ADDINGTON MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25362, 21 October 1943, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET

HIGH PRICES FOR FAT CATTLE (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Oct. 20. The small entry of fat cattle at the Addington market to-day raised values to about the. highest level of the season. Spring lambs were also firmer, and, with the setting in of the spring weather, there was a keen inquiry for store cattle and sheep. Store Sheep.—There was a larger yarding, totalling 2416. Hoggets of good quality sold exceptionally well, the top price being 41s 6d for a line of 183 ewe hoggets. Other lines made from 32s 6d to 38s, and medium sheep brought from 28s 6d to 335. A line of over 300 wether hoggets sold from 29s to 335, the hignest price of the season. A pen of exceptionally good ewes and lambs sold from 21s to 245, all counted. Medium lines made from 13s 7d to 15s Id. Many inferior sheep failed to find buyers. Fat Sheep—The entry numbered about 4000, compared with 5000 last week, and contained several pens of shorn sheep. The market was again very sound for quality, but there was a dragging ten-dency-in the cases of light and unfinished sheep. On the whole there was little change on recent values. Owing to the restricted supply of woolly wethers, best ewes Were eagerly sought and again high figures ruled for both classes. The highest price for ewes .was 58s 7d, and for wethers 58s Id- Shorn ewes made up to 47s 7d, and wethers to 48s Id. Fat Cattle.—There was a sharp rise in values and these recovered last weeks drop of about 30s a head and improved by a further 10s to 15s a head on the high market of two weeks ago. The entry totalled 360 head, compared with 484 last week. The market "was about the dearest of the ox season, ana the quality Showed a decided improvement this week. Best steer beef made from to 72s per 1001 b, In several cases making up to 755; good, 63s to 665: secondary, to 575: best heifer beef, 62s to 665; good, 58s to 61s; medium, to 675; bes* cow beef, to 58s; good, 51s to 545: inferior, to 38s (all per 1001 b). y a t pigs.—The entry of porkers was smaller than usual, and good-quality pigs again sold well. Large choppers maintained recent values, but lighter pigs were easier Values showed little change in the bacon section. The average price per lb was 8d to 8!d.