ADDINGTON

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 22 June 1912, Page 3

ADDINGTON

At the Addington live-stock market on Wednesday there was again a large entry of fat sheep, a few more fat 'ambs than last week, and a small entry of store sheep. The latter maintained* the keen demand that has been manifested all through the season, and fat lambs recovered 6d per head from the decline of last week. Prime fat sheep were firm at last week's rates. Fat cattle, of which there was a large yarding, showed an improvement in price. Pigs sold at about last week's rates. The entry of store sheep was a small one. Lambs formed about half the yarding in sheep, the larger part of the balance being eves. Only a few pens of wethers were offered.

Store Sheep: Ewes: Two, four, six and eight-tooth, to l?s 3d; four, six, and eight-tooth low-conditioned. 15s lOd to 16s 6d for the best sorts; four and six tooth, medium, 14s; sound-mouth, 13s 6d to 15s 6d; six and eight-tooth, small, 16s; full and failing-mouth, 11s to 13s; aged ewes, 7s to 9s. Lambs: Best class, 13s to 13s 6d; good, 11s Gd to 12s 6d; medium, 10s 9d to 11s 2d; small and inferior, 9s to 9s 3d; ewe lambs, 12s 5d for small halfbreds, to 13s for three-quarterbreds, \Y ethers: Best sorts, to 16s 9d ; good sorts, 15s od to 16s. Fat Lambs: Tegs made 16s 6d to 19s 2d and a few extra to 22s 6d. Average freezing weights 13s to 16s; and lighter, 12s "id to 12s i-rd.

Fat Sheep: The range of prices was: Extra prime wethers, to 28s 6d; prime, LSs to 2is; others, los to 17s 6d; extra nnme ewes, 20s 6d; prime, 14s 6d to 19s 6d ; others, 10s to 14s; extra prime merino wethers, 19s 3d. Fat Cattle: For best beef the market avus distinctly brighter than at some recent sales, and the price of the best quality of beef showed an appreciation equivalent to Is per 1001b.. reaching to 30s, as against 29s last week. Other classes of beef were unchanged, prices ranging from 23s 6d for cow beef to that given above Steers realised £7 7s 6d r°* £11 1 ,extra" ™ £16 7s 6d; heifers, ?n tO r P r U 2s 6d; cows, £5 JOs to £11 Lite. Ine yarding was very small, and consisted principally of cows: many classes were unrepresented. There was a tree demand for anything good but the absence of entries of class prevented much oiisjness being done. Yearlings made A, 1 l,s b'd, two-year .steers, £4 7s beh three-year .steers, £6 ss; dry cows, rl , a £3 7s 6d > daipy cows > £4 8s to tii 10s; one extra, to £1] ss. J'at Pjgs: Prices were unchanged. Choppers made GOs to 87s: heavy bi Conors, 61J3 to 70s; lighter sorts, 80s to °'S Vi m, se Prices uere equal to sld per ]h. The best class of porkers made 41 s to 4/s 6d, and smaller sorts 35s to 4Js, equivalent to ojd per Ib; laroe stores made 84s to 38s 6d; medium, 22s to 325; small sorts, 14s to 21s; weaners, i* M tor small sorts to 14s' for wellgrown pigs.. VVLU