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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17469, 1 June 1922, Page 14

AUCTIONS. H. MATSOX AND CO. H. MATSOX end CO. ££ "REPORT ADDINGTON IiABKET. ston Xl ad; STORE SHEEP. —3d As tho eatscn preoe< " " L ocme smaller. . On this -particular ooc •d tbe different els and thero was a fair attendance or vw 2d Public, but, on the whole, while prices weie well maintained throughout, there was not the eagerness of last week to ccquiro the •various lota, although a large portion were scld under tho hammer. CY BREEDING EWES.—There were one or tv.c pens oi verv nice Breeding Ewea in, SX. dipped and crutched, and showing well :" lamb, and with reliabJe warTantica, and thei i.N- shoep showed advances on the best late ! lates, some oi tho Breeding Ewes bringing 2»3. For this particular clas3 of ewe it ] be maintained, as there are buyers for ewes, (but they are not likely to buy anything t u ' does not look thoroughly genuine, and cs _ decent warranties. " m * Many of the ewes we v e showing signs of travel, ami these and shipped aheap did not Br - merit the attention (hat they would have 6 P- commanded a few weeks ago, as the public ir &. is always critical, and is not prepared to all make allowances for the fact thr.t the sheep ed, are a bit tucked up or travelled, but it of behove? unyon: who ha<s stock coming into :ar- tho sale to see that it is put, on the market i, 2 in marketable condition, and where it will on- show to the rest advantage. f?s, yS| WETHERS—The beat of tho wethers : e ) ) showed goc<l condition, being well grown, and rm these brought the best of last week's rates, , n d and sold in this department considerably bet ter than, similar lots in tho fat pens. Second quaHty wcthirs, in our opinion, brought from last week's prices to a shade easier. 1 Smaller or backward wethers brought quite at _ good prices, as il must be recognised that 'he " loy aro ou ' y euita bl° for holding over. Halfbred ewe knibs sold up to 24s £d, and f were quite a mediocre lot. af, : "j Three-quartcrbred ewe lambs sold up to : ed 21s. * aw "d On the other hand, small halfbred wethers -0 . brought lis to 123, and well-grown and good "a j conditioned three-quarterbred lambs were Belnd ! Hnx at frjm I3s to Ua Sd. 18, j e3 » For farmers who have old or native pwls. tiire, three-quartor'ored Jambs of the best lm j quality in tho store pan seem to us to be ry, | good buying, as undoubtedly the prices rulib, | ing for of the offerings, from say sec-->it ; ond grade ewes to culis, and for all wethers, 3i- | leads u.i to think tho present prices are in quite high enough in comparison, after nd all<.\vini; for th.< fart tliat in tho most ;e t cases, a hogget is only suitable where there ;r _ is dry feed. t s> The future of this market for the next (xj , two or Uiree months depends entirely on j climatic conditions. FAT SHEEP There was a small entry in tho fat sheep ma-r.i-.-i, and as tho betf sale w-as proceeding stniuitaiioLWsiy with the fat sheep eaie, there was not much lira-in tho earlier part of the fat N sheop sale. pTevertheless, as tho sale progressed and the full buying strength was represented, owing to the conclusion of the fat- cattlo market, prices decidedly hardened, and, as is cften the ease, buyers woke up to the fact that the entry was not commensurate with requirements. Butchers showed a pronounoed anxiety to buv. the very Iwst, and well-grown sheep, early shorn, and with halfbred fleeces on "them, brought prices considerably in advance of the previous week. For crossbreds there was a disparity in values, which disparity was icgulated entirely by tho differenoa in the value of the skins. For third quality atock, no matter whether ewes, wethers, or unfinished or small sheep, there was a deoided dragging in tho competition, and it * difficult to quit these lota. ly " FAT LAMBS. TheTe was a small entry in this depart-, melt, and the bulk of the lambs were showing very white and harsh in the wool; also _ a good many of them showed a lack of - fmi?h. Thi3 is to bo expected at this period f of the year. Export buyers, in our opinion, wcro not as eager as usual, and except whero tho full blast cf the competition. of tho local [ tindesmen. met the companion of export buyers, prices wera decidedly easier, conse- | qucntly we aver that well finished, good , sorts of lamji wero sold at from last week's | prices, to a shado easier. Second quality ; iambs and third quality consignments were | decidedly easier, in fact, export buyers did ( not seem keen to purchase them at a conI sidcrable reduction on values the previous | week. FAT CATTLE. There, was an .entry of 400, ond the fact that thesa showed signs of travel had a depressng effect upon all but exhibition consignments. Together with this there was noted that there Were one or two consignments that had arrived from distant centres that were being held over by the Agenta for next week. The writer is of the opinion that fresh, well-grown, sappy steers that nad not reached, tho stage of old man bullocks, were keenly competed for at prices nearly equal to the best of last week's prices. The same class of cattle that had become old man cattle eold irregularly, and were sold at from last week's prices to a shade eßfier * A large P° rtion «* the entry uhowed a wasted appearance, and signs of V*vel, and led us to believe that many of the local fattenera we're quitting as much of their own stock ns they could, sooner than risk the winter fattening. These two classes of cattle wero irregular and hard to sell. The bast of this clues of cattle were sold at from £3 to £B. Heifers seemed to suffer as regards price, owing to preponderance of the steer beef offering, and wo saw some really nice heifers which may be considered as extra prime sold nt from £s to £5. There were a few exhibition lots that brought more money. Extra prime steers sold from £Vi to £l4 17s 6d, mediums £9 to £ll, inferior and backward cattle soid from £4 to £6, cow beef similar to last week. STORE CATTLE. There again was a .fair entry of store cattle, but the quality was not quito eogood as that of tho previous week. There were ono or two lines of steers that had been kept a yoar too long. These cattle »t« not inviting to the present requirements of the trade when they reach tho old man stage. The best bullocks in tho store pens were selling up to about £5, four-year-oid steers were selling from £4 to £4 15s, three-year-old steers from abcut £3 to £3 10s, two-year-olds from about 353 to £2 15s, yearlings were selling from' 35a to £2 15a, yearlings were gelling from 10s to 30s; best heifers sorts, both two-year-olds and yearlings, were ffnlling' from 30s to £3, old cows being, aa usual, almost unsaleable. DAIRY CATTLE. There was an. extraordinarily large yarding of dairy cattle, and Quite a good attendance n of buyers. Many of the local dairymen were U looking to replenish tho strength of thoir herds, and were prepared to give a shade better than current limits for springers of the best Boris close to calving, and also for cows in, full profit recently calved, with „, reliable warranties. The other portion of T the entry comprised many well-grown, docent cowa, some with warranties, and some without. Good forward springers sold irre- r> fitilarly, and it was purely the speculative , element that mado tho price for this class ' of stock. Inferior cows and light heifers, P' of which bo many find their way into the ; dairy pens, had no friends, and realised ■ prices that must prove a rude Bhock to those oc of f vendors who send in this particular class of •or. with the prices. Our entrv to-day com- i prised €8 cows. Our top price wag £ls, r„, for a very choice springer close to calving. Trucks are still in short suuply, and wo etronriy Tecommend Vendors who" are corv L' tomplatmg forwarding consignments to any destination to order their "trucks at least '' 10 days ahead. H. 11ATSON and CO. will bo pleased to h 3 -receive entries for ali Stock Sa!?s, and we offer those who have Stock for Sale PROMPT, PERSONAL; and 1 DIRECT ATTENTION. Ji„ H. IUTSON and CO.