ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 21, 26 May 1904, Page 13

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

There were fair entries of stock at Addington today, and the interest which is now being caused by the high prices for sheep assisted in making competition keen. Fat Cattle —The supply was in excess of the demand, and prices were consequently weaker 1 . Steers brought from £6 10s to £11 7s 6d ; heifers, £5 15s to £8 7s 6d ; cows, £5 to £7 17s 6d. Per ICOft prime beef sold at 22s 6d, and cow and secondary at 18s to 21s. Veal calves sold at 10s to £2 6s. Store Cattle.— The entry was mostly made up of well-grown young stock, which sold fairly well. Other

descriptions met with but little demand. Yearlings brought 34s ffd ; 15 to 18 months, £2 17s 6d to £3 5s ; two and a-half year heifers, £4 10s to £4 15s ; three year steers, £« 10s to £7 2s 6d ; three year heifers, £5 to £5 7s 6d. Dairy cows met a dragging sale at tp to £9 2s 6d.

Fat Sheep.— The sale opened at the previous weetk's rates, b,ut, under the influence of keen competition, prices hardened, and tone average was higher than vhafc of the previous market. The range of prices was—Extra prime wethers, 26s to' 27s -3d ; prime, 21s to 24s 3d ; others, 18s 3d to 20s Isd , extra prime ewes, 21s to 22t. , prime, 18b 6d to 20b 6d , oUieis, 13s 9d U> 18s.

Fat Lambs.— Most of those penned were of good quality up to prime, and the esntry again included some particularly prime lines of tegs. The comipetition was not so brisk as at last sale, and there was a decline in values, more particularly in lots which were not quite prime. Tegs made 17s to 19s 6d, and a few extra to 22s ; freezers, 15s to 16s 7d ; lighter, 13s 3d to 14s 6d. Store Sheep.— The yarding was chiefly comppsed of wethers and lambs, and there was a good clearance at auction late rates. Ewes brought 14s 3d to 17s lambs, 14s 7d to 21s 2d.

Pigs.— There was an improved demand for pigs, especially for baccmers, which made 46s to s'Bs, equal to 4^d to 4fd per ft. Porkers sold at 32s to 425, equal to 4sd to 5d per H> ; large stores, 25s to 32s ; medium, 18s to 22s ; weaners, 8s to 13s.