ADDINGTON MARKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 8 October 1936, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET

FIRM MARKET FOR SHEEP DROP IN CATTLE VALUES (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, 7th October. There was a firm market for all classes of sheep at to-day’s Addington market, but a drop in fat cattle values. Store sheep: A much smaller entry and a larger attendance of buyers. Wether hoggets more than covered last week’s drop of Is 6d, while ewes and lambs showed a further slight firming. Best ewes and lambs sold to 22s 6d; wether hoggets, to 26s 9d; ewe hoggets, to 33s 9d. Spring lambs: An entry of 150 sold spiritedly at a 2s increase in value, recoveringjast week’s drop. Fat sheep: About 4000 were 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: 509 were penned, mostly of excellent quality, but the oversupply caused an easing of 20s to 25s a head for steers, and less for cows and heifers. Best beef made from 36s to 38s a 1001 b; good, 34s to 35s 6d; inferior, down to 30s. A show steer made £2O 2s 6d; other heavy weights, £ls to £l7 7s 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, an average per lb of 6d to Baconers, 52s 6d to £4 13s 6d, an average per lb of s|d to 6Jd.