ADDINGTON YARDS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17595, 27 September 1917, Page 2

ADDINGTON YARDS.

METROPOLITAN MARKET. YESTERDAY'S SALE. , There were small yardings of fat stock at the Aldington market'yesterday, and also of etc re eheep and dairy cows. TJie shortage of beef was .acute in 'tbo early stiiKes of the market, and prices rose. Fat sheep sold well from' the outset, and an advance in prices was recorded. The sale of fat pig-s was said to'be a, record ono. Store cattle also fit'ld well, particularly in the case of grown cattle in forward condition. FAT CATTLE. ■The fat cattle market was under supplied. At -'the opening of the. sale there were only abont seventy head in the pen's, but durinsi the, morning dealers, seeing the short-age, bronght in another thirty or-forty head from E-ear-by paddocks. But still tho entry was short of requirements, and the quality generally was mediocre. There was an • absence of prime heavy gteers, but' some of 'the cow beef was of extra quality, two cows from Mr B. Manion of Woedons, making £26 15s and £27 10s, equal to £3 5s per 1001 b. The irregular quality was responsible for a wide ranges of values', beef'running-from.sss per llOOlb upwards. The following we-s the range of prices : Prime steers. £l7 10s to £2l 12s Gd; Ordinary steers, £lO to £l6 10s.. Extra prime cows to £27 10s. "., Prima- cows £ls to £2O. Ordinary cows, £8 10s to £l4. Prime heifers, £l2 to £l7 15s. Ordinary heifers, £0 10s to £ll 1C«. The following waVe among tho sales:—For Mrs M. Bethel! (Pahau Pastures'), 3 heifers at £lO 7s 6d' to £ls 7s 6d; L. Hadfield (Burwood), 2 cows at: .£l2. 7s 6d'to £l2 15s; J. ; 0., Coop (Springvale), 4 heifers at £11; B. Miinion (Wosi&otis),. D . cows at £26 ,15s and £27 10s; J. Oddy'(Lincoln); 3 cows at £ll 15s and £ls 15s; client, 3 heifers at £lO 5s to £ll ss; client, 1 cow at £2O;. Electric Farm Co. (Bromley),. 2 steers at £l3 10s; client. 4 steers at £8 7s 6d; Jas. Haughey (Marshland), 1' heifor ?,t' £l6; Afehburton client, 4 steers at £lO to"£l2 sa; client, .2 steers at £2l l?s 6d,'6, heifera-at £l3 12s.ed to £ls 12s 6d; client, 9 heifers at £ll 5s to £l4 103; client, 1 cow at £lO 15s; H. T. Little (Woodgrove),'l cow at £l7 17s 6d; B. Wenlock, -1 cow at £l7 55,..1 heifer at £lO 15s; client, '4 steers at £l9 7s 6d to £2O, 4 heifers at £l3 7s 6d to £l6 2s 6d, 1. cow at £l4 15s; Geo. Harris (Styx), 2 cows at £lB l"s 6d; W. Burrows (Harewood), 1 cow at £lO ss; J.' G-. Farquhar (Stys), 1 cow at £l4 17s 6d; client, 3 cows at £lO 2s 6d to £lO 12s Gd; E. Alexander (Marshland), 3 cows at £l3 33 Gd to £l4 15s ;\ J. Dunlop (Styx), 1 cow at £14.2s 6d; E. Hsrtnell (Woolston), 1 cow at £ls; F. Brown (Shirley), 1 cow at £11; W. Case (Papanui), 1 cow at £ls ss; diont, 1 steer at £l7 15s, 4 heifers at £l3 to £ls 10s. VEALERS. The small entry of'vealeis contained vory few priwo calves. Thero waß tho usual liberal entry of small calves. Tho quality was not up to tho recent standard, but the demand was good. Small and inferior calves made 6s to 37s Cd, good vealers £2 to £5 ss, and runners to £C. 2s 6d. ' ~ , STORE OATTLE, A moderate yarding 'of etore ' cattle in-chided-a. few'pens of forward three-year-old •steers, a- pen of good forward big-framed cows, and several lines of ill-conditioned young stuff. There wero more dry cows than in recent sales. There was a keen demand, particularly for;forward- .lines of grown cattle, resulting in 'an almost complete clearance at the following prices : Yearling steers £6' 14s. • Yearling heifers £6 17g. * Two-yoar-old steers £S 15§. . Two-year-old hoifers £8 12s 6d to £8 15s. Three-year-old heifers £9 10s. Three-year-old heifers £9 10s. Dry cows £3 to £l4 12s 6d. DAIRY COWS. . The dairy cattle pons contained only a medium entry, which included several freshly calved cows and some fair quality heifers. The demand was good. Heifers • made from' £3 to £l3, and cows from £6 5a to £ls ss. FAT SHEEP. The entry of fat sheep, filling loss tian seven races, was hardly equal to requirornonts. The yarding included sheep from Southland, but they were hardly equVl to the previous week's consignment. Graziers competed for any partly finished lines, and this held the- market very firm, values advancing 'by frorii ©ighteenpence to two shillings a head. '

The r&ns's.of prices was:— Extra prime wethers to 55s lOd. Prime wethers,. 44s 6d to 60s. Lighter wethers,- G4s to 445. Prime ewes, 37s to 50s Lighter ewes, 2Ss to 34s 4d Merino ewes, 27s 6d to 333 Gd. Hoggets, 32s 4d to 40s.

.The.principal sales were:— Wethers—For A. Bissett (Isla. Bank, Southland), 106 at 47s 9d to 55s lOd; clients, 71 at 555, 61- 'at 42s 6d to 45s 9d, 19 at 40s to 40s Cd, 106 at 45s 7d to 51s 9d, SS at 40s to 425, 28 at 44a ad to 455, 160. at Us, od to 4S& 3d; Watshn Bros. (Methvon), 60 at 48s to 's4s; Henderson Bros. (Msthven), 55 at 46s to 555; R. Keddic'iffe (Asbbiirton), 06 at 49s to 51s 3d; James Deans (Homobnah), 4 at 36s to 50s; J. and P. Ryan.(Weedons), 56 at 44s 3d to 48s 9d; J. G-. Lilley (Lyndhurst), 56 at 43s to 453 Id; R. Wv Baxter (Seafield), 38 at 45s tolßs Id, 2 hoggots at 40s; W. H. Stoddart (Will° wb y)i 3 ' at ' ls =; fl . Atkinson

(Wcodbahk), 1M at 40s to 47s lid; Oamsra clieHi, : HO,at 41s 3d to 47a. 6d; W.-J.-Car-politer (YaldhurstV €2' 'at 44s Gdi 'to".46s : ;9d;' D. Gebbie (Motukarara),-£O. at 40a 7d to 46a Id; Chapmia Bros (Sororata), 91, at 42s 23 ,to.4Gs; G. W.-TrotWßroadfields), 180 at 39s Ed to "4Ss 6d;-M. M'Leod (Methven), 50 et 4is,lod to 44s Id; A. J;,Clcavo (Oxford). 66 at 4>ls '9d to 4s# 9d"; C.Gudex (Whiterock), C4ate9s3d to'4ls 0d; H. J.' Crothers (Laurioton), 38 at 34s to'SGs 6d, 24 hoggets at f/25'4d... '.'.', ',".'*,

Ewes—James Deans (Homebaoh). 19 at 323 3d to £os; H. Fram»ton-(Willowby), M at 34s 4d to 48s Gd; clients, 46 at 28s to 39s lid. 33 merinoes at 27s 6d to 33s Cd. Three of the. new season's lambs were sold for Mr W. H. Blakemore (Springston) at 30s 3d, and, on account of a- client. 3 at 283 6d to 29s 9<L r w STORE. SHEEP. • The yarding of store sheep was the smallest for a. considerable time, consisting almost wholly of: hogget*; which met.a keen demand : from graziers, and'sustained nn advance of front two to three shillings a head. The following was the range of prices:— Two and four-tooth wewthers to*. 35s 6d. . Four and 'ei-tooth .wethers* 34s 6d to 40» Ewe hoggets, CBs.6d to 37s 7d. Wether hoggets; 27s 4d to 32s 3d. Mixed-sex hoggets, 26s to 31s 3d. The sales were; "Wethers—72 two and four-tooths at 35s 43, 15 four-and six-tooths at 37s sd, 115-at 40s sd. 68 at 395. ' VEwos—49 sound and failing-mouthed ewes and" 51 mixed sezed lambs at 22s lid. , Hoggets—72 ewes at 30s 3d, 80 et 365-Id, 74- at 28s 6d, 167 at 35s 2d, 66 at 37s 7d, £0 wethers at 32e 3d, 163 at 27s 4d, 86.at.265. .' , . . PIGS., ... . 'There was Again a short < supply . of' fat pigs, and a keen demand caused hierher prices, particularly for prime porkers, whilst an extra good pen of threo' baconers from Mr Ti. Raiuoy, :• Tai' Tapu, made £8 Is 6d each. The range of prices was as follows: . . Choppers £5 to £ 10. Extra heavy bacon?rs £6 12s 6d.to £7. Heavy ,baconers £5 10s to £6 10s. Lighter baconers £i 5s to £5. Equal to 9sdto lOd per .lb;.. . Heavy porkers £3- 14s to £4. Lighter porkers. £3-5s to £3 12s. . Equal to lid to Is per lb.There was a. -small entry of store pig 3 and a good demand, although wcaneTs were easier, on account of the kirear cumbers now', becoming available. .'Prices were a 3 follow: stores 50s to 575.-.-',- ■ - '', ,-' !' Medium stores :88s to 455. ' Small-stores 25s to 85s. - "Weaners 20s' to 31s. . . . , ! "" I Breeding.i sows to'£B. .