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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 110, 7 August 1877, Page 2

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FROM THE LYTTELTON TIMES. Christchurch, Friday Evening. STOCK AND STATIONS. , .. At the Saleyards on Wednesday, 3013 ■sheep and 211 head of cattle were yarded. The-e was a dull sale for sheep, and prices ranged, Himilar to those of last week. The ftftflWWg prices were obtained : —Fat stock -=*-Fci*r very prime long-wools, from 17s 6d "■•tol-Ss'; goo! quality cross-bred, 16s; •Btjco'nd >&>, iflmrn 13s to 14s 6d, according to equality. Merinos—Some nice turnip-fed wethers realised IQs <e«ch. The tattle inchirk-d some very choice 'pens of fat steers, ifor which description*! very-spirited throughout ; ''Wet pens realised £12 l*2s<6d;; good, £12 "fl'Os-j others, from £10 10s to £11 os ■coording to quality ; for prime quality beef, wpwards of 32s 6d per. lOOlbs was obtained. The demand for one and two-year-old. young stores has been keen for some time past, but in this class nothing of «ny importance came .forward to test the market on Wednesday pens of three-year-old' s were offered but the biddings were not animated, conthe moat of these lots were passed : nrsifcfroin £7 to £7 10s each.

Me*si?rs JET. Matsonand Co. report on the market, &c., for the weekending .'Fridajy'&ngust 3rd : — hunired and eleven head of cattle, *aVicT-3015 steep, comprised the entry at the Addingtoß Yards on Wednesday last.

*iTn''i*ee£, competition was very brisk, *ome-of 'the trade being entirely out of ''• isftpplies-;Uiiildings were very lively, 35s the average.value, whilst i"i»r«Bia«yiinstances this figure was topped. VWelo'e'k.for good values being obtained entire season, and we hope ttd'to©' ablelte quote 40a as the ruling price hfei_iri_t]apg' Our sales in cattle comprised for light-weight steers and heifers, 4J& liOs, £10, £12; milch cows'and 10s to £13; young stock at -»_U{fr*.*s*alne«. Our sale were— B*l_*fo*tap. 1986 head. : Topped the market *«cwit__4.tofitth Leicester wethers at 17s 6d a ahi r iSsf(*railway carrage per head from N* So-s&brifige being Is 2d per head) ; 2-tooth :i Romwey .Marsh 'wethers, 14s 6d to 15s ; 105 ;• at'lSsigfl to 135.; 350 at lis 6d to lis 9d >-■ perheaA ; 150 at 12s 9d to 13s ; 413 at 10s "".9d;ttot_B'6d-; 151 do, at 9s 6d, 82 at lis. v "Z46--_7stolls6d, 60 do, at 12s 9d. and • -outside we have'disposed of a few choice .."''lcSts at market quotations. There is a teapital demand for prime wether mutton, especially merino, with only a few coining forward. There is also an unlimited demand for all classes of store stock.