ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 208, 2 September 1931, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

Beef Values Decline Sharply. FAT SHEEP FIRM. Values for fat cattle were easier » f the Metropolitan Market at Addington to-day. The yarding was fairly large, and the quality mixed. There was a distinct falling off in the quality of the fat sheep offered, hut there was a good demand and prices over the earlier stages of the sale were about on a par with those of last week. Pat Cattle. The entry was 380 head in the fat cattle section as compared with 318 at the last market. The quality was more mixed than at recent sales, with a bigger proportion of secondary and unfinished sorts. The market opened to a keen demand with values on a par with those ruling last week, but before half the auction had been completed there was a sharp easing in values. It amounted to up to £1 a head for all classes. The demand was much easier. There were over sixty head of North Island steers forward. The principal sales were:—On account of Miss 1. and A. M. Rutherford (Montrose, Culverden), 14 steers at £9 7s 6d to £ls 2s Gd; Mrs T. Macefleld (Alinroa), 2 steers at £l2 2s 6d, 2 cows at £7 12s 6d to £8 2s 6d; T. Macefield (Akaroa), 9 heifers at £7 7s 6tfc to £lO 17s 6d. 9 cows at £7 2s 6d to £8 12s Gd; F. C. Newton (Akaroa), 8 steers at £9 2s Cd to £9 17s 6d; R. Chamberlain (Ellesmere), 1 steer at £8 2s Gd; W. Carter (Spreydon), 2 cows at £6 5s and £7 10s; client, 5 steers at £ll 7s 6d to £l3 2s Gd; client, 5 steers at £7 2s Gd to £ll 2s 6d, 1 cow at £8 7s Gd. 1 heifer at £8 12s fid; client, 4 cows at £5 17s Gd to £7 12s fid; F. H. Robson (Lincoln), 1 cow at £fi 7s 6d; southern client, 7 steers at £lO 2s fid to £l3 7s 6d; W. F. Parkinson (Kaituna), 4 steers at £ll 12s 6d to £l3 7s 6d; client, 3 steers at £ll 17s fid. 5 cows at £5 2s 6d to £6 7 s Gd; 1,. Dalgleish (Le Bons Bay), 8 heifers at. £9 10s to £ll 7s 6d; A. A. M’Phail (Le Bons Bay). 3 cows at £5 17s 6d, 5 heifers at £8 7s 6d to £9 2s 6d; T. E. Boyle (Ellesmere), 1 cow at £l2; client. 3 cows at £5 17s 6d to £6 12s Gd; G. Ridgen (Aylesbury), 1 heifer at £lO 12s 6d; H. Pickering (Ladbrooks), 2 cows at £3 12s Gd to £6 7s 6d; H. B. S. Johnstone (Otaio), 14 steers at £lO 2s Gd to £l3 7s 6d; North Island client, 38 steers at £ll 12s 6d to £t2 17s fid, 2 cows at £lO 7s fid to £ll 7s fid. 15 heifers at £ll 2s 6d to £l2 12<« fid; W. J. Jenkins - (Waddington), fi heifers at £4 17s fid to £lO 7s fid; R. Gemmell (Barr Hill). 1 steer at £6 12s fid; O. W. Symes (Lyndhurst), 1 cow at £8 2s fid: client, 16 cows at £5 7s fid to £9 17s Gd; J. Pettigrew (Pigeon Bay) 2 steers at £ll 2s 6d to £ll 17s fid:' Mrs J. M’Knv (Pigeon Bay). 1 tow at £8 12s fid: Miss J. Wright (Sprineston). 1 heifer at £9 17s' 6d: J. BThacker (Okains Bay), 4 heifers at £9 2s fid to £ll 12s 6d. 6 cows at £9 2s fid to £9 17s fid; client. 11 cows at £6 7s fid to £ll 12s fid; E. Hay (Pigeon Bay). 9 steers at £lO 12s 6d to £l3 2s 6d: G. F. Wright (Snringston). 3 steers at £ll 12s fid to £l3 7s 6d: client. 4 cows at £4 7s fid: E. Sleight (Sheffield) 1 heifer at £6 12s fid, 1 cow at £3 lis 6d. Pat Shsap. There was a fair yarding of fat sheep, the number being about the same as that forward last week. The quality was not as good as that of the yardlngs of the previous number of weeks. Over the early stages of the sale there was a firming tendency for lighter wethers. Other classes sold about on a par with last week’s rates. Some early sales were:— H. Matson and Co. sold, on account of Q. A. Wright (Annat). 59 wethers at 17s lOd to 21s 7d; Glenmore Farm (Halswell). 42 wethers at 17s 7d to 18s 4d. Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., sold, on account of D. Gillanders (Darfteld). 180 wethers at 14s 4d to 16s 4d; J. Connolly (Rakaia). 142 ewes at 13s Id to 13s lOd, 55 wethers at 14s Id; J. H. Wil-s liams (Ellesmere). 222 wethers at 14s 7d to 18s Id; J. Gardiner (Rakaia), 65 ewes at 15s 4d to 16s lOd; W. J. Doyle (Doyleston). 68 ewes at 12s lOd to 16s lOd; R. D. Miller (Metliven), 60 wethers at 14s lOd to 16s 7d; G. Donald (Darfleld). 10 ewes at 19s 4d. 58 wethers at 15s 7d to 20s Id; E. E. Cunneen (Templeton), 226 wethers at 17s to 19s 4d; F. Crump (Springston), 66 at 19s 4d to 21s 4d; Seaton Bros. (Courtenay). 18 at 16s 7d; P. Giney (Halkett), 18 ewes at 13s lOd; A. Robertson (Courtenay). 19 wethers at 17s lOd; A. S. Elworthy (Holme Station), 56 wethers at 17s 4d to 19s Id; T. Mulligan (Tinwald). 59 withers at 16s 4d to 18s Id. Spring iambs. Eight spring lambs were entered, compared with four last week. They sold well, the top price being 34s Id, paid for one on account of J, D. Henderson (Halkett). The same vendor sold one at 345, one at 33s lOd and one at 28s lOd. Four were sold on account of the Paparua Prison Farm at 23s 6d. 25s 6d. 27s and 30s 6d. Store Sheep. Entries of store sheep were numerically on a nav with last week, but the quality generally .showed a slight improvement. Several good small lines were down from Sheffield and for these competition was moderately keen. With the exception of one line the entry comprised ewe2 in lamb. Half-breds predominated, the top price being 17s paid for 177 two-tooths and for the first runoff of a line of 141 well-grown twotooth ewes. Less attractive lines met a dragging sale, there being no appreciable change in values. Values were:— Good two-tooth half-bred ewes 15s Gd to 17s. Good sound-moutH half-bred ewes 13s 6d to 14s Id. Sound-mouth half-bred ewes 9s to 12s lid. Six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes to 14s 9d. Forward six-tooth wethers to 13s lOd. Sales we*e:— Ewes—464 s.m. half-bred at 10s; 177 two-tooth half-bred at 17s; 91 two, four and six-tooth half-bred at 10s 7d; 70 s.m. half-bred at 9s; 266 s.m. halfbred at 13s 7d to 14s Id; 102 s.m. halfbred at 9s 4d; 116 s.m. half-bred at 12s lid; 141 two-tooth half-bred at 15s fid to 17s; 33 six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred at 14s 9d; 122 s.m. Romney cross at 13s 6d; 61 two-tooth crossbred at 14s 3d. Wethers—63 six-tooth half-bred at 13s lOd. Vsalers. There was a larger yarding of vealers than has been the case for some time. However, the quality of a proportion of the entry was so poor that it had to be removed' to the store section. The remainder sold at values on a par with late rates. The top price for the market was £6.