ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 244, 18 November 1914, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET.

AN AVERAGE SALE. • After a lapse ot' a fortnight-, on account of carnival week, the weekly sale at Addington was resumed to-day. The entry was an average one in all departments. There was the usual attendance of the public, and prices generally showed little or no alteration.

STORK SHEET. A fair yarding of store sheep were penned, comprising for the most part lines of wethers, chiefly young sheep. There were quite a number of pens of ewes and lambs ot" a useful description, and they met with good competition. Backward lines of wethers were not sought after, owing no doubt to the continued dry weather. Forward wethers sold well, a nice clean line of shorn four-tooths bringing 17/1. Values were as follow: ,

SHORN: Good two-toot.h ewes, 1(5/3.' ' Medium two-tooth ewes, LV9. . Fair two-tooth wethers, 12/9. Medium two-tooth wethers, "11/10; Four and six-tooth dry ewes, 1:1/11. Medium four and six-tooth wethers, 15/4.; Good forward • four-tooth . wethers, 17/1. ' , Full-mouthed ewes with lambs, 10/10 (all counted). \"y ; ; , WOOLLY. ' ' Ewes in lamb to 20/-. '- Good six and eight tooth .withc-lambs H/-fol2/3 (all counted). ■'! Fair-niouthed ewes, with lambs, 1.1/to 12/3 (all counted). . . Inferior ewes with lambs 9/4 to 10/3, (all counted). •

Pyhe and Co. sold:—On accouut clients, 46 two-tooth wetliers, . shorn, 12/9.; .50 two-tooth wethers, shorn, .11/10; 40 f.m., woolly ewes, 41 lambs, -10/.>;IJL -. dry . merino ewes, woolly, 5/iO; 0.7 .fan. : woolly ewes aiid 46 iainbs, 11/- ;, .7. woolly . ewes- and © lambs iS/iJ•> 319 four-iooth shorn wetliers 17/1;-12 .dry ewes 9/3:

: Matson and Co. sold:—On behalf clients, 28 s.m. shorn ewes and '35 lambs 10/10; 1 10. six ' and eightrtooth woolly and. 1.17-lambs; ;14/-; 60' shorn two-. tbotl^e^ves, 1 15/9; .18 shorn four and sixtdoth, ewes IJ3/11.

j Dalgety and CO4 Ltd., : sold:—Oh acicbmit clients, .92 aged woolly -"ej/v'es and 95.lambs; 9/4100 two-tooth shorn ewes ; l6/3.

-■.' The :New'Zealajid Farm era' Go-opera-ti Ltd., sold oir accottot clients l|inrb^ ; at: 11/4

FAT LAMBS. •'■ ''/ There were; 343 butchers ' lambs penned, and the demand was satisfactory, the whole entry, being sold at torv figures. .Values were from . lfi/6 to 21/(5..,... Vv; /. -V;: r FAT CATTLE. > ;Sotne.a243 head of' fat cattle were penned-, as; compared with 382 on No-•veiirber-4-;((iouble market), 241 the -week previous, and 179 011 October 21. -There were a nurii\>er of extra good 'cows pennody but generally the - quality was much as usual. " The demand eased slightly aa the sale advanced, but the average price of last , sale was fairly well -maintained.- Values were 'as' follow:

Steers, £lO to £l2. Extra, to £l6 7/6. Heifers, £5 12/6 to £9 15/,-. , Cows, £o 7/6 to £9. ' Extra, to £lB. Average per 1001b, 34/- to 44/-. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sola:—-On account W. S. Sandrey (Rollestoii), 1 cow £7 12/6; j. G. Kenme (Doyleston), 1 cow £5 10/-,- 6 steers £9 17/6 to £l2

17/6; W. O. Rennie (Doyleston), 3 steers £lO 7/6 to £l3; client, 8 cows £.ll 15/- to £l3 15/-, 4 steers £8 5/- to £lo,i P. Faliev (Little Riv.'er), 2 steers £l4 2/(5, 4 cows £7 10/- to £lO 12/6; T. R. Barnett (Greenpark), 3 cows £8 17/6 to £9 15/-. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: —On account R. Latter (Barrv's Bav), 7 steers £l3 12/6. "

The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account R. H. Lambie (Kyle), 1 steer £lO 15/-, 1 cow £9 10/-; client, 2 cows £ll 5/- and £lO 17/6, 3 heifers £6 to £7 10/-; ,J. H. Hilston (Otoaliua), 2 steers £5 17/6, .1 heifer £6 7/6.

Pyne and Co. sold: On account Sears Bros. (Russell's Flat), 1 cow £lO, 3 heifers £6 12/6 to £8 5/-,' 1 steer £7 5/-; J. Sloss (Omihi), 2 steers £9 10/to £9 17/6, 1 cow £5 10/-; F. Biirrows (Omihi), 1 heifer £7; F. 6. Birclling (Birdling's Flat), 8 steers £.13 7/6 to £l6 7/6; . client, 10 cows £7 5/- to £ll 12/6; client, 2 cows, £6 12/6 to £B, 6, heifers £4 15/- to £8 10/-; .clieut, 3 cows £6 15/- to £7; client, 1 heifer £ll 17/6, 4 cows £7 2/6 to £9.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account a client, 2 cows £lO 2/6 and £.ll 15/-; client, 1 heifer £6 15/-. F. C. May and Co. sold: On account A. J. Magson (Rakaia), 1 cow £l7. VEALERS. The supply of veal was about the same as usual, and prices were from 8/to 40/-. FAT PIGS. A big yarding of fat pigs came forward, and prices dropped slightly as compared with a fortnight ago, on account of the weaker demand. Values were as under: — Choppers, 60/- to 100/-. Heavy baconers, 58/- to 05/-. Extra, to 72/-. Light baconers, 50/- to 55/-. Average per lb., 5«1 to sld. Heavy porkers, 40/- to 44/-. Light porkers, 35/- to 38/-. Average per lb., 5Jd to 6d. Pyne and Co. sold: On account C. Leech (Rangiora), 27 16/9 to 20/9; F. Hide (Ohoka), 9 17/6 to 20/-; Manion's Estate (Weedons), 14 19/3 to 20/-; J. M. Johnston (Rolleston), 4 19/9; G. I Calder (Halkett) 3 19/-; Ej T. Davis

(West Evreton"), 4 1!)/-!: R. Watson (flalkett), ;i i 9/-; W. Sly (Spriiigston ), (i 1(5/(5. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account W. 11. Maie (Aniberley), i I.S/2 to 1 !•/!>; W. T. Lowe (Wiuslow.), M 17/9 to .'IS,/; 5; 11. .1. Butcher (1-5 roadj fields j, f> It/- to 17/(5. The N.Z. Farmer:;' Co operative Association, Ltd., .sold: On account 11. i'ejiney (Lineoin), !<> !>">/(» to 1(5/-; .1. Mc.Miilan, ,jun. (I Jast Kvreton), S IS/3 to 19/0; siieat. Bros. (llorrellville), 12 IS/-. F. C. May and Co. sold: On account •J. Irwin (Rakaia), (5 19/- to 19/(5. If. Matson and Co. sold: On account K. McCarthy (Prebbleton), 2(5 18/ to .19/-; L. B. llubbaril (Upper Ricoarton), 12 17/3 to 17/9; .1. Moore (Balcairn ), 11 'lB/9 to .19/(5; M. Tlighani (Balcairn), 10 IS/- to 18/0; S. IT. Amyes , (I'rebbleton),' 12 17/- to 17/(5; Mrs MeCorma<*lc (Lakeside), 14 19/- to 21/6; Belcher Bros. (Kaiapoi), 23 18/9 to 19/9; T. Dawson, sen. (Hornby.),'' Si 18/9; client, 48 17/9 to 18/10;, 'J. McCohochie (Ashburton), 12 17/9. The National Mortgage and Agency ■Co.,- Ltd., sold:• On account- A. VV. Ironsides (Sotithbrook)", '8 1(5/(5 to 18/-.