FAT CATTLE ENTRY ALMOST RECORD

Manawatu Times, Volume LII, Issue 3577, 7 April 1927, Page 7

FAT CATTLE ENTRY ALMOST RECORD

Heavy Yarding of; Sheep at Addington

PIGS SELL UP TO LATE

BATES

(Per Press Association).

CHRISTCHURCH. Bast Night.

At Addington market there was another heavy,.yarding of store sheep good entries of fat sheep and lambs, and an exceptionally largo entry of fat cattle, the total of 686 being next to tho record number. Pigs were also in heavy supply., There was a free sale for forward stores, lambs, and other sorts met with a good demand from South Canterbury buyers. For locally-bred ewes the demand was fairly good ,while the best of two-tooth North Island ewes were wanted.' Other sorts showed a further decline of 1/- to 2/- per head on last week’s rates. Fat cattle were down £1 to £1 5/- per head. But tho supply was well absorbed by butchers and there were very few passings. Fat sheep and fat lambs showed little or no change in value. Fat pigs sold well up to late rates. But stores .especially weaners, were much easier.

Store Sheep.—The entry of . store sheep included more lambs than for some weeks past ,and with the exception of odd pens of really good lambs the average quality was poor. . The West Coast was well represented in the offerings. Firmer rates and competition from South Canterbury buyers maintained the market for other classes. Ewe lambs, were net in much demand. North Island ewes made up a large proportion of the offerings of grown sheep. Thcr e was a fair demand t for locally-bred ewes and the best of the North Island twotooths and the’ older ewes from South Cantebury buyers. But' this class as well as the Inferior-twotooths were easier by 1/. to 2/- per head on last week’s prices. The range of prices was: best forward lambs, to 17/-; forward lambs 14/- to 15/8; medium lambs 11/6 to 13/6; small and inferior lambs 8/- to 10/8; cull lambs 5/6 to 7/9; good halfbred ewe lambs to 24/4; ordinary halfbred ewe lambs 18/9 to 21/-;' threequarter.bred ewe lambs 16/- to 19/6; best North Island two-toothed ewes 2?/6 to 29/8; , ordinary North Island two-toothed ewes 24/6 to 26/6; low conditioned two. toothed Romney ewes JO/- to 28/6: two-toothed halfbred ewes 28/1; inferior two-toothed halfbred ewes 22/to 25/.; sound mouthed halfbred ewes 24/- to 26/6; inferior sound mouthed halfbred • ewes 18/9 to 22/8; failingmouthed halfbred ewes 12/6 to .16/9; forward two and four-toothed wethers 18/-; four-toothed crossbred wethers 12/6 to 13/1; six and eight-toothed crossbred wetbers 16/-; six and eight, toothed halfbred wethers 16/6. Fat Lambs.—The. yarding of fat lambs totalled 3060, and was of mixed quality ranging from small and unfinished lambs to heavy butchers' lots. For the latter the market was again firm, and freezing weights sold without appreciable change. The range of prices was: Extra prime lambs to 30/1; prime lambs 25/- to 27/3; medium lambs 22/, to 24/6; light and unfinished, 18/- to 21/6. Fat Sheep.—There was a heavier yarding of fat sheep than the previous week, some fourteen pens being occupied. There was a fair percentage of prime wethers including bandy-weight fine woolied races and some heavy crossbreds. Ewes, however, formed the bulk of the yarding the quality being mixed. There was a good steady sale throughout at about the same rates as last week, for both bptchers’ and exporters’ lines. The range of prices was: Extra prime wethers to 82/10; prime wethers 27/, to 30/-; medium wethers 25/to 26/9; light wethers 20/6 to 24/6; extra prime owes to 26/1; prime ewes 18/6 to 23/-; medium ewes 14/6 to 18/-; light ewes 12/9 to 14/-. Fat Cattle. —The firmer tone of the beef market last week had the effect of bringing forward an exceptionally heavy yarding totalling 686 head .the second largest entry that has ever been made in the yards. The market was down about £1 to £1 5/- on the average, but the demand kept up well to the end. Extra prime beef sold, up to 36/- per 1001 b; prime quality steers and heifers 30/to 33/-; medium 25/. to 29/-; and rough) cow beef as low as 20/- per lOOlbs. The range of prices was‘Extra prime heavy steers to £.16 2/3; prime medium-weight steers £l2 to £l4; medium quality steers £8 5/- to £ll 10/-; light and unfinished steers £5 12/. to £8; extra prime heifers to £l3 12/6; prime heifers £7 15/to £9; light heifer £4 to £7 10/-: extra prime cows to £ll 12/6; ordinary cows £4; prime cows £6 to £8; rough cows £3 7/6 to £5 5/-. Vcalers.—The vealers’ pens were well-filled, a good percentage being well-finished sorts and included among them were several pens of prime Hereford-cross runners. The range of prices was: Largo sorts to £6 10/-; best vealers £5 to £5 15/-; medium vealers £2 to £4 15/-; small and inferior calves 10/. to 30/-. Store Cattle.—There was a fairly large mixed yarding of store cattle, ranging from calves to old cows and including a few small lots of big steers. Sales .were made .at ,tho £oI«

loving rates: Four and five year old steers £8 12/6; 2-ycar steers £S IS/6; V yearling steers £2 10/- to £3 7/6; beat cows, £2 2a tQ £8 2s; aged and. inferior 21/- to 85/.; Jersey calves ' v; 10/-; bulls £3 1/- to £7. -10/-. Dairy Cattle.—The entry of dairy cows totalled 79 head and Inferior sorts were more plentiful ' than V at late sales. Good sorts soTI well. •. Best second calvers and fourth calvers - made £9 10/. to £l4 6/.;' medium sorts-£6 19/- to £9; Inferior sorts £4 to £6; springing heifers £4 10/« to £9 10/-, ,v 1 ■ r ' Fat Pigs.'—-There was a good entry of fat pigs .there being again a largo proportion, of the offering sent in • from the West Coast. There was al good demand for porkers. Sales'were - made at the following rates: Chop* pers £3 .to £7 9/6; extra heavy, V baconers to £4 10/,; heavy baconerS \)i% £4 to i 45/-; lighter £8 10/- to £3 ’ ■ Iff/** (equal to 6Jd to 6ld per lb) ;■ V, large porkers £2 15/. to £8 6/-; light porkers £2 5/- to £2 d2/, (equal to 7d to Sd per lb). ' • 4 Store Pig*.—-There was a large ■ yardln go fstore pigs, and a fair; attendance of buyers. The market-was' ■ * easier and weaners especially were dull of sale at lower prlcea ■ Tho range of values was: Weaners 12/6 to 16/- slips from 17/. to 24/-; medium' stores 26/. to 31/-; large stores 32/- V to 30/6; extra large stores to £2 8/-; / sows in pig £2 12/- to £3 5/-V tenmonths old boars to £2 12/6- ,