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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. H MATSON AND CO. REPORT ON ADJJIXGTON MARKET AS FOLLUttS: STORE SHEEP. -. ~~„ , ™ "-port.— _ ed with lambs, and the entry was a very small one, the greater portion of it being of a very mediocre standard. Tiie following are some of the _...__.. .-,,-, —ssbred we lamb 3 275. 41 ibs. veil gTowu and wellwoolled. 2us sd, 80 ditto 20a lid, 31 very small, a bit weak in the wool, 22a 3d; 70 three-quarterbred wether lambs 20s 3d, 70 ditto 17s; 80 mixed-sex Southdown cross lamb", onlv medium grade, 18s. ADULT SHEEP—In this section about 24 pens were ou offer. There was a good attendance, but the quality of tha greater portion of the catalogue vras unattractive; tho balance might be quoted as attractive. Throughout competition was dragging, nobody seemed in a hurry to buy, but wherever a consignment of even grade and reliable warranty was on offer there was continual bidding, which is all cases terminated at a solid price, and ono in excess of recent standards. We quote the following sales that we actually saw effected: —240 four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred wether?, an even lot, big framed, a bit backward in condition, and on the light side as shearers, 26s lOd: 03 ditto, small and thin, sold at 16s lOd: 08 ditto, very fine halfbreds, very small and late shorn, 14s 3d; 30 six-tooth halfbred wethers, well woolled, 24s 7d; GO halfbred wethers, old and thin, and teeth irregular, withdrawn at suction at 73 lOd; 55 fine big halfbred wethers, fix and eighttooth, well woolled, and with a good bloom, 28s 9d; S5 very small halfbred wethers, 21s 2d; 70 two-tooth wethers, extra good line, well grown and well woolled, ex Cheviot Hills, 29s 3d; 61 halfbred wethers, nearly fat, from Oaniaru, 29s 9d. EWES—SO Corriedale two, four, sis, and eight-tooth ewes, joined with Correidale rams on April loth, realised 35s 6d; 65 fine big halfbred eves., two, four, and six-tooth, showing well in lamb to Corriedale rams, j 36s 6d; 50 four, six, and eight-tooth half- > bred ewe?, in lamb to E.L. rams, 31s 4d; j 65 three-quarterbred ewes, Romney cross ; sound-mouth, showing well in lamb to j Southdown and English Leicester rami, 375; ; til second cross ewes, in lamb to E.L. rams, i au attractive lot, 35s 6d; 62 four, six, eight- j tooth, and full-mouth three-quarterbred ewes, j in lamb to Shropshire rams, thin and ragged, , 23s fid; 70 Romney cross ewes, failing 1 mouths, muted with Shropshire rams, 26s , Sd. Amongst the odds and ends were 11 . halfbred ewes, fair sorts, sold at 19s 6d; j 50 aged crossbred ewes, mated with South- ; down and E.L. rams._ 1 quarterbred ewes, failing 40 old halfbred and cr< and light, 17s; and SO < in lamb to E.L. rams, 14 rams. 17s 9d; 73 threefailing mouths, 15s 8d; and crossbred ewes, thin nd SO odd halfbred ewes, ams, 14s. _SULTS CONSIGN YOUR, I. MATSON and CO., FOR, BEST RESULTS CONSIGN \(JUU : : STOCK TO H. MATSON and CO., i ALDINGTON. ' EAT SHEEP. i H. MATSON and CO. REPORT:— I In this section there wero 11 races all told, and H. Matson and Co. estimate- tne total entry to be 4160. Tho catalogue presented "was an excellent one, and many lines oi good-framed, well-fleeced, and wellfinished sheep wero on offer, but there was also a largo portion of irregular fattened, small-framed, and thin-pelted sheep on offer, and many pens showed the signs of slipping in condition. The attendance was good, and, in fact, it seemed to us that the trade were "'ence throughout the sale than e past. In our opinion tne market was on all fours with the recent standard of prices. Throughout the season it has been quito recognised that ewes hate not realised the same basis of values, as m previous years, whereas wethers owing , , tho export prico available for ight sheep, j were responsible for them realising excel- ; lint prices, notwithstanding the lesser value ; of the *kin-=. In this section no doubt j many of tho butchers are finding that owing ( tothe cost of living and the amount of unemployment, and the diflUplty of existence, many of the householders hVe taken a pull on their trade bills—whereas they used to °1 " Wait, to-day many of them are eonlake their purchases in small goods ma- placed on the counter for a ™°d ei »* Outlay, instead of, as formerly, free buy.ng of joints <)i- choice cuts, etc. T .°'_} a J b luxuries are certainly being curtailed, and i * i« being reflected in the purchasing power of the trade. H. Matson and Co Quote - Extra heavy wethers up to 42 * 4 *' P* l ?. 0 lipivv 34s to 37s 6d, medium 31s to JJs, e gliVov Plain 27s 6d.to 30s; «tra *«£* ewes up to 35s 4d prune ewes «*>***£ ? 3 e s d 'S? a'™ and inferior' ief Id to 19s H M4TSON and CO.'S principal sales we?o as: follows :-On account of Mr W Giddings, Ealing, ewes to d*s 44. xx Wharton, Rangitata, ewes to JBs lua, mt fiVo Arres Waikari, wethers to 35s ia, U-eo. •» a . o Waiau, ewes to ■ht, Annat, ewes toM. 7d; Messrs W -a 4. «n,.Barr Will ewes to 33s 10a, Air x. j-. Garfield wethers to 42s 4d; Mr A. &. K tOU ' BEST r RESULTS* CONSIGN YOTTR STOCK TO H. MATSON and 00., ADWNGTON. H MATSON and CO. REPORT:— The »ntry was a small one, being ostith4 desire° r ef th t°he focal S , r was fully up to recent rates, tti being obtained for a consign' up highest price >nt sent in by M 3 rVcarruthers'. of Rakaia, which sold up to37s lOd. Other sales ran from 20* ,a to 32s 6d. „„„. nnvSTRN YOUR FOR BEST R STOCK TO 3 ADWNGTON. H. MATSON and CO. REPORT :—The« was a total entry of 465 head, as against last Wednesday's entry of 4io. The cata logue comprised about four races o( SO"* steer beef, most of it being handy weights. The balance of the yarding was made up of Hgnt and unfinished cattle, the biggest major. ity of it were showing the signs of the rough and cold weather, and many of them undoubtedly were slipping back in condition. This is a weakness that you cannot deceive tho buying public over. Competition was keen throughout the whole catalogue but the writer of this report was interested . m the manner and the prices that; were given for the nondescript pens oi light heifers and light cows and young cattle, even though they were slipping back, and after making enquiries we feel certain that these particular grades are really realising better price* than the well-finished and attractive lots, j Many of the tradesmen to-day find it <li«cu" . to sell a 10 or 151b sirloin of roast-beef for the simple reason that the householfiders are not prepared to make the outlay recognising that the cost of living has go. to be reduced, and they are turning their attention to the acquisition of purchases of small goods, and to-day a good housewife prefers to buy some dainty from the small goods counter in preference to the substantial joints and choice cuts that in the past were the fashion. Hence throughout the sale keen competition was forthcoming for al' *™ des ! and the graziers, with the firm belief that beef supplies were becoming mow, contracted in respect to this centre, were eager bidders n competition on all lots that were mutable for their requirements. These factors, namely ihe competition of the grazier, the keen competition of the small-goods man and the purchaser who is catering for the palate of a large portion of the public, to-day were responsible for a steady and persistent range fll' medfun. £l4 15s to £ls 15s, baby.beef anh'ndy-weights £l4 to £.15 5a unfinished £ ?7 E ™. p ß rlm. £ ilVt°o fit ffi fill £7 to £9 10s. COWS: Heavy £l3 to £ls ir. 6d, prime £lO to £l2 10s, medium £S to £9 15s, others to £7. . H MATSON and CO. quote the following prices per 1001b:—STEERS: Extra heavy 44s to 465, prime 45s to 475, handy-weights 47s to 50s, medium 42s to 44b, plain and unfinished 40s to 425. HEIFERS: Prime 41s to 445, medium 38s to 41s. COWfe. Heavy SBs to 40s, prime 40s to 425, medium 37s to 395, others down to 355, old and unfinished to 30s. .... H. MATSON end CO. quote the following principal sales: On account of Miss I. and Mr A. M. Rutherford, "Montrose," Culverden, 16 steers from £l7 12s 6d to £l9 7s 6d; on account of Mr F. Carpenter (Prebbleton), 7 steers from £8 7s 6d to £ll 12s 6d, 4 heifers from £9 7s 6d to £ls 17s 6d, 1 cow £l3 17s 6d; on account of Mr a.. G. Gardner (Scargill), 2 steers fTom £l6 17s 6d to £22 17s 6d; on account of Mr E. Gardner (Scargill), 1 steer at £lB 12s 6d; on account of Mr C. E. Puschell (Kaispoi), 4 cows from £9 12s 6d to £l4 7s 6d; on account of Mr A. Allan (Waikari), 1 cow at £ls 7s Cd; on account of Mr R. J. Robincon (Waikuku), 1 cow at £l3 12s 6d. FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN TOUR STOCK TO H. MATSON and CO., ADDINGTON. FAT PIGS. H. MATSON and CO. REPORT:—There was a small yarding of both pork and bacon which met with a very brisk demand, and prices showed an increase on last week's rates. Values: —Choppers £2 10s to £6, baconers. light £3 10s to £4, heavy £4 5s to £4 13s, extra heavy £4 ig a 6d to £5 Is 6d, average 6Jd to 7d; porkers, light £1 17s to £2 14s 6d, heavy to £3 6s 6d, average 8d to 9d. STORE PIGS. H. MATSON and CO. REPORT:—In this department there was a large entry. Prices for all classes showed a marked improvement on late rates, particularly for good weaners and large stores. Values:—Weaners 6s to 9s, good weaners 10s to 14s 6d, small stores 12s" to 14s 6d, medium stores 16s to 22s large stores 24s to 28s. extra pood to 33s ' FOR BEST RESULTS CONSIGN TOTTR STOCK TO H. MAT&OH and CO