ADDTNGTON STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 43, 27 October 1904, Page 15

ADDTNGTON STOCK MARKET

Fat Cattle. — '230 head, very fair quality, were yarded. The sale opened well, but weakened, closing prices being lower than last week's. Good beef averaged 23/- to 25/- ; secondry, 21/- to 22/6 per 1001 b. Steers sold at &G/12-/6 to £11/10/-; fat heifers, £5/17/6 to £8/17/6 ; cows, £5/15/- to £B'/2/6 ; calVes, 7/6 to 49/-. Fat Sheep.— Moderate supply, good quality. They consisted almost entirely of wethers. Competition was keen,, and recent high values were fully maintained Prices ; Crossbred wethers, prime, 2»i/- to 28/10 , others, 21/- to 24/6 ; shorn, 17/6 to 21/- ; crossbred ewes, 22/- to 25/7 ; merino wethers, prime, 22/- to 26/8 ; others, 17/- to 21/-. Lambs.— About 150 were penned. The supply was rather too large lor butchers, and prices weakened towands the close. Good made 16/- to 18/6, a few to 10/6 ; others, from 14/-. Pigs. — The yarding was very large. Baconers were steady at la.st week's rates, and porkers were eaisier. W'eaners were in demand, but large stores suffered a sharp", decline. Kaconers made 40/- to 57/6, equal to 4Ad to -i^d per lb ; porkers, 27/- to 38/-, eqjtial to 5d per lb , stores, extra, 30/- to 36/- ; large, 2)9/- to 20/- ; medium, 18/- fro 23/- ; wcaners, 10/6 to 14/-.