ADMNGTON STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 48, 1 December 1904, Page 15

ADMNGTON STOCK MARKET

There were good supplies at Addington in most departments and an average attendance. Fat Uattle —The entries numbered 236 head, on the whole ot good quality. Prices were very irregular, but on the average about 10/- a head lower than the previous week, good to prime beef selling at the rate of 23/- to 26/- per 10011} ; inferior and cows, 21/- to 22/6. Of i\ort/n Island cattle 30 steers sold at £8/10/- to £11 ; other steers, £7/10/- to £11 ; heifers, £6 to £9/10/- (one at £10/15/-) ; cows-, £5/17/6 to £8/17/6.

Fat Calves.— Prices were irregular, and ranged from 7/6 to 6W/-.

Store Cattle.— There was a large entry. Well-bred young stock brought good competition, but others weie in poor demand.

Fat Sheep.— There was a moderate entry, but good in quality, and competition by butchers and exporters was keen. Most of the sheep were shorn. Prices showed- little improvement on the values of the previous market, and a good many lmes were taken for freezing. Butchers who di,d not obtain their sxipplies early haid to pay very fiull rates at the close. Woolly wethers brought 23/6 to 27/6 ; ewes, 20/- to 21/3 ; shorn wethers, extra, 22/9 to 25/- ; prime, 19/- to 22/3 ; others, 17/3 to 18/11 ; ewes, prime, 18/6 to 21/6 ; others, 15/to 18/-.

Fat Lambs. — About 500 werte penned, the quality generally 'being good. There was a keen demand ajid very little decline from previous values, although competition was practically confined to butchers. Current rate.-, wore— for pi'en's, 16/6 to lf)/3 (a few fcxtra pens 20/6 to 22/6) ; second quality, 11/3 to 16/-.

Store Sheep. — There was a fair entry of store sheep, mostly wethers, and all shorn. With a good demand previous values were maintained Ewes and lambs, all co.unted, stold at 10/1 to 12/- , two-tooth ewes, 15/7 , wethecs, fair condition, 16/9 to 18/9 ; backward, 15/- to 16/- ; two-tooth wethers, gootl, 15/6 ; backward, 12/0 to 13/8.

Pigs— '[ here was a moderate entry in the fat pens, *and a very large entry ot stores. Baconers and porker& were fairly linn, but stores were much lower.