ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 196, 23 September 1914, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET.

STILL BETTER PRICES. The weekly sale at the metropolitan yards was brighter to-day, and the excellent values for fat stock were fully maintained. Store sheep sold better than last week in many cases, and prices were about on a par with values prior to the drop experienced some weeks ago. STORE SHEEP. A much better yarding of store sheep came forward, consisting of hoggets for the most part, with a few pens of wethers. There were not many ewes entered, and what were offered were rather below the average quality. Wethers at all forward were very much in request, and brought good prices. Good lines of hoggets were ■ also much sought after. Altogether the tone was distinctly better than last w_eek, despite the continued dry spell. Values were as follow: —

Best hoggets, to 19/1. Other good hoggets, 15/5 to 16/6. \ Fairly good hoggets, to 13/9. Fair to medium hoggets, 12/-, 12/6. Inferior hoggets, 10/9. Small and cull hoggets, 8/9. Fairly good ewe hoggets, 15/9 to 16/-.

Medium ewe hoggets, 14/1. Cull ewe. hoggets, 9/4. Very forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 19/3 to 21/-.

Fairly forward do., 16/6. Very forward 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 21/-. Two-tooth wethers, 14/- to 15/2. Forward merino wethers, 15/5. Two-tooth ewes- (in lamb), 18/6. Mixed and aged ewes, 13/-. Aged ewes, 10/3. Ewes and lambs (all counted), 8/- to 10/9. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account clients, 21 4 and 6-tooth halfbred wethers 13/11, 42 4 and 6-tooth do 21/-, 50 4 and 6-tooth forward merino wethers, 15/5, 66 black-faced hoggets 14/2. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold: 41 2-tooth wethers (small) 15/2, 44 cull hoggets 8/9, 78 halfbred ewe hoggets 16/-, 54 4 and 6-tooth forward wethers 21/-, 73 4 and 6-tooth wethers 16/6, 88 f.m. ewes and 85 lambs (all counted) 10/9, 236 ewe hoggets (small) 16/-, 73 wether hoggets 16/6, 103 4 and 6-tooth halfbred wethers 19/3, 95 wether y hoggets 12/-, 220 wether hoggets 13/9, 24 2tooth wethers 9/-. - . H. Matson and Co. sold:—On account client, 5b ewe hoggets '(very small), 9/4; 35 f.m. ewes (in lamb), 13/-; 7 wethers, 17/-; 5 ewes and 4 lambs, 9/-; 91. wether hoggets (small), 12/4; 142 2tootli ewes, 18/6; 29 black lambs, 9/6; 56 2-tooth wethers (small), 14/8; 108 ewe hoggets (small), 14/1; 99 wether hoggets (small), 10/4. The New Zealand' Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold:—On account clients, 161 mixed sex forward hoggets, 19/1; 144 ewe hoggets, 15/9.

. FAT CATTLE. . A very mixed Jot of beef cattle met with a specially keen demand. .The-hulk of the entry was of indifferent quality, verv few prime steers being included. The butchers readily paid the long prices for beef ruling the week previous, as, the supply was .short. There were 285 head offered, as compared with 239 last week, 312 on September 9, and 273 on September 2. Good-class beef sold up to 42/6 per 1001b. Values were as follow:-rr Steers, £7 5/- to £ll 10/-. Extra, to £2l 10/-. , • i ' Heifers, £6 to £B. Extra, to £l3 10/-. Cows, £5 15/- to £B. Extra,.to £ls 2/6. Average price per 1001b, 34/- to 42/6.

H. Matson and Co. sold: —On account of client, 9 steers, £l4 tj»--£ls 7/6; 3

cows, £8 7/6 to £8 17/6; J. Parkinson (Kaituna), 1 steer £l6 10/-, 2> cows £7 15/- to £l3 12/6, 2 Heifers £11; T. Rainey (Tai T!apu),"3 cows £l.') 5/- to £ls 2/6; client, 2 steers £l4 15/-, 2 heifers £9; North Canterbury client, 5 steers'£9 to £ls 5/-; Sunuyside Mental Hospital, 1 cow £ls; South Canterbury client, 4 heifers £7 12/6 to £8 10/-*; 1 steer £l4 12/6; Doyleston client, 6 steers £ll 7/6 to £l4; O. MeGough (Halswell), 3 steers £l4 5/-;. W. Parnham (Kaiapoi), 2 cows £8 10/- to £10; T. Morton (Styx), 5 co\ns £9 to £ll 15/-; W. Arnst (Preston Bdad).- 2 cows £8 12/- to £9 5/ r . - ■ .' Palgety and Co., Ml., sold:—On account G. Gerrard (Snowden), 9 cows £9 2/6 to £l3 5/-, 6 heifers £8 5/ to £l3 10/-, 5 steers £ll 7/6 t0.£13 12/6; A. Henderson (East Oxford), 4 cows £9 to £ll, 1 heifer £l2 2/6, 1 steer £6; E. Skurr (East Oxford), 1 cow £5; 11, Allen (Teddington), 4 steers £ll 15/- to £ls 2/6; Mrs M. Rutherford 'Brackendale), 4 steers £l6 10/- to £2l 5/-, 1 cow £l4 10/.

.. The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—On account client, i> heifers from £8 7/6 to £lO 5/-. Pyne and Co. sold: On account Miss Greig (Amberley), 2 steers £l2 30/- to £l4; client, .1 steer £8 10/-, 1 heifer £7, 15/-, X cows £6 17/6 to £1) 1.")/-; Walter Elder (Saltwater Creek), 1 cow £l4; G. Humphreys (Willesden), 7 steers £l3 10/- to £l4 15/-; A. Brown (Motukarara), 1 cow £l2 5/-; 1\ Barker, 2 cows £9 to £l3 15/-; W. Nicholls (Belfast), 2 do £6 10/- to £7 10/-; client, 1 do £9 17/6; client, I) do £9 10/- to £9 17/6; client, ;'. do £ll 12/6.t0 £l'!, 1 heifer £6 17/6, 2 steers'£ll 10/-; client, 9 cows £6 17/6 to £9 10/-. FAT SHEEP.

The entry of fat sheep was about sufficient to fill the butchers requirements for a week. At the commencement prices were in the neighbourhood of rates paid at previous sales. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account Mrs M. Rutherford (Brackendale), 61 wethers 26/6 to 36/-, 121 merino wethers 22/- to 25/6, 11 ewes 24/6, 80 hoggets 18/- to 21/-; C Rudd (Greendale), 119 wethers 25/1 to 27/6; J. Weils and Sons (View Hill), 2 ewes 2?,/- to 25/-; E. Bull (Waddington), 61

(Methven), 1 ewe 25/-, 59 wethers 27/1 to 28/3; W. Drummond (Lauriston), 64 wethers 24/8 to 26/3; 11. Butchers (Broadfields), 5 wethers 19/2 to 23/-. LAMBS. Fifty-one new season lambs were entered. Bather more than the market required and many of them were passed. - ' Matson and Co. sold: On account H. A. Bennett TEast Eyreton), 8 20/-; J. Winter (Swannanoa), 10 19/1 to 20/-; F. Carpenter (Prebbleton), 2 20/-. Pyne and Co. sold: On account A. Atkinson (Swannanoa), 9 18/- to 21/6. VEALEES. The usual entry of veal calves sold well, realising from 8/- to £2.15/-, with extra good bust fed calves to £5 5/-. EAT PIGS. There was an extra large entry of fat pigs which included some particularly good qtfalitv animals. Supplies were in"excess of the demand and prices were easier than of late. The range was:— Choppers 70/- to 110/-. Heavy baconers 67/- to 72/-. Extra to 79/-. Eighty baconers 55/- to 65/-. Average price per lb ssd. Heavy porkers 44/-to 47/-. Light porkers 38/- to 42/-. Price per lb 6d to 6jd. DEAR BEEF AT BUBNSIDE. Press Association- ' DUNEDIN, September 23. There was a marked advance in the price of beef at the BurnsMe sales today. There was a small yarding, and it was an open secret that export buyers were operating freely. It is probable that there will be a real shortage in cattle. Prices at times to-day were as high as 50/- per 1001b—the biggest price ever paid at Burnside. Eetailers had to buy at what they consider excessive rates, and they regard, an advance in the retail price as certain.