ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 16 January 1941, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET

RECOVERY IN VALUES. [per press association.] CHRISTCHURCH, January 16. Yesterday’s Addington market was greatly influenced by the breaking of the dry spell in Canterbury. Anxiety concerning immediate feed requirements being over, entries were considerably reduced, and there was a sharp recovery in values. Store Sheep: All but about 500 of the entry of from 3500 to 4000 head were lambs. On an average, values were from 2/6 to 3/- a head better than last sale, and there was no trouble in clearing the entry. Fat Lambs: Although 1000 head were offered there were few butchers’ sorts. The market improved by about 2/- a head on last week’s values to a full parity with schedule. Bidding was spirited, with works buyers operating briskly. Among the better drafts forward was one of 74 from J. Ryan (Rotomanu, West Coast), which made from 26/1 to 31/1.

Fat Sheep: A keen sale was experienced for the entry of about 3000 head, barely half last week’s total. Good wethers were up by 2/- a head, medium and prime ewes by 2/6, and export ewes by 2/6. Company buyers were in the market for light ewes, paying up to 13/6 for light-weights, these making practically schedule rates. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers to 38/1; prime heavy wethers, 31/- to 33/6; prime mediumweight wethers, 27/6 to 30/6; ordinary wethers, 23/6 to '2XI-', light wethers to 23/-; extra prime heavy ewes to 27/7; prime heavy ewes, 23/to 25/6; prime medium-weight ewes, 18/- to 22/-; ordinary ewes to 17/-; light ewes to 13/6. Fat Cattle: The entry totalled 391 head, being the smallest for some months, and quality generally was good. The market for good beef opened briskly at an advance of up to' 25/- a head, with ordinary classes up to 15/- in advance. As the sale progressed, however, this improvement eased, and over the latter part of the sale better class beef sold at up to 20/- better, with secondary sorts about 10/-. The best of the beef made up to 41/- per 1001 b, with good quality from 36/- to 38/-, and secondary down to 32/6. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £l9 12/6; prime heavy steers, £l5/10/to £l7/5/-; prime medium-weight steers, £l3/15/- to £l6; ordinary steers, £9/5/- to £l2/15/-; light steers, to £9; extra prime heifers,’to £l4/17/6; prime heifers, £9/10/- to

£lO/15/-; medium heifers, £7/15/to £9/5/-; light heifers, to £7/5/-; extra prime cows, to £ll/12/6; prime cows, £7/15/- to £9/10/-; medium cows. £6/5/- to' £7/10/-; light cows, to £6. The Te Kinga Land and Timber Company sold eight steers at £ 14 7/6 to £l7/2/6. Vealers: There was a marked improvement in prices for a smaller entry, a good proportion of last week’s drop being recovered. Values were: Large runners to £lO/16/-; good runners, £7/13/6 to £B/11/-; medium runners, £5/16/- to £6 13/6; good vealers, £4/1/- to £5 3/6; medium vealers, £3/3/6 to £3 18/6; large calves, 43/- to 58/-; medium calves, 28/- to 37/-; small calves, 9/- to 25/-. Store Cattle: There were only a few cows in the store cattle section, no quotable lines being included. For the few odd pens of cows there was an average sale. Dairy Cattle: Some outstanding sorts made big prices, but cows in lactation for some time and not due until the Spring were in weak demand, selling at from £3/10/- to £6. Two exceptionally good Friesian heifers sold at £lB/10/- and £l9, good grade second and third calvers sold at £l4, £l5/10/-, and £l6 10/-, medium £9 to £l2, and inferior to £7. Average heifers sold at from £B/15/- to £ll/10/-, and ordinary to £7/5/-. Fat Pigs: Porkers’ values showed no improvement, owing. to another heavy entry. Choppers were also in heavy supply and were about 10/- a ■ head easier. Baconers maintained | export parity, in a dragging sale. Values were: Light porkers, 41/6 to 44/6; medium porkers, 47/6 to 51/6; heavy porkers, 53/6 to 58/6; average price per lb, 6£d to 7d; light baconers 59/6 to £3/8/6; medium baconers, £3/9/6 to £3/13/6; heavy baconers, £3/14/6 to £4/2/6; over-fat baconers, £3/15/6 to £3/19/6; average price per lb, 6 ; [d to 7d. Store Pigs: With a large entry values were down to the lowest level for a long time, except for large j stores. Sows in pig met with poor j competition, realising from 25/- to ] £5. Values were: Small weaners, 4/- | to 6/-; medium, 5/6 to 7/6; best to; 13/-; slips, 12/- to 16/-; small stores, | 18/- to 22/-; medium stores, 24/- to , 27/6; large stores to 40/-. '