ADDINGTON

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXII, Issue LXII, 18 May 1912, Page 3

ADDINGTON

At the Addington sale there were ' large entries for sheep and lambs, a good entry of store sheep, and an average yarding in other departments, with a good attendance. Fat cattle met with a dragging sale, store sheep of all classes sold well, fat lambs were a^ghade easier, fat sheep firmer, and pigs and store and dairy cattle sold well. Store sheep.—Ewes, four and six and eight-tooth (fair lots), 14s 6d to 17s; small sorta (same ages), 13s to 13s 6d; six and eight-tooth, 14s to 16s 4d; two, four and six-tooth, medium class, L2s 6d to 13s 6d; sound-mouth lines, 11s 6d to 14s 4d; full and failing mouths, Ss to 9s 6d; aged lines, 6s bd to 7s 6d; and merinos, 4s to 6s 7d; a line of two-tooth half-breds was passed at 14s lid; lambs, from half bred ewes (small), 12s lOd; ordinary rape lambs, 11s 6d to 13s 8d ; and others. 8s 6d to 9s 6d. Wethers, forward sorts>, los to 16s Id; two-tooths and low-coiidtionad lines of mixed ages, 12s 3d to 13s 6d. Prime wethers, 18s to 21s; extra to 30s; others, 15s ]0d to 17s 6d; merino wethers, lls Id to 11s 2d; prime ewes, 14s 6d to 19s 9d; extra to 23s 6d; others, 10s 7d to 14s; merino ewes, 10s Bd. Steers realised £7 los to £11 15s; heifers, £5 os to £11 12s 6d; and cows, £5 10s to £9 10s; beef realised 22s to 25s per 1001b, according to qualitiy. The passings were heavy. Store cattle, 15 to 18 months sorts made 35s to 40s; two-year-old steers, £4 12s to £4 15s; two-year-old heifers, £4 los; and dry cows, £1 10s to £4 ss. "Dairy /cows were represented by a good yarding, and for best classes there was free demand. Prices ranged from £4 to £11 17s 6d. Fat pigs were represented in moderate entry, all descriptions coming forward, and there was a good demand, biddings be"fhg free. Choppers realised 60s to 80s; one pig of extra good quality and weight making £5 14s. Heavy baconers, 62s 6d to 70s; and lighter sorts, 50s to 60s, equal to ojd per 1b; heavy porkers made 42s 6d to 48s; and lighter pigs, 35s to 40s; this price "being equivalent to ssd per Ib. Store pigs were in fair supply, and there was a good demand, operations of southern buyers materially assisting the market for larger sorts. Large sorts realised 30s to 37s 6d; extra making to 42s tid; smaller sorts, 18s to 28s 4d; and weaners, ]0s to 14s.