40,000 SHEEP AT ADDINGTON.

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 2617, 26 February 1925, Page 5

40,000 SHEEP AT ADDINGTON.

Values Of Good Ewes Asd Lambs Maintained. OLD EWES AND WETHERS DECIDEDLY EASIER. [Per Press Association.] CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. At the Addington market heavj yardings were again the order today, well over 40,000 sheep were penned. The sale was a hard one. The top auction price for Poverty Bay two-tooth ewes was 44/3 and by private sale a shade easier. There were more store sheep, over 30.000 coming forward, including good ewe lines from Poverty Bay. There was a sluggish sale in the forenoon, with frequent passings, but improvement was effected later in the day. Good ewes were slightly better than last week, lambs about the same, but old ewes and wethers were decidedly easier, the former by 4/- to 6/- a head on a month ago. Prices realised: —Specially forward lambs, 35/1; forward Jambs, 38/6, 31/-; ordinary. 20/- 27/6; medium, 24/6, 25/9; small, 20/-, 24/-; cull. 17- to 19/6; good half-bred wethers, 24/6; ordinary, half-bred wethers, 20/6, 23/3; three-quarter-bred ewe lambs, 28/9, 32/.; shorn Romney cross lambs, 21/7 to 22/-; two.toothed halfbred ewes, 43/-, 43/6; two-toothed three.quarter-bred, 37/G, 39/.: twotoothed Romney cross ewes 40/-, 44/3 inferior 2-th Romney cross ewes 35/6, 38/-; good, 4,6, and 8-todth Romney cross ewes 36/-, 38/6; inferior, 4 6, and S.tooth Romney cross ewes, 33/-, 35/.; sound and failing-mouthed cross-bred ewes, 80/-, 34/6; good for, ward 4 and 6-toothed wethers, 34/., 35/-; 4 and G.tootb half-bred wethers, 31/-. 33/.; good 2 and 4-tooth Romney cross wethers, 34/.; low-condi-tioned 6 and 8-tooth half.hred wethers, 27/-, 28/-; good 2.tooth hairbred wethers, 29/4; loW.conditioned two-toothed half-bred, 24/., 26/3; failing-mouthed ewes, 24/-, 28/6: good rape ewes 19/-, 22/9; aged and inferior, 12/., 18/6. Pat lambs. —A small yarding of 3.000 head. Prime to 861bs made 13d a lb.; to 42, 12Jd; and over-weights and seconds, lljd to 12|d. Fat Sheep.—There was a very keen sale for fat sheep and a heavy yarding, 33 per cent more than usual. Exporters secured a good proportion at a schedule of 7Jd for prime wethers and 6id for ewes. Their competition kept the market up;iand|,ithere were no passings. Extra prime wethers, 50/3; prime, 40/., 43/6; medium, 36/6, 39/6; light, 33/., 36/-; extra prime ewes, 42/i; prime, 34/-, 87/-; medium, 31/- 33/6; light, 27/6, 30/-; aged, 25/6, 27/Pat Cattle.—There was a, heavy yarding of 535 and .there were frequent passings, and a further eksmg on last week of 20/- per head. Best beef 35/6, 38/-; medium 88/-, 35/-; medium and cow beef 31/-. 32/6; rough down to 20/- per lOOlbs: extra prime heavy weight steers to ,£18: prime steers £l4 10/-, £l6 10/-: medium £l2, £l4 5/-: light £9, £11; rough, £5/10/-, £B/10/-; extra prime, heifers £ll 15/-; prime £8 10/-. £lO 10/-; ordinary £6, £8 5/-; extra prime cows, £11: prime. £7/10/.; £10; ordinary, £5, £7;, old. £2/10/-, £4/15/.. Yealers. —A’ large entry of good stuff sold well at late..rates. Runners to good vealers. £3 10/-, £5 10/6; good calves £2,' £3 5/-; small 15/-, 30/-. . ; - Dairy Cattle.^ —A moderate sized entry of good sorts wias in demand. Best second, third and fourth calvers bringing £8 £l2; medium £5, £7 10/-: best springing ■ heifers £5, £8; medium £3, £4 15/-; old cows £2. : , Store cattle. —A fairly large entry, mostly cows. • The- - demand was poor and frequent passings were made especially of steers and heifers. Pat pigs.—There was a good-sized entry. The demand for porkers was weaker; bacon era from at late rates; choppers £2 10/-, £4 10/-; light baconers £3 15/-, £4; heavy £4 5/-, £4 15/-; extra heavy £5 5/-; average price per lb 6d, 75d; light porkers £2 8/-, £2 14/-; heavy £2 18/-, £3 7/-; average price per lb 7d, 7id. ;j Store Pigs.—A good entry of weaners were in keen demand. Other stores sold firmly at late rates. Small weaners, 20/., 24/-; good, 28/., 31/-; small stores, 33/-, 42/-; medium. 44/-, 48/. : large, 56/-; sows in pig, £4/7/6, £5/7/..