ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20360, 18 July 1934, Page 9

ADDINGTON YARDS.

Keen Demand for Store Ewes. IMPROVEMENT ON LAST WEEK. A yarding of store sheep Li truer than last week's attracted a fan attendance of farmers at the Addington stock sale to-day. Values /ur good ewes in lamb were from 6d to Is higher. Store wethers in forward condition also sold well, making up to 22s 2d. tat lambs had a steady sale at last week s rates, and the mutton market opened at recent levels. The entry of beef was larger than last week, and all tne better-dnss stuff sold keenly at last week's rates, with secondary sorts a shade easier. Store Sheep. The store sheep sale showed a little improvement on last week’s. The entry was slightly larger, but there were no very outstanding lines. For good ewes in lamb there was a steady demand, and for them values were better by front 6d to is a head. One line of 69 soundmouthed ewes in lamb from Lismore sold at 275. Some good quality wethers were yarded. and there was a keen demand for them. A small line of forward fourtooths from Little River brought 22s 2d. and a usef tM-looking consignment of four and six-tooths brought 21s lOd. Values were:— Medium two, four and aix-tooth ewes, 20s 9d to 21s. Good sound-mouth cross-bred ew«s, to 27 s. Medium six-tooth half-bred ewes, 25s Id to 27s 6d. Alcdlunt .«ix nnd eight-tooth crossbred ewes, to 23s 9d. Failing-mouth half-bred ewes, 12s 6d to 15s fid. Forward four and six-tooth half-bred and three-quarter-bred wethers, 21s lOd to 22s 2d. Ordinary fotn* and six-tooth half-bred wethers, to 18s 7d. Merino wethers, to 17s 9d. The sales included: Ewes—Sixty-nine sound-mouth crossbred at 27.5; CO six and eight-tooth crossbred at 23s 9d; 178 six and eight-tooth merino at 11s lid: 73 falling-mouth cross-bred at 15s 6d; 65 failing-mouth cross-bred at 12s fid; 152 four and sixtooth half-bred at 25s Id; 70 two, four and six-tooth cross-bred at 21s* 692 four and six-tooth half-bred at 20s 9d. Wethers—Sixty-five four and aixtooth half-bred at 18s 7d; 78 four, six and eight-tooth half-bred at 15s 6d; 75 two and four-tooth half-bred at 15s 9d; 36 two, four, six and eight-tooth halfbred at 13s lOd: 98 four-tooth merino at 17s 9d: 137 four and six-tooth halfbred at 21s lOd: 4 8 four-tooth three-quarter-bred at 22s 2d.

The yarding of about 350 f»t lambs, as against 100 last week, was just sufficient for butchers' requirements, and the entrv, which included many medium sorts, sold at last week's rates. Two pet lambs, sold on account of J. Ston®, jun. (Methven) and It. H. Rossiter. jun. (Oxford) brought the best prices of 27s 7d and 27s Id. The best pen of lamb* was forward from .T. Madeley (Kalapoi). ten of 19 making 26s 10d and the rest from 24s lOd.

Vales were: Extra prime heavy lambs, to 27s 7d Prime heavy lambs, 24s fid to 26s 6d. Prime medium-weights. 21s to 245. Light lambs, 15s to 20s. The following were the principal National Mortgage and Agency £’o.. Ltd., sold: On account of L. Bain (Hinds), 2 at 26s 4d; client, 4 at 16s 4d; A. Hislop (Amberley), 16 at los 7d t<? lj New J Zealand Farmers* Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold: On account of R. H. Rossiter. jun. (Oxford). 1 at 2<® Id; S. Bulmer (Waddington), 18 at 23a 4d to 26m Id; S. Wells (Chorlton). le at 15s lOd to 25s 7d; G. J. Giddings (Greendale), 16 at 21s 7d; W. L. Foster (Parnassus), 13 at 16s; J. Beere (Oxford) .14 at 14s 4d. _ o Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold; On count of J Stone, jun. (Methven), 1 at 27s 7d; F. K. Barrett (Hawarden), 26 at 14s Id to 14s lOd. H. Matson and Co., sold: On account of J Madeley (Kaiapoi). 19 at 24s lOd to 2fis lOd; L. (4. Skurr (Oxford), 34 at 18s 7d to 23s 4d: J. Turrell (Kalapoi), 10 at 19s 7d to 20s lOd. _ Tyne, Gould. Guinness. Ltd. sold: On account of 8. Larsen (Cust). 26 at 20s 6d to 22s Id: R. Croft (Amberley). 14 at 20s 7d to 21s Id: M. T. O'Brien (Killinchy). 16 at 18s 4d to 21s Id: C* bury Chicory Works (Spreyddn), 16 at 17s'7cl to 17s 10d.

The entry comprised approximately 400 head, compared with 369 a week before, and 325 a fortnight ago. Outside entries were small, and included consignment from North Otago. There was « fair proportion of good quality beef penned from local fattening districts and North Canterbury stations, with some drafts of big. plain steers. Secondary and inferior cows formea about the usual proportion. The market was keen from the outset. Better-class cattle were firm, with a shade of improvement on last week's rates: heavy cattle were about the same, and cows were a little easier. On an average the market may be described as firm at fully lust week's rates.

The mutton entry was of moderate dimensions, and included some good qualitv nr., and wether.. The sal* opened at rates on a par with last week’s.

Ve&lors. There was a moderate entry of vealers and the quality was mixed. All good vealers sold .at last week’s rales the top price being £4 11s.

OVERSEAS MARKETS. Dairy Produce Shipments to United Kingdom. In a circular to dairy company secretaries, the acw Zealand hairy Produce Ltoara intimates that shipments of butter from Aew Zealand oy vessels sailing: in June, 1934, totalled 7270 tons, an increase of B*o tons over shipments in June ol last year. From August 1, 1935, to June 30, 1934, total shipments amounted to 132,658 tons, an increase of 16,907 tons over the corresponding period in 1932-33. Of the butter shipped in June, 1934, to the United Kingdom, the position at the time of shipment was that 70 per cent was consigned, and 30 per cent sold f.o.b. Last year the figures were 48 per cent and o2 per cent respectively. Cheese—Shipments of cheese showed a decrease for June from 6459 tons In 1933 to 6342 tons in 1934, but for the period from August 1. 1933, to June 30, 1934, the total of 95,162 tons showed an increase of 1698 tons over previous corresponding season. Details of cheese shipments in June, 1934 were (those for the previous year being given in parentheses): Consigned, 66 per cent (84 per cent); sold f.10.b.. 34 per cent (16 per cent); white, 66 per cent (71 per cent); coloured. 34 per cent, 29 per cent). Australian shipments to the United Kingdom in June of this year were: Butter, 5079 tons (1624): cheese, 79 tons No shipments of butter were made from the Argentine to the United Kingdom this June, compared with 60 tons in June, 1933. For the period August 1, 1933, to June 30, 1934, the figures were 4 826 tons (10,320 tons in the previous corresponding period). London Metal Quotation*.

LONDON. July 16. Metal Exchange ouotations are as follow, those previously cabled baing given for purposes of comparison:—

July 16 July 18 (Per ton) (Per ton) £ * s. d. £ s. d. Copper— Standard, spot 29 9 4* 30 0 71 Standard, fwd 29 16 101 30 6 101 Electrolytic 32 10 0 83* 0 0 to 33 0 0 33 10 0 American (cents per lb) 9 9 Wire bars . . 33 0 0 S3 10 0 Lead— Spot 1017 6 10 15 0 Forward .... 11 2 6 11 0 0 Spelter— Snot 13 3 9 13 6 3 Forward .... 1310 0 1312 6 TinSpot 230 11 3 230 IS 9 Forward 230 1 3 230 1 3 Silver— d. d. Standard, oz 20g 20 9-16 Fine, oz 221 22 3-16