CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 15.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Issue 39, 18 February 1899, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, February 15.

Cattle— The supply of fat beef was 17 i head. With the exception of ft line of Noith Island bullocks they weie mostly lightweights! Kidding Was dragging, and the sii'e lesulted m fl, fmthei dvop Best beef is quoted at 15s to 16& (3d per 1001b. Noith Island bullocks sold at £7 5s to £8 2s (3d, Canterbury steers £6 10s to £7 12& Gd for pood, and down to £4 ss, heiteis £15 10s to £5 ss, and cows £3 2s 6d to £5 os. Theie\\asa iaifje entry of stoics, but very little business was done at auction. Sheep.— Tbeie was a lair yarding of fat sheep, but veiy ipw lines of heezers, and buyeis for this class weie not opeiatingi Good tiade e\ves about held their own. but other got ts were weakei. Piime wetheis sold at 13s 6d to 15s 2d. otheis down to 11s 6d, wethers and maiden ewes 10s 9d to 13s (id, prime hade ewes 10s to l£s, medium 8s to 9s 9d, and inferior os 9d to 7b 6rl. Sohie really good fat lambs weie yaided, but fexpOrt buyeis weie easing off except foi anything

very prime. Best, soits sold at 10? Gel to 12s 3d, apdbutcheis' lots 8s lid to 10a. Store sheep of all classes were well repiesented, but the only line 1 .which held its own was good sourid breeding ewes. Other classes weie easier. Fo>waid wetheis sold at 11s td lls 10d,,otheis 9s 9d to 10s Id, mixed tourtooths 10s 6d to lls lOd, do two-tooths 7s lid to 9s 6d, good breeding ewes 10s to lls 2d, sound-ruouthed 9s to 10s, aged 6s to 7§, good rape lambs 7s 4d to 8s lOd, backward soits 4s 9d to 7s. Pigs. — Pigs were slightly easier in the fat clashes, owing to the presence of a large consignment from the Noifch Island, and puces ayeiaged 4Jd per lb.