STOCK REPORT.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 457, 7 December 1880, Page 2

STOCK REPORT.

At the Additigfon Yards on Wednesday, G914 sheep, 492 head of cattle and 48 pigs were yarded for the week's supply. Sheep.—There was a good supply of good and prime quality fat sheep brought to hand, for which description the biddings were keen throughout, and the various lota changed hands at the following prices : —Prime quality (shorn) crossbreis, 12s ; good ditto, from 10s Gd to lis :3d ; medium, 9s 8d ; prime merinos, at 7s Gd ; fat iambs, to 9s Gd each. We . quote 2d per !l> as an average for fat sheep shorn, and 3d per lb for ditto in the wool. There was a keen demand for Htorn sheep. Sound mouth merinos (shorn), realised from 5s 9d to Gs 3d each. Merino ewes (in the woo!), with a larger percentage of lambs at foot, sold from lis 6d to 13s Gd each.

Cattle.—The quality of fat cattle yarded was only second rate, and prices ranged a shade higher for this description tha.i at last week's market. We quote •,20s per 1001b as an average for best fat cattle; medium, ditto, 19s per 1001b. There was a larger supply of store cattle than usual, and the biddings were more animated than at late sales. Best threeyear old gfcoers Sold to £5 12s Gd per head ; two year old do, £4 7$ 6d 5 milch cow* from £2 10a to £8,