HEAVY YARDINGS FOR CHRISTMAS SALE OF STOCK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18947, 18 December 1929, Page 11

HEAVY YARDINGS FOR CHRISTMAS SALE OF STOCK.

SUPPLIES WILL HAVE TO LAST THREE WEEKS. The Addington stock sale to-day was the last before Christmas and New Year, and supplies will have to last the city for three weeks. There were heavy entries In all departments, particularly m fat lambs and sheep. The fat lamb yarding was about four times as large a.B last week, which In itself was much larger than the previous week. Christma«Jamb so^< i on an average from BJd to 9d per lb. Store sheep other than good forward wethers had a rather difficult sale. Good store wethers firmed in price somewhat. STORE SHEEP. Good forward store wethers, which were in comparatively small supply, attracted a fairly general inquiry. They met with a brisk sale, and values were slightly firmer. Though last week’s values were more or less maintained in other Borts, there was a difficulty in quitting the stock. Wethers of a very mixed description formed the bulk of the entry, which was considerably larger than last week’s. Ewes and lambs and hoggets made up the balance The yarding consisted chiefly of local sheep, though there were several pens forward from the Chatham Islands, Marlborough and South and Mid-Canter-bury. A great deal of interest was shown in the sale, but the buying power was restricted to only a very small proportion of the attendance. The following were the principal sales:— Wethers—-31 four and six-tooth at 21s, 77 two-tooth half-bred at 17s Bd, 140 two-tooth half-bred at 17s, 200 four, six and eight-tooth half-bred at 17s sd, 81 four, six and eight-tooth half-bred at 17s 4d, 71 four and six-tooth half-bred at 21s 9d, 172 two-tooth half-bred at 16s, 29 two-tooth half-bred at 18s, 74 two-tooth half-bred at 16s 3d, 120 six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred at 19s 6d, 109 four-tooth Romney at 25s 6d, 106 four-tooth Romney at 25s 9d, 134 four-tooth halfbred at 21s 4d, 60 two-tooth half-bred at 16s Id, 68 four and six-tooth halfbred at 19s, 134 four-tooth Romney at 25s 6d, 72 four, six and eight-tooth halfbred at 12s 3d, 375 four and six-tooth half-bred at 18s 3d, 102 four and sixtooth Romney at 245, 32 four-tooth Romney at 23s 9d, 57 four and six-tooth Romney at 25s 7d, 62 four, six and eight-tooth Romney at 25s Id, 70 twotooth half-bred at 16s 9d. Ewes—34 f.m. half-bred dry woolly at Bs, 108 two-tooth cross-bred ewes at 24s Bd, 56 f.m. half-bred and 51 lambs at 9s, 70 f.m. half-bred dry at 6s lOd, 134 f.m. half-bred dry at 6s 6d, 39 f.m. half-bred (woolly) and 36 lambs at 14s 9d, 44 twotooth half-bred at 14s 9d, 87 four-tooth half-bred dry (woolly) at 27s 3d, 28 s.m. half-bred dry (woolly) at 19s 3d, 65 four-tooth Romney dry at 265. Hoggets—B9 half-bred ewe (woolly) at 23s lid. FAT LAMBS. Fat lambs yarded for the Christmas trade totalled about 6000, compared with 1460 at the ordinary market last week. The entry included some really good drafts, but there was a lot of unfinished stuff on offer. Keen competition between" butchers and export buyers caused the market to firm slightly, and the average price per lb was from Bid to 9d. Many of the lighter freezing-weight lambs changed hands at up to the latter figure. The following were the earlier sales: On account of J. Lowry (Irwell), 8 at 26s Id; A. E. Birdling (Poranui), 83 at 28s 4d to 30s lOd; Shepherd Bros. (SouthbrookS, 32 at 27s Id to 295; R. T. Crawford (Yaldhurst), 22 at 25s lOd to 27s lOd; J. H. Pannett (Springston), 12 at 27a 7d; G. Greaves (Lincoln), 34 at 26s id to 28s 7d; Miss R. A. Dohrman (Bennetts), 62 at 2Gs lOd to 28s lOd; J. T. Hay (Church Bay), 22 at 24s lOd to 26s lOd; S. Coleman (West Melton), 10 at 24s lOd to 27s Id; G. H. Stanley (Harewood), 19 at 26s 7d to 28s; P. M’Drury (Ladbrooks), 13 at 25s lOd; W. H. Jakins (Halswell), 22 at 24s 7d; client, 26 at 24s 4d to 27s 4d; F. Brocherie (Akaroa), 30 at 26s 4d; W. Bland (Yaldhurst), 25 at 25s 7d to 27s lOd; R. Studholme (Tai Tapu), 19 at 26s Id to 27s 4d; W. T. Franks (Fendalton), 20 at 23s 4d to 23s lOd; F. B. Robinson (Spreydon), 40 at 24s Id to 30s 7d; E. E. Upston (Selwyn), 22 at 27s 7d to 28s 7d; F. Lynskey (Kalapoi), 13 at 27s Id; client, 9 at 25s Id; C. E. Baynon (Clarkville), 12 at 30s 7d; Scott Bros. (Kaiapoi), 22 at 26s 4d to 26s 7d; Crozier Bros. (Marshland), 18

at 20s lOd to 26s 4d; L. Radford (Little River), 11 at 27s Id; P. Dolan PAT CATTLE. The entry in this section was approximately 760 head, and with the exception of a few lines from the West Coast, the yarding- was a local one. The general quality of the entry was good. Over the earlier stages of the. sale prices for all classes showed a recession of £1 10s.