ADDINGTON YARDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10112, 10 August 1893, Page 3

ADDINGTON YARDS.

LIVE ETOOE MARKET. The strong nor’-west wind considerably improved matturs under foot at the Addington 'market yesterday, and caused the stock to assume a much bettor appearance, though the . rough weather , experienced of lato showed its effects on tho condition of tho entry. The attendance of the public was good, but tho number of stock in all departments was small. Between 7000 and SOOO sheep, 300 bead of cattle and about 200 pigs came to hand. Store Euebi-. —Under 3000 sheep occupied the store pens, the bulk of the entry being cross-bred breeding ewes and hoggets. The sale, except for best sorts, was anything but brisk, and a considerable portion of the entry did not change hands. Some very good cross-bred ewes, close to lambing, sold up to 18s 3d, and a couple of large lines were passed at 17b 6d and 16s 3d, while tho demand for hoggets was poor, Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold 60 cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes at 12a 3d, 115 half-bred ewe.* at 13s. Messrs Ptne and Go. sold 101 four-tooth half-bred owes in lamb at 18s 3d. 87 cross-bred ewes in lamb at ils. The New Zealand Land Association, Limited, sold for Messrs W. Baxter and Son, 200 cross-bred' ewes in lamb at 14s 4d, 50 half-bred wethers at 18s 9d. Messrs Todhuhtrb and Jennings sold 165 cross-bred ewes at 16s 4-i, 72 crossbred ewes at 10s, 135 hoggets at 11a 3d, and privately 530 two and four-tooth crossbred wethera at 15a 4d.

Fat Sheep.— Tho entry of fat sheep was under 5000, nearly half of which were merinos. The quality was decidedly patchy, there being a few good lines of croEs-breds and some splendid merino wethers from the Buccleuch Estate, which sold ss high' as 153 Id. Good handy freezing weights commanded rather more attention than of late, while other classes were, if anything, slightly easier during the early part of the sale, but recovered somewhat towards the close. One of the finest lines of cross-bred wethers seen in the yards this season came forward from Mr S. A. Bristol, of Pareora. They were nineteen months old, and were estimated to average 1001 b apiece. They are by English Leicester rams out of merino ewes, and were sold by Messrs J. T. Ford and Go. at from 22s to 25b. Cross-bred wethers sold at from 13s, 15s 3d, 163 9d, 17a 7d, ISs Bd, 19a 6d, 20s 6d, 22s to 2Ss, ewes from 13s, 13s 6d, 13s 9d, 14s 6d, 13s, mixed sexes 13a Id, 16s 4d, 17s 3d, 17s lOd, mixed wethers and maiden ewes 16a 3d, 17s sd, 18s, 18a lOd to IDs 6d, half-bred wethers 13s 2d, ISs, 17s, 18a 6d, 19a to 20s 6d; mixed wethers I4a 3d to 14a Sd; merino wethers 8s 3d, 9?, 9a 7d, 10s, 12s 6d, 13a 6d, 15s Id to 16a 6d; ewes 9a Id to 12a 9d. The Hew Zealand Land Association, Limited, sold for Mr J.O; Eedfern, 40 mixed half-breds at ISs Gd, 132 atT7s lOd, 34 at 17s Bd, 37 at 17s Gd, 37 at 16s 6d ; for Mr J. Pearson, half-bred wethers at 16s 9d, 35 merino wethers at 9s Id, 30 at 8s 9d, 30 at Ss lid, 20 at 8s Bd, 35 at 8s 3d, 33 at ,8s 2d; for Buccleuch Estate, 20 cross - bred wethers at 17s 5;1, 20 at 16a Sd, 28 half-bred wethers at 17s, 27 at 16s 9n, 25 merino wethers at 1557d,23at 14s 6d, 20 at 1454d,20 at 14a sd; for a southern client, 80 half-bred wethers at 18a 3d, 20 at . 17s lOd, 20 at 17s Bd, 87 merino wethers at 12s 3d tolSsSd; for Mr J. O. Eedfern, 66 mixed cross-breds at 17a 9d, 23 at 17a; for a client, 30 half-bred wethers at 17s Bd, 25 at 16s Bd, 20 at 16a 6d, 20 at 16s 4d; for Messrs MurrayAynsley Bros., 23 half-bred wethers at 20a Id, 21 at 18s 4d, 20 at 17a lOd, 20 at 17s 9d; for Mr Jordan, 27 half-bred wethera at 16a 4d, 13 at 16a 2d; for Mr A. Macfarlsne, 30 merino wethers at 13s, 23 at 11s Bd, 23 at 11s 7d, 22 at 11a; for Culverden estate, 30 half-bred wethers at 17s, 25 at 16s 6d,3Sat 16s sd; for Mr Gaogeghaa,2o merino wethera at 11a 7d, 70 at 11s; for Mr P. Miller, 33 merino wethers at 9s 6d, 34at8s3d; for Mr A. Macfarlane, 30 merino wethera at 11a 3d, 33 at lls, 33 at 10s 2d ; for a southern client, 20 crosa-brsd wethers at 17s Sd, 20 fcalf-brsd wethers at 17 2d, 27 at 16s Gd; for Culverden Estate, SO merino wethers at 13s 6d, 23 at 13s 7d, 46 at 12s 2d; for Mr F. Booth, 30 merino wethers at 10s 2d, 30 at 10b Id, 20 at Gs 7d; for s southern client, 21 mixed oroas-breds at 16a 4d, 19 at 15a 4d, 20 mixed halfbreds at 16a 7d. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company, of H.Z., Limited) sold 27 'cross-bred wethera and maiden ewes at 14s 83,27 at 13a 5d,14 merino wethers at'lls, 25 cross-bred wethers at 16a 4d, 160 at 15s 6d, 45 at 15s Gd. 82 at 15a Id, 2G cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes at 13s lid, 36 at 13r, sd, 24 half-bred wethers at 12s 7d, 33 cross-bred wethers at 17s, 35 at 14a 4d, 32 at 14s, 31 at 9d 3d, 15 merino wethers at 14;, 3 half-bred wethers at Gs Id, 15 at 183 6d, 15 half-bred wethera and maiden ewes at 17a Gd, 23 merino wethera at ISs 3d. 45 at 14s 3d, 23 at 13s lid. Messrs Pine and Co. sold 25 cross-bred wethers and maiden ewes at 21s, 2o at 10s bd, G 8 at 193,23 at 19s 2'd,23 at 18s Gd, 22 cross-bred wethers at 19.5, S3'at 18a 7d, 25 half-bred wethers at. 19s 7d, 25 at ISs Gd, 62 at 18s Sd, 36 st 18s Id, 20 half-bred wethera a£ 17s 6a, 20 at 17a, 35 merino wethera at 14s 9d, 64 at 13s 9d, 83 at 13a Bd, 33 at 13s 3d, 19 cross-bred wethers at 16a Gd, 17 at 15a Gd, 25 half-bred wethera at 17s 43, 49 at 15a 9d, 70 merino ewes at 7b 9cl to 9s, 76 merino wethera at 9a to 9s 3d. Mr F. C. Tabaet sold 211 crosa-fcreda at 13s sd, 18 at 18 s lid, 17 at 19s, 15 at 18a Gd, 13 at 18a 93, 12 at 18a, 25 at 17a 3d, 60 at 17s. 30 at 16s, 25 at 14a 03, 30 cross-

brels at 14s 6d, SO at 14s sd, 26 at 13a lid, 30 wethers at 17s 51,30 at 16b 7d, 80 at 16s 6d. Messrs J. T. Ford ‘ and Co. sold for Mr S. A. Bristol, 13 wethers at :25a, 39 at 225; for Mr E. 6.. Wright, 85 crosE-bred wethers and ewes at 17s 91 to 18s' lid, 20 do at 16a Sd, 23 merino wethers at 143 9d, 40 do at 13a 6d to 13a 101; for Valatta estate, 110 merino wethers at 13s, 32 do at 12s 101. Messrs Miles and Co., Limited, 33 cross-bred wethers at 16a, 81 at 15a 3d, 31 at 15s, ISO at 15s, 48 croaii-bred wethers at 16a 4d, '6O at 15s 11. This New Zealand Farmers’ Co-oper-ative Association of Canterbury, Limited, sold for Mr J. Holmes, 40 crossbred ewes at 12a, 36 at 11s 41, 30 at 12s; for Me C. Busor, 35 cross-bred wethers at' 18a 4-d. 35 at 17a 101, 35 at 18s, 35 at 17s’ lOd, 35 ht 17s Bd, 35 at 17s Id, 35 at-17a 81, 11 at 18b. 26-merino wethers-at4Bs; for Mr W. Elliott, 19 cross-bred wethers at 19a fid, 11 cross-bred ewes at 17a, 20 cross-bred hoggets at 14a; for Mr Chamberlain, 23 merino wethers at 8s 6d, 25 do at 7a 7d, 22 cross-bred ewes at 14a 6d. Messrs Todhunteb and Jennings sold 28 cross-bred wethers at 14a, 20 at 14a 4d, 2$ cross-bred ewes at 14a Bd, 83 crosa-breds at 15a Bd, 31 at 15s 4d, 188 at 14e 6d, 63 at 14a.

Fat Lambs. — About a score 'of this season’s lambs were on offer, from Mr CJv Butherford’a Dalothorps estate and Mir Acton-Adams’ Island Farm. They sold at from 10a up to IBs 6d. Messrs H. Mateon and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) cold S' cross-bred lambs at 15s, 3 at 14s, 1 at 14s 6d, 4at 13s 6d, 1 at 13s, 2 at 11s, 2at 15s 6d, 2 at 14s, 2 at 10s 9d and l.atSs. Messrs Milks and Go. sold 2 fat lambs at 10s 9d, 5 at 6s 3d, 1 at Bs. Fat Cattle. —Only 99 head of fat cattle came forward, consisting almost entirely' of cow beef, which sold at from £6 to £3 per head. Only three or four steers were on offer, and they brought from £9 to £9 ISsj heifers from £6 to £8 10s. The sale was decidedly brisk, and beef may be quoted at from 21s to 25s per 1001 b. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and'A. Com-, pany of N.Z., Limited) sold 1 cow at £S 2s 6d, 3 steers at £9, 2 heifers at £3 7e 6d, 1 cow at £3 15s, 1 at £7 2s 6d, 1 at £7 sb, lat £7lss, lat £7 ioa,.l.at £5.155,l at £5 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £B. 2a 6d, i cow at £7 15b, 3 heifers at £8 2s 6d, 2at £7loa, 2 at £7 17s Gd, 1 cow at £4 15s, 1 heifer at £2, 1 at £7 10s, 1 cow at £6 17s 6d, 3 heifers at £6 10s and £5 10s, 4 steers,at £9 10a, 1 at £8 7s 6d, 2 at £6 15s, 1 heifer at £6 15a, 2 cows at £6 2s 6d. Messrs Todhuktkr and Jennings sold 3 heifers at £B, 2at £7,1 at £8 17a Gd, 2at £7 15s, 2 steers at £8 s’a, 2 at £6 17s 6d, 3 cows at £(3153 to £7. Store Cattle.-— About 100 head, mostly yearlings to eightaan-month-olds, with a sprinkling of dry cows, occupied the store pens. Competition was very keen, especially for useful young stock, and a good sale resulted. Com sold at from £3 10s to £6, eighteen-month-olds from 40s to 72j 6d, and yearlings at from 20a to 455. Messrs, H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company o£ N.Z.,, Limited), sold 4 calves at £1 Is 6d, 1 bull at £4 2s 6d, 1 at £3 15s, 1 at £2 ss, 1 heifer at £6 ss, 1 cow at £5 10s, 14 yearlings ati £3 Os ’6d, 1 at £2 ss, 1 cow at £4 15s, 1 at £4l2s Gd, 1 bull at £4 18a 6d, 1 steer at £6 12s 6d, 4 head at £3 12s, 1 heifer at £4 7a 6,1, 1 cow at £4 Is, 14 yearlings at 365. Messrs Wilson and Sons sold 1 cow at £5 2s 6d, lat £2 7s, lat £ll2s Gd.Messrs Todhunteb and Jennings sold 13 heifers at £3 15a, 13 at £2, 18' at £2 -is, 12 at £2 12s, 9 three-year-old steers at £5 12s 6d, 12 store cows at £3 17s 6d, 3 at £2 4s 61 and 3at£3 7s 6d. Messrs Milks and Co. sold 51 young cattle at £2 7s, 14 at £2 Ss, 12 at £2 Ga, 8 two-year-olda at £3 14s 61, bull at £6, heifer at £8 Bs, heifer at £7, 1 at £5 Ise, 1 at £4 17s Gd. Dairy Cowb.~A small entry of dairy cows, amongst which .there were very few good milkers, met with a moderate enquiry. The bulk of the entry changed hands at from £5 to £S. Pigs.-— The entry of pigs was the,smallest for some time. Small porkers and stores predominated. The few good bacon pigs in met spirited competition, the sale being assisted by the presence of foreign buyers, and prices were firm with an upward tendency. Stores and porkers were not In demand. Good baconers brought from, 22s to 49s 6d, averaging about porkers from 13a to 31s, averaging about 22s j and stores from 11s 9d to 16s 6d, the average being about 14s. Messrs H. Matson and Co. (associated with the National M. and A. Company of N.Z., Limited) sold -10 baconers at 49s 6d, 2 at 40a, 2 porkers at 29s 6d, 2 at 255, 1 baconer at 465, 3 porkers at 13s, 1 sow at 49a, 3 baconers at 30a, 4 porkers at 28a 61, 7 at 235, 2 at 19s, 3 at 2lt, 4 baconers at 39a, 4at 42s 61, 4 stores at 15a, sat 13s, 2 porkers at 235,,4 baconers at 44t 6d, 4 at 41s, 3 porkers at 225, 6 stores at 16s 6d, 3 at 14s 6d; 3 at 15s, 5 at lie .91, 7 ■ porkers at' 22a, 5 baconefs at 30 s, 3 baconers at 365, 3 at 48s 6d.,3 at 475,. 6. at, 46a 6d, Messrs Wilson And Sons hold- 2 baconers at‘3os, 2at 225, 1 chopper ~at 61s. Messrs Todhunteb and- Jennings sold*3 choppers at £2 12s to £3 2s 61, 2 bactfiaei’a' at £3, 4 porkers at 19s, 10 stores at 12s, 3 porkers at 245, 4 baconers at 365, 2,at,Soi?, 2 at 245, 3 porkers at 28s 61, 4 at 31b," 4 dt 39s 6d, 8 baconers at £2 5s Gd, 4 at .£2 7s, 7 at £3 3s, 4 at 31s, 4 at £2, 3At 38s, 6 porkers at 27s 61. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association’ on Canterbury, Limited, sold for Mr -G. Neal, 8 baconers at 32s 61; for Mr J. Barrett, 5 baconers at 29a 6d ; for Mr Carpenter, sow at £2 10s 61, porker at 27s j for "Mr Osborne, 2 baconers at 41s 61, 8 baconers at 355.