ADDINGTON SALEYARDS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11008, 4 July 1901, Page 6

ADDINGTON SALEYARDS.

(BY OUR COMMEBCIAL EDlTOtt.) There virus a moderate entry of stock in the yards and a fair attendance, the bitterly cold weather preventing any but those liaving actual business to transact from putting in an appearance. Thero were only 368 store sheep yarded, being wethers and hOggtts, and they sold well, 103 forward wethers making 16s lOd, and small lots 16s Id to 16s sd, 116 hoggets 12s 9d, and 82 12s 2d. There was a fair entry of fat lambs, and they met with good competition, selling at "14.s to 16s 6d, and up to 17s 3d for extra heavy and prime. The supply of fat sheep was a comparatively short one, but it included some' good lines of freezing wethers of handy weights. There was improved competition for these, buyers evidently having increased their limits, and there is some speculation taking place in the hope that, owing to the scarcity of prime sheep, tha Home market will further rise. All prime ewes met with a good demand at increased rates, but inferior sorts were neglected. Freezing wethers made 16s 9d to 21s, prime heavy wethers to 22s 6d, best ewes 16s to 18s 7d, medium 14s to 15s 6d, and others 10s to 13s 6d, merino wethers 13s 3d to 14s lid. Some of tbe principal sales were for Mr S. Gox, Lyndhurst, 35 crossbred wethers.2ls to 22s 9d, 26 lambs •17s 4d; Mr J. H. Davidson, St- Leonard's, 182 halfbred wethers 21s to 21s 9d; Mr A. Storey, Southbridge, 56 crossbred wethers 19s lis to 21s 9d; Valetta Estate, 50 halfbred wethers 20s 9d to 21s 6d; Mr J. Langdale, Coalgate, 60 wethers 21s to 21s 4d; Mr R. Johuson, Kirwee, 60 crossbred wethers 20s lOd; Mr D. McMillan, Southbridge, 77 crossbred wethers 20s 6d; Sir Geo. Clifford, Stonyhurst, 49 crossbred wethers 19s to 20s 3d, 22 maiden ewes 17s Bd, 178 crossbred ewes 17s 6d to 18s 7d, 80 lambs 16s 7d; rarnassus Estate, 169 halfbred wethers 19s

Bd, 69 merino wethers 13s 3d to 14s lid ; Messrs Blunden Bros., Seafield, 112 crossbred ewes 15s 4d to 17s, wethers 19s sd; Mr J. Cough, Kirwee, 60 ew-js 16s to 17s lid. j In the fat cattle pens there was an entry

I of 239 head, a considerable proportion being ' heavy steers. Competition was fairly brisk, and last week's prices were very well maintained, and equal to 19s to 24s per 1001b, according to quality. A line of twelve steers from Mr W. F. *M. Buckley, Dunsandei, made £8 10s to fill, 19 from Mr W. Birdling, Halswell, £10 to £11 ss, and ordinary steers brought £6 7s 6d to fill, heifers £5 to £8 12s 6d, and cows £4 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d. There were only some 47 store cattle entered, and these sold at the following rates —Three-year heifers £4 7s, two-year do £3 ss, 24 mixed two-year-olds £3 17s 6d, dry cows £2 15s to £4. "Dairy cows were not quite in so good a demand of late, selling at £4 j to £9. j There was an average yarding of pigs, bnt except for heavy baconers there was a dull sale for all classes. Baconers made 30s to 455. and up to 51s for extra weight, equal to 34d per lb, porkers 20s to 30s, equal to o_d per lb, forward stores 15s to 19s 6d, stores 8s to 14s, and suckers and weaners 4s to 6s.