ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

Otago Witness, Issue 2520, 2 July 1902, Page 40

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET

CERISTCHURCH, June 25

Fat Cattle. — 207 were yarded, mostly useful sorts. There was a very poor demand, and beef declined 2s 6d per 1001b : ruling, 17s 6d to 22s 6d. Best steers, £9 10s to ill 2s 6d: others, £7 2s 6d to £8 10s; heifers, £5 15s to £7 17s 6d ; cows, £4 10s, £7 ss, to £8 5s ; and £9 17s 6d for extra heavy. Very little business was done in store or dairy cattle

Fat Sheep. — 3500 enfcsredj mostly ewes, -with a few good lines of freezing wethers. Tho market was most irregular, but on the whole last week's rate 3 -were about main ta meet. Heavy wethcra, 18s to 19s; freesers, 16a 9d to 17s 9d, including one lin« of 600 at 17a 6d ; freezing ewes, 9s 6d to 15a; extra, heavy, 16a to 18s ; inferior, down to 7s 9d.

F«t Lambs. — 300 wero ynrded, mostly taken for export, at from 10s to 12s Sd ; inferior, 7s 9d to 9s.

Store Sheep. — 2500 yarded, nearly all wothcrn and lambs. There was a very poor Hale, and a good number were passed. Wcth-erc fis lo 8s 6d; better, 10s, 10s 3d, to 12r 4<l. Nonr'.y 1000 were withdrawn at 9s 9d and 11 h 2d. No ewes were sold. Lambs, 6s 7cl to 7« Od. Pigs. — About 400 were ponnptl, inontly secondary sorts; and thoro wivn v wcjiU ddimnu, causing the market lo become eunirr Unronorn, 36^ to 46s Gd, or 3id to 3J(I per H>. j.nri.np, 18s to 30s, or 3^d per lit, Btoron, Hs to IGb, suckers and weaners, 3s 3 1 to 7s.