ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18547, 22 August 1928, Page 10

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE. There were large entries of fat cattle and fat sheep at the metropolitan weekly market at Addington to-day. However, in each section the demand was good, butchers’ supplies, after race week, being on the short side. Three spring lambs came forward. They met keen competition. One made 'sos and the other two over 40s each. There was a small entry of store sheep. The demand for hoggets was not so keen as was the case a fortnight ago, but the adult sheep, especially the good sorts, sold well. SPRING LAMBS. The three spring lambs forward met with keen competition. One well-grown lamb sold on account of Mr W. Franks (Yaldhurst) made 50s, and two sold on account of Mr J. D. Henderson (Halkett) made 43s 4d and 41s 6d. STORE SHEEP. Entries In the store sheep pens were meagre, and consisted chiefly of adult sheep. Apart from an odd line or two of rather attractive ewes, qualitv was very n -diocre, the yarding consisting of a big proportion of dealers’' lots. The market opened with a slack demand for hoggets. Farmers did not appear so keen to buy this class of sheep and prices were Inclined to be a little easier. The adult sheep met with a better sale, and for the better class of ewes with a guaranteed lambing there was quite a sound inquiry at values that would equal those ruling a fortnight ago. There was a big proportion of uneven ewes offered, and buyers were not greatly interested in them. Generally speaking, the wether offering was a poor one, but it sold satisfactorily. Quite a number of sheep were suffering from foot-rot The best sale of the day was for a line of 114 Romney cross ewes, which were sold on account of Mr J. Boag (Middlerig) at 43s 6d. An even line of half-bred wethers from The Brothers Station were disposed of at 35s 7d, while a pen of 80 Romney cross ewe hoggets changed hands at 38s. The following sales were made:— Hoggets—l6o half-bred wether at 23s 3d, 117 three-quarter-bred ewe at 30s Bd, 44 cross-bred wether at 24s 4d, 7 4 halt and three-quarter-bred ewe at 31s lid, 34 three-quarter-bred wether at 245, 56 half-bred wether at 24s Id, 283 halfbred wether at 24s 9d to 25s 3d, 70 three-quarter-bred ewe at 27s lOd, 196 Corriedale ewe at 35s lid, 10 cross-bred ewe at 28s 9d, 7 cross-bred wether at 27s 7d, 80 Romney cross ewe at 38s. Ewes—l 49 s. and f.m. half-bred at 26s Id, 43 aged half and three-quarter-bred at 16s 7d, 61 two, four, six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred at 365, 86 s. and f.m. three-quarter-bred at 26s 4d, 114 four, six and eight-tooth Romney cross at 43s 6d, 90 two-tooth half-bred at 35s Bd. Wethers—sß four and six-tooth crossbred at 34s 6d, 57 four and six-tooth cross-bred at 34s lOd, 140 six and eighttooth half-bred at 26s 7d, 62 six and eight-tooth half-bred at 33s Id, 53 four, six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred at 34s 3d, 160 four and six-tooth halfbred at 35s 7d. Values were:— Extra good four, six and eight-tooth cross-bred ewes to 43s 6d. Best four, six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes to 365. Ordinary four, six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes to 26s 6d. Best two-tooth half-bred ewes to 35s Bd. Ordinary four, six and eight-tooth half-bred ewes to 26s Id. Best half-bred wethers 33s to 35s 6d. Ordinary half-bred wethers to 26s 6d. Best cross-bred wethers 34s to 355. Extra good cross-bred ewe hoggets to 38s. Good cross-bred ewe hoggets to 295. Good three-quarter-bred ewe hoggets 28s to 30s 6d. Best half-bred ewe hoggets to 82s. Good cross-bred wether hoggets to 27s 6d. Ordinary cross-bred wether hoggets to 24s 6d. Ordinary three-quarter-bred wether hoggets to 245. Ordinary half-bred wether hoggets 23s 3d to 25s 3d. VEALERS. The yarding of vealers was a very small one, and the quality generally was poor. The number forward was not nearly equal to requirements, and high prices ruled for all killable sorts. Values were: Twelve to eighteen-months-old sorts to £ll 8s 6d. Good vealers £6 to £8 10s. Medium vealers £3 6s to £5 10s. Small calves 20s to £2. FAT CATTLE. There was a large entry of fat cattle, between 550 and 600 being yarded. The entry included a line from Hawke’s Bay and also several lots from the West Coast. Quality was fairly good, though in this respect the offering could not compare with the one at the National sale. The demand was good, but generally prices were not quite equal to those ruling a fortnight ago. The five tops of a line of forty-nine steers from Hawke’s Bay made £25 17s 6d. The following sales were made:— On account of the estate late J. F. Buchanan (Little River), 7 steers at £22 17s 6d to £23 2s 6d; West Coast client, 33 steers at £l3 2s 6d to £lB 7s 6d; E. Storer (Bennetts), 1 cow at £l6 7s Gd; W. Chamberlain’s estate (Ellesmere), 1 steer at £l6 17s 6d; E. Chamberlain (Ellesmere), 1 heifer at £ls 12s 6d; J. Halpin (Ahaura), 12 heifers at £l4 2s 6d to £l6 17s 6d, 4 cows at £9 17s 6d to £l4 2s 6d; W. Diedrich (Kokatahi), 7 heifers at £l2 12s 6d to £l4 7s 6d, X cow at £ls 12s 6d; T. Preston (Styx), 1 cow at £l6 12s 6d; clients, 8 cows at £7 2s 6d to £lO 7s 6d, 3 steers at £l6 2s 6d; J. Crawford (Woodend). 4 steers at £lB 7s 6d, 1 cow at £l2 7s 6d; Te Kinga Land and Timber Company (West Coast), 16 steers at £lO 12s 6d to £l4 17s 6d.