ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Otago Witness, 5 December 1900, Page 34

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

CHRIST CHURCH, November 28. The entries at Addington comprised 1500 fat sheep, 350 fat lambs, 4500 store sheep, 323 cattle, and 330 pigs. Fat Cattle.— r J 'he 177 head yarded, with the exception of a show bullock and two steers from Palmorston North, were mostly cows and heifers. The market was irregular, -with slight decline. Prime beef brought 21s to 23s Gd; other, 18s to 20s per 1001b. Show bullocks sold at from £13 5s to £13 108; show steers, £10 to £11 ss; local steers, £7 15s to £9 ss; haifers, £5 10s to £S 17s 6d; cows, £4 15s to £S 15s.

Fat Sheep. — There was a small supply of fat sheep, which were mostly shorii. There were not many of^ good quality. The market was in the hands* of the local butchers, and was irregular, with a slight decline, except for prime lots. Woolly wethers brought 18s 8d to 22s 9cl; shorn do, 16s to 20s Cd; woolly ewes, 16s to 21s; shorn do, 22s to 18s Id.

Fat Lambs. — This class included some of good quality, and there was good competition. Sales were effected at from 13s to 16s Id.

Store Sheep. — These sold well. Woolly wethers realised 17s Id to 17s Sd; shorn, 14s 9d to 14s lid; woolly hoggets, 11s to 163 9d; woolly ewes, with lambs (all counted), 7s 5d to 9s 3d for aged, and 11s 4d to 12s 7d for good; shorn do, 10s 7d to 10s Sd.

Pigs. — There was a moderate yarding of pigs, and a good sale resulted, with an improvement for baconers, which brought 31s to 455, averaging 3Jd per lb. Porkers realised Qls to 30s, equal to 3Jd to 4d per lb; stores, 13s to 17s 6d; slickers and wcaners, 5s to 11s.