ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 October 1939, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT CATTLE CHEAPER. [per press association.] CHRISTCHURCH, October 19. With a substantial increased entry, fat sheep values steadied at yesterday’s Addington market. The buyingactivity for cattle was reduced by the warm weather-; and there was an easing of 20/- to 30/- a head. Subsidiary sections showed little change, except that stere cattle and store pigs were in strong demand. ■Store Sheep: Last week’s improved tone was maintained for a slightly larger entry of better quality. EweS and lambs made to 16/5 for a small line, with bigger pens at 13/3 and 14/3, and less attractive lines from 11/- to 12/10. A truck lot of exceptionally good ewe hoggets made 29/6, with other truck lots at 25/10 and 25/6, and medium sorts at 22/- to 23/6. Small pens of wethers were offered, the best making 22/-. Two, four, six and eight-tooth ewes, mostly the older ages, made 15/3. Spring Lambs: There was a sharp increase in the entry to about 240 head. Quality was keenly sought after, but the bigger entry brought the good lambs back Id a pound to between lOd and lid. Unfinished sorts were also bought freelj’ at from Sd a pound? Fat Sheep: The penning of 5750 head was the largest for some weeks, although wethers were in limited supply. The market opened at easier values than, the average rates of a week ago for practically all sorts, medium ewes being an exception. Heavy ewes and light wethers were 1/- to 1/6 a head easier. The entry increased as the sale progressed, and prices remained steady in spite of this. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 49/1; prime heavy wethers, 40/- to 44/-;, prime medium-weight wethers, 34/- to 39/-; ordinary wethers, 29/- to 33/-; light wethers, to 2S/-: extra prime heavy ewes, to 46/1; prime heavy ewes, 34/- to 37/6; prime me-dium-weight ewes, 30/- to 33/-; ordinary ewes, 23/- to 28/-; light ewes, to 22/-.

Fat Cattle: The entry comprised 410 head, but possibly due to the excessively warm day, there was not the usual keenness in the bidding, and the market was lower than for a number of sales, the decline ranging for most of the beef from 20/- to 30/- a head less than the rates of a week ago. Prices ruled on a basis which compared with those prevailing prior to the sharp advance of some weeks ago. Gcod serviceable beef ranged from 45/- to 47/6 pel’ 1001 b, there being odd cases of tops making another 2/6. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £2l/17/6; prime heavy steers £.17 to £lB/15/-; prime medium-weight steers, £l5/10/- to £l7; ordinary steers, £ll/15/- to £l4/10/-; light steers, to £ll/10./-; extra prime heifers, to £lB/12/6; prime heifers, £l2 to £l4/10/-; medium heifers. £lO to £ll/5/-: light heifers, to £9/15/-; extra prime cows, to £lB/2/6: prime cows. £lO/10/- to £l2/10/-; medium ccws. £9/5/- to £lO/5-; light cows, to £9. West Coast sales were: Mrs. A.j Diedrichs (Lower Kokatabi). 9 steers at £l5/5/- to £.17/7/6. 9 steel's at £lB 7/6 to £l9/12/6: Berry Bros: (Evans Creek), 13 heifers al £l3/17/6 to £lB 12/6; vendor. 4 steers at £l7/7/6 to £l7/12/6, 5 heifers at £l2/12/6 to £l5 12/6; vendor, 8 heifers at. £l2/17/6 to £l3/7/6. Vealers: In a normal sized entry small calves were a little cheaper, but for all other classes there was a firm sale at. last, week’s rates, the range being: Best runners, to £B/11/-: good runners, £3/16/- to £6; extra good l vealers, £4/11/- to £5/18/-; good vealers. 42/- to £3/15/-; large calves. 35/to 47/-; small calves. 8/- to 38/-.

Store Cattle: Chief feature of this section Avere several lines of straightcoloured steers, totalling approximately 50 head, and they met with a keen sale. A pen of 10 Hereford threeyear steers sold at £lO/8/6, and another of 10 at £9/1/-. A pen of nine Shorthorn cross steers made’ £9/18/an’d another of 10 sold at £B/16/-. A pen of 14 yearling to 18-months steers made the good price of £7/1/-, and a pen of nine cows in ordinary store condition £4/13/6.

Dairy Cows: Little interest was taken in an indifferent entry, and values generally were down by 20/- a head on the rates of a week ago. Best price for cows was £lO/5/-, and for heifers £9/10/-.

Fat Pigs: Despite a much increased entry porkers again met with an excellent sale, although values were scarcely up to those of last week. Choppers were in good supply, and prices were a shade better. Baconers were forward in medium numbers, but values scarcely maintained the level of last week. Values were: Choppers, 53/6 to ‘£6/18/6; light porkers, 47/6 to 52/6; medium porkers, 53/6 to 57/6; heavy porkers, 58/6 to £3/5/6; averagep rice per lb, 7Jd to 83d; light baccners, £3/6/6 to £3/16/6; medium baconers, £3/17/6 to £4/5/6; heavy baconers, £4/6/6 to £4/12/6; extra heavy baconers, £4/19/6 to £5/9/6; average price per lb, 6§d to 73d. Store Pigs: With the smallest entry for some time, buyers were unable to fulfil requirements. The sale was particularly keen and prices advanced by at least 5/- a head for all classes. Values were: Small weaners, IS/- to 22/-, medium, 23/- to 26/-, large, to 30/-; slips, 32/- to 34/-; small stores, 35/- to , 38/-; medium stores, 39/- to 42/-U large stores, to 51/-; sows in pig, £6 tb £6/15/-.