ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume III, Issue 864, 16 November 1916, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET.

THE CONCLUSION. The weather cleared up for the conclusion of the stock sale at the Addington Metropolitan Market yesterday, and selling was concluded at about 5 o'clock. VAT SHEEP. The yarding of fat sheep was slightly larger than that of a fortnight ago, and the quality was well up to the average. The market was very erratic throughout, at times varying to !/- or 1/6 below that of the previous sale. Included in the entry were some very fine woolly wethers sent from the south. They wore Romney cross and Bonier Leicester cross sheep, and were certainly a very fine. line. The market was (lull, and only one or two pens out of about eight or 10 were sold, those realising 48/-. Some of the sheep were passed at as high as 44/- each. The following was the range of prices:— Woolly wethers 36/- to 18/-.

Prime shorn wethers 29/- to 37/9. Lighter shorn wethers 24/10 to 28/6. Prime shorn merino wethers 32/6 to :i4/-. Shorn hoggets 23/3 to 84/-. Woolly ewes 30/- to 33/-. Prime shorn ewes 27/- to 33/-. Others 22/- to 26/6. Pyne and Co. sold: On account W. Adams (Dunsandel) 04 wethers 27/- to 30/3; Nichen Bros. (Sandy Knolls) 66 wethers 26/1 to 2.8/-; P. P. Dolan (Doric) 24 ewes 24/7; D. R. Carruthers (Doric) 9 ewes 24/4, 104 wethers 28/- to 30/3;' W. J. Webb (Dunsandel) 23 wethers 26/6; Begg Bros. (Swanlianoa) 14 ewes 28/-, 21 wethers 28/-; A. Cuimeen (Seargilt) 32 wethers 29/3 to 31/3; L. 11. Adams (Aylesburv) 6 ewes 28/9, 24 wethers 29/6 to 31/-; J. H. Williams (Ellesuiere) 70 wethers 27/5 to 29/11; J. A. Adams (Greendale) 56 ewes 22/3 to 25/9, 38 wethers 28/6 to 31/-; Cunneen Bros. (Broadfields) 69 ewes 24/4 to 27/2; W. 11. Conway (Kirwee) 38 ewes 24/-, 32 wethers 29/-; J. Grigg (Longbeach) 26 Shropshire wethers 34/3 to 36/3, 34 crossbreds 25/1 to 37/9; M. F. Ryan (Springston) 11 ewes 27/6, 11 wethers 34/3; Geo. Mcßeau (Springston) 16 ewes 29/9, 56 wethers 30/- to 3:!/-; F. G. Birdling (Birdling's Flat) 65 ewes 28/- to 30/-; W. Eliot (Motunau.) 30 wethers 29/3; Geo. Gibb (Motunau) 41 wethers 25/- to 28/3; D. Chapman (West Eyreton) 38 ewes 23/9 to 26/3, .33 hoggets 23/3 to 24/-; W. J. Carpenter (Yaldliurst) 16 ewes 23/6; client 200 woolly wethers 44/-.

The New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association sold': On account T. Stevenson (Spotswood), 15:5 ewes 24/- to 24/6, 22 ewes 26/-, 116 ewes 24/2 to 24/10. 53 wethers 28/: l to 30/-; J. Boag, jun. (Bvookside), 9 owes 29/-, 53 wethers 25/9 to 26/6; C. H, Adams (Greendale), 16 ewes 26/- to 26/9, 71 wethers 1(0/- to .".1/1; T. Main (Lincoln), 13 hoggets 31/-; W, O. Kenjjio (Doyleston), 16 ewes 29/6 to 33/-, 1G wethers 33/-; J. S, Boag (Bvookside), 60 wethers 29/1 to 30/2; C. J. Crooks (Methven), 43 woollv wethers 37/7 to 40/-, 17 wethers 36/-; J. Maekie (Dunsandel), 50 withers 27/4; J. C. Chamberlain (Brookside), 10 ewes 2X/9; A. Chamberlain (EHesmerc), 49 wethers 28/1 to 29/-; L. B. Coe (Irwcll), 14 ewes 24/6, 29 wethers 27/-; G. J' 1 . Wright (Annat), 56 wethers 29/3 to 37/9; P. Boyee (Dorie), 10 ewes 27/11, 20 wethers 27/3; D. E. Boyce (Dorie), 35 27/- to 30/1; 0. G. Prebble (Lyndhurtit) 38 ewes 24/1 to 26/3; 27 wethers 24/10 to 29/4; J. W. Foster (Bansnora) 76 wethers 29/5; southern client 22 woolly wethers 48/-.

IT. Matson and Co. sold: Oti aceonnt -T. Henley (Wiuau) 51 wethers 2(5/- to 31/-; W.'l>. MePhail (Waiirni) 70 ewes 29/- to 32/3 j Wm. Chamberlain (Kllesmerc) 44 ewes 30/7 to 32/9; Chas. Chamberlain (EHesmere) 25 ewes 29/-; W. Wilkinson (Chertsev) 60 wethers 29/1 to 31/1; J. and P. Clinton (Darfiekl) 72 wethers 30/4 to 32/3; client 89 woolly ewes and wethers 38/(5; 11. 11. Campson (Halswell) 16' hoggets 34/-; client 96 wethers 34/7; E. McCarthy (I'rebbleton) 29 ewes 24/0 to 27/-, *l4 wethers 33/10; G. F. Drury. (Harewood) 25 wethers 28/8. Dalgefy and Co. sold: On account 11. Dalzell (Hawarden) 25 ewes 23/6, 41 wethers 27/6 to 29/6; clients 30 wethers 30/3, 42 wethers 28/9 to 31/3, 16 ewes 24/3 to 27/3; B. W. Wrightiuan (Methven) 48 wethers 28/4; Eiccarton Estate 30 wethers 32/-; Jas. Bradshaw (Waddington) 37 wethers 30/(5 to 33/9, 24 ewes 26/-; client 54 woolly wethers 39/6 to 47/-; .1. Royds (Springston) 44 wethers 30/- to 31/7; 1). J. Hawke (Hawkins) 67 wethers 29/- to 29/3; client 70 wethers 29/1 to 29/] O. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold; On account Kaiwara Estate (5 merino wethers 32/(5 to 34/-; J. C. Irwin (Rakaia) 28 woolly ewes 30/- to 33/-, 33 woolly wethers 36/to 37/-; client 70 wethers' 27/- to 27/3; O. C. .lowers (West Melton) 6 ewes 27/-, 60 wethers 28/3 to 30/-; F. O. Horrell (llorrelville) 25 wethers :!.'{/-, 43 ewes 26/(5 to 29/-. DAIRY COWB. Good cows were in demand, ami

prices wore good. The best price paid was £ls 12/6, hut several made over £l4. Ordinary sorts sold at from £4 10/to £B. VEALERS. The demand was keen throughout. Young calves sold at 12/- each, ordinary vealers to £3 3/-, and £5 5/- was paid for a line young heifer. STORE CATTLE. Graziers were operating freely, and prices ruled high. Yearlings made £2 -75/-, .15 to ]8 months old £3 17/6 to £3 18/6, 2-year-old heifers £5 15/-, 21-year-old heifers £(i 15/-, 8-yearold steers £lO 17/(5 to £ll 5/-, 3-year-old heifers £0 10/- to £lO 17/(5, drv cows £(i 15/to £lO 15/-. BURNSIDE SALE. Press Association. DUNEDIN, November 15. At Burnside to-day 2-40 fat cattle were yarded, principally of good quality. The entry exceeded requirements, and prices declined about £1 per head. Best bullocks made £lB to £2O, extra prime £22 12/6, good £l6 to £l7 10/-, others £l4 10/-, best cows and heifers £l2 10/to £l3 10/-, extra prime £l6 17/6, medium £ll to £l2. Sheep.—2ooo wore penned. The quality was fair, and under good competition prices advanced 1/- to 1/6. Extra prime woolly wethers made 50/(5, medium to good 42/- to 46/-, others 34/- to 38/-, extra prime shorn wethers 35/3, medium to good 30/- to 33/6, others 25/6 to 29/-, good ewes 34/- to 37/-, extra prime 43/6, light 25/- to 28/-. Lambs.—There was a small yarding, and prices were about equal to last week's. Best made 31/-, good 25/- to 27/-, others 20/- and upwards. Pigs.—There was a large yarding of fats, and a medium entry of stores. The latter were in keen demand, and prices were firm. Fats declined 5/- to 10/from the exceptionally high rates ruling lately. ' j