ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume II, Issue 457, 28 July 1915, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET.

\ ADVANCE IN PRICES. I All classes of stock sold specially j well at Addington to-day. Beef advanced, and both mutton and lamb; :. sold at higher rates. Store sheep '■• j improved, and were almost at the! 1 j level obtained a couple of weeks I ago. • ! '; STORE SHEEP. j Another big entry came forward j ,in the store sheep pens to-day. It; was of a mixed description, though j wethers were better represented > than for some time past. l ? or forward lines of this class there existed an unsatislied demand. In the j late stages of the sale a good-sized i line of four-tooth halfbred wethers made 23/10. The hoggets were of a very mediocre class, for the most part, and good-class ewes were only occasional. Competition was fairly keen, and lasted throughout the sale. Values were an improvement on. last week's prices, being nearly on a par with the level of a fortnight ago. The range of values w 7 as as under:— | Forward four and six-tooth wethI ers 22/- to 23/10. Fairly good four and six-tooth

wethers 19/9 to 21/0. Two-tooth wethers 10/1 to 21/-. Good wether hoggets 14/2 to 10/1. Fair wether, hoggets 12/3 to 13/9. Inferior hoggets 10/- to 11/9. Cull hoggets 0/- to 9/-. Good m.s. hoggets 14/- to 15/3. Good ewe hoggets 10/9 to 18/0. Inferior ewe hoggets 11/10 to 14/-. Good sound-mouthed ewes 10/9 jto 21/-. I Failing .mouthed ewes 13/0 to j 14/1). ■j ■■ Aged ewes 4/0 to 9/-. I. ■ H. Matson and Co. sold: On acl count clients 32 aged ewes 0/0; 54 m.s. lambs 12/-, 00 four and six-tooth wethers 20/9, 02 two and four-tooth ewes in lamb (small) 17/4, 147 s.m. merino ewes 14/2. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op-erative Association, Ltd., sold:—On account clients, 9 aged ewes 9/-, 10 four and six-tooth wethers 18/3, 24 aged ewes 5/0, 80 m.s. hoggets 14/4, 72 hoggets 14/7, 20 m.s. hoggets 14/11. rhilgely and Co., Ltd., sold:—On account clients, 92 hoggets 14/2, 20 two-tooth wethers 10/1, 75 foui;tooth wethers 21/-, 21 aged ewes 4/0, 75 J\m. ewes 13/0, 44 f.m. ewes 11/-, 29 hoggets 10/11, 294 hoggets 10/10 to 11/1, 101 hoggets 15/1, 14 fourj tooth ewes 21/-, 30 four and sixtooth wethers 21/0, 148 ewe hoggets 7/-, 146 small ewe hoggets 11/10, 77 f.m. ewes (in lamb) 11/11, 00 m.s. hoggets 13/11, 204 f.m. merino ewes (in lamb) 9/4. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account clients 22 hoggets 15/11, 28 hoggets 12/3, 28 two-tooth wethers 10/0. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account clients 08 aged ewes 4/5, 18 hoggets 14/- 37 hogjgets 12/0, 212 s.m. ewes in lamb [l7/3, 38 ewe hoggets 14/10, 00 wether hoggets 10/1, 47 ewe hoggets 18/0, 251 six-tooth halfbred wethers 23/10, 50 aged ewes 8/0. Ryne and Co. sold: On account clients 200 halfbred wethers hoggets 13/5; 50 cull wether hoggets 7/0, 20 hoggets 13/6, 177 small halfbred wether hpggets 11/3, 141 four and six-tooth halfbred wethers 15/7, 19 four and six tooth wethers 21/3, 07 four and six-tooth halfbred wethers 22/-, 120 ewe hoggets 10/9, 140 two-tooth wethers 19/-, 257 m.s. halfbred hoggets (small) 7/3, 140 halfbred six and eight-tooth ewes 10/-, 50 two and four-tooth wethers 20/0, 94 two-tooth ewes in lamb 15/5, 81 s.m. halfbred ewes 17/0, 70 s. and f.m. ewes 13/0, 08 halfbred wether hoggets 11/9, 82 small wether hoggets 9/9, 20 cull wether hoggets 8/1, 70 two and four-tooth wethers 17/9, 121 two and four-tooth wethers 15/9, i 81 two and four-tooth wethers 13/1.!

FAT LAMBS. The lambs penned were mostly of a light description and numerically the entry was not heavy. A very keen demand was experienced and prices were a distinct-'improve-ment on recent sales. Values were on a basis of from 7kl to 8d per lb over all. The .ralvge b.l* : values was as under:— Prime lambs 22/6 to 27/6. Medium lambs 19/- to 22/-. Light and unfinished 14/3 to 18/6. Dalgetv and.Co., Ltd., sold: On account \V. C. L. Blake (Leithfield) 22 24/0; 11. James (Leithfield) 18 18/6 to 27/6; Gerard and MurrayAvnsley (Bayfield) 70 14/9 to 18/-; J: Scott (Methven) 90 22/4 to 24/8. National Mortgage and Agency Co.,

Lid., sold: On account A. W. Rutherford (Mendip Hills) 34 21/- to 24/10; J. Earl (Geraldine) 3 27/0. 11. Matson and Co. sold: On account A. Wright (Hast Oxford), 34 19/4 to 23/0; F. Mawson (Irwell), 30 123/3 to 27/-; W. A. Fairwealher i (Rakaia), 34 18/3 to 20/3; A. Mej Donald (Templeton), 9 24/-; Rap- | prill (Kaiapoi), 11 23/0 to 30/3; J. ' C. Gchbie (Molukarara), 12 21/-; C. ! Welsh (Tai Tapu), 3 23/-. Rvne and Co. sold: On account A. ' Binnie (Springlield), 03 18/0 io 20/-; lA. J. Lawrence (Waikari), lot) 12/7 ito 11/10; P. Morrison (Darheld), 1 ! 35/0; W. A. Williams (Kirwee), 03 21/- to 22/7; G. T. Barker (Wood!grove), 21 14/- to 20/0; (I. W. Forbes (Cheviot), 41 10/1 to 23/3; W. A. jKelcher (Baleairn), 80 14/0 to 21/-; J. Bunion (Burnham), 38 12/- to 22/1; J. 11. B. Oliver (Faling), 20 13/0 to 20/11; W. J. Webb (I)unsandel), 10 24/3; 11. J. McCarlnev (Tai Tapu), 4 27/9; F. A. Boswcll (Molanau), 28 14/3 to 14/11. FAT CATTLF. There was a yarding of 308 head of fat cattle as compared with 223 head at last sale, and 242 a fortnight' ago. While a lot of very inferior j cattle were offered, there were a! number of very high-priced animals. I Values improved to the extent of j 2/- per 100 lb. I Extra goods steers to £27 15/-. | Ordinary steers £9 to £l2 10/-. Extra heifers to £l2 15/-. , Ordinary heifers £0 to £9 5/-. Extra cows to £ls 10/-. Ordinary cows £5 17/0 to £9 10/-. Average price per 100 lb, 30/- to 44/-, extra to 40/-.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile . Company sold: On account W. Wittie > (Balmoral), I steers £lO 17/6 to £ls 12/6. , The National Mortgage and Agency Company sold: On account D. McKay (Winslow), 6 steers £9 15/- to . £lO 17/6, 2 cows £8 5/- to £9 10/-; I clients, 3 cows £9 5/- to £lO 10/-, 6 , cows £7 7/6 to £ll 2/0; T. Dicke , (Lyndhurst), 2 cows £8 to £ll 15/-. The N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Association sold: On account Dunsandel J client, 3 steers £8 12/6 to £l7 10/-, ' 1 cow £ls 10/-, 1 heifer £8; G. T. : Mulcock, 8 heifers £7 to £7 10/-; | client, 2 heifers £6 17/6 to £9. Dalgety and Co. sold:—On account ! Mrs H. Gough and Son (Greendale), ' 1 heifer £lO 7/6; R. Allen (Teddingjton), 3 steers £l4; client 12 heifers ! I £8 2/6 to £lO 2/6, 2 cows £9 5/-, and ' £9 10/-. Pyne and Co. sold: On account ' clients 1 cow £lO 2/6, 1 heifer £lO ; 17/6, 9 steers £ll 10/- to £l4 10/-, 2 cows £lO 1/- and £lo'7/6, 1 steer £l3 5/-, 2 steers £l2 5/-, 4 steers £lO 10/-, 1 steer £9 15, 3 heifers : £lO 5/-, 2 cows £8 and £8 "17/6, 9 heifers £9' to £l3 15/-; W. Moore (Bramlev) 1 heifer £7 7/6, 1 cow £6 15; E. McDermott 2 cows £7 2/6, 1 cow £lO 10/-; F. T. Wise (Ladbrooks) 1 cow £6 15/-. YEALERS. The usual supply of fat calves brought good values, making from 8/- to 57/6 for ordinary sorts, but extra well finished calves made up to £4 10/-. PIGS. Fat pigs were represented by a medium entry, largely of secondclass quality. However, there were numerous exceptions, some exceptional baconers being offered on account of Mr R. 0. Dixon, which realised to £5 6/6, the highest price obtained at Addington for a considerable lime. The competition for all sorts was keen, and baconers. were rather dearer than last week. Quotations are:— Exceptionally good baconers to £5 0/0. j Heavy baconers, 70/- to 76/-. I Light baconers. 55/- to -65/-. j Price per lb, 6d to 6ld. I Heavy porkers, 42/- to 48/-. Light porkers, 36/- to 40/-. Price per lb, 6d to 6]d. There was a fairly good yarding of store pigs and a decidedly keen demand, all sorts commanding spirit-; ed competition, a complete clearance being made. Again there were no large stores. Quotations are:— Medium stores 25/- to 30/-. Small stores 18/- to 24/-. Weaners 6/- (for small) to 14/(for extra good).