ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 25, 19 June 1902, Page 13

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Fat Cattle.— 2o9 yarded, mostly prime sorts. All met with a good sale at 19s 6d to 24s 6d per 1001 b. Prime bullocks realised £12 to £14 17s 6d ; prime steers, £9 to £11 10s ; lighter, £5 10s to £8 10s ; prime heifers, £9 to £11 5s ; others, £5 5s to £8 10s ; cows, £5 to £7, and up to £8 12s for prime. Fat Sheep.— Over 6000 penned, mostly good sorts. The market was weaker by 1 s per head for wethers, and easier all round for ewes. Freezing wethers fetched 16s 6d to 18s 6d ; maiden ewes, 15s 6d to 18s 6d , ewes for export*, 10s 6d to 15s 6d ; butchers' best ewes, 12s to 15s 4d ; others, 9s to lls ; extra prime meri T i < wethers, 18s i<i 20s 6d ; others, lls to 13s <id. Fat Lambs.— l 800 penned, mostly of better quality. There was a fair clearance at 10s 6d to 13s 3d for export, and 6s 6d to 10s for others. Store Sheep. — 4000 penned — a mixed entry — and although there was a better clearance, prices were easier. Backward wethers realised 10s to lls 4d , better sorts passed at 13s ; good, sound young ewes sold at 13s 9d to 34s 7d ; a few aged sorts, 2s to 4s 9d ; lambs, 6si 3d to Bs., Pigs — 400 yarded. There was a greatly improved demand for all classes, suckers especially. Baconera realised 35s to 53s equal to 3fd to 4d per Ib ; porkers, 20s to 30s or 4d per Tb ; others 10s to 18s ; suckers and weaners, 5s to Bs.