ADDINGTON

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXII, 11 May 1912, Page 2

ADDINGTON

There were large entries of stock in almost all departments at the Addington live stock market to-day, a number of drafts of store and fat sheep and lambs that were kept back on account of the bad weather last week coming into the market- There was a good demand for store sheep, and they sold well. Fat lambs showed a further advance in price. Fat dattle were somewhat easier, as were also pigs. There was a drop of about Is per head in fat sheep, except in prime heavyweights.

Store sheep : Ewes, 2-tooth, to 19s 9d; 4, 6, and 8-tooth medium, 11s 9d to 12s 6d; 6 and 8-tooth, 12s 6d to 13s 6d; full and failing mouth 8s to 9s 6d; culls 5s 2d to 6s 6d; wethers 4 and 6-tooth 15s 6d to 16s 4d; 2 and 4-tooth, 15s to 15s 9d, for good sorts; others 13sto 13s 3d; 2 and 4 tooth half breds, 13s 4d; 6 tooth, to 14s 9d; 2-tooth (forward), 14s to 16s; the latter price being paid for a very good lot; others, 11s to 13s; 4tooth half breds (small), 12s 9d. Lambs: Forward, 13s to 13s 7d; fair stores, 9s 6d to 11s; small sorts, 8s to 9s 6d; and culls, 4s to 7s 6d. Fat Lambs: Tegs made 17s 6d to 20s; extra to 225; average weights, 14s 6d to 17s 3d; and light and unfinished lots, 12s to 14s.

Fat sheep: Prime wethers made 17s 6d to 20s; extra, to 275; others, 15s 5d to 17s; prime ewes, 14s to 17s 6d; extra to 21s 6d; others, 10s 3d to 13s 6d; merino wethers, 15s 7d; merino ewes, 11s.

Fat cattle: The sale was dull and dragging, and prices easier by at least Is per 1001b., the range being 21s to 2os; steer made £7 6d to £11; and extra to £14 os; heifers, £5 10s to £6 12s bd; and cows, £5 to £9 15s. Stores were represented by a small yarding, the'greater number being dry cows. The demand for young cattle was a little brighter, bu^ cows were not in request. Fifteen to eighteen-months sorts made £2 13s to £3 14s; 2-year heifers, £4 7s; and dry cows, 30s to £4 ss. A fair number of dairy cows, some being of a useful, class, were offered, and all descriptions sold .well,-- competition being keen. Princes ranged from £5 to £'12 ss. . . ■;-,' .•■■..

The yarding of pigs was a medium one. mostly of a good class, but the demand lacked briskness. Choppers made 55s to 90s; heavy bacqners, 60s to 70s; and lighter sorts, 50s to 555, or equivalent to sjd per Ib. The best class of

porkers brought 40s to 455, and lighter descriptions 30s to 37s 6d, equal to s£d to -.s£d per lb. Store pigs were well represented by pigs of a very useful class, and there was good competition, llie best descriptions made 35s to 42s 6d, and smaller sorts 22s to 32s 6d. Small weaners were weaker than at recent sales, but larger sorts sold well, prices ranging from 5s 6d to 12s 6d.