ADDINGTON MARKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23355, 25 May 1939, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT LAMB IN DEMAND PRIME' STEERS TO £l9/2/6* | BACONERS REALISE TO £4/13/6 [BY TELEGRAPH—PRKSS ASSOCIATION] - CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday The weekly market at Addington today was largely confined to fat stock. The store sheep yarding totalled about 2000, and the sale was one of the worst for some time, A station truck lot of two and four-tooth wethers made 13s Id, a pen of two-tooth wethers 12s, and others 9s 6d to 10s lOd. Am attractive line of two four and six-tooth ewes mado 13s 3d, and another of soundnioutheds 8s 6d. There was little change in the fat lamb > mkrket. Butchers' lambs had a brisk sale at firm rates, and export types went at schedule values. The fat sheep entry totalled 5000, compared with 4500 last week. Light wethers and light and ordinary owes were easier by Is a head, but good sheep were little different from last week. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 29s Id; prime heavy, 22s Gd to 255; primo medium, 20s to 22s 3d; light, to 15s Gd; extra prime heavy ewes, to 20s 7d; prime heavy, 17s Gd to 19s; prime medium, 13s Gd to 17s; light, to Bs. The fat cattle entry totalled 480, against about SSO a we>;k ago. Better-class steers and heifers met a ij better sale than last week, with an advance of 10s to 15s a head. Extra prime heavy ft steers made to £39 2s Gd; prime heavy, * £l3 10s to £l4 15s; prime medium, £ll 153 to £l3 10s; light, to £8 15s; extra prima heifers, to £l3 7s Gd; prime, £9 10s to , £lO 15s; medium, £6 5s to £8 10s; light, , to £6; extra prime cows, to £l2 7s Gd; i prime, £7 15s to £8 15s; medium. £5 5s to i £7; light, to £5. The pork market opened r . better than values a, week ago", but near the £ end values slipped 3s to 4s a head. Choppers g came forward in medium numbers and met with keen competition at unchanged rates. ; The entry of baconers was smaller and prices improved by 4s to 5s a head. Porkers made f 37s Od to 55s Gd; average price per lb, G'/d to 7d; baconers, 50s Gd to £4 13s Gd; average price per lb, G%d to GMd. i PEDIGREE JERSEYS ! [from our own correspondent] PUKE ROUE, Wednesday Bidding went to 47 guineas at the dispersal sale of Mr. W. Robinson's Wattlegrove j pedigree- Jersey herd, Patumahoe. A total of 22 cows, a herd bull, 10 yearling heifers and eight yearling bulls comprised the catalogue. There was a large attendance of buyers. Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons. r ; Limited, were the auctioneers. The price of £ 47 guineas was offered for a six-year-old cow, Wattlegrove buttercup, which had a C.O.R. of 781.541& butter-fat. and which was gfold mcdallist?3n 1937 as highest producer in New Zealand in the four-year-old 3 class. However, this figure did not reach i the vendor's reserve and was not accepted. The top price, 34 guineas, was paid for a seven-year-old cow, Wattlegrove Royal Joy, » C.O.R. 591.251b. Other cows sold as foflows:—Wattlegrove Bellbird, 27 guineas; Ox- 5 fordale Jenifer, 27 guineas; Wattlegrove i Choice, 19 guineas; Wattlegrove Olive, IS § guineas; Wattlegrove Tulip, 17 guineas. The sire Reshure Ginger, four years old, brought 2 17 guineas. Yearling bulls sold at prices j up to 31 guineas, this figure being paid i for Wattlegrove Champion, and yearling 4 heifers brought up to 31% guineas. Sows \ with litters sold at 4 guineas to 6 guineas. 5 ...... j TATUANUI DISPERSAL j The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering J Company, Limited, reports having conducted a dispersal sale on behalf of Mr. W. Bly, of Tatuanui, when the offering of 124 Jersey heifers came forward in first-class condition and met excellent competition from a repre- i sentative bench of buyers. Good prices resulted, and the line of 124 averaged £8 9s. Grade bulls also met keen bidding, several realising over £B. Best qualify Jersey heifers in forward condition made £lO to £ll ss, good quality Jersey heifers. £8 r,s to £9 12s Gd; later calvers, £7 to £8; grade Jersey bulls, £8 to £8 15s; yearling Jersey bulls, £5 to £6; five-year gelding, £37; aged j gelding, £26. WOOL ODDMENTS OFFERING AT GISBORNE IMPROVEMENT IN PRICES [BY TELEGRAPH—OWX CORRESPONDENT] GISBORNE, Wednesday Spirited competition, particularly for woolly sheepskins, was a feature of the sale of wool oddments, skins and hides held by the Gisborne Woblbrokers' Association. An offering of 269 bales, 11 fadges and 37 sacks of wool, 8516 sheepskins and 200 hides was submitted, and practically all was sold under the hammer. The sale was well attended, buyers including several representatives of overseas firms. ' The wool comprised mainly'locks and pieces, a small quantity of straggler fleece and a few lots of early crutchings. A few choice parcels of crutchings made BJd and 9d, and mednun to good firsts realised 73d to Wool prices generally were a shade better than at the ' last main centre sales. Sheepskins advanced fully *d per lb. on recent rates, the demand being keenest for woolly sorts. Sound pelted skins, three-quarter to full-woolled, sold freely at 8d to B*d per lb., but those carrying less wool also shared the improvement in values. ; - A small offering of country hides maintained recent rates. RABBITSKIN VALUES DECLINE AT DUNEDIN SALE [BY TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESPONDENT"! DUNEDIN, Wednesday A large offering of rabbitskins, approximately GO tons, was submitted at yesterday's sale. There was a good attendance of buyers. Competition generally was irregular and at times dragging. The market showed a weaker tone, due principally to American limits, which were reduced considerably. Reports from the London market in the last few days have not been encouraging, -and the Sydney sales recently showed a decline of up to 2d per lb. Values as compared with late rates were cheaper by 2d to 3d per lb, with the exception of good winter descriptions. which were a shade better. A few- small parcels of winters came forward and sold fairly well. First winter bucks sold to GGd, first winter does to 42Jid. first early winter bucks to G2'/ad, and second winter bucks to s<>d. The official range of prices i 3 as follows: — Small, 7Vid to B%d per lb; runners, to 34% d; light racks. ISd to 19Vid; prime racks, lo%d to summer bucks. ll%d to 12/ a d; summer does, 13!4d to l-lVjd; dawnv autumns, to 19Vad; first early autumns, 23d to 21 ; first late autumns. 35% dto 37-Jid; first incomings, 40% d to 42% d; second incomings, 33 %d to 35d; first early winter bucks, SGV-jd to G2%d; first early winter does, 35d to 37% d; spotted winter bucks, 3Gd to 42d; spotted winter does, 27d to 29% d; second winter bucks, 4Sd to 56d; second winter docs, 32d to 3<">VSd: first winter bucks. God lo GGd; first winter does, 3Sd to 42/ id; first milky, 14% d to lO'/Sd; milky, to 12% d; summer broken, 12d to 13d; autumn broken. l6*/ 2 d to l»V4d; second winter broken. to 20? id; first winter broken, 19% d to 22d; summer 'fawns, 16d to 17% d; autumn fawns, to 20d; winter fawns, 24% d to SG'/d; summer black, lid to 12d; autumn black, 20d to 24% d; first winter black, 25d to 32Vjd; first hareskins. 14d to I8d; hareskins, Sd to 9 3 /* d. LOWER EGG PRICES The Auckland Egc Marketing Committing announces that wholesale egg prices are reduced as follows, previous rates being shown in parentheses:— Hen: First grade, 2s llid (3s lsd) .iT" dozen; B grade, 2s 5Jd (2s 7sd); 0 grade, 2s lid (2s l£d). Duck: First grade, 2s 6id (2s 9Jd) a dozen: B grade, 2s 4Jd (2s 6sd); C grade, Is B*d (Is 10id). Country storekeepers' minimum buying prices for first-grade eggs are:—Hen, 2s 4d a dozen; duck, 2s a dozen.