ADDINGTON MARKETS

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 455, 26 June 1902, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKETS

By Telegraph—Press Association Christchurch, la3t night. The Addington sales took place to-day Fat Cattle: 201, mostly useful sorts were yarded. There was a very poor demand, and beef declined 2s 6d per 100 lbs, ruling from 17s 6d to 22s 6d; best steers, £9 10s to £ll 2s 6d; others, £7 2s 6d to £8 10s ; heifers, £5 15s to £7 17s 6d ; cows, £4 10s, £7 ss, £8 ss, and £9 17s 6d for extra heavy. There was very little business in store or dairy cattle. Fat Sheep: Only 3500 were yarded, mostly ewes, with a few good lines of freezing wethers. There was a most irregular market, but on the whole last week’s rates were about maintained. Heavy wethers realised 17s to 19s ; freezing, 15s 9d to 17s 9d, including one line of 600 at 17s 6d ; freezing ewes, 9s 6d to 15s; extra heavy, 16s to 18s j inferior, down to 7s 9d.

Fat Lambs : 300 were yarded. They were mostly taken for oxport, at 10s to 12s 8d ; inferior, 7s 9d to 9d. Store Sheep : 2500 were yarded, nearly all being wethers and lambs. There was a very poor sale, and a good deal passed. Backward wethers brought 8s to 8s 6d; better, 10s to 10s 3d and 12s 4. Nearly 1000 were withdrawn at 8s 9d and 11s 2d. No ewes were sold. Lambs realised 6s 7d

to 7s 9d. Pigs : About 400 were yarded, mostly secondary sorts, and the weak demand caused the market to be easier. Baconers brought 36s to 46s 6d, or to 3jd; porkers, 18s to 30s, or 3d ; stores, 8s to 16s ; suckers and weaners, 3s 3d to 7s.