LIVE STOCK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 20, 17 May 1900, Page 15

LIVE STOCK.

Addington Stock Market The entries at the Addington market comprised 4 loD fat sheep, 1500 fat lambs, 1)000 store sheep, 371 cattle, and 333 pigs. Fat Cattle— 234 head yarded, the bulk being really good sorts. The large yarding caused buyers to hold off, and there was little life in the sale, but last week's rates were about upheld — viz , 17s to 19s for prime beef, and 13a to Kis for other sorts. Fourteen North Island bullocks brought L 8 5s apiece ; bast local steers, L 7 to L 8 ; others. L 5 15s to LG 10s ; heifers, LI 2s Gd to L 7 ; cows, L 3 10s to L 5 15s fid. Fat Sheep— A mixed entry. All classes met with keen competition. Freezing sorts were (id dearer owing to the cheap winter freights coming in, and butchers' ewes advanced ls to ls (id per head. Heavy wethers brought up to 19s 1 J ; freezers, Kis Gd to 19s ; lighter sorts, down to 15s 9d ; prime ewes Kis (id to ISs : good, 14s to 15s Gd : others, down to 13s ; merino wethers, lls !>d ; ewes, 10s Gd. Fat Lambs. — These included a few extra prime lines. A very fine consignment from the Acton estate was taken for freezing- at 24s and 255, and another line of 142 at Kis 3d. Ordinary freezing quality sold at from 13g to 14s Sd ; butchers' sorts and inferior from 10s Gd to 12s 6d ; good shorn lamb 3, 13s. Freezing buyers competed keenly, but butchers were not anxious. Store Sheep. — The yarding contained a good proportion of wethers, very few of which were in really forward condition. The demand for wethers, lambs, and ewes was scarcely so keen as last week, and a large number of all sorts were passed in. Forward wethers brought from 13s K»s to 14s lOd ; and others, lls Gd to 13s, including 400 at 14s 3d, 3G2 at 1 Is lOd, 74* at 13s 2d, 821 at 12s 2d, 330 at Ils Gd ; 31)0 hoggets, 10s 1 Id to Ils ; 349 young half bred ew^s, 15s : fair crossbreds, 10s 7d to 10s K)J ; aged. S3 5d to lls ; others, i)s lid to 10s 3d. Pius — The entry of pigs was small, and this caused a slight rise in the fat sorts, but there was no improvement in stores. Baciners brought 32s Gi to 3Gs Gl : porker-, 21s to 32 j ; stores, to 14s ; and suckers and weaners, 2s (11 to 7s Gl.