ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7891, 22 December 1903, Page 3

ADDING TON YARDS.

THIS DAY. [l^Eil the " Star's " I'igkon Exphess.] There was ;i. largo, yarding of stock at Hie Aiklington Siiloynril* to-day and a good attendance of buyers. Fat Cattlk. — A huge entry, numbering 290 head!, wsis submitted, mini the ovei*sujiply resulted in a. wry ni-aikud reduction , in prices, beef selling at from 20s to 24s per 1001 b, much thfe lowest market a-ato that has ruled for a considerable period. Fifteen 'hoifers fi-rtm Messrs H. D., and J. Buchanan's Kiiiloch Estate brought from i £6 7s 6d tb £8 10s; from Mr R. H. Rhodes, Meadowbunk, 8 steers from £10 16s to 810 17s &i; from the Highfield Estate^ 16 steers from £Q 12s &d to £10, aiidi 4 spayed cows £6 5s to £9 56 • from Mr ttiiy, Pigeon Bay.* 14 heifers from £6 15s to £7 12s 6d ; other £6 15s to £ll 12^ 6d ; lieifem £5 10s to ; cows £5 12s t6 £7 lfa. i CAtvfes.--l'ncre xvus a large yardiiig of calves, which sold tit prices lnngihi' froln 4& 6'd to £2 se, according to »i!re and quality. STOny: Bkkkp. — SeVen thousand three hundred and eighty -tight were entered, a. hiipli larger number than has "been oh hand jor isbme. tiiho, the yarding including several lines from the &oVth Is>ltod. Thii dry weather Jmado buyers cliary of operating, and the demand was s 0 -siatk th.U thte bulk of the entry was pasted. uhSo^. The eliief sales Were.: — tCwes-^SO «it ios lid, &t 15s 7d, 132 at 12s 10d'; wetherd— il2 at 15s sd, 213 itt 12s 9d, 356 it 12e 4d; e\ves an 4 iiuto,bs^-409 at 8s lid. . Fat LAitfiS.— The yarding tofcailed about 2080, a fair proportion, b&ing of' prime 2880, including a fair proportion- Of prime quality. JJutchefs eoni^eteiid keenly with "freezing buyers f6r Csilpiti;mas6 and prises \v&& in oorisetiuence flrfti. 'Bie range of jirices \vas : —^Fresters i3s to- 1&3 6d, t*g& to 18s 4di ibtTtcMrs' Ils 6d to 18s 3d grazers Tz. bd btt life 6'd. iPfeere wit's .a sniall yardihw of pigs, with an improved demand lor porkers and young Stbi'es. Baconers Wought ttiM 38s to SOS, etj[tia,l \6 4^d per lb \ porkers 30s to 3&s, eqtial to 5d per lb ; large stores 25s to 32sj mediilnl 22« to 245;, weaher* l^s to 17s.