ADDINGTON YARDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 9646, 11 February 1892, Page 3

ADDINGTON YARDS.

YESTERDAY’S MARKET. The weather yesterday, anything hut favourable for harvest operations, did nob prevent a numerous attendance at Addington. In all departments of the sale, except the classes for cattle, the entries were large. Store Cattle, The number yarded was small, and all the animals entered were cleared at rates fully equal to those ruling last week. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for Mr F. Brown, bull at £4 10a; for Mr J. Parish, bull at £2 ; for Mr F. Brown, 1 cow at £3 12s 6d ; for Mr H. Hayes, 6 yearlings at £1 15s; for Mr L. Coleman, bull at £1 4a 6d, heifer at £2 12s 6d, heifer at £2 2s ; for Mr C. Barrett, cow at £2 ; for Mr W. Smith, cow and calf at £2 17s 6d ; for Mr Goodwin, cow at £3 5s ; for Mr James Johns, 3 cows and calves at £3 17a 6d; for a client, cow at £2 6s ; for a client, 8 yearlings at £2 ss; for Mr Hulston, 3 yearlings at £1 Is. Fat Cattle. —There was a fair entry, composed chiefly of cows and heifers, very few stores being yarded. The entry met with a decidedly better sale. Prices for best beef ranged from 18s to 19s per 1001 b. Cows sold up to £B, heifers to £5 10s, steers to £7 10s. Messrs H. Matson & Co. (associated with the National M. & A. Company of New Zealand, Limited), sold for a client, cow at £5 7s 6d, cow at £4 10s. for Mrs Moore, cow at £4 7a; for Mr J. Knight, 2 heifers at £4 12s Gd, 2 at £4 ss, 1 at £5 15s, 1 at £5 7a 6d, 1 at £5 ss, 1 at £4 12s 6d, 1 at £4 15s, cow at £4 2s 6d; for Mr H. Smith, heifers at £4 17a Gd and £3 9s; for Mr J. Johns, 6 cows at £5 10, £5, £6 7s 6d, £5 ss, £5, £4; for Mr E. Spencer, heifer at £5, 2at £4 7a 6d, 2 at £3 17s 6d; for Mr C. Barrett, cows at £5, £4 12s 6d, £4 ss, £4 ; for Mr C. Slattery, cow at £5 2s Gd; for Sunnysfde Asylum, 2 cows at £5 10s; for Mr Qusife, 34 heifers at £4 7s 6d ; for Mr Barrett, heifers at £3 7s 6d and £3. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold for clients 15 steers at £6 ss, 1 heifer at £B, 2 at £5 10s, 1 at £5, cows at £3 10s to £4 12a 6d. Messrs Todhuntes and Jennings sold for a client 4 steers at £4 17a 6d, 2 heifers at £5 2s 6d, 1 at £4 17s 6d, 4at £4 10a, 2 at £4 ss, 3 at £4 15s, 4 steers at £4 12s 6d ; for Mr H. Elmers, 2 cows at £5 12s Gd; for a client, cow at £5 15s, steer at £4 15s, heifer at £5 ss, 2 at £5, lat £4 7s Gd; for Mr J. Harrison, cow at £4 10a ; for Mr Costello, heifer at £-4 15s ; for Mr Duff, heifer at £4 12s Gd ; for Mr Down, 2 cows at £4; for a client, 5 steers at £4 10s. Calves. —The entry was small. Bast calves were sold at up to 283. Messrs H, Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for C. Barrett, 1 at £1 3a, 1 at 17s; for Mr Ladbrooke, lat 16s; for Mr Dixon, 1 at £1 3s ; for Mr A. Break, 1 at 12s; for Mr Livingstone, lat £1 7s; for Mr Kilbride, 1 at 13s : for Mr L. Coleman, 1 at £1 2s; for Mr Moore, 1 at 10s. Dairy Cattle. —A rather small entry was nearly all cleared at prices ranging from £3 to £5 10s. Messrs 11. Matson and Co, (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for a client, cow at £4 7s Gd; for Mr H. Smith, cow at £3 2s 6d, cow at £1 15s; for Mr Jas. Johns, cow at £4l2s Gd; for Mr H. Washbourne, cow at£3 17s Gd; for Mr C. Barrett, cow at £3 ss; for Mr J. Parish, cowat £42s6d; for the Christchurch Drainage Board, cow at £5 12s 6d, cow at £4 10s; for Mr Quaife, cow at £5; for Mr Sefton, cow at £4 15s.

Store Sheep.— About 3500 were yarded; buyers were numerous, and biddings more spirited than ever. The bulk of the entry was represented by cross-bred lambs, which sold readily at from 8s to 9s Gd; aged crossbred ewes, 8s Gd to 9a Id; sound-mouthed cross-bred ewes, 11s 7d; a line of fourtooth forward - conditioned cross - bred wethers, 14s to 14s Gd; corresponding ewes, 13s Gd; merino ewes, failing mouths, 4s Gd. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for Mr R. Allen 300 lambs at from 8s 7d to 8a 9d; for a client, 32 ewes at 10a 9d. Mssrs Pyne and Co. sold for clients 207 cross-bred two-tooths at 10a 3d, 805 half-bred lambs at 8s 2d, 121 merino wethers at 6a, 88 cross-bred ewes at 9s, 21 at 8s lid, 119 cross-bred lambs at 7s 6d. Messrs Todhunteb and Jennings sold for Mr F. Spencer 58 cross-bred ewes at 12s lid; for a client, 250 cross-bred lambs at 9s Gd; for Mr Truskett, 35 cross-bred ewes at 5a 10d; 64 cross-bred wethers at 10s 7d; for a client, 90 cross-bred lambs at 9a, 91 at 8s 3d, 58 cross-bred ewes at lls 7d; for Mr F. Spencer, 16 two-tooths at lls lid; for Mr H. Osborne, 94 two-tooths at lls lOd; for a client, 63 cross-bred ewes at 10s 9d; for Mr Roberts, 107 cross-bred ewes at 9s Id; for Mr P. Ryan, 153 cross-bred ewes at 8s lOd; for a client, 155 lambs at Sa 7d; for a client, 122 lambs at 8s 4d, 107 cross-bred ewes at 9s 4d; for Mr W. Hockey, 77 two-tooths at 10a; for a client, 63 cross-bred ewes at 10a, 22 two-tooths at 12a 4d; for Mr Candy, 60 cross-bred ewes at 8s 6d, 19 lambs at 8s; for a client, 63 cross-bred ewes at 9a, 111 lambs at Ba, and by private sale 2600 cross-bred ewes at 12a. Messrs Miles and Co. sold for Mr W. Strange, 294 merino ewes at 4s 6d. Fat Lambs.—There was a large entry, which included a number of lines of good freezers. Bidding for everything was keen. Best freezers brought from lls to 13a 6d; other lambs sold at from 83 6d to lls. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for Mr J. M'Guinneas 10 at 9a; for Mr S. Harris 10 at lls 6d; for Mr P. Carter 4 at lls, for Mr J. M‘C. Johnston 3 at 12s 6d; for Mr J, Campion 10 at 10s 9d, 28 at lls 6d, 27 at 10s 9d; for Mr H. Larcombe 14 at 10s; for Mr J. Henderson 55 at 11a 6d; for Mr Padd 10 at 10s 9d, 5 at 9a 9d; for Mr Guy 40 at 10a 5d ; for Mr Wheeler 30 at 10a; for Mr J. Henderson 78 at lls 6d; for Mr W. Lyttelton 250 at 13s Id; for Mr S. Harris 28 at 12s 7d, 27 at lls lid; for a client 184 at 10a 9d, 162 at 10s 4d ; for Mr J. C. Gebbie 150 at lls; for Mr Van Asch 10 at 13s 4d, 39 at 12s lOd ; for Mr W. Walker 13 at lls 9d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, sold for various clients, at from 10a 3d to lls. Messrs Pyne and Co., sold for Meddowbank estate, 121 at 12s 4d; for clients, 14 at 12s 4d, 26 at from 10a to 10a lOd, 38 at from 9s 7d to 10s Id, 27 at 10s, 28 at 12s Id, 26 at lls 3d, 56 at from 10s 6d to 10a 9d, 22 at from 10s 9d to lls, 49 at from 10s Id to lls. Messrs Todhuntbb and Jennings sold for a client, at 10s Gd 3 at 10s Bd, 2 at 7s Gd; for Mr Crysell, 10 at 9s 3d; for Mr H. Jackson, 6 at 12s 6d, 6 at 10s 9d; for Mr A. Stace, 4 at 13s Gd; for Mr T. Dawson, 4 at lls 10d; for Mr T. Pierce, 7 at 12s 3d; for Mr F. Spencer, 11 at 9s 3d; for Mr J. Seales, 26 at lls 3d; for Mr D. Burdon, 20 at 10s Id; for Messrs Wilcox and Keeley, 20 at 9s 2d, 35 at 9a Id; for Mr Roberts, 28 at 10s; for Mr S. Early, 33 at 10s lOd; for Mr E. Watson, 76 at 10s sd; for Mr Stace, 6 at lls ; for a client, 35 at 12s, 36 at 10s Gd. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold for clients, 10 lambs at 10s Hd, 10 at 10s 3d, 10 at 10s 4d, 30 at lls. Messrs Milks and Co. sold for Mr J. Maber, 71 at 10s 9d to lls lid. Fat Sheep.— There was a very full entry, which was above the average in quality, but which included a good proportion of dry cross-bred ewes, and fewer merino wethers than usual wore entered. Competition at the beginning of the sale was brisk, but eased off as the sale progressed, particularly for cross-bred ewes, which showed a marked decline in value on last week’s rates, the fall doubtless being clue to the large number entered. Prime freezers maintained their late values. Merino wethera, towards the end of the sale, showed a decline corresponding with that which took place in cross-bred ewes. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold for the Lyndhurst estate 128 two-tooth cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes at from 13s 9d to 15s, 98 merino wethers at from 9s lOd to 10s 6d; for Mr Symea, 64 ewes at from 10s to IF.; i for a client, 47 ewes at 12s Id. 26 wo fiei - and maiden ewes at 14s 7d; lor aL j Geaney, 103 wethers at from 12s to i i d, j

and maiden ewes at 12s 6d; for'another from 12s 9d to 13s 6d; for Mr Charles Hurst, 42 wethers at from 15a 5d to 16s sd, 88 maiden ewes at from 14s 4d to 15s 4d; for Lyndhurst estate, 18 ewes at 10a 7d; for Mr J. M‘C. Johnston, 15 wethers at 16s lid, 41 four-tooth ewes at from 10s 5d to 13g 6dfor Mr F. Carter, 19 two-tooth ewes at 13a; for Mrs K. Miller, 18 merino ewes at from 4a 6d to 7s; for Mr J. Parish, 40 maiden ewes at 13b 3d; for a client, 203 ewes and maiden ewes at from 13s Id to 15s 4d; for Mr A. Wiffen, 22 two and fourtooth maiden ewes at 12a 6d; for Mr J. Polhill, 176 wethers at 14s 7d; for MrT. Tubmau, 29 wethers and maiden ewes at from 14s 4d to 14a lOd, ewes at 12s 6d; for Mr W. Walker, 30 merino ewes at 6s 7d,14 cross-bred ewes at 13a, 13 wethers at 15s 8d; for a client, 25 two-tooths. mixed sexes, at 11s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, sold for Mr William Stubbs, cross-bred ewes at lls lOd; for Mr A.Davison, cross-bred wethers at 16s, crossbred ewes at 15s, mixed sexes at 14s 7d ; for Mr G. Lane, 100 cross-bred ewes at 10a 7d to 13s; for Buccleuch estate, 150 mixed half-breds at 14s lOd to 15s 3d; for a client, 62 half-bred ewes at lls lOd, 60 do at lls 9d; for Mr G. Armstrong, 250 cross-bred wethers at 14s 6d, cross-bred ewes at 13a 3d; for Messrs Wallace and Kime, 60 cross-bred ewes at from 10s 8d to lls 4d; for another client, 180 cross-bred ewes at from lls 9d to 12s sd. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold, for clients, 31 cross-bred maiden ewes at from 16s 4d to 16a sd, 75 half-bred ewes at from 13s 2d to 14s 3d, 81 cross-bred ewes at from 12s 6d to 14a Id, 53 merino ewes at from lls 3d to 13s Id, 40 half-bred ewes at from lls to lls lid, 27 wethers and maiden ewes at 13s 9d, 33 half-bred ewes at 12a 3d, 25 do at lls Id, 35 cross-bred wethers at 16s, 36 merino' wethers at 10s, 15 cross-bred wethers at 15s lOd, 52 maiden ewes at from 13s 9d to 14s sd, 61 ewea at from 12s to 12s 9d. Messrs Todhdnter and Jennings sold for a client, 384 merino wethers at 10s 5d to 10s lid; for Mr W. Seales, 25 cross-bred wethers at 13s 4d, 24 at 12s sd, 31 cross-bred ewes at 10s 7d; for Mr E. Clark, 43 two-tooths at 13s 6d, 24 cross-bred ewes at 13s 3d, 21 at 13s 3d, 3B at 12s 3d; for Mr Brake, 104 cross-bred ewes at 12s, 68 wethers and ewes at 14s; for a client, 26 cross-breds at 12s 9d, 26 at lls lOd, 2*5 at lls 93, 58 at 11a 3d; for Mr M. Ryan, 37 cross-breds at 13s 6d; for Mr P. Ryan, cross-bred ewes at 8a 6d; for Messrs Wilcox and Keeley, 112 cross-breds at 13a 9d, 15 merino ewes at 6s 9d; for Mr D. Burden, 27 cross-bred ewes at lls sd; for a client, 43 cross-bred wethers at 14a Bd, 32 at 14s 6d, 33 at 14s Id. Messrs Miles and Co. sold for Mr G. H. Moore, 302 cross-bred ewes at 13a, 14a to 14s 9d; for Mr J. Maher, 71 cross-bred wethers and ewes at 14s 9d to 15s, 49 cross-bred ewes at 10s 9d, 12a 3d to 13s; for Mount Rutt Estate, 67 merino wethers at lls 3d to lls 4d. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operation Associative sold for Mr W. Boag, 24 cross-breds at 13s 6d; for Mr J. Willis, 55 cross-breds at 13a 8d; for clients, 25 cross-breds at 15s 3d, 30 at 15s 2d, 25 at 14s Bd, 28 at 14s. Pigs. A much larger number was penned than at any sale of late, and prices were, in consequence, a shade easier. Bacon pigs sold at from 25s to 83a, porkers at from 15a, stores 10s to 17s 6d. Messrs H. Matson and Co. with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z. Limited) sold for Mr H. Hudson, 2 baconeta at <£l lls, 6 at £1 10s; for Mr D. Smith, chopper at-£l 13s 6d; for a client, sow at <£l sa, 5 baconers at £1 13s, 10 baconers at ill 10a, 4 baconers at <£l 8s 6d, 6 porkers at 17s 6d, 6 at 16s 9d, 3 stores at 14s, 13 stores at 12s 9d, 8 stores at 9s 9d; for Mr J. Voice, 5 porkers at 15s, 4 stores at 12s 9d; for Mr Guiney, 4 baconers at £1 9s, 7 baconers at £1 6s, 10 porkers at £1,3 porkers at £l2a, 3 porkers at 17s 6d; for Mr J. Barker, 2 baconers at £1 6a, 2 baconers at £1 4a, for Mr Neave, 3 porkers at 17s, 3 porkers at 15s 6d. Messrs Todhdnter and Jennings sold for Mr Hockey, pigs at 21s; for Mr J. Smith, pigs at lls 6d; for Mr Dooling, 5 at 225; for a client, 3at 225; foe a client, 4at 27a; for Mr Dooling, sat 20a; for Mr Duff, pigs at 19a; for Mr Earnshaw, 2at 335; for Mr Partridge, 8 at 17s, 4 at 15s; for Mr Pearon, 2at 22s 6i; for Mr Kinley, 2at 30s; for Mr Trott, 5 at 19s; for Mr Scott, 2 at 24s 6d, 3 at 235.