ADDINGTON MARKET.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16225, 4 July 1918, Page 4

ADDINGTON MARKET.

VERT SMALL YARDING. (BY OUR COMMERCIAL EDITOR.) There was a '"cry small yarding cf stock and a limited attendance in. consequence of the stormy weather. Butchers were tho only buyers for fat stock, and prices for cattle and sheep showed a sharp advance in consequencc of the short supplies. Tho yarding' of fat cattle was mostly of prime quality, well finiohed bullocks forming a large proportion. There were scarccly any store stock offered, and a few small lots of lat lambs were sold with the fat sheep, i'ftt pigs sold well. The few store stock sold were not sufficient to form quotations. '' STORE SHEEP. There was a very small yarding of store 6heep, comprising a dozen lots of moderate quality. There were few buyers present and only a couple of lines were sold, four and 6ixtooth ewes making 323 6d and failing mouth 21s 9d. FAT SHEEP AXD FAT LAMBS. There vvaa not mora than enough fat sheep to fill about four and a half raoea. The sheep showed the effects of the bad weather in their appearanoe, but thero were a few primo lots among them. There was a keen demand from butchers till towards the end of the sale, acd price's showed a Bharp advance. Thero were a few fat lambs penned among the fat sheep, and they also sold well. The range of prices was:— | Extra prime wethers to 56s 6d. Prime wethers 42s to 48s 6d. Others 3-ls' Id to 41s. Extra prime ewes to 46s 9d. Primo ewes 34s 6d to 37s 2d. Others 24s lOd to. 345. [ Fat lambs 26s Rd to 355. Tho principal sales were: — Wethers—For "W. B. Clarkson (Riccarton), 59 at 44s Id to 56s 6d; J. and P. Clinton (Darfiold), 182 at 40s to 545; P. F. Ryan (Wecdons), GO at 37a-6d to 49s 9d; S. Gardinor (Fernside), 124 at 3Gs 3d to 48s 6d; H. Campion (Halswell), 44 at 42a to 45s 9d; Cnnneen Bros. (Templeton), 90 a-t 37s 9d to 455; F. England (Hovorata), 464 at 34s Id to 42s 3d; T. A. Stephens (Irwoll), 5 at 40s, 7 lnmbe at 355; R. Gemmell (Southbridgo), 41 at 35s Id to 39a Id; Brown Bros. (Duneandel), 18 at 39s Cd, 9 lambs at. 320 6d; J. C. Lochbead (Rakaia), 9at 36s 9d; client, 105 at 34® Id- to 35s 8d; E. (Riccarton), 26 lambs at 203 Cd. Ewes—T. A. Stephens (Irwoll), 46 at 40s 3d to 46b 9d; E. E. Oflkky (Rsktiia),. 59 at 34s to 378 : 3d; Brown Bros. (Durisandol), 39, at 39s 9d- to 44s Cd; . J. Storey (Souttibridge), 64 at 26s 3d to 34s Ed; R. Gemmoll (Southbridgo), 16 at 34s 3d; J. Tuft (Kirweo), 63 at 24s 10' d to 80s 3d. ■ ; FAT CATTLE. The entry 'of fat cattle was a good one. considering the weather, about 200 head coming forward, "and the bulk consisted of prime steers and heifers. There was an advance in prices, and as tho butchers required the whole supply they outbid the export buyers. Compared with the prices current last week,' values showed an advance of about £1 per head.

The range-of prices was:— Extra prime steers to £23 15s _ Prime steers £17 10s __to £21 las. Ordinary steers £8 15s to £17. Prim© heifers to £15 ss. ... ~ Ordinary hewers £8 15s "to £14 10s. Extra prime covrs to £20 2s 6d. • Prime cows £15 to £13- •' Ordinary cows £9 17b Gd to. £14 10a. The eale3 included tho following linesj— For clients, 1 heifer at £8 15s 1 cow at £11 2a Gd, 1 cow at £9 10s, 1 coW at £9 7s Gd, 9 steers at £17 7a Gd "to £21 7s 6d, 2 steers at £11 15s; 'H. Anderson (Ladbrooks), 5 eteers at £13 7s 6d to £15; clients, 20 eteero at £20 to £22; 1 cow at £10 12s Gd; G. Hubbard (Southbridge),- 4 steere at £18 to £18 ss; J. Petere (Bromley), 3 oows at £10 10s to £14 • clients 2 oows at £10 15s and £14 103, 3 etefers at'£l7 to £20 7e Gd, 8 heifers at £11 15e to £15 7s Gd, 2 oows at £11 and £14 7s 6d, 7 etecra at £17 5s and £18, 4 steers at £17, 9 heifers, at £13 10s to £14 7s Gd, 12 eteers at £13' 5s and £15 ss, 6 heifers at £12 17s Gd to £14 12s Gd; S. Harris (Styx), 2 cowa at £13 and £20 2s 6d, 1 steer at £9 17s C-d; W. R. Coup (Kaiapoil. 1 cow at £20; W. Chamberlain's Estate (Ellesmere), 1 cow at £17 2s Gd; E. Peters (Brqmlev), 1 cow at £11; J. O'Boyle (LakesideJ, G steers at £13 to £15 17s 6d; W. P. Townend (Opawa), 1 cow at £13; H. A. Nutt (Ataalraa), 6 heifers nt £9 10s to £11 17e Gd, 1 cow at £13 3s Gd, 1 steer at £8 15s; W. F. Parkinson (Kaituna), 12 steers at £20 15s to £22 13s 6d; J. Vf. Banks (Waikuku), 14 eteers at £21 Xse to £23 15s; southern client, 12 eteers at £17 15s to £20 2e 6d, G heifers at . £14 to £15 17s 6d; Brown Bros. (Dunsandel), 1 heifer at £13 5©,. 1 cow at £15 15s; S. Sparks (Halswell), 5 cows at £12 15s to £14 10s, 2! heifers at £11 17s Gd to £12 10a. 3 «toer» at £12 2s Gd to £14 2a 6d; S. Drury (Harewood), 1 cow at £11 10a; H. E. Hairia (Motukarara), 1 cow at £12 15s; H.. White (Papanui), 1 steer at £14 10s, 2 cows at £1£ VEALERS. Fat calves were in very small supply, the entry consisting principally of medium-sized animals, bnt the .oondition throughout was satisfactory. . Competition was keen and prioso ruled high, the range being; — Runners to £6 17s 6d. Good vealers, £3 2a to £6. . Fair vealerß .£2 3s to. £2 19s. Small vealers 6s to 335. STORE CATTLE. A oouple of peps of rising two-year-olds and a pest of yearlings formed the better part of' tbe email offering of store cattle, the remainder being a few rough steers and dry oows. One .pen of two and a half-year heifers made £7 10s, and most of the other stock was passed in. DAIRY COWS. As m other departments, tbo yarding of dairy oattle was a email one, and consisted of about equal proportions of oows and heifers. A few of the heifers showed some quality, but the bulk of the yarding was of an indifferent -class, and some were in low condition. There was a fairly good demand, especially for . the better claae of springers, and values were on a par with those of last week. Cows made £8 to £20 10s, and heifers SI 10s to £15. PIGS. Fat pigs were in small supply. The quality, speaking generally, was satisfactory,' and there was a . good demand. Quotations in;— . Choppers, £S to £7. Extra heavy baooners £6 to £6 lis. Heavy baooners £3 10s to £5 lo». Lighter baooners £4 10s to £5. Equal to BJd per lb. Heavy porkers 60s to 72s Gd. Light porkers 50s to 575. Equal to 9ld to lOd per lb.

The yarding of store piga waa limited to a. few pens, tod for these (he dem&nd was ■weak, ocroral lines being passed. Sales mad©' ware oa a basis below that of last week.