LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2, 12 January 1905, Page 13

LIVE STOCK

ADDIXGTON STOCK MARKET

The entries at Addinfitom comprised 283 cattle, 5944 s,heep, and 814 pigs. The attendance was small. Fat Cattle— Although only 128 head were yarded, there was very poor competition, and a large proportioa was withdrawn, \alues, however, showing little change from those of the previous week. Steers sold at from £6/7/6 tt> £10 , heiters, £5/5/- to £5/12/6 , cows £5/2/6 to £6/5/-, or equal to 19/- to 22/fi per 1001 b., Fat Calves.— There was a fair entry, ajid the sale was ratlier better than last week's. Prices ranged from 5/6 to 10/-. Store Cattle — The yard me; was \erv small, and there was no improvement in pticets. Yearlings Siold at from 25/- to 39/-, 15 to IK months (which included a good line), If)/- to 68/6 ; two-year-old steeis, £1/2/6 ; two-year-old heaters, £1; three-year-old heifers, £5/11/--dry cows, £1/12/6 to £1/15/-. Dairy Cows.— There was a small entry, and business was dull U'seflul cows sold at from £6 to £7/10/-, and old amd inferior from £3/10/- to £5. Fat Sheep.— Several lines of prime wethers were included in a moderate entry as regards numbers, and mpst ot the ewes were ot good prime quality. There was a good derrvand for all descriptions, butchers being bare ot stock, and for the greater part outbidding the exporters. Ihe Mount l J leasa/nt wethers were one of the nest lines that have come into the yaids, and made the high average of 24/- for the line of 220, with a very short range ot prices between the top and the last pens. Current prices were : For prime wetjhers, 21/- to 25/11 ; others, 18/6 to 20/- ; prime ewes, 20/- to 22/11 ; medium to g,ood, 17/- to 19/6 ; aged, 15/- to 16/6 ; merino withers (medium), 15/4. Fat Lambs 1 . — The entry was not large, but was of excellent q|uality, and bidding of both exporters and butchers being very keen.. Prices were ratiher better than at last week's sale. The best pens sold at from 18/- to 20/-, and medium, from 16/- to 17/9. Store Sheep. — The entry was small, and buyers were few, but /previous values were maintained. The principal sales were— sl two-tooth ewes at 17/9, 102 mixed two-tooths at 17/6, 531 two-tooth wethers at 16/- and 50 at 14/-, 430 two and four-tooth wethers and ewes at. 16/6 to 18/6. Pigs. — As small entry. Baconers sold at about last week's rateJs, and porkers sold rather better, hut stores met with a dull sale. Baconers made from 44/- to 52/-, or 4d to 4^d per ft ; porkers, 4-i-d to 4f d pen ft ; stores (large), 23/- to 27/- ; medium, 14/- to 22/- ; small, 6/to 12/-, . 'la. ,jj