ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12063, 18 July 1917, Page 6

ADDINGTON YARDS.

THE METROPOLITAN MARKET, TO-DAY'S SALE. (Per the "Star" Pigeon Express.) There was a moderate attendance of buyers at the Addington saleyards to-day. Entries of stock, generally speaking, were not up to recent figures. The beef market wan easier, but store sheep continued to sell well. FAT CATTLE. The yarding of beef was not up to that of last week, and there was a preponderance of light beasts. The. market opened badly, nenrly a dozen pens being passed in tho first four races. Then matters improved for all classes, but heifer and cow beef sold at, a lower level than of late. One big Hereford bullock brought £27. The following was the range of prices: Extra prime steers to £2l. Pijme steers, £l3 15s to £-20. Oidinary steers, £lO 10s to £l3 10a. Extra prime cows to £lB ss. Prim/j cows, £lO 15s to £l-1, Ordinary cows, £0 to £lO 10s. Extra prime heifers to £ls ss. Prima heifers, £lO 5s to £l4. Ordinary heifers, £9 to £lO. calls 0 - 0110 "'"* " Cre an)on & lhe principal 17 F M J t ' I C r°° P JSefton). 23 steers at £l.l iceS 1 i°i 8 i'i i i- i n 1,)S; c 'i p nt, - cows at ±l4 .client, 3 IW ss at £ls 5s 1o £l9; G. W. 7s f, ?1 <. r /°>- lc " to n)- B «ws at £lO to £l4 Rive • llClf £l ° ; ,L P • (L'"ttl« Snui' C ° W f}l 10s: Joh " Aitcheson (PanLwV^M 1 J - D - rack * r (Afield), rliln o i!) 173 Cd; clio »t, 2 heifers at £9 c o ' i r ws a ; m ] ' 2 * c<i R,ld £U i° s ; (Lit ; R I'*? ",* £U t0 £l2 U *-> C Judson H S Rt -t'lß to £2O 15s:' Mto % • - i l ," 1 " t} G stcers »t £ll 12., lev %fk«,i' S t 6tJ ' T hoifer £ » ss: C - H - onkrkni Him <T'< at £U ss; F - R - M *»«« 1? .5 , , W n 3 at £]l 2 > 6f l £l2 r'ii , ,? Xl ° ,s 6r ', 1 cow £\o is,- J Calder (Ha keft) 1 cow m ion V Bell (We,. McL),? hefe Gd-' rhen 8 heifers £lO iTs S-,'" cow, VEALERS. A medium entry of calve, contained only J fjw prim, vealers The approach of ihl of rounHi'. " aS « dicated th « "» mb « mado V>s •« in i- Small calves DAIRY COWS. A moderate yarding of dairy cows was mace up of nil sorts, with a fair sprinkling* of young springers. . STORE CATTLE. One Mi: the best yardings of store cattle seen at Addmgton for some time was submitted or sale. Some of the steers were almost fat, and there- were some good lines of three-year-olds and a pen or two of forward cows. FAT SHEEP. Abouij R eren or eight races of fat sheep wore of better average <, HR |j ty ;] lau , { week R offering, the yarding including aeveral pens of well-fini=hed lines. ai.>orai FAT LAMBS. A small yarding of fat lambs sold well at late rates. The range of prices was: Extra prime lambs to 48s 6d. | rime Jambs, 28s to 31s (id Lighter, 2Ls Cd to 27s Gd. The principal sales were to 48, Xi T T? Z Nr l"^ < at 39s Gd nt4lH. Vl' n', ,Vc9t "> r * (t)unsandel) 8 fid ?' .'o" 1^, 9 at :ila ,Jd > 30 at 2<ss to 27s M. 10 at 2,s 0d to 30s, 23 at 27s fid- 1 E (Ambevloy), 24 at 29s 2d' to 2Ds"»d;" 7r"'i? ( V o(,grove >- 12 at 30s; A. Foser Lad brooks), 21 at 29s 7d: E A P vn 9 Amberley) 48 at 28s Id to 29s fid • II J an M°n i, lflk , ain) ,- S1 Bt " Cs Bri to 29s 4d:' D. MiilholJancl (Unrfield). 75 at 21 s 6d to -9s, J. lerguson (Rolleston), 11 nt 29s- T Kr," 1 ™ ("on'ett), 29 at 28s'to 28s lOdi J.' (JloHiven), 42 at 2Ss 3d to 28s 4d - b Cox (Lyndliurst), lfi at 28s 3d; D. MLachlnn (Doyleston), 33 at 26s to 28s- J Evans (Heathcotc), 19 at 27s Id; Mrs Thompson (Cheviot). 16 at 20s. STORE SHEEP. A small yarding of storo sheep consisted mainly of breeding ewes and lambs, and there was good inquiry in each case. The market for ewes was topped by ty- Rush:ton, ot Annat, who sold 250 two-tooths at 45s • The following was the range of price* • - i wo-tooth ewes, 31s 9d to 45s 3d. t'cur and six-footJi ewes to 37s 3d Two, four, six and oight-tooth ewes 26s

Sound-mouth ewes, 30a Id to .'Ms fid. two and four-tooth wethers, 24s lid to 20s Kwc lamb?, 2in lOd to aJs 6d Other lnmliP, :23s u\ to 35s 3d. Mixed pox lambs, 21* ,id to 28s'.3d. .The following wcro amongst tho'principal sales:— ' l

. hwes-51 two-tooth at 33 s ]d. 64 at 41s, 200 at 4 US 3d, 81 two, four six and cip-liti . t ,2 otl L S i at , 265 : 1-2 at :Ms Gf| - 5S »t 3: 's. 880 at • •is lid, 182 iour-tcoth at 30s 6d to 37s 3d 184 at 365, 46 at 31s 9d, 88 four-tooth to'fullmouthed at ,17s 3d, 42 n t 275, sfl MX d eiprht-tooth at 32s Od. 92 at 31, lOd 40 sound-mouthed at 30s Id, 58 at 33* 106 -it Ms 9d, 71 at 27s Gd. 100 at 34s 3d' 100 at ■l4s <>(], 31 at 33s 3d, 79 at 31s, 40 failinmouthed at 27s lOd. ° Wethers—72 two-tooth at 31s 9d, 235 fourtooth at 29s 9d ,49 sound-mouthed merinces at 24 s lid. Lambs—6s mixed sexes at 2Ss 3d 70 at '2ls sd, 35 at 25s lOd, 65 at 27s 3d, 72 at 28s, 29 ewes at 24s 10d, 442 at 27s 4d 80 at 25s 9d, :,8 at 25s sd, 16 at 30s 0d (53 at 2.s 3d, 50 at 275, 41 at 31= Gd. 272 wethers nt 2.1s Id, 195 at 23s lid, 36 at 25s 16 at 26s 6d, 17 at 23s Gd, 23 at 35s 3d, 16 a* -'6s 6(1 at 25s 9d, 33 at 25s 7d, 212 at 28s 4d. PIGS. A medium entry of fat pigs again met a pond demand, prices being as" follows :-- Choppers, .£4 to .£8 ss. Extra heavy baconers to .£ ,> 15?. Hravy baconers, £4 15s to £:■> B<i. LirVit.er baconers, £"i 15s to £1 10s. Kqual to ctd per lb. ]fenvy porkers, 5Ss to 655. Lighter 5Ss to 655. Equal to 9Jd per il). .Stores were in short supply, and there was a. r:ood demand. Prices wore: stores, 50s to 555. >'t tlium stores. 38s to 475. Small stores, 2-ts to 325. Weanevs fjrood) 18s to 22.-. Sows in pig- to £6 17s Gd.