LIVE STOCK. Addington Stock Market.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 48, 30 November 1899, Page 15

LIVE STOCK. Addington Stock Market.

There,, were small entries at Addington, comprising 2769 fat sheep, 712 fat lambs, 1119 store sheep, 372 cattle, and 354 pigs Fat Cattle— The 152 head fat cattle were mostly light to handy weights, and the sale was not brisk. Late rates were about maintained— viz., 17b 6d to 20s for prime, 15a to 16s for good, and down to 13s for cow and inferior beef. Per head steers realised L 5 2s 6d to L 7 17s 6d ; heifers, L 4 to L 7 5s ; cows, L 3 10s to L 6 17s 6d. There was little or.no demand for store or dairy cattle. Fat Sheep— There was a mixed entry of fat sheep, mostly shorn. There was a good demand throughout for freezers, with 6d per head rige. Although butchers' sheep opened well, they fell back to last week's prices before the end of the market. Woolly wethers sold at from 18s 6d to 18s 9d ; shorn do, 11s 6d to 14s, and up to 17a for extra prime show sheep ; shorn ewes, 7s 6d to 12s lid, and up to 14s 3d for extra good : woolly merino wethers 15s lid, and up to 18s 6d for prime ; shorn do, 10s 6d to 12s. Fat Lambs — There was a good inquiry for lambs for export, and the bulk were taken at an average of about 11s 6d up to 12s Id for extra good, and down to 9s fid for small. Store Sheep— The only lines of store sheep worth mentioning were a line of shorn crossbred wethers at 11s lOd, and 195 do wethers and ewes at 10s 3d. The balance were in little lots. Pigs— There was a fairly large entry of pigs, the bulk being small stores. Fats were a little easier, and stores about held their own. Baconers brought 3d per lb, and porkers 3Jd to 3|d. Per head baconers ranged from 31s to 395, porkers from 25s to 30s, stores 15b to 235, and weaners 10s to 14b.