ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19813, 3 December 1919, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

0 m METROPOLITAN MARKET. j TO-DAY'S SALE. It s (By "Star" Pigeon Express.) | Wet weather conditions ruled at Addinpton ards to-day l.ut tho utiond-Hice/was good Th<*„ was a fi no cnl £ o{ it cattle, a largo yardin- e? lambs, wiu!c it sheep remained about the same ss lust ■**. Incvo was a much smaller ontrv of tore sh<sop. TAT CATTLE. At tho coinmenocmcnt of the fat cattle uale here wasini entry of 300, tho bulk being >nm.e. Butchers were operating irc.-lv in •lew of the- Christmas trade, and good prices Uiod, the market opening at i ast wet: ) [f! 3 „ Amongst tho graziers represented rero Mrs M. Kulherford (Brackenficld), Sir ■ eorjre Clifford (Slonyhurst), S. Andrew (Kni:oura)% G. 1). Giee/iwood (Tevioldale), C. d Guinness (Wainui), E. Hay pigeon Bav). , ■/j ow * m (Scdscmore), .1. D. Wvlic (Sef.! on), Adam Smith (St Leonard's), T. 0 Black- I nore (kaiapoi) and the Piraki'Estate. As lie sa.o progressed, it was evident that but•hers were out for good stuff only, and. prices sominucd firm for anything prime offered, but lidding fell away for second grade cattle. Vmong the early sales was a, buliock running' ibont loooib, which was secured by a leading oca.l butcher for £34. FAT LAMBS. The yarding; showed an increase over that I if tho previous week. The quality was up to ! recent, offerings, and, in view of the approach j if _ Chris ma 3, butchers operated spiritedly j prices maintaining last week's standard. Ex-1 Ira primo kmbs brought up to 38s id. STORE SHEEP. There was a decrease in the number for- i ivard and the bulk was shorn. There were • i number of pens of K ood class wethers I in wool on which vendors had fancy re- I serves that buyers were" not disposed to ?ive. Otherwise a healthy selling tone prevailed, mid most of tho yardiiifr chained na;:d3 «t recent rates. Tho ranjo of prices was as follows: ' Shorn two-tooth ewos to 21s 3d. Kwe hojrgtts (small) to 27s 3d. lair ewe hoggets, 2Ss fed to 32s 3d to 'ils J "!i tW °" tooth Wctllcrs 6hor »>. 15s 4d •2 f >fTd tW °" tooth wotl "« (shorn). 24s to Four and si:c-(ooth wethers (shorn), -Te to 235. ! Four and six-tooth wethcra, 31s lOd to I •>js 6a. i j Sound-mouthed ewes and lambs, 21s 3d i l all counted). Inferior owes and lambs, 17a 3d (nil I counted.). j Sound-mouthed dry ewes (shorn) to 26s 2d. Amon s the principal sales were tho following :—2« two-tooth ewes (shorn) at 2!)--,! od, a -i at 255; 42 four-tooth ewes at 31b lOd (shorn) at 30s Od, IC-0 (shorn) at 30s: ' lvS four, he and oi ß !iUooth ewes and 1U ■ lambs at 21s 9d: 744 „i x B nd oi ß ht-tootU i ewes (shorn) and 70 lambs at 21s 6d- 27 I sound-mouthed ewes (shorn) and 26 lambs at 18s 3d; 42 soutid and full-mouthed ewes (cry) at 265.2 - 17 ewe hoggets at 32s 3d 61 nt 31s 4d, 83 at 28s t?d, 203 nt 27s 3t|' 56 (shorn) .it '24s 3d:42 two-tooth wethers (shorn) at 29s 3d, 66 (sliorn) at 22i 9d 201 (shorn) at 20s lid: 07 four-tooth at 39s ort, 00 (shorn) lit 20s Od, 75 (shorn) at 2m ! 3d. 117 at 31s 7d, 349 (shorn) at 295, -11 fi ! (shorn) at 275: 500 six-tooth wethers (shorn) at 295; 21 two-tooth hogfrots at 15« 4cl--421 wether hopyets at 2Ps 3d, 218 (shorn) at 25s fid, 50 (shorn) at 21s 3d, 60 (shorn) at 18s 9<L