ADDINGTON RATES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22490, 6 August 1936, Page 7

ADDINGTON RATES

NATIONAL FIXTURE LARGE ENTRIES RECEIVED BULLOCK REALISES £4O, [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHUBCH, Wednesday Overflow entries were the rule at to-day'» Addington national stock market. For the first time for a number of years there were no entries from the North Island, but southern provinces were well represented. There was not the same number of show cattle and sheep forward as at past national sales, but the general display was better. The best beef prices for some years were realised, best quality selling at up to 37s Od a 1001b. The toj> cattle price was £>lo, for a South Otago bullock, and the best sheep figure was 60s, for an Ellesinere pen sheep. The sale fully maintained last week's good rates, and fat cattle were up to 25s a head dearer. The few store sbeep forward sold well. Eat Sheep.—ssoo were penned, comprising a good display of mutton. Last week's good rates were maintained. Show wothers made to 60s; good heavy, 37s to 40s; prime mediumweight. 29s to 325; light and ordinary, 25s to 28s; extra good show ewes, to 41s; good prime heavy ewes, 20s to 375; prime medium weight, 25s to 28s; light, down to 20s. Fat Cattle.—oßo were penned, including a fine showing of prime cattler. Best beef made to 37s Od a 1001b; good to medium, 31s to 3ls; good heifer, from 31s to 345; good cow, 29s to 325; medium quality, 24s to 27s (id. Show bullocks sold at £4O, £32, £3l and £25 10s. Good prime heavy steers made £l4 to £18; medium, £l2 10s to £l4 10s; best heifers, £ll to £l4 17s 6d; good, £!) to £11; best cows, £lO to £l4; good, £8 10s to £lO. Fat Pigs.—A good sale for baconers. Choppers made £2 8s Od to £fo 8s Od; porkers, 32s (id to 47s fid; average price per lb, 5V;d to GY,d; baconerF, 50s fid to £5 4s 6d; average price per lb, o'/ 2 d to 6d.

VALUES AT CAMBRIDGE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its usual stock sale at Cambridge on Monday, when a medium yarding of sheep was penned, and sold at recent quotations. A fair entry of cow and heifer beef came forward, with competition keen at central yards rates. Store and boner cows were also penned in good numbers, realising recent quotations. Dairy cattle: A full yarding of dairy cattle came forward, including the two advertised herds. Competition for good quality cows and heifers close to profit was keen and a good sale resulted. There was a good yarding of store and weaner pigs. A keen demand existed and prices showed an increase on late rates. Sheep: Light wethers, 28s; prime hoggets, 255; store hoggets, 17s 7d to 19s: smaller, 15s to 15s Sd; empty store ewes, 15s 2d. Cattle: Heavy fat cows, £6 18s to £7 13s; medium prime heifers, £0 to £7 2s Gd; light, £4 to £5 lis; medium fat cows, £4 15s to £5 lGs; killable, £3 12s to £4 10s; empty sound heifers and cows, £2 15s to' £3 10s; boner cows, 34s to £2 12s; good store cows, £3 12s Od to £5 Bs. Dairy cattle: Good quality Jersey cows, close to profit, £7 15s to £9; medium, £6 to £7 10s; later calvers, £4 10° to £5 15s; well-grown Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £7 to £8 15s: medium Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers. £5 10s to £0 15s; small and backward heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss; aged and inferior cows, £3 to £4 10s. Pigs: Large stores, 38s to £2 3s; medium. 30s to 355; poorer stores, 22s to 20s; extra good quality slips, 26s to 30s (id; medium, 22s to 255; best weaners, 19s to 23s Od, others, 12s to 10s 6d; breeding sows to farrov*. £2 17s 6d to £4 17s 6d.

PIGS AT EDCECUMBE [BY TELEGRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] TE PUKE, Wednesday The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its regular fortnightly sale at Edgecumbe on Monday, when there was a good attendance of buyers. The yarding comprised about 300 pigs, mostly stores, the quality of many lines being very good. A total clearance was effected, with an all-round improvement in values. Light to medium porkers made 29s to 335; large stores, 35s to 375; light to medium stores, 2ts to 325; slips, 16s to 21*; good weaners, 10s to 15s; other sorts, Gs to 9s Od; sows in pig, £4 2s 6d; sows and litter, £7.

HORSES AT MATAWHERO [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] GISBORNE, Wednesday At the first day of the horse fair at Matawhero yesterday there was a good attendance. A number of heavy unbroken horses from Mr. Haliday made from £35 10s to £39 10s. Among other heavy horses offered a line from Opou Station sold from £4O to J-17 lus and another from Messrs. Hutchinson Bros, realised £4O to £57 10s. Some 214-year heavy horses offered on behalf of other vendors made from £26 to £37. Medium-weight unbroken horses sold generally from £ls to £24 and good sorts of light and unbroken realised £4 to £7 15#, with weedy types arour.d £2.