LIVE STOCK. Addington Stock Market.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 49, 5 December 1901, Page 13

LIVE STOCK. Addington Stock Market.

At Addington market to-day there was a good attendance. Fat Cattle— l 77 yarded ; mostly fair steers, with a few extra good heifers. The market was dull, and last week's prices were barely upheld. Good to prime beef fetched 23s to 26s ; other, 18s to 22s per 1001 b. Steers fetched L 7 10s to L 9 15s and Lll 7a Gd ; heifers, L 5 10a to L 7 10s ; cows, L 5 to L 8 2s 6d. Fat Sheep— About 2500 penned, mostly shorn. The quality was not so good as last week, but there was an improvement in prices. Woolly wethers fetched 16a to 16s 4d ; hoggets, 12s to 12a lOd ; best wethers (shorn), 15s to 17s 3d , others (shorn), 12s to 14s Gd ; best ewes (shorn), 12s 4d to 14s Id ; others, 9s to lie 6d ; hoggets, 108 to 11s 6d ; merino wethers. 9b to 11s Gd and ewea, 6s 1 d to 7s. Fat Lambs — 729 penned. There was a weaker demand, and only 200 were taken for export at lie Gd to 13a 9d. The balance went to batchers at 9s to 13s. Store Sheep — 2500 penned. A poor demand, owing to the continued dry weather. The only line of wethers shorn made 9s 4d ; ewes (in wool) with lambs, 8s fid, all oounted ; shorn, 6s to 7s 6d for good, and 3s Id to 4s 8d for others ; shorn hoggets, 7s 6d to 9s 4d. Pigs — About 450 yarded, including a good supply of stores. Fats were easier. Baconers, 35s to 645, or equal to 3Jd per lb ; porkers, 21s to 10a, equal to 3Jd to 3|d per lb. Stores sold well owing to outside competition. Large sorts, 16s to 24s ; smaller, 12s to 1 5s ; suckers and weaners, Gs to 9s.