ADDINGTON SALEYARDS.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11512, 19 February 1903, Page 6

ADDINGTON SALEYARDS.

(BY OUR COIIMERCIAL EDITOR.) There was a fair yarding of stock, but the attendance wae not large. There Was an entry of 14,278 store sheep, chiefly wethers and lambs, and a few lines of biecding ewee. The attendance of buyers was limited, but an Ashburton farmer was a large operator in wethers, and secured several thousand, though a considerable proportion of the entry was passed, nt auction:, a minibsr of lines were afterwards sold privately, and late prices were on the whole well maintained for all elapses- The principal eales at auction were 95 lambs 9s lid, 245 ab 9s Bd, 202 at 8s Bo\ 101 at 5s 9d; 50 four-tooth wethers 14s 6d, 215 at 14s 3d, 500 at 13s 9d, 2340 from the North Mand 13s 9d; 145 at 13s 9d; 270 twotooth wethers 13s 4d, 83 at 13s 3d, 106 at 12s lOd, 84 at Kb 6d, and 90 afc 10s sd; 361 two-tooth wethers and , ewes 12s 6d; 208 ewes, mixed ages, 14s 8d; 285 two-tootha 14s 7d; 242 at 14a 6d, 147 at 13s 9d; 146 snun-d-mouth 8s 6d, 198 sound-mouth merino ewes 6s 7d.

The number of fat lambs penned was 1674, and the quality was very mixed, a proportion being very prime freezers, and there were many lines unfinished that were only forward stores. Ihere was practically no 'alteration in prices for ireczere from last week, best sorts making 14s to 15s 2d, a few extra 15s 8d to 17s> 3d, and lighter weights 12e 64. to 15s" 6d. Graziers' and butahers' lots sold from 9s upward*. The principal saks were: —For Mr S. Cox, Ly ndhurst, 45 at 16s 4d to 17s 3d!; Mr A. Anderson, Leeston, 48 at 15s 9d to 15s 10d; Mr W. Marshall, Leeston, 63 at 15s to 15s 8d; Mr Ohne. Stanley, Harewood road, 16 at 13s 3d to 15s 6d; Mr J. Tophara, Lincoln, 91 at 15s 2d; Mr J. Maiidison, Norwood, 274 at 14s 10d; Mr W. J. (Lemon, Leeston, 54 at 14a 9d; Cashmere Estate, 84 at 14s 8d; Mr G. McClture, Leeston, 77 at 14s 8d; Messrs Btrdlmg Bros., Halswell, 225 at 14s 4d; Mr T. Carter, South-bridge, 50 at 14s to 14s 3d; Mr C. Ruidd, Greendale, 45 at 113s 9d to 14s Id; Scott's Executors, Doytaton, 58 at 13s 7d; Mr H. Burrows, Waipara, 86 at 13s sd; Mr A. McLachlan, Doyleston, 86 at 13s 5dThere was a fair yardiing of fat utoeep, wethers forming a much larger proportion than last wtek. Thtiro was better competition for freezing wethers ihaa last week, and prices were rather firmer. Except.for a Aw prime lots early in the sale, ewes showed further decided decline in values, there being no demand for export. The rang* of prices was: —Freezing wethers 16s to 18s Id, maiden ewee 14s to 16s 6d, best butchers' ewes 14s to 17s 9d, medium 11s to 13s 6d, others 9s to 10s 6d. The chief sales were: —For Mr H. Anderson, Yaldhurst, 65 wethers 18s Id; Mr M. Ryan, Broadficlde, 120 wethers and ewee 18s; Birchdale Estate, 114 wethere 16s 3di to 18s; 28 ewes 13s 9d; Mr J. Haydon, Virginia, 32 wethers 18s; Aylesbury Estate, 120 wethers 17s 10d, 55 ewes 12s 6d; Mr R- M. Morten, Mount Pleasant, 151 ewes 14s 6d to 17s Sd; Mr W. Baker, Omihi, 50 wethers 17s 9d; Mr G. G. Holmes, Halswell, 636 wethens 17s 8d; Southern Client. 154 wethers 17s 7d; Mr H. Overton, F-endaiPton, 27 wethers 15r 9d to 17s 7d; Mr J. H. Hall, Matonau, 86 halfbred wethers and ewes 17a Id, 358 crossbred* 15s 2d to 16s 3d, 45 ewes 14a 6d to 14s 9d; Mr J. Lockhead, junn, Doyletton, 26 wethers 17s, 46 maiden ewes 14s 2d; Prebb'tton Client, 40 wefch?rs 17«; Mr G. Barker. 56 ewes 13s 3d to 15s 9d; Mr C. Rudd, Greendale, 56 ewes 13s 6d to 15s 7d, 33 merino ewes 6s sd; Mr D. Cameron , , Springfield. 147 ewes 13s to 14s 9d; Mf sm Wcstenra Broe., Dunsacdel, 84 ewes 12s 3d to 14s 9d : Mr A. F. Roberts. Westerfield,- 60 ewes 13s to 14s 9d; Mr J. Gudrcll. Tinwald, 136 ewes 11s 7d to 14s 7di; Mr D. Illingwoith, Grcendalc, 68 ewts 14s 7d; Mr F- Anderson, Wjuignnui, 63 ewes 13s 6d to 14s; Mir A- Drummond, Lauriston, 12D ewes 10s 9d to 13s 10d; Mr W. WJlkinRon, Chertsey, 60 eves 12s 6d to'l3s 9d; Hcf.mes's Estate. Rakaia, 60 ewes 11k 10d to 15s 7d; Cashmere Estate, 67 ewes Hβ to 12s.

The entry of fat cattle was very small, only 85 head being penned, and there was a sharp rise in prices in consequence. A line o? eight steers from Mr G. G. Holmes, Pigeon Bay, made £10 17a 6d to £12 7s 6d, othsr steers £7 8a to £10 se, heifers £6 to £8 17s 6d, and sows £5 2s 6d to £8 7s 6d, and one extra £10 7s 6d, equal to 27s to 30s per 1001b. A small, mixed entry of store cattle sold fairly well, at frhs following rates: —Yearlings 32b to £2 ss, fifteen to cightoenmonths £3 17s to £1 Is 6d, two-year steers £4 14?. dairy cows 30s to £4 5?. Dairy cows sold at £4 10s to £9 17s 6d.

A small yarding of pigs made last week's rales for fats, while stores were eomewhnt easier. Baconers brought 453 to 655», er ( ual to 5d per lb, porkera 30s to 455, equal to s|d to 6d' per lb large stores 22s 6d to 30s. medium 16s to 20s, suckers and wcaners 10s to 15s.