ADDINGTON MARKET

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12197, 23 July 1925, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET

HIGH VALUES MAINTAINED. Por Press Association CHRIS’fCHURCH, July 22. The entries at to-day's Addington market were slightly under normal dimensions. In practically all sections the demand was keen and generally values were on a par with last week's high rates. Store sheep.—The entry was smaller than last week, but included a few outstanding pens of hoggets. A draft of strong-woolled North Island ewes, near to lambing, was forward and made 38s Id to 38s 6d. Some fine woolled Canterbury Romneys made 48s 6d, and strong woolled crossbred hoggets up to 38s 6dj good Romney crass six and eight-tooth ewes. 48s 6d; Romney cross ewes, 38s Id to 38s 6d; sound mobthed three-quarter-bred, 33s 9d to 39s tOd; sound and failing mouthed halfbred ewes, 35s 6d; aged ewes, 23s 3d to 265; four and six-toothed halfbred wethers, 34s to 38s; good crossbred ewe hoggets, 88s 6d; three-quarter-bred wether hoggets, 26s to 80s 9d; &nall mixed sexed three-quarterbred hoggets, 23s 6d to 26s sd; halfbred wether hoggets, 26s 3d to 27 s. Fat sheep.—A slightly »arger yarding and a very firm sale, though the exceptional pripes paid at last* week's market were scarcely held Best wether mutton averaged up to Bsd a lb, and ewe to 7pl. Outside tradesmen bought to some extent. Extra prime wethers made 55s Id; prime, 48s to 525; medium, 44s to 47s 6d; light, 38s to 435; extra prime ewes, 52s Id; prime ewes, 39s to 435; medium, 35s to 38s 6d; light, 80s to 345; aged, 27s to 29s 6d; prime hoggets, 43s 10d; ordinary, 32s 6d to 36s 6d. Fat cattle.—A yarding of 445 head, including 100 from the North Island. There was a very firm sale at a slight advance on last week. Extra prime beef mdde up to 45s per 1001 b, prime 40s to 43s 6d, medium 36s 6d to 39s 6d, light 32s to 35s 6d, and rough down to 255. The North Island line averaged <£l6 12s 6d; extra prime steers made £2O 12s 6d; prime, .£l6 5s to .£l9 ss; medium, «£l4 to £l6; light, £ll to £l3 15s; rough, £8 15s to £lO 15s; extra prime beefers, £ls 12s 6d; prime, £lO 15s to £l3 ss; ordinary, £7 to £lO ss; extra prime cows, £l4 17s Bd;'prime, £lO 5s to £l3 ss; medium, £8 5s to £10; light, £6 10s to £7 15s; aged and inferior, £4 to £5 ss. Vealers.—A moderately sized entry uf very medium quality. There was a shade of firming in the market. Runnors made up to £8; good vealers, £5 7s 6d to £6 12s 6d , medium, £4 2s 6d to £5; good calves. £2 17s 6d to £3 12s 6d; small, 20s to 355. Store cattle.—A small mixed entry. Three and four-year steers mado £7; 21 to 3 years, £3 8s Id; best cows up to £3 10s. Dairy cows. —A small entry and lower values ruled. Best second to fourth ealvers made from £8 to £ll 10s; medium sorts, £5 10s to £7 10s; best springing beefers, £6 to £9 30s; medium, £4 to £5 10s. Fat pigs.—An improved demand and higher values. ChoP'Pers made from £4 to £ll 8s; baconers, £4 10s to £6 11s (average price per lb 7|d to 9-ld); porkers, £2 10s to £3 18s (average price per lb ftd to lOd) P Store pigs.—A large entry and a very free sale. Wcaners mado from 15s to SOs; stores, 28s to 48s; extra large, 545. BURNSIDE STOCK SALE HIGH PRICES OBTAINED. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN. July 22. Ihere was quite a good sale at Bumside to-day from the vendors* point of view, and prices generally ruled hign. l‘at cattle—There was a yarding of 219 head, compared with 178 lost week. The quality showed an improvement on that of a week ago. There were eome uens ot medium heifers and cows, and some extra choice bullocks. The demand at I he opening was fairly strong. This wus maintained to the close. Extra choice ox beef sold at equal to from SOs to 52s Gd per 10!)lb, medium quality ox from 16s to 48s, prime lieifers up to 455, light lieifets and cows from 32s 6d to 27s Gd. and aged cows to 30s. Extra prime bullocks made £2i 15s, prime dUB 10s to JK22, uedium up to .£l7 10s, extra prime heifers £ls, prime cows £l2 15s. Fat sheep.—An entry of 2367 ompared with 1980 last week. The quality was very fair. There were not a great many extra heavy wethers forward, but a number of aood pennings of crossbred . ethers and useful ewes, together with u sorinki-

ini. of fine wools were in eviden-e Tho a'hT* P ell, but the a denm'nd drag « b S Pnc ? s went down about Is, but firmed again later. Generally the iast S WML e f mUCb “ P" .with those cf . « for wethers, while .wes were foe u firmer. Exporters, were not buy•ing Prime lighter weight wethers sold at from id to _<ld per lb. prime heavy wethers 6}d to <d. Prime ewes up to 5Jn, and aged and light ewes 4(d to sd. Extra prime heavy wethers went to 52s 6d prime heavy 46s to 48s, prime 3Ss Gd to 44s 6d. extra prime heavy ewes went to 44s 9d. prime 32s fid to 365, lighter from 28s 6d upwards. Lambs An entry of 188 head, ccmpared with 200 at last sale. The quality eras oni~ medium, there being many unfinished lambs. The demand was quiet. Prime lamb sold at from 9i«l to lOd per lb, and second -quality round about Wi. Primo lambs made fiom 3(Jis 6d to 335, medium 25s u> 29s fd. light and unfinished 15s (»d to 23* 6d, Store cattle—Some 250 were yirded, mostly cows and inferior young sorts. There were a few odd pens of and demand, nil round, was capital. Yeung forward bulloqk* went to £lO 17s t-d, three-year-old to £9. other "lasses met with a goqd demand. Figs—There were. 99 fats and 37 slips. Porkers were fully 5s dearer, and 'aconers about the same as last week. Prime porkers sold at from 9d lo -Id \er lb, and baconers from Sd to Bid. CUSTOMS REVENUE. The Customs revenue received at tho port of Wellington yesterday aggregated £7177, SALE AT LEVIN GOOD DEMAND FOR PIGS. Messrs Abraham and Williams advise, on their Levin sale as follows: The offering of pigs was very good in the Levin stock yards, and considering the time of .the year a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. In the pig section weaners fetched from 13s 6d to 18s, good weaners brought 20s, small stores from 14s to 235, good stores 30s to 355, light porkers to 38s 6d, light baconers £3 12s 6a to £3 355, sows in pig made £4 10s. E&tra prime wethers were knocked down at £2 19s 6d. fat wethers £2 3s 6d, Light fat ewes 255, small ewe hoggets 22a Ba, prime fat lambs realised £2 apiece. With regard to cows, fat fetched £4‘ 17s 6d to £6 Is, fat heifers £5 17s 6d, light fats £3 to £4 7s, forward condition reached £3 17s 6d. stores made 32s 6d to £2 ss, empty heifers £2. Jersey weaner heifers to £2 6s. lieifers in calf £3 to £3 10s. MARTON SALE Dalgety and Co.. Limited. Palmerston North, report having a small entry of stock at their Marton sale on Mondtfv, the 20th instant Quotations:—Cull hoggets, 14s; small hoggets, 255; aged draught mare £S; 30-year draught gelding, £4O; o-year draught mare, £55. S. George Nathan and Co., Customhouse quay, Wellington, Chief City Agents for Phoenix Assurance Co., Ltd., 235. Lambton quay.—Advt