ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2394, 18 January 1900, Page 34

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

(Pee United Press Association.) .CHRISTCHURCH, January 17. There were goo:! entries of stock at Addington to-day. Fat Cattle.—These nuniberad 215, rco&tiy steers. The' sale commenced badly, but improved on the appearance of a southen dealer, who took several *lines of steers for freezingpurposes. Prices were: Steers, JSS 2s 6d to £3 10s; heifera, M to £8; cows, £3 12s 6d to £6 15s. Beef per 1001b remains practically the same as last week. Dairy cattle met a slightly better demand, prices ranging from £1 7s 6d to JE6 15s. Among the lines of store cattle sold were some 18 months' old, mixed sexes, at £2 2s 6d. Useful cows brought £3 ss, and six to eight months' old, mixed sexes. 19s. Fat Sheep.—The entry was rather mixed in quality. Though competition was good, prices ■were a shade under last week's. Freezing sheep brought 13s 3d to 15s; unfinished sorts, lls Gd to 12s 8d; best ewes, lls to 14s; other sorts, 8s to 10s 6d; merino wethers, 8s to 10s 6d. Fat Lambs.—ln the fat-lamb entry were several unfinished lines, and values generally showed a decline of from 6d to Is. Freezing lots realised 10s 9d to 13s 6d; other sorts, 8s 6d to 10s 6d. Store Sheep.—There was a large entry of store sheep. As in the other sheep classes, the demand was good, but prices were lower than last week's. Two and four-tooths made from 12s to 13s 6d; Eound-mouthed ewes, lls to 12s 9d; other sorts, 8s to 10s ; lambs, 6s 2d to lls. PjgS.—Pigs met with poor demand. Baconers sold at 27s to 325, or 2d per lb; porkers, 20s to 30s, or 3d per lb; stores, 16s to 235; weaners, 7s to 12s.