ADDINCTON STOCK SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 107, 2 November 1933, Page 14

ADDINCTON STOCK SALE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHEISTCHURCk, November 1. A sharp rise of 3s in fat sheep occurred at the double market at Addington today: 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 (in;the wool), to 20s 6d; ordinary (shorn), to 13s 6d; shorn wethers, 8a to 13s 3d; good ewes and'lambs (all counted), 12s 9d to 143 6d; ordinary, 8s to 11s; good shorn crossbred wethere. 13s 6d to 16a 3d. There was a yarding of 900 fat lambs, rather more than required. The sale was firm at the start, but later eased. Values all round were on a par with last week at an average price of, 7%d to B%d. Value* were: Extra prime heavy lambs, to 26s 4d; prime, 22s' to 24s 6d; medium weight, 19s to 21s;6d; light; 16s to 18s 6d. 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. Ihe price was up all over 3s, in eoine cases os and more. They were of fair quality, mostly from within the province. A few sold in the wool. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethere, to 28s 4d; prime heavy, 21e to 23s 6d; medium weight, 18s 6d to 20s 6d; ordinary, 16s to 18s,jv light, 14s to 158 6d; extra prime heavy ewes, to 26s 7d; prime heavy, 20s 6d to 22s 6d; medium weight, 17s 6d to 20s; ordinary, 15s to 17s 6d; light ewee, 12s 6d to The cattle entry was 595, practically all from within the province, with a lew irom the West Coast, Southland, and Otago. Steers were good, but there were too many cows o£ ordinary quality. Values tor; cows were back 20s to 30s. BesVbeef made 24s to 27s a hundred, good 20s. to> J3s; heavyweight 17s 6d to 20s, medium 14s _to 16s 6d, rough down to 12s. Values jor extra prime heavy steers were up to feW 7« 6d, prime heavy, £9 10s to .£11; medium weight, £8 5a to £10; ordinary, £6 to £8; light. £5 10s. Extra prime heifers, to £» 17s <W; prime. £6 to £8; medium £4 to £5 10s; light, to £3'l7s 6d. Extra prime cows, to £9 12s + 6d;prime, £5 to £6 10s; medium, £3 to £4 10s, ISTh'ere° was a email entry of fat pigs, and everything sold to a good demand. Pork was keenly wanted. Some were purchased for export. Values were: pers, £2 to £4 18e. 6d; baconers. Us M to 53s 6d; heavy, 58s 6d to £3 4s 6d; extra, £3 10s 6d; average, 4d to 4%d per lb. Porkers, 27s 6d to 329 6d; he a vy,_36s 6d to 42s 6d; average per lb, 5d to a%a.