ADDINGTON MARKETS.

Timaru Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 1657, 10 January 1895, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

By Telegraph. CHRISTCHURCH, January 9. The entries m nearly all departments were good, but business was anything but spirited. cattle. In fat cattle the yarding was large, but nothing of extra quality came forward. There was a superabundance of cow beef, for which there was little demand. Prices remain at last week's level, namely, best steers £8 to £9 7s 6d, secondary £5 15s to £7 10s, heifers £5 to £8, cows £5 to £7 10s. In dairy cows there was a fair entry, but poor demand. Springers sold at £4 12s to £8, dry cows £2 to £5. In store cattle a small entry of mixed sorts came forward, but httie business was done. SHEEP. The entry .of .fat sheep was between 4000 and 5000, mostly crossbred ewes and inferior sorts. Business was- confined almost entirely to the local butchers, and biddings came very slowly. Last week's values for best sorts were barely upheld, while secondary and inferior quality were hard to quit at any price. Prime heavy-weight crossbred wethers sold at 12s to 13s 6d, freezers lls to 13s 6d, secondaiy sorts 8s to 10s, best crossbred ewes 8s 6d to 10s 6d, secondaiy 6s to 88, merino wethers 5s to 9s 6d, merino . ewes 4s "to 6s. In fat lambs fully 2000 came forward. A large number was taken for export. Prices ranged from 6s to lls 6d. In store sheep a medium entry included some forward young crossbreds, which attracted some notice, but there was no improvement m prices. PIGS. Pigs were well represented, and prime baconers and porkers brought prices equal to 3|d per lb.