Commercial.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 183, 1 August 1901, Page 2

Commercial.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKETS. 1 - Christchurch, July 31. I There km a medium entry ot eUn ’ and a fak attendance at this sale to-da Sheep—ln the store she p depar , meot, the yarding comprised _ 34( .■ head, and all classes met with fair demand at the following ■ rates wethers, 17s to 18s 6d; 303 half-bred 15a 8d ; small lots,l6s to 16«>ld ; wetbe and maiden ewes, 16a 4d ; a line,of ew of mixed agea, 17s to 17« 6d; 015 hogget 13s Od to 18s 7d j 133 *at 23a '2*l ; 166 < : 13s lOd ; 160 at 12« 3d ; 135 at 12s i 150 at 11s Id ; and smeller lines, 13a 3 to lSslOd. There was only one line ' v fat lambs in, aiid they were taken for e: port at 15s 6d. The yarding of she< was again a small one, and, though the: ■ was fair competition for butchers’ shoe] the'demand for export was slack, in ooi sequence of the decline in the Hon market. [ Cattle—ln the fat cattle pens there wi an entry of 215 head, including son prime lines of steers, which sold; wo! Last week’s rates were fully raainUinc being equal to 20s to 25s per 1001 b. line of 14 steers from Lyndon Static , made £9 15a to £l2 17s 6d ; heifers, i . 7s 6d; and oews, £8 10s. Ordtna' steers brought £6 16s to £lO 12a 6d k heifers, £5 15a to £8 5a } and cows, i to £8 2s 6d. [ Pigs—There was an average yardir of pigs, heavy baooners being In goc , supply, and competition was again stum . lated py the demand from WeUingtoi prises being, firm. Porkers and' stor< 1 were dull of sale. Baconers made 40s 1 65a, and up to 60s for heavy weight ; equal, to 3Jd per lb ; porkers, 17s to. 28 equal to 3Jd per lb; stores. 9s to 14( and suckers and weanere, 6s to Bi. line of 36 prims baooners from Mess . Washbourne Bros. niade'47s.