ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.
CHRISTCHURCH, October 5. At the Addington market to-day tho entries were moderate.
Fat Cattle. — 121 were yarded, unusually good in quality. Prices firmed for bettor sorts. Steers, prime £10 5s to £12 17s 6d, others £7 15s to £9 15s, heifers £7 2a 6d to £10 2s 6d ; cows £6 10s to £8 6a. Per 1001b extra choice brought 30s, prime 24s to 265, inferior 21s to 235. Fat Sheep.— The yarding was slightly larger than last week, merinos predominating. Prices were : Extra prime wethers 28s to 30s, prime 24s to 27s 6d, others 20s 8d to 23s 6d; extra prime ewes to 28s. 6d, prime 21s 6d to 265, medium 20s 9d to 225, others 16s 6d to 18s ; prime merino wethers 22s to 26s sd, medium 17s 6d to 20s; crossbred hoggets 20s to 23s 6d. Sixty lambs, mostly rather light, elicited brisk bidding. Best brought 17s 6d to 225, smaller 14s to 17s. The entry of pigs was good. Porkera were in demand at firm rates. Baconers 45s to 645, equal to 4Jd to 5d per lb; Rorkera 30s to 375, equal to 4Jd to 5d pur } ; large stores 23s to 28s ; medium 18s to 22s 6d ; suckers and weaners 9s to 14s.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8106, 8 October 1904, Page 4
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209ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 8106, 8 October 1904, Page 4
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