ADDINGTON MARKET

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 July 1945, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT SHEEP IN DEMAND Despite the snowfall entries were not small at yesterday’s stock market at Addington. The market for fat cattle was irregular prices increasing at the beginning, but fat sheep improved by 2/- to ?>/-. Little interest was taken in the store sheep sale, and the entry was small. A pen of 20 two-tooth wethers made 24/6, a pen of 20 hoggets 20/and another of 52 hoggets made 14/-, while a small pen of ewes sold lor 13/0. • The fat lamb entry totalled 300, and quality was poorly represented. There was a strong demand for all classes and prices were well up. Values were: Extra prime lambs, 43/1 to 52/1; prime 31/7 to 37/7: medium 25/10 to 29/4; and light, 18/10 to 21/10. The fat sheep yarding was about 3000, including show condition sheep which realised peak prices. There was an all-round demand by butchers

and prices reached high levels over the early stages, but steadied as the butchers satisfied their requirements, though prices were still higher than last week. Except for light and unfinished ewes there was a general rise of 2/- to 3/-. Values were: Extra prime wethers, to 61/7. Prime wethers, 47/- to 53/-; prime mediumweight wethers, 37/- to 54/4. Light wethers, to 45/-. Extra prime young ewes, to 53/1. Prime aged ewes, 40/to 44/1. Mediurh ewes, 26/- to 33/-. Light ewes, to 23/-. The fat cattle entry was large and an advance of 20/- to 30/- for good cattle with others slightly dearer was evident -early in the sale. Late entries brought the price down to that of last week. Values were: Extra prime steers, £22 to £26/17/6. Prime steers £l9 to £2l/10/-. Prime mediumweight steers, £l6/10/-to £lB/10/-. Light and ordinary steers, £ll to £ls. Extra prime heifers, to £l6/2/6. Prime heifers, £l2/10/-to dium heifers, £9 to £ll/15/-. Extra prime cows, £l7 to £2O/7/6. Prime cows, £9/5/- to £l2/10/-. Medium cows, £7/10/- to £B/15/-- Inferior cows £5 to £7. W. A. Jamieson, Koiterangi, who sold.nine steers ,at £l7/17/6 to £2O 7/6 secured almost best price. There was a keen demand for all classes in the vealer section and there was an improvement by from 3/- to 5/- a head. Values were: Large vealers, £7/7/6 to £ll/1/-; others £5 11/6 to £7/3/-. Good suckers, £5 6/6 to £6/17/6; medium, £4/1/- to £5/4/-. Large calves,’ £3 to £4/5/-; medium 44/6 to 57/6; small and rough 11/- to 37/6. Apart from a few pens of steers, entry in the store cattle section comprised mixed breed cows in backward condition which ranged in price from £2 to £7. The steer sold freely. > Both cows and heifers in the dairy cattle sale lacked quality and the sale was lifeless, and lost all last week’s gain. Apart from a Friesian which made £l9, there were not prices of note. Best second, third and fourth calvers made from £l2/10/- to £ls, good £lO to £l2; medium £7/15/to £9/15/-; aged and inferior, £4 10/- to £6/10/-. Good heifers sold from £l2 to £ls, ordinary quality making-from £>7/10/- to £ll. All good quality porkers in the fat pig sale maintained last week’s rates, but plainer sorts are -easier by 3/- to 4/- a head. Choppers brought about £1 more than last week, but baconers showed little change. Values were: Light porkers, 49/6 to 56/6; medium

£3/2/6 to £3/10/6; heavy, £3/13/6 to £4/4/6. Choppers, £7/13/6 to £l4/13/6. Light baconers, £4/9/6 to £4/17/6; medium, £5/4/6 to £5 12/6; heavy £5/14/6 to £6/4/6; extra heavy, £6/7/6 to £6/19/6. Average price per lb. to 9;,d. Values were easier by about 2/- a head at the store pig sale. Values were: Small weaners, 17/6 to 22/-; best, 24/- to 29/-. Slips, 30/- to 33/-. Small stores, 34/- to 36/-; large 45/to 48/-.