ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17572, 24 June 1925, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE. I There were fair-sized entries of stoop Addington to-day. As it is riearlv tlk end of the season for fat lambs, the entry in this section was a small one, and the quality generally was poor « ’ompi’l ition was sluggish, and value-gem-rally were below schedule rates. 1 h« off. ring of fa i she. p filled between c.|. \ .11 "last 'week.*” F.Vr'lho' t i me ' of"! h!_ .'car there was a falily large entry ot •"(err. sheep, arid generally liic sale them was a particularly firm one at Inst sale, prime fat cattle sold well at an advance on late rates. FAT LAMBS. The yarding was in all respects mi er.d-of-l la ing flown at the beginning of next week competition was siuggisu rum! v.aimgenerally were under schedule rates. Top price of the da v was 40s fi»r :• pen Of S.M U from B. Al'Aunity (Kakaiu), Extra. prime Jambs to 49.;. I Time 3 is to 56s 6.J.. .Medium 3I s to 33s 6d. •Stole lambs 21s t<> 265. The following were the principal On’account <»f j. u. M'Anulty ( Itakaia). 7s at 40s; Thomas .Mora ( I .<■ Eon's I’*!'.''). at 37s 7.1; A. (I. Gardiner (Seal-gill), 12 at 29s lid to 565; J>. and \V. F. Hampton (Metliven). 81 at 27s Id to 35s J cl; O. AIT lough (llalswcll). 17 at 29s lOd to 55s 3d; .1. Kinl. y ( Kangri ora h, 26 at sls 7d: X. G. Seott (bunsandrl), 2 1 at 30s 7«1 in 31s (id; < \ \\ . Gebbic ( Mot ukarara ». 6 4 at 26s 1.1 to 30s 10d: at 25s -Id to 30s; ,m. JMaindoiiald (U'est I -yre t on), 25 at 26s lOd to 28s 7d; .1. •(. Graham (HorrelvilJe). ill ;1 1 25s 4.1 to - s s 1.1; Denis AUvendry (r.yndhurst), 59 56 at 27s 9(1; T.‘ Voyce' ( Tfinpleion ), C J-5 at 2i s Id: A. Dorman (Cualgato), 72 at 25s lOd to 27s Id: D. (’resswell ( Lisin-. re), 59 at 275; F. W. "Williams (F.obins.m’s Bay ). 30 at 26s 10.1 11 Havward « Robinson s Bay), li at 25s lOd, .i. Boag. ju ii. (Brookside), 12 at 21s t*. 24s 7d; W. Thompson (Motukar i» a). 2 7 at 22s (d to 24s 4d: .T. J. Gallagher (Culvcrden), 5 1 at 22s lOd. STORE SHEEP. f rV r V- 1t: tim ° t * in - vrai '- there was a eonsisted largely of hogf-eis. with :i few l»ens of good ewes and about the ordinary number of *>ld sheep. A'tl.o.igh the market opened at hardly the same Tates us last week, it was not long before prices Improved, and tljerc was very consistent buying of hoggets and ewes. Some of the better-class aged ewes marie prices a shade in advance of those ruling for similar sheep last week, and odd pons of hoggets were also a .ittie better. Generally, however, the sale week's rates. '.Most of the wethers were backward sorts, and showed n > change. One pen of good sound-mouthed four, six and eight-tooth Romney truss ewes made 40s 3d. Values were:— Good four, six and eight-toothed RomTwo, four, six and eiglit-toothcd cross-bred owes 55s Id. Aged cross-bred ewes 1 is to 20s. Aged half-bred cavcs I7s lOd to 24s 3d. Failing mouthed half-bred circs* 26s to 2Ss 9<J. Good cross-bred ewe hoggets, 29s lOd. Cross-bred ewe hoggets, 26s to 26s Sd. Cross-bred wether hoggets, 21s lOd to 23s lid. Jlalf-brcd wether hoggets, 20s Sd to 25s 3d. Three-quarter-bred wether hoggets 19s Sd to 22s Od. Four, six and eight-toothed half-bred wethers 27s 1 l.d to 2Ss lOd. Four and six-toothed half-bred wethers 32s 2d. The following were the principal Ewes—l2l four, six and eight-tooth Romney cross in lamb at 10s 3d, 48 aged cross-bred at 14s Id, 6 2 aged at 12s 7»1, 75 aged Merino at 9s sd, 50 aged half-bred at 24s 9d, 135 full-mouthed lmlf-bred at 23s 9d, 78 aged half-bred at 17s lOd, 31 aged at 12s 6d. 50 aged at 33s 3d, 80 two, four, six and eighttooth Romney cross at 35s 4d. 70 sound and failing-mouth cross-bred at 28s 3d, OS aged half-bred at 28s 9d, 12S soundmouthed three-quarter-bred at 40s 6d, 69 solincl-mout h# d cross-bred at 28s, 16S aged half-bred at ISs 9d, 60 four, six, and eight-tooth Lincoln cross at 37s 3 o<l, 55 four, six and eight-toothed Lincoln cross at tls, 49 five-year-old threcquart. r-bred at 29s 3d. 49 falling-mouth-cl half-bred at 21s Id. Hoggets—6l cross-bred ewe at 26s Sd, 12.5 cross-bred wether at 22s lid. 78 m s cross-bred at 21s Id, 5 1 crosswether at 23s lid, 70 cross-bred ewe at 29s' 1 Od, 30 three-quarter-bred wether at 22s Od. SO m s three-quarter-bred sit 25 s, 58 threc-quarter-bred wether at 20s lid, SO three-quarter-bred wether at 19s Sd, 86 half-bred wether at 20s Sd, SO half-bred wether at 25s 3d. SO small cross-bred owe at 2Gs, 10 at 17s 7d. 306 cross-bred wether at 24s 1 Od, 117 lialfbred wether at 2is Id. 28 m s threc-quarter-bred at 265. 73 three-quarter-bred ;il 25s Id. 20 m s three-quarter-bred 9d, 68 half-bred ewe at 28s 9d, 156 half-bred at 21s lOd. 28 three-quarter-bred wether a t 22s 7d, .82 m s threo-quarter-bred ewe at 27s (id. Wethers—7 4 four and six-tooth halfbred at 27s lid, 65 four and six-tooth lia If-bred at 52s 2d. 100 sound and failing mouthed half-bred at 29s 4d, 72 bred at 30s lid, G 9 cross-bred at 28s 7d. FAT CATTLE. There was a large entry of fat catb’ totalling 530 head compared with 490 sist week. The proportion of prime ■'tuff was small and this class sold