FAT STOCK SHOW

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22467, 30 July 1938, Page 11

FAT STOCK SHOW

SATISFACTORY ENTRIES JUDGING NEXT TUESDAY For years past the market at Addington Saleyards preceding the Grand National double market has been something in the nature of a fat stock show. Butchers paid big prices for the .cream of the cattle, sheep, and pigs for the pui’pose of making a display. Twenty years ago remarkable figures were paid for fat sheep. Older hands at Addington can recall the exceptional Shropshire and ShropshireRomney wethers that the Idte Mr F. Bull, of Waddingtop, used to send to Addington, prices of which on occasions went to more than £l7 a head, and more than £2OO has been paid for a single bullock. More recently the operators for the city trade have paid figures only a little more than commercial rates, but there is still keen competition. A year ago the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, backed by the Canterbury Master Butchers’ Association and the auctioneers operating at the Addington yards, organised a show of beef cattle at the saleyards. It met with success, and the second show is to be held next Tuesday and Wednesday, August 2 and 3. In order to give the judge an opportunity of making his awards under favourable conditions it is proposed to judge the animals entered on Tuesday, commencing at 1.30 p.m., and repen the five leading prize winners in each class next day, commencing the sale of them at 10 a.m. Entries, though not as high as last year, provide good competition, there being an average of 10 entries in each | of five classes. The Canterbury Agrl- | cultural and Pastoral Association offer cash prizes to the value of £65. The Canterbury Master Butchers’ Association gave a challenge cup. for the best pen of three bullocks under three years of age. This trophy was won last year by Mr T. H. Wilkinson, of Spotswood. The president of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, Mr T. A. Stephens, of Irwell, has given a silver cup to the champion, and this animal will also receive £lO in addition to the class prize. The cattle breed societies hove also supported the show well with donations, the Shorthorn, Aberdeen-Angus, and Red Poll Societies figuring in the list of donors. The object of the show is to improve the beef cattle sold for the Christchurch market.