ADDINGTON MARKETS.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 77, 7 May 1914, Page 15

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

THE CONCLUSION. The sale at the metropolitan market yesterday was continued after THE BUN went to press. The" only noteworthy change was a slackening off in the price of fat sheep, of which there wast an over-supply. STORE CATTLE. The store cattle submitted were a Tery mediocre lot, and competition lacked spirit. A couple of useful lines of steers were penned, and brought good values. Dairy cows were also on the poor side, though the demand was good. The values were as follow: Yearlings £1 17/6. . Fifteen to 18-month cattle £3 2/6. Two-year heifers £3 5/-. Two and a-half-yerti* steers £5 5/-. Three-year hejfers |£s 5/ Three-year steers—l.o at £6, 58 at £6 «/-. Dry cows £1 to £4 15/-. Dairy l cows £3 8/- to £ll 2/6. Extra £ll 15/-. FAT SHEEP. It was 6 o'clock yesterday before the last lot of fat sheep were sold —long after dark. The management of the yards would be well advised to make a change in the system of selling, by fixing the commencement of fat lamb sale for a much earlier hour, and rigidly enforcing a time limit upon the salesmen. Then the sheep sale could follow the lambs. This would only be necessary for the next few weeks, when it is only "reasonable to expect that the sales of both fat lambs and fat sheep "will decrease , considerably. The sale opened fairly well, but only held strongly until the . first race "was finished, when a strong ..decline was aoticea'ble for all but first quality stuff. There were a lot of unfinished ewes yenned, and many of the wethets could lave been much improved had the jgrowers possessed the feed. This fact so doubt, accounted for their presence in the sale pens. Exporters operated fairly freely, but the number of firms ' "who handle third quality freezers is limited, and this fact was nbticeable by the number of pens which'went at prices from 12/ : to 14/-. Local' butch ers secured mbre than their "usual'number on account of the weaker prices.' There 1 was an absence of extra prime ■wethers, and* the best price of the day for this class was secured by v Messrs Bros., of Cust. A miagnificent line of ewes sent forward "by Mr A. ©rr, of Methven, went over this figure, the tops of the draft realising 3d more, the line of 111 selling from 21/3 to 24/3. There were several other pens over

22/6, but many wethers Went under £1 — quite unusual at recent sales. The range ©f values was as follows: Prime wethers, 20/- to 22/6. N Extra, to 24/-. Others, 16/6 to "19/6. Prime ewes,-17/6 to 21/-. Extra, to 24/3. Medium, 15/- to 17/-. "Aged : tod light, 11/-to'it : 4/6. ; The average price per lb was as foliews:—

Prime, wethers, 4d. . Overweight and second quality, 3}d. - Prime ewes, 3£d. Extra, 3Jd. Second quality, 3sd. •Dalgety and' Co., Ltd., sold: On account W. J l . ""Grueber (Culverden), 10 O'Brien (Hawarden), 60 ewes 16/8 to 17/9, 5 wethers 21/-; H. Dalziell (Haw-

afden), 70 ewes 15/4 to 16/4; John Beans (Coalgate), 62 do 17/6 to 18/3; -.3>.*Lott (Cheviot), 10 do 13/3;" W. Hannah (Cheviot), 4.4 do 12/- to 19/9; G. 3)e6 '(Cheviot), 17 do 19/10j 2 wethers 23/-; A. Drummond (Lauriston), 59 ewes 16/3 to 21/6; Mrs A. Geeson (Cheviot), 72 do 13/- to 15/6; E. W. Smith (Cheviot), 38 do 15/6, 22 wethers 17/1; Jackman Bros. (Cheviot), 40 ewes 12/4 to 13/-; M. M. Crampton (Waiau), 59 do 14/6 to 15/8j 64 wethers 17/3 to 20/3; C. E. King (Cheviot), 43 ewes 11/1 to 19/-; W. H. Hale (Amberley), 16 do 20/, 49 wethers 20/- to 20/7; "W. Bruce (Cheviot), 19 do 18/4; G. H. Sharpe (Culverden), 59 ewes 17/10 to 18/8.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account J. Donald (Darfield), 48 ewes 16/6 to 28/-; F. G; Horrell (Horrellville), 63 do 15/8 to 19/7; Pickering's Estate (Hororata), 61 do 17/4 to 19/3; P. Doig (Chertsey), 62 do 19/- to 20/5; J. Doig (Chertsey), 60 do 16/- to. 17/9. ■ The New Zealand Farmers' Co-oper-ative Association, Ltd., sold: On account Si' Cox (Lyndhurst), 118 ewes 17/to 20/-; F. H. Chapman (Ashburton), 40 do 19/7 to 21/-, 19 do 22/6; client, 29' wethfci's 20/4; M'Adam Bros. (Culverden), "68 do 19/1 to 20/6; R. Coe (Irwell), 25 ewes 11/-; Cowan Bros. (Oust), 60 do 16/- to 18/3, ; 12 wethers 24/-; G. Cooper (Leestori), 81 ewes 17/-; Plashatsch Bros. (Bennets), 21 wethers 20/6; W. Mawson (Dunsandel), 67 ewes 15/6; D. Patterson (Scargill), 107 do 22/-;; client, 36 wethers 19/10 to 20/1; It. Oakley (Overdale), 46 ewds 18/8 to 20/9; P. J. Overton (Greta) j'6B wethers 1-6/9; . W.. T. Earl (Waikari), 72 ewes 13/10 to 14/2; H. Mathews (Waikari), 155 wethers 22/3 to 23/2; client, 22 ewes 11/6; W. J. Jenkins (Waddington), 60 do l'9/2j" client, 85 do 16/9 to 17/3; J. M'Mullan, jun. (Eyretdn), 15 do 17/7, 76 wethers 20/-; Pallum Bros. (East Eyreton), 60 ewes 13/- to 17/-; A. A. Jamieson (Ashburton), 53 do 12/9 to 17/10; B. M. Bennet (Bennets), 13 *lo 16/3; O. E. Watson (Lauriston), 61 ■do 18/4 to 19/-, 63 wethers 18/7 to 20/9; client, 30 ewes 17/6; T. A. Stephens, (Irwell), 120 do 16/3 to 19/6. Pyne and Co. sold:" On account Booth and Austin (Kowai Bush), 62 ewes 14/10 to 15/1; S. C. client, 54 do 14/- to 15/9; A. Gunn (Racecourse Hill), 54 do 18/10 to 21/6; P. Morrison (Darfield), 67 do 15/3; H. M'lllraith < Springfield), 65 do 16/- to 17/-; A. Orr (Methven), 111 do 21/3 to 24/3; UX I .' client, 64 ewes 15/9 to 17/6; F. Bitdling (Poronui), 25 wethers 20/-; Miller Bros. (Methven), 115 ewes 19/to 21/-. Sf Sparks (Halswell), 100 wethers 19/10 to 22/6; H." L. Hiatt (Cheviot), 57 ewes 15/4 to 16/3; W. Harrison (Scargill), 65 do 15/11 to 17/-; 11. Acton-Adams (Tipapa), 131 do .15/4 to 16/9; Mills Bros. (Fernside), 61 do 17/- to 20/-; G. Bailey (Templeton), 44 <lo 13/4 to 15/10; S.C. client, 60 do 18/6 to 18/11 D. M'Clelland (Southbridge), 58 do 19/- to 20/-; S. Nutt (Little Biver), 13, wethers 2.1/6, 127 ewee 14/to 17/7; J. W. Harrison (Pinaki), HO do 16/3; Malvern client, 160 do 16/8 to 17/8,

Messrs Matson and Co. sold:—On account Hearn Bros (Rangitata), 49 ewes 18/- to 19/3; W. Jamieson (Dromore), €0 ewes 17/6 to 18/1; Brown and Son (Waiau), 83 ewes 14/4 to 15/6; R. Evans (Waikari), 148 ewes 15/5 to 16/-; B. C. Inwood (Southbridge), 14 ewes 16/2; Mrs Byrch (Motunau), 124 -wethers 18/9; W. Brooks (Irwell), 30 ■wetiers 21/7; Staclchouse Bros. (Onepunga), 136 wethers 19/- to 20/2; J. Boag, jun. (Brookaida), 19 ewes and

wethers, 21/- to 22/6; Mrs Allan (Waikari), 64 wethers 21/- to 23/4; W. Wilkinson (Chertsey), 60 ewes 19/-to 119/8; W. J. Leach (Scargill), 52 ewes 115/2 to 15/3/75 wethers 18/10 to 21/-; iF. J. Andrew (The Craig), 63 ewes 16/11 to 18/1; Davis Bros. (Yaldhurst) 12 ewes- 21/6; C. Leach (Swannanoa)" 87 wethers 20/3; R. and B. Coe (Irwell) 76 ewes-16/3 -to 18/4. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: —On account A. W. Rutherford, jun. (Brookdale), 12 ewes 16/6; J. Baxter (Pendarvis), 33 wethers 17/9 to 18/10; J. W. Baxter (Methven), 111 ewes 14/6 to 16/3; R. Campbell, jun. (Dromore), 65 ewes 16/-; Capon Bros. (Winchmore), 65 ewes 18/6 to 19/3; client 26 mbrino wethers 11/8; W. J. Boyd (Sheffield), 23 ewes 17/2; Baxter Bros. (Aylesbury), 67 ewes 12/10 to 14/9; R. Hampton (Pendarvis), 187 ewes 16/2 to 17/1; clients, 9 ewes 17/8, 103 wethers 20/6 to 22/2, 46 wethers 20/6 to 21/4. FAT CATTLE. The total number yarded was 537. The remainder of the sales were as follows: — Messrs Matson and Co. sold: —On account J. R. Forrester (Hurunui), 1 steer £l2 15/-, 1 cow £ll, 4 heifers £8 to £9; G. F. Buchanan (Kinloch), 6 steers £l4 10/- to £ls 10/-, average £l4 17/6; D. Rutherford (Leslie Hills), 14 steers £lO to £l2 15/-, 17 heifers £7 12/6 to £l2 15/-; W. Anderson (Charteris Bay), 3 cows £6 to £8; R. Carter (Bromley), 7 cows £5 to £7 15/-, 2 heiferß £4 7/6; client, 7 steers £lO 7/6 to £ll 10/-, 2 heifers £8 10/-; G. Stoddart (Lincoln), 4 steers £ll 12/6; Peninsula client, 17 cows £5 17/6 to £7 7/6; A. Harris (Motukarara), 4 heifers £6 17/6 to £7 2/6; client, 4 steers £lO 10/-, 6 heifers £7 10/- to £8 17/6; W. Cook (Heathcote), 1 heifer £B, 10 steers £7 17/6; F. Slade (Papanui), 2 cows £5 12/6 to £6 10/-; clients 4 cows £6 7/6 to £7 15/-; J. Mathias (Saltwater), 6 cows and heifers £6 10/- to £9 5/-; F. Redmond (Cashmere), 6 steers £7 to £8 2/6, 9 cows £7 7/6 to £lO 2/6; Ashburton Client, 3 cows £5 to £7 17/6; Knight Bros. (Riccarton), 2 cows £4 10/- and. £7; R. Anderson (Charteris Bay), 4 cows £4 17/6 to £7 17/6; Cashmere client, 2 cows £7 2/6 to £7 17/6; clients 3 cows £5 17/6 to £6 10/-; W. .Cook (Lyttelton), 1 steer £9*ls/-; L. Wilson (Teddington), 9 cows £4 10/- to £7 10/-; Bromley client, 12 cows and heifers £5 to £7 12/6; Southbridge client, 4 cows £5 15/- to £9 2/6; client, 3 cows £6 2/6 to £7 15/-; Papanui client, 2 cows £5 2/6 to £6 2/6; T. Ware (Okains Bay),' 8 steers £9 15/- to £ll 12/6, 8 heifers £8 to £8 15/-; F. Bailey (Little Akaloa) 3 heifers £8 to £9 10/-, 1 cows £B. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold: —On account W. W. M'Rae (Glens of Tekoa), 14 heifers £7 5/- to £8 7/6; G. Humphries (Willesden), 7 steers £l3 to £ls 10/-; W. F. Parkinson (Kaituna), 8 steers £9 10/- to £lO 15/-; A. 33. G. Rhodes (Fendalton), 1 cow £9 10/-.