ADDINGTON MARKET.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15868, 5 April 1917, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET.

SMALLER ENTRIES.

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The entries generally were smaller than the week before. There was 3 good attendance. The store sheep were better than the average quality of recent yardings, and any good lines of ewes sold well. The offerings of fat lambs were much smaller, and prices were very firm. Eight races sufficed to hold the yarding of fat sheep, a fair proportion of which was of prime quality, and prices were very firm. Fat cattle were also in smaller numbers, and sold at the previous week's rates. .Good conditioned and well grown stores were in fairly good demand. Pigs were easier, especially unfinished fats and stores. Good dairy cows and springers sold well, STORE SHEEP. There wag a fair yarding of store sheep, a good proportion being young breeding ewes. The average quality it' the yarding was better than of late. The better classes of ewes and forward drv sheep sold well, but old ewes and backward stores were not in very keen demand. The range of prices was: — Tooth-tooth ewes, 26s to 365. Four and six-tooth, ewes, 2ls Qd to o4s. Two. four and six-tooth, ewes, 21s 6d to 355. Sis and eight-tooth, ewes, 29s to 345. Sound-mouth, ewes, 14s 6a to 30s. Failing-mouth ewes, 12s to 23s 9d. Two, four and six-tooth wethers, 22s Od to 28s. Wether lambs, 15s to 22s lid. Mixed 6cx lambs, 13s 2d to 18s. Ewo lambs, 21s 7d. The following were among the principal sales: — Ewes —24-4 two-tooth at 29s 9d, 29 two and four-tooth at 26s 6d, 167 two, four, and six-tooth at 30s, 173 at 295, 240 two, four, six, and eight-tooth at 32s 3d, 161 four ana six-tooth at 34s 3d, 362 four, six, and eight-tooth at 23 s Id to 23s 7d, 333 six and eight-tooth at 22s Bd, 122 six and eight-tooth at 24s 4d, 150 full-mouthed at 17s 2d, 714 at 12s to ,12s 3d, 371 at 23s 9d, 216 at 15s 9d, 223 full-mouthed merino s at ss, 129 sound-mouthed at 22s 3d, 412 at 29s to 30s, 65 at 20s 3d, 391 at 22 s 3d to 223 4d, 158 at 29s lOd, 63 two and I four-tooth at 255, 20 two, four, and sixtooth at 255, 116 fouT and six-tooth at 80s 9d, 25 six and eight-tooth at 26s 3d, 104 six and eight-tooth at 24s 4d, 150 four, six, and eight-tooth at 22s 6d, 111 sound-mouthed at 20s 3d s 43 at l*s 2d, 75 at 16s 2d, 54 at 20s, 46 at, ISs 9d, 21 at 14s 4d, 71 aged at 17s 7d, 81 nt 16s 4d, 233 six and eight-tooth at. 25s 9d to 28s, 145 sound-mouth 26s Id, 50 twotooth at 265, 130 at 365, 31 at 27s 4d, 140 four and six-tooth at 355, 93 four, sis and eight-tooth at 295, 200 six and eight-tootli at 27s 7d, 124 at 23g Bd, 67 at 34s Id, 214 six-tooth at 17s 9d, 28 eound-mouth at 16s 4d, 66 at 13s 9d, 40 at 18s Bd, 77 sound-mouth merinos at 6s 6d, 75 sound and failing-mouth merinos at 4s 3d. . . Wethers—9o four, 6ix, and eighttooth at 16s 2d, 113 six-tooth at 27s Gd. 47 sound-mouthed at 15s. 200 sound and failing-mouthed at 5i lid, 300 six and eight-tooth at 255, 119 two, four and six-tooth 25s 9d to 28s. Lambs—l 42 mixed sexes at 16s Bd, 203 at 13s 2d, 31 at 12s, 239 wethers at 22s Id. 71 at 15s. 197 mixed pexes nt 14s lid, 237 wethers at 15s lOd, 175 mixed sexes at 14s 4d, 51 at 16s 9d, 43 at 15s 9d, 47 at 16s 6d, 48 at 15s 3d. 71 ewes at 21a 7d. FAT LAMBS.

There was a considerable reduction in tfio number of fat lambs penned, th© total being 3248 against 5940 the week before. , The bulk were of good freezing quality, and the market was very firm. The rango of prices was: — Prime Jambs 28s 6d to 32s lOd. Medium lambs 24s 6d to 28s. Unfinished 21s 7d to "245. The principal sales were: —For H. Hamilton (Springston), 19 at 30s 7d to 32s lOd; A. Biraling (Birdling's Flat), 160 at 30s Id to 32s 2d; W. Anderson (Charterjs Bay), 74 at 22s Id to 32s Id; F. Mea-rin, senr. (Coutt's Island), 10 at 31s lOd; Mrs M. Rutherford (Brackendale), 101.5 at 27s Id to 31s; A. J. Thorne (Waiau), 61 at 26s 7d to 30s 7d; clients, 61 at- 23s 7d to 30s Bd, 64 at 2-5s to 28s 6d; Hampton Bros. (Chertsey), 70 at 27s 9d to 30s; H. Campion (Halswell), 44 at 25s to 29s lOd; R. McLelland (Brookside), 77 at 29s 6d to 29s 9d; A. Forster (West Melton), 115 at 27a lOd to 29s lOd; R. Studholmo (Little River), 160 at 23s lid to 28s 9d; E. W. Johnson (Weedons), 60 at 27s 7d to 28s 6d; G. Barnes (Spotswood), 27 at 26s 6d to 28s; S. H. Amyes (Annat), 62 at 25s lid to 28s; C. and F. Field (Kaifcuna), 70 at 23s lid. to 27s 8d; D. McVinnie (Weedons), 70 at 27a 7d ; A. Craighead, senr. (Spotswood), 75 at 25s to 27s 3d; J. .F. Scott (Parnassus), 166 at 21s 8d to 27s Id; J. Ashwortli (Sefton), 203 at 26s 4d to 26s lid: C. Rountree (Waiau), 74 at 26s 6a; Brown Bros iLyndon),. 60 at 24s 9d to 26s 6d; J. M. Johns'con (Rolleston), 27 at 23s to 26s Id; P. McDrury (Halswell), 26 at 265; J. J. Hunt (Waipara), 30 at 25s lOd; T. Harland (Rotherham), 30 at 25s lOd; T. Kennedy (Kirwee), 49 at 24s to 24s 8d : Mts . M. Rutherford (Mt. Beevor), 19 (shorn) at 245; C. F. Pratt (Waiau), 37 at 23s sd; H. J. Harrison (Rakaia), 121 at 20s 4-d to 22s 8d; Miss 3>e Troy (Cheviot), 35 at 12s to 22s 4d; A. W. Rutherford, junr. (Brookdale), 30 (shorn) at 22s to 22s 7d. FAT SHEEP. There woro only eight races filled with fat sheep and there was a good proportion of prime wethers and ewes. There was a keen demand throughout the sale and prices were very firm for all classes. The range of prices was:— Prime wethers, 35s to 41s 6d. Lighter, 27s to 34s 6d. Merino wethers, 19s 3d to 27s 6d. Extra prim© ewes, to 40s 9d. Primo ewes* 34s to 39s 3d. Medium ewes, 28s to 33s 6d. Lighter, 20s to 27s 6d. Merino ewes, 16s to 20s. The principal sales were:— Wethers: For client, 37 at 32s 6d to 41s 6d; J. B. Steel (Waipara), 4 at 405;.8. McLachlan (Doyleston), 69 at 36s lOd to 39s 9d; G. Mangles (Tai Tapu), 3 at 38s 6d, 5 merinos at 27s 6d: W. R. Anderson (Charteris Bay), 16 at U6s to 38s; clients, 50 at 34s to 37s 9d, 63 at 27s Id to 32s "6d; Hon. 11. H. Rhodes (Otahuna), 76 at 32s Id to 37s 6d; T. Adair (Oaro). 68 at 32 Id to 375; F. Meirin, sen. (Coutts's Island), 159 at 32s lOd to 36s 10d; Geo. Barnes (Spotswood), 49 at 33s lOd to 363 9d; D. McMillan (Waddington), 66 at 35s 5d to 36s 7d: J. C. Lochhead (Rakaia), 69 at 31s 8d to 36s 3d; Gill Bros. (Chertsey), 132 at 28s lid to 365; B. O'Shaughriessy (Sprinsfield). 70 at ?0s ! to 365; E. Bailey (Ashley), 220 at 30s I to 36s 3d; Jas. Ashworth (Sefton), 192 at 30s 5d to 36s Id; H. Hamilton (Springston), 20 at 35s to 35s 3d; Gardiner and Jackson (Purau), 73 at 32s i 6d to 35s 7d; J. Sly (Springston), 7 at ! 3os 3d; G. R. Mcßae (Island Hill), 100 ; at 27s 6d to 35s Id; E. Rutherford j (Inverness), 7 at 34s 3d; T. J. Downs I (Spotswood), 72 at 32s 3d to 33s ~d; H. Acton-Adams (Tipapa), 22 wethers I and ewes at 30s Sd : H. A. Miller (Russell's Flat), 67 at 28s lOd to 30s; client, 135 at 28s to 30s lid; G. B. Sanson (Parnassus), 48 at 29s 7d to 29g 8d; H. Denton (Motunau), 28 merinos at 275: R. Cooper (Waipara), 41 merinos at 19s 3d to 21s 3d. Ewes: J. Bong, jun. (Brookside), 54 o*. 37s to 40s 9d; clients, 13 at 37s to 39s 6d, 33 at 27s 9d; S. H. Amyes

(Annat), 21 at 29s 3d; Mrs M. Rutherford (Brackendale), 220 at 31s to 39s 3d; J. Wilson (Metbven), 61 at 32s Id to 36s lid; B. McLachlan (poyleston), 7 -at 36s 6d; A. W. Rutherford, jun. (Brookdale), 20 at 28s 9d to 32s 6d, 8 merinos at 16s; T. "Walker (Waipara), 70 at 27s 4d to 30s 9d; Graham Bros. (Balmoral), 60 at 29s 9d to 30s od; E. W. Johnson (Weedons), 60 at 27s to 30s 6d; T. Harland (Rotherham), 30 at 30s 3d; Church Bros. (Greendale), 62 at 26s to 30s; H. Denton (Motunau), 37 at 2Ss 2d to 295; H. Acton-Adams (Tipapa). 40 at 28s 4d; C. Hobbs (Metbven), 63 at 26s to 28s Id; J. Sloss (Omihi). 120 at 20s to 28s Id ; Jas. Ashworth (Sefton), 123 at 24s 2d to 27s 3d: W. J. Smith (Waiau), 34 at 23s to 27s Id; R. Cooper (Waipara), 34 at 23» 6d to 275: A. Doig (Chertscy), 256 at 20s 6d to 26s lid; R. L. Jameson (Ethclton), 42 at 25s 2d; A. Forster (Templeton). 26 at 2os; W. Boap: (Rakaia). 82 a t 20s 2d to 22s sd; J. B. (Waipara). 36 at 23s 4d; T. Kennedy (Kinvf<»l. 29 at 21s 3 f ': Mrs AL Ruthr"--ford (Mt. Beevor), 37 merinos at 16s lid to 20s. FAT CATTLE. Fat cattle were in short supply, with the smallest yarding 6een for several weeks past, and most of the entry con- ( sis ted of cow and heifer beef, of better finality than camo forward last week. There were one or two lines of prime quality steers. The market was generally on a level with that of the previous week, but showed a slight improvement towards the close of the sale. The yarding totalled 255 head. The range of prices was as follows: — Extra prime steers to £21 los. Prime steers £14 to £19 10s. Ordinary steers £11 to £13 10s. Fat working bullock £25. Extra prime heifers to £15 17s 6d. Prime heifers £10 10s to £13 ilos. Ordinary heifers £8 17s 6d to £10 ss. Extra prime cows to £17 ss. Prime cows £11 to £IG. Ordinary cows £7 15s to £10 15s.

The principal sales were : —For Hanmer Atkinson (Harnner Springs), 22 steers at £14 2s 6d to £17 17s 6d, 22 cows and heifers at £10 to £12 17s 6d; S. R. In gold (Ellesmere), HO steers (jt £13 log to £10 12» Oil., 2 oows at £12 ss; Peninsula client, 9 steers at <314 2s 6d to £15 15s, 1 cow £12 10s; South Canterbury client, 1G steers at £14 2s Gd to £19; James Butler (Medburv), 1 cow £15 17s Gd; Robert Fyfc, 3 cows at £10 10s to £11 os. 1 heifer £11; S. Sparks (Halswcll), 9 cows at £12 to £13, 3 heifers at £10 7s 6d to £13 10s: F. Holmes (Socbburn), 1 heifer £9; Jas Doyle (Kaikoura), 7 steers at £13 5s to £18 15s, 5 cows at £11 7s Gd to £11 15s; J. McTaggart (Cheviot), 1 cow at £9 12s 6.1. 1 stee' - at£B las; H. L. Armitagc (Eiffelton), 3 steers at £14 17s 6d to £16 10s; client, 1 steer at £13 ss, 1 heifer at £7 12s 6d; H. Gardiner (Purau), 1 cow at £1G 17s Gd ; J. M. (Fendaltou), 1 cow at £7 15s; J. Kennedy (Fernside), 2 steers at £11 17s 6d; C. M. O'Rourke (Fernside), 1 cow at £12 2s 6d; M. Matheson (Styx), 3 cows at £9 5 3 to £11 17s 6d; A. J. Grigg (Alford Forest, 1 heifer at £8 17s 6d; I>. McClure (Fendalton), 7 cows at £9 to £12 7s 6d; W. McLachlan (Riccarton), 3 oows at £9 los to £10 5s :_W. H. Foster (Omihi). 1 steer at £15, 1 cow at £14 2s 6d; G. R. Wilson (Omihi), 1 cow at £13 17s 6d; client, 1 heifer at £13 10s; Mental Hospital, 3 cows at £13 ss: C. Sundercock (Cust), 5 steers at £11 to £1G 15s; Loahv's Estate (Southbridge), 2 cows at £i 32s Gd to £13 12s Gd; J. Barnett (Leeston), 1 heifer at £9 ss; A. Paterson (Sockburn), 1 eow at £13 7s 6d; Miss Henley (Lincoln), 4 steers at £S 10s to £10 7s 6d, 1 eow at £11; client 1 cow at £16, 9 heifers at £12 12s 6d to £14 los, 6 steers at £13 10s to £15 los; J. Pow (Fernieliurst), 7 steers at £15 12s 6d to £21 1.55; B. Ware (Port Levy), 3 cows at £11 2s 6d to £13 Jss; J. F. Buchanan (Kinloch), 7 steers at £20 to £21 10s; various clients, 4 steers at £16 to £19 10s, 10 cows at £8 10s to £17 ss, 9 heifers at £11 10s to £13 10s; R. Hay ward (Clarkville), 8 steers afc £12 17s 6d to £16 2s 6d, 2 heifers at £10 17s 6d, 4 cows at £10 to £11 12s 6d; W. R. Anderson (Charteris Bay), 2 steers at £18 10s; W. Lowo (Styx), 3 cows at £9 15s; Claridge Bros. (Harewood), 1 cow at £12; W. Abbott (Marshlands), 1 cow at £15 ss; J. Partridge (Ladbrooks), 2 cows ab £1.1 to £11 15s: A. W. Envmett (Shirley), .! cow at £11 2g 6d: F. Holland (Shirley), 1 cow at £14 2s 6d; F. Campbell (Innes road), 2 cows at £11 to £11 10s; H. Bliss (Cashmere), 2 cows at £10 10s and £12 10s. VEALERS. An average yarding of vealcrs was made up of mixed quality, with a few well-finished calvcs. Thqre was a fair demand, prices ranging from 12s for small calves to £3 15s and £4 5s for medium-weights, and £6 5s for heavy vealcrs. STORE CATTLE. In tlio store cattle section, there was a small entry, the' majority being young cattle, from mixed yearlings to a good pen of three-year-old steers. A few of this season's calvcs, and the usual entry of dry cows, completed the yarding. The market was irregular, but best quality found a ready demand. The prices were as follows:— Yearlings, £2. Fifteen to 18-months, £3 17s to £5. Two to two and a half year steers, £6 3s to £7 ss. Two-year heifers, £5 17s 6d. Three-year steers, £9 3s. Three-year heifers, £8 7s 6d. Dry cows ,£3 to £9 15s. DAIRY COWS. The entry of dairy cows was a small one, and most of tne animals were of only medium quality, but one pen of springing heifers was of exceptional quality and condition, probably as good as have been seen at Aldington for some considerable time. The demand was good for the better classes, but old rnd ill-conditioned cows were not wanted. The pen of first calvers made £lp 5s to £18 ss. Ordinary oows sold at £8 to £12, and old sorts £3 10s. PIGS.v There was a mediuYa entry of fat pigs, but there were too many unfinished pigs of from 901b to 1201b weight, which were neglected. Prices ranged as follows: — Choppers £3 10s to £5 7s. Extra heavy baconers to £5. Heavy baconers 85s to 955. Light baconers 70s to 80s. Equal to 7d to'fid per lb. Heavy porkers 47s to 555. Lighter porkers 40s to -±ss. Equal to 7d per lb. A .good entry of store pigs faced a falling: market, the demand-being poor, and prices showed a sharp decline. The range of prices was as follows: — Large stores 40s to 48s. Medium stores 32s to 38s. Small stores 18s to 255. Weancrs' 8s to 12«.