ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET
The attendance at Addington Yards on Wednesday w»s again very thlo, and business characterised by a w<*ut of. spirit .
Cuttle. — A moderate number of f»t ca'tlo wore yarded, and 8;>mo very nice f-tet-ra end huifo™ mvle the ■■varafjo qunliiy pretty L-ood. The demand was rather brisker tlvm Lißt week, bin the improvement m v.thidn waa so slight, as t» bo hardly qu itable. The bpifers from »he Lowcliffj Estate 3 »!d \t £5 10 fci £5 15», aud ano'hnr prime line at £5 170 Gd, £6 5?, nnrl £6 10a. A Imo of a cor? brought £6 10 , and andhor line £G 35*, tho latter l»'ing thn top prioe cf the market, Bo.f for. 10010 waa worth 17» G i for prime, 15s t> lGs for fair qnalny, inferior m proportion . Fat calves aold woll at 7a 6 1 to 15* for ordinary, And up to 27a fur. a primo v«»!er. Store cattle were In very poor demand, nnd a Inr^o propoition were wjihduuvn, tho « fFors showing a faU of 10a per head on three year-olda from recant values, younger agea m proportion. Several very good iine.j were <>ffir-d. Duiry cowu continue m request, and Bale* wo 10 rondo at £6 to £0 15* for good Bprir.goro and recently calved cows.
Sheep —Tho nupply wan not nearly np to the averngo m either nurnbar or quality ,»nd the market wus uxtremeiy dull, showing certninly no improvement on la^t weak , There was no demand for slurp for freeain^ T"u Lowoliffo ci'obbhr^d wethcra topped the markfrt at 8i Gd ; other good lines Balling from 63 Gd to 8<; lighter avid ewee ft'-m 3a upwards. In merino wethsrß tho Valetia cor.'fiignmpnt mide the top quotation nf 6i ; the other pens < I tho draft averaging 4*. IVfr (^ioon •wood'B (Atnberlcy) merinos also averttgod 4a. W« qu^'to. crossbred mutton from l£d for fxtrn quality, down to a i I for ewes ; prlruo raerinu, |d to Id. ~ Fat hmbu brought barely liiat wopk'fl valuta, the beet P'-nn lealißint'. Gn to 7b ; fnir chop lornhfi, 5i ; middle qu;)itien and riorca down to 2a Gd. In at< re ehoep th«ro whb no oh*og« m values. A line of eound month merino wethers, containing a good wat.y ve*y fftlr mutton sheep, Bold at la lOd. Old nu-rlno weihtni from Mr G. Kuhmford, Dalethorpe, 0 Id at BJ, and ewea 7d,
•••■ Iron wM show h-'lden* ■ f oidsho). w i»r the market value Is. A f»w Hueß of crossbred* oh pg- A h»»>dß r»t current raiu«, nam'ly- 260 2 and 4-looth mixed ni 'if ; 2 0 f>-to->th i-t 3> 6J, ar,d 70 2 toolh. nl 2
1 •'■£»•' . —Good pork, ra w«re well competed for, nod wt.ro denrev ; nice uiiop hoi i 15* to 27% U'ttfal stores s*lrq sola woll.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1479, 10 February 1887, Page 3
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462ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1479, 10 February 1887, Page 3
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