COMMERCIAL

Northern Advocate, 9 January 1936, Page 5

COMMERCIAL

VALUES AT WELLSFORD [.Special to “Northern Advocate.”] WELLSFORD, This Day. There was only a small yarding of cattle and pigs at the sale held at Wellsford on Tuesday by Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd. Young pigs were in good demand, and many more could have been sold. Fat and killable cows were in demand for country butchers, while boner bulls and cows sold to schedule rates for exporters. A portion of boner beef was. brought by graziers for fattening, as there is an abundance of feed in the lower North. Mediumweight fat Shorthorn cows made £4 5/ to £4 15/; fat Jersey cows, £3 5/ to £3 11/; killable cows, to £2 10/ to £3 5/ killable, Jersey cows, 36/ to 42/; small fat Jersey heifers, 34/; heavy boner cows, 30/ to 36/; light boner cows, 25/; heavy Shorthorn bulls,. £4 5/ to £5; big Jersey bulls, to £3 10/; smaller Jersey bulls, 30/; heavy Shorthorns, £2 15/; yearling Shorthorn steers, to £3 0/; yearling Shorthorn heifers, 30/; good Shorthorn store cows, to £3; poor store cows, mixed breeds, 30/ to 35/; store cow and big calves, £2 13/ the pair; store cow with two big calves, £5 2/ the three. Aged farm gelding, £7; big weaner pigs, 15/; 15 ewes, with 14 killable lambs, 14/9 a head; aged ewes, good mouths, 16/9.

AT STORTFORD LODGE HASTINGS, This Day. There were large entries generally in all sections at yesterday’s sale at Stortford Lodge. Ruling rates were maintained in most lines. Fat cattle, totalling 300, made rates fully firm to slightly improved, with female beef principally in supply. A big portion of dairy sorts came forward and met moderate inquiry, as did lighter and plainer lines of beef. Store cattle numbered 400, and sold at late rates, with several lines being passed. Approximately 14,000 store sheep werh yarded, with lambs in the majority. There was keen competition. Whitefaced lambs appreciated up to 4/ on values 12 months ago, and other classes sold steadily. j Fat sheep were in increased supply, and, while fat lambs met ready sale, competition was in reserve for better , sorts of ewes and wethers, with the result that there was an easing in values. Bullocks made to £9 1/; cows, mix- ' ed medium to prime heavy,,£6 to £8 10/3; others, from £3 15/; heifers,; medium to prime, £6 10/ to £8; oth- j ers, from £4 15/. ; ! Store Cattle. —2-year steers, £sj 18/6; three-years, to £7 1/. Fat | sheep; Ewes, to 17/; wethers, to 23/6; j lambs, to 23/6. Store sheep: Lambs, j to 20/. j j ADDINGTON MARKET | i HEAVY ENTRIES , I i i lPer Press Association. — Copyright .] j CHRISTCHURCH, This Day. 1 Yesterday’s sale was the first for j three weeks at Addington, and there j were very heavy entries in all classes 1 of fat stock. Fat sheep comprised I the largest penning at an ordinary market for many years. Fat Cattle were also in oversupply. Store sheep —Mostly lambs and adult wethers, forward. A big draft of mixed 4 sold at 19/6, ’ and the best of the adult wethers to 18/11., Wethers were slightly easier. Ewes in wool and lambs sold for 16/6 ahd 2-tooth ewes, to 26/. Fat Lambs. —There were 2270 pens* quality being moderate, some of the

lambs having' gone back in condition, j Full scheduled rates, from up to 7}d, j were maintained. i Fat Sheep.—A big entry of 7000 met j with pasier values. Heavy wethers j and ewes were down 4/ a head, \ and ligtyt ‘ e'wes, 3/. Light wethers 1 showed a smaller recession of about! 1/. Butchers were not in the mar- , ket to the usual extent, as they still i hold' some of their pre-Christmas purchases. Exporters bought freely, j values being well within schedule. Ex- j tra prime w’ethefs - - sold at 24/ to 26/; good, 21/6 tCT 23/; others, 18/ to 21/3. Best ewes sold at from 17/ to 20/; medium, 14/ to 16/; and light, to 11/6. Fat Cattle—Five hundred and thirty-five were penned. There was a general easing of 20/ to 25/ a hea'd. Best beef made from 24/ to 27/ per lOOlbs; medium, 22/ to 23/6. The top price for steers was £l2 7/6, for heifers, £9 7/6, and for cows £8 7/6. These prices were up to 25/ a head less than at recent sales. Fat Pigs.—The oversupply of this class weakened the market, which was down on the last sale. Exports sold well, but export bacon was cheaper. Choppers made to £3 13/6; • baconers, 45/ to 70/; heavy baconers, 52/6 to £3. The average price per lb was 4d to sd. Porkers made 33/ to 35/6; heavy porkers, 37/6 to 42/6. The average price per lb was s}d to 6}d. WAR LOAN [Bfitish Official Wireless.! (Received 10 a.m.) RUGBY, January 7.War loan, 3 h per cent, was sold today at £lO5 15/-, compared with £lO6 1/3 yestetday.