LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16374, 23 June 1927, Page 10

LIVE STOCK MARKETS

THE ADDINGTON SALE. HEAVY ENTRIES OF FAT STOCK: EASING IN VALUES. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At the Aldington market the entries were heavy in the fat stock sections, particularly sheep, and there was an easing in 'values. Fat cattle were a shade slacker. Store sheep.—llie small entry included a number of threequarter-bred lambs which sold well. Ewes sold a shade better, whilst wethers maintained late rates. Crossbred wether lambs " made 13s lOd to 15s Id ; crossbred ewe lambs 20s 6d to 255; good threequarter-bred ewe lambs 27s to 27s lOd; 4. 6 and 8-th. ewes 24s to 26s 6d: failing mouthed crossbred ewes 18s 3d to 20s; 4 and 5 year old crossbred ewes 22s 9d to 23s 6d : 2th. halfbred wethers 16s'4d; 4 and 6-th crossbred wethers 20s &d to 23s 6d; 2 and 4-th. crossbred wethers 22s 6d to 24s 4d. Fat Lambs.—There was a small entry of 1300 head, and an excellent sale, values being up on last week by Is 6d a head. Rest lambs made 28s to 32s Id; medium 25s to 27s 6d; light 22s to 24s 6d; and stores 17s to 21s. Fat sheep.—There was a heavy oversupply, comprising 15 races, compared with recent averages' of 9j races. The sale was back 3s for practically all classes but one on last week's high values. Nevertheless, considering the big over-supply, it was a. very satisfactory sale. Extra prime heavy wethers made 38s to 44s 3d; prime wethers 33s to 36s 6d ; medium wethers 29s to 32s 6d; light wethers 25s to 28s 6d; extra prime ewes 34s to 36s 7d; prime ewes 27s 6d to 31s 6d; medium ewes 23, s 6d to 275; light ewe s 19s to 235; aged ewes 13s to 18s 6d, Fat cattle.—There was an entry of 590 as against 615 last week. Values were up to 20s per head lower 'for general classes of beef. A few choice pons made up to 37s per 1001 b. Good prime realised 32s' 6d to 355; medium quality 29s to 325; heavy 28s tu 325; inferior steer and medium cow beef 24s to 26s 6d; and rough beef down to 20s per 1001 b. Extra primo heavy steers made £l6 10s to £l9 7s 6d; prime heavy steers £l4 to £l6: prime medium weight steers'£l2 to £l3 10s: medium qualify steel's £8 10s to £ll 10s; rough steers! £7 to" £8 5s : extra primo heifers to £l2 17s 6d; primo heifers £8 to £lO 10s; medium heifers £6 to £7; light heifers £4 to £5 15s; extra prime co\ys to £l2 7s 6d; prime cows £7 to £9; medium cows £4 10s to £6 15s ; aged cows £3 to £4 ss. Vealers.-—Good sorts sold well. Best 12 to 18-month made up tp £6 ss; good vealers £4 to £5; calves 8s to 355. Dairy cattle;—Best second to fourth ca Ivors made £9 to £l3; medium sorts £6 10s to £8 10s; inferior £4 to £6; best heifers to £l3 ss; othel's £4 to £8 10s. Store cattle.—There was a nondescript entry of bulls and) cows. Cows made. from 20s to £4 10s"; bulls £3 10s to £B. Fat pigs.—There was a smaller entry, but a, weak market, prices declining by 2s to 3s a head. Weane'rs made up to 15s 6d ;slips 16s to 245; medium stores 26s to' 325; lufg'e stores 34s to 425; extra large tores' to 48s; maiden sows in pig £4 to £6 2s 6d. - THE WESTFIELD SALE.- ' (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. There was"u good yarding of' Beef at West field to-day, \yitli',, little Air net change in values, although the prices were, if anything, slightly easier. Competition yyas erratic. Extra choice, ox sold to 27s per 1001 b; choice and prime 211 s to '26s; just tollable 20s to 225; prime young, cow and lieifer beef £1 Is to £1 4s; just killable 17s to 10s. There was less than an average yarding of sheep, -which sold readily at ait advance on last week's rates, although values eased somewhat towards'the end of the sale. Heavy prime wethers-made £1 9s to £llos 9d; medium £1 6s 6cl to £1 8s 6d; light ancLunfinished £1; 3s to £1 ss; heavy prime/ ewes £1 3s; lighter prime ewes 17s' to IDs lid. A fair yarding of lambs sold at late quotations. -HeaVy prime lambs made £1 2s to £1 4s Od; medium £1 Is (id to £l 2s 94; light 16s to £l. There was a fair yarding of calves,, which sold under; keen competition. Runners made'. £3 to £-4 365; heavy vealers £3 ss" to £3 lis; medium £2 9s to £3/ls; light'"£2 tg £2 7s; smalll&s to £1 ssj itcsh. "dropped 4s. to 15s. Of pigs ther.e was tho usual yarding. Prices were* maintained for baeoners, but •porkers, were slightly easier. Choppers made £3 6s to £4 6s; heavy baeoners £3, lis to £3 15s; mediuijt baequers £3 6s to £3 !),s;. light baeoners £2 Us fo"£3; heavy porkers £2 14s to £2 17s; medium porkers £2 10s to £2 los; light porkers £2 "(is to £2 9s.