LIVE STOCK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 38, 19 September 1901, Page 13

LIVE STOCK.

Addington Stock Mabkbt. At Addington to-day 155 fat cattle were yarded, including some prime heavy beasts and good heavy-weights. Bidding wm brisk, and prices f ally upheld— namely, 21a to 26s per 1001 b. North Island bullocks brought Lll 10s to LI 4 10s ; prime bred steers, Lll to Ll4 15s ; others, L 7 to LlO 17s 6d ; heifers, L 6 2a 6d to L 9 15| ; cows, L 5 15s to L 8 10s. Stohb Cattle.— lBo yarded. There was a slaok demand. Calves. Ms to 17s ; yearlings, LI 4a to LI 10b ; 15-months, L 2 10s ; 18-months' steers, L 2 16s ; do heifers, L 2 lla to L 2 17s ; two-years' mixed, L 3 2s 6d to L 3 6s ; two and a-half to three-year-old steers, L 4 17s 6d to L 5 10a ; dry cows, L 2 10a to L 4 9d ; dairy cows, dull of sale, L 3 10a to L 7 15s.

Fat Sheep. — 4500 penned, a large proportion being prime crossbred and merino wethers. There was a keen demand for freesers, and a rise of 6d to 9d took place. Heavy wethers brought up to 23s <.)>! ; best freezeis, 19s to 22* ; lighter and maiden ewes, 16s 9d to 188 6d ; beat ewes, 16s to 18s 8d ; others, 13s to 15s 6d ; best merino wethers, 16s to 18s lOd ; others, 12s to 15s 6d ; a few young lambs, 14s to 18s, and up to 22s 9d for extra quality. Store Sheep.— lß69 penned. A fair demand. Wethers, 16s to 16s lOd ; hoggets, 12s 9d to IBs 3d ; ewes in lamb, 12s 6d to 16s ; ewes with lambs, 9s (all counted). Pigs. — 480 penned. Last week's prices for fats were upheld, and good stores were in fresh demand. Baconers, S6s to 54s 6d, or 3|d per lb ; porkers, 20s to 325, or 3}d to 4d per lb ; large stores, 16s to 23s , small do, lls to 15s ; suckers and weaners, 6s to 10s.