HEAVY ENTRIES AT ADDINGTON

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6813, 17 January 1929, Page 8

HEAVY ENTRIES AT ADDINGTON

Hot Sale For Stores

NEARLY ALL CLASSES SELL WELL Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. At Addington market the entries were much larger to-day in all sections. There was a hot sale for all classes of store sheep, and fat cattle also sold well. Fat sheep showed a drop of 2s to 4s a head on last week when values were exceptional, but ewes arc still above export rates. Store sheep: A fair-sized entry of lambs forming the bulk of rape lambs sold exceptionally (well as did ewes and lambs aid ‘ young ewes. Rape lambs made to 27s 6d .and two-tooth three-quarter bre’d ewes to 395. All classes showed an advance. Values were: Best rape lambs to 27s 6d, ordinary rape lambs 23s to 25s fid, best halfbred wether lambs 23s 6d to 25s fid, ordinary half-bred wether lambs 20s 6d to 235, Corriedalo wether lambs 23s fid to 24s 6d, best two-tooth threequarter bred ewes to 395, good twotooth three-quarter bred ewes to 34s 3d, ordinary four, six and eight-tooth three-quaTter bred ewes to 23s fid, best two-tooth crossbred ewes to 37s 9d; good four, six and eight-tooth crossbred ewes to 335, ordinary two-tooth half bred ewes to 30s 3d, ordinary four six and eight-tooth hjalfbred ewes 2Gs fid to 27s fid, aged and inferior halfbred ewes 35s to 18s, best half bred wethers 27s to 2Ss fid, ordinary halfbred wethers 25s to 26s fid, good ewes and lambs 23s to 24s fid, ordinary ewes and lambs ISs fid to 225, inferior ewes and lambs to-16s. Fat lambs: 1850 were penned. Good lambs sold at schedule prices, but light and unfinished of which there were a good few forward were scarcely so good as last week. Extra prime lambs to 36s lOd, prime 31s to 33s fid, medium 27s 9d to 30s fid, light 2fis to 27s fid. Fat sheep : A heavier entry, 1J races being forward with a drop of 3s 6d to 4s a head on iast week for ewes and up to 2s 9d on wethers. The drop brought values to about an export basi3. Values were: Extra prime wethers to 37s lOd, prime wethers 32s to 355, medium wethers 29s Gd to 31s 6d, light wethers 26s to 295, extra prime ewes to 35s 4d, prime ewes 27s Gd to 31s, medium 23s fid to 275, light ewes 20s Gd to 235, aged ewes 18s fid to 20s. Fat cattle: 530 were yarded, a heavy entry' following several smaller ones. There was a slight easing averaging 10s to 15s a head. Best beef made to 53s per lOOlbs, prime 49s to 525, heavy 40s to 445, good cow and medium heifer 42s to 4fis, medium cow 36s to 40s and rough down to 32s fid. Extra prime heavy steers to £23 12s Cd, prime heavy steers £2O 10s to £22 10s, medium weight primo steers £lB to £2O, medium quality steers £l4 10s to £l7 10s, light steers £l2 10s to £l4, extra prime heifers to £l7 2s 6d, prime heifers £l3 10s to £ls 10s, medium heifers £ll 10s to £l3 ss, light heifers £8 7s fid to £ll ss, extra prime cows to £l7 17s fid, prime cows £l3 to £l.) 10s, medium cows £lO 10s to £l2 15s, light cows £7 15s to £lO sa. Vealers: A small entry and an advance in prices; best 12 to 18 months calves to £ll Bs, good £7 10s to £8 ss, good vealers £6 10s to £7 ss, medium £3 17s fid to £6. Store cattle: A small mixed entry; yearling heifers £2 to £2 10s, yearling steers £4 lfis, good cows £5 to £6 10s, medium cows £3 to £4 15s, others uUs to £2 10s; bulls £3 15s to £9. Dairy catil**: A heavier enrry and slightly oasier market. Extra good second to fourth ealvers £l2 10s to £ls 10s, good sorts £9 5s to £l2, inferior to medium £5 10s to £9, extra good heifers £lO to £l2 30s, others £S to £9 15s, late ealvers £7 to £lO. Fat pigs: Heavy entries and a drop in values; choppers 25s to £5 8s 6d, baconers £2 10s to £3 10s, extra heavy to £4 Is 6d, average' prico per lb 5d to 51d; porkers 30s to 4fis fid, .average price per lb 51 d to Cd. Store pigs: A sharp decline on late rates, especially for wcaners; weaners 4s 6d to 6s, slips fis fid' to 9s, small stores 9s fid to 13s, medium 15s to 21s, large stores 22s to 325.