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Hawera Star, Volume L, 18 December 1930, Page 10

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WOOL SALES iAT .SYDNEY (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph Copyright..) SYDNEY, Dec. T2. At the wool sales to-day 10,345 hales wore offered, of 'which -91170 were, sold and 0'317 were, disposed- of privately. Tin* market: recovered its firmness for all finer types of Merino. The .chief support, came from Japan, France, Germany and Yorkshire. Greasy Merino made up to 2fi-Jd. LONDON WOOL SALES. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society’ of New Zealand, Ltd., lias received the following cabled advice from its London representatives: The wool sales closed to-day. Prices, compared with the opening rates, were: Alerinos Id cheaper, crossbreds fcl dearer, and slipes Id to Id dearer.

ADDINGTON STOCK AIARKET

FAT LAAIB PRICES FIRMER

CHRISTCHURCH, .Dee. 17. Entries in most of the sections at the nee kly market at Addington to-day were normal, but there were farther easing* recorded' in beef and mutton. One cf the principal events of the market was the very firm d’at lamb sale. There was an entry of 2200 fat lambs, easily the largest this season, it was the principal and last market before the rush of Christmas trade next week and a. great deal of interest was evidenced by butchers. There was very keen competition and the rates paid, as high as 7di per lb in many cases prevented 1 any extensive allying by export buyers. In store sheep there was the smallest entry for some months —about 1200. Competition was keen throughout and prices recorded an increase on late rates of Is a head over all. Good four and six-tooth) Romney wethers made Us 9d to los 3d, good four and sixtooth half-bred wethers to 14s fidbackward half-bred wethers to Gs Id, sound-mouth ewes and lambs (all counted!. to 10s 6d, aged and backward ewes and lambs, to os lOd. In fat lambs the firming in values as compared .with late rates was Is and. m to 2s a head. The average price per pound was from 6£d to 70. Extra prime lambs made to 26s lOd; prime iambs, 21s Gd to 245; medium iambs 19s Gd to 21s; light lambs, 16s 6d to 19s.

There was an entry of 4400 fat sheep. Tire sale was erratic. The demand was fairly keen, but in the later stages there was an easing apparent for ewes, which receded on late rates by Is and mto2s to head. The average decline for that class was about Is a head. Extra prime heavy wethers made to •IDs 4d, prime heavy wethers 23s Gd to -Gs 4d. meium weight prime wethers 19s to 22s Gd, .second) quality wethers 14s 6d to 18s, inferior wethers, 12s to 14s • extra prime eweß, to 22s 4d, prime owes 17. s to 19s. medium ewes los 6d to 16s 6d. light" ewe-s 11s 6d to 14s. itred and inferior ewes 9s to 11s.

Of fat cattle there was an entry of 620 head The sale was very dull and values receded. The drop for steak •fief was £1 and up to £1 10s a. head lid that for other sorts was £1 and

to £2 in case of secondary and unattrctive sorts. Best medium weight beef made from 35s to 40s per 1001 b (in case of a. few odd pens slightly above that figure), heavy beef made from 30s 6d to fils Gd. cow beef from 27-s to 32s 6d, secondary heel' from 24s 6d to 26s 6d. ami rough down to 19s per lOOlh. Extra prime heavy steers made to £lB 12s od, prime heavy steers £ls to £l7, prime medium weight steers £ll IG> to £l4 10s, medium quality steers £8 10s to £ll, light steers to £8 ss, extra prime: heifers to £ls 2s

Id crime heifers £lO to £l2, medium heifers- £7 to £9 10s, light heifers £4 to £0 Ills, extra prime cows to £ls 2s 6d prime cows £9 10s to Of], 70s, medium cows £6 10s f.o £9, light and need £3 10s to £6. There was a smaller entry of vealers than last week and • the quality was very mixed All good vealers recovered in price from 4s to 5s a head. Best runners- made, to £6 70s, medium runners £3 to £4 10s, best calves £2 to £2 15s, medium calves 25s to 355, small calves 10s to 235.

Of store cattle the medium yarding included a fail' proportion of yearliitg. The sale was freer and prices showed an improvement. A pen of rough three and four-year-old station steers made up to £5 13b Gd. Mixed colour year'hw .steers made £3 11. s to £3 15s. A 'non of fair yearling Shorthorn steers brought £3 14s Gd: inferior steers to £2 2s 6d, two-year heifers, to £4 10s, and fresh cows £4 13s Gd to £5 ss. Bulls sold at late rates.

Tile entry of daily cattle totalled 50 head and it included one or two good sorts. Very tew heifers were offered. There was an easing in price and passings were frequent. Good second and third carters made £9 to £ll Los 9d, medium sorts £0 10s to £B, aged* and inferior £3 3-s to £5 ss. Fat pig prices made about the same as last week. Choppers made 30s to to £4 13s 6d. baconers 54s to 60s heavy fiaconers 65s to 70s, extra heavy to £3 16s 6cl (average price a lb- 4Jcl to porkers 34s to 40s*, heavy po-rk-c.*rs 42s to 52i> (average price per lb, •Ad to 6d). Of store pigs there was a medium entiv for whicJi competition was fairly keen. Large stores made to 355, niediuni stores 27s Cd to 335, smal stores 23s to 27 s 6d slips 22s to 27s 6d, weaners 18s to 225.

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE

LAMB PRICES EASIER

AUCKLAND, Dec. 17

Competition was steady throughout the Vest-field sale to-day and last week’s values were fully sustained. In odd cases of choice lightweight ox there was a slight improvement. Extra choice ox sold to £1 11s per 160-1 b, choice and prime ox £1 9s to £T 10s, secondary and plain ox £1 5s to £1 Bs. prime young cow and heifer beef £1 7s to £l 10s, ordinary cow beef ]Bs to £T Os 6d. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l3 os to £l4, heavy prime steers £l2 to £l3, lighter prime steers £lO 10s to £TI 17s 6d, light prime steers £9 to £lO 7s 6d. small and unfinished, steers £7 to £8 17s 6d, extra prime young cows and heifers £8 10s to £ll, heavy cows and heifers £7 to £8 7s 6d, lighter prime cows and heifers £5 10s to £6 l<s 6d, other kiliable cows £3 10s to £5 7s 6d. There was a heavy yarding of sheep, the demand and values for which were on a par with last week’s rates. Extra heavy prime .wethers made 18s to 19s, heavy prime wethers 17s to 17s 9d. medium to heavy prime wethers 15s 6d to 16s Oil, light to medium prime wethers 13s 6d to 15s 3d, unfinished wethers 12s Oil to 13s 6<l, extra heavy prime young ewes 12s 6d to 14s, heavy prime ewes 11s to 12s 3d, lighter prime ewes 10s to 10s Del, other killable ewes 8s to 9s 9d, other ewes 6s Od to 7s 9d. LamJ) prices were easier for all classes. Extra heavy prime lambs made ISs ot, 19s 9il, heavy prime lambs 16s 6d to 17s 9d, lighter prime lambs ].ss to 16s 3d. light prime lambs 13s to 14s Od, small and plain lambs 11s 6d to 12s 9d. Calves of all classes sold at rates equal to those ruling last week. Runners made £3 10s to £6 10s. heavy vealers £2 18s to £3 Bs, medium £2 8s to £2 14s, light £1 18s to £2 4s, small vealers £1 7s to £1 14s, bucketfed calves 15s i to £l, small and freshdropped 3s to 14s. Pig values were on a par with last week’s rates. Choppers made £2 5s to £3 (no extra heavy were offered), heavy baconers £2 14s to £2 17s, light and medium £2 9s to £2 12s, heavy porkers £2 6s to £2 Bs, light and medium £1 16s to £2 3s, small and unfinished £1 11s to £1 15s, best stores up to £1 15s, slips £T 6s to £1 10s, suckers and weaners 14s to £1 3s.