COMMERCIAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 398, 24 April 1902, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, last night.

There was a good attendance and largo entries at the Addington market to-day Sheep, 20,832 : cattle, 488 ; pigs, 735. Fat cattle: 213 head wore yarded, mostly heavy bullocks. They were slow Of sale at the opening, but improved towards the close, though a decline on last week’s prices must be recorded. A line of 22 bullocks from Mount Palm made £lO 10s to £l3 7s 6d ; 21 from Hawkeswood, £ll 12s 6d to ,£l3 2s 6d ; 15 from North Island, DIO 12s 6d to £l2 2s 6d, and 14 from Mr W. Birdling, £9 17s 6d to £ll 2s 6d. Other steers made £6 15s to £l3 2s 6d. Heifers, £5 5s to £9 2s 6d, and cows, £5 2s 6d to £7 12s 6d, equal to 19s to 24s 6d per 1001 b. Store cattle : There was a fair entry at about last week’s figures. Calves fetched up to £l, and young cattle from £1 10s for yearlings up to £4 Is for 2-year-old steers, and £6 11s for 3-year-olds. Dairy cattle were as usual, one good cow fetching £9 ss. Fat sheep : Thero was a full entry, hut a mixed description and varied quality. Freezing wethers, 16s to 18s 6d ; ewes and wethers, 13s 6d to 16s 7d ; medium, 10s to 12s 6d ; light and inferior, 7s to 9s 6d. ....

Fat lambs : Thero was a largo entry, 2157, mostly backward, and' with slack bidding; ' Prices ' ivero easier. 934 were bought'for export at 9s to 13s 2d ; 189 for butchers at 7s Id to 13s id ; 1034 were passed, Store sheep numbered 15,170, mostly wethers in good condition, 1400 from the North Island being really good sheep. Forward wethers were in demand, and there was also a good demand for ewes, hut lambs and inferior sheep were dull and easier. Pigs : There was ft large muster, much above trade wants, and prices were easier in'Consequence'; stores were unsaleable. Baconers brought 32s to 425, or 3d to Bsd per lb ; porkers, 90s to 3Cfs, or gld to 3:]d per lb. 1