ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2057, 29 May 1896, Page 2

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Wednesday.

Tbera woa an average entry of fat cattle and She quality wis generally good. Ther* were also ttirea extra prime s-_°i>r., recently on exhi-j'iion t tho MM winter Show by Mr W. 0. Rutherford, which brought £13 £15 arrd £15 5i respectively The d. or and was fair and prices remained «t lata .levels. St>;ere Bold at £6 10< so £7 12« ■ Gi, heiferß £4 12< 6J to £6 s*, and cowe ■£'4 5a to £5 10-. Tliore wa<r a medium entry of d-iiry cowp, and a .n aciive domand was .bovvn for good -p--iog«rs to calvn. down at an ear!}' date, t v >eir pmcpb ranging JFroin £6 10-< io £9, snd ordinary soria .old "from £3 10ci to £G. There was only a Binall 'mixed- entry of store cait'e, and no Bales worth recording took placo. Tbe yarding of pig. wh.s -fairly large, and a good demand was- manifested for fats which sold at 2f Ito 31 pur'lb. and up to 3£d: .pur lb for prima .sorts. Baconprs n_f.de'25 j to 41s 6d, porkers 15s 6-1 to 6d, and stores 4< to 13.. according to size. There was a medium entry ot t-t.rra Bbeep. end _!i sorts entered sold readily at thf following prices :—Two and four-tooth and ewes 7,i 10d io 10s 6d; four and six-toot'] wethers lis to lie 10 i. crossbred owes 6=i 6d, and lambs to 8-j Id. The entry of fat lambs continues to g'.t email.r, there being only a few pens sent forward, which were disposed of ai ~7* 91 to 9. 6! for bat-hers" eortp, and 10-< to 12* 6d'fo' frees, -•«. Tho entry of fat sheep was belcw tre av.r*»go io point of numbers; bit fie bulk conaihtsd of freez-rs, for which there waa an'active demand, hut trade lines were rather dull of i-.a'e.. Oroßßlired wetbtrs sold _t 14* 6J lo 2<_, wetter, and maiden ov.e_ 13. G<! to 14. 9d, and ctos. bred ewes 8a to 13d. A few lots of Winter Show nheap wore .sold, and of these Mr S. Gsrfortlt'fl Southdowns made 24a t> 24' 61, this being top value for th. d•*_>'. — Press.