ADDINGTON MARKET

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 992, 6 January 1927, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

BETTER SALE OJB-SHEEP HEAVY SUPPLY OF CATTLE BUT GOOD ALL-ROUND VALUES. v (Per Press Association) Christchurch, January 5. At the Addington market entries wre smaller to-day and there was an all-round better sale jjfor. sheep and lambs. .Fat cattle were most

heavily repreens ted but the sale, after opening weakly, finned for practically all classes. Store sheep sold at advanced rates, particularly good ! classes of ewes. Fat lambs.—A small entry 1 of less than 2000, tli btuchers taking the bulk at up to 9d for 36’s and under, and 8d for 37-42’s. The schedule for .export for the week advanced firsts Iby a farthing and second grades by , a halfpenny per lb. I Store sheep.—A fairly large .entry, > including several' lines of Chatham | Island, orth Island anti West Coast [ewes, advanced in price by Is Od a (head. North Island two-tooths made from 26s to 28s 9d, four to eighttooth Chatham Island big-framed good-conditioned ewes, 30s |6d and ' one outstanding ewe, ’ a halLbred two-tooth, 32s 3d, Fat sheep. A small entry and a hardening sale throughout, values being up to 2s 6d a head better than last week! The entry with the exception of Chatham sheep was practically all local: Extra prime wethers to 32s Id; prime wethers 27s Cd to i 31s ; medium wethers, 25s to 275; light wethers, 23s to 24s 9d; extra prim© ewes to 27s Cd; prime ewes 22s 6d to 255; medium ewes 19s 6d to 225; light ewes ,17 ; s tp’., 19s; aged .ewes 15s to 16s 6d. j Eat cattle.—Another litfivy entry of 505 head. The market opened 25s ‘a head lower than last' week l for ordinary beef, but improved later especially for good beef which sold at practically last week’s prices. Choice beef made from 36s 6d to 39s per \loolbs,. good beef, 33s to‘3ss Cd; medium 30s to 32s 6d; and rough down

Ito 255. Extra prime, steers £IS 17s 6d; prime heavy.steers,.£lq"..to £.17; prinie medium weight steers £l2 10s to £l4 f 10s; medium quality steers £lO 10s to £il,2 ss; light steers £9 5s to £lO ss; extra prime lieifefs to £l2 17s 6d; prime heifers £9-5s to £:IL 10s: ordinary heifers £6 15s to £9; light heifers £5 10s to £6 12s 6d; extra prime cows to £l2; prime cows £8 to £lO ss;. medium cows £6 to £7 15s; light cows £4 10s to £5 15s.

Vealers. —A small entry and keen sale; ruijners to £7 10s; .medium to good calves 35s to £6. Store cattle.—Mainly cows and heifers entered, there being no quotable ilnes.

Dairy 7 cattle.. A good sale; best second to fourth culvers, £8 to £l2; medium £5 15s to £7 15s; heifers £5 TOs to £S 10s. Fat pigs. A firmer sale, choppers £5 18s 6d to £8; baeoners £3 32s to £5; extra heavy to £5 ss; average price per lb, 7d to ,7Jd; porkers 50s to 68s Cd; average price per lb• 72d to Bfd. Store pigs.—A good demand, small weaners 16s to 225; best to 28s; stores 29s to 425; large stores, to 525.