ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 24 August 1939, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

STRONG SHEER DEMAND

[PEE PBESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, August 24. The entry of fat sheep at yesterday's Addington market was the smallest for some time and there was a keen sale, with a sharp advance of 2/- a bead in the final stages. The West Coast contributed a substantial proportion of the comparatively small entry of fat cattle, which sold erratically at values little different from last week.

Store Sheep: The entry of 3000 head included some good Romney cross ewes and hoggets, which sold at 22/- to 25/8. Halfbred ewe hoggets sold to 22/-, with medium from 13/- to IS/- and rough down to 7/-. There were several pens of ewes and lambs offered. The best of these sold at 11/-, with others at 7/-. Two-tooth half-bred ewes made to 21/7, older ewes at 12/- io 15/-, and rough down to 2/6.

Fat Sheep: The sale for a small entry of about 4000 head was one of the best, of the season, being firm from the outset, with all classes better. The market steadily firmed until the last two races, when the obvious shortage of the supply caused something of a scramble, and there was a sharp jump of from 2/- to 2/6 a head. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers. to 40/1; prime heavy wethers. 32/- to 35/-; prime medium-weight wethers, 27/6 to 31/-: ordinary wethers, 24/- to. 27/-; light wethers. to 23/6; extra, prime heavy ewes, to 34/10; prime heavy ewes.’ 28/6 to 31/-; prime medium-weight ewes, 25/to 28/-; ordinary ewes. 20,6 to 2U-: light ewes. 15/- to 20/-. Fat Cattle: Between 90 and 100 of the small entry of 468 head of fat cattie came from the West Coast. Although there were continued variations, the market, on the whole, was little different from last week, although old cows were weaker. Good beef sold at about 40/- per 1001 b. with tops to 43/-. medium 36/- to 39/-. and secondary down to 32/6. Values were.; Extra, prime heavy steers, to £2O 17/6; prime heavy steers, £l5/10/- tc

£l6/15/-; prime medium-weight steers, £l3/10/- to £l5/5/-; ordinary steers, £lO/10/- to £l3; light steers, to £lO 5/-; extra prime heifers, to £l3/17/6; prime heifers, £lO/10/- to £l2; medium heifers, £9 to £lO/5/-: light heifers, to £B/10/-; extra prime cows, to £l5/17/6; prime cows. £9/5/- to £ll. 5/-; medium cows, £6/15/- to £B/10/-; light, cows, to £6/10/-. Among the West Coast sales were the following: Mrs. A. Diedrichs (Lower Kokatahi), 17 steers at. £lO/12/(1 to £l4/17/6; vendor. 9 cows at £B/7/6 to £l3/2'6:' W. A. Jamieson (Koiterangi.i, it' cows al £7/7/6 to £lO/17/6.

Venders: Although there was another small entry of 112 head, there was iiltlo change in the market. Values were: Best runners to £9/5/-: good runners. £3/17/6 to £5: extra good vealors. £4/12/6 to £5/15/-: good vcaieis, 40/- io £2/15/-: large calves. 32/6 to £2/I'l,. ■; small calves, fl/- to 4<J/-.

Store Cattle: The entry was too small to compare values with recent sales. Odd pens of cows at from £4/10/- to £5/3/6. lor the best sorts for grazing. 'twelve, young heifers made £2/13HI. Dairy Cattle: There was a smaller entry than last week, ami the market for cows with a warrantry was from-, bat inferior cows were hard to sell. Best heifers sold at. up io £1 0/5/-. ami cows to £l3/5,.'-. A big proport ion of the entry changed liamh ai from £6

to £9. according to quality and nearness to profit. Fat Figs; Porkers about maintained last week’s values and choppers again met with excellent competition. The prices realised for baconers were the best for a long time. Values were: Light porkers, 37/6 to 47/6; medium, 49/6 to 54/6; heavy porkers, 55/6 to 59/6; average price per lb, 7d to 7Jd; light baconers, £3/5/6 to £3/15/6; medium baconers, £3/17/6 to £4/4/6; heavy baconers, £4/5/6 to . £4/12/6; extra heavy baconers. £4/13/6 to £5 1/6; average price per lb, 64U to 7:jd; choppers, £3/11/- to £6/18/7). ■ Store Pigs: With the entry far exceeding the demand, the sale was disappointing, values being down by from 5/- to 6/- a head. The range was as follows: Small weaners, 8/- to 11/-; medium weaners, 12/- to 15/-. best, to 20/-; slips, 17/- to 20/-; small stores, 14/- to 17/6; medium stores', 18/- to 21/-; large stores, 23/- to 28/-, extra large to 34/-.