ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18624, 28 November 1928, Page 10

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE. There was again a very heavy entry of fat sheep at the weekly stock sale at Addington to-day. All the regular accommodation provided for fat sheep was filled, and tho overflow was placed in the fat lamb pens. Nearly all the sheep were shorn. Fat lambs also came forward in large numbers. The was a good one, but prices were lower than those ruling last week, and were nearer the export parity than has been the'case so far this season. The entry of fat cattle totalled about 450 head. The sale opened with a good demand and with prices about on a par with late rates. As the sale progressed, however, there was a tendency for values to ease. The demand for all classes of store sheep was good. For the time of the year the entry was a heavy one. STORE SHEEP. The entry in the store sheep pens was a little larger than it was a week ago, and consisted of fairly even proportions of ewes and lambs and dry sheep. The sale for all classes of sheep was a good one throughout. It opened soundly, on about the same basis as last week's values, the bigger volume of competition making for a healthy tone. With the ample feed about, and prospects for wool quite bright, farmers appeared to be a little bit more liberal in their Ideas of value, and were keen to make purchases, though very firm prices for the most part showed little advance, except in one or two cases where betterclass ewes and lambs were offered. Apart from an odd pen or two, there was little in the way of quality shown. In the majority of cases the ewes, though fairly well woolled, were on the old side, and the lambs they had with them in many instances were small and unevenly grown. Some of the prices paid for this class of sheep seemed a trifle dear. The dry sheep were all shorn, and sold very firmly at recent rates. The yarding was augmented by several pens of Chatham Island wethers, the first draft from that source for some considerable time. Values were: Good ewes and lambs, 23s to 25s 3d. Ordinary ewes and lambs, 19s to 22s 3d. Inferior ewes and lambs, 16s to 18s 6d. Good four, six and eight-tooth halfbred shorn ewes, to 30s 3d. Good two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn ewes, 29s to 31s. Best shorn wethers, to 30s. Good shorn wethers, 25s to 275. Ordinary shorn wethers, 22s to 245. The following were the principal sales, ewes and lambs selling all counted; Ewes.—4o six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes and 39 lambs at 225; 73 four and six-tooth Southdown ewes and 76 lambs at 24 guineas; 72 sound-mouth half-bred ewes and 71 lambs at 19s 2d; 52 sound-mouh cross-bred ewes and 66 lambs at 25s 4d; 82 four, six and eighttooth shorn at 30s 3d; 6 8 two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 29s 6d; 56 full-rriouth three-quarter-bred ewes and lambs at 19s; 106 full-mouth half-bred ewes and 86 lambs at 17s lOd; 35 four, six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 30s 6d; 120 sound-mouth three-quarter-bred ewes and 115 lambs at 17s lOd; 165 sound-mouth three-quar-ter-bred ewes and 148 lambs at 18s; 49 full-mouth three-quarter-bred ewes and 51 lambs at 18s 6d; 139 sound-mouth three-quarter-bred ewes and 145 lambs at 18s sd; 40 full-mouth three-quarter-bred ewes and 40 lambs at 22s 9d; 80 two-tooth half-bred shorn at 31s 6d; 41 two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 29s 6d; 21 full-mouth cross-bred ewes and 17 lambs at 17s 8d; 28 full-mouth cross-bred shorn at 16s Id; 80 fullmouth three-quarter-bred ewes and 75 lambs at 17s 7d; 70 full-mouth half-bred ewes and 70 lambs at 17s; 73 full-mouth cross-bred ewes and 58 lambs at ISs Id; 70 sound and full-mouth cross-bred ewes and 76 lambs at 23s 2d; 26 soundmouth half-bred ewes and 62 lambs at 23s 2d; 75 sound-mouth three-quarter-bred ewes and 90 lambs at 24s 2d; 22 two-tooth Southdown at 24 guineas; 3 8 two-tooth half-bred at 355; 31 two-tooth three-quarter-bred wether at 27s sd. Wethers.-—149 four and six-tooth three-quarter-bred at 295; 128 twotooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 22s 3d; 25 two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 22s 3d; 25 two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 25s Sd; 39 four and six-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 265; 33 four and six-tooth three-quar-ter-bred shorn at 275: 55 two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 21s 3d; 135 four and six-tootli Merino at 28s; 57 two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 19s lOd; 151 four and six-tooth Romney shorn at 29s 4d; J 41 sound-mouth Merino at 255; 117 sound-mouth half-bred shorn at 27s Id; 67 two-tooth half-bred shorn at 23s 6d; 64 four-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 25s sd; 69 four and six-tooth half-bred shorn at 27s lOd; 51 four and six-tooth three-quar-ter-bred shorn at 29s lOd; 13 four-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 29s 8d; 51 four, six and eight-tooth cross-bred shorn at 29s 4d; 47 four-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 275; 54 two-tooth three-quarter-bred shorn at 23s lOd; 117 six-tooth Romney shorn at 2Ss 3d; 164 full-mouth cross-bred shorn at Ss Id. FAT LAMBS. An entry of 840 head, compared with 777 last week. Quality was again good, but not so even as last week, when unfinished lambs were practically absent. To-day there were a few. There was a good free sale, butchers and one of the export buyers operating throughout. Naturally lambs are moving towards export values, but are still some distance above them, averaging to-day about lid a lb. Values were: Extra prime lambs, 24s to 37s lOd. .-Prime lambs, ills to 33s 6d. Medium, 29s 6d to 30s 9d. Light, 25s to 28s. The following were the principal

On account of H. F. Wright (Dunsandel), 10 at 33s 7d to 37s lOd; W. Hampton (Dunsandel), 5 at 34s 4d to 36s lOd; W. E. Candy and Sons (Doyleston), 31 at 32s 7d to 35s lOd; J. M’Cann (Ohoka), 5 at 33s lOd to 35s 7d; J. D. Stewart (Dunsandel), 24 at 34s 4d to 35s 7d; J. Oddy (Lincoln), 19 at 30s to 35s 4d; L. C. Anderson (Lyndhurst), 8 at 31s 7d to 35s 4d; L. Manson (Weedons), 12 at 31s Id to 35s Id; L. C. Lemon (Doyleston), 14 at 32s 7d to 34s lOd; J. P. M’Evedy (Southbridge), 20 at 31s 7d to 34s lOd; R. M'Clelland (Courtenay), 16 at S2s lOd to 34s lOd; J. D. Henderson (1-lalkett), 6 at 34s lOd; L. Rapley (Southbridge), 10 at 31s 7d to 34s 7d; W. M’Lachlan (Halswell), 20 at 27s lOd to 34s 7d; G. Calder (Halkett), 20 at 31s 7d to '34s 7d; H. J. McCarthy (Prebbleton), 47 at 29s lOd o 34s 4d; Smith Bros. CClarkville). 10 at 32s 7d to 34s 4d; John M’Lachlan (Leeston), 20 at 31s 4d to 34s 4d; W. M’Hugh (Kaiapoi), 6 at 34s 4d; E. J. Smith (Prebbleton), 21 at 31s Id to 31s 4d; Mrs Stapleton (Doyleston), 25 at 31s 7d to 34s Id; G. M’Lachlan (Southbridge), 24 at 28s Id to 34s Id; H. A. Bennett (Eyreton), 9 at 31s Id to 34s Id; J. Dugan (Southbridge), 10 at 32s lOd to 33s 10d; H. Grennall (Port Levy), 34 at 28s 7d to 33s 7d; W. R. Early (Springston), 9 at 30s 7d to 33s 7d; G. G. Smith (Broadfields), 2 at 33s 4d; J. Cunneen (Broadfields), 4 at 32s lOd to 33s 4d; R. Wall (Springston), 4 at 29s lOd to 33s 4d; John M'Carten (Leeston), 12 at 31s 4d to 33s Id; client, 16 at 30s lOd to 33s Id; D. Jones (Dunsandel), 52 at 26s 4d to 32s lOd; G. H. Winter (Kaiapoi), 8 at 32s lOd; Sheppard Bros. (Southbrook), 14 at 32s lOd; H. Curragh (Templeton), 9 at 31s 7d to 32s 4d; George Greaves (Lincoln), 6 at 28s Id ot 32s 4d; Culverhouse and Poland (Sefton), 7 at 32s Id; C. L. Brown (Taumutu), 10 at 31s 4d to 32s Id; F. Beal (Eyreton), 2 at 325; G. Hutton (Yaldhurst), 5 at 31s lOd; G. W. R. Osborne (Doyleston), 21 at 30s Id to 31s 7d; F. A. Tutton (Broadfields). 5 at 3J.8 7d; James M'Lean (Cairnbrae), 18 at 28s lOd to 31s 7d; R. J. Robinson (Waikuku), 28 at 29s to 31s 7d; W. T. Franks (Upper Fendalton), 4 at 31s 4d.