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Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 20 January 1930, Page 7

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STOCK SALES. ADDINGTON MARKET (By Telcgrujili—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Jun Jo. At the weekly metropolitan market at Addington to-day there were lighter entries in nearly all departments, which was no doubt due in part to the bad weather which has continued over

the two weeks. As a result prices generally were very firm. Eat Lamb;s.—A larger yarding, totalling 2030 head of mixed quality. Prices eased to an average of 8d per lb over all. Exporters operated freely I at values ranging up to 84 per lb. The [range of prices was.—Extra prime lambs to 29s lOd, prime lambs 26s ■ to 28s 6, medium lambs 23s to 25s (id. light lambs 19s to 22is Gdi Eat Sheep.—An entry of only eight to nine races as compared with 14 I races last week. The quality was not l good. Ewes were firmer by Is Gd a head, and wethers were firm at late rates. Export buyers operated at prices equal to f'd per lb ( for wethers, and 4d per lb for ewes. Eat sheep values were: Prime wethers, 30s 6d to to 33s Id. medium, wethers 26s to 30s, light wethers 20s lOd to 25s Gd, prime ewes 24s Gd to-29s 4d ordinary ewes 2(J:s to 245, light ewes 16s to 19s, hoggets to 28s Id. Fat Cattle. —An entry of 450 head, with a big proportion of cows. Values remained firm at last week’s rates. Best medium-weight prime beef made front 44s to 47s per 1001 b, good me-dium-weight prime beef 41s to 43s 6d;

heavy steers beef 40. s to 435, good cow beef to 40s, secondary 32s to 355, light and rough to 29s per 1001 b. Values were: Extra heavy prime steers to £23 2s 6 cl, heavy prime steers £lßs 10s to £2l. medium-weight prime steers £l7 to £l9, ordinary steers £l3 10s to £l6 10s, light steers £lO to £l3, extra prime heifers to £l6 7s 6d. prime heifers £l3 10s to £ls, ordinary heifers £ll to £l3. light heifers £7 10s to £lO 10s. extra prime cows to £ls 17s 6d, prime cows £l2 10s to £l4 10s, medium cows £lO 10s to £l2. light, and aged £6 to £lO. Vealers.—A small entry of mixed quality sorts sold at last week’s rates, but others' were easier. Top price was £9 Is. Good vealers made £4 to £5 and up to £7, best calves 48s to 635, others 12s to 455. Dairy Cattle. —An entry of 46 bead and a ready sale. Values were <sood. Second and third calvers £l2 to £l4, others £6 to £ll. best heifers to £l3 10s. others £8 I.os to £l3. Store Cattle. —A small entry and no} straight lines forward. Prices were the same as last week. Eighteenmonth heifers made up to £4 15s, yearling steers to £4 10s. two-year steers to £6 15s. and fresh cows to £B. Good l potting bulls made to £ll.

Fat Pics. —A medium entry, -with baconers in bi""er supplv tliaxi at last sale. Bacon was a little easier, with nork firm. Values were: Choppers £2 IDs to £5 18s 6d. baconers £3 12s to £5 10s 6d (average price per lb 6,1 d to 8d). porkers £2 to £3 6s Cd (average price per lb 8d to 9d).

Store Pigs.—A small yarding, with weaners in short supply. Competition was keen at prices equal to those of last week. Values were: Stores 28s to 455. slips 24s to 265. weaners 20s to 255.

J SOUTHERN GRAIN s RAIN DELAYS HARVESTING fc CHRISTCHURCH. .Jan. 17. Although a little wheat is now in _ stook, the rain of this week has delayed harvesting operations and it will T ' JG two or three weeks before grain is t 011 the market in any appreciable : quantity. Contrary to what some > People thought would be the case, the ) heavy rain of "Wednesday did not greatly damage the crops. ' In view of . the fact that millers have ljought forward to a substantial extent there is a question as to whether there will be a- demand for the new wheat when lit comes on the market in the early part of the; .season. To-day nominal quotations for wheat are 5s 9d for Tuscan, 6s for Hunters, and 6s 3d for Pearl, on trucks at country stations. There are plenty of sellers of forward wheat, but few buyers at the moment. Fowl wheat is moving off steadily at 6s IJd to 6s 2d f.o.b. sacks in. the demand coining from the South Island as well as the North IslandSo far as oats are concerned merchants are waiting for some to reach the market. There are very few oats ini store and a. lot of oats are now in stock. Reports from Marlborough are to the effect that the -rain was much heavier there than in Canterbury, and' that it did a lot of harm to the oat and barley crops, which are now in stook in the Mlajrl boro ugh province. The barley and linseed crops in Canterbury are looking fairly well, but it will be some time yet ‘ before either will be on the market. Oats which are intended for chaff promise to give a better financial return than oats, - especially as it will be difficult to get good bright chaff from the. Marlborough district this season. Old chaff is to-day quoted at £5 10s to £5 12s 6d a ton. on trucks, while new is worth £4 to £4 5s on the same basis. There is very little doing in small seeds Some sales of Italian ryegrass were made this week at 4s 6d per i bushel for new season’s seeds, and Wfestern Wolths (seeds is the same value. Red clover nominally is worth 4d to 5d per lb. White clover is worth round about lOd. Cocksfoot is quited at 13Jd per lb for machine dressed, farmers’ undressed lines being worth 8d to 9d for heavy weight 13 to 141 b Aka roa seed. Plains cocksfoot is quot-I ed at Id to 1-Jd less.

The North Island lias plenty of potatoes to supply the demand there until the end of February and it will be March before shipments to the North Tslarnl are made from Lyttelton. The quotations for April-May-June delivery are £4 17s 6d for whites and 2s 6d more for Dakotas and the July-August-September quotations are £5 12s 6d to £5 15s.