LIVE STOCK MARKET

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19549, 3 February 1938, Page 13

LIVE STOCK MARKET

SALES AT ADDINGTON BRIGHTER TONE EVIDENT SOME VALUES ADVA NCI': (Per Press Association.) . CHRISTCIIURCII, this day. There was a brighter lone at yesterday's Addington market and a slight firming in prices for some classes of stock. Store Sheep.-About 12,500 were penned, nearly 10,000 being wether lambs. Best of rape lambs were dearer by Is a head. Other sorts were firm at "last week's rates. Best sorts made from 18s to 19s 2d. Two-tooth Chatham Islands ewes sold at 30s, and six-tooth and eight-tooth local at 21s 3d. Best wethers made 21s lid.

Fat Lambs.—Seventeen hundred were penned and sold at full export rales, butchers exceeding the yschedule for heavy sorts. Best prices were 2lis to 29s for tops.

Fat Sheep.—Five thousand seven hundred were penned and there was a keen sale. Exporters bought ewes freely at up to 18s and 19s, and light wethers to 275. All heavy sheep fully maintained last week's rates and light wethers were Is dearer. Best wethers made 32s 6d to 3(is; good, 29s to 325; and inferior, down to 245; best ewes, 23s to 265; good, 20s to 22s Gd; light, from 15s to 18s.

Fat Cattle.—There was a very small penning of 308, and an advance in values of 20s a head for all except light sorts. Best beef made 37s to 40s per lOOlbs. Top prices were from £lO 10s to £lB 7s Gd; good medium weights, £l4 to £l6 ss;' light steers, down to £9 10s; best cows and heifers to £ll 17s Gd; good, £9 to £lO 10s; light cows, down to £5. Fat Pigs.—Porkers were slightly easier, and baconers firmer. Porkers made 33s lid to 51s Gd, the average price pe r lb. being Gd to Old; baconers, 55s Gd to £4 7s Gd. the average price per lb. being 53d to G.ld. Store Pigs.—There was little change except that weaners were 2s a head cheaper. Weaners made 12s Gd to 20s; slips, 21s to 24s Gd; stores, 2Gs to 28s.