ALDINGTON MARKETS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 13, 27 March 1902, Page 13

ALDINGTON MARKETS.

Fat Cattle.— l 4-9 yarded, but it was a \ery mixed entry. The small supply kept up late rates — namely, 17s 6d to 22s 6d per 1001 b ; steers, £7 5s to £<) 7s fid and up to £10 7s 6d ; extra good heifers, £5 5s to £7 10s, and up to £8 10s for extra good ;| cows, £5 to £7 2s 6d and up to £8 2s 6d for extra. Fat Sheep. —6794 penned. The entry was very mixed, mostly "butchers' ewes. All classes were easier by Is per head. The best freezers brought 15s to 16s, and up to 17s for extra prime ; lighter, 14s to 14s lOd ; unfinished wethers, 12s 6d to 13s lOd ; best heavy-weight ewes, 14s to 15s 6d ; good, lls to 13s 6d; secondary, 8s to 10s 6d ; inferior, 6s to 7s 6d. Fat Lambs. — The entry totalled 2561, mostly unlinished. The market all round was easier by 9d to Is per head : 1960 were taken for export at 10s 4d to 13s sd, averaging 1 5s 3d ; 343 went to the butchers at 8s to 12s lOd, and a few extra to 14s 3d ; 258 passed in at 11s to 12s 9d. Store Sheep. — The yarding of store sheep totalled 8828, very mixed, and mostly rough ewes. Forward wethers brought 12s 2d to 13s 4d ; others, 10s lid to lls lid ; mixed ewes and wethers, 10s 3d to lls" Id ; good young ewes, 10s to lls 3d , medium, 9s 3d to 9s 6d ; aged, 3s 3 0d to 6s 6d ; boilers, 2s 9d ; lambs (forward), 9s to lls lOd , others, 6s 6d to 8s 6d ;