ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12712, 6 August 1919, Page 6

ADDINGTON YARDS.

METROPOLITAN MARKET. TO-DAY'S SALE. RECORD PRICES FOR, FAT CATTLE. (Per " Star " Pigeon Post.) To-day is a •“ double market” day at lire Addington. M-elroxjoiitau sa-leyara?, and despite the bitterly co-icl weather and the generally diaagreoaule conditions, there was a, largo u-tieuclance. I lie yarding ol i t cattle ou about a par with hist- -.vcck. and the. business in this section of the market- was keenly followed from the outset. Hates quickly -ruled high, ;ud much excitement whs evidenced when one bullock whs Imockcd down at i‘7o, a record no to that- time for Addington, and also New Zealand. This, However, did not stand long, us a little later a splendidly wcli-growa beast from the Deans Kiccarton Estate was keenly competed lor by rival butchers. The bidding was keenly maintained, and the boast- was ultimately knocked down to Mr C Knight at £IOO. FAT CATTLE. The restricted railwajp s-crvicc had an apparent effect ou the (at cattle yarding, no linos coining forward from south, of Tima.ru. The total penned was 303, a short supply in view of the fact that this is the only market for a period of a. fortnight. The general quality ol the entries was not up to the standard usual at Grand National time. Tiler© was, however, a percentage or prime quality, and am extra prime lot or so, and these occasioned vory- animated competition, a. six-year-old Shorthorn bullock, , on account of Mr -John Dcans’s Riccarton Estate establishing a- record" price- _ for Addington at £IOO. Store quality characterised some of the entry, but- even for these there was a good inquiry." For prune beeves generally a further rise in prices- occurred. To the consumer prices must in consequence he rtcrcased, as on some of today's sales tho average rate would work out at fully £1 per 1001b, and over that in some cases. A Shorthorn bullock, eyed three years and eleven months, on account of Mr TV. B. Clarkson (Iliccarton) brought over the previous Addington record, realising £7O. Tins beast was bred by Mr J. Parkinson (Kaituua). The previous record for fat cattle at tho yards was £OS. " Star” lots in to-day’s market were also penned by M. Barclay (Little River), F. F'aircy (Nelson), tV. Nixon (Southbridge), M’CloUand Brow. (Darfiold), E. J. Taylor (Waiparii). Extra, primo lines also came forward from Donald Grant (Timaml, li. Jones (Little River), Campbell Bros. ("Woodbury), II- Sharpe (Waiau), J. lioban (Culvcrden), Little Bros. (Auna-ndale, Waiau), J. O. Coop (Sefton), T. Stevenson (Spotswood). R. W- "Wightman (ilethven), W. J- A. Clay (Melhveu), D. Hampton (Leesloii), tho Montrose and Peraki Estates. Some of these grass cattle were splendidly finished. Among tho principal sales wore; —On account of the - estate late Joseph Taylor (Papanni), 4 steers at £sl to £46; J. 0« Coop (Sefton), '7 steers at £22 15s to £24 ICs; E. Hay (Pigeon Bay)., 5 steers at- £lB 10s to £2l Ss; Mrs F. M. Martin (Culvcrden), 6 steers at £2l las to £3O 10s; W. S. Strange (Tinwald), 10 steers at £l7 os to £25; client* 0 s-tesrs at £l9 15s to £22 ss; S. Ha-ughey (Cheviot), 1 steer at £lB 2s 6d, 1 heifer £l7 10s; D. Haughey (Cheviot), 1 heifer £l4 10s: client, 6 steers £lB 6s to £2O 10s; N. Powell (Springstoni, 5 steers £l9 TOs to £2l, 1 heifers £l7 TOs to £lB 10s; T C. Poster (Ladbrooks), 2 cows at £lO to £l7; client, 1 cow at £l6 X7s 6.1; Jojih Deans (Riccarton Estate), 1 steer at £100; M’Clellsnd Bros. (Barfield). 1 steer at £4O; J. Oatherwood (Fernaicle), 1 cow £3O ss; John Macphereon (Cheviot), 3 steers at £l9; G, Barnes (Spotswood), 1 cow at £2B; client, 6 steers at £3S to £36, 9 heifers £ll Ts Gd to £l4 10s; G. Humphrey (Willesden), 8 steers at £2B os to £36 ss; J.' Kobrin (Culvcrden), 3 steers at- £lO 15a to £25 : IT. Sharpe (Waitvu), -1 steer at £36: Donald Grant (Timaru), C steers at £27 to £4l; Campbell Bros. (Woodbury), 5 cows at £l9 10? to £25 10s, 50 heifers at- £l2 os to £2O 2s Gd: J. Fraser (Culverden), 6 steers at £l3 17a 6d to £l6 10s; Little Bros. (Annandale), 8 heifers at £l-4 10s to £l7 10s; J. O, Coop (Sefton), 21 steers at £ls 7s €d to £2l 7s 6d; L. Wilkie (Sefton), 1 cow at £U 2a 6d; M. Moir (Christchurch), 1 heifer at £l3 15s’, 3 cm.-,-3 £9 5s to £l4 13s: T. Stevenson (Spotswood). 3 steers at £2B to £sl 30s; W. J. A. Clay (Mcthven), 1 heifer at £2B, 1 steer at- £lB. PAT SHEEP. There was a large yarding of fat sheep, the whole of the twelve races in the section being filled, and there was an overflow. There was a large proportion of very primo quality, including a number of special lots, some of which were priae-iokcra at last season’s shows. STORE. SHEEP. The entry of etor® sheep was slightly larger than last week’s, but the quality was about the same. For the most part the offerings consisted of ewes, many of them sheep that were shinped south in the autumn. The weather had a depressing effect on the sale, which was a trifle duller, although some good values were obtained. The range of nrioes was: Two-tooth ewes 23s Cd and 31s Gd-. Two and "four-tooth, ewes, 29s Cd to 33s Cd. Four, six and eight-tooth ewes, 33s 3d. Six and eight-tooth ewes. 23s Sound-mouth ewes, to 31s 3d. Sound and full-mouth ewes, 18s Id to 3Ss. Pull-mouth ewes, down to ss. Two-tooth wethers, 26s Tel. Two and four-tooth wethers, 26s 9cT to 33s ffd. Four-tooth wethers, 2Ss 9d to 32s lid. "Wether hoggets, TTs 3d to 26s ad. Mixed sex hoggets, 20s 7d to 23s lOd. Ewe hoggets, 25s 9d. FAT LAMBS. There were twelve new season’s lambs penned, several of them being of a nice quality. STORE- CATTLE. Two pens of low conditioned yearlings and dry cows formed the store cattle yarding. HEALERS. There was a- fair yarding of veal calves, most of which were well-grown sorts.