STOCK AND STATIONS.
At the Addington Yards on Wednesday, 7272 she«p, 347 head of cattle, and 141 pigs came forward for the week's supply. Sheep.—The bulk of the sheep consisted of good and prime lots of turnip-fed, cross-bred ewes and wethers. Prime quality pens brought from 13s to 14s 9d each ; good do, 11s to 12s Gd ; fair quality and light weights, from 8s to 9s 3d, making an average of 2Jd per lb. Cattle.—The supply of fat cattle was also large. The majority of the best pens met with a ready sale, althongh prices did not reach as high as last week's market. We quote 27s 6d per 1001b as an average fot good beef.
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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 314, 22 July 1879, Page 2
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116STOCK AND STATIONS. Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 314, 22 July 1879, Page 2
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