ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1485, 17 February 1887, Page 2

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

There was a Urge attendance at the Addlogton market yesterday, and a better tone w»s perceptible. Cattle.— A large supply of fat cattle was yarded, including more of prime quality than has been the case lately. The demand wnagood, and a compete clearance was effected at an advance of 5s to 10s per head on good beasts Prime beef may be quoted at 18a 6.1 to 19k per 1001 b; middling to good, 15a to 17a 6d j inferior and cows from 12s. Store cattle were few m numbers, and no buyers being present, the sales were unimportant. A pen of two and a-half to three-year-old steers from tho Amuri were lod by Mr F. O. Tabart at £4 2s 6d, and the other lots that were Bold comprised only odd animala. Sheep —There waa a full market of fa sheep, bat very few lines of firm quality were present. Quality waß bent represented by BBvt-r*l very good lines of cross bred maiden ewea. tturfuess as better than iaat week, an impr iven-en m prices of 6d to 9d a head was realised.. A * eat Ooast buyer gave valuable support to the market, and Rome of thu beei lines of crossbred wethers were cold to croas tho ranges. A prime line of cross* r<rd wethers from Mr Allan M esn, Wauaki, toppiw >,he market b-t 8 9d. Gooo oiQflsbrw wethers acid nt 6s 6d to 8- ; liylu weights and ewes, 4a fid to 6 6d ; od -we. 3> u;>Wi-ida. Jno prime m. rin< w >'.••« -ffered; •<»d secondary lines Bold ut 2b to 2a 9d Pr me mutton sold at the ruto ■ f full) $ ,i per Ib ; fair quality wothera ai)dewve, | < per Ib ; inf-.-itor, down to the price of urn, offal. Fat lam 1 a were m heavy supply, motty of iud fi^rent condition. Prices were weak from tho comment eraent of ihe sales, and gave way further later on, closing at a fall of la eaoh from last week'b i ateo The beat lines told from 53 to 6- 4d, stores to fair conditioned but-ber's lots, 2s to 4b 6d. A few good hues of ator* *her>p were placed upon, the market, and sold fairly well ; but anything cot firstoUsh meets witb no oouipi t ticu. 'Che s» e» comprif^d 200 4-ioit> hiob^ 1 ed .■•,«;> li<^h forward condition, at, 4s 9 t ; 200 Sl-tooih d.., 4a; 100 do do, bs 8f .>ld ftht><>(j, for tioiDUg ut tallow purpouca, a .Id from 8d to 3s each. Piya. — Good storeß for stubble were iv ■briak demand, and brought lolly late rates. Porkers, of which the tvpply wai imall, realised « alight advance.