Addington Stock Market.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 3, 17 January 1901, Page 13

Addington Stock Market.

The entries at Addington to-day comprised 5500 fat sheep 5500 fat lambs, 3650 store sheep, 318 cattle, and 405 pigs. Fat Cattle— The yarding consisted mostly of light-weight heifers and cows, with only a few steers and heavy sorts. Demand was slightly easier, but handy weights sold well. Good to prime beef realised 22a to 245, and other 18s to 21s per 1001 b Steers brought L 6 to L 9, and up to Lll 10b for extra good ; heifers L 6 15s to L 7 12s 6d ; cows, L 4 17s 6d to L 7 5s ; dairy cows, L 4 10s to Store Cattle— These met with a good sale Three year steers fetched L 4 18s to Lsss ; do heifers, L 4 ; three-year-old (mixed). L 4 ; two-year-old steers, L 3 19s ; two-year-old (mixed") L 3 19s 6d ; yearlings, Ll 10s ; cows, L 2 7s 6d to L 4 7s 6d

Fat Bheep — There was a mixed entry. Good wethers for export sold well at from 18a to 22s 3d, but others were easier at from 16s to 17s 6d. Best ewes were in good demand, and sold at from 16s to 19s, while others were in excess of supply, and realised 13a to 15s. Merino wethers brought 12s to 17s 6d. Lambs — There was a keen demand for freezing sorts, and 4000 were taken for export at from 15s to 17s lOd ; others, 13s 9d to Us 6d. Stobe Sheep — These were all keenly competed for. Wethers realised 16s, 17s 3d. 17b Bd, and 18s lOd ; ewes, 15a to 18s 6d ; ewes and lambs (all counted), 9s to 12s 5d ; lambs, lua od to 14s 4d. Ptos — Fats were without alteration. Baooners brought 32b to 495, or 3£d per lb ; porkers, 21s to 31s 6d, or 3£d to 4d per lb , stores (improved demand), 11s 6d to 19s ; and from 6a to 9b 6d for small sorts.