ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19876, 18 February 1920, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

THE METROPOLITAN MARKET. TO-DAY’S SALE. large retries. Tile attendance at the mctrope’.ifan m *rk \ t;'-(iny w«a a. largo one, and there wer. } numerous! entries in all sort ions oi the ir.,vkrt. Jr the fat lamb elas? there a considerable increase on last wok's pomiir.Er, kcluclinrr f«io very vice quality lambs. A. por-d demand was evinced by Kn'.i ov>irt-.v. itiul but-alters, and recent rate? wr.-,j maintained. About r.iao pens of fat sho-o were forward. a-.iinst five last -.reck. Hie stoiv sheep pons -.cere was m cicei.t ionally big er.trv forward. the bulk of which were lambs, and for sb cesses •.hors was a lire:', inquiry, a good jalo restutitt- In tho fat e.ntfle section the entry wa.? large.* llmu la«t week. and the qu-.itiy was --V’ up to standard. The sale on-trod —.’i values on a pnr with the yrcrtcv.s trirk.-t. PAT CATTLE. When the 'ale commenced the -ir.b.rr tota'h'.l about .'hi' head, yrlr.ciril’- of pri~» qunliiy. Ess; week's rate? he'd it 'he o->-n----ire, but •ov.-.-ie.s the muive the ce's sr-ik-d and liior-' w.-vs an -M -lines soma the print? sv.-.C. Gi-.« or m sired hues were passed. Tr f- i •■■ ••- v freeii-.c buyers were instrcs-mal i~ kerning other valuer st-Mciv. Tho irlV-etric grader* w«e represented —C-. G. Mole;.:* i.Knoek!ynu\ Graham -Cttst . E. Hi- SL«.; Bay'. C. Huy iPigoor. Bay , P, L-:oni:d< L.o P-ouVi, F. Baroiav Seiton . '.V, Wells V--..-, Iliili, J. Oakley tßuacua*', I'. Biil.v poi). Among the principal sales - wtre •—rrGrnhrun Bros U1 almond', T steers it i‘u ‘.M to Xlq 15s; G. G. Holme? .K-.e-rV.yrt; . ’•> steers ot £2l to i’ll It's. ’ hotter a; £'..'. client?. 5 stcors r.t £lO 10s iVA to ill M f ■, 1 cow at £lO 10s, 1 Iteifer at £il. 1 cow .-• £ll 13s Gd, I o'ws at £!•: Ids Gd ■ c ss, lit steers at £ls C« Cxi to £’.: 17s ;'d, T. H. Banco iHnwtmionh 1 cow at ay; J Barclay iSctton', 5 stews at £;.’ 7s ■,'■) !•> XII 10s, 2 cows n( £lO and £ll 17:. ST.. W. Wild sDunsnmlei), 5 c.'ws at £0 7s Od to_ £U os; client, 1 cow nt £b' 15s, 1 hoifor at £S ss; .lolin Oakley (Runpun;'.'. ’. heifer at £U> 10s; client, f«‘ heifers a; £lO to £l4; L. Harris iMotukarnra), (j heifers a; £l2, 1 cow ut. £l3 15s. STORE SHEEP. There was again a. largo yarding ci lambs in the- store sheep section, the p’oi.ortien oi lambs to grown nheep being about eight to one. A keen demand was shown far forward rape lambs, and last, week's prices worn fully maintained. The prices for ordinary lambs were also maintained, with a .‘inning tendency. Good-class wether? met with a ready sale at better prices than have ruled since tho shearing. Serviceable lines of ewes also sold well. The range, of prices was: Forward lambs ‘ads to 25s GJ. Ordinary lambs ITs 5d to 21s I’d. Low conditioned and inferior lambs 13s in IGs 10-1. Cull lambs 0s to 12? 3d. Ewe lambs (West Coast) ills tel. flood six-tooth owes to 31s. Two, four, six and eiglu-tooth ewes -25? Od U- 2G? ltd bound and failing-mouthed owe: Ifs Cd to ‘id? I'd. Aged forward owes 18s 6d to 22s 3d, Cull owes Ms I Id. Six-looth wethers to 31s JOd. hi wo and fourdocth wethers 21s Od to 2M Cd. Two-tooth wethers 2ls to 27s Cd The chief -ales were:—3lo two. tour, sue and eight-tooth ewes at 21s Id; 187 two.tooth ewes 25s 4d; Ct) six-tooth ewes at 31s ; is tw,>, four and six-tooth, ewes at. 23s fid. ‘3B six and eight-toolh owes at its yd: eight-tooth i vvos at. 27s ltd; 5t sound and f.iii-i:ig-muuth ewes at 18s Gil, 05 at. 23s Ud; 12 aged rices at, 22? 3d; •» cull ewes at,’its Ud; 132 (wo-tooth wethers at.' 23,? Id, 2r| at 25s ;td, 2il el, 27s Gd, 152 at. 2-ls; .>8 t-ine and eight-tooth wethers at this: 290 fo.-, . tooth Ji alf-brod wot her? a I 2G» sd; 115 ?i,> (.with woihcrs id. 31s lOd; 25 lambs at 17-. Gl at, 1 Sis 1.(1, 3G nt ISs 3d, IG3 at 21? pVi', 21 at Ms, 2tti at 21 a 7d, 12'» at 21a B'il, ,t-a a‘ ’Ms 1 lei, 20 at, 17s 'ld, 33 at, 19s art. ifq lit, its 7d, ltd ill 21s 111, 52 e.l 235, 59 at. ■;Gs IVI. 180 at 255, 72 at J2s t»d. 219 at 17Mil, 20) at, 21s, 258 at. 19:;, 158 nt ICs Bn, 120 nt- 25s 0,1, 79 ,!■ 1 i;. i).|, J3S at 18s ci, 25 iit 18s 9(1. 52 at 1.- 9,1; 7'9 ewe lamiis ot, ‘-Is Id; li'G half-Vi!ed wether laiiibi- nt Ms; 2'cull lambs at Us 3d, 31 small lumbj at 12; lid.