ADDINGTON MARKETS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9294, 16 February 1907, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

backward-conditioned fat sheep and lambs, as well as store sheep, were all easier, in oonsequenoe of the shortness of feed. The yarding of store sheep was a large one, and was jmadie up principally of lambs and wethers, with a few lots of ewes. Wethers and lambs which were at all forward sold fairly well, but there was a dragging sale at low prices for backward sorts. There was again a heavy yarding of fat lambs, totalling 8659, a fair proportion being of prime to good quality, and these sold firmly at last week's rates, while backward sorts showed a further decline, and many lines were bought by graziers. Tegs made 17s to 20s 9d, ordinary freezers 13s to 16s 6d, and Tinfinished 8s to 11b 6d. Best beef was rather firmer. Steers brought £6 to £11, heifers £& 17s 6d to £6 17s, and oowjs £4 2s 6d, equal to 21s to 24s for prime and 18s to 20s for medium per lOOlbs. Beyond a ffcw lines of steers, there were only "odd lots of cattle offering, and they met -with, a dull demand. Yearlings made 16s, 15 to 18 months 25s to 35s>, 2-year steers £2 5s to £2 15s, 3 and 4 year £5 10s, dry cows 17si 6d to £3.

At Addington live stock market there were large 7 entries of stock, and a numerous attendance of buyers. Prime fat cat tie, wethers and lambs were firmer, and