ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16942, 17 January 1923, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

METROPOLITAN WEEKLY MARKET. TO-DAY’S SALE. There were large yardings of stock at the metropolitan weekly market at- Addington to-day, and there was a good attendance of buyers and farmers. A largre yarding of fat lambs met with a keen demand and prices were fully equal to and in some cases somewhat hotter han the Rood ones keen demand, and late* rates were fully maintained. At the start of the sale fat cattle, especially prime steers, sold at about last week's rates. STORE SHEEP. For this time of the year the yardinp of Lambs predominated, and a big: number of these were culls or of inferior quality. For this class prices were just a- trifle firmer than last week, but otherwise the market was unchanged, the good prices which have ruled at the past few sales being fully maintained. The demand for breeding ewes was again particularly keen. FAT LAMBS. The yarding of fat lambs was considerably larger than last week. The quality varied a great deal. There was a good attendance of freezing buyers who. bought the hulk of the entry. Right from the start the bidding was brisk and all-round prices were as good as those of last. week, when exporters paid from 93d to lOd per lb. Good lambs made slightly better prices than at the previous sale. A good clearFAT CATTLE. The entry of fat cattle totalled about 400 head, compared with 353 last week. Tt included a number of nicely finished steers, but there were again a good many unfinished steers and old cows forward. Considering the size of the yarding, the sale opened fairly briskly, and prices were about equal to the improved ones of last week, especially for prime steers. Wellfinished beef made approximately from 30k fid to 33s per 1001 b: medium, from 27s to 30s; unfinished, from 23s to 265; and ohl cow beef, from 37s to 20s fid. The following sales were made:On account of W. Lacey (Aylesbury), 2 cow’s at. £1 17s fid to £6 15s; Little Hived client, 19 steers at £9 2s fid to £ll 10s; F. Leonardo (Le Sons Bay), 9 steers at £7 los to £lO 17s fid, cow at £8 ss. heifer at £7: R. R. Lochheacl (Scargill), 5 steers at £3 2s fid to £6 7s fid; D. O'Connor (Cheviot). 2 Bteers at £5 15s and £ll sb; client. >5 steers at. £5 30s to £7 32s fid: L. Harris (Mot.ukura). fi steers at £6 2s 6d to £l3 7s Gd; client, 4 steers at £lO 2s 6d to £l4 12« fid; C. Feary (Oxford). 3 cows at £5 5h to £5 10s; J. C. Hay (Pigeon Bay). 10 steers at £ll 15s: G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus),' 6 steers at £l2 7s 6d to £l4. VEALERS. There was a fair-sized yarding of vealers. The general quality was only moderate. Phe demand was better than at the previous sale, and prices allowed an improvement. Graziers operated, and bought calves unfit for butchers' purposes. Values were: Good runners, to £1 12s fid. Ordinary vealers. £2 10s to £3 10s. Small calves, 6s upwards. FAT SHEEP. The entry of fat sheep was the smallest seen at Addington for a long time, there being barely seven races forward, compared with about eight, last week. On account of the small yarding the sale opened briskly, and prices were above late rates.