ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18585, 10 October 1928, Page 10

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE. The entries of stock at the metropolitan weekly market at Addington today were generally smaller than was the case last week. There was only a small yarding of fat cattle. The demand was keen throughout, and the drop recorded last week was recovered. The. entry of fat sheep filled about ten and a. half races. The sale opened with a satisfactory demand. Spring lambs met with a good demand and showed an advance on late rates. In the store sheep section dry sheep met with a keener demand than last week, but competition for ewes and lambs was rather dragging. SPRING LAMBS. The entry of spring lambs totalled 125 head, a few less than at the previous sale. Generally the quality was good. The demand was active and prices were better than those ruling last week. The sale finished- firmly. Seven lambs from Mr W. Deans (Riccarton) made 37s lOd to 43s 3d. Extra, good lambs made to 43s 3d, good 36s to 39s fid, medium 31s to 35s 6d, small 27s to 30s. The following sales were made:— On account of W. Deans (Riccarton), 7 at 373 lOd .to 43s 3d; A. C. Greenwood (Southbridge), 6 at 39s 4d to 40s Id; C. H. Keven (East Eyreton), 1 at. 37s lOd; H. Grennell (Port Levy), 13 at 29s lOd to 37s lOd; A. Atkinson (Swannanoa), 6 at 36b Id to 37s 7d; J. P. M’Evedy (Southbridgo), 12 at 34s lOd to 36s lOd; E. W. ' Chatterton (Upper Riccarton), 3 at 36s Id; P. V. Bailey (Springston), 3 at 35s Id to 35s lOd; Mrs Witty (Upper Riccarton), 3 at 34s lOd; R. Macdonald (Waikuku), 11 at 32s 4d to 34s Id; J. T. Russell (Leithfield), 5 at 32s 4d to 34s Id: H. A. Bennett (Eyreton), 12 at 33s Id to 33s 4d; J. Gibbs Stanton (Woodend), 5 at 33s Id; W. and T. H. James (Leithfleld), 21 at 30s 7d to .33s Id! client, 2 at 32s 4d: G. G. Smith (Broadfields), 6 at 30s Id to 31s lOd; J. D. Henderson (Halkett), 4 at 30s to 31s Id; F. A. Tutton (Broadfields), 5 at 27s Id to 28s lOd. FAT CATTLE. There was a considerable falling-off in the numbers of fa.t cattle yarded, the total being 329 against 480 the week before and 457 a fortnight ago. The quality was mixed, but .on . the whole similar to that of the previous yardingThere was a very good proportion of prime steers, the balance being light steers and cows and heife.rs, with not much good stuff smoog the two latter classes. Outside supplies were repi'esented by consignments from the Wefet Coast and. from the North Island, the northern cattle having been down for some time, and some of them liad been offered at previous sales. For the first time for some weeks no cattle were sent in by Mr H. B. S. Johnstone, Ot.afo, but there were some very good lots from local graziers. The market opened at an advance in prices, the decline of 30s per head the previous week having been recovered from. Average prime steer beef was equal to 44s 6d t 0.485, medium 39s fid to 435, plain heavy steers 30s 6d to 41s, prime cow and heifer beef 44s to 47s 6d, medium 39s to 43s and rough down to 30s per 1001 b. The following sales were made:;— On account of E. Meyer (Oxford), 10 steers at £l9 12s 6d to £2l 12s 6d. 2 heifers at £ls 2s 6d to £ls 12s 6d; West Coast client, 20 heifers at £ll 2s Gd to £l6 17s 6d, 29 steers at £l6 7s 6d to £lB 2s fid; D. M. Christie (Methven), 8 steers at £ls 12s 6d to £l7 12s 6d: James M’Bride (Winchester), 7 steers at £l7 12s. 6d to £lB 17s 6d; H. Ensor (Raka-huri), 12 steers at £l3 17s fid to £l7 2s fid; C. Maginness (Belfast), heifer at £l4 2s 6d, 2 cows at £l3 7s fid; clients, 4 cows at £ll 7s fid to £l4 2s 6d, 4 cows at £7 17s 6d to £ll 12s fid, heifer at £9 2s 6d; J. E. Thacker (Okains Bay). 9 heifers «t £ll 17s 6d to £ls 2s 6d, cow at £l4 12s fid, 2 steers at £l6 12s fid: J. and C. Thacker (Okains Bay), 4 heifers at ' £l3 7s 6d to £ls 2s 6d, S cows at £l3- 2s fid to £ls 2s 6d; A. E. Williams (Port Levy), 9 heifers at £l3 2s 6d to £ls 2s 6d; C. D. Blakemore (Horrelville), 3 heifers at £8 17s fid to £l3 17s 6d; F. A. Sheat (Horrelville), steer at £l2 17s fid, cow at £l4 12s 6d, heifer at £ls 17s fid; A. Banks (Coutts Island), 4 cows at £l3 17s 6d to £ls 7s 6d; A. M’Lachlan (Parnassus), 2 steers at £l9 7s fid; client, 11 steers at £l3 7s 6d to £l7 17s 6(1; Hayward’s Estate (Clarkville), 7 cows a t £l3 7s fid t o £l6 2s 6d; Gen none Farm (Halswell), 16 steers at £l4 2s 6d to £lB 2s fid; J. M’Bride (Winchester), 14 steers at £l6 17s 6d to £l9 2s fid; S. H. Am yes (Anna.t). 1 steer at £l4 17s 6d, 1 cow at £l2 2s 6d; client, 6 steers at £l6 17s fid to £lB 2s 6d; F. Holland (Clarkeville), 3 cows at £8 17s 6d to £l4 2s fid; W. Anderson (Charteris Bay), 3 heifers at £l3 12s fid; client, 9 heifers at £7 7s 6d to £lO 12s 6d; Wylie's Estate (Southbridge), 1 cow at £l4 17s fid. STORE SHEEP. The entry of store sheep was about as big as last week’s, though there was a bigger proportion of qualify stuff offered than there has been for some time past- One of the most outstanding lines was a draft of half-bred ewe hoggets from Mr P. Draper (Balmoral), which sold at from 37s 6d to 435, the latter figure being for a pen of 138 weilwoolled sheep running strong to Corriedale. This price represents the top for the season. The sale for dry sheep throughout was a much keener one than it was a week ago, and anything- in the wether line with a little condition and the wool sold quite satisfactorily, with little quotable change in values. A line of 602 four and six-tooth half-bred wethers, densely-woolled and. in fair condition, were passed in at 32s 9d. There was the usual offering of ewes and lambs and these, as last week, were rather slow of sale, with practically no change in rates. Values were:— Extra good half-bred ewe hoggets 40s to 435. Good half-bred ewe hoggets to 37s fid. Backward half-bred ewe boggets to 265. Ordinary half-bred wether hoggets to 265. Best woolled half-bred wethers 31s to 33s 6d. Good woolled quarter-bred wethers to Shorn wethers 22s to 255. Good four, six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes to 335: Sound-mouthed half-bred ewes to 25s fid. Sound-mouth Fid cross-bred ewes and lambs 16s t.o 19s. The following sales were made:— Ewes—29 ewes and 31 Lambs at 18s lOd, 4 8 ewes and 4 9 lambs at lfis Bd, 24 sound-mouthed half-hred ewes at 25s 6d, 48 ewes and 48 lambs at 16s 2d. Hoggets—3l half-bred wether at 19s Sd, 126 half-bred ewe at 26s 3d, 66 halfbred ewe at 40s, 64 half-bred ewe at 37s fid, 74 half-bred ewe at 41s fid, 138 half-bred e'*-e ->t 435, -32 half-bred wether at 2Gs Id. Wethers—u-t u.ur and six-tooth halfbred at 33s lOd, 117 four and stx-toot.h half-bred at 33s 10d, S 3 shorn at 21s Bd, 57 four-tooth half-bred at 3ls Id, 37 four, six and eight-tooth half-bred at 24s lOd.