ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27824, 24 November 1955, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

BIG YARDING OF FAT CATTLE

Sharp Decline In Price EWES FAIRLY STABLE There was a shaiy drop in fat cattle prices at the Addington market yes- ! terday. For the second week in sue- i cession there was a entry of more ■ than 600 head which proved too much 1 for the market to absorb at anything like steady rates. A general decline ! set in of £3 to £4 a head. There were heavily reduced yard- i ings of fat sheep and, though values i for ewes were mostly stable, those for 1 wethers were down somewhat on last 1 week, except over the concluding , stages. Because of the absence of the usual i buying strength from freezing works. ■ a heavily-stocked fat lamb market sagged sharply. A small entry of store sheep sold < at close to late rates. STORE SHEEP Store, sheep numbers declined sharply, I particularly in the hogget section, and ’ dadtt n< * bee* l for more than 1000 ' Chathams Islands sheep there would also have been only a handful of sheep in the older sheep section. The odd showers of rain in North Canterbury this week have ' done nothing to improve feed prospects, ther S “ n L ore rain a finning c^y rest m store sheep cannot be ex- ( It was as well yesterday that the yard- : tag was not a large one for the gallery • wa « but tor «n<»ish offering 1 prices held about late rates with a slight improvement for shorn ewes with lambs at foot. For the small wether and ewe hogget ' offering prices may have been a shade 1 easier, but for at least one consignment of sheep similar to those yarded last week there was little difference in rates Ewe hoggets realised up to 745, the price < Rodney® from E. F. Redmond ; (Ladbroks). Good entries sold from 60s o’ . , others ranging down to ; Sales included: on account of a client. 284 three-quarterbred at 66s 6d; ■ V. R. and R. A. Copland (Chertsey), 155 three-quarterbred at 42s fid to 31s 6d. 1 T or the best of the wether hoggets prices went from 50s to 345, medium 46s to 495, and others down to 335. Among the sales were: on account of W. L. Evanb , (Hanmer Springs). 70 halfbreds at 52s 6d: Mrs A. W. Langdale (West Melton), 102 ■ Romney cross at 51s, and 100 at 495: V. 1 bie£ <I .^M OI ’ I * n ‘ i (Chert « h* l1 ’- Most of the ewes with lambs were out °* the wool, though some were again ' showing some wool growth. For this class, values looked to be a shilling or two better 1 t » a - 1 Ute £? teB x with the bulk of the offering selling from 31s fid to 38s, wiln ' others ranging down to 20s. An outstand- : Pen 25 heavily-woolled ewes, witn 18 forward lambs at foot, sold at 51s. This ' wm one of the few lots of woolly ewes ! with lambs in the selection. ■ * Pl e w ethers made up almost half the J yardin g, and ®bout three-quarters 1 were big-framed shorn Romneys from the Chatham Islands. On face value ■ these seemed to sell at slightly easier rates, but on a quality basis prices paid wereHttle different to last week A good psrt of the offering of one, two and 1 thrw-Bhear shorn sheep ranged from 50s to s<«, with °thers selling down to 37s The top price—s 7 s—was paid for three- i shear Romneys from H. A. Hunt (Chat- 1 ham Islands) and to the estate of N. ' Jtotoerford < M . endi P Hills) for three-shcar halfbreds. Sales included.: on account of ‘ Gregory Hunt (Chatham : Islands), 434 one, two and three-shear 1 et 508 to 56s 6d; H. A. Hunt (Chatham Islands), 398 three-shear Rom- ■ 45 J. •‘L- 1 .? 378; estat e N. Ruther- ’ ford (Mendip Hills), 280 three-shear haUbreds at 52s to 575. z £ 2P r . and six-tooth ewes from T. ) ??i uta Islands > sold to 50s for 103, and 62 from A. Tuuta realised 46s 6d. FAT LAMBS The entry of fat lambs totalled 781 com- ; pared with 263 last week. This number < proved far too many for the butchers to absorb. The quality was exceptionally < good, but works’ buyers were not ’ operating. Their absence was accounteo • *2 r Z. y 'I 1 ® acute congestion at most of the freezing works, brought about by ti»e Prolonged dry spell and the premium for »he light-weight lambs causing a pronounced rush of sheep to the works. Consequently, values dropped sharply at yes- 1 J^il ay » s S J/ e ’ and ? any good lambs were 1 nard to dispose of at any price. Top 1 & r 'w (?• Id p,ld *° Campbel> and ‘ Hart (Rakaiat lor one lamb. Values were Extra prime lambs, to 73s Id. « Good, 65s to 88s. Medium, 60s to 635. Light, down to 555. i Among sales were:— H. Matson and Company sold: on acBradley Estate (Charteris Bay). | 81 at 57« ld to 69s Id; L. V. Scott I Wood- ?& d) ’ 628 ld to 87a ld : R - G Dawson < £ r< J° k^ de t' 10 at 82s 7d ! Mrs R - Marsn ; ? x£ ° rd >’ 7 at 63 « Id’. Miss E. Smith 65s id; E J. < Smith (Amberley), 11 at S7a Id; J. LanJ S R, rin M’ ton) ' 3 588 « t» ««’ ’d; , » D. KaUl l Southbridge). 20 at 5Ss 7d to S* Ste Phen» (Gebbie’a Valley). . av at 57s id. National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of estate N. Rutherford ( p arnassus). 18 at 48s id; I. Barnes (Halswe!!). 7 at fils Id; T. W. Smith (Prebblei2 n 2i li- a !/ 18 « ld <j *La M - QdiKtoy (Irwell), s Fletcher (Waikari), 30 at 62s Id to 64« Id; McDrury and Thornley (Halswell), 22 at «3s Id to 67s Id; G. R. Adams (Southbridge). 24 at fils Id to 62s Id; estate G. L. Rutherford (Parna««y«)- » at «°s Id; J. McGuire (Halswell), 49 at 58s Id to 66s Id. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd. sold: on account of H. Topp (Rotherham), 21 at 55s Id to 66s Id; J. Gardiner (Rakaia), 3 at 66s Id; J. Moody (Te Pirita). 13 at 61s Id to 64s Id; N. A. Gardiner (Diamond Har- 1 ££”2l J 1 y at 008 ld; R - J - Radford (Springston). 3 at 63s Id. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Mrs A. Murray-Aynsley (Riccar- : ton), 12 at 65s Id to 68s Id; R. O. Rowlands (Kirwee). 29 at 59s Id to 65s Id. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: on account of C. S. Todd (Irwell), 3 at 63s Id; E. Fahey (Prebbleton). 9 at 65s Id to 68s Id; J. Everest (Lee st on). 20 at 56s Id to 59s Id: N. < Crampton (Ladbrooks), 6 at 60s 7d; E. Carter (Southbrook), 16 at 56s 7d to 61s Id. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Campbell and Hart (Rakaia), 12 at 59s Id to 73s Id. FAT SHEEP Yardings of fat sheep fell heavily from 6897 last week to 4044. Wethers were back by as much as 3s a head on last week’s values, except over the concluding stages when prices firmed to finish on a par with those of last week. Ewes in the main had a reasonably sound sale, much on a par with that of last week. Buyers for all classes of fat sheep were inclined to be selective, and there were some passings. The market for wethers was topped by F. G. Francis (Waikari), with a sale of seven at 77s Id, and wether hogget values may be gauged from the sale of lines of 131 from F. Horan (Ashburton), which made from 61s Id to 63s Id, and 38 from H. May and Company, which changed hands from 67s Id to 69s Id. For ewes, two vendors were paid 35s Id, H C. Barr (Prebbleton) selling 31 at this □rice and J. Langley (Rakaia) 15. Values were:— Prime heavy wethers, to 77s Id. Prime medium wethers, 60s Id to 64s Id. Prime light wethers, to 58s Id. Extra prime ewes, to 35s Id. Prime ewes, 28s Id to 33s Id. Ordinary and plain ewes, to 26s Id. Representative sales were:— Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of F. Merren, jun. (West Evreton), 43 ewes at 24s Id to 26s Id: Ngakaroa Estate (Oxford), **6 ewes at 28s Id to 28s Id; Mrs N. E. Hughes (Amberley). 42 ewes at 25s Id to 29s Id; G. Rawstron (Halswell), 28 ewes at 24s Id to 26s Id; J. L. McFarlane (Waiau). 51 ewes at 23s Id to 29s Id, 15 hoggets at 55s Id; D. M. Lili (Brookside), 31 ewes at 21s Id to 27s Id and 5 hoggets at 64s Id; S. W. Beatty, jun. (Coalgate), 11 young ewes at 49s Id and 4 hoggets at 53s Id: Mt. Palm Estate (Rotherham), 32 wethers at 57s Id to 58s Id; M. S. Bower (Swannanoa). 83 wethers at 47s Id to 69s Id, and 7 ewes at 29s Id; W. J. Kennington (Seddon), 18 wethers at 53s Id to 54s Id; Mrs K. M. Popplewell (Waiau). 64 ewes at 30s Id to 34s Id; Watson and Topp (Waipara), 30 ewes at 29s Id; R. F. Neal (Seddon). 20 ewes at 30s Id to 31s Id: H. A. Weir (Hawarden). 66 wethers at 56s Id to 58s Id; A. H. Kennington (Seddon), 25 wethers at 58s Id; C. T. Mehrtens (Rangiora), 15 hoggets at 49s Id; P. J. Hyde (Cust), 8 wethers at 55s Id to 63s Id; Archie C. Hyde (Cheviot), 7 ewes at 32s Id; Mrs A. P. Bennett (Bennetts). 11 young ewes at 43s Id, 2 wethers at 56s Id. National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of R. S. Shearer (Glasnevin), 10 ewes at 30s Id, 10 wethers at 58s id to 59s Id: R. B. Collier (Annat), 25 ewes at 30s Id; estate N. Rutherford (Parnassus), 42 ewes at 30s Id to 31s Id, 10 wethers at 50s Id; A. J. Watson (Ashburton), 15 ewes at 30s Id; Parkdale Estate (Halswell), 31 ewes at 31s Id; C. D. Acland (Camp Bay). 70 ewes at 33s Id to 46s Id; J. M. Blackley (Rakaia). 18 ewes at 31s Id, 3 young ewes at 46s Id; estate F. J. D. Parsons (Waiau). 11 young ewes at 138 s Id; G. J. Francis (Halswell), 107 wethers at 64s Id to 68s Id; I. Barnes (Halswell), 4 wethers at 60s Id; J. L. Reese (Southbridge). 30 wethers at 61s Id to 63s Id; J. D. Murdoch (Ashburton), 27

wethers at 57s Id to 65s Id; J. H. Baxter (Rikaia), 8 wethers at 58s Id, 4 ewes at 2Js Id; H. H. Earl (Hawarden), 19 ewes at 31s Id.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, sold: on account of R. F. Lockhead (Springston), 27 ewes at 19s Id. 46 hoggets at 53s Id to 69s Id: A. J. P. Lowe (Rolleston), 8 ewes at 36s Id: G. L. Breimeyer (Little River), 3o ewes at 28s Id to 33s Id; E. H. Mansheld (Kaiapoi). 33 ewes at 25s Id to 30s Id; F. D. Ironside (Rakaia). 25 ewes at 27s Id to 30s Id; R. F. Whitham (Weedons). 8 ewes at 33s Id; V. R. and P. A Copland (Chertsey), 20 ewes at 34s Id; 24 two and four-tooth ewes at 43s Id to 53s Id, 12 naaiden ewes at 41s Id, 21 wethers at 28s Id to 68s Id H. T. Ayers (Methven) 23 ewes at 31s Id- I. W. Plaskett (Fernside). 18 ewes at 29s id to 32s Id: G. Moore and Son (Lincoln), 13 ewes at 31s Id, 2 hoggets at , ld: , A - B - and A - w - E McMillan (Culverden), 11 ewes at 32s Id: T. Addis (Culverden). 15 ewes at 31s Id; A. G. Rawlinson (Methven). 2 ewes at 31s Id, 7 maiden ewes at 51s Id, 4 hoggets a! 67s Id, 19 wethers at 71s Id to 76s Id; Steel Bros. (Kimberley), 19 hoggets at 63s Id to 68s Id, 7 wethers at 65s Id; Campbell and Hart (Rokeby), 24 hoggets •Gt 63s Id to 66s Id; J. H. Armstrong (Waikari), 3 hoggets at 51s Id; J. Hughes (Darfield), 22 wethers at 65s Id to 66s Id; N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst), 13 hoggets at 63s Id to 66s xd; Mrs M. McMillan (Fernside). 21 hoggets at 66s Id to 72s Id; F. J. Francis (Waikari), 21 wethers at 71s Id to 77s Id.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd, sold; on account of W. J. Coop ( Ataahua), 7 wethers at 53s Id to 63s Id; Mrs M. A. W. Coop (Ataahua), 22 wethers at 53s Id to 62s Id; estate I. L. M. Coop (Ataahua), 30 wethers at 51s Id to 65s Id; J. S. Elworthy (Richmond Hill), 52 wethers at 60s Id to 63s Id; R. A. Witbrock (Fendalton), 6 ewes at 28s Id to 32s Id, 9 wethers at 60s Id to 70s Id; C. F. Barnes (Cheviot), 19 wethers at 65s Id to 66s Id and 8 young ewes at 47s Id and 67 ewes at 28s Id to 33s Id; N. A. Gardiner (Diamond Harbour), 9 ewes at 26s Id; P. A. Watson (Methven), 25 wethers at 50s Id to 62s Id; R. G. McKay (Pigeon Bay). 8 ewes at 29s Id; H. Topp (Rotherham). 2 ewes at 29s Id; E. J. Grimsey (Oxford), 12 wethers at 58s Id to 60s Id; D. C. McArthur (Dunsandel), 2 wethers at 68s Id; F. B. Magson (Rakaia). 50 wethers at 64s Id to 68s Id; H. Doak (Rakaia), 6 wethers at 61s Id; J. F. Cracroft Wilson (Cashmere), 4 wethers at 67s Id; W. H. Robinson (Cheviot), 12 wethers at 62s Id to 69s Id: C. J. Woods (Lincoln), 25 wethers at 64s Id to 68s Id; R. B. Shellock (Rakaia). 12 wethers at 61s Id; J. Gardiner (Rakaia), 7 wethers at 65s Id; J. Langley (Rakaia), 25 ewes at 30s Id to 35s Id; A. H. Baker and Son (Waiau), 20 ewes at 32s Id to 34s Id; H. G. Mould (Cust). 10 ewes at 27s Id to 30s Id; D. E. Rankin (Pendarves), 7 ewes at 30s Id; H. C. Barr (Prebbleton), 133 ewes at 30s Id to 35s Id; Mrs F. R. Hood (Somerton). 20 young ewes at 52s Id to 55s Id and 15 ewes at 31s Id. New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: on account of D. K. Wilson (Lansdowne Valley), 14 ewes at 27s Id, and L. McLachlan (Methven). 16 ewes at 26s Id to 28s Id. and 15 hoggets at 60s 7d; P. Harrison (Rakaia), 39 ewes at 27s Id to 29s Id: W. Greig (Rakaia), 16 ewes at 27s Id to 32s ld; C. A. Denton (Femside), 33 ewes at 27s Id to 28s Id; E A. Foster (Omihi), 62 young ewes at 50s Id to 60s Id; J. D. Lang (Sefton), 10 ewes at 30s Id; J. Lucas (Annat), 13 ewes at 28s Id: A. J. Blakely (Amberley), 22 hoggets at 53s Id to 55s Id; F. Horan (Ashburton), 131 hoggets at 61s Id to 68s Id; R. J. Mcllraith (Horrelville), 6 hoggets at 63s ld and 4 ewes at 28s Id: R, F. Lochhead (Broadfield), 30 hoggets at 58s Id to 62s Id; C. R. Watson (Oxford), 9 ewes at 27s Id; Bruce and Gunn (Ashburton), 18 hoggets at 55s Id; C. T. Jarman (Darfield), 15 wethers at 57s Id; W. J. Wells (Ashburton), 15 hoggets at 56s Id and 5 young ewes at 40s Id. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of H. M. Stephens (Gebbie’s Valley), 2 hoggets at 51s Id; R. Studholme (Tai Tapu), 9 ewes at 26s Id; J. T. Davison (Governor’s Bay), 4 ewes at 27s Id; F. Roberts (Scargill), 9 wethers at 53s id to 66s Id, 6 ewes at 29s Id; C. W. Taylor (Sefton), 21 ewes at 26s Id to 27s Id; Mrs Y. Wild (Weedons), 20 ewes at 25s Id to 29s Id. 14 hoggets at 60s Id; R. G. G. McLachlan (Brookside). 31 ewes at 27s 7d to 28s Id; R. B. Coe (Irwell), 12 ewes at 30s 7d to 31s 7d; H. May and Company (Balcairfi), 38 hoggets at 67s Id to 69s Id. 8 ewes at 29s Id; D. S. Thomas (Ambeiley), 39 ewes at 28s Id to 42s Id, 24 hoggets at 60s Id to 64s Id; C. Fitzpatrick (Amberley), 40 ewes at 27s 7d to 29s Id; T. A. Guy (Yaldhurst), 38 ewes at 26s 7d to 27s 7d; W. J. McCully (Temuka). 35 wethers at 62s Id to 87s Id; G. J. Francis. 87 wethers at 57s Id to 71s Id; Miss Helen Rogers (Springston), 3 hoggets at 54s Id; W. Morris (Styx), 1 woolly hogget at 86s Id; L. W. Potter (Leeston), 55 wethers at 60s Id to 63s Id; C. V. Harris (Rangiora), 26 hoggets at 64s Id to 65s Id. FAT CATTLE An entry of 655 fat cattle after a yarding of 638 last week was more than the market could absorb at anything like steady rates. The result was that the market took one of its sharpest drops for a very long time. On an average prices went back another £3 to £5 a head over the whole market on top of last week’s substantial easing. Even steers sold down to below £2O on several occasions, and sales in the £2O to £25 range were common. There were few sales of cows and heifers*, over £3O. The top price for steers was £49 12s 6d paid for one from L. C. Latter (Blythcburn). Heifers sold to £33 17s 6d fo one from J. H. Graham (Horrelville) anc another from Mrs S. E. G. Mowat (Cheviot). G. H. Parsons and Son (Benmore) obtained £32 2s 6d for a cow. Prime handy-weight beef sold up to about 100 s per 1001 b, with heavy-weigh) to 85s; best heifer beef to 100 s. and medium heifer beef to 80s; best cow beef to 87s 6d, and medium to 755. Values were:— Extra prime steers, to £49 12s 6d. Prime, £35 to £4l. Prime medium-weight, £26 to £34. Ordinary and light, down to £l4. Extra prime heifers, to £33 17s 6d. Prime. £25 to £3O. Medium, £2O to £24. Ordinary and plain, down to £l4. Extra prime cows, to £32 2s 6d. Prime, £24 to £29. z Medium, £l7 to £23. Ordinary and plain, down to £l2. Sales were:— H. Matson and Company sold: on account of Macartney Bros. (Tai Tapu). 2 steers at £33 7s 6d, 1 cow at £26 2s 6d; M. A. McMillan (Leeston), 2 cows at £ll 17s 6d to £l6 2s 6d; P. Symes (Halswell), 2 cows at £2O 7s 6d to £26 17s 6d; G. D. Neave (Irwell). 1 cow at £2l 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £lB 2s 6d; C. Ashworth (Amberley), 1 cow at £lB 2s 6d; D. Thomas (Amberley), 1 steer at £25 17s 6d; G. Salt (Burwood), 1 cow at £23 17s 6d; D. Boyd (Styx), 3 cows at £23 17s 6d to £24 17s 6d; J. Winter (Swannanoa), 1 steer at £29 12s 6d. 1 heifer at £l5 2s 6d; G. Blee (Ashburton), 3 cows at £2O 7s 6d to £26 2s fid; E. Dobbie (Coutts Island), 1 steer at £25 2s 6d, 1 cow at £l4 7s 6d; J. L. Rutherford (Moma), 5 cows at £l4 2s 6d to £23 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £lB 7s 6d; D. Carter (Brookside), 2 cows at £l7 17s 6d; W. Taituha (Kaiapoi), 3 cows at £l3 12s 6d to £l9 7s 6d; A. H. Topp (Sefton), 4 steers at £l4 7s 6d to £23 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £l4 178 6d, 1 cow at £l3 12s 6d; P. G. Cunningham (Tai Tapu), 2 cows at £2l 12s 6d to £26 12s 6d; A. J. Cunningham (Halswell), 1 cow at £l9 2s 6d; G. Washington (West Eyreton), 1 cow at £24 7s 6d; Waimairi Farm (Horrelville), 1 cow at £24 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £2l 2s 6d; H. L. Riches (Dunsandel), 2 cows at £l6 2s 6d to £2O 7s 6d.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold: on account of F. Coop (Kaituna), 10 steers at £43 17s 6d to £45 17s 6d; B. A. Witte (Tai Tapu), 2 steers at £32 17s fid, 2 cows at £l7 7s 6d to £2B 7s 6d; A. G. Holmes (Rakaia), 1 steer at £39 17s 6d; H. Gceson (Cheviot), 1 cow at £l7 7s 6d, 1 steer at £34 2s 6d; G. Smart (Rakaia), 1 cow at £26 7s 6d; C. Robinson (Rakaia). 1 cow at £l7 7s 6d; A. Masterton (Hawarden), 1 cow at £26 7s 6d; L. C R. Philpott (Hawarden), 2 heifers at £lB 17s 6d; P. Beenon (Darfield), 1 cow at £l9 12s 6d.

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Ltd., sold: on account of R. A. Mould (Wainui), 16 steers at £4O 17s 6d to £45 2s 6d; T. Brankin (Little River), 3 steers at £3B to £4l 7s 6d; L. G. Skurr (Oxford), 1 steer at £4l 12s 6d; F. R. McIntosh (Poranui), 8 steers at £3l 7s 6d to £39 7s 8d; P. Symes (Halswell). 1 heifer at £3O 12s 6d; D. and L. McLaughlin (Rakaia), 1 cow at £2O 2s 6d; J. Barker (Riccarton), 1 heifer at £27 2s 6d; H. Dodge (Kaiapoi), 1 cow at £l9 12s 6d; E W: Coop and Sons (Port Levy), 15 steers a* £32 12s fid to £3B 7s 6d, 9 heifers at £22 17s 6d to £2B 17s 6d; J. H. Graham (Horrelville), 1 steer at £2B 7s 6d. 1 heifer at £33 17s 6d; I. A. Graham (Horrelvill?), 1 steer at £2B 17s 6d: R. J. Mulligan (Lismore). 3 steers at £24 2s 6d. 1 cow at £24 2s 6d; A. Banks (Coutts Island). 9 cows at £24; P. Topp (Sefton). 1 cow at £2l 17s 6d; A. H. Haglow (Burwood), 3 COWS at £l6 12s 6d to £22 7s 6d' M A. Sheat (Horrelville), 1 cow at £25 7s fid: Mrs W. A. Hawke (Sheffield), 1 cow at £l7 17s 6d: I. S. Smith (Oxford). 1 cow at £l7 17s 6d; T. and D. Mulligan (Lismore), 1 cow at £l9 7s 6d; A. J. Cunningham (Halswell), 1 cow at £l7 7s 6d: F. Mclntosh (Flaxton), 1 cow at £lB 12s 6d; A, H. Pearce and Sons (Coutts Island). 3 heifers at £l5 7s 6d: F. Lang (Broadfields). 2 cows at £l4 12s 6d; H Dodge (Kaiapoi). 5 cows at £l5 2s 6d; L. D. Todd (Irwell). 2 cows at £l6 12s 6d; S. Taylor (Dunsandel), 1 cow at £23 12s 6d. 1 heifer at £l7 12s 6d; P. Crossan (Dunsandel), 1 cow at £lB 17s 6d; M. T. O’Boyle (Killinchy), 2 cows at £l6 12s fid to £lB 7s 6d; Mrs E. A. Jennings (West Eyreton). 1 cow at £2l 12s 6d. Pyne, Gould. Guinness Ltd. sold: on account of J. F. Cracroft Wilson (CashmereL 8 steers at £4l 17s 6d to £43 17s R d; N. A Gardiner (Diamond Harbour), 12 steers at £2B 17s 6d to £3O 12s 6d: GP Dampier-Crossley (Rotherham), 1 steer at £33 17s 6d; Purau Station, Ltd. (Purau), 1 steer at £36 12s 6d: Mrs I. G and Mrs Z. Gardiner (Purau). 2 heifers at £2B 7s 6d to £29 7s 6d. 2 cows at £22 7s 6d to £27 2s 6d: Springvale Estate (Little River), 9 steers at £27 2s 6d to £36 12s.

,6d. 3 heifers at £2B 7s 6d to £29 12s 6d. f A. and H. Tweedie (Ward). 16 steers at £4O 7s 6d to £45 Us 6d; W. E. Ciouston and Company (Blenheim). 9 at £« 23 6d to £4l 17» 6d; T. S. Critehley iKekeranau). 18 steers at £32 7s 6d to £43 2s 6d: Mrs M. Smith (Ellesmere). 1 cow at £l5 2s 6d; D. J. Penny < A s . hb “J’ ton). 2 cows at £l3 17s 6d to £25 & 6d: J. P. Marshall (Springbank). 1 cow at £l7 17a «d: Miss L. Shipley (Greendale). 1 better at £l9 17a «d; W. H. Wilkinson (Ashburton). 1 cow at £l7 12s M, 2 betters at £25 2s 6d to £27 7s 6d; W J. H. Coon (Kaituna). 7 cows at £l6 17s 6d to £23 12s 6d; W. J. Milliken (Springfield). I cow at £2O 17s 6d. 2 heifers at £24 12s 6d to £3l 12s 6d; W. R. E. Booker (Hawarden). 1 steer at £25 12s 6d: D Halliday (Springston). 1 cow at £lB 12s 6d; T. and E. K. Busch (Hawarden). 1 cow at £lB 17s 6d, 1 steer at £lB 17s 6d; M. S. Walters (Culverden), 1 heifer at £2O 2s 6d; T. Redmond (Belfast), 1 cow at £l5 7s fid; Mrs A. Chilton (Ashburton). 1 heifer at £27 12s fid; Mrs J. Watson (Coalgate), 1 cow at £lB 7s fid; B. S. Trolove (Kekerangu), 30 steers at £2B 12s 5d to £3l 7s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of J. B. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 2 steers at £42 12s 6d to £46 7s 6d; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 8 steera at £a., 17s fid to £44 12s 6d; G. R. Clarke (Aranui), 2 steers at £4l 7s 6d; Ilam Hollobon (Parnassus), 7 steers at £4O 7s 6d to £43 7s 6d; D. W. Smith (Cheviot), 5 steers at £35 17s fid to £37 2s 6d; M. Mcßride (Whataroa), 7 steers at £3l 17s 6d to £34 2s fid. 2 cows at £22 17s 6d; W. J. Burnett (Spotswood). 1 heifer at £2B 17s fid. 2 cows at £l4 7s fid to £lB 12s fid. 7 steers at £l5 17s fid to £2O 2s fid; J. Chilton (Rakaia). 1 steer at £2B 17s fid: E. Shirlqw (Kaiapoi). 1 cow at £lB 7s 6d: M. Bristowe (Kaiapoi), 2 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £l9 7s fid; A. G. Campbell (Lakeside). 2 cows at £l4 2s fid: E. A. Wilson (Amberley), 1 cow at £l7 2s 6d; T. A. Richards (Methven), 1 cow at £lB 17s 6d; J. Moore (Rakaia). 1 steer at £3O 12s fid, 13 heifers at £2O 12s 6d.

Dalgety and Company sold: on account of J. Menzies (Menzies Bay), 9 steers at £4O 7s fid to £45 2s fid, 4 heifers at £24 17s fid to £3O 17s 6d, 5 cows at £l7 17s 6d to £23 17s 6d; A. G. Roberts (Ward). 8 steers at £35 12s fid to £43 17s fid; G. A. McLean (Omihi), 8 steers at £37 17s 6d to £39 2s fid; Lawrence Bros. (Hawarden), 5 steers at £27 12s fid; A. R. Turnbull and Sons (Amberley), 14 cows at £2O 12s fid; H. Sidey (Hawarden), 6 steers at £24 12s 6d to £3O 12s fid, 2 cows at £l9 12s 6d; W. Gallagher (Ashburton), 1 cow at £2l 12s fid; J. B. N. Johnstone (Ashburton), 2 cows at £l7 12s 6d to £2O 2s 6d: D. Patten (Little River), 1 cow nt £2l 12s 6d: M. A. Peach (Sefton), 1 covz at £2B 17s 6d; Mrs S. E. G. Mowat (Cheviot). 1 heifer at £33 17s 6d; H. H. Brooker (Medbury), 3 steers at £32 7s 6d; A. E. Milne (Burnham). 3 steers at £2B 7s 6d to £32 17s 6d; J. R. Murray (Clarence Bridge). 2 steers at £34 2s 6d; S. Jones (Ashburton). 2 steers at £32 12s 6d to £33 17s 6d; R. C. Bean (Ashburton), 1 steer at £25 17s 6d; W. J. Kennington (Seddon), 5 steers at £29 2s 6d, 4 cows at £l9 12s fid to £23 17s fid: R. S. Latter (Blytheburn), 8 steers at £4l 17s 6d to £49 12s fid; G. H. Parsons and Son (Benmore). 4 cows at £26 2s fid to £32 12s 6d, 4 steers at £26 2s fid to £32 2s fid; A. L. Kennington (Seddon), 5 steers at £3O 7s 6d to £36 17s 6d. STORE CATTLE The store cattle entry was not large and included a spinkling of good cattle, but the market remained dull pending a worth-while fall of rain to improve the feed outlook. Quotable sales were: on account of D W. Smith (Cheviot), 54 three-year-Oid-Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus i cross steers at £22 13s fid to £3l 13s 6d: D. W Ensor (Cheviot), 10 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross 14-months steers at £l7 6s. and 15 heifers of the same breeding at £l7 6s; on account ot clients. 10 three-year-old Hereford steers at £26 8s 6d, 7 three-year-old Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £27 3s fid. DAIRY CATTLE A small entry of about 30 head faced buyers in the dairy cattle section, and while the attendance at the sale was small, the demand was a little better than last week, with prices for both cows and heifers picking up 20s to 30s a head. In the selection were five advertised Friesian heifers, which made from £22 to £37. The balance of the offering was of mixed quality. The cows sold from £lO to £2O. with one sale at £25 10s. Apart from the advertised line, the few heifers on offer sold from £l4 to £lB. VEALERS The market for vealers was a better one, with a supply more in line with requirements and values improved by about £1 a head. Quality was described as good. Large runners realised from £22 to £25 Is. good large vealers £lB to £2l. good lighter vealers £l4 to £lB. good smaller vealers, £ll to £l3 IBs 6d, good small calves off the mothers £6 to £9 18s 6d. good smaller calves £3 to £5 18s 6d, and rougher vealers £3 to £l3 18s fid. FAT PIGS The entry in the porker section was easily the largest this season, and included four trucks from outside districts. The quality of the offering was not quite so good, too many over-fat tynes and heavy-weights being entered. The sale opened with an easing of 3s to 4s pfer head, and as it progressed values eased further and were 10s to 15s below last week’s rates. In the bacon entrv, all medium-weight pigs met good competition. but the over-weight and fattish types were unsaleable. Choppers again came forward in very large numbers, but the sale was better by 10s to £1 a head. Values were:— Light porkers. £5 9s fid to £6 12s fid. Medium porkers. £6 14s fid to £7 2s fid. Heavy, £7 4s 6d to £7 14s fid. Choppers. £5 3s M to £l3 3s 6d. Light baconers. £8 9s fid to £9 2s fid. Medium, £9 10s 6d to £lO 10s fid. Heavy baconers. £lO 12s 6d to £ll Is fid. Over-weights. £7 14s 6d to £8 Is fid. STORE PIGS The store pig entry was smaller and quality was not nearly so good. At the beginning of the sale there was a very small attendance of buyers, and values eased by 10s to 15s per head. As the sale progressed, however, more buyers arrived and prices recovered slightly. Included in the entry were four in-sow pigs which made from £ll to £l4. Values were:— Small weaners. 45s to 525. Best weaners, 60s to 70s. Slips, 75s to 85s. Small and medium stores. 90s to 100 s. Large stores, to 108 s. BURNSIDE (New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN, November 23. Heavy entries in all sections were again yarded at the Burnside sale today. The yarding of baconers was probably the largest seen at Burnside for many years, this no doubt being due to the high prices which have been ruling for some weeks and particularly at last week’s sale. Prices generally for the better class of ox beef in the fat cattle section could be quoted on a par to £1 cheaper, but for plain and ordinary sorts prices were down by 30s to £2 a head. Cows and heifers had rather a poor display, and prices were below those of last week’s sale. In the fat sheep section there was again a large offering, with about 2800 sheep. The bulk of the yarding was made up of wethers, with a limited number of ewes. The quality of the wethers was good, and they appeared to be 2s to 3s easier. Ewes had a fair inquiry and prices showed little alteration from last week. The 90 spring lambs offered were probably the best for the season, and prices were better by 3s to 4s a head. The offering of store cattle was one of the best at Burnside for the season. There is still a fairly good demand for fresh conditioned well-bred steers, but ordinary sorts, especially the younger class, have shown the biggest drop since last Baconers had a particularly large offering'. while porkers were not by any means over-supplied. The high prices, which were ruling last week, were not in evidence. although good prices were secured. There was an easing in values for baconers of 7s to 10s a head, and porkers were a shade easier