ADDINGTON MARKET.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 11, 12 July 1905, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET.

Christchurch, Ju'y 5,

There was a keen demand to-day for forward store sheep and breeding ewes, and a. smuV.l yardlug of fat ca tie resulted m a I'i^e m prices. 8 org $heep— Qnly a few entered and there \yas a ready sale for breeding ewss and forward wethers and hoggstsr at advanced rates, Urossbred ewes m lamb brought 2Qs to 19s 3d. wethers 19s 3 J to 16s 3d, hoggets 14s 8d to 13s 4d,. .Fat lxambs— =The yarding was smaller than of late and tbo bulk of them were unfinished. There w_B little competition, but prime sorts sold at about the previous week's rates, and unfinished wee easier. Togs 19* Gd to 20s 7d, standard weights 18s to 19s 6 J others 14s lOd to 16s OJ. .

Fat Sheep— A fairly heavy entry, made up principally, of, prime wethers.; ewes was not .large j medium and inferior ewes

were rather lowrr m value, a few- lots being taken for freezing. Wethers were very, firm and prim-i showed an advance. Prime wethsrs 23s to 2Cs— ex rato 3ls 6d, light 20s to ;22s 6d, ewss, heavy, 20s to 22s 7d, medium and good 17s to 19s 6d, others 14s tolCs6d. Fat Cattle— ll7 head yarded, mostly useful steer*. The market showed an advance. I of 10s to 23_ par head over the prey ous week's prices. Steers £7 5s to £IQ, heifers £5 sto £tj, ..cows £4 17s 6 t to £G^-exfra £8 ss, r.«quxl -to 21s to 53s "aud 18s* t>xi 2oa per 100 b.. : Store C ttle— Thse was little d-jmand for t'.ie f_w yarded. Pjgs — A. m iderate yarding, an 1 an improv m3iit m prices. Bacoi rs 45s to 49s — hazier o 625, equal to 3jd to 4:1 per lb, porß«rs 23s t.» 3Gs, cq lal to 4c"! j.er lb, largo sioris 20; to 30s. mxiium 12s 6d to 7s 6d, we.njius.i3s to 10s 6d.