ADDINGTON SALE

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 33, 2 November 1933, Page 12

ADDINGTON SALE

Fat Sheep Values Rise

PORK KEENLY WANTED

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, November 1. A sharp ri>se of 3/- in fat sheep occurred at the double market at Addington to-day. The yarding was too small for requirements. Of store sheep there was a fair yarding and good clearance, but ewes and lambs and wether hoggets were cheaper. Values were: Good ewe hoggets (m the wool), to 20/6; ordinary (shorn), to 13/6; shorn wethers, 8/- to 13/3; good ewes and lambs (all counted), 12/9 to 14/6; ordinary, 8/- to 11/-; good shorn crossbred wethers, 13/6 to 16/3. There was a yarding of 900 fat lambs, rather more than required. The sale was firm at the star.t. but later eased. Values all round were on a par witn last, week at an average price of 7Jd to SRI. Values were: :Extra prime heavy lambs, to 26/4; prime, 22/- to 24/6; medium weight, 19/- to 21/6; light, 16/to 18/6. The yarding of 5000 fat sheep was too small for the double market. There was a sharp advance earlier in the sale, with a continued advance all through. The price was up all over 3/-, in some cases 5/- and more. They were of fair quality, mostly from within the province. A. few sold in the wool. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 28/4; prime heavy. 21/- to 23/6; medium. weight, 18/6 to 20/6; ordinary, 16/- to 18/-: light, 14/- to 15/6; extra prime heavy ewes to 26/7;' prime heavy, 20/6 to 22/6; medium weight, 17/6 to 20/-; ordinary, 15/- to 17/6; light ewes, 12/6 to 14/6. _ n _ The cattle entry was 59u, practically all from within the province, with a few from the West . Coast, Southland and Otago. Steers were good, but there were too many cows of ordinary quality. Values for cows were back 20/- to 30/-. Best beef made 24/- to 27/- a hundred, good 20/- to 23/-; heavyweight 17/6 to 20/-. medium 14/- to 16/6, rough down to 12/-. Values for extra prime heavy steers were up to £l3/7/6, ju'ime heavy. £9/10/- to £11; medium weight. £B/u/to £10: ordinary, £6 to £8; light. £5 10/-. Extra prime heifers, to £9/17/6: prime. £6 to £8; medium, £4 to £5/10/-: light, to £3/17/6. Extra prime cows, to £9/12/6; prime, £5 to £6/10/-: medium. £3 to £4/10/-; light, to £2/17/6. There was a small entry of fat pigs, and everything sold to a good demand. Pork was keenly wanted. Some were purchased for export. Values were: Choppers. £2 to £4/IS/6; baconers, 44/6 to 53/6: heavy. 58/6 to £3/4/6: extra, £3/10/6; average, 4d to 4tßl por lb. Porkers, 27/6 to 3g/6: heavy. 36/6 to 42/6; average m fcl te 5*4