ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10197, 5 July 1911, Page 3

ADDINGTON YARDS.

THIS DAY. [Pir tub "btaeV Piuko,v Expjress.] Another week of damp and frosty weathor .served to accentuate the uusutisfactory condition of rho Addington Yardws, the accumulation of mud and jilfh having materially increased since June i'S. and the sale to-day was held under conditions under foot the reverse of sal i. factory. Many, indeed nearly all, oi iho yards were in a deplorably filthy condition, and in. most cases there was no evidence that anything had been done to improve matters. In most cases the animals stood in several inches of iiquid mud. possessed of strong adhesivo qualities, and it was only the morn venturesome of prospective buyers who essayed to examine stock at close quarters, the majority being content to view them from a distance. Some of the fat cattle pens were particularly dirty, calling forth strenuous protests from many buyers. It was pointed out by some patrons of the yards that several years ago it was customary to clean out the pens after every weekly sale, but lately this custom had been abandoned., and now the filth remains undisturbed tor lengthy periods. At today's sale there was a large, attendance, and all classes of stock were well represented. Fat sheep were again in full supply, and considering the season of the year thero was a good yarding of store sheep. The yarding of fat lambs was comparatively full for the time, of the year, and there were average, entries of cattle and pigs. Fat Cattle.—The entry numbered o£ v. compared with 370 at the previous sale. The cattlo were nearly all of a very good class. Thorp, was a fair demand., and prices were rather firmer than at the .previous sale, although there- was no quotable advance in prices. Steers'realised £7 to £ll 10s, extra to £l7. heifers £o 17s 6d to £8 10s, extra to £l3 17s 6d, and dry cows £4 17s 6d to £9. Best steer beef made 22s Gd to 2tls Od, extra to "Ss, medium 20s to 225, and cow and inferior beef l ( Js per 1001b. Ykalers.—The customary number of fat calves were, penned, and these met with an unaltered demand, prices ranging from 4s fid to oos, extra makingto £o 2s 6d. Fat Shickt. —The. yarding of fat sheep was rather smaller than on June 28, and again all classes were represented. The sale opened briskly at prices Is in advance of those ruling a week earlier, and one particularly nice line of wethers changed hands at 455, the. best price realised at Addington for many months. Fat Lakhs.—Fat lambs were entered to the number of about 1250. the smallest yarding since the opening of the season, and only about one-third of the total offered a week earlier. The quality, with a few exceptions, was commendable. Again export buyers operated freely, and secured the whole of the entry, with the exception of about 100," which were, taken by butchers. Prices ranged from 12s to 18s &d.

Stokjs Sheet. —-The yarding of store sheep was rather larger than on June 28, and consisted mainly of hoggets of an average class, the balance being made up ol a small proportion of ewes, mostly medium sort's and aged lines, and a few pens of second-rate wethers. There was again a good all-round demand, aud everything found purchasers under the hammer, the prices being very firm at the previous week's rates. —Hoggets: Pjest 10s (3d. medium 9s to 9s 9d, half-bred wether hoggets (small) 7s, culls 'ls lid to o's (id. medium ewe hoiigels lis lOd. Wethers: Crossbred I,'js to 13s 3d. half-bred (in low condition) 9s 9d. Kwes: Four, six and eight-tooth to Us, four, six and fullmouth (an exceptionally good line of half-hrods in splendid condition) 16s 4d to His od, two-tooth los -Id, aged ewes in low condition 6s -Id to 6s 6d, The following were among tho sales:— Ewes.: .56 two-tooth at 15s 4d. 119 aged at 7s B<l, 147 aged at 9s 9d. 133 aired at 6s 4d, 83 aged at 6s 5d 000 four and six-tooth at 16s 4d to 16s 6d, 70 at lis, 46 at 6s 4d. 16 at 7s Od. 33 at o> lid, GO at Ms. Wethers 209 at 10s, 71 at 13s 2d, 31 at 13s 2d. 207 at 9s 9d, 202 half-bred small at 9s 9d, 8 at 12s Id. Hoggets--89 at 9s lid. 13.j ewes nl: lis l()d, 182 wethers at [ls 7d. 70 at Ms-Id. 83 at 10s Ad. 71 at 10s Id, 93 at Ms od. 49 small at 0s Md, 74 at, 8s 2d, 102 at 9s 7<l, 47 at 9s Od, 01 at 9s 10s. 172 :it 7s, 4o at 9s 4d. Puis. There was a medium entry of fat pigs and a good demand, prices bein": firm, at tho previous week's ratesChoppers made to .Co os, two exceptionally well finished animals, yarded by Mr A. K. Girdling, of Birdling's Kbit, realising £6 and £'B respectively, heavy baconors 47s fid to ."ios and lighter 30s to 4os, equal to Id to lid per lb. Heavy porkers made. 30s to 34s and lighter 2os to 28s. ci|iiivalent to H<( to 4id per lb.