ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 10870, 10 September 1913, Page 6

ADDINGTON YARDS.

THIS DAY. [Per THi! t " Stab's " Pigeon Express.] Moderate entries of all classes of stock were penned at the Addington weekly market to-day ; and the sale was conducted, under ideal weather conditions, the day being warm and bright. The yarding of ,f at sheep showed a slight increase compared with the previous week, holders no doubt being influenced by the high prices and the keen demand wliicb. then existed. The other classes of stock showed no material change. There was ,the usual attendance, all classes interested in the stock trade being present in about their customary numbers.

Fat Cattle.—Beef cattle were repre-sented-by a yarding aggregating 267 head, compared with 283 a week earlier, 231 on August 27 and 330 on August 20. Although the entry included some beef of prime quality, as shown by tho relatively high prices obtained for the leading lines, it also included a somewhat larger proportion than usual of unfinished cattle; indeed, a fair number of the animals entered as fats could . more rightly be described as forward stores. Natural'y,. this class of beef is not sought after by butchers, and the owners are consequently compelled to accept pricesThelow what they would obtain were the animals properly finished. Prices were on a par with those ruling a week earlier, when the best class of '.bjiof. suffered a decline of Is per -1001b compared with the values ruling earlier. The current price of beef ranged from 27s to 34s according to quality. Steers realised £7 15s to £ll 2s 6d, extra to £l6 12s Gd, heifers £6 7s 6d to £9 os, extra to £l2 ss, cows £5 15s to £9, extra to £l2 15s. The sales included:—For Mrs Minnie Rutherford (Mount Beevor). 7 heifers at £8 155,t0 £l2 2s 6d; W. H; F. Sowden (Dunsandel), 1 steer at £l6 12s (id, 1 steer at £ls lfis, 1 steer at £ls 12s: 6d; clients, 3 cows at £6 to £6 15s, 3 steers at £l3 10s to £ls. 6 heifers at £5 10s to £lO 17s Gd, l'cow at £ll ss, 1 cow at £6 15s; W. Whyto (Halkett), 1 cow at £lO ss, 1 heifer at £6 17s 6d; Peninsula client, 6 steers at £ll 5s to £l2 ss, 4 heifers at £8 7s 6cl to £lO, 5 cows at £9 7e 6d to £9 10s; M'Clelland Bros. (Kimberley), 6 tvteers at £ll 7s 6d to £ls 15s; Mrs M'lnnes (Aylesbury), 1 cot- at £8 ss; L. H. Campbell (Happy Valley), 4 steers at £lO 15s to £l4 17s 6d; North Canterbury client, 34 steers at £l3 10s to £ls 12s 6d; Moore (Hickory), 14 steers at £ll 7s 6d to £l2 10s; J. Thompson (Halkett), 1 steer at £l2; C. Ireland (Methven), 1 heifer at £9, 1 cow and 3 steers at £6 12s Gd tp £6 17s 6d; J. W'ells (View Hill), 2 heifers at £lO 12s 6d and £ll 12s 6d, 4 cows at £7 17s 6d to £9 2s 6d; G. Gerard (Snowdon), 13 steers at £lO 5s to £ls 17s 6d, 2 qows at £9 10s tp £l2. Vealehs.—Fat calves came forward in about, the customary numbers, all classes, as usual, being represented, and there was no change in the demand, prices ranging from 8s to £2 17s 6d. ■ ' •

Fat Sheet.—The entry of fat sheep was somewhat larger than for the past two weeks, nine races being occupied as against eight. The yarding was again chiefly composed of wethers, of which there were some good lines of halfbreds and cross-breds. The balance consisted of a few pens of ewes and merino wethers and a larger number of hoggets than has been offered for some weeks past. The market opened very firmly. Fat Lambs.'-—Twenty-six'new season s lamb 3 were entered, and they were of nice quality and well grown. They sold well, the best realising 25s to 28s, and lighter 19s to 22s 6d. Among the sales were:—For T. Bnrgin (Swannanoa), 12 at 25s to 28s; W. Campion (Broadfields), 2at 22s Gd; J. Moore (Broadfields), 2 at 20s; S. Davidson (Templetoii), 4atl9s. Stobb Sheep.—The yarding of store sheep was a very small one, and consisted principally of hoggets and wethers, with One or two pens of aged and inferior ewes. The hoggets were of the usual class, and included several pens of ewes. The wethers were mostly of a forward class. The only alteration in prices recorded was a slight advance in the rates paid for the best ewe hoggets, other descriptions being firm at late rates. Quotations are:—Good ewe hoggets 19s to 20s sd, others lGs to 17s, best lines of mixed and wether hoggets 16s 6d to 17s 2d, good sorts 16s, small and inferior lis for culls to 14s'for small but healthy lines; four and sis-tooth wethers 22s to 22s Bd, two and four-tooth (fairly forward) to 20s 6d, two-tooth (low-conditioned) 18s lid; aged and low conditioned ewes 12s Bd. The sales included:—Hoggets —lO3 (owes) at 16s Gd, 43 (small) at 13s 37 (culls) at lis, 60 (ewes) at 20s 5d 53 (wethers) at 17s 2d, 49 (wethers) at'l7s 2d, 55 (ewes) at 19s 4d, 42 (wethers) at 16s 2d, 94 (wethers) at 16s 9d. Wethers—66 four and six-tooth at °2s 3d, 29 four and six-tooth at 225, 135 half-bred at 22s Bcl. 66.half-bred at 20s 4d. Ewes—l3l old 1 .half-breds at 12s Bd. Pigs.—There was a medium entry of fat pigs, and they met with a good demand, prices showing an advance for both baconers and porkers. The prices realised' were as follows :—Choppers £3 10s to £6 l§s, large baconers £3 12s 6d to £4 4s, lighter £2 15s to £3 10s, equal to 6d to 6£d per lb ; large porkers £2 12s to £2 18s, lighter 40s to 465, equal to 6Jd per lb.