AUCTIONS. U. MATSOX AND CO. . It was csskvt to mako ukcfc than on previous occaeiori3, and thcTe were more btr i' larsm- attendance of the public _ ~. tho onirics comprised well-bred cows or hfli/ora with .•invthinq: ]ik" an appearance of beinfr c'o?p to calvinf: or just carved they wci rendily sold. Other sorts ware difficult t. quit. "We qnotc:— Good cows aprinjrinq' fro Xo extra pood qrtality wi Best heifers from £5 to £3 20s, -svith extra cfood tjt» to £lO TOg. and, inferior exhibits bad no FO.T>. TIF.ST 7?.EST7I/TS CONSIGN YOTTR STOCK TO H. WATSON AND CO., ADDING TOW. There was an exceptMraaßy "Tatrgo ycrding' aonta. Prices opened at obemt last rates, but as the malts proceeded a ■ado tono waa decidedly noticeablo, and at the latter end of tho boJo it became more pronounced. Tho quality all round was good and there wero some excellent lines of 3Uckers sent forward. Largo runners sold tap to «a Mgh a< to erfra prime. Medinm rnrmere, SI ItJs to 4*. Best calves, 32s 6d to £2. Good carves made from 22s to 30s. "edrnxn calves, from. 15a to £l. mall calves from 5s to 12s. FOB BEST KESULTS CONSIGN YOTJE STOCK TO H. HATSOK AND CO., ADDINGTON. FAT SHEEP. There was a Tory largo yarding of fat flheep, the entry comprising l mostly ewes. The quality generally was indifferent. Tho usual attendance of buyers wero present, but in out opinion tho general tono of the market ■was easier, especially in respect to ewes. Tho easing' tendency of the market became more pronounced oa the sale proceeded. Freezing buyo keenness, and wethera ehowed a decline on the previous week of fairy la to la Gd a head artd ewes from Is to 2s. FOR BEST KESTDUPS CONSIGN TOUR STOCK TO BL MATSOK AKT> C 0„ There was a fair entry o( tat Jambs sod a. large ottonchsneo of Tnrtahara, esrport buyers and local graziers. 'Preen the opening of tho ealo to its ooncrnsion there -was tho Iteonc-at competitkrn, and in oar o&ason tha market generally -was-decidedly dearer. TJwro ■were many eonsignawnta from the West Coast, which compared fssvourably witb our own exhibits, showing bloom and a sappy appearance Many of tho vendors bod sent thoir stock forward Sipped and properly marker!, hence their consignments were not only attractive bat -were e, feature of the market. The tunnel puts quite a dJfEcrani nepoct en ike fat hemb proposiHon. and tbt> irregular quality and uncertain grades of travelled consignrnenla thai reaebsd this market price $o : -st» ad-rant were act in evidence. SOB BESTKESaSI.TS YOUR STOCK TO H. T&&ZBO& ASD CO., 3 this department. The aria opscad -with a cry small aodisocA, ecssreely totalling CO" , attendants, but m the marine* progressed '■ prices became mors firm, sod steady, and tho audience iscrasKsed until &ere was scarcely i standing room in &o aJlaywaya. Tie sato was xeaOy a wonderful ome when zeviewed • erfc its oancrasaoxt. Keen demand exited for first grades <rf overr section, fflod last week's prions wex» -well maintained. Second and third grades iraM irrejrnlajdy, wa» extraordinary salon being .made fi» email and nisattractrreeshibxia, jnst tho very class of sheep that one iwrald expect to suffer oai porerished maifart trifh dry oonditJOTiS, bat apparently ibo lower price is attractive to many of Storo wbo havo late grain crops. Breeding ewes and well trcowa S-tooth halfbred owee sold np to 35a, soTcral lines of good halfbred ewes, Bound month odd from 27a to 30s, crossbred sound mouth, owea sold ■up to 28s or 23a. Halfbred liamba.—Sh» topo e< tbia par■iie.uiaT eecSrosi, ia our ojrirdeoj, wero the cheapest proposition offering, aa compared with tho coarser grade of mutton and the coarser grade d wool tsai Unmssr pelt. They were not reoEatn£ within 2» of the larger lines of crossbreda. NeTertfcelesa prices must bo considered, satisfactory. Nearly the whole of the entry ebajijfed bandstid tho buying power scemod to be di bibulodi evenly to all localities. FOR BEST KESTTI/?S CONSIST TOXfS STOCK TO 0. MATSON AND ADDUvGTON. I. good 7aa.i3xna; e£ .fc* pigs. easier; baoooss* B«*3 wife an ijight baconers, £3 va to £5 TSa. Heavy bttoonoTß, £A to £i 12s. lixtra boavx baoonera, to.iS. Av«raf;n prico per lb, Eid to tgx. Tiiglit poikers, •tOs to 45a. Heavy porkoos, 50a t0.60a. Avorago prico, 7d per lb. BTOKE rrOS.—A fairly lira;* yordiiig for»»r<i, ac/1 tho demand was slack toward* tho So.l.>jj were very difficult to make Valued 17010: nra, w 235. Small stores, 04.i to 275. Medium etorea, 2Da to 33a. jcre vroro no larfjo utorca oEorina. FOR BEST RESULTS CON"6T[GN VOUR STOCK TO H. MAT3ON AlfD CO., ADDINGTON. ' M2510-223J
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 17985, 31 January 1924, Page 16
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