LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17126, 5 December 1929, Page 14

LIVE STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON SALES ALL PRICES ADVANCE SHEEP MUCH FIRMER ' (Per Press Association A 0 H RT.STOH U ROH, this day. At Hi <i weekly metropolitan market 1 at Addington to-day both beef andi, mutton prices showed increases on } those of last week's sale. There was) it large entry of fat cattle but in the fat sheep section there was a short supply, the smallest for some time. Fat lamb values finned on recent rates but the fat, pig prices showed no alteration. (Store sheep: There was an average yarding, with wethers in good supply. The market was much firmer for till classes. Wethers improved by Is Gd to 2s a head. Values were: Good 4 and fitooth Romney wethers 25s Gd to 275, medium good 4 and G-tooth Romney wethers to 25s Gd, good 4 and G-tooth half bred wethers to 25s (id, ordinary half!)red wethers to 20s 3d, backward ; halfbred wethers to 15s, good halfbred ■ ewe hoggets (woolly) to 20s 3d, i medium Corriedale ewe hoggets (wool- , ly) to 20s. halfbred wether and ewe l hoggets (woolly) to 20s lid, halfbred wether and owe hoggets 15s 7d to 18s ’ 2d. small halfbred wether and ewe hog- ' gets to 14s, sound mouthed ewes with 1 lambs (woolly) 15s lOd to 17s, good 2 and 4-tooth halfbred lambs to 25s Pd, merino wethers (woollv) 7s to : ns 3d. : Fat lambs: A total of 511 was en- ■ tered. The market was firmer up to ' Is Gd a head over a keen sale. The average price per lb. was 9d to 9LI- ] Fat sheep: There was a small entry , of only about 2500. Through the short | supply the prices for all classes increased on late rates by up to 2s a \ head. Extra prime shorn wethers i made to 37s 7d, prime wethers 32s to 34s Gd. medium wethers 27s Gd to 31s Gd, light wethers 22s Gd to 275, extra prime shorn owes 30s Gd to 33s Id, prime ewes 25s to 29s (id, ordinary ewes 22s to 245, light ewes 1.9 s to 21s Gd,woolly wethers to 38s 7d, best woolly owes to 39s l()d. Fat cattle: A total entry of 400 head was recorded with no “outside” ; cattle. Prices improved on those of ; last week’s sale by up to £1 a head ; for all classes, especially' primer sorts, j Best medium weight prime beef per < lOOlbs made from 45s to 48s, good medium-weight prime beef from 42s to 455, heavy steer beef from 41s to 445, good cow beef to 425,' secondary 34s to 375, light and rough to 335. Store steers sold to £22 17s Gd, heavy prime steers £lB 10s to £2ls Kid. mediumweight prime steers £l7 15s to £l9, ordinary s terns £l4s to £l7 ss, light 1 steers £ll to £l3,. 4 extra prime heifers to £l7 2s (id, prime heifers £l4 15s to i £IG ss, ordinary heifers £l3 to £l4 10s, i light heifers £7 10s to £l2, extra prime < cows to £lB 7s fid, prime cows £l4 10s i to £lfi 10s, medium cows £l2 5s to £l4 : ss, light and aged £8 to £l2. Vealers: A small entry with a few 1 small calves saw a good sale without 1 quotable change in recent values. The top price was £7 10s. Good vealers made from £4 to £5, best calves 4os to fiOs, and others 10s to 31s. Store cattle: A larger entry than usual met with keen competition. Prices were on a par with recent rates. Two-year-old steers made £8 ss, best fresh cows up to £8 ss, 18-months heifers £5 10s to £6 16s, and yearling steers £5 13s fid to £B. Bulls were in good demand at prices up to £7 13s fid. Dairy cattle: There was a small yarding of average quality. Prices were much the same as those ruling last weqk. Values were: Best second and third culvers to £l3 10s, others £8 to £l2 10s, good heifers £ll to £l2 10s, others £7 to £lO 10s. Fat pigs: A large entry met with a regular sale. Both porkers and baconers sold on a par with last week’s prices. Porkers cased toward the close ~f the sale. Values were: Choppers 30s to £6 fis, baconors £4 5s to £4 Ills fid', average price per lb. Gid to 7Jrt, porkers 42s to 635, average price per lb. 7Ad to Bjd. Store pigs: There was a medium entry, and prices showed a decline ot up ,to 4s on last week’s sale. Values ; v „re: Stores 28s to 425, slips 22s to (>4s fid, weaners 10s to 21s fid. I WESTFIELD MARKET GOOD DEMAND THROUGHOUT SHEEP PRICES FIRM (per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. At Westfield, the quality of ox beet beef was first-class, and there was a 1 good demand throughout. Last week s values were tully sustained. Extra 1 choice ox sold to £2 2s per lOutb, choice 1 and prime ox £1 18s to £2_ls; secondary and plain ox, £1 los to £1 17s; prime young cow and heifer beet, £1 15s to £1 19s; ordinary cow beef, : £1 10s to £1 Ids. Extra, heavy prime steers ranged from £l6 to £l7; prime heavy steers, £l4 15s to £ls 17s 6d; 'lighter prime steers, £l3 10s to £l4 ’ 12s 6d; light prime steers, £l2 Its to ‘ £l3 7s 6(1; small and unfinished ‘steers, £ll to £l2 7s 6d; extra heavy I prime young cows and heifers, £ll to j £l2 ss'; heavy prime cows and heifers, i£9 to £lO ' 17s 6d; lighter prime > cows and heifers, £7 10s to £8 1(s 6d; i other killable cows, £5 1/s 6d to £7 i 7s 6d. , There was a full yarding of sheep . which met with a steady demand. [ Values for light-weight first quality 1 wethers were slightly firmer, and other . classes were unchanged. Extra heavy i prinio wethers made £1 8s 6d to £1 i 9s 9d; heavy prime wethers, £1 7s i 6d to £1 8s 3d; medium to heavy prime , wethers, £1 6s 6d to £1 7s 3d; light i to medium prime wethers, £1 5s to £1 . fis 3d; prime hoggets, £1 7s to £1 , 8s 9d; lighter prime hoggets, £1 5s 6<l . to £1 6s 9d; light and unfinished hog- ! gets, £1 3s 6d to £1 5s 3d; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 Is to £1 ( 3s 3d; heavy prime ewes, 19s' 6d to r £1 Os 9d; lighter prime ewes, 18s to -19 s 3d; other killable ewes, 15s to 17s 9tL , * *i Spring lambs were penned to the number of 215, as against 285 last week. Competition was spirited, and at ruling rates. Heavy prime lambs made £1 5s 9d to £1 6s 9d: lighter prime lambs. £1 4s to £1 5s 3d; light prime lambs, £1 2s to £.l 3s 9d; small lambs, £1 Is to £1 Is 9d. Fat- and young calves were penped m average numbers. Competition was ’ steady, all classes selling at values , fully equal to those ruling last week. Runners made £5 10s to £8 ss; heavy j vealers, £4 5s to £5 Is; medium. £3

12s to £4; light, £2 11s to £3; small, £1 16s to £2 2s; bucket-fed calves, £1 8s to £1 15s; rough and unfinished, 18s to £1 3s; fresh dropped and small, 7s to 17s. There' was an everage yarding of pigs. All well-finished sorts sold at prices on a par with late rates, unfinished pigs not being in demand. Choppers made £1 15s to £4 ss. according to weight and quality; heavy prime baconers, £3 15s to £4 Is; one extra special, £4 4s; medium baconers, £3 9s to £5 12s; light, £3 Is to £4 ss; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 15s; medium, £2 8s to £2 10s; light, £2 3s to £2 6s; small and unfinished, 33s to 38s. No stores were offered. Slips made 23s to 265; best weaners, 13s to 21s; smaller 9s to 13s.