SMALL ENTRIES GOOD DEMAND AT ADDINGTON

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6671, 26 July 1928, Page 14

SMALL ENTRIES GOOD DEMAND AT ADDINGTON

Ready Sale at Good Prices in all Sections Per; Press Association. CHEISTCHUECII, Last Night. At the Addington market entries were small in all sections to-day except in fat sheep. ; VSlore- sheep; The smallest entry of the season, mostly hoggets which sold well. Only a few lines of adult ewes came forward)'but they were a nondescript lot arid sold slackly. Extra ewe hoggets 20s to 325, good half-bred ewe hoggets 23s to 26s 3d, good crossbred wether hoggets 24s to 26s 6d, medium crossbred wether hoggets 21s to 235, backward and inferior hoggets 17s to 19s 6d, medium 4,6, and S-tooth halfbred, ewes 26s 6d to 29s sd, backward 4, 6 and S-tooth half-bred ewes 25s 6d; medium 4,. 6 and S-tooth quarter-bred, owes to 28s; best 4, 6 and 8-tooth crossbred wethers to : 33s 4d; good A, 6 and 8-tO.oth half-bred‘wethers 30s to ,325. Fat sheep': A 1 heavy entry and a good sale, .for heavy sheep with a slight advance, but ; lighter sorts were cheaper particularly, older ewes. Extra prime wethers to 51s Id, prime heavy wethers 42s Gd tOvdSs, prime wethers 39s to 425, indium wethers 34s- to 38s, light wethers2Bs t 0 335? -extra prime ewes to 455-10 d prime ewes- 34s 6d to 395, medium cWcs 'JOs to-345, light ewes 28s to 295, aged ewes 22s to 265? good hoggets 30s to 36s -Id, light hoggets 25s to.. 295.

Fat cattle: A small entry of 358 head compared with 620 last week and 60S tho week before. A, sharp rise for the best beef of 35s per head, iurii 30s and inferior 20s. Best beef made 41s (3d to 44s per lOOlbs, extra to 465,. medium to good 38s to 41s, heavy 36s 6d to 40a,■ medium quality 34s to 37s 6d, best.cow 35s to 39s and indifferent down to 27s Gel.. Extra prime heavy steers to £2l 2s Gd, prime heavy steers. £l7 10s to £2O, medium weight prime steers £l3 10s to £l7, ordinary quality steers £l2 to £ls 4s, light steers £8 10s to,£ll 10s; extra

prime heifers to £ls 7s Cd, prime heifers £l2 10s to £l4, medium'heifers £lO d to £l2, light heifers £6 10s to £9 10; extra prime. cows £ll to £l3 ss, ordinary cows £8 10s to £l9 15s,' aged cows £5 10s to £8 os. • ■ ■■■■!; Vcalcrs: Another very small entry and a keen sale. Best 12 to 18-months sorts making from £7 15s to £9 6s; good vcalcrs to £7 10s, others'-£2; 10s to £6 10s. . . , , . , (Store.; cattle: Only a- few cows forward and ‘viiothing ’ quotable; a small attendance and weak'' demand. Best second to fourth calvcrs £8 10s to £lO 15s, mcflium £6 10s lo £8; heifers £4 to £B’ and cows .in profit £3 to £5 10s.; Fat pigs: Baconcrs were slightly firmer, porkers unchanged. Choppers 35s to £7 ISs Cd, baconers £3 6s 6d to £4 12s 6d, average price per lb Cd to CJd; porkers 37s to 61s Cd, average per lb 73d to Sd. • Store pigs: A large entry which considering its size sold satisfactorily. Wcaners 13s to 17s, stores 16s to 345, extra large to 37s Cd.