ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11093, 2 June 1914, Page 6

ADDINGTON YARDS.

THE METROPOLITAN MARKET. TO-DAY'S SALE. [Pick tub "Stak" Picf.ox Kxprksm.J Wednesday being ft public holiday in honour of King George's birthday, the usual weekly sale, at Addington wa*> hold to-day The aftendauco was | snialler than at any sale lieltl for some time at the metropolitan yards, and in some sections the en fries showed a marked decrea.se, this being most noticeable in the nam of fat lambs, fat cattle and .store sheep. I?AT CATTLE. Tlio vardiug of fat cattle totalled DM head, compared with 410 at the previous snh>. on May 20. 387 on May 1H and 557 on May <>. The bulk of the beef offered was of a good class, some being quite exceptional, and, owing fo ilie smaller entry, there was an improvement in tho demand, resulting in an advance in prices equal to Js per 11), the current price being 2Gs to '29s <xl. Quotations are:—Ordinary steers, £7 to £l2 ss. Fxtra steers to £l7 10s. Heifers, £o 10k to £lO .los. Cows, £5 7s Gd to £'!) 7s tid. The following were among the principal Miles:—-For G. G. Holmes (KnookIvn). II steers at. £ls 5s to £l7 10s (average £lo ss); clients. 9 cows at £0 to £lO 10*. 9 steers at £8 5s to £lO 12s lid. II heifers at £fi 17s tid to £9; ,1. F. HupJmnaii (Kinloch). 7 steers at£ll os to £l2 7s. tid: W. P. Clurkson (Ric.carton). 4 steers at, £11: I*. Bennett (Halswoll), 0 cows at £0 to £9; J Boag, sen. (Brookside). i steers at £5 12s Gd to £8 10s: J. Barnes (St Albans), 1 cow at £5 17s (id; A. Hulston (Kaituna), 1 cow at £6 7s (id; V". F. Parkinson (Kaituna). 15 steers at £9 to £U. 1 cow at £S; clients, 7 steers at £ll los to £l-2 10s, 5 heifers at £u 17s tiri to £lO lAs, U steers at £ll 17s fid to £l.'i 10s. 3 heifers at £9 15s-to £lO D.s fid. 11 cows at, £0 to £9 2s Gtl, fi heifers at £7 12s fid to £9 os, 4 cows at: £4 -5s to £«. 5 heifers at. £.l los. 6 heifers at £5 Lis to £7 los, 2 steers at, £9: H. G. Roberts (P-angi- ] era), 1 steer at £l2, 1 heifer at £b" ot>.. STORE CATTLR Store cattle were limited to '23 head, principally cows of an inferior class, and consequently it was not surprising to find that the'demand was weak, few buyers boing amongst those present. Quotations fiTt\ . ■■- Fifteen to oightecn-montbs sorts, £.'3 ]Bs. T'h roe-year steers, £o 18s. Cows, '£l 10s to £3 10s. VJOALEHS.

Thero was an ordinary entry of fat calves, tlic finality, a.s usual, covering a wide range, and values were unchanged running from 8s to £3 ss, extra good sorts making' to £o oe. FAT LAMBS

The yarding of fat lambs was a comparatively small oik\ '2163 being pennod, as against 7790 last week. The quality was very unovon, ranging from indifferent to good. The sale opened rather weakly but after the first few pons were quitted prices hardened up again, and, considering the quality, values were quite as high as last week, the over-all price being about Old to 6id per lb. The range of prices was. I ' Tegs 20s to_ 24s Gd. Average weights JSs to ]os 7d. Lighter and unfinished Ms Id to 17s 6d. "

'JTio following are the principal sales:! —For T. A. Stephens (frwell), 68 at 23a to 24s Gel; A/S. Newton (Chorlton), i 167 nfc 19s lid to 22s lOd ; J. Priest i (Chorlton), 33 at 18s lid to 20s; J. .1. | Duncan (W'n.iau), l:(o at 18s 3d to 19s j 7<l: YV. J. Carpenter (Yaldhurst). 146 i at ISs ild to 10s 4d; -Jolin Dean? (Coal-1 gate),'7B at 17s to 19s 2d; southern; client, 26 at 18s 6d; J. Storrey (Southbridge), 17 at 18s 8d; S. C. Chamberlain (Dunsandel), 1G at 18s sd: S. Stone (Woodend), MO at 16s 10d to ISs 4(1; Oosslev Instate, 165 at. 16s 4d to 18s 4d; J. W. Harrison (Scargill). SO j at 17s 7<l to 18s 2d; Mrs Scott (Kllnrsniore)j oS at 18s; 0. Sheat (Dunsandel), 76 at 1.7s 5d to 17s lOd: Stewart's Estate, 11 at 17s ]od: A. Todd (Waiparf), 120 at 17s Od to 17s Del: R. Oaklev (HWcaia), 42 at 17s 6d;'D. M'Millan CRakaia), 44 at 16s lid to 17s 6d: Mrs Minnie Rutherford, 67 at 16s to 17s 4d; V. Townend (Swannanoa), 2G at 17s 6d: A. Binnio (Springfield), 80 at 16s lOd-to 17s 2d; Elliot Estate, 60 at 14s 6d to 17s;* AV. Baxter (Chnilji), 62 afc 16s lOd; A. 'E. Denton (Dtunett), 76 at 16s 4d to 16s 6d ; Cowan Bros. (Cust). 40 at Ins; Right Bros. Brdokside), 80, »t 16s Id; W. Roberts (Spreydon), 78 at 13ft 4d : client. 121 at 15s 4d; Pearson Bros. (Lincoln), 51 at Ms 4d.

STORE SHEEP

Tbe ynrdiug of store sheep was a small one ; and consisted principally of .■lambs, the bulk being made up of a few pens of ewes and wethers. At the .opening there was a small attendance, 'shut improved later. At the beginning «ihe sale for lambs was slow, prices being below those ruling at earlier sales, the fcale being a little dragging, luis, howerer, was only momentary, an improvement being soon noticeable, and at the close the prices were quite equal to those ruling a week earlier. The few lots of wethers on offer A7ero mostly forward sorts, and sold well at unchanged prices, nnd tbe. same remarks apply to ewes, which bold at satisfactory prices. Quotations :--- Best Good lambs 12s fid to 13s 6d. Medium to good lambs Us 6d to 12s Very medium laml>s 10s 9d to Us. Cull lam ha as Id. (shorn lambs 9s 4d. Ewo lambs los 3d to Uk. Pour-tooth wethers 17s to 17s 7d. Two. four and six-tooth wethers (verv forward) IDs 3d. Two-tooth ewes (late shorn) 17s 9d. Six and eight-tooth wethers 20s -Id. .Aged cull ewe.s 3s (id to 4s -hi. The sales were :•-- .1 iambs-73 at 13s. 23 at Us ."id, S2 .u lis -hi, 220 at Us Id. 13S a t 13*' Id. 15 at 10s 9d, 25 at 6s Id. 50 (ewes) at 10s. 29 (wethers) at 13s, 255 at 10s lOd. 149 nb 13s 8(1, 220 ewes at los 3d (passed). 294 (wethers) at 13s (passed), 49 at 13s Id. 34 at lis 7d, 37 at 12s ,4d. 37 at 12s Bd. 34 at 13s 6d. 10 at) Us lid. 117 nt- 14s. 50 at 13s'Od. 31 At 12s, 15 at 12s Del, 30 at 13s lid. 40 at 13s 3d; 90 at 14s fid, 21 at 10s lid. 3(j at 1.3s 6d, 73 (shorn) at 9s 4(1, 87 at 1455r1. (30 nt 12s 3d. Wethers: 100 four-tooths at 17s 7d, ! 59 nt 17s 3d, 19 two, four and six-tooth ! at 19s 3d. Ewes: 75 two-tooth at 17s 9d, 10 sound-mouth at 10s 7d (nossed). 31 sound and failing-mouth at 3s 6d. 3-1 sound and failing-month at Is 4d. 9 a I 9s 2d. 131 six-tooth at 20s 4d. DAIRY COWS. A small yarding of dairy cows :n----cludod some very usei'ul animals, mid as usual ni this seaMin of the rear good' cows were in keen request. .Prices ranged from L'.'i 10s to JLIO los, extra making CI- 15s. PIGS. Tb.e yarding of fat pigs was a comparatively small one, the bulk of ihe entries being of secondary class. The demand was on a par with that of the previous week'. Quotations:--Choppers ?-3 to £'?_l2s fid. Ordinary bnconers 57s fid to 675, FiXtra heavy to 70s. Light- bnconers 50s io oos. Price per lb old. Heavy porkers Jos to 17.*.. Lighter porkers 3Ss to (3s. Price per lb 6d. Store pigs were yarded in small numbers. There were few buyer*, no one apparently being d'vironi of making purchases, and values w. re weaker (hail at the previous week.