Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 150, 16 May 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

ADDING-TON STOOE MARKET,

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Ghristchoi?ch, May 15. • Entries in all" classes of slonk wre below the average at the and .business pa 3 anything buj brisk. Fat-Cattle—The 20i whioh came to auction were mostly good sorts, including some very fair steerp. A line of 2& steer* which had been purchased by Mr J from Mr 0. McDonald, of Wainuj, were as prime a lot as have been seen at the yards this season, but as they were dealt with privately, the puces realise.! cannot .be quoted. They were purchased by Messrs J. Knight, H. B. Lane, A. A uton and J. 1. Patrick. The sales throughout were rather irregular, and a good many were passed, while prices were slightly easier, beef ruing at from 17s to 21s per 1001 b ; light steerp from Montrose brought .from £8 2s 6d to £9' 2s 6<i apd up to £l2: lQs for a prime Dullock ;,S'jver<l heifers from the same estate mad* £6 7s 6d to £6 17* $3. Of ithe other catCe steers m->de £6 to £8 17s 6d : heifer*, £4 15s to £7. 10s, and up to £8 J7s 6d for extra good; cows, £4 12s 6dto£7 10r. Store Cattle—The yarding w»a small, and an easier tone prevailed in the market Two-y» ar-old mixed cattle made £3 123 6d ; fiftten to eighteen months do.£2 7saiid up to £3 8s for extra gopd ; 'yaarlihgSj £1 14s "Jbi ;. dry cows, fii.los to £3 12s 63. JSeA Sheep —The small yarding.inducted some ve .y good wethera, and Upmarket opened fairly wel' ' r Fat Lamba-The yarding, was very small, and tije.gaali.ty was poor,, consequently a dragging sale-reßulted: A few were.taken fot freezing afr'fron*lfcs 6d i,o 11b 6d, and smnll lots vere bought by and butchers at from 10a 3d to. lis 4d. Stooa Shsep.— of stose sbrep was sliyhtly larger 1 ban last week, but' included a good many rough sorts from Marlborough and the .Chatham XsUnd*, Thu sale dragged .considerably/ and all sorts' were easier, while a good many of' the .larger lines were passed. A few J good four trad six-tooth wethers brought 14s bd to 15a Bd, small two-tooths 10a 'to lls,Bts and a s faw rather better up- to 12s BJ. 'JLbe only-line of ewes sold was fotty at 12a 81. I-apbs brought from 7s lOd to 10« 10d, but a wodjnMiy.w«epßi«ed. , ; ■.'