STOCK AND STATIONS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 132, 23 October 1877, Page 2

STOCK AND STATIONS.

At the saleyards on Wednesday 7515 sheep and 483 head of. cattle were yarded. iPlie, large number of sheep penned included a good proportion of shorn wethers, tho bulk of which sold at 10a 6d and 11b each, makings an average of a shade l£d per lb," while the same class in the wool sold as high as 19s for prime quality; good do, from-16s 6d to 18s ; second quality, 14s 6d. Several lines of medium quality meiino 'wethers came iorward, andmake from 8s 6d to 9s each. Fat lambs, best quality, realised 13s 6d ; good do, from Us 6d to 12s 6d ; small do, from 6s to Bs.

A very large proportion of good and prime quality fat cattle came to hand, bidding* were languid, and prices ruled •belo# o^γners , expectations. . Nearly all the best lines were consequently passed in at froiu £12 to £14 103, not sold. Some good quality pens of steers realis ;d from £10 10s to £11 ss; lighter weights, brought from £9 5s to £10. We quote 30s per 1001 ba as an average for fat beef. A large number of run stores were submitted, and notwithstanding: their back? ward condition, the biddings was animated, and nearly all found buyers at the following prices:—Yearlings from £3 12s '6d to £4, two arid three year olds from £5 to .£6 10s, tJiree and four yoar old steers from £6 10s to £6175~6a. .

■•Messrs BL-Matson and Co. report on the '■ live Stock market for the week ending 'Thursday, October 18, 1877, as fol- \ lows:—4B3 head of cattle, 7515 sheep, and ~JU) jjigs formed the entry ,to hand for the supply at the Addington Market Yakds. Our entries for the day comprised 254 head cattle, 3188 sheep, and nine pigs. Beef sold from £8 10s, £10 10s; £11, £12, £13 10s to £15 10s per head ; stores of all descriptions (especially rough cattle) sold freely at capital values. In Sheep our principal sales were cross-bfeds, up to 22s per head ;■ medium do, 14s, 15s 6d, to 17s per head ; shorn do 10s 6d,to 11s perfiead; shorn dows at 14s6d; merino in wool up to 12s B<l ; ordinary to inferior, 8s 6d to 9d per head. Wool, Sheepskins, Hides, &c—On Thursday, at Wool Stores. 2417 sheepskins, 90 hides. 67 baga .rough fat, and several casks of Tallow "Came to hand. There was a capital attendance, and biddings fairly brisk thoughout the sale. Best butchers crossbreda, 6a 6d, 6s 9d to 7s 2d each ; second, ss, 5s 6d, to 5s 9d each ; merinos, 6s lOd, 6s to 6s 2d, to 63 5d each ; others according to descriptions./ Country skins sold well at ah advance, on the previous market xates ; hides, best salted, 4§d ; ordinary, 4£d per )b ; green 3|d per lj>; calf, 6W : Toughfat, 2d, 2|d. to 3£d, per lb ; cask tallow,'very ordinary, 30s per cwt; 10 casks of factory' refuse at 14s 6d per, cwt. Cant<-rbury..Horse. Market.—On Saturday last 120 horses were catalogued, including ship horses, entires, draught ._ stock, and unbroken stock, of which we disposed of the largest proportion. The entire Iron Duke, lOOgs; draught stock, £50, £55 to £64 ; unbroken do. to £40 ; ordiKtaiy, £25, £30 to £37; light stpek, £16; and sound good, harness stocky to £33 per head; weeds unbroken, £8 £12 to £14; and a few superior, up to £18, £20 to £25 per head.