ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12503, 2 April 1909, Page 4

ADDINGTON LIVE STOCK MARKET.

: [tJNiTfiD/PnEfls Association ;] : "\ Christchurch, Marcji 31." : There was a very, large entry. . of sheep at the^Addington- yards to-day, particularly in the fat and store pens; ; while the yarding of lambs ; showed- a great reduction compared with pre- ; \-ious . sales: ' Fat wethers . showed : a, depline in prices.- , Fat ewes brought prices equal to Jate rates. There was an improved demaridfor store sheep' on account of the favorable prospects and few yarding:. Fat cattle 'were' easier. '- - ;■" . :;■■ "•'• ' ' V Tlie number of store sheep^ offered; were below that of recent, sales. The .class was composed: very largely of ewes of various ages. : The descrip.tions including a few lines of twotooths of exceptionally ;■ good quality .-• Fo r :the' latter and- other good classes' the demand was good; practically •all" th-3 lots were cleared at a smkller adr vance on late, rates. ' The improved tone' of the market was principallydue. to the late rains and the fact thatfew prospects: were more favourable lhan a week ago; - Only a few lots of withers, came forward, arid the ', '-deihand was very -restricted, consequent- ■ ly the sales made ; were at low prices, compared with ruling prices of ewes. The average Jines made ;9s 6d' to 10s 6d. One or two lots, in very forward condition, malting 12sto 12s 9d. Vefy few^ lambs were offered at they sold at late rates.-= The yarding of fat lambs, was .very small compared- with last week, 2835 being offered, as against 5152. ■-• The quality was fairly "good, and_ priceswere on a par with those, obtained at^. p j evious sales.. In_ some cases the prices were slightly; above the basis., on which, exporters are r'now' ; doing business,, the reason being, that the freezing orders had 'to be filled: "Several export buyers: declined to operate, h,ut the sales' taken throughout were more animated than •on Wednesday last. 'All. the lambe : penned • were, sold and: none were secured by the graziers. The -freezing- buyers took 2354."' The prices" ranging from. 10s 6d'to 13s 5d," a" few extra quality making 13s 6d;to~14&.: Butchers purchased v 4Bl from 10s 9d to 13s, extra qual-' ity making l4s. ' _ ..' The fat sheep yarding particularly wethers was larger than usual and prices were easier. . There was a decline on last week of Is to Is 6d. The freezing buyers operated fairly freely, especially-for lighter sorts. "The prices were, prime wethers 15s to 16s 6d, extra, to 18s, lighter 12s 5d to 14s 9d ; prime ewes lls to 15s, others 7s 3d to 10s 6d. The fat cattle entry numbered 365 head, and included a considerable rifcmber'of fat cows. For the best descriptions of steer beef prices were "slightly easier than the previous sale, while -the demand for cow beef was very weak. The prices showed a marked decline. Best steer beef realised 20s .to 21s 6d, medium 18s to -19s 6d, and cow beef 15s to 17s 6d" per lOOlbs. Steers made £7 10s to £10 ss ; heifers £5 to £7 15s ; and dry cows £4 10s to £8 2s 6d. | There was a small entry of store cattle, the sale dragging j 14 to 15 months old made 25s to 30s ; two year steers 45s to 555 ; two year heifers 40s ; two" and a half year steers £4 ;' dry cows 20s to 70s. . -. There was a good yarding of dairy cows and a goon demand. The best class fetched-£3 6s to £10 7s 6d. There was a medium entry of fat pigs. Those of good quality met with a keen demand.- Choppers realised t-) 63s 6d, heavy baconers s§s to 635, lighter 48s to 545, equal to.4^d tojfd pe 1 ' lb. Heavy porkers 38s to-445, lighter '32s to 375, equal to 6d per lb. "N ■> large stores came forward ; fair sized sorts made 28s to 325, smaller 22s t) 275, weaners from 5s 6d to 16s; the smaller sorts meeting with a poor demands

; The i proposed visit- of a party . o,f boys from the Columbia Park .Boys! : Club; San Francisco) to Australia,' seems to be assured. /. Mr C> M. Hick-_ ey, president of the Australasian Foot.ball: Council, states >h^t the, Columbia; Park Boys' Club have given up Rugby and have' made the Australian their special game. Mr IjV A-■'■-'Adamson,--headmaster •of Wesley; Cplle.ge, ■,* has practically guaranteed to EouEte the visitors jyhile in Melbourne., / '/. Mr Adamson has approachedjMr' John P. Bray, the Consul General fc>r.Am,eriea^ in Sydney, with a view 'to 'arranging for assistance in Sydney:' .In a;letter, received from Mr. Bray, he says, "The sending of forty- schoolboys to Aus-. tralia is a unique proposition, and' the inierchange of ide"as ■ among ' boys -of « that"\age r shbuld 'be beneficial ; and it. is hoped that arrangements- cani.be made alternately between-America and. ;Australia.' ? — "N. Z. Times." . \. It "is stated that Messrs- Armour. and' Co. -hav- just been entrusted by the^.War-JDnice^vith a large contract for -carinea corned ..beef, ,. extendirig over three years .- r The initial deliyery of betw.een half a. million and a-mil-lion pounds Ayill'be, made this suniinier. ./':; ■■''.-.■■\ -':.'^ r ;..,:.),//y ... '.' -";j- '.:.;}. ,'~;No mote personal messages are_.to .be sent across the American navy wireless" system. - -This decree has been promulgated owing, to the gross misuse Jof. the system." -;r One. message. rer. cently. sent froth .Commander ;Sims .at Washington ; .to- CpmnianderKey,commandingthe scout cruiser' Salem* " atNorfolk, rea"d: "Cheer up, old man.". ',' Many bluegum trees in the Fendal•ton district, Canterbury^ are at prc- ;- entsufferipg^ from a^ species of blight;-Ahe^leay-es "withering and dropping off: >The effect of the' blightyis especially notiosablo in Mrr G: Humphreys!s: large plantation, which Jooks as | though it had been swept'by fire, r l '.- Mdme Rejane, the famous JTrenchi actress, once had a novel experience. She .was atifiye p'clock.tea on "the lawfl at summer • villa, when,, an airship suddenly settled denyn bc-^ side her.. Standing tip| in it was Mdme ECenri-liettellier ,-.;'w'ho .observed to the -.astonishedtladyiof- the .-.■ house.. aSvShe extended her hand: "We have billed,; dear madame,' ! to for yoiiT: . co-opera ti on "in puf ■ charity, play." ''This-isihe- ffrst time >"'re--:-plied Mdme Rejano, "that anyone has ' "d'r£ipp)Bd from the clouds to thanktme.";-