LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17237, 17 April 1930, Page 9

LIVE STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON SALES SMALLER ENTRIES MADE VALUES MORE THAN RETAINED 0 (Pnr Press Association.! CHRISTCHURCH, last night. At the Addington market, on account of the uncertainty of the freezing position, and the intervention of the Easter holidays, entries in all fat stock sections were smaller to-dav, and last week’s values were more than retained. The store sheep entry was smaller and there was little improvementin values. The best long wools and crossbred owes improved up to Is Gd a head, but the bulk of the entry, halfbreds and Corriedales, receded by that much except for good sorts. Good 2-tii Romney ewes to 28s ltd; good (5-th three-ejuarterbred to 30s; good 2 and 4-tli three-quarter-bred to 295; good s.m. three-quarter-brod 2Os to 225; ordinary 2-th halfbred ewes to 10s Id; backward halfbred ewes 13s 10d to 17s; G and S-th crossbred ewes 17s Gd to 20s; 2-tli crossbred ewes to 20s; s.m. half bred [ ewes His to 18s; ordinary s.m. lialfbred I ewes 13s to 14s Gd; best 2, 4 and G-j tooth crossbred ewes to 255; b.m. halfbred ewes 10s to 12s; aged lialfbred j ewes os to 7s; ordinary 2-tli Corriedale ewes 10s to 20s It'd; s.m. f’orriedale ewes 15s Gd to !Gs Gd; ordinary halfbred wethers to 15s 0d; light conditioned wethers to 12s; forward wether lambs 14s 04 to IGs lOd; medium wot her lambs 12s to Ms: small wether land's !)•, t , ils Gd ■ • i’ll) WClller la eds G< 7, !)<|; in.:,, lambs] to 12.; 4d: ew lambus to 12s 2d. Fit lambs, —.V smalt entry of 7001 head, which sold at a slightly ini- j proved demand. Exporters took aj small proportion. Values averaged! from GUI a lb. to 7ld. Eat sheep.—The yarding was about j ■half the normal size on account of the holiday at the works. The fall last! week, of Is Gd a head was recovered] to-day. The sale position early for wethers was free. Erica prime wethers to 30s lOd; prime' wethers- 2Gs to 28s; medium wethers 22s Gd to 25s Gd; light wethers 18s to 225; extra prime ewes to 25s 4d; prime ewes 18s to 21s; ordinary ewes 15s to 17s; light and aged ewes 10s to 14s. Fat cattle. —A small entry of 365 head. The few good cattle showed a slight rise; other qualities being practically unaltered. Best beef made from 38s to 41s per 1001 b.; medium heavy 34s to 375; and indifferent down to 275. Extra prime heavy steers £lB to £22 12s Gdj prime heavy steers £ls 5s to £l7 15s; prime medium weight steers £l2 5s to £ls; ordinary quality steers £9 15s to £l2; light steers £8 to £9 2s Gd; extra prime hc-ifers £l3 17s Gd; prime heifers £lO 5s to £l2 ss; ordinary heifers £7 15s to £10; light heifers £6 "to £7 10s; extra prime cows to £l3 10s; prime cows £9 15s to £l2 ss; ordinary cows £7 5s to £9 10s; light cows £5 to £7. Vealers.—A dull sale, with a drop of 20s .to 30s a head. The top price was £0 2s. Store cattle. —A poor yarding both in numbers and quality. A pen of 24-year steers was passed at £9 ss. Dairy cattle. —A good sale for cows close to profit. Best £l3 to £ls; Others £9 to £l2 10s; best heifers to £l4 10s; good £ll to £l3 10s; others £7 to £lO. Fat pigs.—A heavy entry, particularly of porkers and a slow sale.

Porkers 48s to 535; heavy porkers 58s to £3 3s; average price per lb. 71d to Bid; light baconers £3 10s to £3 17s Gd; heavy baconers £4 to £4 10s; extra heavy baconers to £5 7s—average price per lb. Gd to Gfd. Store pigs.—The entry of store pigs was a large one and all classes were decidedly easier, wcaners selling with difficulty. Large stores 35s to 41s; medium stores 22s to 275; small stores 17s to 21s; weaners 4s Gd to 14s.