ADDINGTON MARKET

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2221, 30 May 1929, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

SOME VALUES DECLINE

A GOOD AVERAGE SALE

(Per Press Association i Christchurch, Aiay 29

At the; Meekly metropolitan marketa good average sale was recorded. Store lambs and grown* sliecp were forward in. about the ame proportion as at tlie previous sale. Lambs met with, at sticky sale, the lateness of the season and the fart t!<at most farmera apparently have filled their requirements, operating against a free market; 1 There was an all-round drop in values of from Is Gd to 2s per head. Values Mere: Extra goed owe lambs ~2ds 6d bo 265, good ewe lambs 22s to 2ds (kl, medium ewe lambs 19s to 2Js (xl, good, Corriedale ewe lambs to 2os Cd, ordinary wether lamb's 16s Gd to; IS; Gcf, cull lambs 10s oil to Ids, good 2-toot r n': hallbred ewes to 355, extra good, 4, 6 and 8-tootli lullfbrccl omoo 14s, medium. 4. 6 and 8-tooth halfbrod ewes 26s Gd- to 28s, orilinaiw 4, 6 and 8-toot'a' hallbred ewes -22 s 6d to 25s Gd. eouml nmutjiixj..2l s. 2d, bred rives 18s to 225, ;igeil half-j bred ewes t (> les, good 2-tooth cross-! bred ewes to 38b 9d. extra gor'd. 4, ' 6 and 'B-tooth crossbred ewes to 28s Gd, medium hallbred wethers 2ds 6d to 25s Gd. ordinary half bred wethers , J/Js Gd to 22; Gd, inferior hallbred i wethers to 14s Cd. j

Fat lambs. • Quality as generally good and all sorts met Avitit a free sale at full export rates. Freezing; works, buyer > took the bulk of ti](e entry. Values were: Extra prime heavy lambs to. 375, prime 30s 6d to 335, medium 28s O'd to 30s, light 255. fxl to 28s. Store;: 22s to 255.

Fat sheep.—The offering of lat .sheep comprised 1.1 -i races, as compared with 10J at the previous sale. Quality showed an improvement on late entries. The sale opened oound]y though tGk' i creased yaid,ing had an effect oil the market, which was a ti iflc- easier. Extra, prime wethers to 335. 7d, prime wethers 32s to 355, medium wethers 21V; to- 31s Gd. medium ewes, 24s to 27s 6d, light ewes. 20s to- 23s (id, aged ewes 26s to 18s Od.

Fat cattle.- -The. entry totalled 450 head, compared with .350 last week and consisted of a, large proportion of cows of mixed appearance. Up sale commenced, well, but as it proceeded it showed an. easing tendency, with a certain amount of irregularity Prime heavy weight steers hardened. Extra {ji'iiiiei hciavy steers to .020 2s Gd, prime heavy steers. Old to OK), medium weight prime steers 014. 7s Od, .010 17;* Od, medium quality steers, CIO 12,s (id* 014 3s Od light steers. 07 I2|; 0d to 010 ss, extra prime cows foi 010 2s od, prime cows, 010 7s Od to .013, medium cows OS 17s Od to 010 ss, light cows 00 17s 0d to- OS 7a Gd, rough .and aged, cows, 05 5s to 00 10s. extra prime i.infers.- to 014 [2s Gd, prime heifers. Oil to 013 7s Gd, medium heifers.

00 10s to Oil, light heifers. 00 7s Gd to 00 Pile Veulcrs. —The entry of veaJers was heavier than usual and consisted mainly of stores. Twelve- to 18months sorts to 00 Si, good vealers, 00 toi 07 ss, medium £4 to 05 I Os. calves 20s to 355.

Store cattle.—A good sale was effected from a. small yarding, Bul'i . up' to 07, best con s 05 to 00 10s, ordinary 03 15s to 04 15s, inferior.

Dairy cattle. Qjmpctil'km kws keen fur good' sorts in pi Hi dairy cattle sectam. Good second to fourth culvers to 010, medium cows L 7 10s to 010 10s, inferior. 05 to 07 10s, good springing heifers to 015 ss. ordinary sorts 08 Id-; to CIO.

Fat* pigs.—Due to an over supply, the fat pig market was easier than was t'Ve* ease last week. Choppers. 30s to 04 Set,- Gd .baeoners. 30s to 03 10s Gd, heavy baeoners, 03 Ms to 04 4s Gd, average prime per lb,

i’ll t<i) CJd. Porkers Ibis to* 425, heavy More Ins 4os U> 54s Cd, average old to Gijil. ’■ Store pig-. There was only a small nil try is this department-. Prices for medium and large stores were slightly in advance of lute, rates, for Inferior weaners Js Gd to 3s, wesmers, •a; to Bs, small stores.„Bs to 12s, medium stores, 14s to 20s, large stores, 20s to 275, extra good to 81s.