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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19166, 24 November 1927, Page 16

AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. H MATSON and CO. REPORT ON • ADDINGTON MARKET AS FOLLOWS : STORE SHEEP. There was a smaller entry, with s good attendance of buyers. The entry was not an attractive one, and represented very lew first or second grade sheep, most of them being third and fourth grade. Competition was good for all classes. Halfbred ewe hoggets sold up to 378 9d, threequarterbred owo hoggets up to 34a lOd, halfbred wether hoggets in the wool up to 26s 6d, and threequarterbred wether hoggets up to 27s 'Jd, shorn two-toolh ewes sold at 27s Gd, crossbred ewes, with fair mouths and w ". a fair proportion of the lambs good enough for the fat pons, but the ewes of uncertain ages, realised 21s 6d, a line of full-mouth half and crossbred ewes, with a fair decent lambing, but with a big tail end, sold round about £1 all counted; aged crossbred ewes shorn, with medium lambs, brought 12s lOd, and fair mixed mouths with decent lambs at foot sold clobo to 16s; a good line of thorn wethers sold from 23s 5d to '.'3s fid, other sorts from 19s to 22s 6d. The market wak Arm, and appeared to have n hardening tendency, FAT LAMBS. The entry in this section comprised 450, ef which H. Matson and Co.'s catalogue comprised 108. There was a good attendance of buyers and farmers, and the quality generally appeared to be above the standard of the previous week. As it was rumoured that there were light entries in the beef and fat sheep sections, the local trade made no hesitation in their bidding, and all lots were Jteonly competed for at prices fully Is to 2s above the previous week's rates. We concider that lambs sold at 10Jd to lid per lb, and in some cases exceeded that price. 11. MATSON and CO.'s best sales were as follows: — On account of Mr G. Hutton, lambs to 35s T<J. This price topped the market for the day. Mr J. Duggan 3 .'is lOd, Messrs Shepherd Bros. H4s 4<l, Mr E. E. Upston 32s 7d, Mr W. 0. Lowry 30s lOd, Mr L. Crump 33s 4d. FAT SHEEP. The entry to-day war. a small ono in this section, and comprised a very varied catalogue There were several consignments from long-rango contres that showed a slipping back in condition, tho signs of travel, and a fair proportion of tail-end sheep. Again there wero many pens..t>f sheep that Jiad been held over from previous sales, and there wore numerous pens occupied with anywhere from five to a dozen sheep. Even with the smaller entry wo.are of the opinion that the market would have cased considerably if the prices for the second and light grade aheep had not been well supported by ono of tho largest buyers, who kept that grade pretty solid throughout the market. In this section several of tho consignments that failed to realiso satisfactory prices at previous sales wore disp"sed of to-day at a substantial increase on previous bids. On the other hand, consignments of the same quality in other portions of the yard just failed to attract, and barely maintained last week's prices. All consignments that were well fattened, whether they wero in the wool or shorn, or whether ewos or wethers, wero keenly and eagerly competed for at round about last week's sales. In reviewing the sale as a whole, wo consider the market was somewhat irregular, but it was undoubtedly n good one, and we would quote it as being equal throughout to tho average rates of last week. Exhibition consignments were not included in tho cataloguo at to-day's sale. We quote as follows: — Shorn Sheep. Wethers. Ewos. s. s. d. s. s. d. Host .. 35 to 43 10 30 to 38 10 Medium ' . . 30 to 34 0 25 to 29 0 Light or plain 25 to 29 0 20 to 24 0 Sheep in tho Wool. s. s. tl. s. s. d. Best . . 42 to 49 7 40 to 54 9 Modium .. 3(it041 0 35 to 39 0 Light or plain 32 to 35 0 30 to 34 0 H. MATSON and CO.'s PRINCIPAL BALES WERE AS FOLLOWS:— I On account of Messrs Brown and Sons, Waiau, shorn wethers to 40s 7d; client, shorn 'ethers to 44s lOd; Mr P. Gillon (Greenark), woolly ewes 54s 9d; Paparua Prison Farm, shorn owes 30s Id; client, .ihorn wethers 33s 10d: Mr Deo. Greaves Lincoln, woolly ewes 41s 4d; Mr J. H. Ridge, shorn wethers 89s lOd; Glonmore Farm, shorn ewes 38s lOd. FAT CATTLE. ■. H. MATSON and CO. REPORT | Tho ultimate figuros to-day wero productive of showing the yarding to comprise 460 head, ( of •which H. Matson and Oo.'s entry comprised 'OS. When the sale opened the yarding was approximately 350, and the opinion was held generally that prices wero likely to be high owing to tho short supply. Attracted by the possibilities of increased prices, vendors adjacent to the market raided their paddocks, and the result was, that before tha sale was concluded, the entry had inereasod by fully 100 head, as compared with the number penned at the earlier part of the sale. Butchers were keen to make their purchases in the early part of the sale, afraid of being left without supplies, and until lunch time the sale proceeded merrily along, with spirited bidding, no delay, and good prices, generally, showing an Bdvanco of 30s to £2 a head on previous week's rates. After mid-day buyers, recognising that many of the vacant pons had been filled up, and that tho catalogue waß likely to be larger than anticipated, bidding became less keen, and prices sagged back except for the choicest consignments. Prices wero irregular after mid-day, and in many eases barely maintained the previous week's rates. Before the finish of the sale one or two good consignments were submitted, and prices realisod for these wero quite equal to the best prhes received in the earlier stages of the market. There were no North Island cattlo penned, but there were a few nice consignments from southern vendors. Good steer beet to-day sold well, and was in demand throughout, but the majority of to-day's entry comprised cow and heifer beef. Some extraordinarily good sales were record-. Ed, and the following represent our estimated prices on the basis of per 1001b: —Best quality beef 44s 6d to 47s 6d, prime and medium 40s 6d to 445, heavy or plain 35s to 40s, cow and heifer beef, best quality up to 47s 6d, prime 88s 6d to 465, medium or plain 84b to 395. ; , 4 . TL Matson and Oo.'s range of values on the hoof are as follows:—STEEß BEEF: Heavy up to £2O as Bd, modium and prime £l6 to £l7 15s, light £9 to £l4. COW AND HEIFER BEES': Heavy £l3 to> £l6 2s 6d, medium and prime £0 10s to £l2 15s, light cr plain £5 10s to £B. H. Matson. and Oo.'s prlnoipal sales were as follows: —On account of Mr R. J. Robinson, Waikuku, heifers £8 7a6d to *lB U 6d, cows to £l2 7a 6d; Mr Jas. Hampton, Leeston, steer* to £l4 7s 6d, cows to £lO 7s 6d; Mr Jas. Moßride, Winchester, truck of steers £l7 to £l9 12s 6d; Messrs Smith Bros., Clarkville, Bteers £l7 7a 6d to £19178 6d; Mr JP. Brown, Shirley, cows £ll 7s 6d to £l4 2s 6d: Mr G. F. Drury, Harewood road, cows to £lB 7s 6d; Messrs Bellinger and Oassldy, steers £l7 17s 6d to £lB 12s 6d; Miss Brown, Waiau, 2 steers £9 8s 6d to £l4 7s Bd, cows £lO 17s 6d to £l2 12s 6d. OALVES. To-day's yarding comprised 866 head of Tealera and runners, of all classes, of which H. Matson and Oo.'s portion was 159 head. The sale, considering the fairly heavy entry, was a good one, although about midway throOgh there was a drop in values, but, however, It soon revived, and there was good competition right up to the finish. Values were as follows: —Small calves los to 235, medium 25s to 32s 6d, good 85s to 455, best calves 45s to £3, medium runners £3 15s to £4 15s, good £6 to £5 15b, best to 18 months np to £8 10s. STORE PIGS. H. MATSON and CO. REPORT: Thoro was an extra Urge yarding of itors pigs, and a good attendance of the public. The market was decidedly easier owing to the large entry, and vendors, taking into consideration the large entry of fat pigs, and the big decline In prices In that section, teemed to realise that they must reduce their reaervss accordingly. Values ware: Small weaners 9s to lis fld, medium 12s 6d to 10s, extra good to 18s 6d, slips 15s to 82i, medium stores 28s to 275, large stores SBs to 345, extra large to 41s. PIGS. There was a large entry of fat pigs, particularly in the pork pens, and this necessitated the use of many of the fat sheep pens. It was the largest entry of pigs tor some years past, and the pork sale lasted until 8 p.m. The demand was limited, aqd prices for both pork and bacon showed a marked decline on lata ratos. Values were: Choppers £2 10» to £6, light pork £2 to £3 10s, heavy £2 lis to £2 16s, average 6Jd to lid; light haeon £3 to £3 10s, heavy £3 12s to £3 ISs 6d, average 6id to 6Jd. DAIRY CATTLE. H. MATSON and CO. REPORT: The entry in this section comprised 59, of which H. Matson and Co.'s portion represented 26. The demand throughout was good, and prices were well up to late rates, thougo Hie quality of the entries coming forward leave a lot to be desired, and very little of the entry can be regarded even as fair to medium grade. From the catalogue to-day we quote as follows: —Best second, third, and fourth calvers £8 10s to £ll 10s, medium £6 to £B, Inferior £4 10s to £5 15s; best heifers £8 to £l2 15s, others £3 10s to £7 10s.

STOBB CATTLE. H. MATSON and CO. KEPORT: The catalogue presented in this section ■w«b of a very mixed nature, being largely comprised of eowi of various ages end nondescript young cattle whose pedigrees Wild be untraceable. Undoubtedly in the endeavour to increase the test at the factories the constitution of many of the cows •hows a great deterioration—apparently yon cannot have milk and have constitution too. Thi« may or may not be, bnt the index to the whole thing is not the yield of the cowe bnt the progeny that aro resold through the nrious ealeyards throughout the country, •nd undoubtedly there are more badly constituted animals at present placed be/ore the graiiere of New Zealand than formerly. There wag a fair attendance, and there was a keen demand for cows lit for fattening or for using on pasture lands with a view to holding grass or eradicating fern. These ■"•erent interest, together with the eompeon of the peck'ng boasts for bone beef and potting, was responsible for Increased rates haying to be paid today. From the entry yarded ire quote as follows i—Two-year-jjo; steer* up to X 8 7s Bd, best cows £* lot to £6, medium cows £8 fig to £4 15s, old and inferior cows BQs upwards; bulls £3 5s to £7 15s.

FOB BEST RESULTS CONSIGN YOUB OTOOK TO H. MATSON and 00..