STOCK AND STATIONS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 200, 18 June 1878, Page 2

STOCK AND STATIONS.

.<.'. civainued wet weather, falling as

It has, ">ot too heavily, cannot but be Y-'■u:ah!e ior farming operations, as the

•t ground must now be sufficiently wet Yingidng. The mild weather which ";;c-:rmauied the rain has, considering ;uo of year, permitted a wonderful

~'b of grass, which is to-be hoped will

:;•>;., 'as is too often the catie, be checked by severe frosts. On Wednesday, at

Y.ldington, 8879 sheep, 316 head of cattle, <:id 146 pigs were yarded.

~-:?.?. —A very large proportion of the 'faheep brought forward were of only •iieuium and inferior quality. Really f-.!cv> mutton commanded good prices, v.Y'lst o.her quality exhibited weaknes?, :jiu.- prime quality made equal to 2 ; iTrerior from l|d to l^>d. !>'.;■:<•■. —A large supply of fair quality 'r. d-.e market, but with only a limited demand. Some primo made equal to 24s per 100 ; inferior, 21s to 225. Pigs cleared at about 3d per lb for fat, st.;re in slack demand. Store Stock.—Both cattle and sheep -•■:.: vlth littls enquiry, and can only be vtiacod ■-■[ comparatively low prices. 'vvK>i-p [J. Wilkhi and Co. report : — "A_.-y —With the exception of a few bags •oY r.o-day, none has come to hand. Tlie r. :;l-/s s?? not -vorth quoting. Sheepskins. At our -;ale on Thursday Aye catalogued 3211 sL i-ykins, and all were sold. There was noi such a full attendance of the trade as might have been expected, but the bidding '.• .•■.•=; animated, and prices good, as fol- : ?'3:—Crossbred, large, full-woolled, 5s AA to 6s 3d. each, ditto, ditto, fairly ■vooiled, 4s lid to 5s lOd each; ditto, vie'iium, half to two-thirds woolled, 4s to 4s lid each; ditto, small and inferior 2s 6d •to 4s each. Merino, large well-woolled, •3m 2d to 5s lid each; ditto, medium, Yro-thirds'to three-quarters woolled 4s 8d to 5s 2d each; ditto, ditto, half to twothirds woolled, 3s lOd to 4s 8d each ; ditto, ditto, small and inferior, 2s 3d to 3s 10d each. Pelts, large, well-woolled, Is lOd to 2s3d each; ditto, small and inferior, 3d to Is lOd each. Lambskins Is 2d, 2s-Gd, 3s "fid, and 3s 9d each. TalulW.—l27 bags butchers' rough fat comprised our catalogue to-day, which v -xerh all sold at very satisfactory prices. lYrt clean, well-saved, 2|d to per lb ; second quality, 2£d to 2fd per lb ; inferior and heated, 2d to 2£d per lb. Hides.—" .Although there was a large supply of hides to-day, and a fair attendance of the trade, all lots were passed in unsold ; but. aftor the sale we quitted one line of salted .at 44d per lb.