LIVE STOCK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 41, 11 October 1900, Page 13

LIVE STOCK.

Addington Stock Market. The entries of stock at Addington to-day were not very large, but the attendance of buyers was good, and generally satisfactory business was done. Fat Cattlk— The entry was smaller than it lias been for some time, the number yarded being just 100, of rather mixed quality. In consequence of short supply prices showed an advance on last week's rate«. The range ot prices was —Steers LG 17s 6d to L'J 17b Gd ; heifers, Lsshto L 7 l">s ; ,. OW s. L 4 2s Gd to L 7 ss, two extra good ones being sold for Ls and Llo 7s (Id. B P st beef realised 23a to 2Gs (id per lOOlb. and medium to good IDs to 225. DAim Cat'i i.t- — The pens cont tined some useful animnls, and sales were nia'.u at fiom L 3 to Lti, and up to L* 5s for extra good sorts. i-tork Cattle — Fair busincso was done in store cattle, among the sal> s . fle, t<-a bt in L ' dry cows at L 2 10s to L 3 10s, and up t<i L 4, and L 4 10- lor n.arly f ;t t animals. Eighteen mo ths to two-year-olds brought L 2 1I- t-> !,.( s< Gi , 15 months to IS months old, L 2 Sd to 1.2 11s ; e;U\es. LI I2h. Fat Sheep — The entry was rather small, but the quality was good, and prices were maintained at the hi^h level of the past fewweeks. Fmzing wethers br ught from li»s to 235, and heavyweights up to 255; vi finished sorts, 18s 3d to 18s 6d ; shorn wethers, 15a Gd to liis 3d (the latter price being a record for the first shorn sheep of the season); best ewes, 19s 3d to 255; shorn ewes, 15a Dd to 17s Id : merino wethers, 14s 7d to 20a sd. Fat Lambs— The entry was the largest of the season, 113 beinfc penned. Prices showed a slight improvement on last week's rate*. the range being from 10« Dd to IGs 9d.

Stokk Rhkpt — Between 500 and COO store pheep came forward, and all linps met with a good demand. The pnncipal sales ut re 124 hoggets at 13s 3d, 42 at 13s 3d, f.7 at Ifa, ;,0 wethers at 17s Id. 63 ewes and lambs (all counted) at 1 Is. PlOR — There was a fairly go-nl entry of pigs, and although many of them were not well finished, both baeoriers ami porkers brought Miehtly better prices than the previous week. The. range of values was • — Baeoners, 32s to 435, equal to 3^l to 3Jd per lb ; porkers, 20s to 325, equal to 3Jd to 4d per lb : suckers and weaners, 4s 6d to 10s. Storts, which receded slightly in value, brought from 10s to los, and some of the larger sort 3up to 20.-*.