ADDINGTON MARKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19789, 3 May 1934, Page 16

ADDINGTON MARKET

STORE LAMBS EASIER By Telegraph— Press Association | CHRISTCHURCH. May 2. There was an overflow entry of fat cattle at the Addington market today, the entries in other sections being of normal size. Fat sheep, fat lambs, good young ewes, dairy cattle and vealers sold well, but fat cattle of inferior quality and store lambs were easier. Store sheep.—The entry, drawn from Marlborough, Nelson, Otago and Chatham Islands, was for the most part comprised of mixed quality. Good young ewes were in keen demand. Good two-tooth crossbred ewes made 29/- to 30/6, plain two-tooth 17/- to 19/6, ordinary 4 and 6-tooth halfbred ewes 21/- to 22/6, ordinary 4 and 6tooth crossbred ewes 20 - to 21/9, medium 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes 21/- to 23/-, ordinary 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes 19/- to 20/6, low conditioned 6 and 8-tooth ewes 16/- to 18/-, ordinary s.m. 16 - to 17 6. s. and f.m. ewes 13/- to 15/6, aged and inferior 10/6 to 12/6, forward full-mouth halfbred wethers 20/- to 21/-, medium full-mouth 18/- to 19/6, and ordinary two-tooth 18/- to 18/3. Store lambs.—There was a heavier entry than a fortnight previously. Lambs for carrying over were easier, although good ewe lambs were wanted. Good halfbred ewe lambs sold to 21/-, medium 15/3 to 17/9, forward store lambs to 22/7, medium 15 - to 16/6, and inferior and plain 9/3 to 14, -. Fat lambs.—The entry of 3400 sold at full schedule rates. Extra prime heavy made to 29/4. prime heavy 24/to 27/-, prime medium weights 21/- to 23/6, and light 16 - to 20/6. Fat sheep.—There was an entry of 6300 head. Export competition maintained rates at schedule level. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 29/4, prime heavy 25/- to 27/-, prime medium weight 22/- to 24. 6, ordinary quality 19/- to 21/6, light to 18/6; prime heavy ewes 22/- to 23/6, prime medium weight 19/6 to 21/6, ordinary quality 16/- to 19/-, and light to 15/6. Fat cattle.—An excess entry of 735 head met with a dragging sale. Good beef sold at little difference, but cows were hard to quit and there was an easing in values. Special beef made to 26/-, good 20/- to 22/6, heavy to 17/-, medium quality 16/6 to 19/1, and inferior down to 12/6 per 1001 b. Prime heavy steers sold to £ll/7/6, prime heavy £6/15/- to £B/5/-, prime medium weight £6 to £7/5/-, ordinary quality £4 to £5/10/-, light to £3/15/-; extra prime heifers to £B, prime £4 to £6/15/-, ordinary £2/15/- to £3/10/-, light heifers to £2/10/-; extra prime cows to £B/2/6, prime £3/5 - to £4/15/-, ordinary £2 to £3, and rough to 35/-. Fat pigs,—A good entry met with a steady demand. Choppers made £2 to £4/18/6, baconers 44 6 to £3/10/6 (average price per lb 4id to sd); porkers 28/- to 39/6 (average price per lb 43d to 53d). Store pigs.—There was a large entry which sold at slightly better rates. Weaners made 6.'- to 11/-, slips 8 - to 10/-, stores 10 - to 17/-, extra good to 26/-, and sows in pig 45 6.

BURNSIDE SALE

VALUES EASIER By Tel< jraph—Press Association DUNEDIN, May 2. There was a large yarding of fat cattle, numbering more than 400 head, at to-day’s Burnside sale. The entry comprised a number of plain cattle and more cows and heifers than usual. There were only odd consignments of good quality heavy bullocks. Prices for these remained firm at late rates, but on account of the oversupply, values for the remainder of the yarding showed a reduction of fully 10/- a head. Extra prime heavy bullocks made £ll/17/6, prime heavy £8 10 - to £lO/2/6, medium £6/15/- to £B/2/6, light down to £5/5/-; extra prime heifers £7/12/6, and extra prime cows £5/2/6. The fat sheep entry numbered 1900, there being only a small proportion of heavy wethers included. These sold firm at late rates. Heavy ewes also made current values. Medium quality ewes and wethers, more particularly the latter, declined fully 1/- a head. Export buyers operated at the increased schedule for freezing ewes. Extra prime heavy wethers made 30 3, prime heavy 24/6 to 27/6, medium 22/to 23/6;' extra prime heavy ewes to 20/-, prime heavy 16/6 to 19/-, medium 15/6 to 16/6, and light down to 12/6. The fat lamb section attracted an entry of 700 head. The quality throughout was only fair. The fall in the lamb schedule was noticeable here, and medium and heavy quality lambs declined in value by about 1/- a head. Extra prime heavy butchers’ lambs sold to 29/9, prime heavy 24/- to 27/-, medium 22/6 to 24 and light down to 20/3. In the fat pig section 166 were penned. Baconers were in good demand at prices slightly firmer than at recent sales. Porkers hardly realised late rates. The entry of 102 store pigs met a dragg/ng sale. There was a large yarding in the store cattle section, and this comprised several pens of well-bred steers. Top price was £6/2/6 for a pen of four-year-old good conditioned bullocks. Two and a half-year-old steers sold from £3 to £4/7/6, according to size and quality, and two and a half-year-old heifers sold to £3/3/-. The usual assortment of cull cows changed hands at slightly lower rates. The dairy section attracted a full attendance of buyers, and any cows close to profit were keenly sought after at up to £B/2/6. METALS MARKET. Unite i Press Association —By Electric Telegraph-Copyright (Received May 2. 8.0 p.m.)

CURRENCY QUOTATIONS. United Press Association— By Electric Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, May 1. The current quotation of the dollar is 5.13 to the pound. The franc is quoted at 77 5-16 to the pound. LONDON, May 1. The current price of gold is 135/lli an ounce.

LONDON, May X. £ s. d. Copper— Standard, spot Forward 33 0 7i Electrolytic 35 15 0 to 36 5 0 American Electrolytic! 8.50 cents per lb. Wire Bars 36 5 0 Spot 11 8 9 Forward 11 16 3 Spelter — Spot 14 16 3 Forward 15 2 6 Tin — Spot 238 17 6 Silver — Standard, per oz 18 3-16 Fine, per oz 19 5-8