LIVE STOCK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 6, 8 February 1900, Page 15

LIVE STOCK.

Addington Stock Market.

There was a medium entry of all classes of stock at Addington yards. Fat Cattle. — The entry of 180 was about on an average with that of the past few weeks. Prices were about the same for steers and heifers, but slightly better for cows. Steers sold at from L 5 15s to L 8 10s ; extra to L 9 03 ; heifers, Li 15s to L 7 2s Gd jvand cows, L 3 15s to L 5 7s Gd. Prime beef to IDs Gd per 1001 b ; good, 16s to 17s ; cow and inferior, 13s 6d to lGs. Fat Sheep. — Tnere was a medium, entiy. Competion was good, though somewhat irregular. Prices for prime sorts were a Bhade better, but for other kinds there is no alteration to note. || Freezing wethers, 14s Gd to los 3d ; heavy- weights, to 15s 8d ; crossbred ewes (butchers), lls to 13s 3d ; extra heavy, 14s 7d. Fat Lambs. — There wag a slightly smaller yarding than for the past two or three weeks. The bidding was easier, and prices showed a drop of Gd to 9d per head. Freezers sold at lls Gd to 13s ; the bulk selling at from lls Gd to 12s 3d.

Store Sheep.— There was an entry of about 7,500, chiefly lambs for rape, crossbred breeding ewes, and store wethers. The bidding for lambs and wethers was slightly easier, but for good breeding ewes competition was brisk at very full rates. Rape lambs made 10s 4d to 11s 3d ; wethers, 12s 7d to 13s Id; and crossbred breeding ewes, 11s Gd to 14s Id.

Pigs. — There was a small entry of pigs, and as competition was chiefly limited to two buyers, the sale was very dull. Baconers, 30s to 37s ; porkers, 25s to 30a ; stores, 15s to 20a ; weaners, 9s to 12s; suckers, 6s to 9s — or about 3d per lb for baconers.