LIVE STOCK. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 26, 25 June 1903, Page 13

LIVE STOCK. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

There were good entries at Addington market. rat Cattle. — 271 head came forward, mainly fair quality steers and heifers. The sale opened weak but subsequently became brisk, and the prices leahsed were slightly in advance of those of last week. Steers brought £6 5s to £10 15s , heifers. £6 15s to £10 15scows £6 17s 6d to £10 Beef, 27s to 30s per 1001 b ' tat .Sheep.— A larger yarding than usual met with , r^ri v Cn f lant , *?r? r all pnm , e quality Butchers competed eagerly for best ewes, and, going beyond limits of freezing buyers, secured the bulk, Wethers were very firm and sold at from 6d to 9d per head above last week's rates. Freezing wethers realised 18s to 23s ; extra up \°r- i./ htoI V i f)S to 17s 6d ; merinos for freezing, lis 8d to 18s; lighter, 14s 3d , lree/ing ewes (youne) His 5d to 17s 9d , aged, Us 9d to 15s butrhors' ewes (extra prune), 17s to 19s 9d , medium. 14s (id to 16s <>d , otheis, lls 3d to 14s , wethers and maiden ewes 111 1 s to 20s (>d Fat Lambs —About 2400 yarded, comprising several large lines ot prime quality Butchers were apparently well supplied, and scarcely touched the market but expoit bu\ers bid Ireely. In an irregular market prices as a whole barely touched last week's rates Tegs real- \)^ V s J? d tO 17s llfl; * )nme freezers, 14s Gd to 16s 10d ; lighter weights, 12s to 1 Is ; butchers', lls. to 12s Pigs —A good entry and a fairly keen demand He.i\y baconers realised 48s (>d to 65s , lighter 38s to r, l>( Vif ll to 4 * d I>(>r If) • P° l ' k < > rs. 2:>.s to 40s, 'equal to ftd per ir> ; stores, 22s to 25s . slips, 10s to 12s 6d