ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2456, 10 April 1901, Page 30

ADDING TON STOCK MARKET.

CITRISTCHURCH. Apiil 3.

Fat. Cattle. — I' ( 9 head yarded, 11:0 i',y of fpir a\ frage quality Good beef b. ought trom 20s tJ to 22s 6d pei 1001b. Steeis (heavy-weights) dold from £8 to £9 10s , others, £& 15s to £7 15= , heifers, £4 17s 6d to £7 15=, cotvs, £4 5s to £7 17s 6d.

Fat Sheep. — About 3000 penned, including some good lines of both wetheis s - .d cues <>nd many mfenor sorts. Theie v.a? no competition for export, and the- market had an eaiicr toneVihile ewes were also v. eaker, being lr o1o 1 or supply Good wethers realised 17s to 19s, hgktri. 16s; best ewes, 14s to 16s 6d ; otheis, 10b 6d to 13s; rnerme ewes, 8s lid to 103 3d. Fat Lambs. — 3550 penned. The demand was keen, and the bulk was taken by exporters at from 14s to 15s lid; unfinished sorts sod down to 12s.

Store Sheep. — 9500 penned, mostly ev,-es Younger sorts sold well, but aged wtie neglected. Wethers and lambs plso sold bcttei. Good young ewes brought from 15s to IPs , Medium sorts, 12s 4d to 14s 6d , aged, down to 10s lid ; aged merino ewes, 5s to 5s 4d , forward wetheifc, to 16s Gd, backward, 13s to 14a 6d , lamb=, 9s to 12s 6d.

Pigs. — About 400 yaided, including some \ c r y prime baconers, which, however, were "lightly easier considering the quality, selling at fiom 37s to 52s 6d, or equal to 3|d per lb. Porkeis were in demand at fiom 25s to 355, or «qual to 4d per lb. Stubblers were also in request at from 12s to 25s 6d, and small sorts were dull at from 4s to Bs.