IMPORTANT SALE

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 29, 3 August 1939, Page 26

IMPORTANT SALE

LIVESTOCK AT ADDINGTON

MANY FAT SHEEP ENTERED (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. Yesterday's livestock market at .Addington was the most important of the year as the fat stock show was held in conjunction with it. A large proportion of the store sheep were poorconditioned ewes, which sold at from 9s 3d to lis 6d. A pen of two-tooth "swes madd1 16s, and sound-mouthed ewes to lis 6d. A small pen of ewes and good lambs at foot realised 9s ld. Two-tooth wethers sold;' at up to 13s 6d. About 30 spring lambs were forward, but about half were late hoggets. The sale was brisk for genuine spring lambs, which made about 14d a lb. About 8000 fat sheep came forward, the largest entry for many years. Ewes advanced ls 6d a head for better sorts, but wethers sold somewhat irregularly. The sale continued until a late hour, with an easing in the final stages. Show wethers realised to 635; extra prime heavy, to 40s; prime heavy, 29s to 345; prime medium, 25s to 28s 6d; light, to 21s; show ewes, to 44s 4d; extra prime heavy, to 335; prime heavy, 25s to 295; prime medium, 20s to 245; light, to 15s 6d. Prize cattle were sold before the ordinary sale. The champion bullock, an Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross, made £27 10s, and a massive Shorthorn £35. Prices mostly ranged from £19 to £24 10s. The entry in the ordinary fat cattle sale was about 750. The sale was keen from the outset, best cows and heifers improving by up to 20s a head. A good deal of better class beef sold at 43s 6d a 1001b. Extra heavy steers made up to £19 17s 6d; prime heavy, £16 10 a to £17 10s: prime medium, £14 15s to £16 10s; light. £8 to £11; extra prime heifers, to £16 2s 6d; prime, £11 10s to £13; medium. £9 10s to £11; light, to £9; extra prime cows, to £15 12s 6d; prime, £9 15s to £12 ss; medium, I £7 15s to £9 ss; light/to £7 10s. Porkers showed a rise of 2s 6d a head, and values for baconers were slightly higher than last week. Ordinary choppers met the best market this season. Porkers realised from 34s 6d to £3 3s 6d. The average price per lb was 7£d to BJd. Baconers sold at 59s 6d to £5 4s 6d, the average price per lb being 6^d to 63-d.

WESTFIELD MARKET FIRM,

(By Telegraph—Press Association.)

AUCKLAND, August 2.

At the Westfield stock sale today, competition was very firm for a slightly smaller yarding of ox beef, late rates being easily maintained. Cows and heifers were quoted steady at late rates. Prime quality held to late rates in a long calf sale, poor and unfinished sorts easing. The small entry of pigs made firm late rates under keen competition. The full entry of sheep made firm late rates for the well-finished sorts; a proportion showing the effects of the recent wet weather sold at lower rates. The lamb entry was heavier, and the demand was confined to prime sorts, plain lambs easing.