ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXI, Issue 5422, 18 July 1901, Page 2

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Chbistchtjrch, Jttly 17 The usual weekly sale took place ab Aldington today Catilb—l6B bead of fat cattle were yarded, mostly good aorts, and there was a good demand at 19d to 25? per 100lba< Good bullocks £14, prime steers £9 to £11 10s, others £6 10s to £8 I(K heifers £5 15s bo £8 15i, cows £5 10s to £8 10s. There wa<« a good asde of store cattle ; 2£ year old ateera £5 9s, two year old heifers £3 10e, dry cows £1 lOe to £4 5j • Suaev •- About BOOQ fat sheep were penned, including t{eod linea of wathers, There was a brisk demand for freessars, bub a drop of la to Is 6d per head. A few heavy wethetß (bubohers") sold at 2Qa to 22a, others 16b 63 to 19s; ewes Bold irregularly, and showed a decline of Is bo 2i 6d, there being an over &upp'y ; a few extra prime sorts brought l?a to 19s 6H, good 16a bo 16s 6d, others 11s to 13s. Fab lambs-Aboub 600 oame forward, but there was a weak demand, and prices were easier at 12i to 16b. Store Sheep—22oo were yarded, mi »U meto with good demand. Wethers 16s 3d to 17s ?d for I forward, and 13s for backward sorts; good ' haifbred eweo 18s, others 12a 6d bo 15« 6<l; hoggets 12s lid to 13s 4d for good,, and 9a Id to lla for weak sorts. Pios—About 400 were yarded, porkers being in good supply, but baeonera and stores were abort. There was a weak market—baconers 36* ti 455, and up to »« 6c), extra quality B|d per 1b ; porkers 23ai to 31e, or 3*l to 3Ji per lb J storeß 10i to 16« Id, wnftU 6s to Ss.