ADDINGTON MARKET

Dominion, Volume 23, Issue 73, 19 December 1929, Page 14

ADDINGTON MARKET

HEAVY "DOUBLE” SALE SHEEP AND LAMBS FIRM Bj Telegraph.—Press Association. Clirlstchurch, December 18. There were exceptionally heavy entries of fat cattle and fat lambs at the 'double market at Addington to-day. There were 4200 fat lambs entered, and 784 head of fat cattle. These are the largest tallies known at Addington for many years for the corresponding sale. Store Sheep.—A large entry, the bulk of which Were wethers. Values for good forward wethers were a little firmer, with other classes at prices similar to those ruling last week. Values were—Medium four and six-tooth Romney wethers. 23/ u to 25/0; ordinary two-toothed halfbred wethers, 10/- to 18/-; ordinary four,- six and eight-toothed halfbred wethers, 17/6 to 21/6; ordinary four, six and eighttoothed three-quarter-bred wethers to 19/6; ordinary four-toothed half bred ewes to 27/-; ordinary sound-mouthed halfbred ewes to 19/3; aged and backward half bred ewes, 6/- to 8/-; ordinary, two-toothed crossbred ewes to 24/8; half bred ewes and lambs (woolly) to 14/6; Romney ewes aud lambs (woolly) to 15/10;. shorn ewes and lambs to 0/-; ordinary halfbred ewe hoggets to 24/-. Fat Lambs.—An entry of 4200 head compared with 1460 last week, and 3330 at the corresponding sale last year. The quality was very good. Prices firmed to an average of Sid. to 9d. per lb. Export buyers operated freely. Values were: — Extra prime lambs, to 31/7; prime lambs, 27/6 to 30/-; medium lambs, 25/- to 27/-; light, 22/- to 24/6. Fat Sheep.—An entry of 16 races in a big yarding. In the early portion of the sale prices were considerably easier, but over the last six races there was a much firmer tone. Values on an average were down 1/- to 1/6 a bead for all classes. One export company, operated over the early portion of the sale. Values were. Extra prime wethers, to 36/1; prime wethers, 31/6 to 34/6; medium wethers, 27/- to 31/-; light wethers, 21/- to 26/-; extra prime ewes, to 34/7; prime ewes 24/- to 28/6; ordinary ewes, 21/- to 23/-, J’Sht ewes. 18/- to 20/6: extra prime hoggets to 32/7; medium hoggets, 23/6 to 26/6; light hoggets, 20/- to 23/-. Fat Cattle Easier. Fat Cattle. —An entry of 784 head, compared with 595 head at the corresponding Hale last year. Prices showed an average drop of 15/- to £1 on those of last week. The sale opened easier than that, but firmed considerably after the opening stages. Best medium-weight prime beef made from 45/- to 47/6 per 1001 b and in the case of a few odd pens of heifer beef a little more. Good medium weight prime beef made from 42/- to 44/6 per 1001 b.; heavy steer beef, 41/- to 44/-; good cow beef, to 42/-; secondary, 34/- to 37/-; light and rough, to 31/-. Extra heavy prime steers sold to £22/2/6, heavy prime steers, £l9 to £2l/15/-; medium weight prime steers, £lB to £l9 10/-: ordinary steers, £l4 to £l7: light steers, £ll to £l3/10-; extra prime heifers, to £l7/2/6; prime heifers, £l4/10/- to £l6; ordinary heifers, £l2 to £l4; light heifers, £8 to £ll/5/-; extra prime cows, to £l7/2/6; prime cows, £l4 to £l6; medium cows, £l2 to £l3/10/-; light' and aged, £7 to £ll/10/-. Vealers. —There was only a fair entry. The top price was £9/16/-. Good vealers sold from £4 to £5, and up to £<, best calves from 48/- to .63/-, other 12/- to 33/-. Dairy Cattle—The entry showed a big Increase, 98 head being entered, compared with 25 last week. The top price was £l6/10/-. Values showed a decline of up to 30/- a head. Values were.:— Good second and third calvers, £l2 to £l3/10/-, other sorts, £5 to £ll/10/-; best heifers, to £l3/10-; good, £ll to £l2/10/-. Store Cattle.—A small entry of medium quality. . Yearling steers made up to £4/13/6; good fresh cows, to £B/0/-, and mnpty heifers, to £6/13/6 Fat Pigs.’—A big’ entry of porkers, and all sorts met with an improved demand. Bacon was in smaller supply. Values were. -—Choppers, to £7/18/6; baconers, £3/1-/-to £5/9/6 (average price per lb.. 7d. to 8d.); porkers. 43/-’to 66/6 (average price per lb.. 71d. to B}d.). Store Pigs.—A medium supply, and prices eased on those of last week over a dragging sale. Values were;—Stores, 21/to 33/-: slips, 18/- to 20/-; weauers, 12/6 to 18/6. BURNSIDE SALE FAT STOCK VALUES FIRM Dunedin, December 18. There was ah improvement in the prices obtained for most classes of fat stock at the Burnside sale to-day. Yardings were fairly large, and there was . good competition for all prime quality animals. The sheep entry numbered 1880 head, and practically all were shorn. The quality was mixed, but the entry included a number of ewes of large top and some extra choice wethers. Opening sales were firm, but the market eased to some extent later. There was a recovery towards the close, due to good competition foi** best wethers, and the sale closed with values equivalent to late rates. Extra prime wethers sold to 45/9; prime, 38/6; medium, 34/-; light, 28/0; prime ewes, 33/6; medium, 31/6; light, 26/-. Extra heavy hoggets sold at 37/6 to 42/-. Prime mutton sold on a basis of ssd. to 6(1. per lb. The lamb entry numbered 1680 head of fair to prime quality. The yarding included a number of plain unfinished sorts. The sale opened with a keen demand. and value-l vere from par to 1/- :t hea l l-e'.ter. but prices cased as the sale progressed, altnnmh lest week’s rates were fairly veil maintained. Prime lambs sold to 33/-, medium 26/-, unfinished sorts 23/-. The price per lb for prime lamb was about 91(1. 'Particular attention was paid to the sale of fat cattle, butchers being anxious . to obtain full supplies for the Christmas and New Year trade. There was a fairly large yarding of average quality, and there was keen competition for all prime quality cattle. In consequence of tilts there was. a decided rise in values, and as it x\r.s the last sale of the year, butchers had to pay very high high prices for their Christmas beef. Prime ox beef sold round about 55/- per 1001 b. About 150 store cattle were offered, consisting of good cows and a few medium steers. There was a good sale for cows at unchanged prices, but there was no demand for steers and these were passed at auction. The pig entry consisted of 230,fats and 65 stores. The supply was more than sufficient for the demand, and fats were easier to the extent of 7/6 to 10/- per head. Stores sold at unchanged values. Prime baconers sold on a basis of about Bid- per lb., and prime porkers at about Sjd. per lb. MASTERTON SALE Dominion Speciai • Service. Masterton, December 18. At the Masterton sale to-day, the New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Distributing Co. Ltd. had a fair yarding of sheep and a good one of cattle (184 head). Sheep sold at late rates. Cattle sold well, particularly young well-bred station sorts, but store cows were a little easier, although vendors met the market. A few pens were passed at auction, but were disposed of by private treaty. The whole yarding was sold at the following prices:—Sheep: Shorn ewes with b. f. lambs (all counted), 10/to 10/6: woolly ewes and b. f. lambs (all counted), 13/-; woolly store ewes, 10/-; good woolly store ewes. 18/4; woolly wethers, 29/3. Cattle: Prime fat heifers, £lO/5/- to £ll/5/-; fat cows, £B/8/-, £8 12/6 to £B/15/.; forward cows, £6/16/-, £7/2/-, £7/15/-, to £8; store cows, £5/6/to £6; cows and calves. £7/5/- to £9; yearling P.A. heifers, £5/5/-; yearling P.A. steers, £6/10/-; Jersey bull, £4; child's pony, £9. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Ltd. offered a small yarding of cattle to a small attendance. Prices were not quite up to those ruling at last week's sale, but a clearance was made at the following satisfactory prices:—Fat and forward cows and heifers, £9/4/-; forward heifer, cows with calves at foot, £9/4/-. ASSOCIATED LEAD MFRS. The National'Lea* Company of New York, which controls the greater part of the lead manufacturing business in the United States, aud has extensive foreign connections, has acquired a substantia,! holding in the Associated Lead Manufacturers, Limited, reports “The Times.” This English company was formed in 1919 for the purpose of combining the interests of the following companies:—Cookson Lead Antimony Company, Locke Lancaster and W, W. and R. Johnson and Sons, Rowe Brothers and Co., Foster, Blackett and Wilson, James and Co., the Brimsdown Lead Company, the Brough Lead Company, and the London Lead Oxide Company. The authorised capital of the Associated Lead Manufacturers Is £2.500,000, of which £2,411,890 is Issued, £963.379 being in 6 per cent, cumulative prrfereuoe and £l/148/111. la ordiuxry aluurea.