ADDIKGTON STOCK MARKET.
Chriatoharcb, October 4, Ihe ejottiee s* Mdio^oa comprised Wl3
_ fat sheep, 3140 store sheep, 575 cattle, and 311 pigs. Fat Cattle— The 174 head of fat cattle, were mottiy light to handy weight?, but of good quali -y. Bidding waa rather dull, and S it was with difficulty chat 20s per lOOib was gut for best beef, good bringing 16* to 19j, and inferior down Co 13~ J . Good steers brought £7 te £8 10s, lighter sorts down to j £5, heifeia £3 15a to £6 sa, oowa £3 15a fco i' 6. Store Cattle — There was a large yarding of store Cittle, bat very little demand, a lew . sales being made au £3 3s for two aod a halt i year-old uteera, and 45a for two -year- olds. Tffpo-y ear-old heiferß brought 44a to 56a, 18 months' cattle 35a to 36j, and yearliuga 27s to 28;. Fat Sheep — The fat oheep were mostly of excellent quality. There was a keen demand for prime freezers, which brought 17i 6d to 20i 6d, light; wethers down to 16 . Butchers' ewes from 16a to 18s for besl, anti 14s to 15s 6d for orhtrs. I hare waa a strong demand for merinos for fretz ng at 15s to lSd 4;1, and butchers' sorts Hi 6d to 14a. New fat lambs sold at from 12i 9d to 16i 3J. t-,Core ;?he-ip — All eorts sold well. Hoggets at from lla 6d to 14a Bd, wethais 15d 10.1, mixed two-ioofiba 16a, ewes with larrbs 10s So 19i 9d, and in limb 14a 9d to 15d lOd. Pigs — Ail clauses were firmer, baooneia realising 3d to 3^d per lb., and porkore 46. Per head, bacouors brought 35a fco 40j 6o ; porkers 24s to 33', Bfcores 20d to 28-*, &au smaller aortb 12 d 3d to 17s 6d.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 310, 6 October 1899, Page 6
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304ADDIKGTON STOCK MARKET. Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 310, 6 October 1899, Page 6
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