FOR FARMERS West Coast Heifers Obtain Top Price At Addington

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 August 1949, Page 8

FOR FARMERS West Coast Heifers Obtain Top Price At Addington

CHRISTCHURCH, This.. Day (O.C.)—A slacker demand for store sheep brought prices back a little at the Addington market yesterday. The fat cattle sale was well supplied with’ beef of exceptional quality. It. was . generally agreed to be the best yarding of this winter. The entry included a large number of excellent cattle from the West Coast. Top price for heifers was obtained Uy Mrs, A. - Adamson, of Wataroa. ; Fat sheep were a little . erratic, but a moderate sized yarding . changed hands at about last week’s prices. Fat hoggets were a shilling cheapdr. A small yarding of spring lambs sold U STORE SHEEP.—The quality of the offering was fairly good, but prices for all classes were .easier, though.a big gallery followed, the sale. Top price for ewes was 50s paid for a pen. of good style Romneys. The best wether price vzas 525, secured for a pen of half-breds of extra good quality Good hoggets made 40s to 465, with other o. down to 325, Only two small pens of ewes and lambs came forward. Good ewes made 33s to 40s, and culls down to 19s. One good line of two-tooth haiibred wethers was keenly competed for aI F? T a HOGGETS.— Though. including a few pens of high quality, the yard.iny was made up mainly of hghtei sorts. The sale values on an average were one shilling under last week lor. all classes. Extra prime hoggets realised up to 77s Id. prime 57s to 675, good 45s to 565, and medium and light I down.to 355. ■ FAT SHEEP.—On an average all ; classes were fully firm .on last weeks ■ rates, with the exception of, aged and plain wethers, which were a little cheaper. Ewes were in shorter supply than for some weeks. Show wethers, to 109 s Id. Extra prime heavy wethers to 36s 7d. Prime heavy wethers, 67s to 745. Prime medium-weight wethers, 60s 6d to 65s 6d. Ordinary and light wethers, 51s 6d to 59s 6d. Extra prime ewes, to 62s Id Prime ewes, 50s to 555. Prune medium-weight ewes. 43s to 495. Ordinary and light ewes, 35s to 425. FAT CATTLE.—The entry included a large number of excellent cattle from the West Coast. On an average, prices were just as good as they were last week. Top price for heifers was £2B. 12s 6d obtained by Mrs R. Adamson (Watarca). Best beef made to 80s per 1001 b, with some sales at 82s 6d; good beef made 55s to 655, medium to 52s 6d; best cow to 655, good to 555, and secondary to 455. Values were:—Extra mime heavy steers, to £4l 17s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £25 to £29 10s. Prime med-ium-weight steers, £l9 to £24 10s. Ordinary and light steers, £l5 to £lB 10s. Extra prime heifers, to £2B 12s 6d. Prime heifers, £l5 to £2O. Ordinary and light heifers, £lO 10s to £l4. Extra prime cows, to £29 2s 6d. Prime cows, £l2 to £l7. Ordinary and light cows, £7 10s to £lO 10s. West Coast sales included: F. J. Williams (Fox Glacier), 4 steers at £27 7s 6d to £3l 17s 6d, 4 heifers at £23 2s 6d; Mrs R. Adamson (Wataroa), 8 heifers at £25 12s 6d to £2B 12s 6d; McDonnell Bros (Totara Flat) 7 steers at £3l 7s 6d to £35 7s 6d; P. J. Williams (Fox Glacier), 8 steers at £3l 7s 6d to £32 2s 6d; W. A. Diedrichs (Kokatahi), 8 steers at £24 17s 6d P 27 7s 6d; W. D. Diedrichs (Kokatahi), 8 steers at £24 12s 6d to £29 7s 6d; McDonnell Bros. (Totara Flat), 7 steers at £3O 17s 6d to £33 12s 6d;.F. J. Williams

(Fox Glacier), 4 steers at £32 2s 6d. 3 heifers at £23 7s 6d. .1 cow--at■ £22 2s dd; Meharry Bros (Kokatahi) , 8 steers at £26 17s 6d'tb'£33 12s 6d; Butler Bros. (Wataroa) J sleers at £2l 7s 6dto £2l 12s Gd ” VEALERS.— Competition was ..very keen for the best. Plainer sorts were a little cheaper than last week. Prime large yealers made up to £l9 6s, others. £9 is to £ll 13s 6d, best suckers; £7,18s 6d to £lO 18s 6d, medium .£4 18s 6d to £6 6s, large-calves 44s to 635, . medium 32s to 40s, and small and rough down to 18s * ■ . STORE CATTLE.—The demand was very keen, ancL prices held the excellent rates of last week. A pen of 14 two-year Aberdeen Angus steers made £l7 6s, a line of 31 rising. three-year Herefords made £l4 6s to £l6 3s 6d, a pen of six big aged steers made £l7 18s 6d, and 21 18 to 20 months Aberdeen Angus steers made £7 16s to £l2 8s 6d. A pen of eight Hereford breeding cows, in calf to a Shorthorn bull, made £ll Is. One pen of Aberdeen Angus heifer calves made £6 8s 6d. ..DAIRY . CATTLE—For average cattle the market was frdih £2 to £2 10s easier than last week. Heifers were on a par to a shade easier, while the poorer sorts were hard to quit except at very low values: The best second, third and.fourth calvers made-from £l5 to £2O, good average cows £lO 10s to £l4 10 s, -medium £7 10s to £lO, aged and inferior £2 10s to £6 10s. Best heifers made to £24 10s, good £l6 to £2O, others £lO 10s to £l5 10s. FAT PlGS—Competition was keen throughout with all classes recovering the -easing in values of last week. Values'were: Light porkers, £4 4s 6d to £4 19s 6d. Medium pdrkerss, £5 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d. Heavy porkers, £5 17s 6d to £6 9s 6d. Average price per lb, Is Id to Is 4d. Choppers. £7 Is to £l2 18s 6d. Light baconers, £6 12s 6d to £7 2s 6d Medium baconers, £7 4s 6d to £7 9s 6d. Heavy baconers, £7 12s 6d to £7 19s 6cl. Average price per lb lid to 12d. STORE PlGS.—Classes were keenly competed for except the in-pig sows, Which were easier by £1 to £2 a head. Values were:—Small weaners, 32s to 425. Best weaners, 44s to 525. Slips, 54s to 58s. Small stores. 60s to 655. Medium stores, 66s to 725. Large stores. 80s to 88s Sows in pig, £lO to £l7 -10 s.