ADDINGTON MARKETS. Christchurch, May 23.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 157, 2 June 1900, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKETS. Christchurch, May 23.

There were lar^e enfcues in most classes of stock at Addington and a very good attendance. Fat Cattle: The raiding of "beef was a heavy one, 317 being offered. The entry was a mixed one, heifeis predominating. Best bteeis brought fiom £7 to £8 17s Cd, and «p to £0 lOsfoi a few extra «ood; otheis M 17n (3d to £(j 10s, hufeis £3 17s Cd to £7, cows £3 5s to £6 I' 2* 6d. Stoic Cattle : Yory little business whs done in this department. Phiee-vear-ok veiy lei ward steers brought £5 ss, two yeai-old steers £3 ss, two-yeai-oid hejfeif£2 8s to £2 12s 6d, fifteen to eighteen months old mixed cattle £1 9s to £1 ]3<weedy calves Bs, dry cows £1 8s to £!- 3s 6d. Dairy C«ttle : The yarding of dairy coy was it mixed one. A good demand wit expenonced for best soitb, which change, hands at from -£7 to £3 10s, while inferio sous were neglected at fiom £2 2s Qd i £5 ss. Pat Sheep : The heavy yarding of fa sheep included a fair iToyrtJOM of goo' fieezers and Borne very good butclieis lines. The fact that one of the loca /rtcton°s is closed down no doubt ha< eonnethmp; to do with the cnieful inannei in which Outers tui cKpoitwoie opejatinc; but it is undfli stood that the principal factor i>, the advices received fiom Home to the effect that in July theie will be >eiy heavy shipments of fiozen nmtton from th*> Aigentine, and the arnv.il of theso in Lon on is S'noto havo a dptnmental effect oa the markets. Pinne wetheis biought 21s 6d to D2^ Proezeis and maiden owes, l6s 6d to 19s ; lighter 301 tfc. 153 tO 10fl. Fat Lnmbs : f*'xtra ptime, los Id to 20sA lot from Mr A. Giuland, V/aimate, %veie siild at l'Js Gel. Ordmaiy ficeiers, 13s to 15s Id. l^tote Shpcp : Forward wethers, 15^ 6d ', ri^hM6,la& 3d to Lis Gd , la. nba, 8s lid to 11s 3rl Pirs • Bnconers, 30s to "55s for oidinaiy and up to 89 1 for extij. hfavy ; poikfis, '21" 0 ! to 2Ss ; &toies. R-j to 14s ; suckoiii and weaiieis 2s 6d to f>s.