ALDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21258, 1 September 1934, Page 20

ALDINGTON MARKET

WEDNESDAY'S GOOD SALE With beef at round about 30s per 1001b, mutton from 5d to 6d per lb, and pork at 6d to OUI per lb the casual observer might think that the slump has been consigned to the destructor, or whatever represents the end of things, which however in the matter of (he last three years do not. belong to the limbo of things forgotten. Without discounting in any way the really healthy atmosphere in the market generally there is .little doubt that the short entries—singularly enough in every important section—-were the main cause of the advance. In the fat cattle division the absence of a sale in National week was followed by two successive small entries of 315 and 340, or a total of fos tor the fortnight compared with pennings for quite a wmie running from Buo to 900. With the clearing up of stocks on hand during the holiday week, the second small yarding on Wednesday was naturally in keen demand. The sale of beet was perhaps the best for more than two years. Occasionally values have hovered about Ihe 27s or 28s per 1001b mark for best quality, but on Wednesday 750 to i.OOlb steers were consistently making from £ll. to £l2. or about 30s. Youn•■cr cattle in cases were making a tew .-hillings more. The prices apparently create a margin for the importation I.l' North Island cattle, but. probably before shipments are made in any numbers operators will want to sec more stabilisation in the market. The following is a range of prices compared with those of the corres-

fat Sheep The comment on the fat cattle section applies to fat sheep. The market can absorb 4000 to 5000 head when there are no lamb entries, and a penning of 3000 on Wednesday left butchers with bare supplies. It is most unlikely that this is indicative of an extreme shortage in the province. The cause of the small entry possibly is that the storm over the week-end did not make the job of getting sheep out and trucked a very congenial one. There is little doubt that the entry next week will be nfarer requirements. It is an unusual experience at Addington to see good sorts of wethers making 27s to l»9s and ewes well over the 22s mark.

•■ .Hi to lo.'j to iaj Store Sheep There were too few store .sheep forward to give much idea of the trend of values generally, but representative sheep of their class sold exiremcly well. Quotas and such like did not appear to influence buyers. The season promises to be an exceptional one for feed, and it has to be eaten, even if the margin of profit on the stock bought to graze it is narrowed down. The farmer, in a sense, has not much choice at this season of the year. It is too late to put in a profitable arable crop, so new grass and sheep to stock much of the 'land turned over and still unsown appears the only alternative.

Merino .. lo J(J The Licensing of Bulls Act came into force in England and Wales on August ]. and after that date any person who "owns or has in his possession or custody a bull of the prescribed aj;c 00 months) must have n license or permit in respect of the bull." A separate application is required for each bull, and Ihe animals are registered at a fee of 5s each, but bulls born before October i. 1933, are exempt. The prescribed age at which a bull must be registered is 10 months. A written application for a license must be made on a special form to the Ministry of Agriculture 28 days before ihe bull is 10 months old. Bulls will be inspected upon the owner's premises, and when a licensed bull changes ownership the license must be transferred to the new owner by the previous holder. A permit may be obtained to keep a bull for a specified time, but not for service. The acreage being sown in peas in South Canterbury is stated to be much greater than usual. The good price bring obtained for this product for export at the present time is encouraging farmers who have "missed" getling their wheat in. Peas cannot be sown until October, and with the break reported again yesterday in the weather there will be little chance of much further wheat sowing.

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