ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16411, 27 April 1921, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

THE METROPOLITAN MARKET. TO-DAY’S SALE. Beef sold at about 30s a bead in advance metropolitan market to-day. 'there was a big yarding of fat eheep, and ewe mutton prices were eunier. The iat lamb sale waa arm, and iJtoro iambs and wethers aoid better FAT CATTLE. Va! ues were . Extra prime steer*, £l9 ob to £2l ±on. Prime- steers. £ls 5s to £lB 17s od. Medium. steers, £lO 10s to £ll 17s 6d. Light and unfinished steers, £6 2s lid to £lO. Extra prime heiiers, to £l2 17s 6d. Prime heifers, £3 to £ll 10b. Medium end unfinished heifers, £3 to £8 sb. Prime cows, £7 15s to £lO 2s 6d. Ordinary £4 to £7 QOs. Beef prices were approximately 30s per /lead hotter for prime stuff at the start of tf-j* esle. There was a yarding of 282 cattle uf mixed quality, and bidding waa much brighter. Tho following were among the graziers represented:—H. E. Judeon (East Oxford), W. F. Parkinson (Kaituna), E. Hay (Pigeon Bay), J. C. Hay (Pipeon Bay), Molesworth Station. Estate W. Smith (View Hill), P. Fahey (Little River), G. Humphreys (Willesden), A. J. Hadfield (Rakaia), R. F. James (Springston), W. A. Nichoils (Belfast), TV. 11. Montgomery (Little River), C. Richfield and Sons (Port Lejy), and L. White (Barr Hill). The following sales were recorded:—On account P. Fahey (Little River), S steers £ll 15a to £ls 2s 6d; Peninsula client, 15 steers £l2 15s to £l4 2s (id; G. Humphreys (Willesden), 8 steers £l9 17s 6d to £2l 15s; A. J. Hadfield (Rakaia), 7 steers £3 23 6d to £l4, cow £7 6s; W. F. Parkinson (Kaituna). 8 steers £l2 2s 6d to £l7 ss; R. J. James (Springston), 7 steers £lO 15s to £l2; W. A. Nichoils (Belfast), 9 cows 5 If 3 to £7 15s; estate laie W. Nicholls (Belfast). 3 cow* £8 to £8 12 a 6d; V. Colbert (Ladbrooks), cow £7 23 6d; F. Schaeffer (Lincoln), 2 cows £8 to £5 2s 6d: W. H. Montgomery (Little River), 16 steers £l2 7s &i to £l3 2s 6a; W. 3. Gibbs (Motonau), 4 steers £9 to £l3 12s Gd ; C. Richfield and Sons (Port Levy), G cown £4 15a to £6 10s. 2 heifers £5; F. Hunt (Little River) 2 steers £9; L. White (Barr Hill), S steers £8 5s to £lO 7a Gd: E. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 8 steers £ll 12a 6d to £ls; J. C. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 6 steers £l9 os; Thomas Stone (Fendalton), 2 steers £4; James O’Connell (Tai Tapu), 8 cows £S to £lO 15s; J. D. M'Cracken (Haylands), ateer £l2 17s 6d, heifer £l2 17s 6d, 3 cows £4 to £8 17s 6d: A. Reece (Heathstock), 2 •t*?erß £l2, cow £9 15s; Molesworth Station 24 steers £lO 15s to £l3, 10 heifers £lO os to £l4 10s; client, ‘2 cows £2 2s 6d • R. E. Judson (East Oxford), 8 steers £8 to £ll 6s; J. Clarke (Oxford) cow £ll ; estate M. Smith (View Ilill), 8 steers £0 5s to £lO 17s 64; J. Leonard (Temuka), 2 steers £9, 2 cows £5 10a, heifer £5 10s. STORE SHEEP. There was a much smaller entry of store sheep, and especially ewes. There was a freer demand, and price—fr lambs and forward wethers in j articular —improved considerably on late rates. Sales were: Ewes—©9 six and eight-tooth half-bred at Cm Bd, 71 four, six and eight-tooth in lamb at 11a 7d, 54 two and four-tooth in lamb at 9*. 66 four-tooth in lamb at 13s lid, 75 four and six-tooth half-bred at 19s lOd, 144 four and six-tooth half-bred at 14* 9d. 569 ais and eight-tooth in lamb at 14s, 78 fullmouth at os 7d, 124 two-tooth at 14b, 280 ■3©und-mouth at 13s 6d to 14s, 272 two, four, six and eight-tooth in lamb at 12* 2d to 12* Sd. 51 aged at 9s. Wethers—ll6 four, six and eight-tooth halfbred at 9e 2d, 139 four and six-tooth halfbred at 14a 3d, 426 cross-bred four and sixtooth at 12s, 69 fouTriootk half-bred at 11s od, 39 four-tooth at lie 4d, 54 four, six and elrht-tootb half-bred at 11*. Lambs—67 oull at Bs, 63 half-bred wether »t 10a fid, 86 wether at 7s, 267 wether at 8s io 8s Id, 86 wether at 9s Id, 104 at 6s 7d, 169 half-bred wether at Cs Bd, 260 half-bred wether at 7* 64, 85 mixed sex at 11s Gd, *6 wether at P. 9 3d. 11l mixed sex half-bred it lls «d lon t-