AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 213, 3 June 1920, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

FOHTHCOHINQ FIXTURES. TO-MORROW. Tiakitahuna, 12 noon-Sale of pigs (H. 1 Palmer and Co.). High Street. Carterton, 1 p.m.—Sale of property and 'furniture (A. T. Diokason). Mil Hall, Feilding, 3 p.m.-Laml sale (D&lgety and Co.). SATURDAY. Otaki Mart, 11.30 a.m.—Sale of produce and furniture (0. Anderson). TVaikanae, l~p.ni.—Sale of Btock and implements (N.Z. Loan Co.).' ' ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET By Telegraph—Press Association. Ciiristchurch, June 2. At .Addington market to-day there was a large yarding of sheep and lambs of nil classes, and a smaller one of cattle. Primei mutton maintained its value. Beef showed-nn advance. Store 6heep values showed an easing tendency. Store Sheep.—Bidding was slack, especially for inferior ewes, and prices geiier,allv were lower. Forward lambs, IDs. fid. to'23s. 6d.; ordinary lambs, 14s. 9d. to 18s. 3d,; cull lambs, lis. Bd. to 135.; ewe lambs, 17s. Id. to 235. M.j 2, i. G, 8-tooth «wes, 21s. to 30s. 6d.; inferior 2, i. 6. and' 8-tooth ewes, 153. 6d. to 18s. 3d.; good i, 6, and 8-tootk wethers, 2Gs. Bd. to 30s. Id.; inferior i, G, and S-tooth wethers. 225. 6d. to 2K Fat Lambs—A yarding of 2650. compared with 2100 last week. There was little demand for unfinished stuff, but primo lambs were in good domand, although values were easier than at the previous sale. Extra prime lambs to 405.; prime, 275. to 325.; medium, 245. fid. to 2Gs. 9d.; light and inferior, 19s. lOd. to 23s 10(1. Fat Shcep.-Considorably more sheep were, sent forward, the entry comprising eleven races as against seven a week ago. The quality was well up to fi:e average of recent snleß. Competition was. fnii'.y ■ spirited, both from exporters and local traders, and prices wero a trifle, firmer than a week ago. Extra prime wethers, 475. Gd. to 545. 7d.; prime-wethers 335. 6d to 465. 3d.; medium wethers, 355. to S9s ; liahter wethers, 30s. 9d. to 345. Ikl.j extra prime ewes, to 525. 9d.; primei ewes, 81s. 9(1-to 375. Gd.; lighter ewes, 225. Gd. to 30s'. 6d. , , , i Fat Cattlo.-Owing to the short yardin? rates showed a considerable advance on last week. Extra prim© steers, to .-£3O 10s.; prime steers, ■£}?'<&• to .u(> 12s Gd.; medium steers, £fo 10s. to AW 12s Gd.; lighter steers, J® 17s. 6d. to £ih prime heifers, £U to .£lB 55.; ordinary heifers, £U> to JSIS; extra cows, vE2I 165.; prime cows, ,£l3 los. to .£ls 17s. Gd.: ordinary cows, A 9 to aw

liunners, to -£S; goodscalers X 4 10s. to Xfi; medium vealers. 38s. to M 65.: small cnlvea, os, to S2s. Store Cn ttle.—Only uood quality stuff was in demand. Eighteen-months-old steers, to 35.; bulls, Mto ,£l3; dry cows, .£3 10s. to £Ci; spring calvers, £i. Dairy Cnttle.-SnrmKing Infers, to .£18; second and third cnlvers, to iilS Ss.: inferior and backward cows, to Pigs.—Chonpers, £7 to £S 10s.; light bnconers, £o 15s. to £G 10s. ; heavy baconcrs, .E7 to £7 155.; extra, heavy baconers. M to M Bs. (average price Pji pound 10d.); light P° r^ rs -\t 10s,; heavy porkers, (averago price per pound, Ufi- to is.;.