LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18265, 7 December 1933, Page 9

LIVE STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON SALES ALL VALUES DECLINE HEAVY ENTRIES RECEIVED (Per Press Association.) Cl IRISH'HU HUH, last night. Eat cattle ami fat sheep were easier at Add.ngton to-day, when heavy entries were received. In store sheep there was a big entry, including many consignments ot travelled wethers. The sale lurked the *>uoyaitry ot last week and average and medium wethers were* down about Is. Eorw.ml cm;shred wethers made 16:i to 18s 3d. ordinary lls 3d to 14s, medium huh bred 13s 3d to 14s 3d. small Us to 12s 3d. extra good ewes and lambs, all counted, to 20* 6d, ordinary to 14s Oil, backward and inferior 5s 6d to 9s, good 2-tooth hi.lll,red ewes 18s to 20s 3d, medium 2 tooth t hreeipiarler-luvd, 17s 4d to 17s ltd. Tli' fat luiitl) yarding tola lied 1600 end the quality was fair. K reciters St u.dit steadily, taking a fair number of tig lambs ' besides lighter, freezing weight.' til an average of 7d to 7• 1 per Hi., with the export schedule unchanged. Extra prime heavy lambs sold to 25s Id. prime heavy 19s 6d to 22s 6d, medium 15* 6d to 19s, light 13s to 16s. Tin* fat sheep entry of 4803 contained a number of North Island and Uliatliam Island lines. The quality was lair. Freezers lought wethers and a few ewes. The sale was easier, the drop amounting to 3s on ewes and Is on wethers. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 26s 6d, prime heavy 22s to 255. prime medium weight 20? to 21s 9d. ordinary 17s to 19s 6d. light 14s 6d to 16s 6d. extra prime heavy ewes to 24s Id. prime heavy 19s to 21s, medium weight, prime 15* 6d to 18s 6d. ordinary 12s to 15s. light ewes 9s 6d to Us 6d. Tile cattle yarding of 500 was 150 head too many, and after the (ir.sl few pens the sale became very dull, steers falling bv ill and cows hv fullv 30s. Best, beef made £1 to 22s 6d per lOOib.. good 16s to 19*. lieavyweight 15s 6d to 18s, medium weight 12s to 14*. rough down to 10*. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £ll 17s 6d. prime heavy 27 10s to £9. medium weight prime £7 to £8 sis. ordinary quality £4 to £6. light to £3 15s. extra primp heifers t'< 07 17s 61. prime t‘4 to *'6. medium (< ? 15s to £3 15s. light to £8 10s. extra prime cws to £6 17s 6d. prime £4 lo £5, medium £0 10 S 1„ £3 15*. light to £2 ss.

Tin? f:i t pig pens contained 11 it* lii'.ryarding fur the season. All sorts met with good competition from local and export buyers, two exporters operating. More than 400 were bought for export. Choppers made 30s to £2 18s Ad. baenners 42s 6d to 50s 6d. heavy 54s to £2 19s 6d. extra heavy £3 Is 6d to €3 8s 6d. average price per ll>. 41d to 4?d : porkers 26s to 32s 6d. heavy 33s 6d to 39s 6d, average price per Ib. 4ld to Sid. WESTFIELD MARKET PRICES REMAIN FIRM GOOD DEMAND FOR SHEEP (Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. The yarding* at Westfield sale were well up to the average, and price levels showed no change. Competition was keen, and there was no further decline in the beet market.

Extra, choice ox beef made 19s per 1001 b., choice ttnd prime 15s to 18s; prime young cow and heifer 15s to 18s ; ordinary cow 11s to 15s. Extra heavy prime steers sold at £7 5s to £7 12s 6d ; heavy prime £6 10s to £7 10s; liglitei' prime £5 lCs to £5 15s. light, prime £4 10s to £5 15s; small and unfinished £3 10s to £4 15.1: extra heavy young cows and heifers £5 to £6 5s 6d ; heavy prime £4 to £5 ss; lighter prime £2 5s to £4; other kiLiable cows £L 10s to £2 17s 6d.

Sheep came forward in full numbers iu most classes. There was a steady demand for lighter weight prime ewes, which improved in price, but heavier sorts were dull of sale. The lambs offered were mostly of good quality, and values improved about Is. Prime wethers. shorn, made 18s 6d to 24s Oil; unfinished. shorn. 15s 6d to 20s Pd ; prime ewes, shorn, 10* to 17s 9d; unfinished, shorn, 5s to 13s; hoggets, shorn, 17s to 225; spring lambs made 14s to 235. There was a large yarding of pigs, with a keen demand for porkers, which improved in price. Baconers were not, as keenly sought, and were easier. BaConors made 37s to 61s. porkers 27s to 465; large stores 20s to 245.

.The yarding of calves was less Ilian the average, and the demand was keen, selling being brisk. Values improved as the sale progressed, Runners made 40* to 67*; ve,tiers 20s to 70s. '