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AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. "tr MATSON and CO. REPORT ON Al. THE ADDINGTON MARKET AS FOLLOWS:— STORE SHEEP. 1L MATSON' and CO. report the apparent failure o£ 'ho Economic. Conforonco and tho fiisiti" in lamb advised from overseas baa 710 effect whatever on the eagerness to purcli.'isy store sheep and hoggets of all classes. Tho total comprised 3158, and apart from several advertised lines the quality forward was of an uncertain nature. HOGGETS —The total number of hoggets offered represented 1351 i, and a steady demand was in evidence from the outset, continuing to the finish, some buyers being keen particularly on the larger lines of advertised consignments. In our opinion for the latter lots sales were buoyant, as tho followi„„ principal sales will clearly demonstrate: "35 half bred wether hoggets, ex Sprmglield. rather small, 7s; 220 halfbred owe lambs from tho same district, 13s lrt; Jt;.| 1 hrec-quarterbred ewo lioggets, a splendid line, 14s 3d; 80 fino threo-quarterbred ewo lambs, lis 5d ; 80 crossbred ewo lambs, ex Olio Tree il ill, lis 10d ; 81 halfbred wether lambs, ex Parnassus, a good even lot, 10s Od' 80 thrce-quarterbred ewo lambs, ex Springfield, 12s 2d; 70 halfbred mixed sex lambs ex Anama, 8s sd; 70 halfbred wether lambs, ex Am;.™, 5s td ; 5:! Down cross mixed sex lambs, in forward condition, is -lei. -10 Down cross lambs, crufehed and small, ss, ex Banks Peninsula; firt halfbred mixed sex lambs, splendidly woolled, in good condition, lis Bd. WKTHERS —Or.ly 21'f) were forward and buyers wore determined to make purchases, irrespective of breed, providing they bad th" condition for killing during the balance of tho winter. 75 two-tooth ewes, ex Hawarden, small, 9s 4(1; 73 halfbred wethers, two ami four-tooth, ex Waiknri, 10s Od; -a Merino wethers, six and eight-tooth, renll} good condition, ex Parnassus, 10s; Gf> como back wethers, four and six-tooth, ex Huwfir<lcn, very forward, 14s. BREEDING KWBS —1500 came to hand, tut the majority were tail-ends and oddments. The buying attendance, however, was strong, and considerable interest was taken in all lines showing in lamb to a popular type of ram, and tho market all round showed an upward tendency. Wo were of the opinion that good ewes rose again from Is Cd to 2s per bead, two-tooth ewes 13s to 18s (>d according to class, best frmr-year-old es and sound-mouth from lis 7d to 17s; others 7s 9d to 10.i 8(1, backward and thin ewes 5s lid to Bs. Vendors were expressing no regret* as regards the prices obtained to-day, end it was impossiblo for them to do so. as genuine vendors* consignments "were all told by auction at prices that exceeded thoso of recent occasions. The follow-ing principal sales will give a good indication, but it must be borne In mind that apart from JV few lines in the yard, tho sheep wero dry in the wool and showed the lack of succulent feed that is non-existent in Canterbury today. 211 Corriedale ewes, two, four, six, mid' eight-tooth, ex Olcntui, a good line, ■with Southdown and Corriedale rams in April, 10s 7d to 10s Rd; 72 Romney cross ewes, four anil six-tooths, with Romney rams in April, 13s 7d; 72 Romnev ewes, with Romney rams in April, 14s 2d; 52 Romney fuves, sound-month, Romney and English Leicester rams in March, lis 7d; 5G Romney two-tooth ewes, Southdown rams in April, 13s, small; 10!) Corriedale ewes, sound and failing-mouth, Southdown and Corriedale rams April, ex One Tree Hill, 6s 3d; 57 halfbred ewes, sound and failing-mouth, Southdown and English Leicester rams in March, passed at 10s; 63 halfbred ewes, low in condition, sound in the mouth, with Southdown rams April 25th, 7s 2d; CO halfbred two-tooth rwes, with a few four-tooths, a choice lot, Southdown rams in April, ex Greendale, 18s Od; 138 halfbred ewes, four and six-tooth, Southdown and English Leicester rams April, 17s 6d t ex Motukakara, a splendid line, and evon in tho wool, and in good condition; 167 halfbred ewes, four-year-old, Southdown rams In April, ex West Melton, a splendid line, Wellwoolled and in good condition, 17s; (56 halfbred owes, sound-mouth, Shropshire rams April, low in condition, ex Scargill, 8b sd. SELL THROUGH MATSONS. FAT LAMBS. XT. MATSON anil CO. report .the loss of Competition from the freezing works owing to their recent closing affected the price of light and plain lambs. While they were perhaps indifferent over recent sales in their limitH for this class, in some cases to-day no bids were forthcoming for these sorts, and they had to be sent down to the store pens, where better returns wero available. The best quality lambs wero competed for Iceenly by the butchers, but consignments cf this class were somewhat limited. Practically the whole of the entry comprised medium to light lambs, all lots being sold at auction at the following basis of prices:— Extra prime heavy lambs to 22s lOd, prime heavy 17s fid to 20s, primo medium 13s to 17s, light 9s to 12s fid. Some of 11. MATSON and CO.'S principal sales wero as follows:—On account of Mr M. Patrick, Ross, 80 lambs from lis Id to 3(is lOd; Mr F. J. Andrew, Te Perita, to 10s 7d; Kxors. Flesher's Estate, Aylesbury, to 14s Id: Mr 3. Coleman, West Melton, to 22s Id: Mr J. Ouinn. Ohoka. to 21s Id. SELL THROUGH MATSONS. FAT SHEEP. 11. MATSON and CO. report:—The fat sheep market was a most extraordinary one to follow, but before commenting on the sale we purpose drawing attention to the fact that there have been entries over the last few weeks on an average of 6000 sheep per week, and last week, anticipating shorter entries to-day, buyers waded in and over purchased, with the result that to-day, •with the exception of for the primer quality, they wero indifferent. Officiating salesmen obtained good jjrices for the prime lots of both ewea and wethers, particularly the latter if they were lucky enough to elicit tho competition of tho leading butchers \tor this class, but there was a noticeable difference in prices throughout the day on consignments from the same vendors. Light and plain Borts, of which there was on oversupply, were in many cases disregarded except at very tempting pricos, and many of this class were available from 7s to 3 os, •whereas a few weeks ago they were realising 12s *o 14s. Prominent factory competition wax not available, and it was solely a butcher's market. If anything towards the finish cf the sale the market firmed a shade. Our opinion is that the market, while it ■was very erratic, showed very little difference for the primer sorts, but all others Buffered to the extent of Is to Is 6d. The total entry was in the vicinity of 4500, and again southern vendors were forward with choice owes and 9 small number of wethers. Vendors wore prepared, however, to take the jiuarket price owing to the shortage of feed, Mnd, in fact, holding at this time of the year, on the heavy land arojnnd Christchurch Js not conducive to the stock keeping their condition, and they would show a distinct logs of bloom when again submitted for auction. Values were as follows:—Extra prime to 26s 4d, prime heavy 19s 6d to ®2s, prime medium 16s to 19s, ordinary 13s 1.) 15s 6d, light 10s to .12s 6d; extra prime *wes up to 19s lOd, prime heavy 14s Cd *0 17s 6d, prime medium lis to 14s, ordinary Cs to 10s 6d, light and inferior 5s to 7s 6d. Some of H. MATSON and CO.'S principal •ales were as follows: —On account of Scarpill client, ewes to 14s lOd; Mr G. F. Ihirey, Harewood, ewes to 10a lOd; southern client, ewes to 18s Id; Mr E. O. Smart, Lincoln, ewes to 10s lOd; Mr D. L. Rutherford, Morna, ewes to 13s 7d; Temuka client, wethers to 20s lOd; Mr F. Taverner, Belfipld, Orari. wethers to 22s 4d, ewes to 19s 4d; Mr W. Craw, Chorlton, wethers to 22s 4d; Mr H. Dale, Southbrook, ewes to 13s lOd. SELL THROUGH MATSONS. FAT CATTLE. H. MATSON and CO. report an increase ef 107 head to-day in this section, the total coming to 412 head. The market opened fairly keenly on a basis with last Wednesday's quotations, but soon showed an increase, as the majority of the butchers were not there at the commencement. Tho sale must be termed a very firm ono, with keen competition ruling for all classes. There was B big entry of cow beef, including a lot of second-grade cattle. Prime steers and anything showing good quality was keenly competed for at a fair advance on last week's rates, and wherever extra primo and heavy steers were on offer these showed an increase of approximately 15s to 20s per head. H. MATSON and CO. quote the following prices per 1001b: —Prime pens of extra heavy bullocks, from £lO 10s to £l2 2s 6d, averaging 21s to 23s per 1001b; good pens of prime steers, from £8 17s fid to £9 17s 6d 22s to 24s per 1001b; extra prime kandy-woight steers, from £8 5s to £9 15s, from 24s to 25s per 1001b; prime cows and lioifers, from £5 12s 6d to £7 12s Cd, 203 to 22s per 1001b; heavy prime cows, from A'G 5s to £8 17s 6d, 10s to 18s por 1001b; handy-weight cows, from £3 15s to £4 12fl fid' light and unfinished, 35s to £2 10s. Amongst H. MATSON and CO.'S principal sales were: 7 steers from Mr Bruce Gar- . rick of Pleasant Point, selling from £lO 7s (id to £l2 2s Cd, and 1 heifer at £9 2s Cd', on account of Nixon's Estate, Kilunchj, 2 cows from £6 2s 6d to £7, 5. heifers from 44 7s fid to £6 12s Gd. SELL THROUGH MATSONS. CALVES. . H MATSON and CO. report:—A moderate yarding was offered in this section, comprising 146 head. The quality was much improved on last week's offering, and this, together with a light entry, created a firm demand at values slightly in excess of the previous sale. Values were as follows:—Small calves las to 225, medium 23s to 28s, good 30s to 365, best 37s to 455; medium runners 47s 6d to 555, good 57s Od to £3 10s, best £3 12s 6d to £4 ss, extra heavy prime to £4 13s 6d. SELL THROUGH MATSONS. FAT PIGS. H. MATSON and CO. report:—The quality ©f pigs in this department was very mixed, especially in the pork section, and butchers' requirements were hard to fill. Pork showed a slight improvement on late rates owing to tho small entry, but bacon was down. Values ranged as follows: —Porkers 19s 6d to 24s 6U, heavy porkers 27b 6d to £2g Cd, choppers 30s to £4 13s Cd, bacon K6d to 42b 6d, heavy bacon 47s 6d to td, extra heavy bacon to