ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11505, 29 September 1915, Page 6

ADDINGTON YARDS.

; TBE METROPOLITAN MARKET. ;■ TO-DAY'S SALE. i Yardinjra at the Addingtou Metropolitan Market to-day were- of üb-jtu average a.inen- ' Bious for tho season of tne year, and there i was about th cfisioma-'y attendance. '4 no • tou sheep included, a low lines out of tne woaJ, anU no doubt from now onwards tho ; proportion of shorn sheep will increase rapidiy. Compia.ints regarding unia^eur- . ab.e wea.ker conditions are nfo amongst i the patrons of the market, and num&ious siories were mated regarding losses sustaini e>d by itock-owners as a u<esulc of the protracted spell of dry weather and the consequent shor.ag» of herbage. The grain oro^s ' in moat localities, in spite of the absence of ■ moisture, are looking surprisingly wed, but , mars a,re entart&iuedi that unless rain cornea Boon they will ere long begin to show signs • J of the dry weather. ' FAT CATTLE. Fat oattle were represented by an entry I eggrogating: 23.1 head, compared with 209 last week,' 233 on September .15, 217 on Septemboi ' it, &JT on September 1, and 263 on August ' 25. Onoo again the entry included a saas- [ lactory proportion of ready good, well-finish-ed cattle, bu. again there were those which wero in indifferent conduion, and could be S described as stores rather ihan -a-s fats. Tho [ competition was again free at i.h-3 opening of ihe. sale, particularly for the bo.tcr classes of beef, although prices were scarcely up to ' the level of last week. As tho supply was greater lhan requirements, iho demand soon showed an easing tendency, and thencefor- ! ward sales cou.d be ma-dc only at j low- the pariiy of the values ruling on Sep- ; tembcr 22, the drop in prices representing' .about Is 6d per 100ib'. J Quota.ions are: Extra yriiuo steers to .£2O. ] ; Ordinary steers, £7 2s Gd to £l2. j Extra, prime heifers to £M los. j Ordinary heifers, £7 to £8 15s. j Ex.ra prime cows to £l7 10s. ! ' Ordinary cows, £5 Ijs to £'S 10s. Frioo of beef per 1031b, 34s 6d to 52s cd, extra to ofea Cd. 1 "Hie sales included the undermentioned lines: —For clients., 1 cow <it £O, 1 oow at £3 IDs, 1 oow at £8 12s 6d, 7 steers at £l2 to <213, 1 cow at £l4 7s Gel; Wilson Bros. v M>thven), 8 cows at £9 los to £l6; S'edJra ill-os. (Russell's Flat), 9 steers at £ll las to £l4 ss, 8 'heifers at £3 17s Od to £l2 2s od, " B cowfi .at £7 15s and £lO 12s 6d; Peninsua : client, Si steers at £9 17s Gd to .£l3 10s;' : Ilawkswood Estate (Parnassus), -1 steers at . jfiia los to £2O, 2 heifers at £l3 17s Gel, and iSI4 los, 1 cow at £l2 ss; F. Leonards (hs Bon's 'Bay), i) steers at £l4; clients, 11 ] heifers at £7 to £3 ss. 2 cows at £6 12s 6d ■ and £7; clients, 5 slews at £l3 5s to £ls ss. 2 cows a.t £lO 10s, 9 steers at £l3 \-> £l4 '< 17a (id, 2 cows at £'i), 2 steers at £8 los, > 4 steers at £7 10s to £8 7s- Gd, 2 cows at ■ £lO 12s H.l 'J cows at £G 17s 6d a-ud £ll, 25 steers at £l2 17s ed to £l7 sh, 7 heifers at £8 7s Cd to £ll. 3 n<>er* at £lO 10s, 3 cows nt £7 17s 6d to £S 17s G-d ; Goodwin Bros. (Pigeon Bay), i steera at £ll 15s to £l3 los, 3 heifers at £8 to £lO los, 1 oow at £3; D. Rutherford (Leslie Hills). 3 steers at £ls 15s to £l(3, 8 heifers at, £8 10s to £l3 2s €d. -1 cows at £3 15s to £lO ss; TRainey oSurevdon), 2 heifers at £7 2s Gd and £8 los; S. Harris ("Styx), 2 cows at £l3 7a Gd and £l7 IDs; E. Harris (Stvx), 2 cows at £lO and £l4; H. A. Miller (Russell's F'at), 2 cc-ws at £S ISs and £ll ss; J. Marshal! (Dovleston). 1 cow at £l3 ss; A. W. Emmott (Shirlev), 3 cows at £5 15s to £lO ss; H. Cox (Shirley). 2 coirs at £7 2s 64 • and £7 7s Gd; J. A. Brown, 1 he'fer a J i £l2 ss, 1 cow at £10; A. Ericksen CBelfast). 2 cows at. £4 12s fa'd and £5 15s; H. Bliss, jun. fCa»hmere\ 4 c=ws at £G to £9 10s; J. , R. Belcher (Kirwee). 1 cow at £lO 12s Gd: H. (Leeston), 2 cows at £4 5s and i > £lO 10s. TEALERS. j The yarding of fat calves, a« at several recent rales, consisted largely of immature 1 animals', largo calves being- the exception. ■ Prices ranged from 8s to 60s. FAT SHEEP. ! There waa a decreased entry of fat eheftp, only eight races being filled, as against nineand a half la»t week. Tho yardmg was of average quality, and on account of the short supply the market opened at firmer rates. FAT LAMBS. Tho high prices realised last week for new season's lambs had the effect of making a iarge increase in tho offerings this week, there be-ng no less than 80 penned. Most of the lambs were weil grown and prime, but several lo.s were backward, anc these fa led to sell. Best lambs made 19s to 235, and lighter 15s Gd to 18s 6d. Ihe principal sales were: —For W. F. Richards (West Eyre on), 7 at 19s o 22;; W. Sa )- • drey (Rolleston), 2 at 19s Gd to 21s 6d; Manion's Es ate Winter (Swannanoa), 4 at 19s 6d to 2C»3; E. Stapleton (Doyleslon), 7 at 19s to 19s 6d; r James Petrie (Woodend), 4 at 19s; J. Bur--1 rows (Harewood), 6 at 19s; W. Cook (He-a;*- ' co e), 3at 18s 9d to 19s; J. M. VeiT-an (FenI dalton), 6 at 17s to ISs; G. Greaves (Lin- ' a.O >), 8 (it 15s to 17s; W. F. Turner (Halke.t), 2 at 16s Gd ; H. A. Bennet (East Eyre- ! ton), 2at los 6d. STOKE SHEEP. The yarding- of store sheep differed litt'e in p-int of numbers from .hat,of last week, ana again hogye.s constituted the bulk o i he entry, the balance being made up of a few lines of ewes and wethers. At tho open■ng oompetit on was rather weaker than at ihe previous sale, but shortly afterwards here was an improvement in values, wh.ch, however, was not maintained, the sale being, a draggng one towards the cose. On account of several reserves having been bafed on last week's values, several lines were passed at auct on. In some cases, however exceptionally good sales were effec ed. bu! tho market showed a decided inclination towards irregularity. Quo at.ons were:— Good ewe hogg«ts. 20s Id to 20s 4d. Inierior ewe hoggets, 15s 3d. Goc-d we her hog.g'e-'.s, 17s t, 18s 6d. 1 Fairly good hog:«ts, 14s to lbs Gd. r Inferor hoggets, 12s Id to 18s Cd. Cull b-ggfts, ,9s to Bs. 6d. Two-tooth wethers (iate shorn), 13s lid to ' 14s Id. Two and fonr-'ooth wethers to lGs Gd. Good BOiir.d-m:uth ewes '.o 21s 7d. Moderate soiuid and fa.img-m.uthed *wes, • 34s Id to 15s Id. Aged and shnni ewes, 10s 7d. The ni'i-s inc'uded the following lines: I Wethers—]l2 two urA four-to.th at 15s 9d . 3S two and four-'.ootb. 'vhorn) at 16s Cd, 40 two and four-tooth at lis Gd. Ewes—lo7 failing-mouthed at 13s 2d. 51 : mixed ages (in lumb) at 14s Id, 185 nrxed ages (in lamb) at lis 10d to ]ss Id 68 sound and fail ng-mouthed (in lamb) at 21s 7d. 17 aged (rhorn) a. 10s 7d. Hog jets—l3s (wethers) a.t IGs fi-d. f.l (ewes) at 20s 4d. 139 (ewes) at, 20s Id, 50 at 17s. 72 at 16s Bd, 03 Mw'hers') &*j Ms -Id, 78 a' 17s 6d, 77 at, 13s ll.'d, 107 at 13s. 14 at lis ', 7d, 56 at Ifis 7d. 13 at 14s 3d, 128 at Ids 20 'cull owe.-) a! 12s 2d, 26 (ewes) at 15s 3d 313 (small wethers) at 12s Id, 19 (cw<>>.) u-l Bs. PIGS. Tito yantiig < ; f \m .- ■:. ; m's a coin par ativcy small on-, <■! a. niixect di-scription. " Coui'peti.ion w-;s free, for ail s»rts, and no > diflicu'.ty wns cxiicrienced in -,-lU'cting' sales at full value. Quofatuus are: 1 Choppers, 63s to ll&e. Ex ra heavy baoonera to 05s. Heavy baconers, 70s to 76j. ' Liiht" baconers, 55s to 67= ! ! Price per lb, ! Heavy porkers, 42s to 475. Light baconers. Sss to 40s. Price per lb, G|d to 7d. Stores were in medium supply, but th* . ! entry was sufficient for &rqui:em*nts. The ' ' demand showed little change from last week, | except in the case cT small sorts, which were » j easier Quotations arc:---Best stores, 32s to 3Ss Gd. JSixlium stores, 22s to 30s. Small stores, 12s to 10s. Weaners, 8s to 2-' ,R . Sows, with littrs to GOs.

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