ADDINGTON SALEYARDS.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11098, 17 October 1901, Page 5

ADDINGTON SALEYARDS.

(BY OUB tOMSIKBOIAI> EDIWMt.j ■•"".. There was a fairjy large entry-; of stock in the Yarile, and an unusually large at- s tendance, The first shorn cheep of the ' season were offered, in the fat and store pens. .There were only." 1310 store sheep offered/ ' bat on account of the dry weather they were unsaleable at the prices asked, the only lota changing hands. being 59 wethers at 18s, 38 hoggets; at 12s 7d, ajpd a few ewes and lambs/at Be> all counted. Shorn wethers were passed at Hβ 7d and 13s. Between 80 and 90 fat lambs were yenned, and they Hold well, best sorts making 15e to 17* 9d, and others 11s 8d to 14s 6dT There was a fairly large entry -of iat . cheep, comprising chiefly crossbred and merino wetl>ers. Tiber* wae little compe- ■." tjtion on the part of export buyers, and all classes, except very prim© merino wether*. were easier, unfinished sheep suffering the . most decline in v&lnee. Heavy ■weight • croebred weth«rs made ,' 19s to 21s 9d, , freezers 16a lOd ' to 16s 6d, shorn wethers 15s 3d. best etres 16» to 18e 3d, others 13a to 15s 6d, . fthorn ewes 14e 4d, hoggeta 15e lOd to 18* v best merino wethier* 16e to 20&, others 9s to 153 6d. The principal sales wero for Mr . A. j> Huston, Flemington, 56 crossbred wethers, 20s to-Sis 6d;. Mr J. Sharp, Ladbrooks, 40' crossbred wethers, 20s 6d t< '. 21s-, Mr E« Herring, Alford Estate," 3C haifl>red wethers, 20a 9d, 25 two-tootl; merino wethtas, 18s lid } Mr R. W. Chap - man, Ffcrnside, 63 croebred wethers, 20s to 20s 3d, 62 fealfbred do., 19a to 20b 3d, 191 merino wethers, 17s to 17e 8d j Mr D. Cameron, Springfield, 180 merino wetlhera,, 15e lOd to 20s j Mr Geo. Rutherford, Dalethorps, 185 (halfbred wethefrs, IBs»4d &■ 19e 3d, 120 merino wethers, 13s 6d to 15s j Meesra Bros., Dunsaodei, 53 halfbred wet&ers, 17e to 19a; Mr F. J. Milito«, Brayton, 62 Walfbred wethere, 19s, 60 • merino wethers, 14s 8d to 15s 9d; Mr W. McMillan-, Sontihbridge, 46 crossbred wether*, 18e 6d, 20 maiden ewes, 18»; Mr P. Brummond, junr., Methven, 37 ctosbbrcd vrethers, 18s to 18s _4d; Afiton Estate, Rakaia, 100 crossbred' ewes, 17tf 4d 'to 18» 3d; Snowdon Kfltate, , 178 merina \ wethere, 14e 6d to 17s 9d; Mr W. B. ', Andrew, junr., Soothbridge, '21 croasbreo ! wethexs, 17» 6d, 12 hoggete, 18s; Parnaa- > em Estafte, 154 merino wethers, 11s 9d tc ' 15s; Mr (ieo. McMillan, Cracroft, 113 mc- . 1 rino wethers, 14e 54 to 15it 7d; Mr F.. t Bailey, Springston, 38 shorn crossbred wethers, lßs'Sd, shorn ewes, 14i Ad; Hi J. Rudd, Greehdale, 112 merino wefchein, Ua 10a to 15s Id. T;he supply of beef numbered only 123 bead, and with the exception o>l a. few goodI steers, ihe entry comprised light weights 'ot ordinary qnaSatfy. "Values were about same as last week, except for -very choice, which brought above the market-rate. Four steers from the Canterbary Agricultural College made £10 5s to £12 12» 6d, equal to 2§b per 1001b, ordinary eteers £6 17b 6d to £11 I7e 6d, heifers £5 15s to £9 17s 6d, and cows £5 5s to £8 ss, equal to . 21b to 27s 6d per 1001b. There -was a large mixed yatding of store cattle, but like store sheep they met with a .poof-demand on account of tfo& dry jtveatlfeK ' Rough yeaiKngs made 15s, 15 to 18 months £2 to £3 ss, three-year heifers I£4 15s 1 , 'three-year steers and heifers £5 J7s 6d, 'Shy cows 30s to £3 ss. There was' also a large entry of dairy cows, and they sold at £$ to £9. ! There was a large entry of pigs, and the -decline in values all round that waa manifest last week was again experienced, stores being very dull of sale. Baconers made 30s to 56s 6d, equal to 3*d per lb; porkers 22s to 30s, equal to 3Jd to 3|d per li>; stores lls to 18s 6d, and suckers and weaners 6s to 8s 6d. Mr Gus. Jones, on behalf of the Farmer* Co-op., sold for Mr W. Dβ Renzy, Wiinchesfter, stallion The Lute, '■ by Orpheus, afc forty-two and a half ' . ' guineas, the buyer being Mr W. Earl. ■i • ....