ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume XCII, Issue 27734, 11 August 1955, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT CATTLE DEARER Values For Wethers Lower HOGGETS IN DEMAND With one of the smallest yardings of fat cattle at Addington for a considerable time, prices for steers and heifers improved by about £2 a head. With the prospects for spring growth, •values for store cattle had a tendency to firm. Fat hoggets met a sound market firm on late rates. Fat ewes fully held their own, and at some stages were dearer, but the wether market was inclined to weaken. The market for store hoggets was very much brighter, but ewes—they were generally of poor quality—had a disappointing sale. Only two spring lambs were yarded and they sold at 74s Id and 76s Id respectively. STORE SHEEP A much improved sale for hoggets was the feature of the store sheep market. Warmer weather in the last few days and promising green feed prospects were probably responsible for this strengthening. The yarding was larger than in recent Weeks. A total of 3175, compared witn 1872 last week, consisted of 454 wether hoggets, 328 ewe hoggets, and 320 hoggets in. mixed-sex consignments, 1728 ewes, 12 ewes with 12 lambs, and 321 wethers. The hogget sale was much brighter in tone and wether hoggets in particular looked to be at least 2s to 3s a head dearer and. in cases, more. The quality of the yarding was generally fairly good. Best wether hoggets sold from 64s to 735. good 52s to 58s. and others back to 355. The top price pen, which sold at 735, consisted of 12 Corriedales from J. A Variance (Sefton). A large line of 103 Comeau les, including a few* ewe hoggets, maue 70s 6d; 37 Romney wether hoggets found a buyer at 68s,and two pens of mixedrtSL 110 *!®^® 01 ? 68s to 71s - One hun * dred and fifty-six hoggets from M. P. Vessey, of Westerfield, sold at 555. Ewe hoggets were in comparatively short supply, with the best making 67s to andTthert P^ C t'o d 51s eeP be * ng On the other hand, the market tor ewes lacked buoyancy and was disappointing. Apart from about hall a dozen we , r . e of mainly doubtful hut for all classes selling was more difficult and prices were a good is to 2® a head below late rates. % clt O 1 l he y ? ung ewes sold from iS2 m a 7s «!? V*’ dnd others sold down to °? two-shear Corrledue to hun h about the middle Southdown rams, was ?° Id . by .£' Sounders (Omlhi) at 70s; 50 two-tooths, m lamb to Romney rams, from Mrs L. Harper (Walau). made 725; and 60 i w. a a Cl . £o 'i r ‘ t ?2?’ ewes due to lamb in u week to Southdown and Border rams. 6S oth.?'^s y e < We ? -?°i d “ to 65sr C^£tr£?^?u! nc L ude, ? : *ocount of F. k- (Weedons), 80 halfbred ewes, d H® Ou ! to Southdown and Border r®? I ®* 120 at 475, 64 at 38s; J. Swar126 halfbred ewes In lamb r ms 7r 30 i 8d ™ 71 *' 2081 Mount Station (Lake Wakatlpu). 1 truck 2L.’ e, l mo , ew ??- due to lamb in early 7 ° English Leicester rams, al was >r an th .r.s-? t J*" 1 * this sea son there SSL *A EXnM? tt'tambs'and U two’o/°’the ‘ in^lamh™ 8 ,he aa’e at n ieart tambs° f in tl the in peS? b gave birth to ?°! d fl . ri 2 ly at up to late fates, at p omne y two-tooths sold at .% d ’i nes of two-tooths sola JJ d , r 77 J; 6 S, R omneys from J. E. V. Chirnman (Little River) selling at the lower fat hoggets 426’lart w«7 ar ?i in,!3 totalled 521, against S Ml* St Yus^ 4 OO ?he fl 7enS a r‘S excellence of the offering. Values were 2 n la ? w«kUees££i“"L tot lighter hoggets. Everything SjSsbi2 > J!‘’£. lAa"ler 1 A a " ler to seli - There was ap. ?™*S b, K e .. ou,s da eomnetitlon from Braziers Ton ho . gg s? “frying g<Sd i.S J pl s. e of £s ls Id was obn re N ' w at«on (Wakanui) lor topTf £5 TJ'7d° mPared With last week', . B “t hoggets sold to £5 Is Id with most id<K; ° ■Sales included ; sortatfo?'±2 d Earners' Co-operative As?d( °h account of c. J. Croy (Brookside). 1 at 80s Id; R n Watha.. spoon (Oxford), 2 at 60s Id; p ManSn (Dunsandel). 7 at 67s Id; J. Beatty ora). 32 shorn at 57s Id to 62s Id- B «fi?an (Darfleld), 78 at 74s Id to 86a o a E“ (Hnffalville), 15 at 61s 15 at S & Td BandS < Sp; ~ k >- B» n (WeS). at s?® 7d 64s 7d; F. H. Gilchrist (Oxhnrtn ? Crossman (AshSK tO /c K 77s 7d to 86s ld : J- CarL Oi, T (S *’“ thfcnd £ e )- 4 at 72s 7d to 88s 7d; Ar Gr ,t? r l d3le) ’ 2 at 74s Id to 30® WatsOn (Wakanui), 5 at ?d Xd * chent ’ 59 Bhorn «t 61s 7d to New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account f n ao C^ Sy A rne n« (l S, imberley) - 27 at 65s Id to 78s Id; A. M. Harewood (Avleshury), 12 fit 68s Id to 73a Id; J. H. Syme (Datfield), 21 at 67s Id to ld. - Pyne< Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold* on account of L. A. Watson (Rakaia), 1 at 70s; estate J. A. Callaghan (Coringa), 2 at 74s Id; E D. Stewart (Dorie). 6 at 75s Id to 80s Id. National Mortgage and Agency Company. Ltd., sold: on account of estate F. Cornelius (Te Pirita), 40 at 65s Id to 74s Id; D. Cairns (Wakanui), 6 at 70s Id to 76s Id. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of R. M. Irwin (Rakaia), 23 at 70s Id to 87s Id: E. J. Gold (Hawarden), 1 at 70s Id: F. H. Due (Kopara), 25 at 43s Id to 62s Id.

FAT SHEEP Yardings of fat sheep totalled 3979, against 3567 last week. The general range of quality was excellent. From the outset it was obvious that prime heavy wethers were not wanted by the trade. As a result, this type of sheep was very difficult to quit and in a number of cases failed to elicit a bid. On the other hand, prime medium-weight wethers sold very freely, tut, notwithstanding this, prices were down 2s to 3s, except over the concluding stages, when prices for this class of sheep improved slightly, finishing on a par with last week. Ewes met with steady competition throughout the sale and values were up by Is 6d to 2s 6d. Wethers sold to £5 2s Id, which was the price paid for seven from W. G. Lilley and Son (Methven), and F. D. Ironside (Pendarves) sold seven at £5 0s Id. Top price for ewes was 65s Id paid to J. Irwin (Rakaia) for nine. The price of 64s Id was paid to A. Kennedy (Loburn) for seven, Band Bros. (Kirwee) for 14, and A. P. Tuer (Hororata) for four. Values were:— Extra prime medium wethers, 86s Id to £5 2s Id. Prime heavy, 85s Id to 94s Id. Prime medium, 72s Id to 82s Id. Extra prime ewes, to 65s Id. Prime heavy ewes, 50s Id to 57s Id. Medium and plain, 32s Id to 46s Id. Representative sales were:—■ Dalgety and Company sold: on account of C. C. and K. M. Wells (Oxford), 42 ewes at 55s Id to 56s Id; estate J. A. Wells (Oxford). 31 ewes at 53s Id to 58s Id; C. O. Redfern (Darfield), 21 ewes at 52s Id to 58s Id, 21 wethers at S6s Id to Bds Id; J. A. Courage (Amberley), 7 wethers at 80s Id to 85s Id, 31 ewes at 59s Id to 60s Id; Redfern Brothers (Darfield), 1 wether at 82s Id, 2 ewes at 63s Id; G. Johnson (Woodbury), 54 ewes at 50s Id to 56s Id; A. M. Saunders (Omihi),> 18 ewes at 58s Id; P. Ensor (Double Hill), 39 wethers at 78s to 82s Id; A. O. C. Rutherford (Hawarden), 53 wethers at 72s Id to 77s Id; D. W. Morrow (Montalto), 8 maiden ewes at 63s Id, 1 wether at 76s Id; M. S. Bower (Swannanoa), 90 ewes at 52s Id to 60s Id; G. Kimber (Oxford), 12 ewes at 41s Id; H. B. McLeay (Ruapuna), 28 wethers at 87s Id to 91s Id; G. Harper (Loburn), 60 wethers at 77s Id to 83s Id; R. M. Irwin (Rakaia), 70 wethers at 87s Id to 88s Id. 11 ewes at 50s Id; D. L. Ensor (Glenrock), 60 wethers at 78s to 82s Id; Ashburton consignment. 131 wethers at 78s Id to 83s Id.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of L. A. Watson (Rakaia), 61 wethers at 85s Id to 92s Id, 6 ewes at 44s Id to 50s; H. Dunlea (Ashburton), 3 maiden ewes at 81s Id, 4 wethers at 95s Id; H. G. Mould (Cust), 9 wethers at 80s Id to 83s Id; Miss J. K. Mould (Cust), 11 wethers at 83s Id; M. E. Jenkins (Courtenay), 6 wethers at 86s Id,-68 ewes at 57s Id to 58s Id; W. C. J. Gardiner (Dunsandel), 2 ewei at 55s Id; E. Murchison (Weka Pass), 14 wethers at 70s Id to 80s Id; A. P. Tuer (Hororata), 7 ewes at 54s Id to 64s Id; E. D. Stewart. (Rakaia) 8, wethers at 91s Id, 3 ewes at 57s Id; Quantock and Son (Anama), 14 ewes at 57s Id; J. McKenzie (Wahnate), 32 wethers at 88s Id to 90s Id; O. Gray (Kaikoura), 11 maiden ewes at 76s Id; A. Kennedy (Loburn), 7 ewes at 64s Id; F. L. Schaffer (Weedons), 28 wethers at 81s Id to 86s Id; G. R. Bedford (Darfleld), 30 ewes at 53s Id to 57s Id; Mrs F. M. Jackman (Cheviot), 29 ewes at 57s Id to 61s Id; J. G. McLaughlin (Rakaia), 62 ewes at 55s Id to 62s Id; Mrs M. A. Gartery (Cust), 21 ewes at 57s Id; J. Irwin (Rakaia), 30 ewes at 48s Id to 65s Id; F. B. Magson (Rakaia), 68 ewes at 49s Id to 61s Id, 2 wethers at 96s Id; J. A. Westenra (Hawarden), 6 wethers at 85s Id; M. Adams (Charing Cross), 7 wethers at 79s Id to 9os Id; J. H. Gardner (Dunsandel), 18 ewes at 47s Id to 56s Id; R. B. Shellock (Rakaia), 30 wethers at 89b Id to 94s Id; J. Redmond (Darfield), 21 wethers at 90s Id to 92s Id; H. McKellow (Hororata), 26 wethers at 68s Id to 94s Id; D. J. Stewart (Rakaia), 8 wethers at 72s Id to 87s Id, 50 ewes at 50s Id to 57s Id. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold: on account of D. and C. Syme (Kimberley), 2 maiden ewes at -75 s Id, 11 ewes at 48s Id. 21 wethers at 85s Id to 93s Id; J. H. Syme (Darfleld), 13 ld 10 S7s ld; J - H - Horrell (Horrelville), 28 ewes at 50s Id to 58s Id; C. Page and Son (Courtenay), 10 twotooth wethers at 79s Id to 84s Id; W. J. Russell (Leithfield), 10 two-tooth wethers at 79s Id; A. M. Harwood (Aylesbury), 8 two and three-shear wethers at 76s Id; £; (Pendarves), 25 wethers at to Os ld: w - G - LiUe y and Son (Methven), 12 wethers at 97s Id to £5 2s Id; B. Doig (Chertsey), 32 wethers at 90s Id to 98s Id.

National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of W. A. New all (Waiau). 21 ewes at 40s; R. J. McGloy (Rakaia), 39 ewes at 56s Id to 59s Id; J. M. Blackley (Rakaia), 24 ewes at 55s Id; G. J. Francis (Halswell), 195 wethers at 83s Id to 90s id- 16 shorn wethers at 63s Id; E. Cairns (Wakanui), 55 wethers at 85s Id to 91s Id; W. K. Wilson and Son (Rakaia), 18 wethers at 88s Id; J. B. Morris (Hororata), 7Q wethers at 80s Id to 87s Id; Mrs D. M. Knowles (Darfield), 16 twotooth ewes at 84s Id to 88s Id; C. T. Brown (Omihi), 16 wethers at 77s Id to 79s Id; G. A. Roberts (Temuka), 76 ewes at 38s Id to 58s ld; R. Scott (Fairlie), 56 wethers at 84s Id to 92s ld; estate F. J. D. Parsons (Waiau), 89 ewes at 36s Id to 51s Id, 15 wethers at 70s Id. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of W. Giddings (Ealing), 116 ewes at 47s Id to 62s Id; Band Bros. (Kirwee), 22 ewes at 55s Id to 64s Id; Davies Bros. (Waiau), 7 shorn wethers at 62s Id, 17 shorn ewes at 33s Id to 37s Id, 15 ewes at 53s Id to 56s Id; F. W. Crossman (Ashburton), 52 ewes at 57s Id to 60s Id; C. Ashworth and Sons (Leithfield), 32 ewes at 61s Id to 63s Id; J. Carroll (Southbridge), 5 young ewes at 74s Id; B. J. Adams (Charing Cross), < two-tooth ewes and wethers at 82s Id: A. W. Taylor (Springfield). 40 wethers at 90s Id to 96s Id; R. B. Pawsey (Wakanui), 20 wethers at 97s ld; E. M. Adams (Greendale), 7 wethers at 95s Id; F. H. Gilchrist (Oxford), 27 young ewes at 78s Id; J. E. H. McGrath (Oxford), 33 ewes at 55s Id; Mrs M. L. Croy (Oxford), 7 ewes at 43s Id to 52s Id; A. G. Beere (Oxford). 19 wethers at 79s Id to 81s Id. New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: on account of A. D. Olliver (Hororata), 3 ewes at 42s Id, 26 wethers at 75s Id to 80s Id; Waimairi Farm (Horrelville), 53 ewes at 43s Id to 44s Id; M. P. Vessey (Ashburton), 15 ewes at 42s Id; J. R. Good (Ashburton), 22 ewes at 48s Id, 80 wethers at 74s Id to 92s Id, 5 young ewes at 68s Id; R. D. Wotherspoon (Oxford), 37 ewes at 41s Id to 42s Id; A. G. Hurley (Horrelville), 20 ewes at 49s Id to 50s Id, 10 wethers at 80s Id; estate J. H. Jarman (Darfield), 40 ewes at 48s Id to 49s Id; W. H. Gillespie (Bennetts), 28 ewes at 49s Id; Gartery Bros. (Springbank). 18 ewes at 53s Id, 10 wethers at 80s Id; A. W. Taylor (Methven), 40 wethers at 94s Id; Moore Bros. (Ashburton),. 49 wethers at 79s Id to 92s Id; A. Smither (Fernside), 63 wethers at 83s Id; F. Harding (Bennetts), 10 wethers at 74s Id: K. Suter (Akaroa), 12 wethers at 71s Id. FAT CATTLE At 241 head the fat cattle yarding was one of the smallest for a very, long time. Choice beef was in short supply and as a result steers and heifers improved by round £2 a head. A big proportion of the small yarding consisted at. ordinary quality cows which again sold firmly at late rates. Top price of the day was £55 17s 6d for a steer from Quantock and Son (Anama). Eight steers from H. Williams (Fox Glacier) averaged £46 2s 6d each, with the line selling from £44 12s 6d to £47 2s 6d. Heifers realised up to £39 2s 6d for the tops of a line of 11 from Mrs M. J. Reed (Darfield) and single entries of cows from E. P. King (Waipara) and B. E. Jarman (Darfield) each sold at £3B 12s 6d. Another cow from E. McDrury (Halswell) found a buyer at £3B 7s 6d. Best beef made 115 s per 1001 b, medium to 100 s; best heifer beef to 112 s, medium to 97s 6d; best cow beef to 87s 6d, medium to 73s fid. Values were:— Extra prime steers, to £55 17s 6d. Prime, £4O to £46. Prime medium-weight, £32 to £39. Ordinary and plain, down to £2l. Extra prime heifers, to £39 2s 6d. Prime, £2B 7s fid to £33 7s 6d. Medium, £24 to £29. Ordinary and plain, down to £lB. Extra' prime cows, to £33 12s 6d. Prime. £24 to £29.. Medium, £l9 to £23. Ordinary and plain, down to £lO. Sales were as follows: H. Matson and Company sold: on account of Longs Brothers (Otago), 16 steers at £42 17s 6d to £47 7s 6d; Mrs id. Huston (Harewood), 1 cow at £25 2s 6d; Mould Brothers (Duvauchelle), 8 cows at £25 17s fid to £3O 17s 6d; H. B. Moir (Lincoln), 2 cows at £25 12s 6d to £33 17s fid; estate J. H. Muirhead (Ashburton), 1 cow at £35 2s 6d; E. G. Evans (Fernside), 1 cow at £22 7s 6d; Mrs J. and R. McLaughlin (Lakeside), 1 cow at £24 7s fid; E. tcDrury (Halswell), 2 cows at £29 17s fid to £3B 7s 6d; J. Thomson (Waikuku), 2 cows at £23 7s 6d to £27 12s fid; Mrs M. K. Wilson (Sefton), 1 cow at £25 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £22 7s 6d; V. Boylton (Ashburton), 1 cow at £26 12s 6d; J. Swarbrick (Oxford), 1 cow at £2B 12s fid. New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Association sold: on account of B. E. Newton (Ashburton), 2 steers at £3O 17s 6d to £37 2s 6d; W. L. Foster (Parnassus), 2 steers at £3O 17s 6d to £43 12s 6d, 4 cows at £2O 7s 6d to £3l 2s fid; G. W. Leatham (Ashburton). 1 cow at £2B 17s fid, 2 steers at £23 17s 6d; R. H. Donaldson (Hinds), 2 cows at £27 7s 6d to £37 171 fid; A. A. Lovett (Waterton), 1 cow at £26 12s 6d; Mrs V. M. Hampton (Waterton), 1 steer at £24 12s fid; W. S. Rae (Hinds), 1 cow at £l9 12s 6d, 1 heifer at £23 17s fid; A. H. Pearce and Son (Coutts Island), 3 cows at £l7 12s 6d to £2l 12s 6d; Moore Brothers (Seafield). 1 steer at £26 17s 6d; B. E. Jarman (Darfield), 1 cow at £3B 12s 6d; E. J. McGrath (Kaiapoi), 2 cows at £22 17s 6d; A. R. G. Donaldson (Elgin), 2 cows at £23 7s 6d, V. K. Wagner (Brookside), 1 cow at £2B 12s 6d; M. Gldden (Oxford). 1 cow at £24 2s 6d; S. E. Rossiter (Oxford), 1 cow at £23 7s 6d; D. E. Ensor (Cust), 2

steers at £2B 17s fid; J. S. Upston (Dunsandel), 1 heifer at £24 2s fid, Sateera at £22 12s Ed.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., sold: on account of J. G. Latter (Kaikoura), 8 steers at £34 2s 6d to £4O 12s 6d; R. F. Leadley (Elgin), 8 steers at £25 12s 6d to £34 7s 6d; Quantock and Son (Anama), 1 steer at £55 17s 6d; W. G. McCormick (Ashburton), 1 cow at £3l 2s fid and 2 steers at £24 12s 6d; H. J. Poff (Cheviot), 4 steers at £25 12s 6d to £32 12s 6d; H. McKellow (Hororata), 3 steers at £3l 12s 6d to £5O 2s 6d.

National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Miss C. Brown (Omihi), 3 steers at £42 12s 6d to £45 2s 6d; C. T. Brown (Omihi), 1 steer at £4l 17s 6d; M. S. Brown (Omihi), 1 steer at £46 2s 6d; A. R. Brown (Omihi), 1 steer at £44 12s 6o; Mrs O. L. Brown (Omihi), 2 steers at £44 2s 6d to £44 7s 6d; R. D. Parsons (Parnassus), 7 steers at £3O 2s 6d to £36 7s 6d, and 1 cow at £2l 17s 6d; H. Williams (Fox Glacier), 8 steers at £44 12s fid to £47 2s fid; E. A. Gibb (Franz Josef Glacier), 5 steers at £43 12s fid to £45 7s' fid, and 4 heifers at £33 2s fid to £34 12s 6d; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 8 steers at £3B 7s 6d to £44 17s 6d; R. B. Alison (Burnside), 3 steers at £3l 2s 6d; estate W. Lochhead (Lakeside), 4 steers at £3B 12s fid to £39 17s 6d; C. R. Wakelin (WinchmoreL 3 steers at £29 17s 6d to £36 17s fid; Tdrs M. J. Reed (Darfield), 11 heifers at £23 2s 6d to £39 2s 6d; K. G. Lamb (Hinds), 3 heifers at £2O 7s 6d; F. J. Kerr (Kaikoura), 2 heifers at £24 2s fid to £2B 17s 6d, and 8 cows at £23 17s fid to £29 12 6d <i E * P ’ King (Waipara >» 1 cow at £3B

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on : account of I. S. Douglas (Ethelton), 1 ! steer at £4B 2s 6d, 1 cow at £2l 12s 6d, 3 cows at £26 17s 6d; estate E. S, Taylor 1 « 3 st eers at £3l 7s fid to £45 ; lis 6d; B. E. Jessep (Lake Coleridge), 3 1 a ‘ £ , 31 128 6d - K - a «d R- Adams ’ 1 steer at £42 7s 6d, 1 cow £ 32 6d> 1 heifer at £2B 2s fid; D. Sl ac « rea <Jl y (Ben Lee h 1 cow at £3l 1 £31 6 lis fid SteVenS ( 1:11161100 >• 1 Btcer at •» a _^ ew Zealand Loan and Mercantile TYfn n^L 8 P ld /^z? n , account of Beckenham ( Ethelton), 8 steers at £32 12s 6d to £4O 2s fid; J. McGuire (Halswell), 2 cows at £2l 7s fid to £24 17s 6d; J. Bur- ' nett (Cheviot), 1 cow at £27 2s 6d; G. , Young (Mina), 1 cow at £2l 17s 6d; F. ( Ataahu a )’ 2 heifers at £3l 7s 6d to ’ r 3 £ 2 o 1 cow at £2B 17s 6 d; F. C. and 17s 6^ CWmanSkl 3 cows at £24 ; STORE CATTLE «»2? ere a , brighter tone about the r^i^. altle *A? ? nd both Frown and yearling cattle looked to be dearer. A sizeable offering of steers from the Chathams appeared to sell relatively well. Among sales were the following: on account of Chudleigh Estate (Chathams), 58 a 1 v. ing i three-year-old Aberdeen Angus and “berdeen Angus cross steers at £l9 3s 6d I 4 S ««£ thorn cr oss steers at 6d to £26 8s 6d; L. E. Pain S»+ h^V? t o’ 6 Aberdeen Angus heifer calves 6d: , T ou S ' Pouglas (Cheviot), 5 Snorthorn and Shorthorn-Hereford cross steer calves at £l4 13s 6d; on account of clients, a pen of yearling Aberdeen Angus f 2O 13s 6d ' 7 two-year-old B ®ref.ord steers at £27 Is, 6 Aberdeen Angus steer calves at £lO 18s 6d. DAIRY CATTLE I here was a large entry of about 90 head m the dairy cattle section, and SK^‘J y S an ®r a lly very ordinary, with ’ ,°* e seieetlpn consisting oi backward and low condition and the bulk being of Jersey or Jersey cross little demand in evidence sa t was very slack, with values generally about 50s to 60s easier than last week, and sales in many cases being made only at very low rates. „ ®. eBt sec °P d ’ third, and fourth calvers sold from £lB to £25, with odd Friesians or better class cattle selling up to £3O, £12 a to / 17 L and a « ed and inferior down to £3. The heifer entry was and of lhe few on offer the pest Friesian and Friesian cross sold up to about £27, with small and inferior making down to about £5. T VEALERS in the veal section there was a fairly large yarding, consisting mainly of large runners. Quality was of medium standar“• Large and medium vealers were in gopd demand at values up to about 30s better than late rates. Large runners sold at £2O to £25 Is, large vealers at £l5 to £l9 18s 6d. medium yealers at £l2 to £l4 18s 6d, and rough calves £5 to £ll. FAT PIGS The entry in the porker section was the smallest so far this year, and the demand for best quality pigs was excellent. Even the poorer class of pig sold readily. Choppers were in moderate numbers, and competition was keen, with values fully on a par with last week’s good rates. Again pnly a few pens of baconers were entered, and for these competition was much brighter and values improved by 10s. to 15s a head. Values were:— Light porkers, £5 Is 6d to £6 7s fid. Medium. £6 9s fid to £7 4s fid. Heavy, £7 9s fid to £8 9s fid. Choppers, £8 Is to £l5 3s 6d. Baconers, £9 3s fid to £ll 18s 6d. STORE PIGS The entry in the store pig oection was of average size, but quality was very much improved. The attendance of buyers was a little larger, and values for the best Classes improved by 5s to 10s a head, this being particularly noticeable in the case of large stores. Only one in-sow pig was entered, and it was passed in. Values were:—

Small weaners, 35s to 555. Best weaners, 63s to 70s. Slips, 72s to 78s. Small and medium stores, 80s to 90s. Large stores, 92s to 102 s.