ADDINGTON MARKET.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume 1, Issue IX, 28 June 1905, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET.

; Chbistchorch, June -21'. To-day wii lithe except >m of fat sheep ar>d fat c.ltle, the entries were smil. There was an improved deman I for s'ove "sheep, and fa 1 lambs were very frm. B 2 f again met with a v^ry dull sale. Store a-id dairy cattle m,et with little demand. Sjbre S»lieep. — There was a mu:h bet er enquiry and pices ws c firmer. Two-tx>th weth rs brought 18- 5>J, 4 and 6-tooth \~i% GI, to 17s Gd, mixad ages 17b 7d 'o. Xii ldj huggets 15* 4d to, 13,3 4q\ %8 d crossbred ewes m ljin/o l^s \i and 1-is 2d. ; I?d^ L^mb-.-— The entry was small and principal yof medium q.iality. Ths^ w-is kaan competii ion by export buyers and prices wore very firm. Tegs 11)^ t > 20s— -. extra he.ivy to 23s 1 1, *tandai'l weight Its ! 61 to 18s !)J, lighter 15s 6,1 tq \f&. Fat Sheep — A (airly la»-qa yardin //about j equal proportion of wetheis a*d ewe<. T/he majirity of the wethers were ws'.l fiii-i.-h-d'and the>-s and best ewes .mso with good compct'tion, but inferior s irts were neglected. Pr.me weth rs 2^s to. 2^3 extra to 28s Gd, lighter an 1 v fi. .ished' 18.1 8d to 21s 6d, prime e\ves }a> 1 1 .'2JLs 31, medium 17s tvlSs 0,1, others Hi tolfis «.«. l . Fat Cattle— 2l7 head ...penned,/ mos ly steers of medium to good quality. The darn uid AvasVai.v-slack and M'es difflbiilt to .eftoct. P,im2,st3er3^lo S^Q I 10 Mil 5s and £7 10 i to ig9 5,3. heiferfreo 12s:. 6d to £7. cth&r steer,* £5. !?s 6d tot £9 5a, , tisifers £5 nis 10 £7 r a»'«l cows £4 $i<to £7 5 -, i^eq-ial to 19s 10 21s for prime anS %f}i tq IQj fjr cow and inferior brtrf p,jr 4Q(JIb ■ Slo e Catt e— -Th,e f<:vy Kea6| o^red wera mostly bo/.igh| by a grazier at >ate rates. Uury t cbast, £7 to £9<53, others £i ia^ tQ'£S 10s, ■> ' . '. ' . v P : igi---I3 J Ganers were m s.hort vu,iply t hafc 4 were evidently not required as savcral* buyers we c stunning oi\t, and otlfer sorts" JWf-e.-e al:q dull of sale. BacQnvrs;'. |J*M to 45^ - ex; v-i heavy tas2<, equal to 3£ I '(b 3|J per Ih, PQ-kers 23s to 325, equal to 3SI 10 41 parlb, large sloe? 2ii to 2^s,. m sciiq.n 9s to. 14s, woaner.-, 3^5 6,d to B^, :