LIVE STOCK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 23, Issue 47, 23 November 1899, Page 15

LIVE STOCK.

Addington Stock Market. Although there was no sale at Addington last week the entries to-day were below the average, comprising 4300 fat sheep, 1500 fat lambs, 600 store sheep, 608 cattle, and 272 pigs. The attendance was very small, and as freezing buyers were not operating 1 prices fell both in fat sheep and lambs. Fat Cattle — The beef consisted of mostly lisrht weights, Bteers, heifers, and cows, and a dragging sale resulted in last prices being 1 barely upheld. Two show steers from the North Island made LlO a-piece ; good steers, L 7 to L 8 17s 6d ; lighter, down to L 4 17s 6d ; heifers, L 4 to L 7 ; cows, L 3 17s 6d to L 6. Fat Sheep — Those penned were mostly shorn, with very few good lines. An irregular sale resulted, and a good many were not sold towards the close. Crossbred woolly wethers, 15s 6d to 17s. and up to 18s 6d for extra heavy ; shorn do, 11s to 13s 9d ; butchers' woolly ewes, 12s 6d to 15s, and up to 16s for heavier ; woolly merino wethers, 12s to 15s, and up to 18s 6d for extra prime ; shorn do, 6s to 6s 6d. Fat Lambs — Some very good lines were on offer, but bidding was sluggish, and sales were only effected at a great redaction on late rates, good sorts bringing from 123 to 12* 6d, and others down to 8s 3d. Store Sheep — The entry was the smallest of the season, consisting only of odd lots, for which there was very little demand at reduced rates. A few wethers and maiden ewes, in the wool, made 13s 6d to 13s 9d ; shorn do, 12a 2d ; hoggets, in the wool, 12s fid ; shorn do, 8s to 9s ; and ewes and lambs, 7a Id all counted. Pigs — A very poor entry both of fats and stores. The short supply caused a rise of 2s 6d per head in fat sorts, and baconers ruled at 3}d and porkers at 4d per lb. Per head prices were — baconers, 36s to 43s 6d ; porkers, 25s to 36s ; stores, 20s to 24s ; weaners, 13s to 17a 6d ; breeding sows, 45s to 70s.