THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 93, 19 March 1936, Page 10

THE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDINGTON- SALE. l\n- Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, March 18. Entries in tire store sheep section at the Addington market to-day were the hoariest for a number of years, approximating 30.000 ewes and 9000 lambs. With fat sheep and fat lambs included, the total, penning of sheep was approximately 40,500 head. * . . Store lambs.—About 9000 were yarded, mostly back-country and unattractive. There was an easing of Is od for carryover sorts, but very ordinary ewes sold extremely well, with no easing. 1 , . Store owes.—The big entry included many old owes which came back in value, but. best station lines were only slightly easier than at the fairs. Four-year ewes made to 27s 6d, and two-tooth to 31s. Ibo best of tlio five-year ewes also sold well.* Fat lambs.-—2600 wore penned, and there was a good sale at export rates of from B|d to Bid a lb for firsts. - - Fat sheep.—s2oo wore penned. Exporters bought freely, and there was a good sale, though values were easier by 6d to Is a head. Best wethers made from 27s to 325; prime medium weights, 23s to 265; best ewes, 22s to 28s; prime medium weights, 18s to 21s. Fat cattle.—43s head wore penned, the bulk being ordinary sorts. Good steers made from £ll to £l3, and prime medium weight from £8 15s to £10; good heifers from £7 10s to £9 12s 6d. and best cows from £7 to £8 10s, Values per 1001 b were from 26s to 29s for best beef, and from 23s to 25s for ordinary. Fat pigs.—There was a heavier entry pf porkers and an easier market, baconors selling slightly bettor as a result _ of the smaller entry and the competition of exporters. Baconors made from 5d to sid a lb, and porkers, from sjd to 6d. JOHNSONVILLE VALUES. An average yarding of all classes _of stock came forward at the Johnscnvillo stock sale hold yesterday by Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd. Tnc mil locks yarded were of mixed quality and sold at late rates. Cows and heifers came forward in the usual numbers and sold at prices showing no alteration. Vcalors sold well at last week's prices Tho yarding of ewes and- wethers was up to the usual standard, and a good sale resulted, with prices being at par. There was a large of iambs, only good heavyweights being wanted. These sold well at late rates.

Cattle. —Prime extra heavy bullocks, £l2 7s 6d,'£l2 4s, £l2. £ll 15s; prime heavy, £ll 10s £ll 7s. £ll ss, £11; heavy, £lO 16s, £lO 11s. £lO ss, £10; extra primeheavy cow's and heifers, £8 13s, £8 ss, £7 19s, £7 14s; " prime heavy, £7 5s £7, £6 15s; cows and heifers, £5 10s, £5, £4 ss, £3 18s; runners, £4, £3 16s, £3 11s, £3 10s, £3 Is; vealers, £1 18s, £1 13s, £1 10s, £1 ss, 15s.

Sheep.—Prime extra heavy weathers, 28s 6d, 28s 3d, 27s 9d; prime heavy, 26s 9d, 26s 6d, 265; medium, 24s 9d, 23s 6d, 225; prime extra heavy ewes, 19s sd, 19s 3d, 18s 6d, 18s 4d; prime heavy, 18s, 17s 7d, 17s 6d, 17s 3d; medium, 16s 6d, 16s Id, 16s; heavy lambs, 245, 23s 9d, 23s 3d, 22s 6d, ’22s; medium, 2As, 20s 6d, 20s 3d; light, 19s 6d, 19s. LEVIN SALE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At tho weekly Levin sale there was a large yarding of pigs, and medium yardings of sheep and cattle. Practically ail the stock offered were disposed of at prices on a par with those realised last week. Realisations :—Pigs: Weancrs, 7s to 9s 6d; slips, 11s to 14s 6d; light, stores, 15s to 18s 6d; heavy, 18s 6d to 22s 6d; light pork, 25s to 30s; medium, 30s to 355; heavy, 35s to 40s; baconors, £2 10s to £2 15s; choppers, 30s to £2 10s; sows, due 14 days, £2 15s to £3, £3 10s to £4: sows in liticr, £5 2s 6d. Sheep: Fat lambs, 19s, 20s, 21s to 21s 6d; fat owes, 16s 9d, 17s, 17s 6d, 18s; wethers, 22s 6d, 245, 255; store lambs, 11s lOd, 13s, 13s 6d, 15s to 15s 6d; S.D. rams, lfgns to 2gns; Romney rams, l-|gns to l|gns. Cattle: Fat cow's, £3 5s to £3 15s; heavier, £3 15s to £4 10s; extra heavy, £4 10s to £5 ss; prime, extra heavy, £5 15s to £7 ss; vealers, light, £2 to £2 10s; heavier types, £3 to £3 12s 6d; runners, £2 12s 6d to £4 2s 6d; forward P.A. steers, £8 12s; store cows, 20s, 30s, 37s 6(1 to £2 12s 6d; heifers, r.w.b., £3 to £3 10s; heifers, winter ealvers, £5 to £5 17s 6d; cows in milk, £2 to £2 12s 6d.

PAHIATUA SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—A yarding of 922 sheep was submitted to a largo attendance of tho public. Tho following prices were realised:—Account Estate J. Redman : 52 4-year ewes, 25s 6d; 66 4 and 6-th ewes, 28s 2d; 6 do., 20s. Account J. W. Perry: 107 5-year ewes, 23s 6d. Account A. Winter; 8 ewe lambs, 19s 6d; 30 5-year ewes, 16s sd. Account W. P. Nelson: 216 w.w. lambs, 18s 9d; ewe lambs, 17s 2d. Account IF. Morrison : 220 w.w. lambs, 17s 9d; fat lambs, 22s 6d; wether lambs, 15s 3d; ewe lambs, 14s 7d; ' fat lambs, £1 3s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report a good yarding of sheep and good competition. Sales : Account J. G. Woodhouse (in conjunction’ with Dalgety and Coy., Ltd.) : 30 wether lambs, 12s; 65 ditto, 13s 6d; 32 owe lambs, 16s; 70 ewe lambs, 19s 2d. Account A FI. Cox: 101 shorn wether lambs, 17s 4d; m.s. lambs, 15s Bd. Account J. FI. Jowers: 71 f.m. ewes, 18s 4d. Account A. J Patch&tt: M.s. lambs, 13s 3d; m'a. owes, 17s lOd. Account IF. FI. Miller: Two, four and six-tooth ewes, 25s Id; four and five-year ewes, 23s 7d. Account Mrs Berry: 43 f.m. ewes, 16s. Account Jas. Judd : 70 s.m. ewes, 23s 6d. Account Murphy Bros. : 53 wether lambs, 14s 6d, 13s, S.D. rams, 4gns; Romney rams, 2gns, ligns, ligns, 11s. STORTFORD LODGE VALUES. Per Press Association. HASTINGS, March 18. , There was a fairly heavy yarding of fat cattle at Stortford Lodge yesterday, when values dropped back to the level of a fortnight ago. A big percentage of the yarding constituted unfinished sorts. Prune bullocks were in short supply and made to £l2 2s, medium to £lO 15s; prime heavy cows made £B, medium £7 to £7 ss, others £4 10s to £6 10s; heifers, medium weights, prime to £8 10s. Store cattle: A yarding of 1200. Three-year well grown steers made to £8 15s. Values generally for useful lines were on a par with recent sales. There was a good inquiry for cows with calves at foot which made to £B. A moderate yardin"- ’of store sheep, including several largo pens of forward wethers, which made to 24s Bd, came forward; well-grown attractive lines of two-tooth ewes made to 51s bd. Values for lambs were generally easier. Fat sheep prices rose sharply, up to 2s otl, prime ewes making 19s and medium-weight lambs 225.