STOCK AND STATIONS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 244, 19 November 1878, Page 2

STOCK AND STATIONS.

Since our last report but little business has been done in consequence of the week's holiday, which have been devoted to racing and the exhibition of stock, implements, held under the anspices of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association. •

Advantage has been taken of the influx of visitors from the neighboring Provinces and from the North Island who are interested in pastoral pursuits to hold some important sales of high class stock with the most favorable results, and many who are returning take with them choice animals, both cattle, horses and sheep, of a high standard of breeding, which no doubt will be used to advantage.

At Addington, on Wednesday last, 3482 sheep, 269 head of cattle, and 26 pigs were yarded for the week's supply.

•Fat sheep were in short supply, the the bulk of those yarded not being firstclass, and notwithstanding the small number disposed of the previous week, there was but little competition, and many of the best lines had to be passed in unsold. Best mutton equal to 2d to 2|d.

Fat beef in fair supply. Top quality and some really prime cattle made equal to 40s ; inferior, 27s 6d to 30s. Store stock, both cattle and sheep, in but little demand, and dull o£ sale,_ the continued dry weather being prohibitive to any large transactions in these lines.

Messrs R, Wilkin and Co. report :— Wool is now coming in. rapidly, and already 250 bales are to hand for our first sale. Sheepskins.—Owing to last week's sale being postponed, we catalogued a very large number of skins to-day, numbering 5881, all of which were sold., There was a moderate attendance of buyers, and biddings went fairly, although slightly below last sale's rates. Butchers' cross-bred 3s, 3s 6d, 4s 3d, ss, 5e 6d, 5s 10d, 6a, to 6s 3d-; do, do, small and inferior, Is 6d, 2s 3d, to 3s each. -Butchers 1 merino,33lod, to 6s 3d each -; do, do, small -and inferior, 2s, 2e Sd, to 3s 10d each. Geuntry crossbreds to 6s each ; do merino to 5s 9d each. Lambskins, Is, Is 3d to Is 4d each. Tallow.—A very large quantity of butchers' rough fat catalonged, and all sold. There was a full attendance of buyers, and biddings were,even. Best clean, well saved, 2fd to 2fd lb ; second quality, 2d to 2fd per lb; inferior and heated, l£d to 2d per lb. Hides were all passed in unsold.

Messrs W. J. Gr. Bluett and Co. report on their usual monthly sale of live stock, held at their Doyleston Yards on Thursday last, Nov. 12, as follows :—Our entries for the day consisted of 208 head of fat and etore cattle, 320 sheep, pigs, and horses. Fat cattle sold at from £9.12s 6d, £10 2s 6d, to £10 7» 6d each ; springing heifers at from £6, £7 10s, £9 7s 6d each ; store cattle at £3 12s 6d, £4 ss, to £5 17s 6d each;; yearling steers and heifers at from 31s. 40s, to 60s each. Sheep.—Cross-breds at 9s-9'd, -to 10s 6d each; Horses, not coming up to owner's reserve, were bought in. Pig3.—Sows, with young, at 12s, 20s, &o 33s each.