ADDINGTON STOCK SALES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12145, 10 December 1908, Page 5

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES.

At the .A^in^tyil^TiJij-e stock itaarkct •••'- ---to-da yv-t^hferV yss a"*f airly, large : entry . of stocky &fi<l a "ygS&iß; attendance. -"-Fat; *■'....... cattle snowed a. d^P,. in values, c.tore,;"'*' g v sheep iriet \vitli-^h tftinipiwed enquiry-^-- .!"' fat lambs;wsre fjft&3&r in consequence- of >''-v competitioii'MSfoiin -Export aiwt &■<-;■ pigs were-' H&SsierV; f'o?,he>'yarding of store1: -! \ ■ sheep was about . that-?«f■'•' lastl"-.-Q-jf;' ''■. week in; pointHoft i numbers,:• and , We're< • ': I were .several'line's that showed -quality* • " : above the< ■&vera^*e>;•;/ The- enquiry>- fop *zi< ewes was;'!bettfer : thaii at recent "sales;;": i':j due no doubt toith^i'ain that h&s-fallen/. .<; oh parts of the plains, arid all good -Jots' n ' £-<• changed hands at late rates, ibatjkwalrdii'l••■:>: sorts being rather easier; ; The; demandvi J.--for dry sheep; was slack, .and^likely show no improvement until there isa '>.>: more decided and general break in the dry weather. Thir yarding of fat lambs was much larger than iof late, being the largest for the season* and the quality.- «s; was all good to _ prime. The export buyers were operating for the larger lots, alid this tended to a much firmer tone in' the- market,.,the'prices'-th'e£ -.^TI bought at ranging from 14s ; Id to 16s. A few heavy weight lambs «bought(l>y butchers made; up to 17s 4d/ ariid light- ' M * weights 13s to 14s. There. ;was: a fairly large entry of fat sheep; nicludiaigrso'meX^:;" prime lines, of::both wethers'and ewes.-ii-> The supply was beyond the butchers----fe . requirements, and two ekport; lHiye»S'Vx^ were operating in suitable lines, and this tended to s-teady -the^-' inaijket, though prices were. on a"' lower v levgl than those of last week:.; "y,••-..' '■"._, :;, ; -'^j ,^ J Fat Sheep.—The range of. prices 'was: —Prime shorn wethers 15s Qd: to'rl^^"l' (3d, lighter 14s to los, woolly Wethers 16s 8d to 17s 7d, prime "ewes 13s to 18s 6d, extra to 17s 3d, others JQsGd ;;-,., to 12s 6d, merino wethers §s's&1 to'"' lls ~ ■ v '" -"i;:v-:-.-:';.:. J; _ .. • ' v Fat Cattle.—The entry of; fat-l cattle totalled^ 300 head of fair average qual- -.--.'■-. ity. The demand was niuch Svea&4r; ■"'': v and prices showed a, decline equal to fully Is 6d per lOOlbs. Steers realised £6 2s 6d to £10 12s 6d, heifers £4 10s to £8, and-vcows £4 os to £7 12s j?d,-' vequal to 22s Gd to 2os for prime, 19s "' to 22s for medium, and 17s to 18s 6d for cows and inferior per IOOIbV : W '■■':i--'.'-Store Cattle—The store cattle penswere well filled, and there were :>Spe^^ good lines of steers for offer. ''Competition was brisk, and the previous week s prices were well maintained. Fif;teen to 18-months sorts made £2 12s &J J° £p 13s 6d, 2-year steers £3.-ills 'Lr--bcl to £1 2s Gd, 2-year heifers £3 8s 2d; •- : 2\ r-yoar steers £4 ss, 3-year steers £5 :> - 3s 0d and £5 os, 3-year heifers 324 -2s-'-:. Gd to .-C4 7s Gd, 4 and 5-year Steers £«• 14s Gd to £7 10s.. and dry cows 30s .to'VvH £3 10s. "■"■■■•'- ■ ■"■

Dairy cows Avere dull of sale at £3 10s to £7. •

Pigs.—There was a medium entry of pigs, and the demand for all classes was easier and prices weaker. Large baconerg made 50s to 58s, and lighter 40s to 4/s 6d, e s qual to od per lb. Largo porkers 3&s to 425, and small 29s to 355/ equal to 5d per lb. Large'stores 31s ™ 3(? s > ™edium 22s to 245, and weavers los to 16s. •■■■..'•.