ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2082, 28 August 1896, Page 2

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Wednesday.

Fat Cattle—Between 160 and 170 head were penned. Value* reached were equal to 16ito 18* per lOO'bs. while the bet'er juslity brought prieoß to 19s to 21e htee.ra sold nt L 55s to L 9 ss, heifers L 4 5s to L 8 103 and cowa L 4 2s 61 to L 8 2s 6d.

Dairy and Store Cuttle—The entry of dairy cows wap above the average in point of numbers, but tha etlewnH again dull. B<!St tipringora made from L 5 to L 7 7* and other ports from L 3 10- t) L 4 10j. St6tes--.Yearlin_a 26* to 27a; 18----montbs old 45* to 50<; two year olds L 3 to L 3 B'l ; two and a half year old heifers L 4 : aged cowr to 60?.

P.'gs—Baooneru sold nt 29* to 48*, choppers, 55s t > 60s, porker* 18* 6d to to 26", and storen 8* to 15s 6d.

Store Sheep—-Crossbred hogget* made 8* to 11 bsd, two and four-tooih wet heirs nnd maiden ewes in lamb 14s 7d to 14s lid.

Fit L<unb«—About 25 fat lambs were panned, anri brought from 10i 6i to 18*.

Fat Sheep—Lines of freezing sheep with a few inferior onefl among them could bo purchased at fully Is to la 6d por besd under last week's quotations. Croßßbted ewes and merinos aleo Buffered a decline in consequen-6 of the ch««p rateß at wbicb tha before mentioned class oonld be obtained, Beet froazers made' from 16? ti 6?i, extra prime from 19-! to 21n91, Ho.ts 15?-to 16* 6-1, best crossbred ewes 14* 61 to 16* 6.1. heavy weigHta I7s to 18 J , light, do lis to 13* 91, merino we'bers 8* l<i ti 13*.