ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6452, 5 April 1899, Page 3

ADDINGTON YARDS.

♦- THIS DAY. [Per the "Star's" Pigeon Express.] Medium entries were the rule in most classes of stock at the Addington market to-day, and the attendance was unusually large! The 157 head of fat cattle were from light to handy-weights, and last week's prices were about maintained. There wero not many stores, but those in met a fair demand, ;up to £3 10s being paid ■ for two-and-a-"half -year-old steers, and from 20s to 30s for yearlings. The few good dairy cows in met fair competition at up to £7 10s. A small and mixed entry of fat sheep has opened w:ell for all the better classes. A rather smaller entry of fat lambs contained <a large proportion of inferior quality. Prime lambs met keen • competition, freezers bringing from 10s 6d to 12s, while others ran from 7s 6d to 9s 6d. The yarding of stores contained some very good lines of turnip sheep, iand this class and good breeding ewes met keen competition, -showing a distinct rise. Forward wethers brought up to 13s, do mixed lines to 12s, good lambs up to 9s Id. young breeding ewes up to lis 9d. A heavy yarding of fat pigs sold at an advance on last week's prices, baconers running from 4^d to 4£d per lb, and the few porkers offered went close up to sd.