GHRISTCHURCH LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3106, 11 June 1892, Page 2

GHRISTCHURCH LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

The TS'cw Zetland Loan and Mercantile Agency Omnany report imdrn , date :— OmiiHTOHUiicH, .Tune:).—Store shocp: A Wiiok'si dry, linn weather has hud a beneficial ell'e'cfc on the market. An entry r.f about 3000 wens penned, including one or two lota of useful sheep. Farmers were in pood attendance, and competed freely for all lits offered, and a genrril c-leirance was elfected at values s-unuwlvit firmer than last week's. T>v>. and four-tooth cross-bi-ed hoKfjßt'i IS.* 7d to lih Til, cross-tired owns 12s to U< (id, cross-bred lambs i)s to lls 'Jd.—Fiit sheep: Yestunlay's entry in this class formed a grand sample of what this country can produce. It was entry well worthy of seeing, and one—under such f iv 'iirablo circumstances as exist —that was a |;lu.i-iiira to sell over. Several magnificent lines of both cross-bred and merino wethers realised values which may appear sensational to those who did not see the sheep, for it seldom occurs that so many " wonders " art) yarded on the fama day at Addington. Xeedloss to say that competition was good for first quality freezers. Second rpiality ewes also met fair competition, and merino wethers wero a shade better than last week's. Crons-brcd wethers Ills to l'Js Id; cross-bred ewns, ]4s to 18s lid ; lambs, 12s to 14s 3d.—Fat Cattle: A full supply, with :v fair proportion of prime jnality, was yarded. The latter met keen competition ac the hands nf the trade, bub second quality were rather dull of sale. Kest steers brought £0 10s tn £8 ; do heifers .£.■> 10s to £7 2s lid, and cows £4 10s to £G 10<; hoof making l"is to 20s per lb.—Store Cattle : A small yarding, and with the exception of a few forward heifers which biMiight 64, the business done was hardly worth recording. In diiry pens a large number were yarded, hut few first-rate sorts. These were in good demand, and made up t; £7 12s (id.