ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 December 1944, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

MEAT VALUES EASIER

I CHRISTCHURCH, December 13. 2 1 The entry in the fat cattle section )' at the Addington market to-day was 2(536 head. The quality was not up to 2 j the usual standard. The market open’jeci at values .slightly easier than those hoi lust week, and this developed as. > the sale proceeded in the case of • heavy, indifferently finished steers and cows (of which there was a good 1 quality display), due probably to the introduction oi' retail grading, wore also definitely easier. On the other hand, extra prime heavy-weights and light- -mediuin- weight. p rime ■ steers appeared to maintain last week's level. Values ranged as follow:—Extra prime steers, £2O to £23/2/6. Prime steers, £l7/15/- to. £l9/5/-. Plain heavy steers, £l6i to £l7/15/-. Ordinary, £l4 to £ls/10/-. Extra prime heifers, to £ls/12/6. Prime heifers, £l2 to £ 14 2/6. Medium heifers, £lO/5/- if: £ll/10/-. Extra prime cows, £l2 to £l4/12/6*. Prime cows. £9/10/- to £ll/10/-. Medium cows, £B/5/- to £9/5/-. Store sheep: The entry wn:: again on little more than a skeleton basis, totalling 1400 us against: 1292 last week. A keen demand was again experienced for all classes, particularly ewes and lambs, the scale of values generally being a shade higher . than those of last week. Rest wether ■ hoggets made from 24/- to 25/9. me- ’ diinn to good 17/G to 21/-, woolly

ewes with lambs 20/9 to 23/6, medium to 18/-, sltmii ewes .-mil lambs t(j 16/-, a line of 162 hill k r.\'-looth and eight-tooth ew<-;-. 22/6. anil 2()0 Chatham Island wethers. he'd over from the previous sale, 23/1 to 2-1/6. I'at lambs: Yesterday’s sale being the first ol' Hie export season, the entry was much larger than previously this season. The total was 2000 head, compared with 1042 last week. Generally the market was not up to last weeks level, but it was well a.uqve export parity for prime heavyweight lambs, butchers taking the gi eater part al. a higher basis than the 9d per lb provided in the opening scheciulc. Values were; Heavy lambs, 35/7 to 37/7; prune, 2.9/1 to 34/10medium and light, 24/4 to 27/10. Fat sheep: The fat sheep entry comprised approximately- 500?) head, about 1000 more than last week. Fhere was a good showing of prime iheep. This being the first sale of the .reezing season, export buyers were ~ci the competition; but values, even or the lighter sheep, were generally move export parity. The market all ■ounchvas easier than that ol *a week igo. Values: Extra prime wethers, to ; 8/4. Prime wethers, 39/- to 34/-. Time medium-weight wethers, 27/o 2,9/-. Light wethers, 24/- to’26/6. Ixtin prime young 'ewes, to 29/Tirnc aged ewes. 21/- to 25/-. Prime medium-weight ewes, 17/6 to 21/6 aght, 14/- to 16/6. Vealers: The entry in the vc-aler ection was much larger than for jme weeks, the number forward beig in excess ol reciuiremcnts Values /ere lower, and at the conclusion •des were hard to make at prices atisfactory to vendors. Values were: •arge runners, £7/6/- to £lO/8/6thers, £4/18/6 to £7/1/-; prime ackers, £5/16/- to£6/18/6- meium, £5/3/6; large ' fives, 54/- to £*3/14/-; medium. j/- to 52/-, small and rough 12/- to 1/-.

Store cattle: Some gvod-sized lines of well-bred station cattle were included in the store jicns. They met with a fair demand, but there was scarcely the keenness apparent as at recent sales for similar cattle. Forty of a line of 56 Shorthorn cross three-year-old steers sold at £ll t 0 £l3 the remaining 16, Black Poll cross, at ■'Ell/7/6 to £l3. L’hese cattle were in good forward condition.

Dairy cattle: The entry in the dairy section was the largest lor some time approximating 80 head. This number was sufficient to depress the market to a small extent. Values’ were: Best heifers, £1? to £l7, good £9 to £ll 10/-; average sorts £7/10/- to £8 15/-; the best second and third calvers sold ?t from £l2/16/-, good

average sorts £8 to £ll/10/-, others, including cows in profit, aged and interior, and unattractive sorts. £4/10/- to £6/10/-.

Fat pigs: Values were: Light porkers 33/6 to 59/6, medium £3/3/6 to £3/9/6, heavy £3/12/6 to £4/12/6; choppers, £4B/6 to £lO/6/-; light bacuners, £4/7/6 to £4/15/6: medium £4/17/6 to £5/3/6, heavy £5 4/6 io .55/9/6, extra heavy £5/14/6 to £6/4/6; average price per lb 8:1 d to 9d. Values in the store pigs section were: Small weaners, 20/- to 23/medium 25/- to 29/-, best to 34/-: slips. 35/- to 3!:/-; small stores, 39/1o 41/-, medium 42/- ;o 4'4/-; large 46/- to 50/-.