ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 15, 14 April 1904, Page 13

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Fat Cattle.— The entry consisted of 167 head of ordinary quality. The sale opened slowly, and previous week's values were obtained After the first few lots. Seven bullocks from the Chatham isflands fetched £7 to £10. The remainder were small lines, w'hioh sold at —for steers, £6 10s to £10 7s 6d ; heifers, £5 10s to £8 2s 6d ; cows, £5 to £6— equal to 20s to 24s 6d per 100 ft for prime beef. Dairy caws brought £7 to £10 10s for good milkers and springers, whilst worn-out and old sorts brought from £2 to £5.

Fat Sheep were In small supply, and consisted mainly of ewes. The few lines of good wethers were keenly competed for both by butchers and exporters. Ewes were dull of sale, and for aged descriptions last week's lowest values were barely maintained. The best line of sheep seen in the yards for a l'otog time was 240 wethers from Darfield, which brought 20s 6d to 21s 9d foe lines^of wethers brought from 18s to 22s 3d ; best ewes, 16s 6d to 18s 6d ; medium, 14s 6d to 16s ; .iged, 12s to 14s. ... Fat Lambs.—T he entry was little more than sufficient for butchers' requirements, and full rates were realised. Tegs brought from 15s to 16s 8d ; prime lamhe, 13s 9d to 15s ; lighter, from 12s.

Store Sheep and Lambs. — There was an entry of abo^ut 10,000, mostly middling to inferior quality and long travelled. There was a good demand far all sorts at an advance on last week's prices. Forward wethers brougjht from 15s to 16s 8d , fair-conditioned, 12s- to 14s &d ; ewes (young), 15s 9d to 18s Id ; full-mouth, 13s to 15s 6d ; aged, 12s to 13s ; broken-mouthed, 6s Id ; lamb, 10s lOd to 12s 3d.