ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 4, 26 January 1899, Page 13

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Fat Cattle. — A mixed yarding comprising 224 head, proved too much for trade require vents. and there was a drop of Is per 1001 b North Maud bullocks.Ls to 1> i.- H ; Canterbury steers, L 5 5s to L 8 1K : heifers, 1.3 r-sr -s to L 5 ]o, : ow-s. L3ssto L 6 :>■<. Per lOOlb • i G oil to prime 16s to 17s ; oth^r. down to 1 2s 0d ! Fat Sheep.— Full \ soon came to hand. Good straight lines (freezers) met with ken eomj etition at from 12s to lls lid • unfinished lines, down to lls. There were too many ewes for the ■ trade, and an irregular sale, many being taken by oraziers Best heavy serts, 10s to 12a 9d , medium, s s to 9s Od ; and others down to 6 j . Fat Lambs.— Just upon 50o(j in, including several good lines : The market was somewhat upset by a cable that the London market tor prime Canterbury lamb opened at 4 rJJ, and buyers tried to buy on this basis ; but. failing to do so, raised their limits, and, although several lines are going to the facto t y on owners' account, last week's rates were upheld for best, and others were weakened by (id to 9d Pigs.— A small yaidmg, and a good demand for fats on the basis of 3]d per Ib.