Good Demand for Fats at Addington

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 175, 27 July 1939, Page 2

Good Demand for Fats at Addington

Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, July 26. Despite the wintry weather there was a good attendance of farmers at Addington to-day and the sale was very satisfactory for fat stock. There was a small yarding of store sheep and all classes with the exception of old and ragged ewes and rough hoggets were wanted. A pen of forward ewe hoggets made 17s 6d, lighter sorts sold from Bs, and best two-tooth weth ers 13s 9d. An entry of about 6000 fat sheep, the largest for some time, was forward. The demand was brisk from the outset. Best wethers eased slightly as the sale progressed but good ewes early in the sale were Is a head dearer and in the final stages another 2s. Extra prime heavy wethers to 41s Id, prime heavy 30s, 34s 6d, prime medium 25s to 28s 6d, light to 20s 6d; extra prime heavy ewes to 31s Id, prime heavy 24s to 27s 6d, prime medium 18s 6d to 23s 6d, light to 14s 6d. Fat cattle: There wore 560 compared with 420 last week. The sale opened briskly at the best of last week’s rates and after tho first race improved. Values on the average were better by 10s to 15s a head for all better classes and 10s for medium cattle. Extra prime heavy steers to £2O 2s 6d, prime heavy £ls 10s to £l6 15s, prime medium £l3 15s to £ls ss, light to £lO 10s; extra prime heifers to £l3 12s 6d, prime £lO 10s to £l2, medium £8 5 to £lO, light to £8; extra prime cows to £l4 12s 6d, prime £8 15s to £ll, medium £6 15s to £8 ss, light to £6 ss. Values for porkers oypr the last two races were a little better than export values. Choppers were in large supply and showed an easing of about 10s a head. Baconers wero forward in medium numbers and medium to lightweights barely maintained last week’s

values while heavyweights wero down about ss. Porkers 42s 6d to 57s 6d (average price per lb. 7d to 7id); baconers, 55s 6d to £4 13s 6d (average price per lb. 6id to 6Jd). WEEKLY SALE IN LEVIN J There were good yardings of stock in all sections at this week’s sale iu Levin, which was attended by a large number of buyers. The entire entry brought keen competition and was sold at rates in advance of those realised . at recent sales. Owing to tho adverse ‘ weather, store and dairy stock were ( not sought after, but the entry brought, good prices. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercan- " tile Agency Company, Ltd., report hav- J ing sold at the following prices:— ( ; Pigs: Light porkers, 3Ss to £2 4s; j heavy do., £3, £3 6s, £3 19s; store?,] 16s, 20s, 295. j Sheep: Fat lambs, 17s to 18s 6d; fat , 1 ewes, 20s to 22s 7d; fat wethers, 24s 6d ; to 255. Cattle: Medium fat cows, £5 10s to I£6 15s; light do., £3 10s to £4 15s; heavy do., £7 to £8 7s 6d; vealers, £2 10s, £3 10s to £4; store cows, £1 17s 6d, £2 10s to £3 3s; yearling heifers, £3 2s 6d; springing heifers, £5 10s, £6 to £7 10s; springing cows, £5 12s 6d, £7 to £8 10s. Abraham and Williams Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., submit the following range of prices:— Pigs: Light porkers, 38s 6d, £2, £2 ss, £2 10s; medium do. £2 15s, £3; heavy do., £3 ss, £3 7s 6d; sows to farrow, £2, £2 10s, £2 12s 6d, £3; weaners, 12s 6d, 14s 6d, 15s; slips, 17s, 21s 6d; stores, 235, 295, 31s, 355. Sheep; Fat ewes, 19s 2d to 225; light fat 2-tooths, 19s; light fat lambs, 13s to 13s 3d; medium do., 18s 9d and 19s; prime do., 21s. Cattle: Light vealers, 32s 6d, 365, £2, £2 ss; medium do., £2 10s, £2 12s Cd, £2 15s; runners, £3, £3 12s 6d, £4; light fat cows, £3 15s, £4 2s 6d, £4 10«; niedium do., £5, £5 ss, £5 10s, £6;

heavy do., £G 10s, £7, £7 15s, £B, £8 7s 6d; medium springing heifers, £5 J?*, 1 £5 10s, £6, £6 15s; store cows, 295, 355. £2, £2 2s 6d, £2 10s, £3.