ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 23 March 1944, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT cattle cheaper

CHRISTCHURCH, March 23. An over-supply of fat cattle resulted in a sharp drop in prices over the final stages of the sale at the Addington Market, yesterday, when fat sheep maintained their good demand. Store sold well at recent rates. Store Sheep.—Lambs: The best price was 29/6 for a pen of Romney pwp lambs, and others of the 'same breed made up to 25/6. The best of the half-bred section also made up to 25/6. The highest figure for wether lambs was 24/3 for a pen of Peninqiila sheep. Values were: Best ewe lambs, 25/6 to 29/6, good 23/4 to 24/3’ best wether lambs up to 24/3, "ood 20/6 to 22/10, medium 18/- to 19/6, and small 12/6 to 14/6. Among the older sheep, a line of four-year-old ewes from J. M. P. Coates, Ahaura (West Coast) made 27/6, and a station line of 700 of the same age, sold on account of E. Rutherford, Parnassus, made 26/6. Fat Lambs. —With the exception of a few pens, including a consignment from the West Coast, the yarding mostly comprised lambs of freezing quality and these sold firmly at schedule rates. The highest figure, 35/7, was secured by J. Condon, Maintain, West Coast, whose draft of 85 ranged from 25/10 to that figure. Values were: Prime lambs 31/10 to 35/7, good 27/7 to 30/10, medium 22/4’ to 25/4, light and unfinished 18/- to 21/7. Fat Sheep. —Although the yarding mostly comprised ewes of varying quality, there were more wether forward than at recent sales, and these met with a ready disposal. Extra prime wethers, to 40/7. Prime wethers, 32/4 to 36/10. Prime mediumweight wethers, 29/4 to 31/1. Light wethers, 23/- to 26/6. Extra prime ewes, to 33/7. Prime ewes, 28/1 to 31/7.’ Prime medium-weight ewes, 21/l to 24/1. Light ewes 10/- to 14/4. Fat Cattle: The entry resumed the dimensions of the pre-rationing figures. Outstanding pens of both steers and heifers were forward from the West Coast, and from the Peninsula and nearby fattening districts. W. Adamson (Wataroa) sold 4 heifers at £l5/17/6. Extra prime steers, to £22 17/6. Prime steers, £lB/10/- to £l9 15/-. Prime medium-weight steers, £l5/10/- to £lB/5/-. Ordinary steers, £l2 to £l4/10/-. Store steers, £lO to £ll/15/-. Extra prime heifers, to £l7/2/6. Prime heifers, £l2/10/- to £l4/15/-. Medium heifers, £lO/10/- to £l2/5/-. Light heifers, to £9/10/-. Extra prime cows to £l6/2/6. Prime cows, £ll 5/- to £l3/15/-. Medium cows, £8 to £lO/15/1. Light cows, £5/10/- to £7/15/-. , p Vealers: Prime runners made from £6/6/- to £9/3/6, others £4/1/- to £5/18/6, good vealers £4/6/- to £5 18/6, medium vealers, £3/3/6 to £4 3/6, large calves 46/- to 65/-, medium 32/- to 44/-. small and rough, 12/- to 30/-. Store Cattle. —Fresh cows sold at from £5 to £5/15/-, but there was a small attendance round the pens and dragging competition. Dairy Cows: Best second and third calvers, £ll to £l6/10/- (one exception at £18); good average sorts, £8 to £lO/10/-; cows in profit, late calvers, and unattractive sorts, £4 10/- to £7/10/-; best heifers, £l3" 10/- to £lB/10/-; good medium sorts £lO to £l3; others, £6/10/- to £9 10/-. Fat Pigs.—Light porkers 44/6 to 50/6, medium 52/6 to 58/6, heavy £3 1/6 to £3/12/6: choppers, £3/1/- to £7/8/6: light baconers, £3/14/6 to £3/19/6, medium £4/4/6 to £4 10/6, heavy £4/12/6 to £4/19/6, extra heavy, £5/2/6 to £5/7/6. Store Pigs.—-Small weaners, 3/6 to 7/6, best 10/- to 15/-. Slips, 18/- to 22/-. Small stores, 23/- to 25/-, medium 26/- to 28/-, large 32/- to 37/-.