ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22389, 30 April 1938, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET

EXCESS FAT STOCK ENTRIES

VALUES BACK TO NORMAL

The inevitable result of the small holiday yarding on Wednesday week was an overflow entry on Wednesday. The capacity of butchers to handle the meat entry was overtaxed, and the fictitious value secured for most fat stock was not maintained, although the sale was a remarkably good one in face of the 50 per cent, excess entry. The week before some of the best of the beef made close on 40s per 1001 b, a high price for the autumn, and even on Wednesday there were odd cases of 36s to 37s being paid. For any other class, however, there was an easing of up to 2s 6d per 1001 b, cows and light steers not being wanted to the same extent as at the preceding eale. Probably the heavy entries of cattle will decline when the frosts set in and feed is reduced. Good quality beef continues to sell well, a fact demonstrated by a pen of three-year-olds steers making £lB odd, whilst there were several averages of truck lots from £l4 to £lB 9s. Values compared with the corresponding sale last year were as follows:

Fat Sbeep

It would appear that from now on good prime wethers will be in demand. The season has been such a disastrous one for fattening that most of the fairly forward wethers have already gone to the market, and the lack of turnip feed in many districts will accentuate the scarcity when winter arrives. For farmers who have root fattening feed the prospects are that a good return will be secured for it. The usual substantial supplies will doubtless be forward from South Canterbury, but South Otago is unlikely to send forward many. The fattening position down there is the worst for years, and most of the production will be needed for local consumption. A further factor in. the positiqn is that the West Coast has had a very poor fattening season on account of the abnormal rains. The large' number of men on public works on the Coast must of a necessity extend the demand tor meat. An element of some importance In the Addington winter market is the demand from the villages in the province. This may be increased this season on account of the conditions that have prevailed, and which are not likely to. be remedied at this late period. At Wednesday's sale ewes came back to export rates.

Store Sheep

Except for some fair lines of Chatham Island ewes and wethers, the store sheep penning was comprised for the- most part of aged and poor-con-ditioned . ewes, with some quite good lines of local station wethers. The latter sold 'w.eH, for the more forward sorts, as did the Chatham sheep.. Ewes •old according to age and condition. A few pens ranged from Is 9d to 4s 3d —pOMibly some of them were quite dear enough. The better sorts of failing mouthed ranged round about 12s to 15s. with "the intermediate sorts at from* 7s 6d to 9s 6d. The old classes of ewes were easier than at recent sales by about Is 6d a head. For fairly decently grown and conditioned Jamba there was a little demand, but others are a drug at the moment. The continued damp weather and the sloppy condition of feed are having i depressing effect on the market.

April 28. April 27. 1937. 1938. Steers- £ £ £ £ Ex. prime heavy to 152 to 18 Prime heavy 115. to 13? 13J to 152. Prime mediumweight 105 to 11? 124 »o 14 Ordinary 9 to 1(U 10 to m Light to 8J to 9i Heifers— Extra prime to 121 to 13 Prime 7 to 82 51 to Bj 9 to 105 71 to 8j Medium Light tp 5 to 0 Ciws— Extra prime .. to Hi to 131 Prime 6 to 7i > 81 to 10 Medium 42. to 52 C to 8 Light to 4S to 5J

Wetherss. s. 6. S. Ex. prime heavy to 44 to 34 Prime heavy 28J to 321. 29 to 33 .Prime mediumweight VH to 28C : V;24S to 28 Ordinary 54 to 2fr" 21 to 24 Light to 23} to 20 JDwes— Ex. prime heavy to 314' to 31.J Prim* heavy 23 to 25 20 to 23 Prime mediumweight 184 to 22} 13 to 18 Ordinary 161 to 18 tQ 141 UxM to 18 to 12

Ewes— Ord. s.m. to 25J to 18 S. and t.m. IS to 20 14 to 16 T.m. 14 to 17 0 to 12 CUll to 9 to 4J WethersForward 24 to 25J 10 to 22 Medium 21 to 234 17 to 18} I^ambs— Medium wether to 1813 to 14J Small wether to 15 to 11 Good ewe to 231 -. — —