Addington Stock Market.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 51, 20 December 1900, Page 13

Addington Stock Market.

The entries at Addington consisted of 2200 fat sheep, 1650 fat lambs, 630 store sheep, 530 cattle, and 332 pigs. Fat Cattle — 210 head yarded, all of which were of good quality, and last week's prices were well upheld. Best steers brought L 9 10s to Ll 1 10s ; others, L 7 to L 8 ; heifers. L 5 2s 6d to L 8 10s ; beat cows, L 7 to L 9 ."is ; others, down to L 4 10*. Stohe Cattle — There were not many store cattle yarded, and the demand was less. There whs a good sale for good sorts of dairy cattle up to LS 10s. Fvr Shki-'I' — There was a mixed yarding, and most of them were shorn. All {iood Ports showed a risp of from Is to Is 6d per head. Wether* in wool brought 20<j 9d to 22s ; shorn, lf>s 9d to 22s (id and up to 3(>s for Mr Garforth's priz • Southdowns ; shorn ewes, 17s to l'Ja (H for best aud 13* ."id to K>s for others. Fat Lambs — Th< j be were mostly of good quality, and freezing buyers were very keen, over 1000 being taken for export. Sales were made at 13s (>d to Ids «id for ordinary and 17s 3d to 18s 7d for extra good ; unfinished down to lls S)d. Stohe Ewks — Only two lines of store ewes with lambs were penned, and thes^ sold at Hid and 12s Id, all counted. Pigs — The short entry of pigs caused a keen demand and a rise in prices. Bciconers fetched from 30s to 4^ Gd, or equal to 3jd per lb ; porkers, 2N to 325, or equal to 4d per lb ; stores, 13s to 20a ; suckera and weaners, ."»» 6 a to 12s 6d.