STOCK AND STATIONS.
During the past week the weather has been everything that could be desired for agricultural and pastoral operations, and a large breadth of cereals has been well gathered. At the same time it has been equally favourable for root crops, which in most districts promise well.
At Addington, on Wednesday, 7076 sheep and lambs, 530 head of cattle, and 53 pigs were yarded for the week. Fat Sheep were in more plentiful supply than for some weeks past, and generally they were of' better quality, one or two lines being exceptionally good thereby cominanding the attention of the trade. As a rule prices were well maintained at about previous quotations. Fat Lambs were in full supply without any active demand. Best Lambs made 7s. 9d; inferior, downwards, according to ! quality. Some lines were passed out unsold.
Fat Cattle were in excess of trade reqvirtnients, and met with a dull sale at prices. Best quality, light summer weight made equal to about 26s to 28s. Medium 24s to 265.
* " Store Cattte were in fair demand at a dU-crease en last week's prices.
,S}ore Sheep met with a more ready sale than"for weeks past in consequence of im-
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 270, 18 February 1879, Page 2
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199STOCK AND STATIONS. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 270, 18 February 1879, Page 2
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