I Christchurch, Juno 6 1 There was r large attendance at th* | Addington yards to day, but business w; 3 1 not animal ci. ! Fat Oattle —A good entry met a some what sluggish inquiry. Prices show no alteration Beef, lite fco 21s per 1001b; steers, £6 7a 6d to £7 15s ; heifers, £5 to £8 7s 8d ; cows, £4 10s 6d to £8. Stoke Cattle—A very few s ores were yarded. The entry included a few nice young cattle, but the business done *as of the most meagre description. Springer* £3 10s fco £10; dry cowa, £2 t0%5 ; two and three year steers, £4 to £5; eighteen months old cattlej £2 10a to £3 2* 6d : yearlings, £110s to £2 15s. Fat Sh*ep—A fairly heavy entry of fat sheep included a forger proportion than usual of really prime wethers, and there was some very fine ewe mutton. The demand for second class and inferior was not equal to the supply, and these qualities suffered a decline, bub prime freezers and heavy weights held their own. Prime mutton, 2d per \b; cross bred prime heavy weights, 14s to 15s 6d j secondary, 9s to 13s; beat crossbred ewes, 12s to 14a; secondary, 6s to 10a j best merino wethers, 7s to 8s; secondary, 5s to 6s 6d; merino ewe?, 4a to 6s. Stobs Sheep—A large yarding met with little or no demand, except for forward crossbred lambs, which Bold at about late rates. Forward tumlpen, 10s to 11s 4d; secondary, 6s 6d to 10s; good crossbred breeding ewes, 8s 3d to 12s ; aged, 3s to 6s 6d; crossbred lambs, 3s 6d to 7s 6d; sound mouth merino ewer, 2i 9d; culls, 1» to b»d. Figs—An unusually large number of pigs came forward, and although several buyers for export) were operating, busi ness was not lively, and a slight fall was recorded. Baconers and porkers sold at prices equal to 3jd to 3Jd per lb.
