ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16902, 29 November 1922, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

METROPOLITAN WEEKLY MARKET. TO-DAY’S SALE ; The weekly »tock sale a. Addinsrton j i to-day lock place in a boisterous nor - j sve-dcr. Tiierc war an average entry. I'MT LAMBS. There. tVa? a much larger yard ing of fat i I lamb- than la-t. week when only 41-2 were j I penned. Pome nice quality lambs were ) ■ forward. On account of the larger yard- ! inj the r;s 1 c was not so brisk as last j Iwo k nr.cl further some of the big butch- j j cr~ bad apparently been buying privately j j .durian: the week for they did not operate j with the same keenness as at the previous sale. The decline on late rates | i amounte..l to from 2s fd to 4s per h«»ad. j | The per lb price to-day was from 9.' ; d to \ i lOd compared with .if)id to lid last week, j However, conviderini* the >ize of the varii- . ins, the sale was a .-atfactory one. i Following were the host sales: On account of I>. k. Kellehcr (South , | bridge) 1 at 335: J. Lndemann (South- ■ i bridge) M at 28* to 325: J. Coe (TrwellL j j? 0 at. -29 s 9d‘ to 325; TV. ,i. Wilson (Spriag- : -to:v. Sat 31s 3d to 325; L. Gibbs fWooden) 1 at 31s to 325: G. Cartwright (Temuka ) \ ! 12 at 325; D. Marshall (Killinehyi n at I i 29? 2d j 0 3i;; : T. Ashton (Lismorei ( at ! B«>s 3d: V,'. Winkley <Mr Pleasant i 12 at j j 30s to 30? 9d. R. S. Roper (Kalkett) 30 ! • ** r 28? 0d Lo 30s 6d . i». M’Vimiie (Weed.’ j oils). .1 at 30s" 6d: Ballinger and Cassidy! ;(M oodend). .11 o+ 30.- to :vis 4cl; I*. v. J ikiley (Rprin.srst.on) 8 at 29b 9(1 to 00s , :u! ' T - i> - ( ><• • lrwe‘l . n; at 25s id to :iy. ■ Id: F. Greenwood (Southbridge) 10' at 25.» ; 9d to r?os: W. E. Candy and Rons (Doyle*t«m - 2i at 29? to 30s: Estate T. V. ffowson , GSedgemere). 33 at 26s to .30=. Extra prime lambs 30- to 355. Prime lamb- 28s to 29s f«d. Medium lambs 2-is to 27a fid. bight and unfinished lambs 19s 2d to •'>3j 6d. FAT CA’I'TLK. Although tlic yarding of fat cattle was | not so large as last, week when 444 head were penned, still the entry of 375 head 'vc- in excess of butchers' requirements i for a week, especially as far lambs were more plentiful and cheaper to-day. There i were some nice lines of steers forward. •South Otago was represented in this ’ class, hut there was none forward from t the North Island. As a result of the | targe yarding the sale was rather dull i throughout ami all round price? were easier than those of the previous sale ' especially for heavy steer? which were *bouf 20* per !,«*d. Medium weight j hid not show the same decline. Vl-iA T.F RS. There was a fair entry of vealers and t!,e Cl " ali,v ,vn ‘ only moderate. The sale '« brisker than last «e*elt and the drov, ; recorded then was recovered. Values were Runners to ,fc-J 15.5. Ordinary volears £3 5s t-o 'it. i Small calves 8s upwards.