THE SCAGILL SALETYARDS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11486, 20 January 1903, Page 2

THE SCAGILL SALETYARDS.

FORMAL OPENING.

The new ealeyard* tli**fc**« hwb er*i*ee at ScargUl, *o th* WeipeaMaiwlot && w«e opened yeeterd»y; , ':^tDw«i ; - , iw* * -I**? ]jurge attendance of fanaeni from the surrounding districts, and a. number of buyers from Chmfechexeh apd as far 6outk a* Aebburton. - The yank lure* been erected by a company, of which tb* director* are Mew"* B. H. Woo* (chairman), H. Acton-Adam* J. Cameron, B. Ooteman, A. Sheate, Gtorge Rutherford, Jan., «ad Gko. Oibb. 'AT* capital of the company is £1000, and they own ten acna of land oka* to th* railway station. About, two-tiirdi of the anac* »* occupied with the yards, which comprise 50 pens and 15 sn»H paddocks, The peas have been substantially cowrtmoted of tare* and V.D.L. haidwood, and th* paddock* are fenced with wire and nettinsr. 'AT"* ground has been levelled, and other improvements contemplated are a lars* building for offices and store room, the latter also to serve the purpose of a puWic toll. Scargill has already become quite a busy centre, and the arrangemeatri at tb* railway /station for handling goods and atock aw said to be the meet pomplete in North Canterbury. There was an entry of upward* of 12,000 fat and atom efaeep, and the quality.'Vβ* exceptionally good, Tttey we» all iiaJfbrads and fine crossbred*, find in capital order and condition. Aftar lunch, which was prodded by the company, Mr Wood, chairman of directors, txpreseed pleasure at. seeing so many present, and declared the yards open. Mr A. Boyle, viio was the first eaieemap to commence business, eaid that he believed the Scargill yards would have 4he reputation of bringing together some of the beet stock to !.« found in the colony. In accordance with the usual custom in opening new nal*yards, a fat lamb wae first aubmitted to auction. It waa the property of Mrs Gibbe, of Tipapa, tb* oldest leudent in the dietrict. and after spirited competition waa knocked down to Mr George Ciarkeou At £3 Am. The fat sheep and lamb* offered sow. fully up to late rate*, and there wae a keen demand for young breeding ewes and forward wethers. The market was topped in two-tooth hotfbred , ewes with a line of 300 from Mr Angus Cameron, of Greta, which made 18e 6d> wtbile two-tooth threequarterbred ewee cold up to 15e Bd. Forward four-tooth wethera mad* 16* Ad to 16s Bd, and two-tooth wethers 13e 6d to 14* 7d. A well-finurtied line of 340 tat lambs, from &r G. Rutherford; Eoetoott, brought 14a 10d, and a> wry nice> lihe of 600 rather lighter weights, cent forward by Mr 0. K. Cakutfc, of Gret* V*te, made 1% 2d. A healthy-looking even lme ot 1400 three-quarterbred store lambs, from the Happy Valley Ertate, ohaaged heads at 8e 10d. Fat wethere sold up to 17s, and fat ewes 14e Id to 17a Id. The following were the principal •ales: —Mestrs Pyne and Co. sold,for Mr W. Ashton, Onriha, 530 four, six and eighttooth ewes 14e 6d; Mr B. B. Luecombe, Omihi, 264 fat crossbred wethera 17s, 74 fab ewes 15s Id; Greta Peaks Estate, 82 fat crosebred ewes 15s, 48 fat merino ewes 8s 6d; Mr Kelly, Cheviot, 190 fat lambs 13s, 60 fat (ma 13s Id; Mr G. H. Burton, Greta, 191 two-tooth thwe-qtiarter-bred aethers 14b ?d, 189 do do ewes 15s 8d; Happy Valley Estate, 1400 three-quarter-bred lambs 8s IOd 1 ; Mr C. D.-Fox» Waikari, 62 fat wethers 16s, 437; two-tooth, wethers 13s; Mr A. J. Parkinson, Cheviot, 243 two-tooth holfbred Down wethers 13a 6d; Mr D. Brick, Cheviot, 200 two-tooth crossbred wetibef* I3e lid. Mr P. C. Tabart eolcl for Mr Angus Cameron, Greta, 300 two-tooth faaUbred ewes 18s 6d, 452 two-tooth thiree-quartex-bred ewes 14s 9d, 604 two-tooth balfbred wethers 14s; Mr Jas. Gibbe, Tipapa, 150 lambs 8s lOd. • I New Zealand Rutaew , Co-opera-tiv« . A«woi*tion aold' for Mr W. Elliot, Grete, 417 two-tootfe'. orossbred ewes 15s 3d;. M? J. little, Montaerrat, 83 two-tootli wethers 14s 3d, 331 forward four-tooth Wether* 16s 8d: Mr P. J. Overton, Scargil], 470 t»>tpothi 13s 3d, 30 fat ewes 14s Id; Mr J. Muuo, Cheviot, 196 two-toofch* 15* lpd.- . • ■• Messrs H. Matson and Co. sold for Mr E. H. Wood, ScargUl, 110 two-tooths 18s ad; Mr G. Butherford, 340 fei lambs -14s lOd. 465 four-tooth Jialfbred wether* 16s two-t4»th helfbred, Ms'Td." ' ■ ...■■ v ; .'''- •■~ .-■.■■;■ ■'■• New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold for Mr A. J. Sheate, Waikari. 142 fat htrnbs 14s; Mr C. E. Calcutt, Greta Vale, 600 fat lambs 14* 2d- 150'fai «tros 17s Id; Mr C, Sawv teU, Grtja, 63 iat ewes 15a 2d; Mr H. Acton-Adams, Tipapa. 150 fat ewes 14s 9d; Mf-W; H. Turner, Waikari, 241 fkt Jumbs 13s sd, 62 fat wethers and ewee 15* : fid.-■'■■?;■. ■ ■. . '■" ■.-"/■■■■ . ,:':"■'":.;;■:•- Meeers palgefgr.and Co. sold for the eiecutors late Mr J- Tobin, 396 crossbred ewes and lambs 12a (all counted),. 7d fat eweslSa Id;' Mr W: Winskffl, 158 two and foui'-tootli croisbredn Us Xld, ffl iwtybaotim IS*-, "-S:. ,:' %' Ac