ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 53, 8 April 1914, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET.

A BIG SAL-. PRICES FIRM.

The sale at the Metropolitan markets to-day was very little smaller than the big yardings usually expected in March. The yarding of stores was only slightly below last week. Fat lambs and fat sheep were about the same as last week. STORE SHEEP. The shipping of sheep from the North Island still goes on, and the number of ewes from oversea formed quite a large proportion of the entry. Despite the fact that the season is advancing; there is an insistent demand for good lines of ewes, and a good deal of attention is being paid to store lambs, the demand to-day for these being slightly keener than usual. For all classes of sheep in this division the prices were quite on a par with last week's rates. The range of values was as follow;s: — Good rape lambs 14/- to 14/9. Extra good rape lambs 15/- to 15/9. Medium rape lambs 12/- to 13/6. Cull lambs 5/6 to 9/-. Good two-tooth ewes 19/9 to 20/1. Small two-tooth ewes, 16/1 to 17/7. Four and six-tooth ewes 19/- to 22/-. Good two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 20/1 to 24/6. Poorer sorts 15/2 to 19/-. Good sound-mouth ewes 16/6 to 19/6. Failing-mouth ewes .11/10 to 15/-. Aged and cull ewes 6/3 to 10/-. Two-tootli wethers, - small, 14/3 to 16/-. Two-tootli wethers, better sorts, 16/6 to 18/9. Two, four, and six-tooth wethers, 17/- to 19/-. Messrs F. Pyne and Co. sold: On account Mr Robinson (Cheviot), 132 f.m. ewes 13/9, 168 four and five-year-old ewes 11/10, 55 lambs 15/9, 116 twotooth ewes 16/1, 140 four and six-tooth, ewes 22/-,- 154 aged ewes 6/-, 65 four and syc-tooth ewes 19/-, 174 do. 18/3, 507 six and eiglit-tooth ewes 16/9, 420 four and six-tooth ewes 18/1, 150 four and five-year-old ewes 15/7, 649 do 15/4, 238 half bred two-tooth ewes 16/4, 262 four, six, and eight-tooth threequarterbred ewes 20/6, 203 six and eight-tooth ewes 19/1, 113 two-tooth ewes 17/7, 206 f.m. ewes 17/10, 130 twotooth ewes 20/1, 47 do 19/7, 50 lambs 14/2, 381 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 17/3, 43 f.m. ewes 14/6, 149 do 14/1, 217. lambs 14/1, 292 six and eighttooth ewes 17/4, 284 do 17/2, 128 four and six-tooth ewes 18/7, 39 lambs 11/3, 452 two-tooth ewes 21/7, 10 lambs 11/9, 23 two, four, and six-tooth ewes 14/9, 12 lambs 12/10, 22 half bred rams 12/6, 35 four-tooth wethers 16/1. Messrs H. Matson and Co. sold: On account Mr Piper (Piaki), 193 lambs 15/-, 118 f.m. ewes 19/6, 60 lambs 14/6, 167 do 14/1, 136 rape lambs 14/7, 260 f.m. ewes 16/6, 311 ewe lambs 15/4, 280 wether lambs 12/6, 66 lambs 16/-, 26 full-mouth ewes 12/-, 92 lambs 10/3, 86 lambs 13/10, 31 rape lambs 15/10, 47 rape c lambs 14/7, 31 six and eight-tooth 14/6, 20 lambs 9/1, 25 two-tooth ewes 16/5, 20 full-mouth ewes 13/2. Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold: On account of a Gisborne client, 173, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 18/5, 123 six and eight-tooth ewes 15/2, 197 twotootli ewes 19/9, 320 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 15/9, 218 four-tootli wethers 17/9, 161 full-mouth ew6s 13/-, 348 six and eight-tooth ewes 18/5, 278 four and six-tooth ewes 19/9,. 324 do 19/9, 490 six and eight-tooth ewes 17/8, 161 lambs 12/-, 68 lambs 15/7, 60 fourtooth wethers 16/1. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: On account of various clients, 69 four, six, and eighttooth ewes 24/6, 138 lambs 13/4, 71 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 20/1, 150 four and six-tootli ewes 21/-, 100 21/1, 256 four-tooth ewes 19/-, 4 full-mouth ewes 13/6, 86 aged ewes 10/11, 58 halfbred do 11/6, 10 four and six-tooth ewes 15/6, 14 two, four, six, and eiglit-tooth ewes 13/6. The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: On account of various clients, 101 halfbred full-moutli ewes 13/4, 181 four, six, and eiglit-tooth ewes 16/6, 77 lambs .14/8, 49 full-mouth ewes 15/3, 43 lambs 12/6, 160 four, six, and eiglit-tooth ewes 20/1, 146 do 18/6, 57 full-mouth ;ewes 13/8, 158 full-moutli ewes 11/6, 55 four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred ewes 17/9. • The New "Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association sold: On account of various clients, 324 lambs 11/7, 12 six and eight-tooth wethers 13/-, 50 lambs 15/2, 31 lambs 15/8, 30 two-tooth wethers 16/3, 30 halfbred full-moutli ewes 12/3,; 35 three-quarterbred ewe lambs .16/-, 56 six and eiglit-tooth ewes 18/1. FAT LAMBS. It, was late in the day before the last trucks of lambs were emptied, and the yarding was one of the biggest of the seasou. The quality was well up to previous sales; in fact, the proportion of prime stuff was rather better than at the last sale or sO. With the advancement of the., season growers cannot be so particular as to the quality of their drafts. A line of Down cross lambs submitted on behalf of Mr Geo. Gardner, of Medbury, which were all prize-winners at the Hawarden Show on Friday last, brought good values. The champion pen of three tegs *26/-, the seconds 22/-, 6 brought 530/-, 14 brought 19/9, and 5 brought 19/3, the line averaging 20/7. In view of the holidays, ,the butchers were operating to some extent for choice quality lambs. Prices per lb were about the same as last week, viz.:— Prime freezing, 6d. * Overweights and second quality sfd. The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association, Ltd., sold: On account of C. Dilworth-Fox (Scargill), 159 18/9; R. Dobson (Scargill), 4 16/6; C. N. Hamilton (Balcairn), 6 16/6; T. Buckley (Seafield), 123 19/6; John Gregan (Hororata) 61 .16/10; 11. A. Oliver (Hororat; ) 74 from 18/2 to 19/-.; C. O. Sullivan (Mitcliam), 204 IS/9; John Addincil (West Evreton), 66 20/3. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account of E. J. Jekvll (Balmoral), 83 16/2, 16/4; M'Dougall Bros. (Waiau) 93 from 17/4 to 18/2; E. D. Giles (Mt. Parnassus), 79 17/4; J. A. Coop (lvaikoura) 32 16/7; 1). O'Connor (Cheviot), 66 from 17/1 to 18/2; F. Travels (Culverdeu), 76 from 17/10 to 18/3.; G. B. Sansom (Parnassus) 85 from 16/8 to .16/9; W. Cole (Omihi), u(j from 17/3 to 17/5; G. H. Burton (Cust), 140 from .18/10 to 19/5; Mrs 11. Gougli and Sons (Greendale), 16 18/4. Messrs H. Matson and-Co. sold: On account R. R. Carter, 27 16/4; S. R. Bryan (Charing Cross), 71 from .17/1 to 17/11; Mrs Cogar (Waddington), 75 19/1 to 19/11; J. Beattie (Coalgate), 200 19/2 to 19/11; G. Gardner (Med-

bury), 31 19/3 to 26/-; G. Derrett (Hororata), 62 17/1 to 18/8; T. Dawson, jun. (Yaldhurst), 24 18/9; P. Cross (Burnham), 59 16/6 to 19/7; A. Manson (Kirwee), 108 17/3 to 17/11; H. Wright-Johnson (Dunsandel), 16 18/4; Mrs Macfarlane (Waikari), 452 17/8 to 18/4; T. Mannion (Waiau), 216 17/9 to 17/11; C. J. Began (Broadfields), 270 17/6 to 17/9; B. Stone (Island Farm), 298 15/2 to 16/2; J. H. Stanley (Harewood), 24 17/8; F. Campion (Broadfields), 242 17/11 to 19/1; G. Wright (Waikari), 160 16/6 to 16/10; J. Henley (Lincoln), 253 17/7 to 18/8; F. Dowdell (Styx), 36 16/2; W. Young (Irwell), 290 17/6 to 17/9; E. Keverne (Eyreton), 16/10 to 17/10; Frizzell Bros. (Evreton), 122 18/2 to 21/-; W. J. Clinton '(Darfield), 50 19/7 to 23/-; client, 44 16/5. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold: On account H. Boyle (Ellesmere), 66 from-, 16/8 to 17/6; Mrs J. Bray (Greenpark), 1 17/-; E. Stapleton (Doyleston), 2 17/-; D. L. M'Gregor (Ellesmere), 167 18/4 to 19/3; E.. Thompson, 60 18/-; J.~ Pearce (Rolleston), 150 17/10; rclient, 25 18/4; F. Rowell (Ellesmere), 104 16/7 to 17/10; Peach, 26 17/10; Mrs M. M'Rae (Waikari), 54 17/5 to 17/6; J. Murray, 61 17/3 to 18/8; W. Polhill (Culverden), 80 15/7 to 15/9; F. Birdling (Birdling's Flat), 80 16/8 to 17/4; H. J. Horrell (Horrellville), 70 18/11 to 20/-; Lady Campbell (Cheviot), 203 16/9 to 17/7. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account F. Narbey, jun. (Kirwee), 80 18/-. FAT SHEEP. The yarding of fat sheep was rather larger than usual, and contained some good quality stuff. were on a par with late rates. F. C. May and Co. sold: On account of clients, 20 fat wethers 22/10, 43 "do 20/9, 20 do 21/7, 31 ewes 15/11, 20 do 17/-, 30 do 17/4, 46 do 18/8 to 21/6. FAT CATTLE. The yarding of fat cattle was bigger than usual, and the quality was better than has obtained for some time. Beef has not been at all brisk of late, and the demand was irregular. Some 365 head were yarded, as against 271 last week. Some extra quality bullocks was yarded by Mr D. Rutherford, and sold up to 32/- per iOOlb. The range of values was as follow: Steers £7 15/- to £ll 10/-. Extra to £ls 5/-. Heifers £5 17/6 to £9 7/6. Extra to £l2. Cows £5 5/- to £8 5/-. Extra to £l3 5/-. Average price per 1001b 27/r to 30/Extra quality to 32/-. PooreT cow beef 25/- upwards. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account H. EL M'Lean (Amberley), 3 cows from £6 15/- to £9 7/6, 1 steer £5 10/-; G. D.. Greenwood (Teviotdale), 3 steers £9 7/6, 1 steer £lO 17/6, 1 heifer £9, 1 £8 17/6; G. G. Holmes (Halswell), 10 steers from £l2 7/6 to £l4 5/-, 1 heifer £l2 7/6; A. Henderson (East Oxford), 1 steer £ls, 1 cow £l2, 2 heifers £9 10/- to £lO 12/6, 1 cow £9 5/-, 2 steers £8 5/-; F. J. O'Malley (Waiau), 1 cow £7, 1 heifer £5, 1 steer £5 7/6. The New Zealand Farmers Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold: On account P. R. Oldfield (Waiau), 3 "heifers £9 12/6; H. Shipley (Greendale) 2 steers £6 17/6, 1 cow £8; client, 1 steer £lO, 6 cows £5 7/6 to £lO. Messrs 11. Matson and Co. sold: On account of A. R. Fleming (Port Levy), 2 cows £9 to £9 12/6, 4 steers £9 12/6 to.£lo 12/6; Thos. Ware (Port Levy), 3 steers £ll. 5/-, 5 do £lO, <1 cow £8 12/6; D. Rutherford (Leslie Hills), 4 steers £ls 5/ , 5 do £ls; 3 do £l4 10/-, 2 do £l3 15/-; client, 1 steer £l2 5/-, 2 cows £lO, 4 steers £9 17/6, 3 steers' £9, 3 cows £8 5/-, 2 heifers £7 12/6; G. S. M'Rae, 4 heifers £7 7/6 to £7 12/6, 5' heifers £6 to £8 7/6, 1 steer £6 12/6; R. R. Furze, 1 heifer £6 10/-, 1 steer £8 7/6; client, 4 cows £o 5/-; A. R. Fleming (Port Levy), 2 steers £5 10/-; W. Roberts (Sprej'don), 1 heifer £8 17/6; R. Ford, 1 cow £5 12/6; A. Barnes (St. Albans), 1 cow £7; J. Parish (Woolston)", 1 cow £6; E. Hartnell (Woolston), 1 cow £7; A. Mahon (Styx), 1 cow £5 17/6; Fear Bros., 7 steers £9 10/ to £lO 10/-; J. Reese, 1 heifer £6 17/6, 3 cows £5 12/6 to £8 10/- G. Lambie (Fendalton), 1 cow £5; Fear Bros., 1 cow £8; S. Meneer (Kaiapoi), 1 cow £6 15/-; client, 1 cow £6 10/-, 2 steers £9 10/-, 1 cow £6 2/6, 2 steers £lO 2/6, 1 heifer £8 5/-, 6 steers £lO 5/- to £lO 15/-. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold: *On account of client, 6 steers £ll to £l2, 4 cows £7 15/- to £9, 3 heifers £9 17/6, 1 cow £8 10/-, 1 heifer £9 15/-, 6 heifers £8 to £9 2/6, 1 cow £7 10/-, 1 heifer £7 15/-, 3 cows £6 15/- to £9 7/6; Geo. Humphreys (Willesden), 7 steers £ll to £l3 5/-; W. F. Parkinson (Kiutuna), 7 steers £l3 to £l4; J. M'Pherson (Cheviot), 2 steers £9 10/-; S. Nutt (Ataahua), 16 steers £S 12/6 to £l.O, 4 do £8 7/6.

PIGS. The supply of fat pigs was a specially heavy one, aud prices were weaker. Values ran as follow: — Choppers, 60/- to 125/-. Light baconers; 50/- to 55/-. •Heavy baconers, 60/- to 70/-. Price per lb, 5d to 5-] d. Porkers, heavy 42/- to 45/-. Porkers, light 36/- to 40/-. Price per lb, 6d to 6{d. In the store pens the yarding was also good, and prices were a little weaker. Values were as follow: — Large stores 36/6 to 44/-. Medium 29/6 to 35/-. Small 22/- to 29/-. Weaners .10/- to 15/-.