ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET
Owing to the wet weather there waa ' not a large muster at the market on Wednesday, only those whoee business necessitated their attendance being p-esent. Ga.tlb. — There was a heavy aupply of fat cattle, the number yarded betug far In exoesß of trade wants, and a large number were inrned out unsold. The quality, though of course varying considerably, was on the whole fairly good Steers sold from £5 to £7 15?, and heiferß from £3 to £6 10s, an average of from 143 to 17b Gd per lOOlba. Of Btore oattle there was a fairly numerous entry. For good lines of steers and young stock there was a somewhat better enquiry, and moat lineß found bnyers at satisfactory prices. Two firat-claßß lineß of three-year-old steers were sold at £4 los and £5 ss, Dairy cows of the right sort continue to sell well ; values ranged from £2 10b for inferior np to £9 for nrst-olasß. Sheep. — The entry of fat Bheep was mnch smaller than that of laßt week. Business was distinctly quiet, and values, except for the primeat lots, somewhat easier. Good crossbred wethers sold at from 9j to 11a 9d ; ewes from 4s 93 to 7s 6d, for ordinary sorts, and np to 11b Gd for one lot of exceptionally good Down owes. This quotation does not, of ooarae, indicate m asy way the atate of the market. Merino wethera brought from 4i to 5< 6i, and up to 7s 3d. the .'attar p.ieo being obtoined for a firat-olasa line sent by Mr J. Grlgg. We quote very prime mutton at a shade under 2d per lb, and average quality at l£d . There were not many lots of store sheep penned. We have no alterations to ppie m values, late rates being fairly well maintained Good lines of two and four-tooth erosis. bred ewes sold at 5 1 and 6s 7d.
Pigs.— There was a very large supply of pigß. The market waa firm, and priceß showed an upward tendency. Baoonere realised from 35. to 52a Oi and porkers were aold at proportionate ratea. ¥igfl of the moßt suitable weights may be quoted at 3d to 3}d per lb.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1568, 26 May 1887, Page 2
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366ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1568, 26 May 1887, Page 2
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