STOCK AND STATIONS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 312, 15 July 1879, Page 2

STOCK AND STATIONS.

Fine weather having set in, the farmers are now busy working their land, which in most districts is in capital order for ploughing, the late rams hiving thoroughly soaked in, which was much wanted in consequence of the long drought so much felt throughout the Province during the spring and summer months. The railway bridges are again repaired from the damage caused by the late floods, and graziers took advantage of the same by forwarding many good lines of sheep to the market this week. At the Addington Yards, on Wednesday,----5166 sheep, 212 head of cattle, and 63 pigs came forward for tlie week's supply. Sheep.— Tlie biddings at the opening of the sale were dull, but later on. prices im- • proved, and .the btilk'of the fat sheep were purchased for the West Coast market, which was of great assistance in clearing 'offthe stock. Fair lines of fat cross-hreds brought •■from 10s 6d to lis 3d; good do, lis 9d ; prime quality and heavy weights, IU 6d each. - Wo quo to 2J.J per lb as an average lor fat shoep. . • CatUe.r-rSo n>,j 0L '^ liQ cattle penned consisted oi veiy prinu quality Jat stock, for -which_the bidding-; v eie keen.and fully 30s pci 1001b was'obtained, while fair quality \6L awsragU 27., 6d per 1003b. i