ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20206, 17 January 1934, Page 8

ADDINGTON YARDS.

Another Firm Market for Fat Lambs. GOOD STORE SHEEP SALE. Full export rates were paid for most of the fat lambs offered at the Addington stock sale to-day, and prime lightweights were quitted at up to 71d. Store lambs were in demand at last week's valines, and in the adult section breeding ewes sold very keenly. Some quite useful store sheep were offered. The demand for the small entry of fat cattle was good for all classes, and values rose by £1 a head compared with last week’s. Pat Lambs. The quality qi tne tat lamb yarding was not quite as goon as last week though the entry included many good lines from the West Coast. Tne sale was a keen one, with prime lightweights firm at 7Jd per lb in many cases. Secondary sorts sold at round about 6Jd, with the average for the yarding from 6id to 7d. some of the lambs lacked weight. The export schedule was unchanged at from 63d to Top price of 25s 4d was obtained for five of a line of 28 forwarded from Kirwee by G. Begg. Values were:— Extra prime heavy lambs, to 25s 4d. Prime heavy lambs, 20s to 22s 6d. Medium lambs, 17s to 19s 6d. Eight and plain lambs, 14s to 16s 6d. The following were the principal sales, listed in order of prices:—On account of G. Begg (Kirwee), 28 at'2ls 4d to 25s 4d; R. Donovan (French Farm), 39 at 20s 4d to 24s Id; R. G Miles Kaikoura), 12 at 21s 7d to 23s Id; D. Todd (Irwell), at 21s lOd to 22s lOd; A. S. Nicholls *(Leeston), 6 at 22s lOd; F. Beal (East Eyreton), 6 at 22s 7d; Mrs D. M. Martin (Kaiapoi), sat 22s 7cf; J. Carter (SpringstonE 18 at 21s Id to 22s 7d; G. Drayton (Ahaura), 77 at 18s Id to 22s 7d; George Gould (Fendalton), 6 at 22s 4d; J. R. Wright (Kirwee), 22 at 20s lOd to 22s Id; client, 181 at 17s Id to 22s Id; Mrs Bowles (Burwood), 9 at 22s Id; G. A. Lassen (Greenpark), 6 at 20s Id to 22b Id; S. Donnithorne (Weedons), 10 at 18s 7of to 22s Id; A. T. Beatty (Hawkins), 8 at 21s 4d to 21s lOd; R Black (Waikari), 45 at 20s lOd to 21s 7d; Joseph Langley (Rakaia), 12 at 21s 7d; G. F. Drayton (Ahaura), 81 at 17s 7d to 21s 4d; J. Calder ((Halkett), 25 at 20s 10d to 2ls Id; P. F. Ryan <Weedons), 41 at 19s 4d to 21s Id; J. W. Smith (Irwell), 26 at 18s 7d to 21s Id; P. Fahey (Little River), 57 at 17s 7d to 21s lcP; J. Stewart (Hawarden), 30 at 20s Id to 20s lOd; W. Coleman (West Melton), 7 at 20s lOd; Richmond Hill .estate (Sumner), 100 at 19s Id to 20s 10d; S. Ford (Templeton), 6 at 20s lOd; Wilson Bros. (Kirwee), 21 at 20s lOd; client, 43 at 17s 4d to 20s lOd; client, 39 at 18s lOd to 20s lOd; J. F. Craeroft Wilson (Cashmere), 29 at 19s lOd to 20s 7d; W. H. Dodd (Lincoln), 14 at 20s 7d; T. C. Robinson (Mount Palm), 51 at 18s lOd to 20s 4d; J. Hartnell (Waikari), 36 at 17s lOd to 20s 4d; Miss V. Thomas (Springston), 13 at 20s 4d: W. A. Jamieson (Koiterangi), 143 at 17s Id to 20s 4d; John Ryan (Rotomanu), 37 at 19s Id to 20s 4d; J. H. Burgess (Kaiapoi), 8 at 20s Id; A. A. M'Lachlan (Leeston), 11 at 19s Id to 20s Id; A. S. and H. A. Cunningham (Jackson's), 42 at 17s 4d* to 20s Id; J. Wallis (Governor’s Bay), 64 at 16s Id to 19s lOd; A. Elliot (Cheviot), 30 at 16s Id to 19s lOd; E. Morgan (Mitchells), 78 at 16s Id to 19s 7d; P. L Petrie (Springston), 9 at 19s 7d; W. F. M* Arthur (Harewood), 36 at 18s Id to 19s 4d; W. Cheesman .Templeton). 9 at 19s 4d; R. J- D. Innes (Springfield), 79 at 17s Id to 19s 4d; Miss E. Tracy (Wainihinihi), 83 at 16s 7d to 19s Id; W. Poulter (Reefton), 49 at 17s 10<? to 19s Id. Pat Cattle. The entry of fat cattle was a fairly small one, and contained only a limitecf number of first-class beasts. The demand throughout the sale was good for all classes, and there was a rise in values of £1 a head. The following were the principal sales:—On account of M. Bethell (Pahau Pastures), 8 steers at £7 7s 6d to £lO 12s W. Parkinson (Kaituna) 5 steers at £8 2s 6d to £lO 12s 6d. 2 cows at £6 12s 6d and £7 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £7 7s 6d; client, 8 steers at £6 17s 6d to £9 7s 6d; F. Crump (Springston), 1 cow at £6 2s 6d; N. A. Gardiner (Kaituna), 7 cows at £3 12s 6d to £5 12s 6d; client, 4 cows at £3 12s 6d to £5 2s 6d. 8 steers at £4 17s 6d to £5 17s 6d, 7 heifers at £3 2s 6d to £3 17s 6d; W. J. Smith (Riccarton) 1 cow at £2 7s 6d; J. T. Parkin (Leeston), 3 heifers at. £3 2s 6d to £5 7s 6d, 2 cows at £2 7s 6d and £S 12s 6d, 3 steers at £6 12s 6d; clients, 8 steers at £9 7s 6d to £ll, J

7 heifers at £4 17s 6d to £6 7s 6d, 8 cows at £2 7s 6d to £5 12s 6d. Pat Sheep. There was a limited yarding of fat sheep, and again the quality was only ordinary. Freezing sheep were firmer than they were last week owing to an advance of a farthing in the schedule, but butchers’ ewes were up in cases as much as 2s a head on last week’s advanced rates. Bidding over th© early part of the sale was animated. Store Sheep. Entries of store sheep were not as heavy as they were last week, but the supply of lambs did not show much falling off. The lambs again sold to a very keen demand, and some good prices were paid, particularly for lines that were well grown and showed! some condition. There were, however, few lines that could be classed as good, the bulk of the offering being of average appearance, with a fair sprinkling of indifferent sorts. Values on the whole showed very little change. Ewes constituted the bulk of the adult sheep yarding, there being several drafts forward from Marlborough. Though there was nothing outstanding about the yarding, there were many useful lines penned, and they were snapped! up at high prices. The buying power was widespread and the bids for the better class sheep were forthcoming almost as quickly as the auctioneers could take them. This applied also to the two solitary lines of wethers, which made extraordinarily good money. Values werte:— Forward M.S. lambshcmfwytaovgbkq Forward m.s. lambs, 15s to 16s 3d. Medium m.s. lambs, 13s 6d to 14s 9d. Inferior and average m.s. lambs 9s to 13s. half-bred wether lambs, 15s 6d Medium half-bred wethter lambs, 13s 6d to 15s 3d. Others, 10s to 13s. Medium three-quarter-bred ewe lambs, 16s 4d to 17s 4d. Ordinary ewe lambs to los 7d. Small ewe lambs to 11s 9d. Good two-tooth half-bred ewes to 24s 6d. Good two-tooth cross-bred ewes to 245. Medium two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes to 22s 9d. Medium four and six-tooth half-bred ewes to 255. Good four-year-old cross-bred ewes, 17s to 18s 3d. Average s.m. ewes, 14s to 16s. Sound and f.m. ew*es. 7s 4d to 11s 2d. Forward half-bred wethers, 18s to 19s 3d. The sales Included:— Lambs—Ninetv half-bred wether at 11s lOd. 20 at 10s Id, 50 at 13s lOd, 90 at 36s 3d. 80 at 13s 7d; 80 at 14s 9d* 80 at 15s 3d, 80 at 10s 9d, 70 at 10s lid. 250 at 17s. 140 at 13s, 320 at 15s, 410 at 16s 2d. 100 Down-cross wether at 16s, 50 three-quarter-bred wether at 15s 7d, 160 at 15s Bd. 80 three-quarter-bre-d ewe at 16s 4d, 1.80 Corriedale ewe at Tls 9d. 70 cross-bred tewe 90 three-quarter-bred •ewe at 17s 4d, 80 m.s three-quarter-bred at 13s sd. 50 at 15s, 100 at 16s 3-d. 140 at 16s Id, 50 m.s. half-bred at 12s, 60 at 11s 9d, 40 at 13s Id. 50 at 9s. Ev.t-’—Forty-five s.m. balf-brefi at 14s 9d, 236 four and six-tooth half-bi^ed at.’ 235. 70 two-tnntli Romnev cross* at. 245, 62 s.m. half-bred at 1 415 Id. 58 s.m. Tiomnev-cross at 16s. 148 fouryear Romney half-bred at ISs 3d. SO two-tootli Down-cross at 19« 9d. SO s. and f.m. cross-bred at. 11s 2d. 20 four, six and ei eht-tooth half-bred at 20<=. 70 two-tooth three-quarter-bred at 22s 9d, 74 aged at 7s 4d. 80 f.m. hairbred at 11s. 160 f.m. at 14s, 65 two-tooth half-bred at 24s 6d. 74 s.m. half-bred at 17s. 344 four-vear Romn’ev cross at 16s lid to 17s, 27 aged and 26 lambs at 14s Wethers—Seventy four-tooth halfbred at 1 Ss. 70 at 19s 3d.