ON THE LAND

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1076, 24 July 1924, Page 6

ON THE LAND

ADDINGTON MARKET. FAT SHEEP SELL WELL. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. July 23 At the Adingtdon market, fat, cait ‘® were again in over-supply, and the another easing in values. Fat sheep slightly bettor, as also did store sheep. A heavy consignment of North Island o\ was passed in at 38s. , . ~ Store sheep.—A slack demand in the early stages but a decided priming later on, particularly for ewe -hoggsets and forward wethers. Small six and eight-tooth lau bred owes fetched 38s 9d, sound and failing mouthed crossbred ewes. 40s 4d, fairly goo two four and six-toothed ewes 40s 6d, failing mouthed crossbred ewes 27s 3d U> 29s ; Failing-mouthed half-bred ewes 31s od, nged crossbred ewes, 20s 6d to 27s ;ngcd helfbrod ewes. 25s to 27s 9d; four and six-toothed half-bred wethers 32s to 35s 2d , half-bred hoggets 32s to 31s Id; half-bio wether.- hoggets, 24s to 255; good tin quarter-bred ewe hoggets, 31s 10(1 to 32» Zc three quarter-bred wether hoggets 233 od to ®s lid; good crossbred ewe hoggets 32s 9d; cull cross bred owo hoggets. 24s 9d. Fat sheep.—A small yarding of 8 2 races. Tho market opened well, but values were ircgular. On the whole tho market was better than that of last week by up to 2s per head for ewes rather less for wethers; extra prime wethers sold at 535; a tew special to 60s; prime, 42s to> 48s; medium 39s to 425; light. 34s to 38s 6(1; extra prime ewes, to 465; special pens to 52s 6d ; prime 35s to 38s 6d ; medium, 31s to 345; light 27s to 30s £ old 24s to 265; prune hoggets 33s to 37s 3d; medium, 28s 6d to 32 Fat cattle.— Another very heavy yarding, comprising 540 head, as against oil last week, mot with a vvoakoning market throughout and values were down by about 2s per lOOlbs. Sales were hard to make over the final stages. Extra, prime beef fetched 34s per lOOlbs prime 30s to 32s 16d; medium, 27s to 29s 6d: light 21s to 26s Id, and rough from 12s 6d to 203. Extra prinio steers brought £l6 10s to £lc . 15s; show bullocks to £2l; prime £l2 5s to £ls 10s; medium, £9 53 to £l2 Is; light £4 15s to £9; extra prime heifers £l4; prime £6 10s to £8 15s; medium, £4 to £6 ss; extra prime cows, £l2; prime £6 5s to £8 ss; medium, £4 to £6; aged £2 10s to £3 15s. Vcalers.—There was a largo entry. All round, prices were easier, though on the whole values were good. Runners realised £7- good vealers, £4 to £5 ss; good calves £2 5s to £3 15s; small 15s and 30s. i Store cattle totalled 100 head, consisting mainly of cows, which were bought bv potters at prices well up to late rates. r J hero wero no young cattle put forward. Good cows sold at £3; medium, £1 15s to £2 7s 6d; aged and inferior, £1 to £. ! IQs; good bulls, £3 to £4 15s; medium, I £2’ to £2 10s. Dairy cattle. —A small entry of 58 head. I The sale opened with little competition, but towards the end improved. Good ! second and third calvers, springing, sold •at £3 to £10; good £ll 10s; medium sorts, £5 to £7; springing heifers, £4 to £7 15s. j Fat pigs.—A small supply of baconers ! met with a good demand. There was a large supply of porkers and prices were a little easier. Choppers, £4 to £7 15s; Imht baconers. £4 to £4 15s: heavy, £5 ss° to £6; extra heavy, £6 6s (average 1 price per lb B£d to 9d); light porkers £2 10s to £2 15s; heavy £3 to £3 15.averuge prico per lb 9d to 9£d). ; Store pigs.—A large entry. \ aluos for medium and large stores camo down. ! Wcancrs sold well at late prices. Weaners, 15s to 30s, small stores, 22s to 28s; medium, 30s to 365; large, 475.

STOCK MARKET. At Hunterville yards on the 22nd inst-., Abraham and Williams, Ltd., oiiciecl several herds of dairy cows on account ot the Commissioner of Crown Lands. Ino cows were in good condition and although in most cases no particulars as regal ds date of calving, etc., were available we managed to dispose of the whole entry at the following prices:— Forward springers. £3 10s to £7 f others, £2 12s 6d to £3; backward cows, £2 to £2 10s; poor conditioned cows, £1 to £1 10s. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North report having held their annual heifer’fair at Aslihurst on Wednesday. On the whole the heifers yarded were a very ordinarv lot and rather undersized. \\ e quitted' tho majority of the entry at the following prices:—Jersey cross heifers, £4, £4 7s 6d, £4 15s, £5, £5 5s to £5 7s 6d; backward heifers, £2, £2 10s, £3 to £3 15s; second calvers to £6 ss. Abraham and \Y illiams, Ltd., rcpoi t having held a clearing sale of dairy cows on account of Mr D. Tennant Bunnythorpe There was a good attendance and the cows sold well, tlie-average for the herd being £lO 12s 6d. We quote :-Best cows, £lO. £ll, £l2 £l3 15s; medium, £6 2s 6d, £8 to £8 Uk, outside entry of dairy cowsi, £3 10s to £4; horses, £l6; spring cart, £ls; plough, £7; discs, £6 10s; sundries at sale rates.