The Stock Market.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8873, 25 July 1907, Page 2

The Stock Market.

Per Press Association,

Chkistchuech, July 24, At the Addington live stock market to-day there were moderate entries of stock in nearly all departments, and a good attendance. Fat cattle were irregular, but without material change In values. Fat lambs wore firmer, as were also store and fat sheep. Pigs of all classes mot with a keen demand. There was a poor sale of store and dairy cattle. A small entry of fat sheep was made up chiefly of hoggets and a few small lots of wethers. There was au improved demand, hoggets selling at an advance of fully Is per head, and there was a feood inquiry for young breeding ewes, though there were only aged sorts on offer. There was a small yarding of fat

lambs, and keen competition was shown for all lots )fit for freezing, prices being very firm. Tegs sold at 19s to 22s 6d. ordinary weights 15s to]:18s Cd, and unfinished lots 12s to 14s.

The entry of fat sheep was about equal in numbers to that of last week, and included a number of very prime lines of wothors. Ewos were in shorter supply, and in consequence of keener competition on the part of butchers prices for both wethers and owes wore firmer, the sale being a brisk one throughout. The range of prices was: Extra prime wethers 28s 3d to 41s, prime 22s Cd to 275, lighter 18s to 225, unfinished lls 3d to 17s 3d, prime ewes 20s to 245, medium 16s to 19s 6d, aged 13s to 15s Cd, prime merino wethers 19s 9d, others 9s 4d to lls 9d. The supply of beef comprised 282 head of (mixed quality, and late rates were maintained. Steers

brought £5 12s Cd to £ll 7s Cd, heifers £4 17s Cd, to £8 12s Cd, cows £4 2s Cd to £8 ss, equal to 22s Cd to 25s for prime and 20s to 22s for medium per 1001 b. Yeal calves sold at 7s Cd to £8 Ts Cd.

There were ouly a few odd lots of store cattle offered, the sale of which did not afford quotations. Dairy cows were rather dull of sale at £3 10s Sd to £7 17s Cd. A moderate entry of pigs were iu keen demand, stores selling especially well. Bacouors made Cos to ,75s for heavy weights, and 48s to 55s for lighter, equal to 5d per lb ; porkers 38s to 465, eqnal to G}£d to Cd per lb; hoppers £4 to“£C, largo stores 25s to 355, medium 18s to 235, and weaners 8s to 14s.