ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18453, 2 May 1928, Page 4

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE. The entries of stock at the metropolitan weekly market at Addington to-day were fairly large. Store sheep came forward in large numbers, lambs forming the bulk of the entry. There was a keen demand for store lambs, especially for any that were at all forward Fat lambs met .with very active competition, all decently finished sorts being eagerD snapped un by exporters and butchers at. prices which showed an improvement on late rates. The entry of fat sheep filled eleven races, and there was also a fairly large entry of fat cattle. STORE SHEEP. For this time of the year, when the yardings in the store sheep pens are starting to dwindle, to-day s offering in this department was unusually large. Lambs were forward in bigger supply than they have been for a week or so, and apart from about half a dozen truck loads from the West Coast, were offered on local graziers’ accounts. Generally, speaking, the quality of the ing was quite as good as anything penned lately, the majority of the iambs being off feed. The sale opened with an easing tendency, but as the market pi oceeded this gave way to a nrmer tone, and values all round were well up to those ruling a couple of weeks ago. Anything that could be fattened this year was snapped up, and prices, in sympathy with the values ruling in the fat lamb pens, were good. Forward of any sort met with a sound demand, while lambs for holding o\ er until shearing, especially the flner-woolled sorts, sold particularly well* The principal sales were—-Lambs—Forty-three cross-bred wether at 19s 4d. 44 half-bred wether at 23s 3d, 166 m.s. three-quarter-bred at 18s 3d 44 m.s. three-quarter-bred at Zls 7d, 21 m.s. three-quarter-bred at 24s 2d. 150 three-quarter-bred wether at 9d.~ 149 three-quarter-bred ewe at Z7s Id, 63 half-bred ewe at , 24s ,o d ’» bred wether at 19s 12 wether at 21s 6d, 150 half-bred ewe at 25s 4d 24 m.s. cross-bred at 22s 3d, 63 m.s. half-bred at 22s 7d 48 cross-bred wether at 25s 2d. 176 half-bred wether at 21s. 207 cross-bred ewe at 2)s 6d. 275 half-bred wether at 19s, 168 m.s. halfbred a t 21s. 94 m.s. three-quarter-bred at 21s 9d, 125 three-quarter-bred ewe at 28s 4d, 132 three-quarter-bred wether at 22s Sd, 32 cross-bred wether at Zis Bd, 84 half-bred ewe at 26s od, 46 three-quarter-bred ewe at Z3S ba * three-quarter-bred wether at J I s . . 0 2 ,7 r s o erre^r2t he i' s riiif ut wether at 19s 4d, 41 cross-bred wether at 15s 7d, 331 half-bred wether at. 19s. 322 half-bred wether at 20s, 61 quarter-bred ewe at 25s 3d, $2 J ll -®: cross-bred at 21s, 76 half-bred ewe at 26s’ Id, 150 three-quarter-bred ewe at 29s 3d, 67 half-bred wether at 16s 4d. 47 three-quarter-bred wether at 18s 11a, 160 half-bred ewe at 26s 1 od. 44 m.s. cross-bred at 17s 3d. 80 m.s. tbree-quar-ter-bred at 19s 3d. 87 three-quarter-bred ewe at 22s Gd, 28 m.s. cross-bred at 20s. 71 Down m s cross-bred at 225. 57 crosseyed wether at 16s Bd. 74 ms. half-bred at 24s 9d. 82 half-bred wether at 16s lid, 98 half-bred ewe at --*s tn z three-quarter-bred wether at -4s 3d, 66 orosS-hred ewe at »5s Id, 106 half-bred ewe at 24s 9d, 7 7 three-quarter-bred wether at 235, 71 three-quarter-bred ewe at 20s.

FAT LAMBS. A total of 3000 head came forward. Except for an odd lot or two fromthe Coast, the entry was made up Canterbury lambs. Though 4 verl . n * considerable varialon in quality, there were some particularly nice lines oneied. With the further advance In tile rates for export the market was particularlv keen, peak values of the year being recorded. Top price was 37s l«a for a pen of seven very prime lamb* sold on account of Mr R. T. M. Millan (Irwell). A truck lot of 78 from Mrs Allan (Rotherham) sold at the good average of 33s Id. Values were:— Extra prime lambs to 37s lOd. Prime lambs 32s to 34s Gd. Medium weight lambs 29s to 31s 6d. Light lambs 26s 6d to 2Ss 6d. Store lambs 22s to 265. The following were the principal sales:— On account of R. T. M’Millan (Trwell), 38 at. 33s Id to 37s lOd; J. Hayes (Southbrook), 8 at 36s 7d; Mrs Allan (Rotherham), 78 at 31s 4d to 36s Id (average price 33s Id): E. C. Fowler (Halkett), 2 ai 36s Id: C. Sutherland (Fernside), 48 at 3 3.s 4d to 35s 7d (average price 355); .Mrs S. W. Beatty (Coalgate), 2 at 33s to 35s 6d ; C. Saundereoek (Walpara), 10 at 31s Id to 35s 4d: E. Stewart (Darfield), 74 at 33s lOd to 35s Id; H. W. Kitchingham (Templeton). 102 at 32s 7d to 35s Id; H. Hunter (Tiromoana, West Coast), 90 at 28s 4d to 34s lOd; R. Armstrong (Amberley), 30 at 32s lOd to 34s 7d; D. G. Macfarlane (Rafa Downs), 132 at 29s lOd to 34s 7d; H. Gough and Sons (Greendale). 64 at 30s 7d to 34s 3d; S. W. Beatty (Coalgate). 15 at 33s 4d to 34s Id; West Coast client, 10 at 27s 7d to 33s 1 Od; A. Fairburn (Scargill), 112 at 29s 4d to 33s 7d; C. J Stewa^(Chertsey), 43 at 31s lOd to 33s 4d; *l iS 6, S o Habberjam (Routhbridge), 1 at ,3s 3d; N. G. and R. H. Bruce (Waikari) j at 32s lOd; estate R. L. Williams (IrwelD 6 at 31s 7d to 32s 10d: A. \\ hyte (Walpara), 26 at HOs lOd to 32s • C. A. Mallard (Burnham), 12 at 32s •2s R US V n J’ • 87 at 30s 0d to 32s bd R. .J. Robinson (Waikuku). 2T “? s / I ® d . l t " "2s 4d; Kincaid Downs Estate (Kaik.oura), S 5 at 26s Id to 32s effi ,«V lle ‘> n n ’ 111,,I 11 ,," 1 26s lod to 82s 4d: client, _0 at .lls iq to 32s 4d‘ f M M’Millan (Waikari). 43 at 31s lod to 3’s Id; J H. Ridge (Creendale) S 8 a“ 32s ( ; Palme,'. (I ?-S„ 27S 10<i :Us 10d: J ' ? r ls ,ie2 ; ';w e '4"" I f s « n 3o.s T! 4d at t ,fJ,i‘ 1 7d': 4d; 6\ A. TatS' (Parna^suc) 5 ■td to 31a 3d: el lent, To at 27 a 0,1 IV'! 4d; Peninsula, client. 385 ai 2Ss Td 30s 10d; F. Sprav (Cooper’s Creel-\ vj at 30s 7d ; G. W.' Forbes (Cheviot! ’1 Hu U >oy ß ]e4oiD° 55 * 29s J '4rtV , w a ".l. < RoJTkcv (Etlfcßon) V? 29 s Id ; H. Macfarlane (Wadi Ximrin) 80 at 28s to 28s JOd; Hororata Pastures’ I! at 27s 9d to 2Ss lOd; G. X. MLean (Amberley), 102 at 24s Id to 28s 4d • Buckley Bros. (Waiau), 69 at 28s Id; estate P. O’Boyle (Domett), 55 at 26s lOd tjo 27s lOd: M’Curdy Bros. (Annat), 27 at: 26s 7d; C. S. Brooker (Medbury). 15 at 24s 10d: Blunden’s estate (Bennetts) 86 at 24s 9d ;. S P. Askin (Tai Tapu), 65