FAT LAMBS SELL WELL: COAST FARMERS GOOD PRICES

Grey River Argus, 21 March 1947, Page 7

FAT LAMBS SELL WELL: COAST FARMERS GOOD PRICES

CHRISTCHURCH, March 20. The store shepe entry at the Addington market yesterday whs the heaviest this season, totalling 32,000. The entry included 8600 lambs. . The entry in the fat lamb section was 2872, as compared with 2865 last week. Several lines from the West Coast were included, these bringing good prices. Prices in the various sections were:

Store Sheep: Top price was 275, paid for a line of Romney wether lambs. Good lambs made from 22s Id to 25s Id, ordinary 18s to 21s 7d, and small and backward 10s to 17s. The best of the strong woolled twotooths made from 40s to 525, with medium from 31s to 39s and others from 24s upward. Good fine-wbolled two-tooths made 34s to 365, with medium 28s to 325, and ordinary and unattractive 20s 6d to 27s 6d. The best of the four-year ewes made 26s to 32s 6d, with medium 22s 6d to 25s 6d, and others down to 12s. The best five-year ewes made to 28s 6d, with medium 18s to 235, and inferior down to 10s. Fat Lambs: Extra prime fat lambs to 43s 7d; prime fat lambs 37s 6d to 41s 6d; good fat lambs 32s to 36s 6d; medium fat lambs 28s to 31s 6d; light fat lambs 23s to 27s 6d. Among the best sales were: D. W. Thompson (Maruia), 38 at 34s id to 40s Id; W. R. Coburn (Marsden) 58 at 30s 7d to 40s Id: J. Ryall (Barrytown) 76 at 29s 4d to 3554 d; L W Timperley (Ruatapu) 200 at 28s 7d to 34s 7d; T. J. Hamilton (Ross) 40 at 29s Id to 33s 7d; W. T. Larcombe (Rotomanu) 10 at 33s Id, R. May (Rotomanu) 10 at 32s Id. Fat Sheep: Extra , prime heavy wethers to 48s Id; prime heavy wethers 37s 6d to 41s; prime medium weight wethers 33s to 375; ordinary and light wethers 28s to 325; extra prime hoggets to 45s 7d; prime hoggets 37s 6d to 42s 6d; medium hoggets 32s 6d to 375; extra prime maiden ewes to 31s 7d; extra prime ewes to 28s 7d; prime medium weight ewes 22s Gd to 265; extra heavy ewes 21s to 255; medium ewes 19s to 225; unfinished ewes 12s to 18s. D. W. Thompson (Maruia), seven ewes at 20s 7d.

Fat Cattle: Extra prime heavysteers to £25 12s 6d; prime heavy steers £2O 10s to £23; prime medium weight steers £l7 10s to £l9; ordinary and light steres £l4 10s to £l7; extra prime heifers to £lB 2s 6d; prime heifers £l3 to £l6; ordinary and light heifers £9 to £l2 10s; extra prime cows to £l6 2s 6d; prime cows £9 to £l2; ordinary and light cows £6 10s to £8 10s.

On account G. H. Diedrichs (Evans Creek), 8 steers at £l9 2s 6d to £2O 17 s 6d.

Vealers: Large vealers £8 10s to £l2 13s 6d; others £5 Is to £7 18s; best quality suckers £4 8s 6d to £6 13s 6d; medium suckers £3 8s 6d to £4 ss; large calves 48s to £3 12s; medium calves 30s to 455; small and rough, down to 15s. Store Cattle: Hereford and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross eighteen months to 2i-year-old steers, in good order, made £lO 3s 6d to £l5 Is. Ten three-year-old Shorthorn steers from North Canterbury made £l3 18s 6d. and lines of 14 two-year-old Shorthorns and thirteen 18 months Shorthorns made £l2 Is and £9 13s 6d. The remainder of the offering included a number of cows, the best of which made £6 5s to £7. Poorer cows made £3 2s 6d to £5 8s 6d, and culls down to 30s.

Dairy Cattle: Best second, third and fourth calvers made £l6 to £2O, with one outstanding cow at £25; medium to good £lO 10s to £l4 10s; aged and inferior £5 5s to £9 ss. Best heifers made £l7 to £25; good £l2 to £l6; others £8 to £ll 10s. Fat Pigs: Light porkers £3 12s 6d to £3 19s 6d; medium porkers £4 2s 6d to £4 Ss 6d; heavy porkers £4 9s 6d to £4 19s 6d; choppers £5 18s 6d to £lO 18s 6d; light baconers £4 12s 6d to £4 17s 6d; me.dium baconers £5 Is 6d to £5 6s 6d; heavy baconers £5 14s 6d to £6 4s 6d; extra heavy baconers £6 6s 6d to £6 16s 6d; average price per lb. 9d to 9:ld. Store Pigs: Small weaners 10s to 15s; best weaners 18s to 265; slips 28s to 345; small stores 36s to 465; medium stores 50s to 58s; large stores £3 to £3 Bs.