LIVE STOCK MARKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 19 June 1931, Page 3

LIVE STOCK MARKET

It I, HN MI; I ft} SALE As was llie ease at the previous sale, this week’s sloek market at Hleniieiin was conducted under decidedly wintry ■ conditions, reports the ‘‘Express.” A cold drizzle fell during (lie earlier stages, and throughout the whole sale a hitter wind made its 'presence fell. As a. result, the attendance of buyers was small, though this did not appear to have any effect on the fat- market, as the 025 sheep offered sold well at practically the same lales as at- the last sale. A feature of the yarding was n, line of 83 prime quality sheep offered by ftlr I! V. .Monro, of Jiankhou.se The store'market w-is depressed, owing to the very poor quality offered. Home '127 sheep were penned, and the greater proportion of the yarding was made up of failing mouth breeding owes. A number of pens of lambs were offered, and all sold readily'. Prices ranged from 8s 9d for some light ones, to 15s lid for a prime line of heavyweights. At the last sale lambs sold at lls to 11s 0.1 for two pens. Ewes were not very plentiful, and the demand was fair. A small pen of lightweights went at 5s 3d, and eight four-tooth maiden ewes sold ini account of ftlr 11. Y. Monro were knocked down ill, 12s. A week ago the extremes were from 5s 7d to 12s 3d for u nice line of Sounds sheep. The market for wethers was linn, and all of anything like good quality were keenly sought. The lowest priced pen fetched 9s lid, and five prime ones, belonging ti, NY. IS. l’avmg Wither i’tm, realised

14s 6d. Several other lines sold at over 13s. At the previous sale 'lie extremes were from 10s to 14s 3d for a heavy pair ADDINGTON SALE (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH. 181 h June. The entries in the weekly market at Addington yesterday were again vor.v [•heavy Those in the fat lamb and fat sliecj) sections establishing a winter 'ecord second only to that, of tlm market iasl week. Feat hits were a decline 9d a head for f-it lambs, is a bead fee fat ewes, and decreased ntc pig values. Store Sheep. .--Thera was a small yarding of mixed appearance. . A dragging saie resulted for ewes vifhoul. change in values. Wethers were in demand and sol'd well. Values were: Good 6 and 8tootli halfltrod ewes to 12s Oil; medium s’in. open wool led ewes, Ids to lls Cd ; good s.m. open-woollen ewes to 12m tx! : medium two-tooth nalfbred wethers to alls 8*1; t-ackwaid crossbred, 7s to 8s; good 6 and 8 - loot 1 1 halfbred to 13s: ordinary to 9s 6d; good wether lambs to Ss; ordinary ewe lambs to 9s; backward, 3s GG to 6s 6d.

Fat Lambsi. —An entry of 4600 ami a keen sale with export competition keen t liroughcul. However, values bid nor maintain last week’s level, and thorn was a easing to establish values on a basis corresponding with the export schedule of rales '1 lie '.allies wee - Show lambs to 28si 4d ; extra prime, 21s to 235; prime, 19s to 20s fid: medium, 16s 9d lo 18s 6d; light, 13s 6d to Its 6d.

,Store Lambs.—los 6d in 13s. Fat Sheep.—An entry of 9300. with a steady sale. Export buyers operated keenlv. Values were: Extra prime- wethers, to 20si 9d; prime, 16s 6d to 19s: medium, 14s to 16s; light. 10s 6d to 13s 6d ; extra prime ewes to 18s Id ; prime.

13s to 14s 9d ; medium ,10s 9d lo 12s 6d ; light, 8s 6d to 10s 3d; aged, 5s 9d. Fill Cattle.—An entry of 335 head. The sale was irregular for all except best. beef. Best bee.f made from 26s to 30s per lOOllis. good ]irimj beef 22s to 25s bd, ordinary to 20s, best heifer beijf to 30s, good cow beef 10 225, ordinary 13s to 16s. Values were: Extra prinie heavy steers to £l4 2s 6d ; prime heavy, £lo'to £l2 10s; medium-weight prime, £7 10s to £9 15m; ordinary quality, £6 to £7 ss; light to £5 10s; extra prime heifers lo £lO 17s bd ; prime £6 lo £8: medium, £3 15s in £5 1.55; light lo £3 10s; extra prime cows lo £ll ,7s 6d ; prime, £5 10s to £7 lCx; medium, £3 ICs to £5 ; light to £3.

Fat Bigs.—The demand throughout was not as strong as I lull of last week, and prices were a little easier. Choppers to £4 17s 6rl; ba colters, 46s lo 525; large haroncm. 57s 6d to G9s 6d ; average price per lb, 4-Jd-to s|d. Porkers, 32s la 37s bd; large porkers ■ 38si 6d to 44s 6d/.;. average price per lb, sj[d to 6^d.