ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 13, 30 March 1905, Page 13

ADDING TON STOCK MARKET.

The atteindance was not large at Addington yards, many farmers being still engaged with their crops. The entries were good, comprising 585 cattle, 25,167 siheep, artd 5^3 8 pigs. Fat Cattle.— The yarding consisted of 178 hetad of useful to prime quality. Prices on the average were were yrtflhajnged, except that a few desirably siorts brought rather higher prices. Good t o prime beef sold at 20/- to 22/-, and occasionally 23/- ; cow and inferioc to secondary quality, 15/- to 10/- per 100 ft. Steers sold at £6 to £11 ; heifers, £5/5/- to £9/10/- ; cows, £1/17/6 to £8 per 'head. Fat Sheep .—There was a gdod entry in both number and quality, >tihe 4000 pdnne'd consisting mainly of goad to p.rime wetihers, and wilh some very prime ewes. Tlhfj demand was> good firom all sections of the trade, and values were verry firm. The prices current were«—Wethers, 21/3 to 25>/6 ; ewes, prime heavy, 21/- to 24/6 ; medium to goofa, 18/- to 20/6 ; aged, 16/- to 17/9 ; iW rino ewes, 11/3 to 12/8. Fat Lambs.— The market was one of the largest of the season, numbering about 4500, and consisting princinally of large lines of heavy-weights. There was an active demand by both butchers and exporters 1 , and prices! were firm as follows :— Tegs, 18/6 to 19/6 (a few to 20/6; Umbs, weights, 17/- to 18/3; graziers' lots'l6/to 16/8.