ADDINGTON MARKET.

Grey River Argus, 8 July 1922, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET.

BEEF PRICES DOWN. There was a big increase in practically all sections of stock at Addington on Wednesday. Last week’s entry in both fat sheep : ml cattle were the smallest for the season, but both these sections were in full supply, sheep exceeding 1 he preceding weeks entry by about 50 per cent., and cattle by even more than that. A substantial drop in prices was anticipated as 6 result, and butchers competed less actively in the earlier st: ges than usual. Prices receded as a result in both sections, but towards the (dose of the market there was a good recovery, for sheep buyers ■who had held off in the earlier stages evidently feared being left wi.th an insufficiency. The short market of the preceding week left them with tew sheep on hand, so that there was quite a spirited, end up of the mutton market. The big beef y: riling was more than butchers required, and values lost a fair proportion of the advance of the preceding. week, but tin* sale improved over the Inst half hour. Fat lambs were forward in sufficient numbers to entitle them to a separate penning, and good lambs sold freely. All classes of stock sheep met with good competition, not: bly hoggets. There was a good attendance of farmers. The yards, as a result of the recent wet ami frosty weather, were in a disagreeable condi--1 ion. STORE SHEEP. The yarding of store sheep was larger than last week, there being more Iroggets forward than has been the <• se tor some time. The demand all round was better. The bulk of the ewes were of doubtful age, but all classes sold better than at the two previous sales. The one j or two decent lines of wethers forward made good money, and hoggets were | bought much more freely than at recent sales. Passings were few, and consisted principally of old ewes. \ allies were: Forward wether hoggets, 10/9 to 16/1. Wether hoggets, 13/11 to 14/4. (rood mixed sex hoggets, 10/5 to L>/6. i (’nil halfbred wether hoggets, 12/-. Fair halfbred ewe hoggets, 19/-. Three-quarterbred ewe hoggets, 16/9 to 17/5. Good halfbred four and six-tooth wethers, to 20/-. Four, six, and eight-tooth ha If bred •wethers, 1\ 3. Sound and failing-mouthed wethers, 15/6. Four-tooth halfbred owes, in lamb, to 27/-. Six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes, in Jamb, to 25/3. Four, six, and eight-tooth owes, in lamb, 21/3 to 22/10. Sound-mouthed ewes, in lamb, 20/10 to 25/6. Good, sound, and failing-mouthed ewes, in Jamb, 18/6 to 21/9. Inferior s. and f.m. ewes, in lamb, 14/X to 17/-. Aged ewes, in lamb, 9/2 to 13/9. The following sales were made: — Wethers —82 four, six, and eight-tooth halfbred at 18, 3, 88 six and eight-tooth halfbred nt l-'/fi, 123 four and six-tooth halfbred at 20 -, let four and six-tooth halfbred at 19/-. Hoggets —150 three-quarterbred ewe at 17/5, 74 halfbred wether at 14/4, 156 wether at 15/9, 72 halfbred ewe at 19/-, 73 cull halfbred ewe at 14/-, 74 crossbred ewe at 17/-, 50 ewe at 19/6, 90 halfbred wether at 16/1, 49 crossbred ewe at 15/-, SO wether at 13/11, 36 wether at 14/8, 7;> m.s. at 15/2, 178 m.s. at 15/5 io 15/6, 82 cull half bred wether at 12/-. FAT LAMBS. The varding comprised 1160 head. Over a third of the entry was very light stuff, and as the limited freezing competition was not competing for this class it was passed -ami relegated to the store pens. One firm competed freely for decently finished stull, and the balance went to butchers. There was a wide spread between good and poor lambs, and a per lb quotation would scarcely give an accurate description of the market, though good lambs were up to 7LI. A small pen of four, sent forward by Air \\ . Tizzard (Barr Hill) made 34/6, but the most outstanding line forward was from Air J. C. Irwin (Rakaia), 35 making from 24/7 to 25/6, the lifter price for a pen of 10. Values. ranged as follows: — Extra prime lambs, 25/(5 to 34/6. Prime lambs, 22/- to 25/-. Medinin, lambs, LS 3 to 21/6. Inferior lambs, 14/7 to Is ' . FAT SHEEP. The yarding comprised about 11 races, as against seven to eight last week. The quality, moreover, was much better there being a smaller showing of old ewes. Wethers, for the first time this season, predominated. As a rri? ewes have represented quite 66 per cent, of the penning. South Canterbury was well represented amongst the vendors, the bulk of the primest sheep coming from south of the Rangitata. The market was a very irregular one. It opened on a lower basis than last week by about 1/6 a head, dropped quite another 1/6 towards the middle of the sale, but recovered remarkably in the final stages, values over the last two races being nearly on all fours with those ruling last week. Evened up, the average easing on last week’s market was from 1/- to 1/6 on big wethers, and a little more on medium

sheep. I'rime ewes did not participate in the easing to much extent. Values •’ere:-— Exira prime wethers, 28/6 to 36/3. Prime wethers, 24/- to 27/6. Medium wethers, 20/3 to 23/6. Inferior wethers., IS/- to 20/-. Extra prime ewes, 26/- to 30/3. Prime ewes, 20/3 to 24/-. Medium ewes, 15/6 to 20/-. Inferior ewes. 12/6 to 15/3. Old ewes, 10 10 to 12/3. FAT CATTLE. A much bigger yarding than last i week, comprising 412 head, compared | with 255. All round it was a good ! quality entry, the- major proportion being nicely finished medium-weight beef. The only outside line of note was from Mataura Island (Southland). With the bigger yarding values opened on an easier basis than last, week for good to * prime beef. The market, showed a slight ' improvement towards the end, due to j butchers having little on hand. How- j ever, on an average values were easier than last week by 20/- to 25/- per head. ’ Prime beef made from 30/- to 35/-, I a couple of shillings over medium beef 25/- to 29/-, ami inferior from 22/6 down to less than 20/-. Good heifer beef sold freely. Top price was £l6 15/- for three steers from the Peraki . Estale, and a good draft of 14 from ; the Montrose Estate 1 averaged £l5 7/6. Values were: — Extra prime steers to £l6 15/-. Prime steers, £1 1 5/- to £l4. , Medium steers, £8 2/6 to £ll. Light ami inferior steers, £6 to £B. Extra prime heifers to £ll. Prime heifers, £6 17/6 to £S 10/-. Ordinary heifers, £5 to £6 15/-. Light heifers, £3 1(1/- to £4 15/-. Extra prime cows to £lO 15/-. Prime cows, £6 to £S 5/-. Ordinary cows, £4 5/- to £5 17/G. j Old cows, £2 10/- to £4 2/6. VEALERS. There was a good entry of veal calves and the quality on the whole was very fair. The demand was good, and last week’s rates were maintained. Values were: — Runners, to £4 15/-. Good vealers, £3 5/- to £4 5/-. Aledium vealers, £2 5/- to £3 10/-. ’ Small calves, X/- upwards. DAIRY CATTLE. There was a fair entry of dairies, mostly moderate to inferior sorts. The competition for good dairies, just calved or at the drop, was fairly active, and satisfactory prices were realised. Sales of poor sorts .however, were hard to make. A small section of the entry j was passed. Values were: — Good third culvers, to £l5 10/-. Good sound culvers, to £l4. Good cows in milk to £l]. Aledium springing-cows, £5 to £6 5/-. Medium heifers, £4 to £6. Old cows, £2. STORE CATTLE. A yarding of small size, comprising for the most part odds and ends. Anything out of this category met with fair competition. A draft of 20 yearling Friesian heifers made £3. A few of the prices were:— I Good two-year heifers, £6 10/-. Medium springing heifers, to £4 10/-. | Springing rows, -12/-. i Three-year-old steers, £3 13/6 to £4 10/-. Two-year-old steers, £2 16/- to £3 10/-. FAT PIGS. A large entry of fat pigs was forward, porkers being in over-supply. I Pork was lower than for some time past. Values were:— Choppers, £2 10/- to £6 9/-. Light baconers, £3- 10/- to £3 15/-. Heavy baconers, £4 to £4 10/-. Extra heavy baconers, to £4/19/-. Average price per lb, 6d to 6Ad. Light porkers, £2 2/- to £2 10/-. Heavy porkers, £2 15/- to £3 2/-. Average price per lb. 7pl to BAd. STORE PIGS. A big entry of store pigs was forward, and prices went back from 3/to 4/- per head. Weaners were not affected, selling well. Valuer were:— Good stores, £2 8/- to £2 13/-. Medium stores, £] 10/- to £1 18/-. Small stores, £1 2/- 1o £1 10/-. Good weaners, 13/- to 18/-. Inferior weaners, 9/- to 12/6.