ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18629, 5 December 1928, Page 10

ADDINGTON YARDS.

TO-DAY’S SALE. There were fairly large entries of stock at the metropolitan weekly maiket at Addington to-day, though generally they were smaller than was the case last week. The works opened yesterday. and the freezing buyers were in the market to-day for fat sheep and tat lambs. The entry of fat lambs was, however, a good deal smaller than « -t SSreThan sufficient to supply the requirements of butchers. The result was that the freezing buyers did not get many lambs. The entry of fat sheep filled twelve races compared with over fifteen last week. Nearly all the sheep were shorn. Store sheep again met with a good demand. Dry sheep improved by Is a head on late rates, while other classes were firm at late rat es. The first shipped sheep of the sea.; on from the North Island were included in the entry. The yarding and prices in the‘opening stages were easiei. STORE SHEEP. Yardings in the store sheep pens wore hardly as big as they were at the previous sale, and in point of all-round quality were the poorest displayed for some time. Dry sheep constituted the hiaerest proportion of the entry, the balance consisting of woolly ewes with lambs. Included in the offering was a big draft of merino wethers from Otago, and a small line of dry cross-bred ewes from Gisborne, the first shipped sheep of the season. The dry sheep had very little to recommend them, being for the most sadly lacking m condition and with doubtful mouths. It was only an occasional pen or two of more forward wethers that looked like showing a reasonably quick return. In some cases fairly eitfri and well-grown lines cf lambs compensated a great deal foi- the condition of their mothers, which, with few exceptions, showed age badly.

There was a large attendance of farmers, and the sale opened keenly. As it progressed the demand became freer for all classes of sheep, particularly for wethers, which showed up to a Is a head advance on last week’s val-

inquiry for ewes and lambs, actuated no doubt by the opening export rates lor fat lambs, and this class of sheep was much firmer. Merinos do not enjoy the same favour in Canterbury as they formerly did, and the southern wethers did not meet with an over-spirited demand. The North Island ewes showed little signs of their long sea journey and fetched 295. The following were the principal sales, ewes and lambs selling all counted: Wethers. —135 four, six and eiglDtooth half-bred at 2Ss 2d; 8 s.m. merino shorn at 10s: 24 s.m. cross-bred shorn at 28s 6d: 62 two-tooth threequarterbred shorn at 20s 3d: 24 two-tooth three-ouarter-bred shorn at 23s 9d: <0 twotooth threequarter-bred shorn at 24s ad; 140 two-tooth half-bred shorn at 24s :>d; 70 four-tooth half-bred shorn at 2Ss <d; 70 two-'tooth half-bred shorn at 24s o-l: 7 6 two-tooth half-bred shorn at 25s 7d: 70 two-tooth threequarter-bred shorn at <>:;s xd: 60 two-tooth threequarter-bred shorn at 22s 2d; 153 f.m, merino shorn at 31s lOd; 214 s. and f.m. merino shorn at Ss 3d; 7 6 six and eight-tooth halfbred shorn at 26s Sd; 45 two and fourtcolli threequarter-bred shorn at 25s 2d; 20 two-tooth half-bred shorn at 27s 6d; 200 s.m. merino shorn at 10s. Ewes. —53 f.m. cross-bred ewes and 54 lambs at 24s sd; 130 s.m. cross-bred < wes and 130 lambs at 25s sd; 50 s. and fm. half-bred ewes and 47 lambs at 19s Id; 41 s. and f.m. cross-bred ewes and 47 lambs at 19s 2d; 20 s. and f.m. cross-bred at 17s 7d; 23 s. and f.m. halfbred ewes and 18 lambs at 18s 6d; u 9 s.

and f.m. threequarter-bred ewes and 54 lambs at 19s Id; 46 s. and f.m. three-quarter-bred ewes and 4 5 lambs at 19s; 70 four, six and eight-tooth cross-bred shorn at 295; 52 s.m. threequarter-bred ewes at 21s 7d; 30 f.m. cross-bred ewes and 25 lambs at 17s 4d; 50 s. and f-m. cross-bred ewes and 54 lambs at 17s 9d, 40 s. and f.m. threequarter-bred ewes and 38 lambs at 24s lid; 49 s. and f.m. cross-bred ewes and 54 lambs at 213 sa. 66 four, six and eight-tooth cross-bred shorn at 28s 7d; 67 s. and f.m. three-quarter-bred ewes and 63 lambs at -as 4d. FAT LAMBS.

For this period of the year the entry was exceptionally small, considering it. was the first sale of the freezing season It totalled 640 head compared with S4O li.st week, and many small lots were represented in the yarding, the liberal ex : port rates at 10£d a lb for 36 s ana under and lOd for the next grade are no doubt prompting farmers to send their lambs direct to the factories. To-day there were not many more than sufficed the needs of butchers, and the latter secured the bluk of the penning, at prices on a full parity with the export schedule. The entry included some very prime lambs, one pen of 14 from the Mental Hospital realising the good price of 35s lOd.

Extra prime lambs to 35s lOd.

Prime lambs 31s to 335. Medium lambs 29s to 30s od. Light lambs 26s 6d to 28s 6d. The following were the principaj account of the Mental Hospital, 34 at 35s lOd and 14 at 34s 4d to 35s lOd; E. Upston (Selwyn), 10 at ios la to 35s 10d; F. S. Candy (Brookside), 25 at 31s lOd to 35s 7d; H. G. Chamberlain (Leeston), 45 at 32s 10d to 3fts 7d; H. M’Lean (Rakaia), 49 at 31s Id to 35s 4d; L. Manion (Weedons), 19 at 3Oh 7d to 35s 4d; R. Roper (Halkett), 5 at 33s 4d to 35s Ul; client, 11 at 32s 7d to 34s lOd; E. Hinton (Tempelton), S at 31s 10U to 34s lOd; George Calder (Halkett), 20 at 30s Id to 34s 7d; J. Henley (Halkett), 14 at 31s 4d to o4s 4d; H. A. Bennett (Eyreton), 3 at o4s Id; G. L. Rutherford (Connemara), 33 at 27s lOd to 34s Id; J. M’Carten (Leeston). 12 at 32s Id to 34s 1d; James Cunneen (Templeton), 4 at 33s lOd; H. J. Greenwood (Southbridge), 18 at 28s lOd to 33s lOd; F. K. Andrew (Bankside), 17 at 29s lOd to 33s 7d; George Olephane (Bankside), 19 at 28s 7d to 33s 7d; estate G. H. Barnett (Leeston), 16 at 32s lOd to 33s 7d; L. R. Barnett

(Leeston), 2 at 33s 4d: J. Langley (Rakaia), 5 at 33s 4d; J. Barnard (Kaiapoi), 25 at 29s 4d to 335: F. Robinson (Spreydon), 12 at 30s lOd to 32s lOd; J .Barnard (Kaiapoi), 25 at 30s Id to 32s 10d;-P. M’Nab (Kaiapoi), 10 at 31s 7d to 32s 4d; J. T. Parkin (Sedgemere), 10 at 3ls 4d to 32s Id; T. M’Kay (Halkett), 13 at 30s .to 32s Id; George Greaves (Lincoln), 5 at 2Ss 4d to 325; W. Evans (Harewood), 3 at 25s Id to 325; F. A. Tutton (Broadfields), 2 at 31s 7d: R. Wall (Springston), 2 at 31s 4d; C. Early (Broadfields), 4 at 30s lOd; G. Jones (Halswell), 4 at 27s Id to 30s lOd; S. Palmer (Fendalton), 9 at 29s lOd: J. Hayes (Charteris Bay), IS at 26s Id to 29s 7d; Barnett Bros. (Diamond Harbour), 4 5 at 26a lOd to 29s 4d; Hayward's Estate (Kaiapoi), 13 at 27s 7d; T. M’Phail (Chorlton), 56 at 27s 7d; F. Trusootl (Redcliffs), 15 at 26s 4d to 27s 4d. FAT CATTLE. An entry of between 450 and 500 head, a few more than last week. Cows were again numerous, and a big Altogether it was a moderate quality display. Over the earlier stages values were inclined to be weaker than the average rates of last week. The following were some of the sales: On account of J. Doig (Chertsey), l cow at £l4 7s 6d; A. M’Lauchlan (Chertsey), 1 cow at £l3 12s 6d; clients, 1 steer at 111 2s 6d, 4 cows at £9 7s 6d to £l2 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £l2 2s 6d; T. Ward (Chertsey), 1 cow at £l3 7s 6d; D. Richards (Little River), ! cow at £lO 12s 6d; J. Seymour (Fendalton), 1 cow at £S 2s Gd; G. Murray (Tekapo), 8 steers at £l2 17s 6d to £lB 7s 6d. 1 heifer at £l4 2s 6d, 7 cows at £ll 2s 6d to £l4 7s 6d: H. A. Bennett (Evreton) 3 steers at £9 12s (id to £lO 17s tid, 3 cows at L < 12s hd to £l3 17s 6d: Rangiora client, 6 cows at. £7 17s ttcl to £lO 17s Gd; A. M’Bean (Springston), 2 cows at £l2 12s 6d to £ls 12s (Sri; Rangiora client, 7 cows at. £7 12s 6d to £lO 2s 6cl, 5 heifers at £8 7s Sr to £lO 2,s Sd: Sir R. Heaton 10 DAIRY CATTLE. The entry of dairy cows was a small one. only 36 head being penned. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was keen. Values were:— Best second, third and fourth calvers, £lO to £ls. Medium sorts, £7 10s to f 9 10s. Inferior sorts, £5 10s to £7. Best heifers, £9 10s to £l2. Other sorts, £6 10s to £8 10s. Backward calvers, £7 to £lO 10s.