ADDINGTON MARKET

Grey River Argus, 22 May 1941, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

Sheep Remain Firm

BEEF EASIER.

[Our Own Correspondent] CHRISTCHURCH, May 21

Addington live stock sale to-day was of the off-season variety. It is reviewed by Messrs H. Matson and Co. as follows: —

Store sheep.—The entry comprised about 1,000 lambs and 1,200 adult sheep. The quality throughout was not impressive, and was typical of an off-season sale. Lambs sold well on a par with last week’s rates. The few wethers forward were in keen demand. There was a fair demand for ewes of reasonable quality. Fat lambs.—The entry was .1,000. A few excellent pens were forward, but there was still a good proportion of second-class lambs. There was a brisk sale throughout at schedule rates. The bulk of the yarding was taken by export buyers. Fat Sheep.—The entry was small, 3,500 head. The quality was good, throughout. The usual poor and un-| attractive ewes were absent. The sale was keen throughout, with 1/-| a head rise all round. Very heavy ewes were not in request. Light ewes for the freezing trade were required. Top price for ewes was 235, and top price for wethers 325. Porkers. —The entry was the smallest for some time, including a fair proportion of small and unfinished sorts. Best quality pigs advanced by 3s to 4s a head. Plainer sorts showed very little change. The average price per lb. was 63d to 71d.

Bacon.—There was another small entry. Competition was keen throughout. The average price per lb. was 63d to 7ld.

Store Pigs.—There was a small entry. Except for a few pens of excellent weaners, the sale was on a par with last week. Weaners fetched 4s to 14s 6d, slips 10s to 14s, stores 15s to 27s 6d.

Fat Cattle. —-The entry was 529 head, compared with 425 last week. The quality on the whole was poor, except for a few station drafts from the West Coast and the South. The heavy cattle did not appeal as they were inclined to he wasty. Good light -weight cattle were in firm demand, and also me best of the medium weights. Otherwise the sale was poor. Best beef sold from 36s to 37s 6d per 100 lbs., medium 33s to 355, inferior down to 255. Best steers sold to £lB 2s 6d heiferh to £l3 17s 6d. and cows to £l2 12s 6d. Dairy Cattle. —There was a large

entry of 80. The sale all round was a shade easier by 15s per head. The entry was nearly all light and backward sorts. Hence there was a dragging sale. Store Cattle. —There was a very small entry. The quality was very poor and unattractive to buyers. Hence, it was a very dragging and poor sale. No good lines were offering.

Vealers.—There was a medium yarding, but comprising too many inferior runners. Nothing of exceptional quality was forward. A large number of small calves were also yarded, being too many for requirements. Runners sold from £3 3s 6d to 16 13s 6d, vealers £2 13s 6d to 13 16s and calves 5s to £2 15s.