ADDINGTON SALES.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 931, 2 July 1903, Page 3

ADDINGTON SALES.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, last night,

There was an average yarding of stook at Addington market to-day, and a good attendance.

Fat cattle: 193 came forward, the entry including a fair proportion of useful steers and heifers. The sale opened poorly, but subsequently improved. Although the market on the whole was firm at last week’s rates, prices were irregular. Beef averaged from 27s to 30s per lOOlbs, but in few instances the latter price was exceeded. Steers £6 17s 6d to £l2 15s, heifers £5 17s'5d to £9 15s, extra prime £llss, cows £5 10s to £9, extra prime £lO 15s.

Fat sheep : There was a large entry, including a number of large lines of prime quality freezers. These were snapped up

by export buyers, leaving butchers to compete for smaller pens, with the result that priees all round were decidedly firm at an advance on the previous week’s rates. Freezers, wethers brought 18s to 255, Merinos for freezing 17s 6d, butchers’ 14s 9d, wethers and ewes 16s to 22s 3d, freezing ewes (aged) 12s lOd to 17s 6d to 1 235, butchers' ewes 12s 3d to 225.

Fat lambs : 1840 were penned, some of the pens being of particularly fine quality. The sale as a whole was an excellent one, prices all round being firm at last week’s rates. Tegs brought 17s 3d to 255, extra heavy 30s, freezers 13s to 17s, butchers’ 12s to 18s 6d.

Pigs : The entry was small, and the demand keen. Choppers brought £3 to £5, baconers 45s to 56s (equal to 44d to 5d per lb), porkers 30s to 42s (equal to s£d to 6d per lb.)