ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17880, 23 June 1926, Page 5

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE., There were fairly large entries of «to'k at the metropolitan weekly market e, t Addington to-day. In the case of fat lamb*, however, the entry was a very email one, only 600 odd head being penred. They- sold well at full schedule lares. There was a fairly heavy entry of f yi cattle, which, in the early part of the sale, sold at about the same prices last week. The yarding of fat sheep wr.s again a. heavy one. thirteen races being filled, one less than last week. For the time of the year there was an •unusually brge yarding of store sheep. FAT LAMBS. Th» fat lamb entry was a tail of the ,*.-a (ton lot, comprising odds and ends with a few pieces of prime heavy lambs. It totalled 600 odd head. There was a spirited sale at full schedule rates. Top price was for a pen of 20. which made from 2ls 7d to 35s Id. Values were:— Kxtra prime heavy lambs, to 35s Id. Prime heavy lambs. 2£s to 3ln. Medium weight prime lambs, 26s 6d to 2s« 6d. Medium quality lambs. 24s 6d to 265. bight lambs. 21s to 245. The following were the principal sales:— On account of Wm Anderson (Mason’s Flat), 20 at. 31s 7d to 35s Id; T. Pickering (Hororata>, 4 at 34s Id; D. Boyd fStvx), 3 at 34s Id: F. Redmond (Halswell), L at 30s lOd: .1. Beckett (Cheviot*, 11 at 2 J*s 4d to 30s 1Od; f. Macdonald (Hororata), 27 at 26s 4d to 30s lOd: A. E. Benton (Domett). 82 at 22s lOd «o 29s 4d: client. 109 at 26e 4d to 20s Id; «I. Osborne (Doylestori). 63 at 25s 4d to 2Vs 4d; S. \V. Beatty < Hawkins), 80 at 23s lOd to 28s Id: IT. J. O. Kelly (Chevviot). 6 at 2«s 1 Od: A. Saunders (Templeton). 8 at 26. S 7d; J. Coop (Atghua), 3 6 at 23s 10d to 26s Id; <i. M. Ballantyne (Mina). 30 at 24s to 25s lOd; client, r.l at 20s to 25s 7d: Shield's Estate C Hawarden V 7 at - P. « 'hamberlain (Leenton). 7 at 25s Id: Estate ‘7. R. M'Lachlan (Doyleston). 8 at 24f 7d; A. Winter (Oxford). 27 at 25s lod to 24s 7d; C. H. Adams (Orecndnle) 2«t at 24s 4d. FAT CATTLE. There was an entry of about the same rlre as last week, slightly over 500 head. The market in the earlier stages was practically on ail fours with last week.