ADDINGTON MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27572, 14 December 1950, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET

Easing Of Values For Fat Sheep

CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 13.

Fat sheep, in particular ewes, were several shillings cheaper at Addington stock market today, with butchers apparently limiting their purchases in favour of lamb, while best cutting ewes met a relatively good sale. They were much cheaper, and other sorts and old and tallowy ewes were 6s to 8s and more below lata rates.

Extra prime heavy wethers made to 78s 7d; prime heavy wethers, 65s to 70s; prime medium-weight wethers, 56s to 645; ordinary and light medium-weight wethers. Ms to G4s; ordinary and light wethers, 44s to 555; extra prime ewes, to 67s Id; prime ewes. 48s to 535; prime medium-weight ewes, 40s to 465; ordinary and light, 28s to 40s.

There was a big yarding of 1852 fat lambs, and these held recent good rates, with all freezing buyers and the trade competing keenly. Best lambs made 70s to 74s Id; good, 63s to 695; and others 57s to 625.

The entry of store sheep was 5234, compared with 4049 last week. Hoggets met an excellent sale at fully Is 6d above late rates. Several pens of Southland Romney ewe hoggets of good quality met strong competition at up to 107 s a head. Best ewe hoggets made 91s to 107 s; others, 62s to 88s; best wether hoggets made 59s 6d to 655, and others 50s 6d to 58s. The entry of ewes and lambs was of mixed quality, and prices went back by about 4s, with little interest being taken 24s to 33s 6d: best wethers made 53s 6d good pens, 35s 6d to 42s 6d; and others 24s to 353 6d; best wethers made 53s 6d to 56s 6d, others 35s 6d to 48s. Prices for fat cattle dropped still further, and most classes of beef were about £2 cheaper. Best cutting light-weights were least affected. Best beef made to 80s per 1001 b, with some sales to 85s; good, 65s to 70s; medium, to 57s 6d; best cow, 50s to 60s; and others, 41s 6d to 47s 6d. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £3B 7s 6d; prime heavy steers, £26 10s to £3O 10s; prime medium-weight steers, £24 to £2B; ordinary and light steers, £ls to £22; extra prime heifers, to. £24 17s 6d; prime heifers, £lB 10s to £22; ordinary and plain heifers, £l2 10s to £18; extra prime cows, to £25 12s 6d: prime cows, £l4 10s to £18; ordinary and light cows, to £l4. The entry of porkers was one of the biggest ever seen at Addington, and with butchers buying for Christmas requirements the sale was a satisfactory one. Choppers were in small supply, and values moved up by 20s to 255. There was a fairly large entry of baconers. Best quality met fair competition, but very fat tyces met a poor demand. Values were: Light porkers. £4 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d; medium porkers, £4 19s 6d to £5 9s 6d: heavy porkers, £5 12s 6d to £6 0s 6d; average price per lb. ll|d to 14d: choppers, £6 Is to £lO 13s 6d: light baconers, £6 2s 6d to £6 12s 6d: medium baconers. £6 14s fid to £6 19s 6d: heavy baconers. £7 Is fid to £7 8s fid: average price per lb. IOJd to lid.