LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17409, 6 November 1930, Page 10

LIVE STOCK MARKET

j ADDINGTON SALES VERY LARGE ENTRIES I KK FA i.ENEKALLY LOWER (Per Press Association.) CHIUSTCifERCri. last night. 1 Next week being Carnival Week, I Him', will nut ho the usual weekly ! metropolitan niavkot a! Addington, .so 'that to-day's sale was a “double”nne. I The entries in each of the soot ions of the market were very heavy, and in ; major divisions the yarding,s were also 'heavy: indeed, there, were big eon i higtnnetils of store sheep forward front j .South Canterbury, and it was largely ito that fact that the market was the , largest, since the winter months. The. l sale was a very dragging on, and competition was dull from start to finish. The result was that prices recorded a • decline of 2s a' head over the whole i sale, for all classes. | In the fat cattle pens, there, were 615 head entered, and there were consignments 'represent trig Otago, Westj land. South Canterbury, the West Coast, and both the east and west coasts of the North Inland. The quality, especially of file local cattle forward, was very good and their sale was a satisfactory one. The demand was not as keen as at last week’s auction, but the decline in values was not as great as might have been anticipated. The best beef was selling at from 45s to 49s per - IGOlb.. and. in the case of a lew odd peris, a little above, that figure. Fat sheep did not, fare so well. There ; was an entry of 7210 head, and that total lias been exceeded, on but few occasions at Addington. The decline in values over the major portion of the sale was 2s u head for both classes, and iri the latter stages it was more than that figure.

There were nearly 1000 head of fal lambs penned, and they did not sell well, recording a decline of 2s a bead. This was following a decline of 4s a head at last week’s market.

Store sheep: There was the largest entry that there has been this season, and .the hulk of the outrv was drawn from South Canterbury. Values wore: Extra good three-quarter bred ewe hog-

gets to 25s lid; good ewe hoggets 18s Cd |.o 20s 3d : medium ewe hoggets I,ls to 16s 3d; shorn owe hoggets to 12s 7d; wether hoggets 8s lOd to 11s; four and six-tooth luilfhrcd wethers 17s 6d to 19s; medium four and sixtooth half bred wethers 1.4 s 3d to 15,« 6d : ordinary tour, six. and eight-toolh luilfhrcd wethers to 12s 3d: s.m. wethers (o 7s 2d ; medium ewes and lambs (all counted) 11s to "12s 3d; ordinary ewes and lambs 7s to 10s; aged and backward 4s 5d to ss.

Fat. lambs: Fat lambs were yarded in large • numbers, the total being 900. compared with 500 at last week’s sale. The number forward yesterday, following the heavy entry last week resulted in the competition falling off. The duality of the yarding was very even. Prices yesterday equalled 9,',d to lOd a pound, compared with lOd last year. Light lambs sold very well. Values were: Extra, prime lambs to 33s lOd ; nrime lambs 23, to 25s 6d; medium lambs 22s to 255; light lambs 15s to 21s.

Fal sheep: The sale was a fairly keen one. The, quality of the entry was. not outstanding, anti there was a hicr proportion of shorn sheep entered. Values were v Extra prime heavy wethers to 31s 9<l: prime, heavy wethers 26s 6d to 30s 6t!; medium weight prime wethers 24s to 265; second quality wethers 22s to 23s 6d; inferior wethers IPs 6tl to 21s 6d: extra prime ewes to 29s Id ; prime ewes 22s 6d to 26s 6d : medium ewes 17s to 21s 6d ; light and aged ewes 14s to 16s 6d; hast shorn wethers to 29s 7d; ordinary shorn wethers To 235; best, shorn ewes to 27s 4d. Fat- cattle: There was’ an 1 entry of 615 head of fat cattle, as compared with 420 at the last market and 695 at ltie corresponding sale last year. There were biw consignments forward fmm Gisborne, the west, coast of the North Island, Southland, Otago, and the. West (.'oast of the South Island. The general quality was very good, and there was but a small percentage of secondary and inferior sorts forward. The best beef in the yards made up to sps per 100lh.; best medium weight beef made from 45s to 49s per 1001 b., and in odd cases a. little above that figure. Heavy beef made from 38s 6(1 to 445; cow beef to 435; secondary beef 33s to 375; and rough down to 20s. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers to £29 17s 6(1; prime heavy steers £8 10s in £,2t 10s; prime medium weight steers £ls to £18: medium quality steers fill ICs to £l4 15s; light steers £9 to £11: exjlrn, prime, heifers £l3 to £l6; medium heifers £lO to £l2; light heifers £7 I.os to £9 10s; extra prime cows £l2 5s to £ls 10s; medium cows £lO to £ll 15s; light and aged cows £7 to £9 10s. Vealers: For ft double market, the entry of vealers was a small one. Everything fit- for butchers’ requirements sold at an advance on late rates. Values were: Runners £4 to £ll 3s 6d; good calves 50s to 70s; medium calves 30s to 455; small and inferior 20s to 295 : calves just- dropped 6s to 17s.

•St-ore cuttle: There was a medium entry in the store cattle' pens. Prices Mere ve.rv little altered from last week, but anything showing forward condition was keenly sought after. Thero were several good lines, of three and four-year-old steers, some good station cows, and a number of attractive yearling cattle. A pen of throe-year-old Hereford steers in backward condition made £9 ss. * A. pen of good forward twoyear Shorthorn steers made £9 6s. A pen of yearling to 15-months Shorthorn steers made .£5 15s. and a pen of heifers of mixed colors was passed at £2 6s. Hulls for breeding purposes made up to £lO, and for potting up to £B. Dairy cattle: The entry in the dairy cattle section was much larger than it has been for the last month, file total being 66 head. Good rows and heifers sold "well, but the demand for inferior snrinpers and cows in profit was poor. The highest price was £l7 _ 10s. paid for n registered Shorthorn heifer. Values were.: Good third and fourth culvers £8 15s to £11: medium sorts £6 10s to 012 10s: good heifers £ll 10s to £l7 10s: inferior sorts £4 to £8; cows in profit, aeeovdinei to condition, up to £6. Pat pigs: The entry of porkers in the fafc pig pens was 560! and baconers 170. The sale for both was n little irregular, and. though prices for porkers showed little, change, baconers were a shade easier. Choppers were unchanged: Values were: Porkers 48s 6d to 58s fid: heavy to £3 12s 6d: average nrieo per pound 71 d to 8-id: baconers £3 14s 6d to £4 5s 6d ; heavy to £4 18s 6d ; avernno price nor pound. 6d to 6!d ; choppers £2 10s to £7 13s 6d.

Store pigs: The offering of store pigs was of medium size, the yarding totalling 280. The sale was a good one, and prices were well up to kt|e rates. Values were: Large store 38s to 47s 6d ; medium stores 32s to 4/s 6d; slips 28s to 31s 6d ; good weaners 23s to 28s 6d; others 18s to 22s 6d. THE WESTFIELD MARKET CATTLE PRICES IMPROVE NO ALTERATION IN SHEEP (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. At the Westfield sale, ox beef was offered in well up to usual numbers. The quality was first-class and selling under steady competition, late rates again ruled. Prime light weight cattle sold readily at values slightly in advance of late rates. Extra heavy prime bullocks realised £ls 12s 6d to £ls 15s; heavy prime £l4 15s to £ls 10s; medium prime £l3 5s to £l4 • 12s 6(1: lighter prime £l2 5s to £l3. Cow and heifer beef came forward in bigger numbers thaui last week, the quality being firstclass. Competition • was steady and lute rates ruled. Extra prime heavy young cows and heifers 'realised £.lO 5s to £ll ]os; heavy prime £8 10s to £lO 2s 6cl; lighter prime £7 10s (o £8 ss; other killahlo cows £6 to £7 ss;. extra, choice ox sold to 39s per IOQIbs. ; choice aud prime 36s to '3Bs; just killable 34s to 355; prime young cow and heifer 34s to 375; just killable 28s to 335. Sheep were penned in slightly lesser numbers than last week, but the demand was not improved, and generally values wero on a par with late rates. Heavy prime wethers, woolly 04s to 25s 6d; shorn 24s ; medium wethers, woolly 23s ; shorn 19s to 19s 6d: light, and unfinished wethers, woolly 11s; shorn 15s to 18s; heavy prime owes, woolly 22s 9d; shorn 14s 6d to 15s 6d; lighter prime ewes, woolly 19s 6d; shorn 13s to 14s 6d; other ewes, woolly 15s 6d to 17s; shorn 12s 9d.

Lambs.—Spring lambs carno forward in fair numbers, values being on a par with late rates. Heavy prime lambs made 22s to 235; medium 20s 9d to 21s 6d; light 13s to 19s. Calves were penned in larger numbers and sold at late rates in the early part of the sale, but declined in value as the sale advanced. Light runners made to £5 10s; heavy vealers £4 4s to £5; medium £3 3s to £4; light £2 8s to £3; rough 15s to 355; small 25s to £2 2s. Pigs realised barely last week’s rates in the early part of the sale, and showed a distinct easing toward the end. Heavy baconers made £3 to £3 3s; medium and liglpt £2 12s to £2 18s; heavy porkers £2 8s to £2 11s; medium £2 2s to £2 7s; light £1 16s to £2,