ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 178, 2 September 1914, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET.

A GOOD SALE. A snarp' rise in the price of beef was . the most noticeable feature of the metropolitan markets to-day, due to exporters operating. The store sheep sale showed a further improvement. Pat sheep were yarded in big numbers, and in view of the projected early opening of one of the local freezing works, isold specially well. Pigs sold well, and in other departments late rates •were well maintained. STORE SHEEP. The store sheep sale was again small, ? only a couple of races being required to accommodate the.sheep sent forward. • With one or two excetions the sheep ?were of rather poor quality. A couple of useful lines of wethers and a pen of sound-mouthed ewes were all that \ could be described as of good quality. •The tone of the sale again showed a : slight improvement, especially for good hoggets. These improved by rather more than.6d per head,-making an advance of 1/6 upon values a fortnight ago. Inferior ewes were neglected, otherwise values were well up to last week's figures. The rain was no doubt responsible in some measure for the improved values. The range of prices was as follows: — Ewes, good sound-mouthed, to 21/4. Ewes, four, six, and eight-tooth, inferior and low-conditioned, 10/9 (passed). .. , Aged ewes, 8/6 to j9/6. Aged merino ewes,\6/-. Good hoggets, 14/- to 15/-. Moderate hoggets, 12/6 to 13/-. Small; and,inferior, 8/3 to 9/6. Culls, 6/1. Four-tooth forward wethers* 19/-, Two,, four, and six-tooth, 18/-. Small two-tooths, 14/8. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold: On etaoin, Pyne and Co. sold: On aecount various ..clients, 12 hoggets .8/3, .35 wethers 14/8, . 224 m.s. hoggets 14/-, 233 . four-tooth halfbred forward wethers 19/-, 39 hoggets 15/-, ~13-hoggets 9/6, 80 forward hoggets 14/9. ;,;' ~ .„ ..." The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Ltd!, sold: On account a client, 214 cull ; wether 5 hoggets '6/1. H. Matson and Co. sold: On account"a client, 34 aged ewes in lamb 8/6. , Dalgety and Co. sold: On account aclient, 186 s.m. halfbred ewes in lamb 21/4. -^ The National Mortgage and Agency Co,,_ Ltd., sold: On account clients, 33 mis.'hoggets 12/9, 228 four-and six-tooth "wethers 18/-. ' : , ,FAT SHEEP. . There close upon eight races illed, and The quality was about the average of sales recently held. Moat "-.-of the entry consisted of light-weight wethers, the: proportion of prime, heavy sheep being on the small side* As it has been decided to re-open one, of the local freezing works for the convenience of farmers, the pries advanced by rather more than 1/- per head. : _ i FAT CATTLE.

, The quality of the beef yarded was exceptionally good,, some very prime ."beef being included. At the commencement of the sale, much better prices were obtained than have ruled yet this - year in the market* f , • Beef sold at from 35/- to 40/-. per r*loolbs, ah advance of from 3/- to 5/Tipon the prices of the last sale. The most improvement, was noticeable in the better' class of beef. Some "245 head were penned, as compared with 273 last week and 344 on August 19. There was ; one buyer operating 'for" an export firm, and this influenced prices. The'range of values was as follows: — • Steers, £8 7/6 to £lO 5/-. Extra, to £2O 12/6. - Heifers, £6 5/- to £8 5/-. Extra, to £l2 17/6, , " Cowj?, £5,15/- to £B. Extra to £l2 2/6. ' Average per lOOlbs, 32/- to 40/-. - : The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-

live Association, Ltd., soM: On account T. Main (Lincoln), 4 heifers £6 10/to £8 12/6; Sheat Bros. (Horrelville), 4 ■ steers £lO '2/6 'to £ll 5/-; C: W. Blackmore • (Horrellville), 1 : steer £li 5/-, 1 cow £8 15/-; Hillyer Bros, (Eif- : fefton), 14 steers £l4 5/- to £lB 5/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., soldi On account a client, 16 steers £lO to £l3 2/6; J. W„ells and Son (View Hill), 8 steers £8 17/6 to £ll 7/6; A. Henderson (East Oxford); 4 steers £l2 10/- to'£ls 10/-, 1 heifer £9 15/-, 2 cows £ll to £ll 10/-; JD. J. Hawke (Hawkins), 1 cow £ll 5/-; W. J. Baxter (Waddington), 7 steers £5 5/-, to £8.5/-, 1 heifer £6 10/-;. C. JBudd (Greendale), 2> heifers £6,. 10/and £7 2/6; Mrs J. Doody (Whitecliffs), £ steers £ll 10/- to £l2 5/-. • j Pyne and Co. sold: On account Hawkswood Estate, 8 steers £ll 10/- to £l7 15/-, 3 cows £9 5/- to £ll 5/-, -4 heifers £9 to £9 15/-; F. and .J.* North-! cote (Waiau), 6 steers £l7 15/- to £2O 12/6; J. Sloss (Omihi), 1 cow £9 17/6; W. Wilkie (Omihi), 1 Cow £9; A. Bear- : snan (Greanpark), 3 steers £lO 10/- to. £ll 10/-, 1 2/6, 6 heifers £6 17/6 to £9 15/-; client, 9 steers £lO to £l2 12/6; W. Duffy (Spreydon), 1 heifer £6 5/-; A.* E. '"Jarman (Lincoln)", 2 to £6;"W.Nicholls (Belfast);,. 5 cows £5 5/- to £8 5/-. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account J. Donah? ;(Darfield); 1 cow £llls/-; F. Q; Bowden (Aylesbury),, 1 heifer £l2/ 1 c6wi £lL ' ~:<•-■/■'.;i: : ■'' '" i •:■•'. ■••/.' The National Mortgage and Agency: , Co., Ltd., sold: On account T.' Hamp* ton (Pendarves), 1 heifer £l2 17/6/ 1 : cow £lO 7/6; client, 2 steers £ll 2/6, 2 heifers £9 12/6/ 3 cows £9 10/- to £}o ■ 17/6. VEALEES. A fair supply of vealers was on hand and they brought from 8/- to £2 10/-. PIGS. The fat pigs were only a medium try of good quality, and competition was keen. Values were:— Choppers,-60/- to 155/-; Medium baconers, 58/- to 65/-. Heajsy. baconers, .70/- to H 76/-. Price! per lb, sftl. -- Light porkers, 40/- to 44/-. Heavy porkers, 45/-. to 58/-. Price per lb, 6£d. The stores yarded were much in ex- . cess of requirements, and consequently prices were lower than for some time ,; past. Values were as follow: Large stores, 38/- t0,;42/-."; ' Medium stores, 25/- to, 37/-. < , Small stores, 18/- to 24/-. •v Weaners, 12/6 to 17/-.