ll ; extra, to £l2; and cows £5 15s to £8 ss: extra. £lO 15s to £l2. Beef brought 23s fid to 3ls fid per 1001 b, according to quality. Store Cattle. —The yarding of store cattle was 'a medium one, and consisted principally of fifteen to eigh-teen-months cattle. The market showed no improvement on recent rates, being, if anything, a shade weaker. Yearlings made £1 17s; fifteen to eighteen months sorts’ £3 15s to £4; two-year steers, £4 8s; twoyear heifers (good), £5; two and afialf rear steers, £6 Is; and cows £2 5s to' £ 4 10s Dairy cows made £4 10s to £lO. Pigs.—Fat pigs were represented by a good entry, but the demand for baconers was easier. Porkers, on the other hand, were in fair demand, showed no change ; n values since the previous week. Xo choppers came forward. Heavy baconers realised 60s to 05s; medium, 50s to 57s fid: and smaller sorts. 42s to 4Ss (equivalent to 4.}d to '4sd per lb). The best porkers made 38s to 445; and lighter sorts 33s to 37s (equal to s£d to 5.?-d per lb). ■ There was a fair entry of stores and a good demand. Large stores’ made 32s to 375, and smaller sorts 22s to 28s. Weaners, of which there was a medium entry, sold wc-I.J at prices ranging from 13s to 16s.

FARM AND STATION.