ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 26, 26 June 1902, Page 13

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET.

Fat Cattle.— A large yarding, and a slight weakening in prices, beef ruling at from 19s to 24s per 1001 b. Prime steors made from £9 to £11 • others, £6 to £8 10s ; heifers, £5 to £8 ; prime cows, £8 to £!> 17s 6d ; and others, £4 15s to £7. Fat Sheep.— The bulk of the yarding consisted of ewes, many of which! were of indifferent quality, and really good wethers were rather scarce. Owing partly to the unsatisfactory news from London, freezing buyers had reduced their limits for both wethuis «uid ewes, and although the sale opened fairly well, it had not proceeded far before a sharp decline took place, and before the close many lines were withdrawn. On tho whole, a drop of fully from Is 6d to 2s per head can be recorded in both wethers and ewes. A few prime heavyweight wethers were taken by, butchers at from 18s 7d to 20s 4d, while those taken for freezing made from 15s to 18s 6d, unfinished sorts' selling as slow as 11s ; prime heavy ewes for local trade brought 14s 6d to lGs Id , those taken for export made from 8s 6d to 13s 9d, and inferior sorts down to 7s 6d. Fat Lambs — About 1000 came forward, \ery few of which were of good quality. Considering the entry, a fair sale resulted, the bulk being taken at expor.t at 10s to 12s lid, unfinished sorts making 8s 6d to 9s 3d. Pigs —The high price ruling lately owing to the small markets caused a very heavy yarding to come forward this week, and all classes were easier, baconers showing a decline of 4s per head, while small stores were hardly saleable Baconers sold at fr.om 33s 6d to 4rts Gd, and up to 50s for extra heavy, a\eragmg 3sd per lb ; porkers, 22s to 31s, equal to 3|d per Ib and 4d per 1b ; stores, 9s to 18s ; weaners, 4s 6d to 8s ; and suckers, Is 6d to ss.