LIVE STOCK SALES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16826, 13 December 1928, Page 11

LIVE STOCK SALES

ADDINGTON MARKET GOOD DEMAND FOR SHEEP (Per Press Association.) CMfii'NTCHTJKCri, last night. Rain fell steadily to-day throughout the progress of the' Addington stock sale. The entries were on the small side, except in the fat cattle section, ami values of beef receded. Store sheep: There was a small entry, mostly dry sheep. A few pens of ewes and lambs came forward, but were of an indifferent class. There wa.s a good sale throughout with a slight advance in value for forward wethers. The range of values was: Ordinary ewes and lambs IDs to -Is • id. inferior ewes and lambs lbs to ISs. best 4, (>, and 8-tooth crossbred shorn ewes lo .".2s lid, good 4, (i and 8-tooth crossbred shorn ewes L'o'.s (id to 295, inferior half bred ewes to ISs (id, good shorn crossbred wethers 27s to 295, good shorn three-quarter-bred wethers 27s to 29s (id, shorn halfbred wethers 23s to 25s (id.

Fat lambs: A total of 925 met with a keen stile and the values in some cases touched lid a lb. Extra prime sorts sold to 3<is 7d, prime 151 (id to 33s 6d, medium 28s (id to 31s, light lambs 25s (id to 2Ss.

Fat sheep: There was the smallest entry for some time, and a big proportion were ewes. The entry of nine races was only sufficient for the butchers, and the tradf bought practically till at tin advance up to Is a head on last week. Extra prime wethers made to 37s Id, prime wethers ."•os to 35s (id, medium wethers 29s (id to-32s (id, light, wethers 26s (id to 295, extra prime ewes to 33s lOd, prime ewes 29s (id to 31s (id, medium ewes 2(is (id to 295, light ewes 23s (id to 2(is, aged ewes 17s to 2 Is. Fat cattle: There was a very heavy entry of 620 head, which included the best' quality of the year, numerous excellent lines of steers being brought forward. Big cattle were. down.by 35s to 40s a head, and medium weights by 255. Best beef made to. 43s per. 1001 b, good 37s to 41s, medium 34s to 3<is, heavy 33s to 375, and light 2Ss to 325. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers to £2l 7s (id, prime heavy steers £l7 10s to £l9 15s, prime medium weight steers £ls to £l7 ss, medium quality steers £l.l 10s'to'£14' 10s, light steers £8 12s (id to £lo, extra prime heifers to £lB 2s (3d, prime heifers £ll 15s to £l3 15s, medium heifers £9 'S.s'to' £ll 10s, light heifers £7 10s to £9, extra prime cows to £ls 2s (id, prime cows £l.l 10s to £l3 10s, medium cows £9 to £.1.1 ss, light and aged cows £0 7s (id to £8 10s.'

Vealers: There was a small entry and a spirited sale resulted. Prices: 12-months sorts to £8 7s b'd, good vealers £0 5s to £B, medium £3 12s 6d to £5 17s (id, small 15s to £2 15s.

.Store cattle: Only 40 head came forward, and these were mostly cows, which made to £S 10s for best, others £2 10s to £(i 10s.

Dairy cattle: Only 33 came forward and met with a spirited sale. Best second to fourth calvers made £lO to £l2 15s, medium £7 10s to £9 10s, others £5 to £7, heifers £7 to £9. Fat pigs: There was a heavy entry and both baconcrs-. and porkers were easier. Prices: Choppers 25,s to £3 8s (id, baconcrs 50s to 70s, extra heavy to £3 18s (id, average price per lb' 5d to ti-jclj porkers 32s to 48s (id, average price per 11) 5-Jd to 6fd. Store pigs: Grown formed the main part of the entry, but met with only a moderate sale. Prices: Weancrs 5s to Bs, good wenners 9s to 14s, stores 10s to 20s, largo stores 21s to 255, extra large to 31s. THE WESTFIELD SALE (Per Press Association.' AUCKLAND, last night. At the Westfietd sale to-day an average yaiding of ox beet was penned. Competition was steady, and values remained linn at last week s rate. Medium weight bullocks realised £l3 10s to £l4 j light-weight bullocks £ll lkis 6d to £l3 /s 6d. A heavy yarding of cow and heifer beef came forward, tor which values were on a par with last week s prices. Prime heavy cows and heifers made £lO 15s to £ll 15s; medium cows and heifers £7 10s 6d to £8 lbs; extra choice ox sold to 42s per 1001 b; choice, and prime 37s to 41s; just killabie 35s to 365; prime young cow and heifer beef 34s to 375; just killabie 31s to 33s 6d. Sheep.—A heavy yarding of sheep came forward, which sold' under poor competition, prices being easier than last week's. Ewes especially showed a sharp decline, while wethers did not show such a drop. Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, made 33s 3d; heavy prime, 335; medium, 30s; light and unfinished, 28s 9d; heavy prime ewes, 22s !6d ; lighter, 21s 6d ; other ewes, 19s; •heavy ewes. 21s 6d to 22s 6d; medium ' ewes, 19s to 20s 9d; lighter sorts, 17s I to 18s 6d.

Lambs.—An average yarding of spring lambs came forward and sold under good competition. Prices were firmer than those ruling at last week's market. Heavy prime lamb realised 28s, medium 275, and light 25s 6d. Calves sold at improved prices and made a good recovery from the drop last week. No runners were yarded. Heavy vealers made £4 to £4 15s; medium £2 15s to £3 15s; light £2 to £2 12s; others 15s to £1 18s.

Pigs were yarded in large numbers and met with a dull sale, especially for porkers. Choppers £1 15s; heavy baconers £2 15s to £3; heavy porkers £2.to £2 3s; medium baconers £2 10s to, £2 14s; medium porkers £1 13s to 1 19s; light baconers £2 4s to £2'Bs; light porkers £1 5s to £1 12s.