GOOD MARKET AT ADDINGTON

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 82, 7 April 1938, Page 8

GOOD MARKET AT ADDINGTON

Fat Lambs Improve TAT CATTLE TO £l6 17s 6d Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Fat stock sold well at Addington to-day, but the demand for breeding ewes was not as keen as recently. The store sheep yarding was considerably smaller than that forward last week, the total being 15,000. A few wethers were included, but they sold dully at lower prices. The ewes offered were mixed in quality, with little good stuff forward. There was a keen demand at full recent prices for crossbreds, of which a fair offering, mainly from the Chatham Islands, came forward. Fine-woolled ewes met with a poor response, mainly because the quality was very mixed. The store lambs offered were most unattractive, and values slipped. There was another keen fat lamb sale, and all sorts showed an improvement in values. For prime handy weights butchers were paying over Bd, and for this class an improvement of about Is 6d a head was noted. Other sorts were better by Is a head. There was keen export competition, particularly from one firm. The quality of the yarding was in and out, with comparatively few pens of prime lambs. Fat sheep: The entry slightly smaller than last week, few lines of top quality entered but demaud keeu throughout, specially for best which was up to 2s above last week. Values: Extra prime heavy wethers tot 33s 4d, prime 30s 6d to 33s 6d, medium weight 25s 3d to 29s 6d, ordinary 20s 6d to 24s 6d, light to 20s; extra prime heavy ewes to 28s 4d, prime 20s to 24s 6d, mediumweight 16s 9d to 19s 9d, ordinary 14s to 16s 3d, light to 13s 6d. Fat cattle: There was an entry of 580 head of mixed quality with little good steer or heifer beef. Values: Extra prime heavy steers to £l6 17s 6d, prime £l3 10s to £ls ss, medium weight £l2 5s to £l3 10s, ordinary £9 5s to £ll 10s, light to £9; extra prime heavy heifers to £l3 17s 6d, prime £S 10s to £lO, medium £6 5s to £B, light to £6; extra prime heavy cows to £l2 2s 6d, prime £6 15s to £9, medium £5 10s to £6 10s, light to £5 Dairy cattle: There was a dull sale with values £1 to £1 10s down.

Pork; The entry was small and of good quality. Values: Light porkers 36s 6d to 42s 6d, medium 43s Gd to 52s 6d, heavy 53s to 58s 6d (average 6Jd to CJd); light baconers 55s 6d to £3 3s 6d, medium £3 4s 6d to £3 9s 6d, extra heavy £3 13s 6d to £4 10s (average 6d to 6d).

Store pigs: Small stores 18s to 225, large stores 25s to 295.