ADDINGTON MARKET

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXIII, 24 October 1940, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET

RANGE OF PRICES [United Press Association] CHRISTCHURCH, 23rd October. Entries were slightly larger at the Addington sale to-day, and prices showed an easing tendency for most classes. Fat cattle were most affected; heavy steers dropped by 30s and medium by 20s. Fat woolly sheep sold at a decline and shorn slightly less, and wethers neai-ly maintained values. There were few store sheep and an oversupply of heavy pigs. The store sheep entry was slightly smaller than the 2500 of last week and consisted mainly of ewes and lambs. All classes sold well and values were maintained. Best ewe hoggets made to 33s 9d, fair to 18s 6d; ewes and lambs, good to 19s 6d, medium 16s 9d, rough 12s 4d. Spring lambs numbered 200, and in a keen sale the best sold at lid a pound. The best price was 38s 7d. Of 6000 fat sheep half were shorn. | Heavy woolly ewes were down by 2s 6d, shorn ewes by Is 6d, and wethers by Is. Values for shorn prime wetherv ranged to 42s Id, heavy 37s to 40s, medium from 345; best shorn ewes to 34s Id, medium 245, light down to 18s 7cl; best woolly wethers to 495. The fat cattle entry numbered 480, about 100 more than the recent average. About 100 came from the West Coast. Prime lines were forward from other fattening districts. The drop for heavy beef was up to 35s a head, but medium weights declined by only about 20s. The market was patchy and dragging. Best beef made 46s to 48s 6d a hundred pounds, medium 38s, poor 335. Prime steers sold for £24 12s 6d, heavy £l6 to £l9, ordinary from £lO 10s, best heifers, £l2 to £ls 7s 6d. medium, £9 10s to £11; good cows, £9 10s to £l4 17s 6d; rough, down to £7 10s. The pork entry was smaller and the bacon entry slightly bigger. The average price for pork was 7d to 8d a pound and for bacon 6jd to 7d.