ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 June 1940, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

HEAVY ENTRIES—GOOD SALE

LITTLE CHANGE IN VALUES

[per press association.]

CHRISTCHURCH, June 12.

There were heavy entries of fat sheep and cattle at Addington, to-day, but values showed little change, and the sale throughout was good.

Store Sheep.—An entry of about 650 head, the smallest for some time, and prices remained at the bedrock rates of recent sales. Best sale for ewes was of an attractive truck lot of eight-tooth half-breds, which made 13/1, with a second drafting from the same owner at 9/1. Four-year-old Corriedale ewes, another good pen, made between 8/9 and 10/7. Sound-mouthed ewes sold between 6/6 and 9/3, a proportion of these sheep coming off the road and appearing in poor shape. A truck lot of two-tooth ewes made 15/2. The best of the wethers realised 17/- and 17/1, with medium pens to 13/1. Only two or three pens of lamfys were offered, these making to 12/-. Fat Lambs. —The lamb yarding totalled about 1000 head, compared with 1300 head last week, and included a much bigger proportion of lighter sorts. For the best part of the sale, exporters were less active for this class, but over the concluding stages competition became much keener and values were as good as those ruling two or three sales ago. For the limited selection for good sorts in the yarding, butchers’ prices were on a par with the improved rates recorded last week. Extra prime lambs, to 39/1. Prime lambs, 27/10 to 32/7. Medium lambs, 21/4 to 25/10. Light lambs, from 15/4. West Coast salesr J. D. Gibbs, 79 at 16/10 to 25/7. Mrs. Diedrich, 63 at 16/4 to 23/4.

Fat Sheep.—There was a heavy increase in the entry, which numbered about 7500 head, as against 5500 the preceding week. Quality showed an improvement. The market in the earliei* stages was about 1/6 a head lower than the closing rates of last week’s sale, but slightly less than this on an average. Medium sheep’ and light ewes were also easier by 1/- to 1/6 a head. Export activity was scarcely so noticeable as it was last week, and purchases were made within the schedule price. Extra prime heavy wethers, to 41/7. Prime heavy wethers, 31/- to 34/-. Prime medium-weight wethers, 27/- to 30/-. Ordinary wethers 23/6 to 26/-. Light wethers to 23/-. Extra prime heavy ewes to 39/10. Prime heavy ewes 25/- to 28/-. Prime med-ium-weight ewes-20/- to 24/-. Ordinary ewes, 16/6 to 19/-. Light ewes to 16/-. Fat Cattle. —The entry was about the same as that of last week—sB7 as against 580. Quality was mixed, although there was a slightly bettei’ showing of prime cattle. The market for good cattle, though erratic, showed a slight improvement. Light and unfinished steers and cows were easier. This applied not only to the inferior cows, which were down by 10/a head, but to medium sorts. There

was again restricted buying by works operators. Best beef made up to 36/per 1001 b., with odd cases another 1/-; good medium averaged from 33/- to '35/-, and rough cow beef down to 25/- per 1001 b. Extra prime heavy steers to £lB/7/6. Prime heavy steers £l4/10/- to £l5/15/-. Prime mediumweight steers, £l2/5/- to £l4/5/-. Ordinary steers, £9 to £ll/15/-. Light steers to £B/15/-. Extra prime ers to £ll. Prime heifers, £9 to £lO 5/-. Medium heifers, £6/5/- to £B/ 10/-. Light heifers to £6. Extra prime cows to £l2/12/6. Prime cows, £7 to £9. Medium cows, £5 to £6/5/-. Light and aged cows, £3/10/- to £4 io/-.

Vealers. —Several lines from a distance helped to improve the proportion of good quality, but still there was a big showing of indifferent sorts. For the best there was an appreciable advance in values of up to 5/- a head, but there was little change for other sorts. More good runners were forward, and some of these of the “baby beef” standard sold at from £8 to £9 11/-, large runners selling at up to £7/3/6. Best runners, to £7/3/6. Good runners, £4/10/- to £6/5/-. Medium runners, £3/10/- to £4/5/-. Best vealers, to £3/7/6. Medium to good vealers, 40/- to £2/17/6. Large calves, 22/6 to 35/-. Small calves, 11/-. to 21/-. Store Cattle.—There were no quotable lines of store cattle forward. A few pens of mixed cows sold at from £3/3/- to £3/4/-, and a pen of mixed coloured steers at £6/8/6. Little interest was taken in the sale, and in any case the class of cattle penned did not appeal much to graziers in the feed conditions that prevail. Dairy Cows. —A moderate class of cows was forward, and the sale was hard. The highest price for heifers was £9/5/-, and backward springing heifers sold at round about £4. The only class to attract competition were good second, third, and fourth calvers, the best of these selling at from £l2 to £l3/10/-, with medium at £7/ 10/- to £lO. Poor-conditioned September calvers sold at from £2 to £3. Fat Pigs.—At the commencement of the porker sale the entry was on the light side, and prices opened out at a par with those of last week. Later entries, however, helped to create an over-supply, and prices over the last two races w r ere fully 5/- a head easier than at last sale. Choppers .were forward in very small supply, and there was little change in values. The baconer entry was smaller in size, and the demand was better than that of last week by from 2/- to 3/a head. Choppers, 43/6 to £7/18/6. Light porkers, 39/6 to 47/6. Medium porkers, 49/6 to 54/6. Heavy porkers 57/6 to £3/3/6. Average price per lb. 7d to 7§d. Light baconers, £3/3/6 to £3/16/6. Medium baconers, £3/19/6 to £4/9/6. Heavy baconers, £4/11/6 to £4/19/6. Extra heavy baconers, £5/1/6 to £5/12/6. Average price per lb. 7d to 7§d. . ’ Store Pigs.—There was a slightly larger entry than last week, and on an average the market was easier. Many / pens of inferior sorts were yarded, and! i these met with a rather dragging mar-1: ket. Good quality pigs of all classes . sold comparatively well for this time : of year, good weaners especially being in keen demand. Large stores were : penned in small numbers and sold on a par with the rates of a week ago. Small -

and inferior weaners, 7/- to 10/-; medium 11/- to 13/6; best, to. 17/-. Slips, 15/- to 21/-. Small stores 20/- to 23/-. Medium stores,' 24/- to 26/-. Large stores, -to 35/-.