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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. H. WATSON A-N'D CO'S REPORT O.n 'iiici -UAUKCT. STORE SHEEP. Messrs H. Mat?on ancl Co.'s report on tho storo theep sale: —'iVc are of opinion that the entry comprised about 10,000 store sheep, of which ou? entry represented 2300. Tho entry was made up of all classes, representing a. fair sprinkling ©£ West Coast, Chatham Islands, and North Island sheep, and ;i few drafts from Canterbury back-country stations. Thoro was u good attendance of buyers, and from tho initial stages of the aaJe up till 5 o'clock, when ihc writer left, the recent market rates were being well maintained. The keenest demand that waß manfested was in reapcct to sheep that could be acquired anywhere from 20s to 28a, and far these there 6eemed to be an unlimited domaJid. Apparently tho farmers war.! to buy something thai will do them through the soason, and The smaller farmer does not feel liko buying sheep from Css to £2 10s, a% they regard it more as keeping studs and maintaining a flock, whereas on their syatom they are out to get tho biggest earning power for the money. Wether 3 on to-day's market sold from about 128s to about 33s !>d. Good young owes, suoh as the North Island ewes, ftold from 42s 6d to 465. Good sound-mouth North Island eweo sold anywhere from about 32s to 365. Local two-tooth ewes, the exhibits of which mostly of a cull description, sold any*.vhero from about 33s to 42s 6d. Sound-mouth crossbred ewes local, very few on offer, but what were on offer both as regards halfbred and crossbreds sold anywhere from about 30s to 56a. Failing and full-mouth ewes of the same description sold anywhere from 20s to 295. Backward conditioned ar.d inferior, with no mouths, sold from Ms to 18s. Best lambs told from 24s to 30s, and a lew ewe lambs up to 33e. Other lambs, well-gro-.rn but backward in condition or travelled or mixed, sold from 235, to 20s. Cull and very small lambs, of ■which thepj wero very few on offer, ore liardlv woith quoting Chatham Island cwob princioallv sold as four and six-tooths-,, with a few" eight tooths. The beat of these sold anywhere from 32s to 365. Older from t-he ©amo locality sold anywhero from 25s to 31s. AVo are oi opinion tliat the sale throughout vas very steady one, and it was only aftci* the departure of the afternoon's trains that "flie audience got smaller, but the competition was Atill maintained, and notwithstanding the dry weather, vendors of the better class of sheep were firm holders at recent rates. Numerous fanners are of the opinion that they will buy first-class ewes nt muc'i less money in the immediate future, hut- in face of tho heavy killings of last year, and the very few young sheep that are being offered this year, it would look as though the competition amongst tho various factories to maintain Their lolling routiao is making heavy inroads into Canterbury's stocks, and wo arc of opinion t..it buyers holding such views will have difficulty in substantiating their materialisation. "When you have a few minutes please see tho killing figures supplied by the Meat Board, and tho export figure of the different works. Flocks can bo soon reinstated in a country liko Australia, where Adverse conditions moan a whole Jot of holding over, but in a favoured country like New Zealand eomething always crops up to fill the void and enables a continuous flow of our killings and exports to bo maintained. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H, MATS ON AND CO., ADDINGTON. - FAT LAMBS. Messra H. Matson and Co. report that the total entry comprised 2125 lambs, ot which Messrs H. liataon and. Co.'a entry ■was t>9o. There was a large attendance ot the public, but tho standard generally ot tho entry left a 'lot to bo desired. Our expert states t'hit the nondescript sorts that -ivoro entered represented a. very large portion of tho lambs that wero offered, no statoa that many of tho pens wero quite a puzzio to know whore to put them They wero just too hard and plain for fats, and 311st a bit too good for tho stores. Numerous graziers noticing this were operating, throughout tho sale, and this claE3 of 1-amu I •was selling throughout from 28a to 32s 6d. Thoro were numerous consignments outsido of Canterbury, but wherever any decent welllinishcd lots were offered, buying competition was at tho keenest point of last week. Our principal dales represented a lino of over 200 from Mr C. Craw, which sold from 37s Id to 445. Another draft ■ from Mr Owon McGough, of Halswell, sold from 33a to 365. In our opinion prices por lb tor priiho quality up to 361b were 12d to 12|d. Second quality and over w eights sold anywhere from lid to HVd. t FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON AJN'U CO., ABDINGTON. . FAT SHEEP. Thero was a big entry of fat sheep in the market, and ill our opinion the entry must have > been round about 5000. H. Matson and Co.'a entry comprised 1000. The bulk of i tho entry was represented by ewes of ./various grades, with hero and thero an exhibition lot of wethers. There was a'goou attendance of the public and exporters wore operating on all light ewes Buitable for export at tho' best of quoted over-all rates. The wether market was irregular afii prices may' bo quoted on the general average of last week's rates. A few exhibition lots demanded keen competition and sold at prices in excess of the average sales for tho day. AVo might draw vendors' attention to the killings in the South Island oommencing from November Ist, 1924, to March 15th, 1925, in respoot to sheep. Wether mutton carcases 65182. Kwe mutton carcases 69,807. Lamb Carcases, 1,138,837. These are tho South Island killings peur tho New Zealand Meat Producers' Bofrrd. Our best sales were as follows: / Account J. K.' Forrester, Hawarden, c wethers to 63e 3d. Account J. A. Forrester, Hurunm, wethers to 47s 9d. . Account Gao. Arrcs, TVaikari, wethers to J. and P. Clinton, Darfiold wethers to 46s 7d. Account Alex. Cowie, Woodgrove, wothere to «s 3d. „ . , Account Alex. Cowie, Woodgrove, ewes to 38s Id. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON and CO., AD DINGTON, FAT CATTLE. - Thoro was a large entry of fat cattle ■totalling 575 head. Messrs H. Matson and Co.'s entry comprised 156, Numerous pons of fitst-class cattle were yarded. The market opened briskly at the &est of last week's fatoa and competition was consistent and keon throughout the sale. Steers, although they represented a largoi percentage of the entry, nevertheless maintained their values and sold consistently throughout, in many instances showing £1 to £1 10s a head above recent rates. Evidently .now the looal tradesmen, as wo are getting into tho colder weather, are not so particular in respect to incurring losses as has been the case during tho hot weather. Tho entry of oows was about the flame «b the previous week, and where they were extra heavy they wore certainly a shade easier and oomcwhat irregular. Export buyers were operating keenly for freezers and potters and throughout the sale kept the market on a steauy basis of ■ values in respect to theso particular grades. In our opinion the represents a ' fair schedule of valucß on tho day's sales:— Extra heavy steers, £l6 10s to £lB 12s 6d. Prime steers, £l4 to £l6. Medium steers, £ll to £l3 10s. Light steers or plain steers, £7 to £lO. * .Extra heavy heifers, £lO 10s to £l3 2s 6d. Prime heifers, £7 to £9 10s. Medium heifers, £6 to £7. Light heifers, £4 10s to £5 15s. Extra heavy cows, £ll 10s to £l3 as. Prime cows, £3 10s to £lO 10s. Medium cows, £5 to £7 10s. Light cows and unfinished, £3 to £4 15s. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUR STOdK TO H. MATSOX and CO., ADDINGTON. CALVES. There was again a big yarding of calvi», large sorts being well represented as usual. The total yarding consisted of 284 head, of which H. Matson and Co.'s entry was 116. The quality generally was better than at previous sales, although there was a fair sprinkling of plain and inferior sorts. Prices tor. good stuff were well maintained throughout, owing to tho fact fiat a number of butchers purchased next week's supply today, as the abattoirs close before calves bought next week can bo killed conveniently. Average values were:— Large rnnners £3 to to £5. Best calves £2 7s 6d to £2 133. Good calvca £1 17s 6d to £2 ss. Medium calves £1 10s to £1 15s. Small calves £1 to £1 Bs. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUS STOCK TO H. MATSON »nd CO., ADDINGTON. PIGS. Thero was a largo entry of pigs at today's market, and evidently tho dry weather is responsible for numerous vendors rather rushing t*c market. There was a large attendance tho jrablio in all sections, and it' was indeed a busy scene this morning in tho unloading ramps up to a late hour after tho sale had started. Some regulations will have to bo established whereby into entries do not participate in tho draws, us in each section a largo portion of tho entries aro coming forward after tho commencement of tho sale, which is unfair to the agents, unfair to the buyers,'-and a cause of dissatisfaction to vendors, 'creating a congestion of work at a time : when agents' staffs are fully occupied and 5 the swopping and twisting of pens make it difficult for buyers to value, aid a thousand and one other excellent reasons could bo put forward why vendors should bring their entries earlier to the market.