ADDINGTON MARKET.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume IX, Issue 1197, 21 February 1902, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET.

Ciirtst( iiurch, February 19. Ac Addington market the fat cattle numbered 202 mostly light-weight heifers and cows. A rather dull sale witli a downward tcnJeney. Stoer beef lGs to 21s, heifers 10 5s to XH, and up to JC9 5s for extra prime, cows JCS 5s io 17 2s sd, and up to fH 12s (id. Store cattle.—A large entry but a poor sale for young sorts fresh-condi-tioned, well grown cattle selling well. Yearlings 25s to 275, 15 to 1H months Cl 12s to 12 IGh, 2 year steers L 4 2s Gd to J. 52s Gd, do heifers L 3 2s Gd to L 3 9s (id, 3-yoar steers L 5 15s do heifers L 5 15s, diy cows LI to L 8 10s ; dairy cows best L 7 to L 9, others L 4 to LG.

Fo( sheep, 870, mostly owes end a number of Noft-h Island freezers, sold at a s'iglit advance for best, and ewes ► bowed all improved sale, hut sold irregularly. A few prime wethers brought lHs Gd to 19s. best freezers 15s to 17-, lighter VU io Ms (id, best owes 12s Gd to 14« <i I, others down to Gs9d. ordinary merino Mothers 7s 3d to 11s, prune 11s dd to Ids (id. Fat lambs 2215, mostly unfinished, but a good sale considering the quality; 125 G taken lor export at 12s to Ids Gd. mid Ms to Ms 8d for extra prime ; 8805 butchers’ 10s 4<l to Ids Gd ; 150 grazers 9s Gd Io 10s 7d ; noarly 500 passed at 7s to Ids 10d. Store sheep 9295 yarded, mostly wethers and ewes. Tho bulk woro inferior sheep from tho North Island and Marlborough, and a dull sale resulted in nearly half boing withdrawn. A few torward wethers brought from Ils Gd to Ids, others 8s 10d, good ewes 11s to Ids, fair Hs to 10s Gd. others 5s lid to 7s Gd, good lambs Ms to l<Ja lid, others 4s 4d to 7s Gd, Figs 4.50 penned inc'udiu ; a lot of unfinished sort* in the fat i*no, Pat*

were down, and good stores sold well lor sthbble purposes. Baconerp, 36s to 54s or 3i]d to 4d per lb ; porkers, 25s to 365, or 4d to 4£d per lb; large stores 15s to 28s, smaller 10s to 14s; suckers and weaners 5s to 9s,

Lowes and lorns, Ltd.,report at their Eketahuna fortnightly stock sale on Wednesday, a full yarding in both sheep and eatt’e, every Hue meeting with good competition, and with the exception oi a line of steers, upon which a high reserve was placed, the whole of the catalogue changed hands at satisfactory prices; 2'tooth wethers making 8s to 8s lOd ; 2 tooth ewes, good 9s 6d, a real top line of lambs, 6s lOd ; others 4s to 4s 6d ; culls 2s to 2s 6d; aged ewes 3s to 48 ; good sound rams 20s to 255; store cows, 40s to 50s; yearlings 40s to 47s ; calves, 16s ; small pigs, Bs.