ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume XXIV, Issue 2130, 26 February 1897, Page 2

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

- Wednesday. . There wae an esfcra large entry of store f-bsep, and average entries of other claeeee of etook. ..The sheep suffered in appaaranoe through the wet weather and sloppy yardpFa* Cft'tlß—Abont 110 head of cait'e were penned, ooneiating principally of good to prime steers. There was a ft-ir demand, but it was co quite equal to the nupply, nnd eever»l lota were passed. Paces aboat the same as lift week, Bteere eolline at £5 10s to £7 2* 6d, heifera £5 10a and oowb £5 to £5 12s 6d. Dairy aud Store G*t p>. —There was a medium entry of dairy cowp, which were chiefly of secondary quality. Good Bpringera sold fairiy well at £5 to £6 10a, but other'pOTts were diffioolt to dispose of. There was a small raised entry of ttoie catrlo. ■ ",-• Pi^ e ,_Prioes did not go beyond a l;vt)l of 'i\\ per Ib Stores wore also Bnconere made 28j to 6d, porkers 16s 6 \ to 25-% • and stores 9d to i<>*. ■ ■-. ;. L :. ..•-\ ■ ■ ■Store. • Sheep; —-There was an entry of fujly.l4,ooo store cheep. 'he bulk of which wae breeding nnd the balance larabe. and a few lots of weflier'i There waR a good demand throughout for a>l oneful lineß of bresrliriK ewes, rmt lambs were a fthrtde e«eii>r than la't Two-tooth broeebredVeWe--oold at ; four, bix ond eighl-lhnth 8d tj % 3d... Boundmouthed 6-* to 8s 3d. aged 4a 3d to se. 6rl. cblfl 2e 31 10-3< 7J, .uaerjno boi'ere iOii crossbred weth«re find maiden, ewes 8 : ' t' 9-i 2d, lwo-toot'> wet-iere 7d, four nnd forivnr'l Irt'mbH 7« 9 I to .8' 9J, tpedium io 7-1 63, culls 3- 6d to 5s 6d. ■ Ftit Lstxib- , .—There wah a large entry of f-it lamhß, nooet of which were of good to prime quality. There was active competition and prices were about the s.ioao a« l>!'.t nrime freezes selling at 10b 6 J t-» Hβ 7d, medium 9i 6.1 to 10h. fimall aod 'ight conditioned lots Iβ 6$ ti 9v

Fafc Sbefep.— There wft" a raedium entry of fefc »be»p. of fri'\y Rood quality, the proportion, of ewes being. smAll-r tliati ii«ual. The aale opened at'a&oot last fetes nndvowing tho ehort supply butchers' ehaoD improved in value towards tho close. Freezing wetbera sold at 10< to 11s 4i ftnd heavy weiglifci fo B', heavy , droeebred ewe'e 10-s 2d''o 11 i4H, good 9 to lO J , medium 7i to 84. Amongst the Penineula ealen we notice lutpb* for Mr.F. A, Anion flt 10j 10 J to lie 7fJ.; Mr A 0- Koight, crosebred wetbers 9i to 10j 2d ; H. D. Baohanan, crossbred woihera 8 <: A. Hayi crossbred ewee at 8i 81.