ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 273, 22 December 1914, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET.

A DOUBLE SALE. Owing to Christmas week the oidintiry weekly sale was held to-day instead oi" Wednesday at Addington, and following the usual practice the sale was a doable one. The boisterous weather Conditions prevailing made matters somewhat unpleasant for the auctioneers and their assistants, who have to be at their posts at an early hour. STOKE SHEEP. The entry,-was about the same as last week —a considerable increase on late galea. The sheep coming forward were chiefly two-tooth wethers, with a few .lines of ewes and the usual miscellaneous lots. At the outset bidding Vas not at all brisk; and the slack values ruling on Wednesday last showed little or no improvement.. As the sale progressed bidding improved, especially for superior lines, and good sheep sold at a slight advance on recent rates. A pen of ? well finished two-tooth ewes just off , 4lie shears mad# 18/11, and a good line ; of well-grown twortooth wethers %ent to ' 16/1. There were a good many lines of two-tooth wethers went over 15/-. Several lines of two-tooth ewes early in the sale failed to realise the expectations of vendors. Valiies were as under: WETHEBS. Extra two-tooths to 16/1. Good two-tooths, 15/-to 13/11. Fair two-tooths, 13/4 to 14/9. Gull and inferior, 8/6 to 12/6. EWES. A ICxtra two-tooths, to 18/11. Fair two-tooths, 15/8 to 1(5/-. Gull ewes and lamba 6/7. f Cull dry ewes 9/9. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association, LtdJ, sold:—On ac-

count clients, 57 two-tooth ewes and Wethers 11/6, 57 cull ewes and 36 lambs 6/7, 42 four and six-tooth wetFters 15/8. Matson and Co. ;;sold:—-On account clients, 8 two-tooth ewes 18/11, 248 two, four, and six-tooth wethers 14/8. Pyne and Co. sold: —On 'account Clients, 4.0 two-tooth wethers 15/6, 79 cull two-tooth wethers 8/6, 92 two-tootli wethers 9/7, 47 two-tooth wethers 10/5, 89 two-tooth wethers 12/11, 45 two-tooth ewes 13/11, 16 six-tooth wethers 18/2, 132 two-tooth wethers 10/2, 76 six and eight-tooth dry ewes 15/9, 187 twotooth ewes 15/8, 22 four-tooth wethers 16/6j W. Buss (Scargill), 70 two-tooth wethers, 16/1, 76 two-tooth half-bred wethers 15/11, &23 two-tooth wethers 13/4; client, 100 two-tooth wethers 9/2, 30 two-tooth wethers 9/2, 158 two-tooth . wethers 10/8. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account clients, 15 ewes and wethers 11/9, §0 four and six-tooth wethers 16/10, 120 four and six-tooth wethers .16/10, 69 four and six-tooth wethers 16/10. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold: On account client, 34 cull ewes 9/9. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: On account client, 83 two-tooth wethers 13/-. FAT LAMBS. There was another' big entry in fat lambs, 1112 being entered as against 1390. The large entry last week caused several butchers to buy much more than a week's supply of lambs, and consequently the entry figures were not as high as might have been expected for a double market at Christmas time. The pale opened at figures slightly improved upon the rates of last week. Generally the quality was of a high average. FAT SHEEP. There were fewer fat sheep yarded to-day as compared with last week's sale, when the entry was much above normal requirements. The quality was generally satisfactory, though there were rather more ewes than wethers. The sale opened at satisfactory rates. FAT CATTLE. The entry of fat cattle was a representative one, though hardly up to the figures of a double market. Values were particularly firm at late rates. Pyne and Co. sold: On account

clients, 4 steers £l3 2/6 to £l4 2/6, 1 cow £lO 7/6, 2 cows £6 10/-; F. H. Wilkinson (Spotswood), 6 steers £6 12/6 to £ls 2/6, 1 cow £lO 15/-; 0. Skinner (Irwell), 1 cow £9 10/-; T. F. Fisher (Whitecliffs), 1 cow £8 5/-; J. Sexton {West Melton), 1 lieifer £l3 2/6; C. C. Walker (West Melton), 1 cow £ll 2/6; S. Sparks (Halswell), 9 cows £8 2/6 to £ll 2/6; E. Smith (Springfield), 2 cows £5 to £6 17/6; Gardner Bros, (Fernside), 1 cow £lO 2/6; Rangiora client, 4 cows £'/ 5/- to £9 17/6; Win. Best (Seargill), 1 steer £8 17/6, 1 cow £7 12/6; Wm. Sheat (Biccarton), 2 cows £7 10/- to £9 12/6; J. Ransom (Motukarara), 1 cow £7 12/6. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: On account G. D. Greenwood (Teviofcdale), 4 cows £8 12/6 to £lO 17J6, 11 steers £9 15/- to £l3 17/6; G. A. McLean (Leithfield), 1 cow £B. H. James (Leithfield), 1 heifer £5 5/-; client, 1 heifer £8 12/6. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: On account J. O. Coop (Little River), 25 steers £l2 10/- to £ls 10/-, 5 lxoifers £9 to £l2 2/6; client, 1 steer £8 5/-, 1 cow £lO, 3 cows £8 12/6 to £lO 17/6, 1 heifer £9; J. Taylor (Waipara), 6 steers £ls to £ls 10/-; clients, 3 steers £9 15/-, 1 cow £7 15/-, 1 heifer £9 10/-, 1 heifer £B, 5 steers £lO 7/6 to £ll 2/6, 1 cow £lO 7/6, 1 cow £9, 1 cow £8 2/6, 1 cow £7 15/-, 2 cows £9 7/6, 1 cow £7 3/6, 2 cows £7. The N.Z. farmers' Co-op. Association sold: On account L. Leversedge (Hororata), 1 heifer £5 5/-, 1 cow £8; C. Bailey (Templeton), 2 steers £ll 12/6; W. Acton (Ealing), 2 steers £ll 7/6; J. Rennie, jun. (Motukarara), 3 steers £ls 15/-; D. W. Mcintosh (Hawarden), 1 cow £lO 2/6; C. Withell, 1 heifer £8 10/-; H. Matthews (Waikari), 2 steers £ls 12/6 and £l6 2/6; A. J. Muller (Rakaia), 1 cow £7 5/-. Some 328 head were yarded, as compared with. 323 head on Wednesday last, 312 a fortnight ago, and 276 on'Deeember 2. Values were as follow: —■ Steers, £8 5/- to £ll. Extra, to £l6 5/-. Heifers, £5 7/6 to £B. Extra, to £l2 5/-. Cows, £5 7/6 to £8 5/-. Extra, to £l2 7/6. *' Average price per 1001b, 32/6 to 42/6; extra, to 45/-. FAT PIGS. A medium entry of fat pigs of a good class came forward. At the opening of the market bidding was slow, but business improved as the sale progressed, and the price of porkers improved considerably upon recent sales. Values were as follow: Choppers, 50/- to 88/-. Heavy baconers, 56/- to 60/-. Lighter baconers, 47/- to 54/-. Price per lb, 5d to 5:1 d. Heavy porkers, 40/- to 44/-. Lighter porkers, 34/- to 38/-. Price per lb, s£d to 6d. STORE PIGS. A comparatively small entry of store pigs came to hand, though about sufficient for the demand. Prices were a shade better than at the last sale. Values were:— Best stores, 32/- to 38/-. Medium 22/- to 30/-. Small 16/- to 21/-. Weaners 5/- to 11/-. Sows in pig 35./- to'6s/-.