ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 27, 3 July 1902, Page 13

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Fat Cattle.— 2o7 were yarded, mostly useful sorts. There was a very poor demand, and beef declined 2s 6d per 100It> : ruling 17s 6d to 22s Cdfc, Best steers •£<> 10s to £31 2s 6d , others, £7 2s (Ad to £s lOs , heifers, £5 15s to £7 57s 'id cows, £4 10s, £7 5s to £8 5s ; and £9 3"a ( >ct for extra hea*/. Veiy liltle business was done in store or dairy cattle. Fat Sheep. — 3500 entered, mostly ewes, with a few good lines of freezing wethers. The market was most' irregular, but on the whole last week's rates were about maintained. Heavy wethers, 18s to 19s , freezers, 15s 9d to 17s 9d, including one line of 600 at 17s 6d , freezing ewes, 9s 6d to 15s , extra heavy, 16s to 18s ; inferior, down to 7s 9d. ,-,Fat Lambs — 300 were yarded, rfftpstly taken for export at from 10s to 12s 8d ; inferior, 7s, 9d to 9s. Sloi - o Sheep. — 2500 ynrdod. nearly all wethers and lambs. There was a very poor sale, and a good number were passed. Wethers, 8s to 8s 6d ; better, 10s, 10s 3d to 12s 4d. Nearly 1000 were withdrawn at 9s 9d and 11s 2d. No ewes were sold. Lambs, 6s 7d to 7s 9d. Pigs. — About 400 were penned, mostly secondary sorts, and there was a weak demand, causing the market to become easier. Baconers,* 36s to 46s 6d, or 3£d to 3|d per It) porkers, 18s to 30s, or 3J per 1b ; stores, 8s to 16s ; suckers and weaners, 3a 3d to 7s.