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Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21759, 16 April 1936, Page 20

AUCTIONS. H. MATSON AND CO. MATSON AND CO.'S REPORT ON ADDINGTON MARKET. • 7AT LAMBS. • Small entry of 1100. ,„ . Mostly local lambs with odd West Coast consignments. Medim* quality. Only tew prime lots forward. Sale keen from outset. Butchers and export buyers competed for all classes. Sales shade firmer. Values— Extra prime heavy lambs, to 34s Id. Prime heavy, 26s to 295. Prime medium. 24s to 25s 6d. Ordinary, 21s 6d to 23s 6d. ii*Kt to 21s. ON'S PRINCIPAL SALES— , Messrs Shepherd Bros., Southbrook, | fat lambs, to 28s 4d. Mr W. T. Wallace, Broadfleld, to 20s Id. Mr L. Everest, Governor's Bay. to 23s 4d. i Mr R. H. Hole. Kaiapoi, to 25s 7d.! Mr A. Hoskin, Doyleston, to 29s 7d. Mr S. Hoskin, Doyleston, to 34s Id. Mr M. Hoskin, Doyleston. to 30s 4d. Te Kinga Land and Timber Co.. Te Kinga, to 24s 7d. Messrs H. and A. Jennings, Port Levy, to 24s Id. Messrs Early Bros., Greendale. to, 28s 7d. Mr U. W. Tyson, Springston, to 23s lOd MATSONS MARKET PRICES. FAT SHEEP. Total entry 3500. i Small proportion wethers. , More heavy ewes forward this week.' Keen sale for light-weights. Steady competition from lis 6d to 16a 6d. Small attendance of buyers. Medium and light ewes- in good demand from exporters. Heavy ewes harder to sell at easing of Is per head. Values— Extra prime heavy wethers, to 31s lOd. Prime heavy, 27s to 28s 6d. Prime medium, 23s 6d to 255. Light, to 17s. nn ; Extra prime heavy ewep to 28s 10d. Prime heavy, 16s 6d to IBs 6d. Prime medium, 14s 6d to 16s. Light, to 12s. MATSON'S PRINCIPAL SALES— Mr F. Parris, Springbank, ewes to 18s Id. Mr T. W. Bennett. West Eyreton, ewes to 21s 4d. Mr J. R. Simpson. Hinds, ewes to 18s 7d. Flea Bay Estate. Banks Peninsula, ewes to 18s 4d. South client, ewes to 20s lOd. Mr H. C. Washbourne. Selwyn, merino wethers to 17s lOd. Mr J. H. Graham. Horrelville, ewes to 18s 4d. Mr Jas. Moorhead, Southbridge, ewes to 25s lOd. Mr W. T. Wallace. Broadfleld, ewes to 14s 4d. Mr F. J. Andrew. Te Perita, ewes to 21s lOd. Mr W. Stone. Woodlands, ewes to 28s lOd. Exors. H. T. Little's Estate, "Hui Hui." Hawarden. wethers to 28s 4d. ewes to 22s Id. Mr P. L. Kime. Dunsandel, ewes to 14s lOd. Mr R. E. Johnston. Glentui, ewes to 26s Id. wethers to 26s 4d. South Canterbury client, ewes to 24s 7d. STORE SHEEP. STORE LAMBS— Total entry 930. Smallest yarding this year. Excellent sale. Small attendance. Best three-quarterbred ewe lambs to 21s 9d. Best rape lambs to 20s. Good lambs 17s 6d to 18s. Small, inferior, 8s 2d to 12s 7d. ADULT SHEEP— Total entry 6869. comprising 6022 ewes, 847 wethers Breeding Ewes— Mostly aged sheep on offer. Chatham Island sheep in favour. Many consignments from North Canterbury and Southland. Competition keen from smell attendance. Sale firmer—recent rates exceeded. Some principal sales: — Best Chatham Island ewes 25s to 34s fid. North Canterbury Corriedale halfbred ewes 21s to 25s 3d, according to age. Local and South sheep, low condition, doubtful mouths, 16s 6d to . 18s. Better mouths 19s to 235. Aged ewes in keen demand, lis 4d to 14s 3d. CuMs 7s 6d to 10s 6d. Wethers— Poor quality. Few exceptions. Mostly aged sheep on offer, including Comebacks and Merinos. Competition keen for young sheep. One station line excellent sheep to 245. Local two-tooths to 20s Bd. Comeback six and eight-tooth wethers 17s to irs. Light and thin lis 9d to 15s 6d. FAT CATTLE. Smaller yarding, 352 forward. 119 steers. 71 heifers. 140 cows. Values par with last Wednesday. Sale fairly erratic. Improved throughout the day. Fair entry of well finished bullocks. Several trucks of good Southland cows and heifers. Top prices: £ls 2s 6d for bullocks. £ll 2s fid for heifers. £lO 12s 8d for cows. Heavy steers 27s to 29s per 1001 b. Handy weight steers 29s to 31s. Plain steers 22s to 255. Best heifers to 27s per 1001 b. Oi dinarv heifers 22s to 245. Best cows to 24s per 1001 b. Medium cows 20s to 22s 6d. Others to 18s. FAT PIGS. Small entry of pork. Prices firm. Large entry of bacon. Prices firmer. Pork 29s 6d to 34s fid. Heavy 36s to 41s fid. Average price per lb 5Jd to 52d. Choppers 40s to £4 2s 6d. Bacon 54s fid to 58s fid. Good £3 to £3 6s fid. Extra to £3 10s fid. Average price per lb 5d to 5Jd. STORE PIGS. Small entry. Prices easier. Large stores in good demand. Small stores hard to quit. Weaners 6s to 7s fid. Good to 10s. Slips 8s fid to lis. Small stores 12s to 14s. Medium 14s fid to lfis fid. Good 17s to 225. Extra to 27s fid. CALVES. Vary small yarding. Butchers unable to fill requirements. Good prime sorts particularly scarce. Last week's drop in values more than recovered. Values:— Small calves 12s to 165.. Medium 17s to 255. Good 27s fid to 38s. Best 40s to 555. Medium runners 56s to £3 12s fid. Good £3 17s fid to £4 17s fid. Best to £5 17s fid. Extra heavy to £6 18s fid. MATSONS MARKET PRICES. DAIRY CATTLE. 93 penned. 23 decrease. 19 milking, 34 springing. Good quality in heifer* section. Few flrst-class cows penned. Small attendance. Market down 10s. Extra good-second and third calvers to £8 10s. Good ditto £5 10s to £7. Medium £3 10s to £5. * J and inferior £1 to £2 15s. i good heifers to £lO ss. Good to £B. Medium £4 to £9. Unattractive £2 10s to £3. MATSONS MARKET PRICES.