ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 8061, 13 July 1904, Page 3

ADDINGTON YARDS.

' -+ ■ THIB DAY. fTiiR the " Star's " Pigeon Expbkss.] Owing to the web weather, entries were of moderate dimension?, and the attendance was very small. Fat Cattlk. — The entry consisted of 134 Head, mostly of medium quality. The sale i opened at an advance upon the previous I week's values, but tho improvement was I lost before 4he close. On the average prime beef made. 26» to 275, cows and ordinary quality 21s to .2&*. A bullock exhibited by Mr J. Tudkel'. at tlis xishbuxton winter shcw> sold at £20 to Messrs Langdon and Steel, and Mr W. J. StoddartV first and second prize caws at tha same show sold ai> £8 15s and £10 respectively. Five Polled An.gus cows from the tfo'rth Island, mad© £7 10s to £10. Other consignment*) realised, for steers D 15s to £511 12s 6d, heifers £5 15s to £3 15s and £9 17s 6d, cows £6 7 S 6d to £9 10b. ' , ■ :. , Pat Calves.— A good entry of vealers made from 7s 6d -t» 565. A line of seven, from Southland^ which came with their dams, averaged 52s 6d. ' Store Cattle.— There was: a. very email entry and poor : demand r and the only fluot'■ftbte Bales were of fifteen to eight«aimonths' cattle at 37s 6d to 545, $. mixed line of fifteen to twenty-four-months at 50sj two-year-old heifers at 77s t and, einpty 6owS (from Southland)' at £>o 15s. • Fat Siifii*.-A fait entry sold we L { Fat Lambs.— There -wae an onfciy^ ot about 1500. The quality was scarcely 6o ?g O od^ at recent markets, but there **» » keen-demand, and prices were aftdUt is higher than ut the previous weeks^saio. Tegs sold at 209 to 21s, prime lambs 17s to 19s, others from 14s lOd to 16s 6d. Amongst -tHo sales were the *o u< ""?8 : -: For Mr James Gowie (Hawarden), 70 at 18s to 21s; Mr Vt t M'Meekan (Rolkston), 24 at 16s 6d to 21s; Springbank Estate, 18 at 20s 4d; Mr J. S. Boag (Dunßandel), 119 at 16s 6d to 20s; Mr W. H-Juwy (•Clarkvilk), 34 at 16s 2d to 19s 3d; Air H. (Kyle), 28 at 18s 9d; Mr 0. Geddings (Tinwald), 70 at 15s 6d to 18s 3-di; Mr John Irwin (Kakaia), 106 j*t 18s 6d; Mr.C.Lca.ch (Scargill), 72 at .lßs 4d; Mr A. Ston'y (Southbridge), 140 at 18s 4dj Mr %. M'lntosh (Gknroy), W at 18s 3d ; Mr John (kmmcll (Dunsandel), 40 afißs; Mr J. Dealls (Waimararfia), 225 at 17s M>j Mr d Dilworth Fox (SeargJ ; 110 at 17s, 113 at 15s; .M* 0. WiM (BrooksWe), 165 At, 16s 10d } Mr F. J. Andrew (Springston), 47 at 16s lOS ; -ai.gient, 160 at 15a 2d. to 169 8d j Coop ( s Estate (Lilto*' Hiver), 146 at 16s M ; Mr E. Butcher (Kaiapoi),42 at 15s lOd;, Mr Cooker, 56 at 15s 3d. . : , SiofiE SheSp Axi> Lambs.— The .only lines present wer« 4i6 two-tooth half-bred wqth«rs from Mr James Bouglas, Waikari, Which sold at 19s 6d, and two ftmalHmes 6! kmls at 14s lOd and 14s 3d. Pl6s.—The entry was very small and prim W ere unchanged. Two 6r three; pens of baconera sold at 42s to 495, equal to S|a per lb; porkers 28s to 38s, ot 4^d to 4fcl; large store.^ 20s to 255, and small , lfls to 15s.