ADDINGTQN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1856, 1 June 1888, Page 2

ADDINGTQN LIVE STOCK MARKET.

T [ At the market pn Wednesday there' were moderate entries of cattle and sheep, and another largo entry of piga. , Weather flue, attendance) about an aver- | age one. Fat Cattle. — Not a largo number yarded, and quality pretty good on the whole, some very nice quality medium weight steers being offered. The demand showed the least bit more life, and values improved a bbade. Good quality steers sold at from £5 15s to £7 per head, light weights at from £4 10s to £5, heifers and fat cows Hold at from £3 to £6 lOj, being at from 14s fid to 17s 6d per 1001b, according to quality. J*rojj/B 0* f TTLw.— But little offering ; hardly any business done. Dairy; Oattlb.— 4l good numbor yarded: a few eftra good sorts. y"ery active en* quiry was ohown for cows just calving, values for such ranging at from £6 10s t6 £8 10s ; socond and third rates at from £2 10a to £4 10s. Fat !?heep,— A small supply; qualityon the whole not first class; a few exceptions, Tho market opened very firm, and continipd £o until about midway througli the Bale, at an of about Is per head over last week's market ; aftop this it weakened considerably, and 'closed at a par with late quotationu. Heavy-weight crosstyoda sold at from 12s to 14s, aod ai high as l§s Qi was reached ; lighter weigbt crossbreda at from §s 6d to lQs 3dt i merino wethers Bold at from 5s to 7s 2d ; values por lb ranged at from Hd to say 2i par lb Btoub Sheep.— Not many offering, and demand fairly active ; all lots sold at i about late values. < Pias —A full entry, with an active in- 1 qalry; and a partial recovery from last ] week's decline took place. Bjconors aold i at from 33) to bpj porkers at from 18a | toSfy, ' '' ? * j