ADDINGTON’ MARKETS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3898, 27 November 1928, Page 37

ADDINGTON’ MARKETS.

CHRISTCHURCH, November 21. The Addington market entries were large at to-day’s weekly market, particularly of fat sheep, the entries of which exceeded the normal by 40 per cent, lhe good feed is fattening stock rapidly a ’ K \ a . tree sale for Practically all classes ot stock was experienced. Store Sheep.—There was a heavier entiy than usual, consisting mostly of wethers out of the wool of mixed quality and condition. I'or these the sale was a sound one at last week’s rates, while ewes and lamb tended to ease slightly. A big line of shorn merino wethers made trom Js co Ils; ewes and lambs, 18s 6d to 225; inferior ewes and lambs, 15s to 18s; good woolled four to eight-tooth ewes, 3os to 36s 6d; ordinary ewes, 28s to 31s; shorn ewes, 265; best shorn wethers, 2us to 275; ordinary wethers, 21s 6d to 245; backward wethers, 17s 6d to 19s ° v nie ' nlO shorn wethers, 9s to Us. Lambs.-—There was an entry of well finished lambs and a spirited sale resulted with prices averaging up to Is per lb. Best sorts sold to 36s 7d; Prime, 3~s to 345; medium, 29s 6d to 31s 6d; light, 27s to 295. Fat Sheep.—There was a very heavy yarding of 141 races. All but a few drafts were shorn. The over-supply met with an easier demand, by Is 6d a head over the early stages, but improved later. Although there was a slide back in the final stages, mutton is still well ahead of prospective freezing values. 'Extra prime shorn wethers sold to 40s Id; prime shorn wethers, 35s to 38s 6d; medium shorn wethers, 31s to 34s 6dlight shorn wethers, 26s to 30s; extra .prime woolly wethers, to 52s 4d; prime wool y wethers, 44s to 49s 6d; medium woolly -wethers, 40s to 435; extra prime shorn ewes, to 44s 4d; prime shorn ewes, 34s to 365; medium shorn ewes, 30s to 33s 6d; light shorn ewes, 24s to 275; extra prime woolly ewes, to 47s lOd; prime woolly ewes, 38s to 42s 6d; ordinary woolly ewes. 33s to 375. Fat Cattle.—There were 480 yarded, the quality not being so good as last week, the heavy cow element predominating. The sale was irregular, but on an average maintained last week’s rates for good beef, but was easier for heavy plain cow's. Extra choice medium weight steer beef made in a few cases up to 51s per 1001 b. Good steer beef sold from 45s to 48s; plain heavy steer, 37s to 40s; best heifer, 44s to 47s 6d; best cow, 41s to 445, inferior steer, 38s to 41s; medium heifer, 39s to 425; medium cow, 33s to 365; rough, down to 30s; extra prime heavy bullocks, to £23 2s 6d; prime heavy steers, £l9 to £2l; medium weight prime steers, £l6 to £lB 10s; ordinary steers, £l2 10s to £l5; extra prime heifers, to £18; prime heifers, £l3 to £l5 10s; ordinary heifers, £lO to £l2 10s; extra prime cow's, to £lB 17s 6d; prime cows, £l2 5s to £l4 15s; ordinary cows, £lO to £l2; aged cows, £6 10s to £9. Vealers. There was a good sale for useful sorts. Best grades sold to £B- - £3 10s to £5 15s; small calves, las to £2 10s.

Store Cattle. A line of 46 18-months to two-year-old steers and heifers made from £4 Is to £7 9s; cows sold from £5 to £6 17s 6d; medium, £3 to £4 15s; aged ami inferior, 30s to £2 10s; bulls, £3 to . D ?’’ ry , battle.-—There was a small entry ot 40 head, and a keen sale resulted. Good second to fourth calvers sold from £8 10s to £l3; extra good to £l5 ss; medium, £6 to £8; extra good heifers, £lO 10s; others, £6 to £9. Fat Pigs. Porkers were again in oversupply, but baconers were fewer than normal. Porkers dropped further in price and baconers improved. Choppers roade from 35s to £5 3s 6d; light baconers, £3 5s to £4; heavy, £4 2s 6d to £4 Us 6daverage p ei . 61d to 7d; light porkers, 33s to 375; heavy porkers, 40s to 55s 6daverage per lb, 5Ad to 7d. Stole Pigs. Inhere was a large entry and an improved sale. Weaners sold irom 6s to 16s; stores, 17s to 255; lar-m to extra large, 26s to 325. SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT. (From Our Own Correspondent.) n November 24. Oats. Uns market, so far as actual business is concerned, is practically nonexisting as no stocks whatever are held by merchants or growers. There still remain in store fair stocks of oats, but in all cases these have long since been turned over to northern merchants. Nominal prices are on the basis of 4s, f.o.b. s.i for A Gartons. • Chaff is in almost identically the same position as oats. It is quite evident that there are no stocks whatever in the country. One may run by motor or train for many miles without seeing a sign of a stack. Any small quantity that remains is apparently held by growers for their own needs. It seems apparent that for local requirements chaff must be introduced from the north. Nominal prices to growers are round about £5 per ton. Ryegrass.—-Inquiries are still coming to hand from the north and business is taking place on the basis of 5s 6d per bushel for 2 i lb to 281 b seed of good gerfnination, f.0.b., Bluff. Merchants’ stocks now are approaching vanishing point, some having barely sufficient for their own distributing trade. Crested Dogstail.—A certain amount of business has been done with northern buyers and also overseas, the latter at prices which are by no means remunerative to the shippers. Bright seed is worth to-day for the internal trade round about 8d per lb, f.0.b., the price depending considerably on the germination and attractiveness of the line. OAMARU MARKETS. OAMARU, November 23. The Oamaru cereal market is still lacking in animation, and is likely to remain so for some time. The forward purchase of wheat has been discontinued by millers, owing to the uncertainty of the tariff, and those growers outside the wheat pool who have offered their crops of next season have had to go away empty-handed. The future is regarded with anxiety by growers, and the policy of the new Government in respect to wheat is eagerly awaited. One or two parcels of last sea-

son’s wheat have been marketed during the week. Hunters has sold at 6s 2d per bushel, on trucks, and Sensation at 5s lOd. Only one transaction in oats is reported, and that was at 3s 4d per bushel for A Gartons, on trucks. Good bright oaten sheaf chaff has sold at £4 10s per ton, on trucks. No business has been done in grass seed, and old potatoes are no longer on the market. Large quantities of mangold and rape seed, and various other seeds, have been going out to farmers.' The live stock market is still dragging, and only moderate business has been done. Store sheep are now being offered off the shears, but buyers are a little shy. Twotooth shorn wethers have sold at from 19s 6d to 225, aged ewes and lambs (all counted) at 14s 6d.to 15s, and fat wethers at 40s to 455, according to weight. Store cattlq have not been offering, but fat steers, of medium weight and quality, have sold at £l4. Dairy cows have not been on the market, although one or two private sales have been made at satisfactory figures. Pigs are offering freely, and from 12s to 15s has been obtained for good quality weaners, while medium quality have realised from 7s 6d to 10s.