ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 March 1945, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

STORE SHEEP FIRM CHRISTCHURCH, March 21. There was anothtr large yarding of sheep at to-day’s Addington stock market, totalling' more than 42,000 The demand for store sheep was steadv throughout and values were fully ‘ maintained. There was widespread competition for ewes and iUil schedule rates were obtained for tat lambs. Fat sheep were up to recent values exceot ror a proportion ol very light sorts. A heavy entry oi cattle declined in value. Next week s market will be held on Tuesday on account of Easter. The store sheep entry of 35,001 included lines of lambs from the

West Coast and there was .a steady demand for all classes. Bes't wether lambs made from 21/1 to 24/-; good irom 17/- to 20/6, medium 14/- to 15/7, small .10/6 to .12/9. The best ewe lambs made up to 24/5. medium to 19/1. In the two-tooth ewe section, prices were in keeping with those ruling during the .fair series. Another draft of Southland Romneys attracted keen competition. Half-bred twotooths also met with a sound sale. In the adult Sheep section there was a strong and widespread demand for young breeding ewes showing any quality. There appeared to be a tendency once more to concentrate on the most attractive sheep, which were not difficult to dispose of, bu. inferior to medium class ewes found a more dragging sale. Several station lines sold at prices ruling at the various fairs, and were mostly disposed of in small lots. The best price for four-year-olds was 27/ 6 for a pen of 272. The fat lamb entry of less than 3000 comprised mostly freezing weights, and all suitable lambs were bought lor freezing at schedu'e rates. The primest lambs came from the West Coast, and the highest price of the day was secured by H. Diedrich (Kokatahi), who sold 75 from 33/7 to 36/1, and J. H. Diedrich also of Kokatahi, sold 47 from 31/4 to 35/10. On the whole, the good prices ruling at recent sales were substantially maintained. Values were: Heavy lambs, 33/7 to 36/T prime lambs, 30/4 to 32/4; medium and light, 25/4 to 29/1. The yarding of fat sheep was 4250 and there was the usual scarcity of wethers. The showing of ewes war mixed, and included a large proportion of light and unfinished sheep, which would have been more m place in the store pens. These met with a dragging market, but all other suitable classes were at prices generally well up to the latest schedule limits. Values were: Extra prime wethers, to 47/1. Prime wethers 36/4 to 41/-. Medium-weight wethers. 31/10 to 34/7. Light, to 30/-. Prime young ewes, 31/1 to 34/7 Prime aged ewes, 21/7 to 25/7. Medium ewes,- 17/- to 19/-. Light ewes, to 15/-. Over the last half of the fat cattle sale, in. which laic entries Irom the West Coast were received, values declined from 15/- to 20/- a head. Except for pens of outstanding quality the sale was dragging, particularly for secondary cows. Among the better prices were 16 two-year-old. steers sold at £l4/2/6 to £l9 2/6, by W. Dudley (Totara Flat) Values were: Extra prime steers, £lB to £2O/17/6. Prime steers, £l6 to £l7/5/-. Prime light, mediumweight steers, £l4/15/- to £l6 Ordinary steers, £l2/10/- to £l4 Extra prime heifers, £l3/15/- to £l5/17/6. Prime heifers, £ll tc £l3. Medium heifers, £9 to £lO. Extra prime cows, £l2 to £l4/2/6. Prime cows, £B/10/- to £ll. Light and ordinary, to £B. The vealer section entry was small and the quality indifferent, but a keen sale took place and there was a complete clearing at prices about 5/- a head in advance of last week’s rates. Values were: Large vealers £7/13/6 to £lO/16/-; medium, £5 13/6 to £7/6/-; best suckers, £5/1/lo £6/13/6; medium, £3/16/- tc £4/18/6. Large calves,.ss/- to 74/-; medium, 42/- to 53/-; small and rough, 12/- to 38/-. „ A few pens of straight coloured young steers and heifers relieved the cattle entry from inferiority. For these there was a fair sale at little difference for similar cattle at recent markets. A pen of 11 well-bred Shorthorn heifers, from the Wataroa district of the West Coast, and in forward condition, sold at £9/1/--In the dairy cow section of 78 head, evenly distributed between cows and heifers, the market was a sound one for heifers on last week’s values, a number making from £lB to £2O, and one or two from the latter figure to £22/10/-. Buyers are showing a preference lor heifers showing quality and coming early to profit. The cows forward were average and only the heifer class sold on a par with a week ago. The remainder were hard to quit at anything like satisfactory prices to ven-

dors. Values were: Best heifers apart from those mentioned, £l3 to £l6/10/-, good, second and third calvers, £l2 to £l5; average sorts, £B/10/- to £ll/5/-; others, including cows in profit, aged and inferior £4 to £7/10/-. ' There were small entries in the [ porker section of the market, but competition was not quite so keen Values were easier by 2/- to 3/- a head. Choppers were in medium supply and the market was easier by 20/- to 30/- a head. Baconers were foiward in fairly heavy numbers.

and values were down by 2/- to 3/a head on last week’s rates. Values were: —Light porkers. 52/6 to 57/6’ medium, 58/6 to £3/5/6; heavy, £3 8/6 to £4/0/6; choppers, £4/18/6 to £ll/1/-. Light baconers, £4/4/6 to £4/12/6: medium, £4/17/6 to £5 2/6; heavy, £5/10/6 to £5/18/6; extra heavy, £5/19/6 to £6/9/6 average price pei - lb, B.}d to’ 9d. The store pig entry was fairly large, but consisted practically of weaners, no large stores being yarded and only two or three pens of medium sorts, The attendance of buyers

was small and values easier by 5/to 8/- a head, except in the case of stores which maintained last week's rates. Values were:—Small weaners, 10/-Ho 15/-; best, 16/- to 18/-. Slips;' : 2o/- to 24/-. Small stores, 25/to ‘3O/-; medium, 40/- to 45/~.