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Grey River Argus, 3 May 1934, Page 6

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ADDINGTON SALE Large Cattle and Pig Yarding (Our Own Corresponden’.) CII IOsTCIIP iA'li, May 2. sale at _\ddinglon were large u!i>: ings of cattle and pigs. There w:!> no rise in pr.ces, but compel ii ion \\aleen for good sorts .within schediilt limns. Messrs IL Matson ami (..» .<viexv the sale as follows; — There was a smali yarding ot >itirc sheep, comprising mostlv half truck lots. Compel it ion wets not st clast ict, except for I’orw-n i.l lots o. lambs. Eue lambs were firm. The 1 was a. keen demand for ab a.lul. ' sheep. The'i-e was a I'uli offering of fat sheep. Values showed no quotabh change, better sdrts remaining firm ih roughout. There was a >jnalh'r varding of fat lambs, but very few prime lots wre on -.iffer. Values we’;e lirm for al-' ■ lasses up to the schedule. Extra : heavy lambs sold Io 295. pr me hcav.x to 275. medium 21<. to 23> Gd. light from 16s There .was another heavy yard no of beef, over seven hundred head, verv 'mixed in qua.ity. There wp s a heavy supply of unfiii shed lots. Best grades sold well. considering llivarding. Plain ami medium sorts were easier. Extra primp bullocks fetched from 20s to 21s per hundred weight, heavy 19s to 20 s. medium IBs to 18s, and unfinished + ‘rom 1 >s yer hundred-weight ; best heiler s sold to 21s per hundred; prime 19s to 2'is. medium from 16s; heavy cows to I Q s, prime medium 14s to 16s, light f'om lOs to 12s There wa s exceptionally bfge varding of p ; gs. Al! grades wen ;• little easier, the exporters •■perat 1 :i< lightly. Porkers sob! from 27s 6.1 1' 32s 6d. heavy porkers 34s 6,| to -|o> Gd; average price 1" o’.d per !b. Uru-oncrs fetched 4Ss to Yls .-..1: Loavv -77 s 6.1 10 5s 6.1: extra lu-avv to £3 14s 6(1, the tivo-aue price ' ' inn 41(1 to 4 : ,'d yer 18.