ADDINGTON MARKET Show Lambs Bring £l6 10s, Steers £77

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30191, 24 July 1963, Page 18

ADDINGTON MARKET Show Lambs Bring £l6 10s, Steers £77

Prize-winning cattle and sheep at the Grand National Fat Stock Show on Monday were sold at Addington market yesterday. The feature of the sale was the £l6 10s Od paid for each of five Corriedale lambs which won the Associated Meat Buyers, Ltd. Gup. Show wethers sold to £6 each and ewes to 70s.

Two steers —one a Shorthorn under two years of age—each realised £77 in the sale of prize-winning show cattle and the Butchers’ Gup pen of three steers made £75 each. Heifers made to £5B and cows to £45.

Fat cattle values improved sharply again, with prices for steers and heifers up by 30s to 10s a head and more. Cows also improved by 10s to 20s. There was also a strong inquiry for store cattle, which were forward in limited numbers.

For fat lambs the market was similar to last week’s. In the fat sheep pens ewes were slightly dearer. At first wethers tended to ease, but they subsequently recovered to at least last week’s prices. A larger yarding of store sheep sold soundly at improved rates.

Sale Of Prize Stock

The feature of the sale of Grand National Fat Stock Show prize-winning stock was the £l6 10s paid for the pen of Corriedale lambs which won the Associated Meat Buyers’ Cup for K. R. Taylor (Te Pirita). Men with long experience round the yards believe it may be one of the best sales of lambs ever made at the yards and it may rank among the highest ever made in the country. It compared with £8 17s 6d paid last year for Mr Taylor’s sheep when they also won the cup.

In contrast with some previous years when ordinary commercial! cattle have made as much money as show prize winners. there was a useful premium yesterday for the top show cattle. In general it was about £6 to £8 a head but in cases it was considerably more. The Butchers' Cup pen of three steers, not over three years old. to dress out at under 8001 b. which was exhibited for the third time in succession by D. E. Coakley, of Hailswell, was bought for £75 a head by Mr B. M Owens, the president of the Canterbury Meat Retailers’ Association, who has a butchery in Fendalton road. Last year Mr Coakley’s winning cattle sold for £66 Before the sale of these cattle Mr Owens presented the cup to Mr Coakley. Top price for steers was £77 which was paid for a Shorthorn steer under two years of age exhibited by E. H. Matheson, of Middlemarch, which won a special award given by the New Zealand Beef Shorthorn Cattle Breeders' Association, and also for an Aberdeen Artgus-Here-ford cross in the class for a bullock over three years of age from W. A. Grant (Fairlie) which was only third in its class. Prize-winning steers sold from £47 up to £77, with the bulk of the sales being made at £6O or better. Placed heifers sold from £42 to £5B. with the top money going to D. O. Masefield (Goughs Bay) for an Aberdeen Angus cross which was first in the class for cattle under three years. Last year the best money paid for a heifer was £5l. Prize-winning cows made from £35 to £45 with D. O. Masefield again getting the top price for his cow which won the class for females of three years of age or over. A year ago cows ranged up to £35. Vealers which won show awards sold from £32 to £4O with Kylemore Farm (Rakaia) and E R. J. Stewart (Darfield) receiving £4O for cattle which filled first and second places in the class. Last year the top price for veal was £45. SHOW SHEEP What is believed to be one of the highest prices ever paid in New Zealand for fat lambs was realised for the pen which won the Associated Meat Buyers' Cup at the show on Monday. Entered bv K. R. Taylor, of Te Pirita. the five Corriedale wether lambs realised £l6 10s and were bought by Mr T. Owen, of Christchurch. All other pens of stock entered in the show met a sound demand, with non-prize winning entries occasionally bettering the prices realised for the prize-winning stock. One example of this was two pens of Dorset Horn cross lambs, which realised £6 10s and £6 7s 6d respectively, compared with the 87s 6d realised for the winning pen.

In presenting the eup to Mr Taylor, one of the judges, Mr W. S Hughes, said the pen was one of excellent cutting quality sheep. He issued a warning to producers to ensure that sheep offered in the fat pens had sufficient wool on to enable them to be properly handled when being killed. At present some difficulty was being experienced because of sheep which came in with too little wool.

Prize-winning lambs sold from 75s up to the top money. In addition to Mr Taylor’s pen, I. A. Hewson (Temuka) was paid £6 2s fid and Campbell and Hart ißakaia) were paid £5 17s fid.

Wethers brought from 80s to £6. with the £5 mark being exceeded on several occasions. Top price of £6 went to J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri) for his first prize-winning Romneys. Last year the highest price for wethers was 97s 6d.

The prize-winning ewes ranged from 57s fid to 70s. The top price was gained by D. J and J. Stewart (Rakaia) for Corriedale ewes which headed the class for Corriedale or halfbred ewes over four shear and over 1121 b. Last year ewes sold to 60s. Details of sales of prize stock were (With buyers’ names in parenthesis):— FAT CATTLE Bullock, over three years: W A. Grant (Fairlie), £75 (St. Albans Butchery, Papanui road); V. Craw (Chorlton). £75 (A. W. Grimmer, Victoria street); W. A. Grant, £77 (J. Knights Butchery). One steer, not over three years on June 1. 1963: R. F. Fear (Woodend). £76 (Woodend Butchery); D. O. Masefield (Goughs Bay). £64 (Akaroa Butchery); W. A. Grant (Fairlie). £62 (C.F.M. Sales). One steer, not over two years on June 1, 1963: E. H. Matheson (Middlemarch), £77 (M. Johnson. Riccarton road); J. Adamson (Hari Hari), £64 (Cattermoles Butchery. Kaiapoi); Glazebrook. £6O (C.F.M. Sales). Winner of Aberdeen Angus special. Mt. Peel Station (Peel Forest), £54 (C.F.M. Sales).

One heifer, not over three years on June 1. 1963: D. O Masefield (Goughs Bay), £5B (J Gleeson. Lincoln road); estate J. H. Jarman. £45 (C. Harvey. Opawa); estate J. H. Jarman, £42 (C. Harvey, Spreydon). One heifer, not over two years on June 1. 1963: I. W. and N. S Muckle (Dorie). £5O IF. Paviell. Creyke road); D. E. Coakley (Halswell), £43 (E McEwan, Colombo street); R. V. Collier (Annat), £42 (R. Collins Colombo street).

Cow, three years or over on June 1, 1963: D. O. Masefield (Goughs Bay), £45 (Edlins Butchery, Ferry road); D. E Coakley (Halswell), £4O (New Zealand Refrigerating Company); J. W. and N. S. Muckle (Dorie), £35 (Cross's Butchery, Marshland road). Steer or heifer, not over one year old on June 1. 1963: Kylemore Farm (Rakaia), £4O (R Collins. Colombo street); E. R. J. Stewart (Darfield). £4O (Thomas Borthwick’s); E. H. Matheson (Middlemarch), £3B (M. Hibbard, Colombo street): G. W. Letham (Lauriston), £32 (Winter Bros., Armagh street). Three steers, not over three years on June 1, 1963, most suitable for butchers’ purposes: J Adamson (Hari Hari), £66 (Associated Meat Buyers): J Adamson, £67 (T. W. Barrow and Son, Armagh street, and A. Edwards, Colombo street); R. F. Fear (Woodend), £5l (C.F.M. Sales). Three steers, not over two vears on June 1. 1963, most suitable for butchers' purposes: D. E. Coakley. £5B (A B Anderson and Carlton Butchery): Mount Peel Station (Peel Forest). £6O (Thomas Borthwicks): W. D Walker (Dunsandell, £47 (M. Hibbard, Colombo street).

Butchers' Cup, three steers, not over three years old on June 1. 1963. to dress under 8001 b: D. E. Coakley. £75 (B. M Owens, Fendalton road). FAT SHEEP

Five wethers. Corriedale or halfbred, over four-tooth: D. Dennehy (Riccarton), 90s (Burkes Butchery, Lincoln); D Dennehy. 87s fid (Wallis Brothers); J. A. Stewart (Hawarden), 80s (Knight's Butchery) Five wethers, longwool, over four-tooth: Mrs M. A. Haslett (Rakaia). 82s fid (Cross Bros.); Mrs M. A. Haslett, 82s 6d (Cross Brothers). Five wethers, four-tooth Corriedale or halfbred: Mrs F. R Hood (Rakaia), 92s fid (Cross Brothers); E. A. J. Wilson (Burnham), £5 10s (Cross Brothers); F. B. Magson (Rakaia), 92s 6d (J. Welstord, Lyttelton). Five wethers, any breed or cross other than Corriedale or halfbred: J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri), £8 (L. Ashworth, Lincoln road); J. D. Gallagher. £5 7s 6d (J. Coleman, High street); F. B. Magson (Rakaia), 97s 6d (J. Gleeson, Lincoln road). Five wethers, two-tooth Corriedale or halfbred: D. C. F. Mason (Hawarden), £5 5s (E Sayers, St. Martins); E. A. J. Wilson (Burnham), £5 (Wholesale Meat Company); R. G Rainey (Woodend). £5 (Cross Brothers I.

Five wethers, two-tooth, any breed or cross other than Corriedale or halfbred: F B. Magson. £5 7s fid (W. Harris and Son. Christchurch); J. D. Gallagher. £5 2s fid (J. Welsford. Lyttelton); F. B. Magson. £5 5s (M. Johnston, Riccarton). Five wether lambs. Corriedale or halfbred: K. R. Taylor (Te Pirita). £l6 10s (T. Owen. Colombo street l; O. E. Hooper (Rakaia), 95s (J. Gleeson. Lincoln road); C. D. Redfern, 95s (Thomas Borthwick and Sons). Five wether lambs sired by longwool ram: I. A. Hewson (Temuka), £6 2s fid (Wallis Brothers); I- A. Hewson. 92s 6d (Carlton Butchery); T. F. May (Balcairn), 90s (Dempsey and Sons. Kaiapoi). Five lambs sired by a Southdowm ram: P. R. and W. A. Hood (Chertsey), 85s (E. W. Jones. Dunsandel); P. R. and W. A. Hood (Chertsey). 82s fid (C. G. Mcllvey. Christchurch); F. B. Magson (Rakaia), 73s (Sayers. Sumner). Five lambs, sired by any Down breed other than Southclown or by a Ryeland: P. R. and W. A. Hood. 87s 6d (Newmarket. Christchurch); Campbell and Hart (Rakaia). £5 17s 6d (Thomas Borthwick and Sonsi: D. E. Hooper (Rakaia) £5 (N. Ashby and Son. Papanui road)

Five ewes, over four-shear Corriedale or half-bred. over 1121 b: D. J. and J. Stewart ißakaia). 70s (Meat Wholesale Market); Edana E. T. Stewart (Dorie) 62s 6d (Meat Wholesale Market); D. J. and J Stewart. 60s (Meat Wholesale Market). Five ewes over four-shear Corriedale or half-bred, under 1121 b: D. J. and J- Stewart (Rakaia). 65s (Wholesale Meat Company): D. J. and J. Stewart (Rakaia) 60s (Meat Wholesale Market). Five ewes, over four-shear, long wool, over 1121 b: G. M Dixon (Eyreton) 67s 6d (Newmarket Butchery): Mrs D. J. Randi (Springbank). 571 6d

(Wallis Brothers); D. J. and J. Stewart, 60s (A. E. Cattermole. Kaiapoi). Five ewes, over four-shear, long wool, under 1121 b: L. G. Skurr (Oxford). 57s fid (E. W. Jones. Dunsandel); D. J. and J. Stewart, 60s (Knight’s Butchery); Cordlea Trust (Hororata). 60s (Wallis Brothers).

Store Sheep Store sheep were yarded in larger numbers and met a sound inquiry with rates tending upwards. Buying centres ranged from Kaikoura to MidCanterbury The yarding totalled 1844 head compared with 732 last week and included 364 hoggets (150 last week), 142 two-tooth ewes (62). 1300 older ewes (4491. 13 ewes and lambs and 25 wethers (71). The lamb offering was a short one and not of very impressive appearance, but there was a keen sale at rates fully firm to a shade better. A pen of woolly Corriedale ewe hoggets brought 69s 6d and two pens of shorn Corriedale ewe hoggets made from 43s to 565.

In the wether hogget section the best of the woolly fine wool sheep made from 51s to 55s with others at 37s to 445. and some shorn Romneys sold at 37s 6d to 435.

Leading sales quoted by stock firms included: — A. M. Bennett (Bennetts). 26 half-bred wether lambs at 37s to 555; Mrs A. P. Bennett (Swannanoa). 140 shorn Corrie - dale ewe lambs at 43s to 565: J. E. Prattlev (Loburn), 25 mixed-sex woolly lambs at 51s; F. H. Due (Kopara). 46 shorn Romney whether lambs at 435; J. Pugh (Yaldhurst), 28 Corriedale ewe lambs at 69s 6d; Glenelg Farm. Ltd. (Hawarden). 48 shorn Romney w>ether lambs at 37s fid. Mated two-tooth ewes were forward in only small numbers and ranged from 51s to 61s 6d Sales included:—

J. E. Prattley (Loburn), 51 mated Romney cross ewes at 61s fid There was a much larger selection of older mated ewes than has been seen in the market for some weeks and they included a sizeable representation of useful sheep which came forward in surprisingly good order after the recent wet wintery weather. Most Qf the ewes were close to lambing. There was a fair amount of interest in the sale and the market seemed to gather ground as it went along and over all there was an advance of fully 2s a head. The best of the fine wool ewes realised from 55s to 60s a head, with average at 40s to 475. The best of the Romneys made to 58s with good at 48s to 50s. Younger ewes realised to 66s for two and four-tooths, with six and eight-tooths at 625. Leading sales quoted by stock firms were:—Mrs P. Carpenter (Fernside), 179 Co.riedale ewes mated with Southdown rams at 55s to 60s; Abbott Bros. (Hororata), 59 six and eight-tooth Corriedale-Border cross ewes mated with Southdown rams at 625; E. L. Baker (Hawarden), 77 Corriedaile ewes mated with Southdown rams, at 475; N. A. Howson (Sedgemere), 134 Romney ewes mated with Southdowm rams, at 58s; W. Utley (Cust). 94 Corriedale ewes mated with Southdown rams at 45s to 50s.

A handful of ewes and newlyborn lambs made about 24s to 25s fid all counted.

Fat Lambs Apart from the entry of show lambs, a large number of fat lambs met a strong demand. This week's yarding, of 1963, was 242 head more than last week's total of 1721. For the lighter weight lambs, the market was particularly strong and prices firmed by about Is a head. At one stage it appeared there was a slacker demand for heavier and over fat stock than at the previous sale and there were indications that this type of lamb could have eased by up to 2s a head on last week's rates. Over-all, however, the sale was reported to be fully firm on last week, with some useful pens of good quality lambs coming forward. Throughout the sale competition was keen. Values were:— Woolly: best, 83s Id to 93s Id; good, 70s Id to 80s Id; medium, 63s Id to 69s Id; light, 55s Id to 62s Id; plain, down to 51s Id. Shorn: best, 70s Id to 75s Id; good. 57s la to 68s Id; light and plain, 46s Id to 56s Id; summer and autumn shorn: best, 87s Id to 95s Id: good, 76s Id to Bas Id; medium, 66s Id to 75s Id; light and plain, dov.m to 48s Id: Recently shorn: best, 58s Id to 62s Id; good. 47s Id to 57s Id. Among leading sales quoted by stock firms were: Clarkson Brothers (Mount Hutt), 40 autumn-shorn at 82s Id to 86s Id; Campbell and Hart (Rakaia), 7 woolly at 85s Id to 87s Id; Mrs M. R. Asehen (Cust). 8 woolly at 85s Id; Wilson Brothers (Halkett), 1 spring lamb at 59s Id; C. W. Stott (Darfield), 1 spring lamb at 62s Id; A. E. Driscoll (Newlands). 40 woolley at 87s 7d to 93s Id: J. Hewson (Temuka). 6 woolly at 90s Id: D. and L. McGregor (Ashburton), 43 at 83s Id to 95s Id; Abbott Brothers (Southbridgej, 8 at 86s Id, R. C. Wright (Woodend). 76 late shorn at 64s 7d to 71s Id; J S. Brooks (Brookside), 3 woolly at 90s Id; J. S. Wolf (Horrelville), 101 at 74s Id to 83s Id; M. Lancaster (Sefton), 2 woolly at 90s Id. Pat Sheep Although there was a large entry in addition to the entry of show fat sheep, all classes of fat sheep enjoyed another good sale. A total of 2338 head was offered, compared with 2547 last week.

Prices for the best of the woolly two-tooth wethers on occasions reached more than £5 —the top price being £5 7s Id for a pen of six.

At the outset of the sale it appeared that wethers had eased slightly on last week’s rates, but as the sale progressed they tended to firm on the last sale and could have been a shade better.

Ewes enjoyed a more buoyant market than last week and could have improved by Is and in some cases up to 2s a head on last week's rates.

Both shorn wethers and ewes met a keen demand, w’ith one small pen of six-tooth wethers making 99s Id.

Values were:— Prime heavy two-tooth wethers, 93s Id to £5 7s Id.

Prime good tw’o-tooth wethers. 85s Is to 91s Id.

Prime medium two-tooth wethers. 75s Id to 83s Id.

light two-tooth wethers. 85s Id to 74s Id.

Woollv four-tooth -wethers. 84s Id to 95s Id. Older shorn wethers. 56s Id to 62s Id. „ , . _ Best butchers ewes. 55s Id to Medium ewes. 46s Id to 52s Id Light ewes. 36s Id to 45s Id. Recently shorn ewes. 26s Id to 37s Id. . . Representative sales made by stock firms included:— Wethers: D. C. F. Mason (Hawarden). 2 two-tooths at £5 Os Id; Clarkson Brothers (Mount

Hutt). 38 autumn shorn twotooths and four-tooths at 87s Id to 93s Id: W. J. Walker (Aylesbury). 52 recently shorn two-tooths at 74s Id to 81s Id: D. L. Ensor (Rakaia Gorge). 60 older wethers at 75s Id to 80s Id; J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri). 20 two-tooths and four-tooths at 86s Id to 97s Id.

Ewes: W. J. Smith (Fernside). 10 Southdown two-tooths at 55s Id; H. J. Hurford (Irwell). 2 two-tooths at 63s Id; M. R. Alexander (Southbridge). 12 at 57s Id; J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri). 4 at 55s Id; R. F. Lochhead (Broadfield). 31 at 54s Id to 55s Id: Mrs D. J. Rands (Springbank). 12 at 58s Id; H. J. Stevens (Highbank). 10 twotooths at 69s Id; H. Doak (Rdkaia), 24 at 54s Id to 56s Id: I. W. and N. S. Muckle (Rakaia), 97 at 55s Id to 57s Id; G. H. Dolan (Rakaia). 11 at 54s Id: R. G. Deans (Homebush). 20 at 56s Id; L. T. Lilley (Rakaia). 19 at 56s Id; R. F. White (Hororata). 17 at 57s Id.

Fat Cattle There was another exceptionally good sale for fat cattle with all classes again appreciating. One buyer described it as one of the rpost buoyant markets he had seen for a number of years. The main run of steers and heifers showed a further advance of about 30s to 40s. with in odd cases steers being dearer by as much as 60s a head and in the case of heifers by as much as 50s. Even inferior quality lines showed a further marked improvement. Cows also moved upwards by 10s to 20s a head. The entry totalled 219 head of ordinary commercial cattle and another 44 head of show cattle. This compared with 379 last week and was well short of requirements for the trade. Apart from the show cattle, quality of the entry was fairly good, but there was still a sizeable representation of cattle that were not quite finished, but they still sold extremely well.

Prime heavy-weight steer beef realised from £6 10s to £7 5s per 1001 b. prime medium-weight steer beef £7 10s to £8 2s 6d. with odd sales to £8 10s, plain and light steer beef £6 5s to £6 15s; prime heavv heifer beef. £6 12s 6d to £7 2s 6d. prime medium heifer beef. £7 5s to £B. plain and light heifer beef. £6 5s to £6 15s; prime butchers’ cows. £5 2s 6d to £5 15s; secondary cows £4 10s to £5. Apart from prize-winning show cattle, the following is a range for cattle:— Prime heavv steers £57 7s 6d to £6B 2s 6d.

Prime medium steers £49 2s 6d to £56 7s 6d Prime light steers. £43 7s 6d to £4B 7s 6d. Plain and light steers. £3O 2s 6d to £39 7s 6d;

Prime heavy heifers, £4O 2s fid to £45 7s 6d.

Prime medium heifers, £33 7s 6d to £37 2s 6d.

Plain and light heifers up to £3O 17s fid.

Prime heavy cows. £33 7s 6d to £39 7s 6d. Prime medium cows. £27 7s 6d to £3O 17s fid.

Plain and light cows. £22 17s 6d to £26 7s 6d

Leading sales of cattle which were not among prize-winning show stock, included:—

Steers: Stringer Bros. (Titini) 1 at £6B 2s 6d. 1 at £65 17s fid 1 at £62 7s 6d; Mrs G. J. Craw (Chorlton). 1 at £65 12s 6d; V. Craw (Chorlton). 1 at £6O 7s 6d; D. Coakley (Halswell), 1 at £66 2s fid; J. Adamson (Hari Hari), 1 at £62 7s 6d; R. T. Masefield (Akaroa), 1 at £66 12s fid; Glazebrook (Te Pirita) 4 two-year-olds at £52 17s fid: estate R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay). 4 at £6O 12s fid: N. Nichols (Manila), 2 at £63 2s 6d.

Heifers: I. W. and N. S. Muckle (Dorie), 1 at £37 7s fid: Mrs G. J Craw (Chorlton), 2 at £43 2s 6d; W. L. Hurford (Waikuku), 1 at £45 7s 6d: E. R. J. Stewart (Darfield). 2 at £39 2s 6d to £39 12s 6d; W. D. Walker (Dunsandel) 2 at £4O 2s 6d. Cows- P. R. McMillan (Winchmore) 1 at £37 17s 6d: G. J. Foley (Robinsons Bay). 1 at £39 7s 6d: L. H. Donaldson (Ashburton). 1 at £33 7s 6d; R. W. Chapman (Hororata). 1 at £35 17s 6d; D Ensor (Cust), 1 at £33 2s 6d: D O. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 1 at £33 2s 6d: E. T. McDermott (Halswell). 1 at £35 2s 6d. Store Cattle There was a very sound inquiry for a small yarding of store cattle, which included about six pens of quotable cattle. The entry totalled 97 head, compared with 136 last week.

Rising two-year-old steers looked to be fully firm to possibly a shade dearer, with prices for this class ranging from £3O 8s 6d for Hereford® to £36 8s 6d for Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross. A line of empty Aberdeen Angus cows sold for £22 8s 6d. and a pen of Friesian calves at £l4 8s 6d. There was also an excellent sale for boner type cows, with the market also looking to be better for this class. The best of these cows made from £24 3s 6d to £27 3s 6d. with average making from about £l4 8s 6d to £l9 18s 6d. Leading sales quoted by stock firms were:—R. G. Ludemann (Barrys Bay), 7 Aberdeen Angus cross rising two-vear-old steers at £36 8s 6d. 17 Hereford steers of the same age at £3O 8s 6d to £33 18s 6d: Mrs J. N. Nicholls (Ashburton). 14 Friesian steer calves at £l4 8s 6d. Bulls Onlv three bulls were yarded in the bull pens compared with seven last week. They realised from £24 8s 6d to £5l 17s 6d. with the top price being for a Friesian. Dairy Cattle Competition was keener than has been the case for the last few weeks in the cow section of the dairy cattle sale. The entry for the sale totalled about 25 head. It included an advertised line of Jersey and Jersey cross cows, all due about the end of the month, which made from £32 to £36 and averaged £33 Ils 6d. Two Jersey heifers offered on the same account made £32 and £34. In the balance of the cow yarding two good quality Friesian cows from the one source sold for £46 and £5O. Medium quality made from £33 to £39. with Jerseys and others selling down to £25. There were not many heifers in the offering. A nice Friesian topped the sale at £49 with the best of the remainder making from £32 to £39, and others down to £23. Vealers The veal yarding totalled about 70 head which was slightly larger than last week. Quality was fair to medium, with a few pens of good quality cattie, but all over the market was similar to last week with the sale again being a free one. Best large runners realised from £2B 2s 6d to £3O 2s 6d. medium runners £24 7s 6d to £26 2s 6d. and smaller runners £2l 5s to £23 7s 6d: best suckers £2l 2s M to £23 7s 6d, medium suckers £l7 7s 6d to £l9 12s 6d and smaller suckers £l4 2s 6d to £l6 7s 6d; best calves £l5 7s 6d to £l7 2s 6d. medium calves £ll 7s 6d to £l4 2s 6d and smaller calves £7 7s 6d to £9 2s 6d: and bobbies down to 38s. Fat Pigs The porker entry was much larger than last week but quality left a lot to be desired. The best pigs met spirited competition. with values fullv up to last week's rates, but second-

ary sorts were easier by 4s to 5s a head.

The chopper entry was also a large one and values lost last week's gain. In the bacon section the entry included one truck from the West Coast and was considerably larger. How. ever, competition was fairly keen with little change in values. Values were:— Light porkers. £5 9s 6d to £6 17s 6d. Medium porkers £6 17s 6d to £7 14s 6d. Heavy porkers £8 2s fid to £9 2s 6d. .... Choppers £7 3s 6d to £ll 13s 6d. Baconers, £9 19s fid to £ll 19s 6d.

Store Pigs The store pig entry was one of the largest yarded at this time of the year, with a good selection of all classes. The attendance of buyers w’as a little larger but bidding was restricted and only in odd cases were last week's rates exceeded. The entry of in-pig sows and sows with litters was the largest so far this season and bidding was very restricted. Sows with litters made from £l5 to £25 and in-pig sows made from £lB to £2l. Values were:— Small weaners. 40s to 50s. Best weaners. 55s to 635. Slips 75s to 82s. Small stores. 85s to 925. Medium and large stores. 9as to 115 s.