ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 228, 19 September 1908, Page 6

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

At the Addington live stock market on Wednesday there were fairlv large entries of stock and a good aitendnn IJeef showed no improvement on late sales.. .Store sheep showed a decline I Prime fat lambs well. The iH sheep market opened dull. ! There was a larger entrv of strive sheep than week, the'bulk beinhoggets. The demand showed a failing off. and prices wen* fully !)d to ]n p"r hr>ad Mow last week'* rate>. An extni good line of owe hoggi-ts made 14s !)J. others J2s (id to 14s 2d, best wether hoggets I2s (id to I:»s. other* lis to 12s, best lines of mixed sexes 12s (id 13s (id. others IDs Sd to lis od. In the fat. lamb pens there were only about 150 hogget.* and several pens of' this season's lambs. Some of the Ito«r-; gets were unl'mi-hed. and were s;dd a*j storr>. About two-thirds of the entry went for export at 14s to His lid. There | was active competition for voung lambs,] which sold at I.ls (o 2K There was a large entry of fat sheep J

light weight wethers. The entry included the first shorn sheej) of the season, a line of heavy-weight wethers fro'ii South Canterbury. There was a fair amount of business ilone for export, but there being a. plentiful supply of butchers' sheep competition was not brisk, and prices were generally easier, especially for ewes. Prime wethers IDs to "22s (id, lighter 15s to ISs, shorn wethers 15s '.ld to llis (ill, prime merino wctluis His Sd to lfis Id, good lis (id to l is lid, lighter llfc, !)d to lis, prime ewes 17s to 2l)s 3d, medium Its to His Ud, aged and light lis to llis (id. The supply of beef totalled 29!) head, and included a good proportion of prime quality. The sale was somewhat irregular, and last weeks prices were barely maintained. Steei\s made £U 15s to £ll las, extra to £l3 ss, heifers £5 2s (id to £8 15s, extra to £ll, cows £4 15 s to £8 5s —equal to 24s to 28s for prime, 21s (id to 23s (id for medium, and 18s to 21s for cow and inferior per lOOlb.

Veal calves sold at 4s Ud to £3 7s (id. There was a medium entry of pigs, and a good sale for all classes, especially stores, and prices were generally lirmer. Choppers made £3 to £(i 10s, heavy baeoners 60s to 755, and lighter 40s hi 58s (equal to 5%d per lb.); porker--37s Cd to 50s (equal to (ill to (i'/ 2 d per lb.); large stores 35s to 3!ls (id, medium 28s to 345, smaller 22s to 275. A line of 50 half-ibred Tanrworth wearners from Cheviot made 17s to 255, and smaller sorts 8s upwards. A small yarding of store cattle of rnilill'erent quality met. with poor demand. Fifteen to 18-month steers £1 10s to £l 17s, 2-year steers £2 17s (id, 2-} ear heifers £2 lis, 2V!.-year steers £4 7s, dry cows £1 to £3 (is. There was a largo yarding of dairy cows, the bulk lieing of poor quality. Prices were from £3 to £7 Iss. DUN EDI N STOCK MARKET. At Burnside s tock market on Wednesday 217 fat cattle weie yarded. The quality was good, and in a few pens exceptionally prime. Prices were much on a par with last week's for prime quality, but medium and unfinished sorts were a little easier. Best bullocks £ll to £l2 ss, extra to £l3 ss, medium to good £0 to £lO 15s, light and unfinished £7 to £8 15s. Fat sheep—3s77 yarded. A good portion were prime heavy .sheep and freezers. Freezing buyers bought fairly heavily, but prices notwithstanding were down all round about Is. Best wethers | 21s to 245, medium to good 18s to 20s, inferior lis 9d to 17s, best ewes 18s to 10s, medium 15s to 17s. inferior (is to 13s. Lambs.—Nine lambs wore yarded ami Isold up to 31s. Pigs—Prices for suckers and slips showed an advance on, last week's rates. Suckers 20s to 21s, slips 22s to 30s, ' stores 33s to 38s, porkers 28s to 325, I light baconors 43s to 475, heavy baconers 48s to 00s, choppers up to 70s.