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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1420, 3 July 1883, Page 3

CANTERBURY'LIVE STOCK MARKET. *• Messrs H, M.itaoi'i and Co,, report on the Live Stock Market, fcc., for the 'week ending Thmsday, June 28, .as follows At yesterday's' Addington inarkob, of tlioso who «re in tholiabitof attending these yards, wo beliove nono were more pleased to note a falling off in the supply. o£ fat sheop than wero the |ii'incip(d buyers ■ themselves, inasmuch as at tlie lust fortnight's pales values have beon'at such a low ebb, and tho supply of so heavy a character, that Imfi less, transsetions liavo been equally unsatisfae ory 1 alike to liuycr alulae lev i,6\v -da is tlio price of muttou at the ji;cr;:ii time, wo feel ■ confident'that we are rigiis in, aajiaj; that master butchers >vould. rather.ay 2ijd tu 2Jd per lb for theiniuitton than the absurdly low and ruinous rate (for this) seafeou of the year) r.f'-2d per lb now ruling. As we have just slajfeffliero.was a considerable (ailing, oil in consignments, and had it 'not been'for tho quantity held over from last auction and brought again this week the market must have been a imall ouo. As it was, however, considering tho heavy stocks on hand, there was more than amplo for trade requirements, aud values in crossbreda alone showed an improvement. For 'good qualify lines of the"latter an advance of Is to Is 6'd per head above last week was noticeable, medium classes Gd to Is, this boiug occasioned by the comparatively small entry of prime cross-bred mutton to hand. Merinocs of Varied weights aud quality represent'!! moro than haif the total supply of sheep, the market being quite overdone with this class of stock, Tho Cliristchurch " trade" at this timo of tho year can always do with a certain number of merinocs as a mixture with crossbreds, but beyond that limited number there is no outlet, and yestordav's values sull'crc 1 Eoverely from tko effects of an overburdened market. Where it was possible to withdraw lines this was in many instaucos clone, but prices as ranging from "is per head for fairly wethers, up to 10s Gd for extra choice lots, are ce'rfaiidy Is below last week's rates and 3s to Js under what they were a month since, Wo quote mormo mutton at barely 2d per lb; medium quality cross-breds, 2d; extra primo lines of wethers suitable for export, I|. In fat sheep our principal sales were CO ero33-bre('s at, lf>s lid, G7 at las Gd aud 15s |)d, -10 at 162507 light weights at 12s (H, 55 at 12.i Dd, 40 at I k Od, 'lO at Ms, 55 at 13s Od, 70 at I.ls 3d, 2:X merino wethers at 7s, •10 eros!>-brcds at 1,7s 9d, 40 at. 1 -Is, 61 at lis 9d, 2GO merino wethers at 7s, 132 mixed 2-tooth eross-brcds at 12s, I(T> merino wethers at 9s fid, 00 at 'Js Gd, 40 at 9s lid, Fat cattle—3 at £8 53,4 at £7 10s, 2at £8 15s, -1 at £7 15s, 4 at £7 10s, 3 at £7 12s Gd, 2at £9 10s, 2at £lO, 3 at £9 12s fid, 2at £Bl7s Gd, 4at £8 10j, 4at £Bl2s Gd, 3at £7,3 at £G Iss, 5 heifers at £5 ss, 2 at £7 15s, sat £G 10s, 3 at £4 7s Gd. Stores—--18 steera at £4, 5 heifers at £3 10s, 18 mixed cattle at £2 12s (id, 5 at £1 17s, 4 at £1183,7 at £3lss, 9at £3los, Springers and dairy cows from £4 us to £7 12s Gd, 111 pigs we clesied our entry as under:—4 at 30s, 4at 31s, sat 433,4 at 2G? Gd, 4 at 275, 3 at Gob, 3 at GOs, 7 at ills, 7 at 30s, fi at 235. 2 at Gas, G at 475, 7 as 41s, G at 41s, G at 3Gs, G at 31s, Gat 3m, G at 38s, 6 at 31s, G at 275, 3 at G4s, CANTERBURY HOUSE MARKET. For last Saturday's sale at Tattorsall's there was a slight falling oil'm the number submitted, though tho deeliuo in numbers wr.3 more than eo npensated for by tho decided imp-ovemeut In the quality of stock to ■han:),' In draughts it is some weeks since we have offered such a good assortment, Messrs Coe, Wade, G'armody, Long and others somi very good sorts. There was a numerous atlondaiu'p, and for sound useful stock a marked improvement in the demand .was noticeable, Mr Coo's realising from £3l to £12,01' an average of £34 per head; 3 aged horses, 011 account of Mr Wade, £lB to £23, or an average of £2l ; three-year-old draught colts, £ls lo £23 10s each, Hack and light horses, unless above the mediocre stamp are but little in request, but good, well grown, sound horses, either for saddle or harness purposes, arc not only commanding high prices, but are also very diflicult to obtain.