ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, January 27.

Otago Witness, Issue 2239, 28 January 1897, Page 30

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. Christchurch, January 27.

At the Addinsrfcon market to-day the entries comprised 6WO sheep and lambs, 246 head of cattle, and 390 pig*. Fat Cattl -.—. — ihe entry was a mixed one, comprising 133 he-xd, which included a few pens of very prime &teers. The bidding win slightly brisker thau of Jate, though the prices did not advance, ranging from 12s 6d per lflUlb for inferior to 18s foe prime beef, rfowever, the yaiding wincleared for tbe first time for some months. Steers brought M.5 to £7 7» 6d, heifers £4 to £5 10s, and cow* £3 17s 6d to £5 7s 6d. Sheep.— There was a larger entry in the fat pens than of late, embracing some very nice lines of wethers and good ewe mutton, with a few merinos. Buyers for exporc'and trade generally were in competition for all good sheep, and prices somewhat recovered. Even the poorer classes of ewe mutton met n better sale. Prices were : Freezing v- eth»>r<-, in line, 10s to 11s 6d, and small lots 93 to 10-. 6'd; maiden ewet, ex'ra good quality, with nice skins, 8s to lOi and 10s 6d ; prime heavy-weight ewe*,. 8s to 9d 9d, and exhibition lots up to 12s 6d ; medium to kooil ewes, 5s b'd to 6s to 7fi 9d, and inferior and aged forts 4s 6d to Oj ; merino wethers, 5s to Gi, ewes 4s (3d to 7s 6d for extra good lire. Limbs. — Over 2000 lambs weie yarded, jukl the entry was very mixed Both fr^eziug buyers and butchers were opeiating for the better cI-jes-js, and an improvement in prices can be recorded for these. Best lambs brought >03 to 12h 3d ; ny dium do, 8s to 9s 9d ; inferior, t>s 5d to 7b 6.1. Pigs — There was a very fair entry of pigs, containing a good proportion of baconers ;ind porker*. The com petition tor these was cot brisk, heavy weights averaging 3d per lb, light sorts 3id ; but there was a great '.emand tor good healthy htorei for stubblera. Haconers ran f rum 2 r is to 37.-. 6d ; porkers, 16. 6d to 24s ; others, 103 to 18s.