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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. H MATSON and CO.. REPOKT ON' . ADDINGTON MARKET AS FOLSTORE SHEEP. There was a decided fallingoff in 'he rntr.v to-day. If it had not been for several North ' Island shipments, this department xv-ould have been practically neslected. The North Inland even that mere forward -were T.nt a very attractive lot. One big line of unccrtain-montbed ewes sold from 14s to 17s 6d. There were nony: two-tooths which wero very small and low in condition, and also a fair proportion of good, big-framed ewes in lamb to Romney rams, which were put out in March. To the local buyers these sheep wore unattractive. Romney rams are not popular nt the present time, and any breeding ewes in backward condition, with the first blasts of winter upon us, would naturally meet with not too pood a sale, but to tho surprise of most of the onlookprs, good prices wero recorded for these sheep, and there was no drop whatever. A biff percentage of the yarding of ewes wern sold, and the prices were equally as good as nave been offering recently. Wethers wero short in supply, and it is evident that those who have back country wethers were tempted to consign to Addington to g«t the good prices that have been offering recently. Consequently, with the exception of a few pens, tho wethers were a hard and backward lot, and not what buyers required. They prefer to buy big sheep at round about :27s to 28s than to buy hard wethers at 23s to 245. Turnips and feed throughout the country ore good, and there were many disappointed wether buyers to-day, and practically all classes except the most forward wethers showed a slight falling off in price. Lambs were not very plentiful. With the cold, wet weather lambs looked miserable and tucked up, and buyers were not so keen to speculate; nevertheless, practically every lamb was sold under the hammer, and in view of the increasing cold weather, vendors must be prepared to take the lower prices, as from now on it is going to be hard to fatten unless climatic conditions alter. To give some idea of the yarding: There were no sheep in the drafting race pons, no sheep in the dip pens, and nono in the circus, and only half-a-dozen on the bricks. There wero any amount of empty pens near the railway. Tho attendance was not very large, and the south buyers again wero responsible tor holding up tho prices. Best iambs 18s to 21s, good lambs ICa to 17s Od, ewes 12s to 15s; best wethers 2Gs 9d, to 28s, good wethers 25s to 260, small and backward wethers 20s to 245, merino wethers to 15s; best ewes, two, four, six, and eight-tooth, 25s to 28s 6d; medium ewes, same ages, in lower condition, 22s to 24s 6d; uncertain-aged ewes, 15s to 18s 6d; gummy ewes, 8s ,to 12s. These sheep eased in prices slightly. FOB BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON and CO., ADDINGTON. Large yarding, and comprised bigger proportion of wethers than has been tho case recently. Quality generally was better all round. Although exporters were operating keenly on tho medium class of ewes and light wethers, tho market, in our opinion, was hardly as firm as last week, but there was really little quotable difference. Graziers' competition,was also in evidence on the lighter and unfinished wethers, and although prices paid by them for wethers in the fat pens may JooU Joar, they are probably better buying in comparison with stores. The total entry must have been about 4500, of which our share was 560. Taking it all round, the sale must bo considerod a good one. FOR BEST RESULTS, CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON AND CO., ADDINGTON. FAT LAMBS. There was a total entry of 2850. H. Matson and Co.'s proportion of this yarding was 750. The market was a good, sound one, and practically up to last week's rates. In most cases, in our. opinion, schedule rates were exceedod. Exporters keenly operated for all suitable lambs, and butchers' compotitionwns responsible for good prices for heavies. Light, unfinished lambs made from 21s to 22s 9d, medium freezing; lambs from 27s to 30s 9d, and a few extra heavy up to 33s 4d. The lambs, on the -whole, were a fairly ovon lot, but there was a bigger sprinkling this week of the, unfinished sorts. FOR BEST RESULTS, CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON AND CO., ADDINGTON. Another largo entry of beef, 600 bend being forward, H. Matson and Co.'s sharo of the entry was 160 head. About two-thirds of the yarding was made up of cow beef. There was a scarcity of best prime steors and heifers, consequently these sold in excess of previous markets. There was also a good demand for clean young cows, and right to the end of the sale the prices for these were about level. Unfinished steers and mediumquality cowa were very hard to sell. Prices were, per hundred: Steers from 41* to 465, heifers 36s to- 88s, cows 22s to 31s. Prices were: Heavy prime steers £l7 to £2l 2s Bdi Prim* & 1 * *° £l6 > medium ill to £l2 16s, light £6 to £8 10s; heavy prime heifers 12 to £lB 17s 6d, prime £lO to £ll ss, medium £6 to £B, Ugh* £4 to £5 15s; heavy prime cows £l2 to £l4 3s 6d, prime £9 to £9 16s, medium £5 10s to £6 10s, light £3 to £5 ss. FOR BEST RESULTS, CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON AND CO.. ADDINGTON. There was a total yarding ef 846 in this department,, of which our quota was SO head. The entry comprised all classes, with a fair percentage of good quality; small calves were keenly competed for, and anything killablo sold at an advance on late sales. ' Values were: Small calves 20s to 30s, medium 82s 6d to 40s, good 43# 6d to 50s, best 52s 6d to £3; medium runners £3 5s to £4, best runners £4 5s to £6. FOR BEST RESULTS, CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON AND CO., ADDINGTON. There wae a email entry of Porkem forward to-day, only a few coming from the West Coaet. The sal* for this class was much better than late sales, showing an advance of 7a 6d to 10a a head. BACONERS.-r-There was quite a good entry of Baconers forward, all pens being filled. The market opened firm, and in our opinion showed ■ a slight advantage on last week's rates. Values were:—Light pork 47a to 555, heavy 60s to 725, average BJd to 9d; light baconers £1 to £4 10s, heavy £5 to £5 10s, extra to £6 ss, average 8d to Bid. Choppers £3 10s to £6 10a. STOKE PIGS. A very small entry forward and a very small attendance oi buyers, enough pigs being forward to fill requirements of buyers. Tho,sale throughout was on a par with late sales. Values were:—Woaners 9a to 14s, best sorts xrp to 18s, slips 23s to 295, small stores 83s to 365, medium stores up to 435. No large stores offering. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUR STOCK TO H; MATSON and 00., ADDINGTON. DAIRY CATTLE. There was a good yarding in this department, 83 cows being forward, oi which H. Matson and Co.'s entry was 50. The quality was not first-class, although there were a few milkers included in the "entry. Thoso sold well up to late rates, but inferior sorts were harder to quit. Prices were:—Best heifers £7 to £8 10s, others £i 10s to £6 10s, best second, third, and fourth calvers £lO, to £l4 10s, medium £6 to £8 10s, inferior £4 10s to £5 10s, old eowa in profit 80s ~to 60s. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUR STOCK to H. MATSON and CO., ADDINGTON. ' STORE CATTLE. There was a good entry in this Bection, .there being three fair lines of steers forward, whieh met with a good demand. Potting cowa and bulls were slightly easier, and i ;. Values were:—Four-year-old steers £6 12s 6d f to-£9 2s 6d, 21-year-old steers £7, best cows '>■'•'" £2 to £2 10s, others £1 to £1 6s, bulla £3 S.y'tM)R BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOTJR 'm<-jn&(X:XO.M. MATSON and CO., AD- '■:■'■■■■■ ■ >'''■■-::: !