ADDINGTON MARKET

Feilding Star, Volume 7, Issue 2304, 5 September 1929, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

BEEF BOOMS IN VERY SHORT SUPPLY RISE IN STORE SHEEP (•Per Press Association) Christchurch, September 4. Al, Addington market lighter entries were the rule to-day, fat cattle being in particularly short : -supplyAs a result pricuj recottled a big advance averaging front £3 to £3 10s per head. Store sheep sold little differently, front last week. Store sheep: A moderate entry comprised art even proportion of ewe,; and wethers with a few pens of hoggets. The market showed a pronounced , improvement, prices being up about Is 6d a, bead on recent sales. Valued were: Extra- good 4 and 0 toothed crossbred ewes to 40s, extra, ewes to 40s, extra good 2-toothed crobsbred ewes to 30s -id, full and failing, mouthed crossbred ewes 21s to 28s, extra good i;.m. halfbred ewes to 36s lull and fail big- anogtheU half bred ewes to 25s 6d, ordinary s.m. Corricdalo ewes 27s 6d, failing .mouthed Corriedale ewes to 17s, medium to, good halfbred wethers to 27,.> 3d, moditini Corriedale wethers 24s to 265, Merino wether,a 8s to 14s -kl, medium crossbred owe hoggets 25s to 27s 6d, ordinary , threiequu.i'terbred wetlielr hoggets 18s to 20s 6d, ordinary halfbred wether hoggets to 18s. Fat sheep: A. slightly ».mailer yarding of mediocre qualify. Lighter sheep were Is a head easier, but prime rsorts maintained last week’s .rates. Extra heavy prime- wethers to 62s 4d, heavy prime wethers 42s to 466; medium weight- prime wethers 37s to 30s, light, wethers 26s to 31s; extra prime ewes to 45s 7d, prime ewes 3 Vs. to 35s,‘ medium owes 25s to 30s, good hoggets to 32s 6d, light hoggets 21s to 275. • ■

Fat cattle:., The .smuHejjt entry for some years numbering t3OO resulting in the biggest jump : ’.oV the season. Prices reached the highest since- the boom times. Good prime' beef made irom 58s to 61s per 1061 bs and in odd cases ’ 635,' medium | j• tjji 57 5, heavy 53s to 50s; good - cows 50s to sk>, secondary -46 s to 49s u,nd inferior down to 40s per lOOlbs. Extra heavy prime, steers'to £27 12s 6d, lioacy prime istoers £24 to £26 10);; medium weight prime steers to £24, medium quality steers £l7 15s to £2O 10s; light steers £l3 to £l7; extra prime hcffei-s to £2l 2k 6d; prime heifers £l6 10s to £l9; medium heifers £l4 to £l6, light heifers £9 10s to £l3; ox tra prime, cowv; to £2i 7s 6d. prime cows £l6 to .£lB 10s, .jixediunT - o£ls 10s, agqd- and -xhlefi|r3bbws £3 10s to £l2. 10s.

Vealers: A small entiW‘ > Wo.d -a good ».a-le. Best 12 to 18 months sold at £lO 2s Gd. -• ' '

Store cattle: A’moderate entry of mixed sorts with iiio- straight lines. Two year steers made 1 to £8 IGs, medium cow/* to £7 3s Gd. old to £G 10s; yearling heifer to £5.

Dairy gat tie: A moderate entry an <l a good sale, best cows and heifers making up to £l-5. medium £ll to £l3 10s Gd and others 1 £9 to £lO 10s.

Eat pigs.;: A better sale. Choppers £3 IDs to £7 18s Gd, baseoners £3 10s to £5 3 S Gd, (average price per lb 6i<l to 7jd) .porkers -14 s to- 68s Gd (average price per lb 7id to BJd>. Store pigl=: A larger entry and easier sale. Weaners 10s to 17s Gd, stores 15s to 2S Gd, -large storey 27s Gd to 325.