ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 208, 7 October 1914, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET.

A BIGGER SALE. The weekly sale at the Metropolitan Yards was rather larger to-day than for some time past, there being a good entry of store sheep, and fat sheep filled about seven races. Store sheep did not sell quite' so readily, about a third of the lots failing to change hands. Fat cattle were a shade weaker without being .quotably lower. In other departments the sale was much as usual. STORE SHEEP. A much larger entry of store sheep than usual came forward to-day, and. consisted chiefly of hoggets, with a few lines of wethers. There were also half a dozen pens of ewes and lambs. Ven- | dors had based their values for hoggets upon last week's prices, and in some cases rather above late .rates. From th; commencement bidding was rather slack and sales were only affected at prices a shade weaker than last sale. Vendors' anticipations of a rising market were not realised, due largely to the prevailing dry weather. A line of ewe lambs made 20/1, but they were rather better than anything of the kind seen in the yards of late. Yalues were as under: — HOGGETS. Best sorts 15/- to 16/3. Fair 14/- to 14/6. Medium 12/- to 12/6. Small 10/-. Best ewes 18/6 to 20/-. Fair ewes 17/- to 17/6. Small ewes 13/7. EAVES (With Lambs). Good s.m. (forward lambs) to 13/6. Fair sorts to 11/9. \ Aged merino to 5/3. j WETHERS. - I Forward four-tooths 19/- to 20/-. ' Forward two and four-tooth to 19/-. | Four and six-tooth to 18/5. Two-tootfi to 17/6. Pyne and Co. sold: On account clients, 50f.m. ewes and 44 lambs (all counted) 8/9, 77 wether hoggets 12/4, 220 ewe hoggets 18/7, 47 ewe hoggets (small) 13/7, 25 forward wethers 19/-, 53 six and-eight-tooth ewes "and 67 lambs 11/9. The National Mortgage, and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:. On account clients, 56 four-tooth wethers 20/-, 50 wether hoggets 14/11. H. Matson and Co. sold: On account various clients, 69 aged merino ewes and~s3 lambs (all counted) ewes .and 95 lambs (all counted) 13/6. The New Zealand Fai'mers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold: On account clients, 350 Lincoln merino ewe hoggets 17/9, 240 wether hoggets 15/3, 76 wether hoggets 10/-. ...... Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account clients, 157 half bred ewe hoggets 20/1. ■* FAT SHEEP. As the yarding of fat sheep last week was particularly small, the prices ruled high. Usually a big yarding follows a small one, and to-day was no exception to the rule. At the opening of the fat sheep sale the prices ruled bii the same level as last week. Many butchers only secured small quantities last week, and had to buy more freely to-day. A West Coast buyer was present and prices ruled quite as high as last week. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account a client, 60 wethers 28/6 to 31/11. LAMBS. .

Some 79 head of new season's lambs were penned and were a mucli more even lot, and the sale was more even, there being, more buyers. Prices were from 16/19 "to 21/9. The sales were as fpilow:—H. Matson and Co. sold: On account J. Winter 21/9; H. A. Bennett (East Eyreton), 7 19/-; R. Battersby (Broadfields), 6 ■lB/9' to 17/7j D. McLachlin (Omihi), 6 18/9 to 19/3; Geo. Osborne (Doyleston), 12 17/1 to 18/-; J. Moore (Balcairn), 10 17/8 to 18/9. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold: On account! R. Mehrtens (Ohoka), 10 17/- to 18/-; Mrs Cameron (Broadfields), 5 19/9 to 20/9; H. Curragh (Templeton), 3 19/6. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account H. Butcher (Broadfields), 5 18/to 19/-. FAT CATTLE. The yarding of fat cattle numbered 263 head, as compared .with 191 last week, 285 on September 23, and 289 on September 16. The cattle were rather better in quality than last week, and although the price for beef was* not quotably lower, the extra cattle made the tone of the sale easier. Values were as under: — Steers, £7 17/6 to £l4. Extra, to £2O 5/-. Heifers, £6 10/- to £8 10/-. Extra, to £l4. Cows, £6 to £B. Extra, to £l4 17/6. Average per 1001b, 35/- to 45/-. I Matson and Co. sold:—On account of i client, 8 steers £lO 12/6 to £lB, "3 cows

£8 15/- to £l4 17/6, 2 heifers £9 5/-; James Stoddart (Willowby), 12 steers £ls 7/6 to £2O 5/- (average £l7 15/-), 2 cows £l2 to £l4; D. Rutherford (Leslie Hills), 13 steers £ll to £2O, 1 heifer £lO 15/-; T. Hornby (Styx), 3 steers £8; W. Menzie (Menzies Bay), 12 steers £lO to £l4; client, 5 steers, £7 2/6 to £9 5/-; A. McLaughlin (Dovlestou), 3 steers £l2 15/- to £ls 15/-;* G. McLure (Killihchy), 3 steers £l2 10/- to £l3; W. O. Rennie (Doyleston), 3 steers £ll 2/6; T. Tarbotton (Ealing), 2 steers £lO 5/-; 1 cow £9 5/-; client, 4 steers £JS 5/to £l6 10/-, 2 cows £l3 to £l3 15/ i, 1 steer £lO 10/-, 1 cow £ll 2/6, 8 cows £7 17/6 to £l3 7/6; R. J. Fleming (Port Levy), 3 cows £7 7/6 to £lO 5/-; T. Conway (Wainui), 3 steers £l2 7/6; Mrs Hooker (Wainui), 3 steers £7 15/-; clients, 1 cow £l2 10/-, 1 cow £8 10/-, I heifer £9 15/-, 1 cow £7 12/6, 1 cow £B, 1 cow £9 17/6, 1 cow £l3 10/-, 1 cow £6 17/6.

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold:—On account D. Neave (Fernside), 3 heifers £l4 2 cows £ll 10/- to £l3; J. G. Rennie (Doyleston), 4 steers £7 to £8 5/-; S. H. Amyes (Prebbleton), 2 cows £8 5/- to £lO 15/-; clients, 2 cows £7 and £ll~s/-, 3'cows £7 2/6 to £8 10/-, 9 steers £8 12/6 to £l3.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercanr tile Agency Co., Ltd,, sold: On accounta client, 5 steers £5 12/- to £l4 15/2 cows £6 15/- to £7 10/-. ' Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account Mrs M. Doody and Son (Whitesteers £7 10/- to £9 15/-. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold: On account Hawkswood Estate, 5 steers £lO 17/6 to £l6, 2 cows £9 to £lO 2/6; E. F. J. Grigg (Winslow), 6 steers £717/6 to £9 12/6, 1 cow £9 10/-; Geo. Humphreys (Willesden), 7 steers £l4 10/- to £ls 10/-; client, 10 steers £l4 to £ls, 2 cows £6 and £9 10/-, 2 heifers £8 5/-, 1 cow £7 15/-; J. Waugh (Spreydon), 1-cow £8 10/-; R. Bingham (Prebbleton), 1 cow £10; E. Guiney (Halkett), I cbw/£lO. The' National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., On account Mrs M. 'Rutherford (Mt. Beevor), 8 steers £ll 2/6 to £ls 7/6; client, 12 cows and heifers £6 10/-' to £l2; A. W. Cook '(St. Albans), 1 cow £l4. VEALERS. The usual supply of veal calves brought from 8/- to £2 15/-, selling fairly freely. PIGS. A medium entry of fat pigs sold fairly well at last week's prices, baconers being more sought after than porkers. Values were as under: — Choppers, 60/- to 100/-. Heavy baconers, 67/- to 75/-. Extra, to 80/-. Ordinary, 52/6 to 65/-. Average price per lb, 6d. Heavy porkers, 42/- to 46/-. Lighter porkers, 36/- to 40/-. Average price per lb, 6d to 6£d.