ADDINGTON MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20250, 30 May 1931, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET.

WEDNESDAY'S SALE REVIEWED, j Chief interest in Addington market at this period is centred in the iat lamb and fat sheep sections; whiclr for ■ some' w6cks nbw. "have . inaiiith'iiied a steady " adTtoM' 1 nesday,, despite, heavy; entries <drawii -from '•"veryVwjflely ' separated-? districts,-, the improvement: was,- advanced;; a' fur-'i tlier' step.' Expprfc buyers aiid'butchers': extended their in the fat 3 ; taiiib;* sectionand operated v freely up to an,, advanced' schedule,in the mutton?" def, .psirtnieytJ/r The .- schedule of ' under > wh!Mi buyers -'for"-' export;«"'arei now operating is : Lamb, under ■•42lb, 5 5Jd; over 421b and seconds, sd. Wethers uuder 481 b.3\cl; 491.1: i to>s6lb, 'ito:64lb, 25J;»65 : .t0 721b, ! 2gd; over 2d; seconds, yd. Ewes, under 48] I 2Jti; 49 to 56lb'. ljd; civer 5151b, lfd.v In the store : slieep section the prin-! - cipal factor again was the demand fori ; the better elated of ewes and wethers,;. The prices paid . for the srtiall propor-,. • tion of this cites of ewe were very satisfactory, and indicate that confidence is returning. The medium, lots also found; buyers, but the com'-, petition was more restrained. Some'of the more fprward wethers sold -at- ' what appeared good figures considering, the small margin between them and that for fats, but perhaps they were good buying for fatteners with turnips as mutton for the local market may not be very plentiful two or three months hence. The following ■ is a comparison or values at Wednesday's sale with those riding ;at the corresponding auction last year:

The size of the entry (nearly 4000 head),.and 'the the fat l?njb.j entry'"were quite notable-for so late'-tii I the seasod. In addition to the better I feetf there been an excellent autumn and e.irly winter- for' fattening. • Tho benefit* this year Of thes«A condi-i-tioris is reaped iat. the hotter pnee ruling for heavy lambs, as for the first time for many, seasons 421b lamb? are making the saine value per lb as 36 s. -

and under. The sale was a keen one, and apparently there was no misgiving by exporters regarding the maintenance of the improved . Home values:— ■

Five ; thousand head, which comprised -the fat sheep section, was a particularly heavy entry for this time of year. It was & bright sale, particularly for handy weights. . Ewes are now making about double what they were: at the beginning of the season■, ">vhen t|ie older eorts were at a giveaway price. This ready money coming j into tlio hands of farthers, when'every j other avenue has practically dried tip, is very gratifying and a hopeful 'angury for the future. Comparisons:

Apparently the prices'offering for -beef at Addington have been sufficient to -start off the. North Island trado, •for on Wednesday; a good sized lino '■of 35 steers came to hand from Palmerston Norflt. They were uico cattle .ami mode about 30a per.loolb, the line averaging 4514 13s 6d : It is doubtful jf this is Eiiificient to return n profit, hut it" would seem that consignments from -the north are about to start - in earnest. TJj^sale,of cattle; -&8 a whole,, was a' brighter one, oven if" pvicos. shoved "practically -no 'improvement. • iMr* i' -t; : 0 ' >■} ■ ■Bfr- T>r>m« h«»T7 ' t«2O : tS 18 Ftlm* HtfTT .. Wl to ll <to Mi

May 06, May 27, 1980. ; 1031. 8. i.' 8. ft. Lambs — -— to 151 Ex good ewe . . to '162! Good- ewo :g 11 to 13 Ord. ewe — to 14* 7 to 105 Good wether . . — to 14& 9 . to 106 Ord. wether 9 to 112 — ' — Backvd. wether ' 51 to 74 — . to . Cf - Good m.s. 13J to 144 — to iy / Ord. m.s. — to 12 — —" • Ewes—. - : Ex. good 2-th to 27i Corr. •—■ . Good 2-th Cor!-. — 3? 0 1 Ord. 3-th Ibd to 13 — • •— ■ Inf. 2-th ibd ""7 — to 7 Good 4, 0 and — to li£ : 8-th Jbd . . to 18i P.m. Ibd . to Sg — —... Good 6 and 8-lli . 12£ to 141 • sbd — Good s.m. xbd — 10^ta,ll$> Ord. 2-th Jbd . . — •— 'lOi to 125 Wethers — tot to It J, . "Good 2-tti Jbd 14$ to 173 Ord, 2-th. Ibd 121 to -l't ,—,"T"V - Ex. good *.6 and. S-th ibd" ... : -—.. • T~ ' 15 . r to 15;<Good. 4 and 6-th to 181 — to 13 Ibd — ■ Ord. 4 and, 6'th 102 to ia Jbd .. . — P.m. Ibd :5| to r 81

Show — to 264 Ex. prime .. > ■— to 271 so a to 24J Prims .. 24 to 26J 181 to 20 Medium; ..aoi to 234 164 to 181 IiirKt - .. 17i It) 20 iaj to 161 Store . . 15S to 17 10 to 13

Wethers— ; — to 344 '— to 191 < Ex.. prime heavy ■ Prime heavy ... 28J to SI "... J4J to 17 ; Medium 21 to-27 - ID to 14i- - Light • 19 to 23 D to- 11 ■Evc'a— ■ — to 281 —- -<o 101 ' Ks. prime .' Prime _• 21J to 24 13 to 13$ . Meditimv ' 174 to 204' 10 to 114 Light 145 to. 17 84 to 9J . 4ged • 11 to 11 64 to 3