ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 112, 17 June 1914, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET.

ANOTHER GOOD SALE. "

In all departments to-day at the Addiugton yards there were good yardings. The attendance of the public was very good, and the excellent values ruling for all classes of stock were generally continued. FAT CATTLE. The yarding of beef to-day was not at ali large, numbering 293 as against 256 last week, 214 on June 2, 410 on May 27, 218 on May 20, .'lB7 on May 13, and 537 on May 6. ' Some excellent cattle were included, and long prices were paid, values being raised quite a shilling per 1001b. The range of values was as follows: — Steers £8 to £l2. Extra to £l7 10/-. Heifers £6 to £9. Extra to £ll 15/-. Cows £5 15/- to £B. Extra £ll 12/6. Average price per 1001b 27/- to 30/6. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account A. F. Clarke (Little River), 10 cows £6 2/6 to £9 12/6; C. Whyte (Aylesbury), 1 eow £8 5/-.

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association sold: On account an Ashburton client, 14 cows £5 to £9; F. R. Oldfield (Upper Waiau), 5 heifers £7 10/-, 4 cows £6 17/6; U. Skurr (Oxford), 2 steers £ll 5/- to £l3 10/-, 2 heifers £7 17/6 to £ll 15/-; client, 3 cows £0 15/- to £lO 17/6, 1 steer £8 15/-; W. Nixoi« (Killinchv), 12 steers £8 2/6 to £lO 17/6; T. C. Withell (Brookside), 1 cow £6 17/6; Ashburton client, £lO 10/- to £ll 12/6. Pyne and Co. sold: On account clients, 18 heifers £7 15/- to £l2 5/-, 2 cpws £6 2/6, 7 steers £lO 17/6 to £l2 5/-, 3 cows £8 to £8 12/6, 1 heifer £8 17/6, 4 steers £ll 7/6; M. Bethel! (Paliau Pastures), 7 steers £l4 to £ls 15/-; T. Sparks (Cashmere), 6 steers £l2 2/6 to £l3 2/6; .1. F. Tipping ('Sandy Knolls), 1 heifer £5 10/-. v STORE CATTLE. A small entry of store cattle met with a good demand". Values were as follow: Fiften to 18-month cattle £2 15/-. Two-year steers £5 3/- to £5 5/-. Two-year heifers £3 5/- to £4 2/-*, Three-year steers to £7 19/-. Store cows £2 to £4 15/-. Dairy cows £3 10/- to £ll 15/-. The dairy cows sold especially well, there being a good demand for cows coming to profit. \ The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account F. Narby (Dar field), 71 wethers 21/9 to 23/7; client, 106 ewes 21/6 to 23/-, 18 18/5; H. Kennedy (Methven), 62 wethers 21/3 to 22/4; T. B. Howson (Sedgmere), 54 wethers from 20/- to 22/3, 40 ewes. 13/to 14/7; T. Doherty (Methven), 13 wethers from 25/- to 29/6, 38 ewes 16/9 to 17/7; A. V. Richards. (Miteham), 60 ewes 19/10 to 23/-; client, 48 ewes 13/3 to 17/3. STORE SHE Ml'. " The entry i« this division was rather above the figures lately, there being increases in both ewes aitd wethers/but l;«.nibs did Jiot coine forward so well as at the past few sales. The ewes were all aged sorts and" mostly- in poor con ditiou. Lainl>sosoid equally well as last week with a-jfew; exceptions, and ewe lainbs met* with especially keen competition. There were many-pens -of -this description sold at over 17/-. Wethers sold rather better < than has ■been thfe case for some weeks past, forward sorts meeting with excellent competition, making prices that- could not be-'other than satisfactory to-vendors. A" line of forward four and six-tooth - wethers irojii Lincoln College niade'2o/2. 1 . The total yarding of • store sheep submitted to auction was as follow: —• Ewes ' ... .. .. 799 Wethers ... .. .. ..1206 Lambs .. .. .. .. 1560-

Total .. . ... .. 3565 Last week 2545 came forward, and 294(5 oti June 2.

The range of values was as fol lows:

Good lambs, 13/9 to 14/6. "Medium lambs, 12/2 to 13/6, Cull lambs, 8/3. Ewe ; lambs, 14/6 to 17/9. • Wether, lambs, 10/- to 14/5. Full and failing-mouth ewes, 12/2 to 15/-.

Two, four, si and eight-tooth ewos, to 16/11. Aged-and'cull ewes, 5/4 to 9/6. Two-tooth wethers, to 17/2. Two and four-tooth wethers, 16/5 to 18/9. ' - . four a;ul six-tooth wethers, 14/7 to 20/2. '

Among the Sales made were the following: Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., sold: On ac: count various 'clients, 98 m.s.' half bred lambs 13/6, 89 four and six-tooth wethers 14/7, 18 aged rams'" 7/-, 23 Down lambs (small) 8/3, 51 m.fc, lambs 13/5,' 36 ewe lambs 1.7/3, 17 wether lambs 1 -14/5, 256 four and six-tooth wethers 16/5, 100 do (Balmoral) 18/5, 152 half bred two-tooth do 15/, 20 ewe lambs 'l7/7, 149 f.m. ewes (low-conditioned) 5/5,-82 s sinail ewe lambs 14/6, 114 s.m. ewes in lamb (low-eoaditioued)' 1-/2, 31 m.s. lambs (small) 12/2, 108 four and sixtooth wethers 17/-, 17;! wether' lambs 11/1,. 50 four and Wethera 10/11, 70 do 16/9, 108 do 16/10. ;; Pyne aud 00. sold: On. account various clients, 62 ew lambs m.s. lambs 14/4; Lincoln College, 95 four-tooth forward halfbred /wethers 19/9, 33 half bred two-tooth do 17/2, 33 m.s. lambs. 13/1, 57 lambs 12/9, 43 four and six-tooth forward crossbred wethers 20/2, 47 do 18/-; Mr Campbell (Happy Valley), 113 halfbred lambs 13/1, 153 do 11/6; G. Hensliaw (Culverden), 69 iambs 14/1, 54 do 13/-. The N.Z. Co-operative Association sold: On behalf various clients 54 f.m. ewes ' 11/-, 18 forward. lambs 14/-, 31 two, four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred ewes in lamb 16/11, 12 halfbred four-tooth wethers 17/-, 123 ewe lambs (small) 11/1, 97 mixed sex lambs 14/2, 75 small wether' lambs 6/8, 233 mixed sex iambs 14/6.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Lit'!., sold: On account various clients 120 two aiul four-tooth wethers 38/9, 25 empty- f.m. ewes 10/10, 51 halfbred empty f.m. ewes 11/2, 22 f.m. ewes 10/6. 11. Matron and Co., Ltd., sold:. On account various clients, 43 f.m. ewes in lamb 15/-, 100 f.in. ewes iu lamb 9/6, 46 lambs 12/11, 80 two-tooth wethers 15/-. • TAT LAMBS. Tlie entry of fat lambs to-day totalled 5434, as against 4432. The quality was hardly as good as last week, but prices were about the same for really good stuff. The latter class were rather few and far between. Much of the entry was little more'than forward stores. Over all prices were as follow: —- Prime, 6£d. . _ . . . Light aud."second quality, 6d. Messrs Pyrie and Co. sold: On account, G. W. Forbes (Cheviot), 74 at 16/10.to IT/6; J. H. L. Heath (Cheviot), 318 15/11 to 18/8; A. Wells (Cheviot), 39

15/6; J. Gardiner (Waiau), 36'.17/11; Glenmark - Estate, 210 17/7; E. A. Smith (Lincoln), §7 19/-; »• Watson (Halkett), 10 16/10 to 17/2. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-oper-ative Association sold: On account J. Dolan (Rakaia), 66 18/-; F. Watson (Lauriston), 68 16/8; Lemon Bros. (Lauriston), 29 17/9; J. W. Streeter (Greendale), 43 17/10; J. Rennie, jun. (Motukarara), 18 17/-; W. F. Pannett (Scargill), 12 18/-; R. Lochhead (Cheviot), 117 16/6 to 16/7; Gillander Bros. (Greta), 80 16/5; C. D. Fox (Seargill), 22H 19/1; Kennedy Bros. (Glentunnel), 110 .19/- to 19/8; J. F. Haseltine (Swannanoa), .'{s 18/7; A. Chamberlain (ELlesmere), 53 16/8 to 23/3.

Messrs Watson and Co. sold: On acaccount «1. C. Gebbie (Motukarara), 26 at 18/2 to 18/6; W. F. Clinton (Darfield), 14i 17/11 to 21/10; J. Wyllie (Oniihi), 151 17/6 to 18/10; J. Boag, jun. (Brookside), 56 15/11 to 16/10; G. Sheat (Dunsandel), 46 15/10; C. Andrew. 21 17/-; Sharp Bros. (Ladbrooks)> 143 17/4 to 21/7; W. E. Goodwin (Prebbleton), 117 17/11 to 19/3; C. Kevern (Ohoka), 43 18/4; Cherry Bros. (East Evreton), 13 22/6; F. Carpentier (Prebbleton), 26 16/3; E. Ruddock (Southbridge), 6 22/6. The N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account H. F. Wright (Dunsandel), 76 17/- to 18/-. TFie National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account Mrs M. Beevor, 73 15/10; T. B. Howson (Sedgrnere), 147 17/8 to 19/-; F. Doherty (Methven), 13 19/4; W. G. Taylor (Ternpleton), 43 17/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account Mrs Marv Rutherford (Brackendale), 755 18/7 to 20/-; F. Bull (Waddington), 6 (prize-winners Dunedin Winter Show) 35/- to 46/-; H. Morris (Lauriston), 3 45/-; G. Tomlinson (Motunau), 53 15/- to 16/6; Mrs A. Geesoa (Cheviot), 'BO 17/8 to 18/2; W. Cole (Omihi), 29 14/10; T. H. M'Gier (Little River), 23 15/1; D. M'Vinnie (Weedons), 22 16/6; client, 100 35/6 to 16/10; H. Recsbv (Lauriston), 32 17/9; R. L. I'at on (Cheviot), 30 16/7. FAT SHEEP. Another good entry of fat sheep came forward, and at the commencement of the sale prices were much on a par with recent rates. VEALERS. The supply of veal calves was excellent, and some exceptionally good ones were included. Prices- ranged from 8/to £2 12/6, and extra to £4 5/-. PIGS. " A medium entry of fat pigs came forward. The quality was good, and there was a ready demand. Values were a# follow: Choppers, 70/- to 140/-. . Light baconfers, 55/- to 60/-. Heavy baconers, 65/- to 70/-. Price per lb, 5d to sjd. / Porkers, heavy, 44/- to 46/-. Porkers, light, 38/- to 42/-. Price per lb, 6d. ' The eutry of stores was small, resulting in a very keen demand., in co«se quence prices advanced from 3/- to 6/per head according to size. : The of values was as follows: Large stores 35/- to 40/-. Medium ,28/-. to. 32/-. . *■ Small 20/- to 25/-. • - •.• - Weaners 10/- to IS/-. *