Firm Market for Sheep at Addington

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 7

Firm Market for Sheep at Addington

Pei* Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. There was a firm market for all classes of sheep at to-day’s Addington market but a drop iu fat cattlo values. Store sheep.—A much smaller entry and a larger attendance of buyers. Wether hoggets -more than recovered last week’s drop of Is 6d, whilst ewes and latnbs showed a, further slight firming. The best of these sold to 22s Gd, wether hoggets to 26s 9d and ewe hoggets to 33s 9d. Spring lambs.—An entry of 130 sold spiritedly at 2s increase in value recovering last week’s drop. Fat sheep.—About 4000 wero penned and with the smaller entry there was a much-improved sale, wethers being better by 2s and ewes by 2s 6d. Best wethers made 36s to 40s, medium 31s to 355, best ewes 30s to 375, medium 25s to 295.

Fat cattle. —An entry of 509 were pened, mostly of excellent quality. The over-supply caused an easing of 20s to 25s per head for steers and less for cows and heifers. Best beef made from 36a to 28s, good 34s to 35s 6d, inferior down to 30s. A show steer made £2O 2s 6d, but other heavy weights £ls to £l7 17s 6d, good £l2 10s to £l4 10s, best heifers £ll to £l3 10s, good £9 to £lO 10s, best cows £9 10s to £l2, good £8 to £9 ss.

Fat pigs.—Values were scarcely up to those of last week. Porkers made from 36s 6d to 50s 6d (average price per lb., 6d to 6J), baconers 52s 6d to £4 13s 6d (average price per lb., 5Jd to 6£d.)