ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18576, 26 September 1928, Page 10

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE. The entries of stock at the metropolitan weekly market at Addington today were generally larger than was the case last week. The offering of fat cattle totalled 457 head. The sale opened with a keen demand for prime handy weight sorts. Store sheep met with a dragging sale throughout, and passings were fairly numerous. The offering of fat sheep filled twelve races, one more than last week. The demand was rather slow at the start. The number of spring lambs forward was in excess of requirements, and prices showed a considerable decline on late rates. SPRING LAMBS, The entry of spring lambs was a large one. It totalled S 4 head, compared with 26 last week. The supply was in excess of the requirements of butchers, with the result that prices showed a decline of several shillings a head on late rates. Last week, with the exception of one, all the lambs ma<?e over 40s a head. To-day 40s was an outside price. The following were the principal sales:— On account of J. P. M’Evedy (Southbridge). 4 at 39s to 40s Id; Mrs Stapleton (Doyleston), 6 at 33s 9d to 40s 3d; J. S. Russell, 4 at 33s 3d to 39s 9d; A. Atkinson (Swannanoa), 3 at 38s 6d to 3Ss 9d; P. V. Bailey (Springston), 3 at 34s 9d to '3Bs 3d: J. D. Henderson (Halkett), 4 at 35s 3d to 36s 7d; Paparua Prison Farm, 2 at 36s 4d, 2 at 35s lOd, 2 at 35s lOd; G. Hutton (Yaldhurst), 1 at 365; IT. A. Bennett (Eyreton), 3 at 35s 3d; J. R. Youngman (Charing Cross), 2 at 35s 3d: W. and T. H. James (Leithfield), 6 at 29s 4d to 35 s 3d; H. Marshall (Weedons), 3 at 33s 9d to 34s 9d; Harvey Bros. (Ohoka), 5 at 29s 9d to 34s 3d; E. W. Chatterton (Riccarton), 3 «t 32s 9d to 33s 9d; Cl. Power (Fcrnslde), 2 at 335; W. and E. Guiney (Halkett), 1 at 32s 3d; F. A. Tutton (Broadflelds), 4 at 30s 9d to 32s 3d; J. Gibbs Stanton (Woodend), 3 at 30s 3d to 31s 9d; O. G. Smith (Broadfields), 3 at 31«; Hon George Witty, M.L.C. (Avonhead), 5 at 27s to 31s; A. C. Pulley (Rangiora), 6 at 30s to 30s 9d; W. H. Boyle. (Springston), 2 at 30s; A. Heinisch (Springston), 3 at 28s to 295. STORE SHEEP. Entries in the store sheep pens were a little bigger than they were last week. Quality was much the same as it was at the previous sale, and, apart from an odd pen or two of well-woollcd and young plains country wethers, there was little attractive stuff forward. The offering was a mixed one. Ewes and lambs and woolly wethers were in biggej- supply than last Wednesday, but other classes were penned in about the same proportions. Starting rather slackly, the sale was dragging throughout, the recent lowering in ithe price of wool and the fact that spring feed is not coming away as well as it should, no doubt, making buyers cautious and more conservative in their ideas of values. The result was an easing in rates, which, in the case of dry sheep represented a drop of Is 6d a head in some cases, and in the case of ewes and lambs about Is. There were quite a number of passings towards the end of the sale. The following were the principal sales, ewc-s and lambs selling all counted:— Hoggets—l6 4 half-bred wether at 23s Bd, 45 half-bred mixed sex at 20s 6d, 75 half-bred wether at 25s 9d. 26 crossbred mixed sex at 20s, 18 half-bred mix•“d sex at 17s lid. 44 half-bred wether at 25s Sd, 43 cross-bred wether at 21s 4d, 62 three-quarter-bred ewe at 27s 6d. Wethers—loo six-tooth half-bred at 34s 3 od, 57 two and four-tooth crossbred at 24s Bd, 26 half-bred at 26s 9d, 67 four, six and eight-tooth half-bred at 33s 6d, 67 half-bred at 33s Id. 68 two and four-tooth half-bred at 31s 6d, 40 half-bred at 26s 6d, 60 four, six avid •••igrht-tooth shorn at 2os Sd. 50 half-bred at 29s 9d. Ewes—4o half-bred ewes and 39 lambs 19s lid, 50 cross-bred ewes and 46 lambs 17s 6d, 17 cross-bred ewes and 20 lambs 18s 3d, 66 cross-bred ewes and 65 lambs 16s 9d, 45 half-bred ewes 23s 9rl. 45 half-bred aged ewes and 43 lambs 18s 6d, 64 three-quarter-bred ewes and 68 Iqmbs IPs 6d, 30 cross-hred ewes and 31 lambs 18s 3d, 52 cross-bred ewes and 56 lambs lde.