Addington Stock Market

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XII, Issue 2419, 30 July 1891, Page 2

Addington Stock Market

Ohbistchuuch, July 29. Store Shbbp.— A bout 1200 were yarded. A very good demand existed for forward conditioned sorts, two-tooth crossbreds bringing 13s to 13s 9d ; hoggets, 10s to 13s, and one exceptionally good pen 14s. Crossbred, ewes brought 12s 2d to 14s 2d, and a, line of forwarir conditioned, merino wethers 8s 24, Fat Shkep.—The market was very heavy, over (>503 being yarded. Prices were nob, as a rule, firm. Best crossbred wethers sold at 17s 4d to 23s ; wethers and maiden ewes from 15s 3d to 19s 63. Crossbred ewes varied greatly, bein^ sold from 10s fid to J9s, according to weight and condition. There were comparatively few merino wethers-, the best of whig.} Thought l(ss. Inferior sorts sold as low as jss, Fat Cattlb.- Nearly 2(>o Ijead were yarded, the majority being excellent, One or two lines of heavyweight bullocks sold from £7 5.s to £8 7s Gd ; heifers from £6 to £fi 2s 6d. Cows sold at all prbes | from m to ~SX. ! »^Top Cattle.—^ ( ith t])e exception of a lii^e '(}( yearlings of mixed sekes, w^lich j brought 18s, an(|[ one' of ye-ir-and-a-half ftlds %ab'sojj4 /Jt the enby" contained nothing bjft ,cQ\y,= o^ far^cf ages and quality, for whjch demand jj'as jy'eajii. Pigs. - Bfearly 30 pigsj were yarded. Prices for baconers ranged from §2s 6d to 42,5, r and fi Jom 12s to 21s for! porkew. TJiere was a fair demand for weaners antl ]