LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18057, 6 April 1933, Page 9

LIVE STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON SALES STORE SHEEP SELL "WELL BEEF VALUES DECLINE (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, last night. The market for fat lambs and fat sheep was tinner than for some weeks :>t the market at Addington to-day. Eat cattle values relapsed again, while More sheep, with a large yarding, maintained values.

Store sheep.—There was a large entry of about 14.000, with a few drafts ('rum Marlborough and the Chatham Islands, and a steady sale, with prices mi a par with late values. Extra "•nod f-th f'nrricdnle ewes made to 17s;

good -t-l'i lmlfbred. 18s to Ills 84 medium, to 13s 9d; good 2-1 h crossbred to Its fid; medium, 12s to 13s 2d; or

dinary. 9s (id to Tls 9d; ordinary <i and S-th halfbred, 7s (id to 10s: extra good four-yenr-ohl Corriedalo, to 11s 9d: good 4-yr. halfbred, 8s to 9s 3d; good s.m. crossbred, to 8s; ordinary s.m. halfbred/?. 8s fid to 7s; aged and failing ■•Mint lt, to 4s 9d; forward wethers, 7s 9d to 9s; ordinary wethers. 8s to 7s ;; 1 1; forward m.s. Lambs, (5s fid to 8s Id: medium. 4s 9d to (ss: inferior averaged 2s 8 1 to 4s 8(1.

Eat lambs. —The entry totalled 8800 head- There was a good sale, with a firming on Into rates, especially for butchers ’ sorts. Extra prime heavy lambs made to 18s 4*l; prime heavy, 14s to 18s; medium weight. 11s fid to 18s fid ; light, 9s t o 11s.

Fat sheep. —There was a good sale for an entry of 8490 head. The advance was a full Is a head for medium and heavy ewes, while all classes showed distinct firmness on late rates. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 18s 10d; prime heavy. 18s to 16s 3d; medium weight prime. 12s fid to 14s fid; oidinary, 10s fid to 12s; iignt, 9s to 10s; extra prime heavy ewes, to _l2s lOd: prime heavy, 9c fid to 11s; medium weight prime. 7s to 9s: ordinary, 8s fid to 7s; light. 4s to ss. Fat cattle. —The entry of 48fi head was in excess of the demand, and although the quality on the average was outstanding, competition was restricted and values declined for all sorts by 10s to £1 a head. Good beef was worth 16s to 18s per 1001 b; heavyweight and medium quality, Its fid to 1(is; good heifer. 13s to 17s; good cow, 13s to 15s; secondary cow, 10s to 13s; rough down to 7s. Extra prime heavy steers made to £8 Its fid) prime heaves, £7 tn £8; prime medium weight. j£6 to £7 10s; ordinary duality. £4 to £■» 10s; light, £2 5s to £3 10s; extra prime heifers, to £7 12c fid; prime. £4 10s to £5 17s fid: medium, £3 2s fid to £4 ss; IHit £2 to *£.'!; extra prime cows, to £5" 17s (id; prime. £3 10s to £sflight and ordinary, £1 10s to £2 17s fid. Fat pigs.—There was a good entry. Bacon sold on a par with last week’s basis. Porlc was in keen demand, and owing to bud-: ot quality va.--firmer. Choppers made 30c to £4 3s lid; baronet's 37s fid to 45s fid; extra h-avv. te £2 18s fid—average price per ]b 4d to 4 Id; porkers. 23s fid to 27s fid: heavy. 28s fid to 33s fid—average price per 11*. Id to 41*1.