ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3101, 22 September 1899, Page 7

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Chriatohuroh, September 20 The entries at Aldington comprised 5500 fat sheep and lambs, 2250 store .heep, 360 cattle, and 413 pigs. Fat Cattle— The bulk of the 218 head of fat cattle were moa«ly light weights. For prime sorts there waß a slight improvement, and they sold up to 20a ger 1001 b, bu. other olaaßea remained as before. Extra prime bullocks realised £9 to £10 10s, medium steers £6 10a to £8 le, lighter £4 15s to £6, heifers _S4 15a to £6 17a 6d, cows £3 13a 6d to £6. Fat Sheep— Altogether there waa not quit 6 such _ large proportion of prime heavy weight wethers, in the fat pens there were some very good Unas of freezers. News of the rise in the London wool m&sket oaußed buyers of all cksses to be rather keenFreeziug wethers and mixed Boxes brought 16* 6d to 20a 6d, unfinished and lightweights 14. 6d to 15s 6d, prime trade ewes 15a 6d to 18s, medium sorts 13s to 15s, extra prime merino wethers sold sat 17a to 19a 2d, good 14. to 16a, and inferior down co 11b. Store Sheep— The yarding of store sheep wa« small, and only two Hues of wethers changed hands at 143 lOd and 155 4d. Wethers and ewes sold at from 13s lid to 153 4d, and hoggets lis 7d to 14s 6d, while ewes in lamb brought 14s lid to 16a 3d, and ewes and lambs (all coauied) at 9a to 9a 6d. Fat P<s»s — Theio wai a decided drop in fat pigs, baconera selling; at from 2^l to 3:1, and porkers ut 3d to 3_i per lb, but there waa a good demand for stores.