ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26187, 10 August 1950, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT SHEEP SELL WELL Wethers make up to 99s Id After the big yarding of heavy cattle and. sheep at the show sale last week, these classes of stock were easier at the Addington Market yesterday. The decline, in value was not great in either case. All other classes of both fat sheep and fat cattle sold very well, and there was a particularly good demand fox the best fat cows. Fat hoggets were forward in smallei numbers, and met one of the best sales of the year, with prices up to above £4 a head. Store sheep were forward in small numbers, but there was a sound inquiry for all classes, particularly hoggets. No spring lambs were yarded. I STORE SHEEP The store sheep yarding consisted of 479 | hoggets, 802 ewes, and 90 wethers, a total of 1371 against 1207 last week. The hoggets contained one or two pens of very good sheep, which met a sound demand at slightly above recent rates. Secondary hoggets were even dearer, and were about 2s a head above recent rates. Top price was 70s. paid for a very attractive line of fine-woolled, even Romney ewes. A good pen of fine-woolled ewe hoggets made 64s 7d. The rest made from 40s to 52s 6d. The sale of ewes opened with prices below those of last week, but more interest was tdken later, and the sale finished about Is a head above recent rates. A splendid line of five-year Romney ewes in lamb to Southdown-Border rams made 70s, which is probably the highest price ever paid at Addington for ewes of that age. Other lines made 66s Id and 595, and the rest made from 38s to 56s 6d. Two pens df wethers made 57s and 565. FAT HOGGETS There were 599 head in the fat hogget section compared with 603 last week, and quality, though not so good as last week, was of average standard. The sale was again a very good one with the trade taking everything at values fully three to four shillings better than last weeK on an average, and in some cases even more. There were a number of sales at. over 80s. Thirteen from a line from S. Connolly (Temuka) made the high price of 89s 7d, and the whole line of 47 averaged 84s 6d. The best of the entry made from 72s Id to 89s 7d, good from 62s 7d to 71s Id. and others from 48s to 61s Id. The main sales were:—

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold:—on account of J. G. Marshall (Mount Hutt), 24 at 55s Id to 69s Id; A. A. Hulston (West Melton), 5 at 62s

Dalgety and Company sold:—on account of G. F. Middleton (Winchmore), 5 at 50s Id; C. O. Redfern (Darfield), 2 at 73s 7d; G. McGloin (Springbank), 10 at 52s Id to 60s Id; Miss A. Moller (Oxford). 1 at 48s Id.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold:—on account of P. J. Mowat (Fairton), 2 at 53s Id; H. R. Wilson (Cheviot), 22 at 61s id to 66s Id; J. A. Harrison (Spotswood), 13 at 57s Id to 62s Id; Master B. Mackie (Kaikoura), 3 at 66s Id; Miss G. Mackie (Kaikoura), 2 at 60s Id; Miss J. Townsend (Darfield), 3 at 77s Id to 85s Id; H. R. Bell (Dorie), 14 at 72s 7d to 76s Id; O. H. Sprott (Pendarves), 50 at 66s 7d to 78s 7d; J. D. Alexander (Mount Hutt), 16 at 58s Id to 60s Id; J. W. Withell (Ealing), 67 at 54s Id to 73s Id; L. A. Watson (Methven), 26 at 64s to 77s Id; Mrs G. K. Woodhouse (Racecourse Hill), 20 at 67s Id to 74s Id; R. Henderson (Halkett). 34 at 59s Id to 62s Id; R. H. Bedford (Darfield). 2 at 55s Id; R. J. Clarkson and Son (Mount Hutt). 16 at 57s Id to 64s Id; Miss A. Gartery (Cust), 1 at 60s. National Mortgage and Agency sold:— on account of H. Lamb (Valetta), 4 at 66s Id; D. Cairns (Newlands), 1 shorn at 43s Id; R. S. Gunn (Darfield), 9 at 63s Id. H. Matson and Company sold:—on account of S. Connolly (Temuka), 47 at 55s Id to 89s 7d; W. Mee (East Eyreton), 1 at 85s 7d; K. Pawsey (Springston), 4 at 51s Id; L. D. Adams (Sheffield), 2 at 51s 7d; G. G. and J. F. Smith (Springston), 23 at 57s Id to 57s 7d; A. J. Skurr (Oxford), 20 at 58s ‘7d to 63s Id; L. and R. Ensor (Cashmere), 1 at 63s 7d; J. A. Read (Ashburton), 1 at 51s 7d; N. W. Skurr (Oxford). 8 at 48s Id to 53s 7d. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold:—on account of C. W. S. Loffhagen (Rangiora), 20 at 59s Id; Mrs M. Chatterton (Dunsandel), 3 at 69s Id to 78s Id; C. S. Chatterton (Dunsandel), 20 at 69s Id to 78s Id; C. J. Ballagh (Fernside), 20 at 58s Id to 65s Id; R. C. Thompson (Oxford), 2 at 35s Id to 63s Id; Miss E. G. Banks (Templeton), 7 at 87s Id to 89s Id; J. J. Allen (Dunsandel), 9 at 65s Id; Croy Bros. (Bennetts), 13 at 50s Id to 65s Id; Misses M. and J. Lochhead (Springston), 3 at 87s Id; T. Doody (Oxford). 1 at 50s Id.

FAT SHEEP The entry of fat sheep was 3849 against 4628 last week. Quality was again excellent, and fully up to the high standard of recent weeks. Probably because of the very big supply of extra heavy show sheep last week, the demand for this type was not as keen, and prices were down by 2s a head. Other wethers and all classes of ewes sold steadily at last week’s rates. A splendid line of 29 wethers from Mrs M. Chatterton (Dunsandel) averaged 95s 7d each, and the tops of them sold at 99s Id. Another line of 20 from Hororata made from 90s Id to 91s Id. Six ewes from Moore-Bros. (Seafield) made 67s Id. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 99s Id. Prime heavy wethers, 64s to 765. Prime medium-weight wethers. 55s to 635. Ordinary and light wethers, to 545. Extra prime heavy ewes, to 67s Id. Prime ewes, 51s to 58s. Prime medium-weight ewes, 45s to 50s. Ordinary and plain ewes, to 445. The main sales were:— New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold: on account of A. A. Hulston (West Melton), 32 ewes at 46s Id to 53s Id; R. F. White (Hororata). 15 wethers at 65s Id to 77s Id; Mrs M. McMillan (Fernside), 10 wethers at 79s Id to 80s Id; G. L. Brown (Studholme), 8 wethers at 70s Id; Miller’s Estate (Pleasant Point), 20 ewes at 59s Id to 61s Id, 12 wethers at 73s Id to 79s Id; J. G. Marshall (Mount Hutt), 16 wethers at 56s Id, 94 ewes at 23s Id to 42s ld;< estate J. Reid (Darfield), 4 ewes at 35s id to 44s Id; R. Reid (Darfield), 10 ewes at 35s Id to 53s Id; Mrs H. Poff (Mount Hutt). 171 ewes at 59s Id to 60s Id; D. Hartnell (St. Andrews), 73 ewes at 35s to 39s Id. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: on.account of R. C. Thomp.son (Oxford), 5 ewes at 54s Id; H. G. Cross (Oxford), 22 ewes at 52s Id to 54s Id; R. Fletcher (Rakaia), 37 shorn wethers at 54s Id to 57s Id; R. F. Lochhead (Springston South), 25 ewes at 60s Id to 61s Id; R. W. Binns (Loburn), 10 wethers at 69s Id to 77s Id, 1 maiden ewe at 65s Id; T. Doody (Oxford), 9 wethers at 75s Id; Croy Bros. (Bennetts), 29 ewes at 50s Id to 55s Id; J. R. Croy (Bennetts), 6 ewes at 51s'ld; Mrs J. R. Miller (Loburn), 81 ewes at 42s Id to 46s Id; R. Bell (Rakaia), 62 ewes at 53s Id to 56s Id; N. J. C. Anderson (Wheatstone), 48 ewes at 55s Id to 63s Id; W. H. Gillespie (Bennetts), 20 ewes at 59s Id to 60s; P. K. Thompson (Oxford), 7 ewes at 50s Id; Thompson Bros. (Horrelville), 24 ewes at 57s Id to 60s Id; Moore Bros. (Seafield), 59 ewes at 56s Id to 67s Id; Mrs M. Chatterton (Dunsandel), 29 wethers at 91s Id to 99s Id; R. N. Jarman Trust (Hororata), 20 wethers at 90s Id to 91s Id; Miss M. A. and W. Loffhagen (Ashley), 14 wethers at 73s Id to 77s Id; R. H. Maidens (Lauriston), 58 wethers at 83s Id to 91s Id; P. G. Holmes (Methven), 54 wethers at 81s Id to 86s Id; R. C. Waghorn (Chorlton). 5 wethers at 70s Id, 57 shorn wethers at 46s Id to 51s Id; G. A. Harrison (Domett), 67 shorn wethers at 42s Id to 51s Id; G. Adams (Greendale). 5 wethers at 73s Id.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of M. B. Leslie (Cust), 25 shorn ewes at 30s Id to 35s Id; Hayes Bros. (Halkett), 10 wethers at 77s Id to 87s Id: C. C. Thorne (Hororata), 6 wethers at 68s Id to 69s Id; G. Boyd (Kaikoura), 3 wethers at 77s Id; L. A. Watson (Mount Hutt), 60 wethers at 63s 7d to 78s 7d; J. A. Harrison (Cheviot), 51 wethers at 64s 7d to 88s Id; G. Hueston (Little River), 5 wethers at 78s Id to 79s Id; P. J. Mowat (Fairton), 46 ewes at 45s Id to 56s Id, 12 wethers at 71s Id to 90s Id; R. Henderson (Halkett), 6 ewes at 60s Id, 4 wethers at 70s 7d; J. A. Dolan (Rakaia), 74 ewes at 51s Id to 59s 7d; J. W. Withell (Ealing), 34 ewes at 60s Id to 65s Id, 22 wethers at 84s-Id; H. R. Bell (Rakaia). 59 ewes at 44s Id to 58s Id; H. R. Wilson (Cheviot). 15 ewes at 57s Id, 38 wethers at 77s Id to 86s Id; R. H. Bedford (Darfield), 17 wethers at 81s Id to 81s 7d; Gibb Bros. (Motunau), 21 shorn wethers at 46s Id to 51s 7d; J. Irwin (Mount Hutt), 65 shorn wethers at 65s 7d to 72s Id; D. H. Johnston (Dunsandel), 31 wethers at 80s Id to 85s Id; J. H. McKendry (Mount Hutt). 58 wethers at 75s Id to 80s Id; J. Payne (Springston), 18 wethers at 87s 7d to 88s 7d; T. I. and T. W. Perry (Mount Hutt), 39 wethers at 77s Id to 82s 7d. National Mortgage and Agency sold:— on account of J. Dooley (Wyndham), 6 wethers at 58s Id; J. E. Cairns (Newlands). 18 wethers at 76s Id to 80s Id; G. H. Lamb (Valetta), 38 wethers at 71s Id to 83s Id, 16 ewes at 54s Id to 56s Id; S. H. Anderson (Methven), 63 ewes at 48s Id to 53s Id; R. S. Gunn (Racecourse Hill), 30 wethers at 77s Id to 80s Id; D Cairns (Newlands). 30 wethers at 87s Id to 90s Id.

Dalgety and Company sold:—on account of G. W. Broughton and Sons (Darfield), 20 wethers at 75s Id to 78s Id: F. G Collin (Greendale). 20 wethers at 77s Id to 78s Id; K. D. and A. M. Henderson (Oxford), 8 wethers at 81s Id: G. A. Bitmead (Oxford), 8 wethers at 60s Id to 72s Id; Bowman Bros. (Gore), 72 wethers at 83s Id to 87s Id; J. H. Jebson (Sheffield), 28 ewes at 54s Id to 57s Id; Glen Albvn estate (Parnassus), 53 ewes at 49s Id to 51s 7d; J A. Courage (Amberley), 64 ewes at 53s Id to a6s Id; G. Callaghan (Methven), 34 ewes at 51s 7d to 57s 7d; M. F. Macfar’ane (Waikan), 15 wethers aF 85s Id- C O Redfern (Darfield), 21 wethers at Foi I? to > 8 Z? ld: p - Graham and Sor Tapu), 38 wethers at 76s Id id g*

W. Bently (Coalgate), 17 wethers at 86s Id; estate H. Ensor (Double Hill>, o 9 wethers at 73s Id to 78s Id; T. I. and T. W. Perry (Methven), 18 wethers at 76s 7d to 77s Id; A. M. Bennett (Bennetts), 15 wethers at 72s Id; F. C. Cole (Waiau), 26 shorn hoggets at 41s Id; D. L. Ensor (Glenrock), 61 wethers at 77s Id to 83s Id; C. Nordquist (Mount Hutt), 29 ewes at 52s Id to 56s 7d; D. McLeod (Methven), 30 ewes at 54s Id to 57s Id; R. A. Callaghan (Mount Hutt), 40 ewes at 53s Id to 56s id, 17 wethers at 76s Id to 79s Id; H. D. Greenwood (Amberley), 65 wethers at 73s Id to 75s Id; *H. C. Deans (Coalgate), 9 wethers at 76s Id; R. J. Low (Mount Hutt), 15 ewes at 42s Id, 3 wethers at 69s Id. H. Matson and Company sold:—on account of G. G. and J. F. Smith (Springston), 4 wethers at 50s Id to 57s 7d; J. A. i Read (Ashburton), 22 wethers at 59s 7d to 76s 7d; S. M. Wilson (Balcairn), 3 ewes at 56s Id; W. H. Tyson (Springston), 31 ewes at 50s Id, 1 wether at 77s Id; J. E. H. McGrath (Oxford), 18 ewes at 55s Id to 58s 7d, 1 maiden ewe at 72s Id, 1 wether at 80s; F. D. Clark (Yaldhurst), 34 wethers at 68s 7d to 71s Id; estate L. T. Wright (Annat), 20 weth>ers at 74s 7d to 80s Id; Abbot Bros. (Southbridge), 14 wethers at 76s Id to 78s Id; A. P. Smith (West EyretOTi), 20 wethers at 79s 2d to 90s Id; Wylie Bros. (Sefton), 45 wethers at 78s 7d to 80s 7d; G. M. Dixon (East Eyreton), 24 shorn wethers at 43s 7d to48s 7d; Miss M. L. McGrath (Oxford), 24 ewes at 53s 7d to 62s Id, 2 maiden ewes at 25s Id; L. G. Skurr (Oxford), 21 ewes at 55s Id to 58s Id. FAT CATTLE The entry of fat cattle was 457, -against 446 last week, and though not up to the very high standard of the show sale, the quality was very good. Bidding for cows of all sorts was keen, and prices were up by £1 a head. Heifers held last week’s rctes, and the better-finished mediumweight and light-weight steers were fully firm, but heavy steers were cheaper by up to £1 a head. The top-priced steer was one from J. Plaskett and Son (Fernside), which realised £3B 2s 6d. A line of eight from the estate of G. L. Ruthelford (Parnassus) made the goAd average of £35 5s 6d, and 16 from C. B. Thacker (Okain’s Bay) £34 10s. Heifers made up to £27 2s 6d, the price received by E. A. Gibb (Franz Josef). A cow from S. W. Birdling (Birdling’s Flat) made £2B 7s 6d. Best beef made to 80s per 1001 b, with some sales at 85s; good made 57s 6d to 67s 6d, medium to 555; best cows to 655, and secondary cow 34s 6d to 40s. Values were:—

Extra prime heavy steers, to £3B 2s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £25 to £29 10s. £2s >l ' ime medium “ wei B ht steers, £22 10s to

£2? r ios ary and Hght ste€rs ’ £l5 10s to Extra prime heifers, to £27 2s 6d. Prime heifers, £l6 to £2O. Ordinary and light heiiers, £9 to £l5. ExLa prime cows, to £2B 7s 6d. Prime cows, £ll 10s to £l7. Plain and light cows, to £lO 10s. The main sales were:— National Mortgage and Agency sold:— On account of estate G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus), 8 steers at £34 2s 6a to £3/ 12s 6d; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), d steers at £27 7s 6d to £3l 2s 6d; Sir Bruce Ste»vart (Pigeon Bay), 6 baby beef at £xy 17s 6d; H. Millichamp (Tinwald), 2 steers at £23 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £lB 17s 6d, 2 cows at £l5 12s 6d to £l9 2s 6d; R- Paul (Rakaia), 2 steers at £22 2s 6d; W. J. Stockdill (Mount Hutt), 1 baby beef at £l7 17s 6d; S. H. Anderson (Methven), 2 heifers at £l9 17s 6d to £2l 7s 6d. 1 cow at £l3 7s 6d; P. A. McLaren (Ashburton), 2 heifers at £22 12s 6d; R. Kimber (Ohoka), 2 cows at £l4 7s 6d; A. A. Butler (Rakaia), 2 cows at £l3 17s 6d to £l6 2s 6d.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold:—On account of C. B. Thacker, jun. (Okain’s 8 steers at £25 12s 6d to £27 17s 6d; K. Austin (Flaxton), 14 steers at £2l 2s 6d to £24 17s 6d; A. M. Smith (Cheviot), 6 steers at £3l 17s 6d to £37 17s 6d; E. A. Gibb (Franz Josef), 8 heifers at £2l 12s 6d to £26 12s 6d; T. I. and T. W. Perry (Mount Hutt), 1 cow at £25 17s 6d; H. W. Hills (Mina), 1 heifer at £2O 2s 6d; Hollis Bros. (Chertsey), 3 heifers at £l5 17s 6d to £lB 2s 6d; H. K. Woods (Motukarara), 1 cow at £2l 12s 6d; T. J. Power (Ohoka), 1 cow at £2l 12s 6d Dalgety and Company sold:—On account of C. B. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 16 steers at £33 7s 6d to £36 7s 6d; A. Mlßride (Wataroa), 8_ steers at £27 12s 6d to £29 17s 6d; T. W. Brooks (Brookside), 1 steer at £2B 2s 6d, 1 cow at £24 2s cd, 1 neuer at £l9 17s 6d; A. Heasman (Cheviot), b steers, at £26 2s 6d to £3l 7s 6d; H. L. Watson (Methven), 2 cows at £lB 17s 6d to £22 2s 6d; E. A. Lock (Methven), 1 c®w at £lB 12s 6d; J. Gibb (Franz Josef), 8 heifers at £23 2s 6d to £26 12s 6d, 1 cow at £23 12s 6d; E. A. Gibb (Franz Josef), 8 heifers at £2l 7s 6d to £27 2s 6d. H. Matson and Co. sold:—On account of A. F. S. Rutherford (Mftntrose), 14 -steeis at £27 7s 6d to £35 17s 6d; H. G. Deidrichs (Kokatahi), 16 steers at £25 17s 6d to £2B 12s 6d; Mrs E. M. Montgomery (Little River), 7 steers at £27 17s 6d to £29 7s 6d; D. L. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 4 steers at £26 17s 6d, 9 heifers at £23 12s 6d to £24 7s 6d, 1 cow at £22 2s 6d; T. Masefield (Akaroa), 13 heifers at £29 2s 6d to £25 12s 6d; A. Goodwin (Pigeon Bay). 8 heifers at £24 7s 6d to £26 17s 6d; H. Williams (Fox Glacier), 6 steers at £29 12s 6d to £32 12s 6d, 2 cows at £25 17s 6d to £27 7s 6d; R. T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 3 steers at £26 17s 6d, 7 heifers at £lB 12s 60 to £24 17s 6d, 14 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £2l 7s 6d; estate E. S. Dixon (West Eyreton), 1 steer at £26 2s 6d, 1 cow at £24 2s 6d; F. M. Dixon (East Eyreton), 1 heiier at £25 17s 6d, 1 cow at £2l 2s 6d, 1 steer at £2O 2s 6d; G. W. Minter (Kaiapoi), 1 heifer at £26 17s 6d, 1 cow at £l3 12s 6d; estate John Gibb (Franz Josef Glacier), 6 steers at £2B 17s 6d to £32 17s 6d; estate S. Cross (Chertsey), 1 steer at £26 12s 6d; H. Anderson (Wainoni), 3 cows at £l3 2s 6d to £lB 2s 6d; Ohoka Homestead, 8 heifers at £l4 7s 6d to £2O 2s 6d.

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold:—on account of C. J. Marshall (Little Akaloa), 9 heifers at £2O 2s 6d to £2l 17s 6d; S. W. Birdling (Birdling’s Flat), 6 steers at £26 2s 6d to £3O 2s 6d, 1 cow at £2B 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £26 12s 6d; Potton and i Nicoll (Tai Tapu), 18 steers at £27 17s 6d to £29 12s 6d; H. Close (Harewood), 4 cows at £ll 7s 6d to £lB 17s 6d; E. W. Haley (Port Levy), 5 heifers at £2l 2s 6d to £26 12s 6d, 3 cows at £2l 7s 6d to £23 2s 6d: Rangiora High School, 2 cows at £l5 7s 6d to £l7 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £l7 17s 6d: J. Plaskett and Son (Fernside), 8 steers at £33 2s 6d to £3B 2s 6d; L. Hooker (Wainui), 7 steers at £23 17s 6d to £2B 7s 6d; J. Kelcher (Rangiora), 2 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £l7 17s 6d; McEvedy Brothers (Southbridge), 1 cow at £l9 12s 6d; P. Upston (Dunsandel), 1 cow •at £l7 17s 6d. VEALERS The entry of vealers was of medium size, but was of uniformly good quality. The demand was brisk throughout the sale, with prices fully up to those of last week. Prime large runners made to £lB 18s 6d, others. £7 18s 6d to £lO 16s; best suckers, £8 Is to £lO 18s 6d; medium suckers. £5 16s to £7 18s 6d; large calves, 65s to 80s; medium, 46s to 635; and small and’ rough down to 225.

STORE CATTLE A small and generally poor quality yarding of store cattle came forward, and apart from a few pens of cows and calves, there were no quotable lines. The demand was good for all classes, and prices were a shade firmer than those at the last sale. Among the quotable lines were 20 Hereford steer calves at £7 13s 6d, 20 Hereford heifer calves at £6 16s, 12 Aberdeen-Angus-Hereford cross heifer calves at £7 3s 6d, 15 Hereford steer calves at £8 Is, 9 two-year AberdeenAngus heifers running with AberdeenAngus bulls at £9 Hs, 9 AberdeenAngus cows running with an AberdeenAngus bull at £7 IBs 6d. and 20 Herebuhs C at W £7 U l2j ng Wlth Aberdeen-An S us

DAIRY CATTLE There was an entry of 65 head in the " ir J’. cattle section and as is customary at this time of the year a good proportion of the yarding lacked condition. Any cows and heifers showing quality met a firm sale, while heifers, which were yarded in small numbers, were dearer by £1 to 30s. Best second, third, arid fourth cal vers made from £l7 to £2O, with odd ir P £23 ’ J medium made £lO m c £ A 6, . and .a ged and inferior £4 to !L he^ ers made from £l7 to up to £23 - medium £7°to°£lo £l€> and SmaU and backward

FAT PIGS Of . pork was the smallest this 2 ’ t P y_ alu fs rose by 3s a head over 3q tn 11 Vf t If of^u he sale and a further ennlu 4 L ter \ Ch °PP e rs were in small Tia p y values showed little change. w ardin M of bac °ners was 14 head, and Sn,, d^ nand was very k€en « wi th prices last wSk. a Par Wlth the gOOd rat * s of Values were;— Light porkers £4 17s 6d to £5 9s 6a Medium porkers, £5 14s 6d to £6 2s 6d Heavy porkers, £6 7s 6d to £6 16s 6d Average price per lb, 12Jd to 15d. C‘ l °PP? rs . £ S 8s 6d to £ll Is. Ligh* baeoners, £7 Is to £7 12s 6d ?S»S, baco " ers ' £7 14s M to £B Ss'fid. Average price per lb, HJd to 12Jd. _ . STORE PIGS ® entry or store pigs was the big--B®?* f or several weeks and included many medium and large stores. The atTendah ho. ° h bUyera was a litUe smaller ana although w«aners practically maintained 2s to stores seemed to be 7f„noa 3s heacl cheaper. The entry InSom£l3 m to £»? “ Pig ' Wblcb lnaae Values were:— Smail weaners, 40s to 48s. Best weaners, 52s to 60s. blips, 61s to 655. Smail stores, 67s to 72s Medium stores, 75s to 80s Large stores. 84s to 945. BURNSIDE (New Zealand Press Association) With an offering 'cattle 9 'at , t ,?" da \ s A at stock sale at Burnside, values better than those of last week bv +° s a head, and in parts of the sale greater increase for the more suitable classes of cattle, cows, and heifers also met with a good demand and Sowed « nfL eaSe the ,- same amount for 31 passes. The quality on the did e sales, flwre being a numßer of pens of only average

S‘ S ;„J :o .Y ntrs l b , utchers w ® re ln ‘he marunfc th 2 hiHHi h « ! ?. ed to k€ep P rice s well P art ‘™' al,y *®®n 9 h oV section, the number offered 22 ! 00, Th L off ering of wethers was *?3? er J han that of the previous ithough ewes again predominated. I# class es most of the offering was good < qual ’ty- The demand was mostly for prime light-weight sheep, and these were better by Is to 2s a head over firm W On k o r. Hea * y , shee P were quoted S!l e «P en of shorn sheep was ofA$ ese ., w ? re J 1 °, t sold at auction. In? 1 *u gain had 3 gO° d followX# g ’„ 1 though there was little in the wav of good-class cattle to establish an idea w f iri V p™d Competition for this class was widespread, and values were well- up to recent sales. p Runners and vealers again were keenly Mph P^ t ai d for, „the better classes making high values. Baeoners and porkers were ♦ r i Wa l d . J n lar ge numbers and easily maintained the rates which have been ruling for the last two weeks. . The fat cattle market was buoyant previfi? s OU we?k d values lmproved over the Prime heavy bulloelcs made to £39 17s 6d ’j 4 Prhne £29 7s 6d to £36 17s 6d £ « 6 2s 6d to £27 17 s 6d, and 2 c^ d: extra prime heifers Tn? ioV’r/ 32 75 .. 6d . Prime £l9 17s 6d to 25 „1 2s 6d ’ m edium £l4 12s 6d to £l6 Sm d ’/ nd from £l3 7s 6d : prime cows made to £2B 7s 6d, prime £l6 S? a 2s j d ’ med ium £l2 17s 6d 17s 6d -. a ? d light from £9 12s 6d. »n hSrt?? 8 Quotable alteration in all heavier classes of sheep, these being on a par with last week’s rates. Butchers r T os . tly interested in handy-weight £ rir P e 21£ avy w ethers made to 85s, prime 74s to 80s, medium 69s to 725, and «S ht nii2l2 ?o S ’ f €X l r « a prin }e ewes made to an A J 2B °ob 6s ’ medium 46s to 495, SLd*. I t g ?« Q f rom^ 375: . best q ua hty lambs to 69s ’ and P r “ne 58s to 625. wa L, a poor cl ass of offering in madp tO n e ca ttle section, the yarding being made up of medium and average sorts £22 P^^L g °°?; COnditioned steers fiiade £22, average three and four-vear-old sorts made from £l7, and one and a half to two-year-olds £l2 5s to £l4- best quality runners made to £l3 7s 6d, and £ r ( n t4c 9 n° £I A : best vealers made from s £3 ite 6 BS> a ” d smaU and

wa s 1““,® Quotable difference in fa ‘„ P‘Ss over last week, the demand for all classes being well up to „ Ex l ™ quality baeoners made £7^9=’ro £8 '“5 ‘,9 £8 15s ' medium f !2s ‘° £7 18s. and light from £7 3s: best porkers made from £6 6s to £6 17s. £4 d l7™ £5 10S tO £5 18S ' and llgl ' lronl