LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 138, 13 June 1935, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

THE ADDINGTON MARKET. WEATHER AFFECTS ENTRIES. (Hy Telegraph.—Press. Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Entries in the sheep sections at tin I Addington stock market to-day were smaller because "of the rough weather, bul 1 the yardings of cattle were heavier thai I last week. I Store Sheep.—.Only a few pens came for [ ward and retained recent prices. I Fat Lambs.—Export buyers operated 01 a schedule unchanged from last week. f v Fat Sheep.—Values for butchers' sheej I were unchanged, but prices for export ewei i were slightly lower. Extra prime heavj i wethers made up to 31/7; prime heavy 24/ to 20/; prime- medium-weight, 22/ t( .■23/9; ordinary, 18/ to 21/6; extra primi 'owes, to-27/4; prime heavy,'l9/ to 21/9 I prime medium-weight, 16/ to 18/; ordinary i to 15/; light ewes, to 12/. Fat Cattle.—There was an entry of 57; head and values eased by up to 15/ ; heacj. Best beef sold at from 21/6 to 23/1 per 1001b; heavy, 19/ to 21/; medium, 15, to 18/. Extra- prime heavy steers sole [up to £13 12/0; prime heavy, £8 to £1( 15/; prime medium-weight, £7 5/ to £1 10/; ordinary, £i 5/ to £6 10/; extn prime heifers, to £9 2/6; prime, £5 t< } £G 15/; ordinary, £3 3/ to £4 10/; extr: prime cows, to £8 17/0; prime, £4 10, to £6; ordinary, £3 to £4. [ Fat I?igs.—Small and unfinished met witl a hard sale, but better quality bacon am pork maintained . late rates. Chopper! made 45/ to £4 8/6; baconors, 45/6 t< 151/0; heavy, 53/6 to £3 6/6; extra heavy to £3 10/6 (average price per lb, 5%d) porkers, 25/ to 31/6; heavy, 33/ to 39/1 (average price per lb, 5%d).