LIVE STOCK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 6, 7 February 1901, Page 15

LIVE STOCK.

Addinoton Stock Market.,

The entries at Addington comprised 2634 fat sheep, 3100 fat lambs, 14,600 store sheep, 221 cattle, and 421 pigs. Fat Cattle— ls9 head yarded mostly cows and beef. With the exception of a few prime steers, which brought up to LlO 4s 6d, prices eased considerably, making from 18s to 22s per 1001 b. Steers brought from L 7 to L 9 2s 6d ; heifers, L 5 to L 7 5a ; best cows, L 7 to L 8 2s • others, L 4 15s to L 6. Store Cattle — These were in keen demand. Three-year-old ateera realised from L 5 23 6d to L 5 1^ ; two-year-old o, L 3 10a • if> to 18 months' cattle, L 3 5s ; yearlings, LI 5s to L 2 ; dry cows, L 2 to L 4 10s. FAT Sheep— The fat sheep included some good lines of wethers, which alone held their own ; while others, with eweß, Bhowed a slight decline. Heavy wethers sold up to 21s 2d ; freezers, 18s to 20s 8d ; unfinished, 16a to 17b 6d ; best ewes, 15s 6d to 18s ; others, 12s to 15s. Fat Lambs — With the exception of a few pens, the quality was not so good. The demand was weaker, and there was a decline of fully Is per head. About 1000 were paused in, and 1800 were taken by export buyers. Freezers brought from 14s to 16s Id ; others, 9s 6d to 13s. Store Sheep — These were mostly wethers and lambs, with a few lines of ewes. A good many came from the North Island and Marlborough. The bottom seems to have fallen out of the market, and, though there were plenty of buyers, they would not give prices asked for. Fully half of the entry was withdrawn. Forward fourtooth wethers brought 15s 9d to 16a lOd ; others, 14s 8d to 15s 6d ; equal to a drop of 1b to Is 6d. Only a oouple of lines of ewes were sold at 15s 3d for four-tooths, and all the othera were withdrawn. Lambs suffered a drop of from 6d to 9d, the best selling at from 13s Id to 13s 9d ; medium, 11b to 12s ; and others, 7s 3d to 10s. Pias — There was a short supply, and a good sale for all classes. Baconers fetched 33s 6d to 55a (id, equal to 3|d to 4d ; porkers, 25s to 345, or 4d to 4Jd ; large stores, 22s to 32a ; Buckers and weaners, 9b 6d to 13s.