Commercial.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LIII, Issue 2770, 8 May 1903, Page 2

Commercial.

ADDINGTON LIVE STOOK MAKKETB Wednesday Mesfira Mason and Co report :— In tho store sheep pens there waß a yard liR cf 3338. including several from the Chat tarns and North Island There was a good enquiry for all classes, and only a few pens were passed at auction The princ-pal lines sold werp—ls3 6 and 8 tooth ewe 3 lis Bd, 112 at 10s Id. and small lots of full mouth 9- Id to 10* Id, 229 two tooth wethers from Cha him Island 15-31,135 at 13s 10 1 95 at 10. lid to 131 31, 102 at lis 91.160 f toothq IS? Id, smaller lots lis Id to 15* Id, 227 lamb. 10? 61. 214 at 9i 4a, 200 at 7., .null lnlss?4d to 101 2J Thers were 1500 f*t lambs penned mostly of fair quality Freezing lambs made lis to 14* 6d, tegs 14* lOi to 15", butchers lots 9b to 13? 9.1, and a few extra heavy 17s 6d In f*t sheep, best fre.z ne wethers made 17s 61 to 20s 41, lighter 15s 8d to 17s, un finished sorts 15s t» 15s lOd, freezing ewrs 12s to 143 9d. beat hu'ehers' ewes 14s to 17' m diuml2a to 13a61, other* 9i 6d tolls 6d In fat cattle, steers made £6 10i to £9 17s 6d, and one extra £12. heifers £5 17s 6 1 in £9 10*1, and two extra prime £9 12s and £11. rnxrs £5 10* to £9 17s 6d, and extra £10 17s 6d, equal to 25s to 29a per lOOlbs A rredinm yarding of vfal calveß fold at 5* to £Z according to weiuhb and quality A small mixed yarding of store cattle found bufers, eighteen months old selling at £3 13s 6d, two'to two and a half year £5 and dry oows £2 10s to £4 There waa an improved drmand for dairy cow*, Whioh msde £4 10« to £11, a line of five hpifera .piling at £8 5? In rie* haconers made 42s to 65s 6d, eqn»l ,o 5d per lb, poikfrs 30s to 39-i, equal to 51 per lb, torse stores 20s to 25*. medium 14----to 189. and weaners 7* 6d to 12