ADDING TON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 26, 29 June 1905, Page 13

ADDING TON STOCK MARKET.

At Addington yards on Wednesday last, with the exertion of fat sheep and fat cattle, the entries of stock were small, but there was a good attendance. There was an improved demand for store sheep, and fat lambs were very firm. Beef again mef with a

very Hull sale, and there wats a further decline in the demand and prices for pigs. Fat 'sheep, axcept inbred ewes, sold well. Store and dairy cattle met with httle demand. Fat Lam be. — The en/try was small, and was principally composed of medium quality, only a few pens being really prime. 'There was keen competition on the part of export buyers, and prices were very firm. Tegs realised 19/- to 20/- (extra heavy to 23/1) ; standard we.ght, 17/6 to 18/9 ; and hghter at 15/6 to 17/-. Fat Sheep.— There was a fairly large yarding in about equal proporrtions of wethers and ewes. The majority of the wethers were well finished, and these sold firmly at late rates. The bebt of the ewes als-o met with good competition, but inferior sorts were easiejr, being neglected by both exporters and butchers. The'range of prices was :-— Prime wethers, 22/- to 25/-; extra, to 28/6 ; light and unfinished, 18/8 to 21/6 ; prime, ewes, 19/- to 21/3 ; medium, 17/- to 18/6 ; others, 14/- to 16/6 ; merino ewes, 11/5 to 12/-. Fat Cattle.— There were 217 head penned, mostly steers of medium to good quality. The demand was very slack, sales being difficult to effect. A line oP nine steers from Mr. A. Bar riling (Hals well) made £10/12/6 to £11/5/-; 16 staters frqm Mr. D. M'Farlane (Lyndon), £7/10/ r to £9/5/- ; and six heifers from Highfield, £5/12/6 to £7. Other steers sold at £5/7/6 to £9/5/- ; heifejrs, £5/5/- to £7 ; and cows, £4/5/ r to £7/5/ — equal to 19/- t 0 21/- for prime, and 16/- to 18/-per 100 ft for cow ancl inferior. Pigs.— There was a medium entry, baconers being in snort supply, but they were evidently not required, as several buyers were standing out. Porkers were also dull of sale, and stores were very difficult tto dispose of. Baconers made 38/- to'4s/- (a few extra heavy to 52/-), equal to 3^<i to 3fd per ft ; porkers, 25/-- to 32/-, equal to 3sd to 4d per lb ; large stores, 20/- to 28/-, equal to 3|d to 4d per ft ; large stores, 20/- to 28/- ; medium, 9/- to 11/- ; and weaners, 3/6 to 8/-.