ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1844, 18 May 1888, Page 3

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Wi'h tho pxcptnn of plga, of which a l«-go entry wni ynrdod, <nly moderate aoppHfa of etook W6re on » ffer for Wednesday's marko^. The weather was dull bnt fico, r.nd the attendance »b :ii^ an average only. Fat Cattle : — A email entry, and mainly composed of \\j\\t wui-r'ifc haifora. The demand was again extremely woak ; though there wsb certainly very little to tempt buyerß Valnea rom^in nasltereii . Good quality heifers, medium weightp, sold up to £6 par hoad ; light weight* at from £3 to £3 153, being at from 14* to aay, 17s per 1001 b. Store Oattle were In very moderate supply, and bnslneas almoat nil. ■ DiiRY Cattle.— A fairly large entry. A middling demand shown, very good sorts having the preference. As mnoh as £9 was paid for a very superior yoanp cow ; second rate sorts, at from £6 to £7 10s ; ordinary, £3 10a to £4. Fat Sheep — A moderate entry ; quality on the whole good, m some caseß exceptionally ao ; the demtnd was active, and It*te values very firm ; oroa&hreds sold at from 10 to 14a 3 J, ewes from 7a 6i to 9s 3d, merino wethers at from 5s lOd to 10s 7d. k line of 3 two tooth orosabreda, immeiee weights, attracted much attention, and after good competition were eoid tf 2la 6d per lead. Valae of mutton per lb for tbe day ranged at from l£i to lf-i, fn ono o»fe of except nal quwity perhaps 2i was reached MePßra F. 0. Tabart sold on aoooant of a cl eQfc, three wonderful twotooth crossbrods at 21a 6d per head, W, Rountree, of St AlbaDß, being tho purchaser. Store Sheep— A moderate entry, with a healthy demand, all lines moving oft at folly late rates. Messrs Matson and Oo Bold 84 crossbred ewes at 4s 10d, 184 halfbred wethera at 3a 10^, 76 naerino ewes at 2a 9d, 75 do at 23 3d. Moßsra Bennett Broß sold a lice of 220 lambs at 4i per head, 105 crossbred ewea at 4i 91, 687 crossbred ewea at from 3a 6d to 3i 7d ; and In the Fat Lamb pens, a lot of fine crossbred Jamba at 7s 6d per head, Pigs— A very heavy entry, prlnolpa'ly baconera. A good enquiry waa shown, and late rollne; values fully maintained, v?z., at from 3£d to 3f J per lb, according to the quality and saleable weight Baooners ranged In value from 33d to 71a par head ; porkera, from 20a to 32<.