ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 27, 6 July 1905, Page 13

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

At the Aldington yards there were fairly large eniries of stock, in nearly all departments, and there was a gooft attendance. Beef sold at about the previous week's r&tes, and there was no change in the values 'of prime fat' lambs. Store sheep, except wethers, were firmer, "but pigs' of all classes were dull of sale. Prime fat wethers were firm, but unfinished sorts and ewes that were not) really prime were easier. There was only a moderate demand for store rattle and dairy cows. Fat Lambs.— There was a fairly large yarding of fat lambs, a, considerable portion being unfinished. There was good competition for prime lots, which mainltiained

last week's prices, but backward sorts were easier. Tees made 19s 63 to 20s M; standard weights, 16s 6d to 19» ; light and unfinished sorts, 13s to 16s. Fat Sheep,-~The yarding was a fairly large one, composed chiefly, of wetners. Some of the wethers were not well finished, and only a few lines of ewes were prime. The best of the wethers atid ewes sold well, and wer,e, if anything, firmer ; but unfinished wethers and inferior ewes were easiar. In consequence of the dearness[ of prime ewes, there were but few bought for freezing. Tjhe range of p;rices was . Extra prime wethers, 29s 6d to 30s ; prime 23s to 26s lid ; medium to gryqd, 20si to 22s 6d'; others, 17s 3d to 19s 6d ; prime heavies, 20s to 22s 4d ; medium, 16s to 19s 6d; aged and light, 11s to 15s ; prime merino wethers, 18s lid to 20s 7d ; inferior, 10s B'd. Fat Cattle— The entry totalled 230 head, w,hich were nearly Tall good to prime quality and handy weights. There was- f\air competition, and, though the market was a shade easier, there was no quotable alteration in values. A line of 11 steers from Mr. R. H. Rhodes (Ofra'huma) made from £9 19s to £10 10s ; 14 from Mr. T. Chapman (Mount Somers), £8 15s to £9 15s ; 8 steers from Mr. C. D. Crossley (HawarSen), £6 10s to £8 12s 6ti ; 7 heifers from Mr. Billing (Port Levy), £4 15s to £5, and 10 cows £4 7s 6d to £5 7s Gd ; and 6 steers! from an Ashitturton 1 client, £5 10s to £8 151s other steers brought £5 17s 6d to £9, heifers £5 5s to £8 12s 6W, ajid cows £4 17s 6d to £6 ss, etq,ual to fl-om 19s to 21s for prime and 16s to 18s for cow and inferior beef per 100 ft. A medium yarding of v^al oalves sold at from 7s 6d to £2. Pigs.— There was a fairly large yarding, all classes meeting with a very dull sale. Baconers made from 42s to 50s, and heavier weights to 565, equal to 3|d and extra prime 4d per ft ; porkers, 25s to 325, equal to 4-d per ft : large storesi, 20s to 24s ; medium, 12s 6d to 18s ; weaners, 2s 6d to 7& ©d.