CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1058, 23 January 1883, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS.

Messrs Robert Wilkin and Co, report : —At the Addington Yards on Wednesday, 4-363 sheep and 486 head of cattle were yarded. There was a fairattendance of the trade, and prices ruled very irregular throughout the sale. Fat Sheep—A limited supply offered, a few lines of which were of-prime quality, and commanded fair competition, and prices a shade in advance of lute rates were obtained, A largo supply of fat lambs found buyers at satisfactory rates. The supply ot fat cattle was greatly in excess of the requirements cf the trade, and a large proportion not reaching owners’ reserves were turned out unsold, while there was « better demand for good conditioned well-grown two and three-year-old stores, which made a ready sale at prices about equal to late rales. We sold from the Acton estate quarter bred wethers at 12s O'd and 12s ; cross-breds, at 10s 3d and IC s 6 .1; and merino wethers, at 7s 9d. On account of other clients, medium quality cross-bred ewes at 9s 9d ; mcriii" wethers, from 7s to 7s lud. Fatlnubs from 7s 3d to 8s 6d. Fat steers, at £8 K>s. Store cows, from £3 Gs to £4 10 s.

The was an average attendance of bu.ers at the weekly sale of sheepskins held by us on Thursday in oar Now Zealand Wool Stores. As compared with last week’s sale, there was more

a nuifitioii in tlio bolding, and the prnes show an improvement, Our cataiogucomprised 16G0 skins. Pelts, large and early sliorn, Is Gd, Is JOG, 2s 2d ; do, medium, 9d, Is 2d, Is 6d ; do, small and late sliorn, 2d, Gd, 9d ; lambskins, large, 2s, 2s 3d, 2s 6d ; do, medium, lid, Is 6d, 25.; do, small, 7d to lid; cross-bred woolly skins, large, 4s 2d to 5s ; do do second quality, 3s to 4s 2d ; merino, do, large, 5s 2d, 6s, 6s 6d ; do do, medium. 2s, 2s Bd, 3s 6 4d, 5s 2d ; do do. small, Is 3d, Is 71, 2s. Fat and tallow—The trade was well represented, and there was a spirited competition. Fifty-three packages were catalogued and all sold. Fat, b-st qnaldy, c'ean and well saved, to per 11) ; s?cond quality, to 2£d per 11) ; inferior, at per lb ; tallow, 24s per cwt for host quality, 19s and 19s 6d per cwt for second qndity. Hides and calfskins not sold.