Addington Saleyards.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6706, 20 November 1889, Page 3

Addington Saleyards.

THIS DAT. [Peb " The Stab's " Pigeon Expbesb,] The weather was lovely and the attendance very good. The market was full in many lines, and a considerable amount of stock changed hands. Stoee Sheep.— There was a largo entry, and the principal lines realised as follows : — Shorn crosa-bred ewea and lambs, 7s to 83 8d the couple ; shorn merino ewea at 3s lOd ; and a couple of lines of four, six, ' and eight-tooth merino ewes and wethers in the wool fetched 8s 4d and 10a. Pat Lambs. — About 600 were yarded and realised good price 3, the demand both ! for the trade and freezing being urgent. I Best quality realised from 2ijd to 34 d dead ■ weight. I Fat SHEEP.—There was not quite bo • large an entry aa last week, and, with one or two exceptions, the oheep were shorn. The sale opened rather dull, . but aa the best quality was arrived at the demand had a tendency to improve and ! where the prime3t meat was offered the . .price was sustained. Generally, however, I there wa3 a slight fall in values equal to , from 6d to Is per head all round. Prime quality realised 2&d dead Weight, while small and inferior quality was little more than l£d per pound. Stobe Cattle. — 'There was an immense entry ofi some very good Borts of cattle, some of which, coming from Port Levy, I showed that they had been well treated during the season. They brought current rates, and met with a willing market. I Yearlings fetched from 18a to 24s°eighteen-roonths-old heifers reached 39a, steers £2 i ss, two-year-olds up to £3, and full-grown j bullocks in forward condition reached as much as £5 12s 6d. Dairy cows were slow of sale, though there were, only a few in tne yard. Pat Cattle.— The sale of beef was very dragging, and there was a general drop all round on all classes. Best beef sold at from 18s to 21s per 1001 b, and inferior was very difficult to dispose of at less than the first-named figure. r-rTherewaa a modarata entrt