ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 January 1939, Page 5

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT CATTLE IMPROVE

I PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. |

Cl llt ISTCH I.’JICI I. Janmiiy 19. There wore heavy entries in the sheep sections at yesterday's Addington marki-t. .Store and fat lambs sold well, the latter at a reduced schedule, but fat sheep lost a good deal of the recovery of last week. Ewes were (town by 1/6 to 2/- a head for the best sorts, freezing sorts being unchanged, and good wethers wore down by a full shilling. A fairly largo entry of fat. rattle met with a better .sale, good steers improving by 10 - to 15,'- a head.

Store sheep. The entry was monopolised by larnbs, there being approximately i 1.000 forward, The best of those wore bought at 18/4, for the works. Medium to good lambs at from 12/- to 14/- showed no change in value, and a big percentage of small and hackward changed hands at from 8/to 9/6. with culls about 6/- to 7/-. A pen of 141 four-tooth wethers sold at 15/-, and another pen of 72 at 13/-. The first owes of the season from

Chatham Islands were offered, a line of 150 four. six. and eight-tooth Romney cross making 22/3. Fat lambs: There was an increased entry of 3.200 head. but the proportion of butchers' lambs was small. The export schedule has been reduced for this week, and up Io 36's tire now 7MI per lb and 37-42’s 7.VL Exporters operated actively at these rates for the medium and lighter lambs, and for the lambs that suited the local trade butchers paid another farthing. The lop-priced pen was 26/10. Fat sheep: The quality of the entry

of about 5000 head was mixed, the proportion of prime sorts being limited. With the heavier entry last week’s rales were not. maintained. Butchers’ ewes were easier than a week ago hy I'6 io 2/- a bead, flood wethers were

down by about, a shilling, and lighter wore also easier. Freezing ewes, however. maintained last week’s rates. Values wore:—Extra prime heavy wethers, to 26/4. Prime heavy wethers. 21/6 to 21/-. Prime mediumweight wethers, 19/6 to 21/-. Ordinary wethers. 17/6 Io 19/3. Light wethers, to 17/-. Extra prime heavy ewes, to 20/7. Prime heavy ewes. 16/- to 17/6. Prime medium-weight ewes. 13/6 to 15/6. Ordinary ewes. 11/- to .13/-. Light owes, to 10/6. Fat cattle: Several truck lots from the West Coast were included in the entry of 42S head, the quality of which was above the average. In spite of the large entry, the sale was buoyant from the outset and the decline of last, week was more than recovered. Good medium-weight steers and heifers

were better bj r 10/- to 15/- a head, and the average to good class of cows by up to 10/-. Good steer beef made from 35/- to 37/6. in the case of a few tops a shade more, while ordinary sold at up to :>4/-. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £l6/17/6. Prime heavy steers. £l4/10/- to £l5 15/-. Prime medium-weight steers. £l3/5/- to £l4/10/-. Ordinary steers, £lO/5/- to £l2/5/-. Light steers, to £9/10/-. Extra prime heifers, to £l2 12/6. Prime heifers. £lO to .£ll. ATedium heifers. £7/10/- to £9/10/-. Light heifers, to £7/5/-. Extra prime cows, to £ll/17/6. Prime Cows. £7 15/- to £9/15/-. Medium cows. £6 to £7/5/-. Light and aged cows, to £5 15/-. West Coast sales were; —S. Wall (Koiterangi). 5 cows at £4/12/6 to £6/17/6: A. Wall (Koiterangi). 5 cows at £5/7/6: A. Growcotl (Koitorangi). 3 cows at £5/7/6 to £7 17/6: (1. Spence (Koiterangi), 2 cows at £4/12/6 and .£9/2/6; A. Cropper (Koiterangi). 3 heifers at £5/12/6, cow at £5/12/6, G. R. Northcroft (Wataroa), 5 steers at £lO/17/6 to £l4/7/6. 3 cows al £6/7/6 to £7 17/6.

Vealers: There was a firm sale for a small entry of ISO head, of poor quality. The improvement was about 5/- a head for ordinary sorts, and up to 10/- a head for quality calves. Values were: Best runners, to .£9/1/-. Good runners. £3/6/- to £5/16/-. Prime vealers. .£3/11/- io £5/11/-. Medium vealers, 44/- to 58/-. Large calves. 32/- to 42/-. Small calves. 11/to 28/-. Store cattle: The entry was the smallest of the season, and did not contain a single line of young wellbred cattle. Cows sold to £5/2/-, and potting bulls up to £9. Dairy cows: Only 65 head wore offered, and values were slightly easier. Best cows and heifers sold at £ll and average sorts at from £6 to £7/10/-. Fat pigs: Prices for porkers wore on a par w’ith last week until the last few races, when they eased to export parity, which is a farthing per lb. lower than last week. Baconers and choppers showed little variation. Values were: Light porkers. 36/6 to 42/6. Medium porkers, 43/6 to 47/6. Heavy porkers. 48/6 to 52/6. Extra heavy porkers. 52/6 to 57/6. Average price per lb. BMI to 7d. Light baconers. 57/6 to £3/4/6. Medium baconers, £3/5/6 to £3/9/6. Heavy baconers, £3/11/6 to £3/16/6. Extra heavy baconers, £3/19/6 to £4/19/6. Average price per lb. 6d to 6}dStore pigs: Competition was keen, but prices scarcely maintained last week's level, the range being: Small weaners, 16/- to 19/-: best. 20/- to 24/-. Slips. 25/- to 27/6. Small stores. 28/to 30/-. Medium stores, 31/- to 33/-. Large stores, 34/- •<> 26/-. SHE E P P.R FED ER S' S A I,E. MASTERTON. January IS. Al the Wairarapa sh-ephreedei't'’ sole. 2.‘lt)gns was paid by Mr A. S. Elwot thy (Timam). lUOgns by Sir \V. Perry. ISOgns by Mr R. W. Matthew:-, < Featherston). luugns l»y Air Matthews, 105gns by Mr .1. C. Bidwill t Featherston). and 12t>gns by Mr Best i Blenheim) for Romney rams from lite Q. Donald estate. Mr E. H. Glcndinning > Waivna » paid ISOgns. Mr D. Robertson < Kelso) iSOgns. and Mi- A. S. Holms (Southland) 215gns for Romney rams submitted bv Sir William Perry,