LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 12

LIVE STOCK MARKET

APDINGTON SALES S.M ALL RNTRY OFFERED MOST PRICKS [W'OTTANtiED (Per Pross Association.) CilKlSTl ill'lU-il. lasl nighl, On uwoiiul of the holiday break, . u-ti-ies wen' smallei than usual at Ad'diiigfon to-day. There jvas a sound market hi fill iitiportaiit seciions. Stoie lambs.—r-Ewe lambs sold up !o 21s 9d, and rape 'lambs lo 20s. Store ewes,'—6so3 were penned as against 17.000 last week. Prices were fully maintained, the entry consisting for the greater part of coarse woolled sheep from other provinces and the Chalhams, The best, of the young ewes sold to 34s 6d. and s.m. to* 21s 6(1. A strong demand continues for all classesStore welhers.—A small entry of store wethers sold up to 24s for a. pen of line woolled 6-tooths. Fat lambs.—The market was unchanged for the very small entry, export prices being from B<l to per lb. For 36's and under. Fat slice]).—There was an entry of 3600 head, and a firm sale for all classes, with the exception of a big proportion of ewes winch sold irregularly. Bulelters were keenly in the market for prime sheep and exporters paid full schedule rates for lighter sorts. Best wethers sold from 27s to 31s. good 23s to 265; ewes from 22s to 28s lOd for the best and from 14s to 16s 6d for export ewes. Fat cattle.—There was a small entry of 355 head and a •iirm sale at the best of last week's prices for the better class, a few pens of baby beef making up to 33s per ICOlbs. Wood adult beef made from 28s to 31s; best, heifer to 255, and Oest cow to 245. Much beef of a second quality sold at from 23s to 25s per 1001 b. I'rimest steers sold a! from £ll to £l2 1.5 s a head. Fat pigs.—The market was unaltered. Choppers made £2 to £4; baconers, 46s 6d to 93s 6d : average price per lb., 5d (o 5Jd ; porkers, 38s to 43s 6d; average price per lb., to 6d.

WESTFIELD MARKET GOOD DEMAND FOR SHEEP BEEF DROPS SHARPLY (Pur Press Association.) AUCKLAND, last night. There was a marked decline in beef values at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale to-day. About 750 head of cattle were o:ered, of which well over twothirds were cows and heifers, mostly only of fair quality, while ox beef was well up to standard. Bidding .was dull in all sections, with a fall of £1 a bead on steei's. Ox beef can be quoted down to 29s per 1001 b., and cow beef fell still more sharply, quotations being fully 2s per ICOlb. lower than last week. Extra choice ox beef made 29s per 1001 b. ; choice and prime, 25s to 28s; secondary and plain 20s to 245; prime young cow and heifer beef, 23s to 265: oilier cow beef 13s lo 21s; extra, heavy prime steers made £ll to £l9; heavy prime. £lO lo £l2; heavy prime, £IC lo ClO 17s 6d: lighter. £9 5s to £6 17s 6d; light prime, G 8 lo £D 2s 6d; small and unfinished £4 10s lo £7; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. "6 15s to £8 ss; heavy prime, £4 15s lo JJ6 10s; lighter prime, .V.7> 10s lo £i 10s; other killable cows. £2 5s to £.'■ ?s 6.1. ' Calves .ame forward in about avei

ige numbers, the quality being mixed. Competition was brighter than at lasl veek's sale, and there was a partial vcovery in the earlier part, good sort. 1 - inproviiig by about 3s a- head. A weak■ning tendency again developed as the nle progressed. Runnel's made 4,0 sto 02s: vealers 30s to 735.

Sheep were not plentiful and biddilif as good fur quality lines. Values foi ethers remained unchanged, while ewe:

vere again inclined to be easier. Lamb: ■.• ere offered in average numbers aw voi-fl very firm at lale rates. Wethers nime. mad.:' 23s 6.1 to 30s 6d : unfinished

'Bs Cd to 235; owes, prime, 16s to 225: mlinishod.. 7s 6d lo 1,5 s 9d : lam!):!, prime, 19s lo 265; unfinished, 12s lo ISs 6d. The yarding of pigs was an average !!ie, all the baconers being in strong lemand at values fully equal lo late

ales. The recent easing tendency foi uorkers continued and prices for the.SC were lower. Competition for stores showei •m improvement. Baconers made 50s I 655: porkers, 30s to 475; stores. 18s i Sis; prices per lb., baconers advanced i fraction from 51 d to BAd: but porker; were a shade easier at- s<l to s,jd.