ADDINGTON MARKET.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 1066, 12 July 1917, Page 12

ADDINGTON MARKET.

THE CONCLUSION. I Buoyant values and small yardings 'were the general rule at the Addingtou 'Metropolitan market yesteiday. The attendance of buyers, farmers, and ! others was not au extremely large ! one. In the various fat sections it was | noticed that exporters' activity was j either non-existent, or almost negligible. Eor all practical purposes, therefore, it : can be considered that the freezing seai son lias now (dosed. The small yard- | ings, however, which resulted conduced |to values keeping up. Store sheep sold I particularly well, especially in the case lof forward ewes in lamb. The yarding I of fat lambs was the smallest seen this , season, and one of the poorest in quality, but bud hers' demands were i responsible for values being maintained. The reserves in the store cattle | section in the majority of cases were I too high for purchasers, especially as I fattening feed is not very abundant, ; and this market collapsed. Beef prices, J however, were high, whilst fat pig lvalues werevalso maintained. FAT SHEEP. The yarding of fat slice]) occupied | barely eight, races, whilst the quality ! was only moderate, many lines, which ! were purchased by graziers at. prices j below those ruling in the store section. 1 being in unfinished condition. HowI ever, there were a few heavyweights : entered. One line of ewes sent in by I Mr 11. Smith (Ashburton) brought the exceptionally high price, fo. this kind of sheep, of ] McMillan, of Waddingt 11, secured 55/9. ■ At the commencement of the sale prices j advanced, values for wethers being ! about 2/0 above last week 's rates. But ! rtiis buoyant state did not continue, and towards the end of the sale prices i dropped, those for ewes, if anything, .being slightly below those recorded last I week. It was at this stage that I graziers mainly operated, whilst a ] freezing company uiyer also made purI (liases. The range of juices was as follows: — Extra prime wethers to 55/9. Prime wethers 36/- to 45/11. Lighter wethers to 35/6. Merino wethers 2fi/(5 to 31/3. Extra prime ewes to Prime ewes .'!5/- to 4.'!/10. Medium ewes 30/- to 34/6. Lighter ewes 2.'!/- to 29/6. Merino ewes 17/- to 22/9. Amongst the principal sales were the following: — Dalgetv and Co. sold: On account A. J. Wilson (Methven), 184 wethers 33/1 jto -7/-; 11. Elisor (Rakahuri), 108 1 wethers 40/6 to 44/3; W. F. Grueber I (Culverden), 52 ewes 28/9 to 33/6; J. D. Rudd (Greendale), 128 ewes 28/6 to 37/9; C. McDonald (Culverden), 18 wethers .'52/9; IT. Morris (Lauriston), 47 ewes 33/- to 30/0; 3.'! wethers 42/1; J. Tavlor (Culverden), 44 merino ewes 17/- to 22/9: S. E. Rutherford (Kowai Bush), 130 wethers 32/6 to 34/3; Nicholl Bros. (Ashburton), 43 wethers :'.6/9 to 39/3; Henderson Bros. (Rakaia), 00 wethers 30/- to 39/6: J. W. "Warren (Greendale), 28 ewes 28/3, 34 wethers 33/9 to 30/-: E. D. Giles (Parnassus), 64 wethers 34/8 to 35/11; L. Bradley (Cheviot), 9 wethers 34/-; D. Deans (Homebush), 10 ewes 31/9, 56 wethers 33/- to 35/10: Pyne and Co., Ltd., sold: For J. Fleming (Balcairn), 60 ewes 29/6 to 33/3; J. F. Scott (Parnassus), 60 ewes 25/- to 27/-; P. Hugh.es (Domett), 64 ewes 25/1 to 27/3; E. Burgess (Domett), 34 ewes 27/6; T. E. Conway (Kirwee), 35 ewes 31/6, 20 wethers 40/- to 40/6; T. 11. Wilkinson (Spotswood), 44 wethers 37/t to 40/3; F. Somerville (Prebbleton), 30 ewes 28/3 to 30/4, 21 lambs 26/6; R. Jack (Springbank), 60 wethers 35/5 to 40/3; Miller Bros. (Mcthvcn), 68 ewes 26/3 to 28/-; Gardners Estate (Waiau), 85 ewes 26/6 to 31/1; Johns Estate (Fernside), 21 ewes 35/6 to 38/9. 11. Matson and Co. sold: For C. Andrew (Greenpark), 55 ewes 30/9 to 37/6; J. Tuft (Kirwee), 33 ewes 25/10 to 31/3: H. Stuart (Middleton), 21 ewes 23/3; J. O'Carroll (Hawarden), 54 wethers 39/- to 48/-; Mrs Allan (Waikare), 60 wethers 42/7 to 45/11; J. Cogan (Waddington), 66 wethers 38/- to 41/1; J. A. Fleming (Port Levy), 89 ewes 41/-, 44 wethers 36/9 to 38/6; E. Gardner 20/9 to 29/3; Mrs M. Rutherford (Mt. Beevor), 9 merino wethers 31/3, 41 wethers 29/-; A. W. Rutherford, jun. (Brookdale), 8 merino wethers 26/6. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd. sold: On account A. .1. Wilson (Methven), 181 wethers 32/10 to 36/10; 11. Seed (Darfield), 64 ewes 2S/1 to 34/-; A. V. Richards (Mitcham), 49 ewes 26/7 to 29/11, 8 wethers 33/9; Ashburton client, 57 ewes 26/- to 28/10. The New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association, Ltd., sold, on account J. Paton (Domett), 15 ewes 27/3, 5 wethers 34/-; W. 11. Foster (Omihi), 2S ewes 28/4 to 29/6; J. Copland (Chertsev), 51 ewes 34/3 to 37/3, 11 wethers 40/3; J. Pusehell (Domett), 8 wethers 33/3; E. Goss (Ethelton), 30 ewes 30/to 34/9; F. Watson (Barr Hill), 7 ewes 24/1; 59 wethers 33/- to 35/3; .1. S. Heseltine (Swannanoa), 60 wethers 34/11 to 37/5; G. Giddings (Greendale), 27 ewes 26/8 to 33/-, 93 wethers 33/9 to 34/1; D. McMillan (Waddington), 11 ewes 43/10, 44 wethers 34/5 to 55/9; R. W. Croy (Chertsev), 05 ewes .'sl/9 to 33/0; if. Uprichard (Domett), 09 wethers :i4/0 to 37/3; J. Harrison (Amberlev), 35 ewes 23/- to 20/4; J. C. Lochhead (Rakaia), 50 wethers 34/- to 38/-; 11. Smith (Ashburton), 39 ewes 31/- to i 53/3, 12 wethers 40/0 to 48/0; J. Tay- ! lor, jun. (Lauriston), 38 ewes 20/-; I). Craighead (Tenipleton), 50 ewes 31/1 to 35/3; J. McLachlan (Doyleston), 7 ewes 33/-, 18 wethers 37/-; E. A. Adams (Shield), 2!) ewes 30/1 to 31/-. EAT CATTLE. A good sale resulted for fat cattle, the market advancing slightly. Much j of a somewhat smaller entry than usual, however, was of light and inferior quality, showing, too, the effects of travelling in bad weather. The following is the range of prices; Extra prime steers, to £23 15/-. Prime steers, £l3 15/- to £2O. Ordinary steers, £lO to £l3 10/-, Prime cows, lo 10 12/6. Ordinary cows. £9 15/- to £ll. Prime heifers, to CIS 5/-. Ordinary heifers, £8 to £lO 10/-. The following were among the principal sales: —■ 11. Matson and Co. sold: On account client, 6 steers 20 5/- to £2;!, 8 heifers £ll 10/- to £l4 10/-, 2 cows £l2 10/-, 0 steers £l4 to £ls 10/-, 7 Jieifors £9 17/0 to £l2 10/-; F. Vale (Riccarton), 1 cow £11; client, 6 steers £lB to £22 5/-, 1 heifers £l3 15/- to £l4, 2 cows £l3 12/0,

2 cows £lO 5/- and £lO 17/0, 3 heifers £9 12/6, 1 steer £l2 15/-; H. Shaw (North Canterbury), 5 steers £l2 15/- to £l3 15/-, 3 cows £ll 10/-; C. IT. Powell (Upper Waiau), 3 steers £l7 5/-, 5 heifers £9 17/6 to £ls; client, 3 steers £l4 10/-, 3 heifers £lO 15/- to £ll 15/-; A. Wed derspoon (Oxford), 1 cow £ls; Gorton's Estate (View Hill), 3 steers £l4 10/-; client, 10 heifers £8 2/0 to £lO 12/0, 1 cow £ll 17/0; client, 19 steers £l9 17/0 to £22, 6 heifers £l2 17/0 to £l3 17/0, 2 cows £11; J. Murphy (Halswell), 3 cows £9; Mrs Martin (Shirley), 2 cows £9 15/- to £9 17/6; client, 1 cow £l3 2/0, 15 steers £ll 15/- to £ls 2/0; IT. Biss, jun. (Cashmere), 3 cows £lO 7/0 to £l4 15/-; client, 17 heifers £l2 to £ls 5/-, 1 steer £ls. STORE CATTLE. An extraordinary position resulted in the store cattle section, passings being s* frequent, that the number of sales actually made was almost negligible, for this reason no range of prices can lie given. In most cases vendors' ideas of values were much above those which graziers were prepared to give. Some nice pedigree Shorthorn calves, however, realised £8 8/-. Two pens of three-year-old steers made £lO 10/10 and £ls 10/-. Passings in were made in the case of some three-year-old steers at £ll 10/-, bullocks at £l2 10/-, and threeyear old heifers at £B. As far as the entry went, it was a good one, and extremely representative. DAIRY COWS. There was a fair demand for a somewhat moderate entry of dairy cows, which was in quality slightly below that at previous sales. Most of the cows were close to profit. Young cattle, if good, attracted spirited bidding, prices ranging from £5 to £ls 10/-. VEALERS. A small entry of vealers met with a keen demand. Several good lines were, transferred to the store cattle section. Prices were high, small calves selling from 9/- to 20/-,' medium sorts to £4, and good vealers to £7 a head. As has been the case lately, n good percentage of animals were really too old for the section. fat pros. A medium entry of fat. pigs resulted, and these were soon disposed of, the demand being keen. Prices ranged as follow: — Choppers, £4 10/- to £8 15/-. Extra heavy baconers, to £6 7/-. Heavy baconers, £5 to £3 10/-. Ordinary baconers, £4 to £4 15/-. Equal to 8d per lb. Heavy porkers, 60/- to 72/-. Lighter porkers, 50/- to 57/-. Equal to lOd per lb. STORE PIGS.y The yarding of store pigs was rather iu excess of requirements, and all classes were easier. Weaners sold well. The range of juices was as follows:—■ Large stores, 50/- to 57/-. Medium stores, 30/- to 40/-. Small stores, 18/- to 26/-. Weaners, 12/- to IS/-. Sows in pig, £3 10/- to £0 10/-,