ADDINGTON MARKET.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1411, 23 March 1905, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET.

Per- Press Association. Christchurch, laßt night. The attendance was not large at Addington market, many farmers being still engaged with their orops. The entries were good, comprising 555 cattle, 25,167 sheep, and 538 pigs.

Fat cattle—The yarding consisted of 178 head of useful to prime quality. Prices on the average were unchanged, except that a few desirable sorts brought rather prices. Good to prime beef sold at 20s to 225, and occasionally 23s ; low and inferior to secondary quality 15s to 19a per 1001 b. Steers sold at £6 to £ll, heifers £5 5s to £9 10s, and cows £4 17s 6d to i£B per head. Fat calves: A good entry was cleared at 7s 6d to 50s a head. Store oattlo—There vyas a largo yarcHag, j including some station lines of gtaod quality. The demand, however, was extremely dull, and the prices offered wero considerably lower than those of the previous market day, resulting in a large proportion of the entry being withdrawn. Amongst the \withdrawals was a line of "three qnd a half to four year old steers at £6 7s 6d. Sales were made at the following prices:—Calves 18s, yearlings 35s to 375, 15 to 18 -months Sss to 555, two year-old heifers £B, two and a half year old steers L 4 Gs, thrso year old steers Xj4 2s to L 4 ss, three year old steers L 4 2s to L 4 ss, throe year old heifers L 4 7d to L 4 2s 6d, dry cows 28s to y4s. Dairy cows—There yyas a' good entry for young milkers and spring heifers, but ordinary and inferior stock was neglected. Good milkers sold at D 6 10s to Xjß 10s, springing heifers L 5 to L 6 lOs. aged cows L 3 to L 5. |

Fat sheep—There was a good entry in bofh number and quality, the 400 Q penned consisting paainly of good to prime wethers, and with some very prime ewes the demand was good from all sootione of the trade, and values wore very firm. The prices current were t —Wethers 21s 3d ot 20s 9d, prime ewes and heavy 21s to 24s 6d, medium to good 15s to 20s 6d,aged 16s to 17s 9d, merino ewes 11s 3d to 12s Bd. Fat lambs—The market was ono of the largest of the season, numbering about 4,500, and consisting principally of large lines of heavy weights. There wa3 an I active demand by both butchers and exporters, and prices were firm as follows: Tegs 18s 6d to 19s 6d, a few to 20s 6d, lamb weights 17s to 18s 3d, graziers’ lots 16s to 16s Bd.

Store sheep—There was a very large yarding, totalling some 16,0(10, including consignments from the North Island, Nel. son, and'Chatham Islands. The demand was good, though less animated than at .recent markets, and while Wethers hardened slightly and lambs were firm, ewea of all descriptions were decidedly easier, and aged or faulty lots suffered a further fail of 10 to 20 per cent, Sdncs of forward withers sold"at 20s to 21s 7d, 2-

tooths at 16s 6d to 18s 6d, wether lambs at 12s to 15s 9d, mixed sexes to 16s, good 4, . K..W-fcnnrH.acuoii-t/'v iIH .fcn.