BEEF AND MUTTON

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11402, 22 March 1930, Page 2

BEEF AND MUTTON

ADDINGTON PRICES. Electric Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. March IP. •Store lambs declined on recent rates by up to os a head for all classes. Fat sheep were easier and the decline m fat cattle values was tile sharpest this year, all classes being down by from £1 l() s to £2 a head on last week’s rates. Fat lambs eased by about Is a head to tad in line with the latest schedule values. Fat pigs and store pigs also both recorded a decline on last week s values. Store lambs had an entry of 7000, as compared wtli 8.5: O' at last v\ eek s sale. \ : I>est> rape lambs, to 10s; good. 13s Gd to los; medium 10 t > L3s ; good ms. lambs, to 13 s; niedium. SL to 12s Gel: backward and inferior. 3s 6d to 8s; hall-bred ewe lambs. 13s <>d ; medium wether lambs, 10s 9dbackward, (is to Bs. Idle store sheep entry totalled between 33.000 and 37.000 head—easily the heaviest yarding of tho season. Values were:. Extra go.nl 2-tooth Romney ewes, to 31s Gd ; good 2-tootli Romnev owes •>.";« (hI to 20s; medium, to 245 : good 4. G and 8-tooth Romney ewes, to 24s 3* 1.; ordinary, to 21s 6d. There was an entry of 2720 fat lambs and the quality was very mixed. \ allies were: Show lambs, 4(ls ; extra prime lambs, to 32s Id; prune, 2os >;.l to 27s 6d ; medium, -I s . 6:1 to 23s 6d : light. 1-s to 2'ts. 1‘ at sheep had a larger entry than usual of between 13 and 14 races. Values were; Prime wethers, 2, s to 2!)s 7d ; medium. 24s to 26s Gd ; light. 10s Gd to 23s 6d; extra prime ewes, to 24s 7tl : prime, l<)s 6d to 225. The entry of 572 head of fat cattle was almost as big as that of the “double” market last December. Sales recorded a sharp decline on last week's rates, all . lasses being down by £1 10s to £2 a head. Best medium-weight prune beef made from 40s to 43s per 100 lbs. with an occasional beast bringing-—, a little above that price; medium’ > qualify from 34s to 3Ss per 100 IDs : heavy steer, from 33s to 375; good cow. 30s to 345; secondary, -Is G.l to ->8 S Gd ; fight and rough, down to 22 s.