ADDINGTON MARKETS
IMPROVED BRICES. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, last night. Tho Addington sales were hold to day. Fat Cattle: Iffy of mixed quality were yarded, prime stuff selling well. Beef realised from 19s to 25s Cd ; bullocks, 429 to 4211; steers, .£6 2s 6d to 42810 s ; heifers, £6 2s Gd to 423 7s 6d. Heavy cows brought 428 to 4210 10s ; others, 425 5s to JE7 10s.
Fat Sheep: 4,500 were yarded, including a number of lines of good wethers. Heavy sheep wero in keen demand for shipment to Sydney, selling from 22s to 275. Best freezers brought 17s to 21s ; others, 14s 9d to 16s 6d ; heavy ewes, 17s to 20s ; others, 11s to 15s 6d ; merino wethers, 9s to 13s 6d. Thero was a rise of Is in wethers and 2s 6d in heavy sheep. Fat Lamb : 160 were yarded. Thero was an improved demand for export at 11s to 15s 9d; others, 9s to 10s 6d. Store'Sheep : 1750 were yarded. Tho bulk of the wethers sold well, at 13s to 13s 8d ; young ewes, 12s 3d ; aged, 5s 2d to 10s 9d"; hoggets, 9s 9d to 10s 6d. Pigs: About 400 were yarded. Fats were in good demand ; stores were easier. Baconors realised 37s to 545, or 4d per lb ; porkers, 21s to 345, or 4d to 44d per lb. Big stores realised 15s to 23s ; smaller, 11s to 14s; suckers and weaners, 5s to 9s.
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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 490, 31 July 1902, Page 2
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