LIVE STOCK ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 12, 23 March 1905, Page 13

LIVE STOCK ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

There was the usual large attendance at Addington, and there were good entires in all departments except fat cattle. The sales of purebred sneep were of more interest than usual. Fat Cattle.— Only 148 were yarded, but the demand was very weak, and prices were slightly easier, particularly for cows. The entry consisted mainly ol steers and light heifers. Good to prime beef sold at the rate of 20/- to 22/- per 1001 b ; other qualities, 15/- to 19/-. Prices per head were : For steers, £6 to £9/12/6 ; heifers, £5/15/- to £8/2/6 ; cows £4/17/6 to £0/17/6. Fat Lambs. — There was a good entry, and prices were firm at last week's values. Tegs sold at 18/6 t o 20/9 ; lamb weights, at 15/- to 18/-. Store Sheep and Lambs.— The yarding was very large, probably reaching 15,000. There was a good demand at fair prices, but the extravagant Culverden rates were not reflected. Pigs.— Bacon pigs were in fair supply, and sold at improved prices. A small entry of porkers also realised enhanced values, and stores met a better demand than of late. Baconers sold at 39/6 to 53/6, equal to 4£d to 4fd per lb ; porkers, 28/- to 40/-, or 5d to s£d per ft ; stores (large), 20/- to 28/- ; medium, 16/- to 20/- ; small, 8/- to 15/-. Store Sheep. — The entry of store sheep numbered about 17,000, including large importations from Nelson, Marlborough. and the North Island. There was a good demand, but buyers were not influenced by the high prices paid at Culverden last week, and, compared with previous Adding fon values of good ewes, were barely maintained, while aged and faulty lines were quite 2/to 3/- lower. Wethers were steady, and good lambs, were 6/- to 1/- dearer than at the previous week's sale. Fat Sheep.— A fair entry in point of numbers included some very nrime quality. The market was controlled by the local butchers and exporters obtained very limited supplies 1 . Prices of both wethers and ewes were \erv firm at the following quotations : Wethers, prime, 22/- to 27/- ; others, 20/7 to 21/6 ; ewes, prime heavy, 21/- to 25/2 ; fair, to gcod. 19/- to 20/6 ; others, 16/to 18/6 ; merino wethers, 16./- to 17/6.