ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1769, 17 February 1888, Page 2

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

The "Lyttelton T.m>V report of Wednesday's market that there wai » good supply m all departments. The bidding wns eztienaely stow, except m the minor departments of store sheep and p'g*. Io all others the supply was ro far In no j ea el (the demand tdat many lots *ere unsold, and prices were lower than they have beea foi a long rime.

Caiilb.— There waa » good supply o f oittie, but bidding w«s very dul), theiale being the worst that his taken n'aoe for a long time Pricen ranged to £5 10a for steers, sod from £3 to £5 17+ 6d In heifer^ only very prime a Dim 4 s rea)izir»g 'ho Uet fignre. M*..y lota were sent, on unfln''\ We qn.te reef at from 12 1 to Isi 61 per 1001 n , tba later figure being obtained for the very best qqtluy only Tb«re w*s a small entry of store cattle, and very little bu m »». Very Hit c dairy stuck was entered, and transactions wer« unimportant- Good co«asoldnp to £5« lOi. Tuere was a very small entry of fat oalvvs ; former prices were well main* j t»ined. Shbpp — The fat sheep p*ns were aU full, and some very good quality was t •> be found among their occupnnts. Trie Hale, how<wor, itas ve»y ddd ; there w»« a small deno nd for freezer*, but uot auffio'ent to annurb all of snat description m the market. Prime croa^bred w^crera fetched from 8s 3d to Oi 3d, tho Utter figure being obtained fur a pen nf v>ry fine animals entered by MrO R. 0 impbell. Crossbred ewes fetched from 5a to 8 ; merino w< there of fair quail y irom 4 3d to ss, Very cheap rates Ornssbri d mutton may be quoted ft from 1£ < to l^d per lb for prime, and Id for ordinary ; merino mutton, Id

There were a good many fat lambi In the roarkef;, but the bidding was confined to local buyers, there beiut; no f'etsj ne, demand. Prices ranged, from. 4a 61 t<> 6a lot good lambs : inferior dovru to 3a 6i. A line i ff >red by Meß^re Mataon and Co., which had been shor^ by the Wo'sehy mnohine, brought 5i aplecd with the wool off. The top price of 61 was realised for some lambs offered by this firm oi» account of Mr J, Philpott. s?h«re waa an nnoauslly large entry of store cheep, compriatng aome ezcep inia'ly good lines. Th« demand for yoan« orossbreds was active, and, on the whole, the r< suits of the sale Id this department wert> satisfactory. Pets —Pigs of all sorts were well com. peted for, prfp s being fully maintained at late rates. ; Tuere were very few porker* In the market. '