ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1319, 19 August 1886, Page 3

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET

Cw’sg to <he very bad weather, the attr.tsi caoe »t ,rbe Addington Tarda yesterj«V wu re, r small, end supplies were bale*-the average. The tone of the m i-cei «how?d a great lmprovement, ho *r« eve* and a catty finish was made. Oi.?tle,—Koine very good fat stock was raided, an< met goodcompetition, Good a. sold f.-»m £7 to £9.-Si, add heifers op to 1 £9. bi »g a’rloa of In many cases £1 a be*i. Beef must be quoted on the da/e tiles t 24s for ; prime, 20s to 22s 6d fo* ‘ordinal Stores were few In Humber hat more t at sufficient for the dennid fa such wea*her. . . . * he supply wae a light on< ano thee c*iog a strong demand forexfort purposes, everything up to the feoto f a'and- rd experienced a-sharp rleo, equal t. .qdite'ls pet hsad. Some Ta.y go ; .<tline* -f this description were.for- %<.•* i, the Laglunor wethers, wnioh. t >pp«d the market at 16* 3d *nd 16s 6d , ItzCjofcin- Btewart’r, at 15s 9d and 16s ; a Soaii Cmterbury line, at 14s; Leslie B,tiia 4 at?. 6 tooth at 13s to 14i; Messrr Odold an - Cameron’s iplendid ewes >i 12* 6d to '3s 9d ; and others. In merino yretbers, ; ir J, Ball’s line were grand qjudily; a .d went as usual, to the best batehets, at prices from 10* 6d to 11s 31 jj the Ootw; - line at fls 91 to 10s 6d were also fifcc q -aiity. Brst shop and freezing mutton w rqaal to2|jd p'-r *b ; ordinary t> 2.—the letter deaeriptiou not tyeykg improved materially on last week’i .fates, ,

Pig..—There was a fair supply, but not •mmy ot gcdfi baeon quality. Prices fof tuonan wero quite op to last week’s yatas/ namely, equal to fully 31 per lbi Taars there enquiry tor good