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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 20 November 1924, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

ADDINGTON MARKET

EAT STOCK EASIER

Bv Telegraph—Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 19

At Addington, tne yaiuuigs to-day were larged - than usual. ’j. rife re was a pronounced improvement in trie price of store sheep, but both fat Sheep ami cattle, due. to larger entries, showed a decline in values. The day was of midwinter severity, and the attendance oi tne public was small. Store Sheep. —A- substantial rise was recorded. Shorn wether hoggets showed an improvement on last sale by 3s per head, and ewes and lambs by 2s. Some crossbred ewes and hoggets made 49s 2d. Eat Lambs. —A small yarding of 363 head, and an improvement of i-s pei' iiead on last week. Values ltinged from 32s to 40s 7d. Eat Sheep—An entry of eleven races was submitted. 'There, was a cheaper market for shorn sheep by 2s a head less foi- woollies; and there were soino passings. Extra prime shorn wetheys made. oUs 2d, prime 42s (id to 4/s fad; extra prime woolly wethers oos fcl, prime 53s to 575; extra primp shorn ewes 47s 6d, prime 38s io 42s fad; extia prime woolly ewes 59s 4d, prune 43s to 4fas 6d. , y. Eat Cattle. —A ve.rv heavy yarding, comprising of (520 head. V alues ueie down by approximately 40s per bead. Extra good beef made up to 43s per 1001 bs, prime 38s to -Jsx medium 3ps to 37s fad. Extra prime heavy weight steers brought £2O 10s to £24, prime medium weight steers £l6 10s to silo 15s- extra prime heifers iriiide £l4 15, prime £ll 10s to £.13 40s; elytra prune cows £ls 17s fad, prime £io 15s to 10s. , , T , Yealers. —An improved Kupners to £7 ss, good, vealers £oito £6. good' calves £1 15s to £2 15s, small calves los to £1 10s. Fat Pigs.—Weaker demand: Choppers £2 10s to £5, light baconeils' £3 10s to £4; • heavy £4. fas to £4 10s (average price per lb 6Jd to id); light porkers £2 8s to £2 15s, heavy £2 lis 6d to £3 2s 6d (average price per lb 7£d to 8d). ... , , .■„ :-i Store Pigs.—A slightly easier sale; small weaners 23s to 265, good 30s; small stores 29s to 335, medium 35s to 425-Id, large stores 4 l Js.

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. By Telegraph—Press Association. DUNEDIN, Nov. 19. There was a fairly good saie of siieep at Burnside to-day, aim paces iit some instances advunceu abo it is jtfe" heilti. He.avy cattle were buck about £l- - sold weli at an advance on recent rates. Store cattle were slighuy easier, arid pigs too were back a snude. Eat Cattle.—A yarding or 200. iieau, compared with 2oy idst week. Values at the opening of the sale were down about £i per head on heavy animals. Extra prime ox beef sold oil a basis ol iroiii 4us to 42s fad per iliulbk, medium quality ox and heavy weights 3v.b -fad to 40s, prime- heifers lo 32s fad. Ektla heavy prune I. Ulloeks matte irom ~-- lUs fad to £24 12s fad,’ prime £lB 5s to £l9 IQs; extra prime heifers £iu to £ls; extra prime cowls to £8 life, fighter ffoiii/£6 15s. Eat Sheep.—An entry of 1230 head (all shorn except about 200) compared with 1698 last week. ' Prime heavy wethers- in wool made up to iOJcT per pound, medium quality in wool 9d to y£d, prime shorn. wethers to 7 id. Extra prime, woolly wetiiei-s sold at up to 68s 3d. Otnfer woolly wethers realised from 475, extra prime woolly ewes fibril 49s 6d; extra prime shofu wethers to.-60s, prime heavy 45s To--475; extra priiiie -shorn ewes tP ; 4?S, prime heavy 39s to, 42s 9d Fat Lambs. —A mixed quality offering of 105. compared with 8-1 last week." Prime lamb sold at Horn Is to Is 2d per lb, and medium quality 9d to 10d. .Extra .prime Jambs made', up to. 48s 9d, prime 38s 9d to 42s 9d. Store Cattle. —A yarding of about 200 head. Values were, if anything, slightly easier. Fat and -forward., bullocks sold'at up to £11), good big three-year-old to four-year-olds £9 12s fad. A' yard of Hereford crossbred steers made £7 18s. ' Pigs.—A medium entry ol fats, with very few stores. Prices for fats went back from 5s to is fail a head. Prime porkers sold on a basis of 7d to 7Jd; prime baconefs 6*-d to id.

TEMUKA STOCK SALE The fortnightly stock sale was held at the 'lemuka Kaleyards on Tuesday. The. yarding of Tat sliedp was small. Ewes, mostly shorn, sold at an advance of 2s tp 3s ofi last sale. There were only two small pens of aged ewes and lambs, which sold at late rates. There was a medium .yarding of pigs, _ which realised about 5s below the prices, of ldst sale. There was a heavy yarding of cattle, and fats sold at late rates. Store cattle, mostiy' interior sorts, sold at low prices, and inferior dairy cows were hard to quit - . However there was good inquiry lor young good conditioned cows. The folfdwing prices were realised: — ■ i Fat ewes (shorn) 29s t 0.365; wethers in wool 48s to 61s; ewes and lambs 18s to 24s 3d. Pigs.—iMcorierS (light) and porkers 35s to 60s; sow in pig .£'4 IDs; weaners 8s to 20s; small stores 20s to 255. Cattle—Fat cows £3 76 6d to £6 2s fld; steers £6 tOs to £9 2s 6d; 2-year steers and heifers £3 to £4.

There was a large entry of bulls oi inferior sorts, and they realised from £1 10s to £3 10s; 2-year Shorthorn bull £7; pedigree Jersey £ls 15s.