ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10103, 15 March 1911, Page 3

ADDINGTON YARDS.

[Per thk "Stab's" Pigeon Express.] Full entries were yarded in all classes of sheep and lambs at the Addington weekly tale to-day, while the yarding of cattle and pigs was up to the- average of recent markets. Store sheep were not in such full supply as at the previous side, but the yarding was ample for requirements. The continued dry weather is beginning to cause some apprehension amongst operators m all classes of stock, and for some weeks a noticeable feature of the .sales has been that animals in low condition have been comparatively neglected, wiuie well forward lines have invariably elicited satisfactory competition, the reason- being, no doubt, a very natural fear that with a shortage of grass it would be difficult, if not impossible, to get such stock into condition to enable Diem to successfully withstand the rigors of the winter months. In botfi the etore sheen and store cattle pens to-dav a number of lines were comparatively unnoticed on this account. Fat Cattle.—The yarding m the tat cattle pens totalled 33/ head, the number at the previous sale having been 242. The quality all round was good, but despite this the demand was weak and wices receded to- what they were TforWht earlier, the declines being eoual to 2s per 1001b. Steers realised £* 15s to £& 12s 6d, heifers £5 2s 6d to £9 15s, and dry cows £5 to steer beef sold at 25s bd to 29s bQ medium 23s to 25s and co»-and inferior beef 20s to 22s 6d The gun cipal sales were:-For Brothers (fit James's), 55 steers at £8 17s od to £l2*M. hke (Papanui) 1 cow at £7 7s dd- H. M'Hale (Little Akaloa). fVeere at £8 2s 6d ,4 heifer,, at £b tn £7 5s 1 cow at £6 15s; W. ana H. M'Hale (Pigeon Bay) 8 rteeg at £7 17s 6d, 7 heifers at £5 2s od to £9, 3 cows at £6 (Rotherham), 5 steers at £U IUS to. £l2 12s 6d; client,; 4 cows at £o U 6d to £7 16s 4 heiters at £7 7s bd to £7 15s; jMlesmere client, 13 steers «+ *7 tk £9 7b 6d. 2 heifers at £7. a Umited number o fat calves were penned and those> niet with the customary demand, pnew totaUed 5242, against 9977 on March 8, and 7777 on March 1. The quality was fSr to medium. Owing to the operatfons of two outside buyers tho market opened well, but as the sale IgoßKjjed irnlueq eased, and ta.ken all rounu below the previous week's values, this being due mainly to unfavourab e repots from Home. Four thousand five hundred and eighty-three were taken by freezingbuy Irs at prices ranging from 9s to L od; 139 were Phased by and 22 at 14s and over. _ Store Sheep.—As previously stated tie yarding of store sheep was much smaller than at the previons isale aU tbnno-h the entry was a full one. iteiative the number of oversea sneep was smaller than at the sale held on March 8, and the quality all round wis better than at se . ral recent markets. The better class ol sheep sold at prices a shade better than those ruling at the previous sale, but buyers weie Snewhat sceptical about touching lines in backward condition, and sheep of this class did not participate n the improved tone of tho maiket wlrlch marked forward hues This was no doubt duo largely to the not altogether favourable weather conditions. All good classes oi ewes sold well at current prices. Most lots of forward sheep and good ewes Mid at a slight advance on the previous week's prices. Best ambs realised 9s to 10s, medium 6s Od to tea 9d, and inferior'ss 3d to 6s 6d. Very forward local wethers made to 13s; fonvaid, but small, to lis 6d small hak-brods in low condition 8s 4.d to 9s <kl, and North Island wethers 9s to 10s. iour and six-tooth local ewes realised 12s M to 16s, two-tooth ewes (nothing special offering)'l2s to 13s, four-tooth ewes 14s 6d to 16s 3d, two and four-tooth ewes 13s to 14s, oversea two-tooth ewes 10s to lis 3d, six and eight-tooth 7s od to 10s 6d, and small sorts 5s to Sfi 6d. p I(}S , The yarding of all classes or pigs was a largo one, but tho demand was weak and compared unfavourably with the previous week. The yarding included a number of unfinished pigs, especially baconers, which sold at prices ranging from 3£d to 32d, sales being difficult to make. Choppers made to 60s, large baconers 42s 6d to 475, and smaller 35s to 40s, equal to 4d per lb. Large porkers made 26s to 34s and smaller 22s to 255, equivalent to 4id to 4£d per lb.