ADDINGTON STOCK SALE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 280, 16 February 1928, Page 14

ADDINGTON STOCK SALE

KEEN DEMAND FOR LAMBS EWES SELL SLOWLY Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Wed. Entries were on the light side at Addington to-day. Store and fat iambs sold keenly. Ewes, although the offering was small for this time of the year, sold slowly for all but the best. Fat lambs made good prices, while fat cattle improved slightly on account of a small entry. Fat sheep showed practically no change. There was another small entry lambs, owing to rains having improved the feed prospects. There was a good sale, values hardening and being up on three weeks ago by 4s to ss. The ewes included North Island lines of poor to medium class, and these sold dragginglv. Good local halfbreds, however, were snapped up. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth Romney cross ewes realised 27s 6d to 29s 6d; inferior twotooth Romney cross ewes, 25s 3d to 26s * our . an< * six-tooth Romney cross ewes, 30s to 34s 6d; good four, six and eighttooth Romney ewes, 26s to 30s; inferior four six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes, 23s 6d to 25s 6d; failing-mouth crossbred ewes, 18s 6d to 225; aged crossbred ewes, 8s to 15s 6d; good toothed halfbred ewes to 40s 6d; four-tooth halfbred ewes, 33s 6d; four, six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes, 26s 6d to 30s; low-conditioned four, six and eight-tooth ewes, 22s 6d to 24s 9d: aged ewes. 8s 9d to 14s 6d; forward three-quarter bred lambs, 22s to 24s sd; forward halfbred wether lambs, 21s 6d to 235; medium halfbred wether lambs, 17s to 18s 6d; small and inferior wether lambs, 12s 6d to 15s; cull lambs, 10s to 12s. Fat Lambs. —There were 3,200 entered. There was a good sale at full export rates. Best made 32s to 33s 7d; prime, 2Ss 6d to 31s 6d; medium, 25s 6d to 28s; light, 23s to 255. Fat Sheep.—An average entry, with more wethers. Butchers’ sheep were inclined to be easier, but lighter sorts were taken by exporters at about last week’s values. Extra prime wethers, 32s 6d to 36s Id; prime wethers, 28s 6d to 31s; medium, 25s- 6d to 27 gd; light wethers, 21s to 255; extra prime ewes, 25s to 28s; prime ewes, 19s 6d to 245; medium, 17s to 19s; light ewes, 14s to 16s 6d; aged ewes, 12s to 13s 6d. Fat Cattle. —A small entry of 384 head, including many cows of indifferent quality. For quality medium-weight beef there was a shade of improvement in values, but inferior stuff was unchanged. Best beef made 36s to 39s per 1001 b and in some cases 40s; medium quality realised 33s to 365; heavy-weight, 32s to 345; medium cow beef, 26s to 295; prime heavy steers, £ls to £l6 12s 6d; medium weight prime steers, £l2 to £l4 15s; light steers, £8 to £ll 10s; prime heifers, £lO 15s to £l2 12s 6d; medium heifers, £8 5s to £9 10s; light heifers, £5 to £7 10s; prime cows, £8 10s to £l2 17s 6d; ordinary cows, £6 10s to £8 10s; light and aged cows, £4 10s to £6 6s. Vealers.—A small entry and a spirited sale. Best 12 to 18-months’ sorts made to £9 3s; vealers, £3 5s to £6. Store Cattle.—A poor showing, mostly cows and bulls. Cows made to £5 and bulls to £B. * Dairy Cattle. —A fair entry and bright sale. Best second to fourth calvers made £9 10s to £l2 10s; medium, £7 10s to £9; inferior, £5 to £7; best heifers, £9 to £l4; others, £5 to £8 10s. ..Fat Pigs.—An exceptionally heavy entry of porkers, the sale for which opened weakly but firmed up toward the end. Farmers bought for battening and there were also operators for export. Bacon firmed on late rates. Choppers made £2 to £3 18s 6d; porkers, 34s to 455, average per lb 5d to 6Jd; baconers, 50s to 72s 6d: average per lb, 4d to s£d. Store Pigs.—A dragging sale, with a tendency toward easier priees. Weaners made 9s to 14s; slips, 8s to 12s; small stores, 14s to 18s; medium, 19s to 245; extra large to 33p.

AUCKLAND PRIZE LAMBS EXHIBITION AT SMITHFIELD By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON, Tuesday. Some prize lambs from the Auckland Agricultural Show were exhibited at Smithfield market. Ay were of excellent quality. The judges placed lot 13 first, lot 8 second, and lot 14 third.— A. and N.Z.-Sun. AUCTION NOTES Messrs. Robt. C. Carr and Son will sell at their auction rooms, 20 Swanson Street, to-morrow, at 12 noon, under instructions from the Public Trustee as administrator of the estate of S. R. Guy, ated at 37 Clarence Street, Ponsonby, deceased, a three-roomed cottage situwith conveniences and gas lighting. Also in the estate of Alfred Fenwick, deceased, a four-roomed cottage in Karaka Street, Newton, fitted with gas lighting, city water and drainage. William A. Horne, Ltd., will offer by public auction at their rooms, Horne’s Buildings, High Street, to-morrow (Friday), at 1 p.m., a modern bungalow of 7 rooms and conveniences; also two freehold sections adjoining above, situated Rawhitiroa Road, Kohimaramar. The detailed list is given elsewhere of cars, trucks, accessories and 50 wireless sets to be sold by auction at 7 Kitchener Street, to-morrow, at 11 a.m. Messrs. J. H. Ansell and Co. are the auctioneers. Messrs. Rutherford, Robinson and Austin will sell by auction to-morrow (Friday), at noon, at their rooms, Lister Buildings, Victoria Street East, a property situated within half a mile of the township of Waiuku, comprising four acres of land with a four-roomed house erected thereon. MINING NEWS MAORI LAN D.—-The manager reports; “During the week the low level was extended 6ft, making a total of lift from the main level. A change of country was encountered on the hangingwall of the reef, which is of a much firmer nature and more favourable for making gold. The reef still maintains its width of 2ft 6in, and is a more compact body of quartz than previously. The quartz looks very well, and the reef has a very big underlay. Samples have been taken and sent to the School of Mines for assay.” HAURAKI.—The manager reports: “The seaward face of the 400 ft level has been advanced 18ft for the fortnight. The reef averages ISin in width and strong dabs of gold continue to be seen in the quartz broken. The face is now 13ft beyond the estimated junction with the Green Harp reef. Work has been resumed in the rise started some time ago on the junction of this and the new reef, with the intention of connecting with the lowest level from the Palmerston shaft for ventilation purposes. The Hauraki shaft is down to the 500 ft level. Cutting out the chamber is in progres. The country is big blocky ground with fine black mineral seams at the joins. The crosscut toward the Hauraki north section has been advanced 17ft for the fortnight, the face being 383 ft from the new reef. The country rock being penetrated is a milder and more altered rock than that met with from the starting point. The battery machinery and building is being overhauled in readiness for starting crushing operations.'-