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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 20027, 7 February 1935, Page 2

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ADDINGTON MARKET VALUES MAINTAINED By Telegraph— Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, February 6. Entries were heavier at to-day’s Addington market, but values generally were maintained. Store lambs: There was a much smaller entry and a better sale by 1/to 1/6 a head. Rape lambs made from 15/- to 17/2, medium 10/- to 14/-, cull 7/- to 9/6. Store sheep: There was an indifferent quality entry and a good clearance. Two-tooth ewes made to 25/9, and four and six-tooths 23/- to 23/6. Forward wethers sold to 19/-. Fat lambs: There was an entry of 3700. All weights of firsts are selling at 73d and seconds at 7d. Heavy lambs sold at 1/6 advance on last week. Fat cattle: There was a penning of 500 head, and a slightly improved sale for best medium weight steer beef. Average beef was unchanged and inferior was cheaper. Best beef sold to 25/- per 1001 b, good 21/- to 23/-, heavy 17/- to 18/6, and secondary 14/to 16/-. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £lO/12/6, prime heavy £B/10/- to £9/10/-, medium weight prime £8 to £9, medium quality £4/15/- to £7, light £3/10/- to £4/10/-; extra prime heifers to £7/17/6, prime £5 to £7, ordinary £3/5/- to £4/10/-, light to £3; extra prime cows to £7, prime £5 to £6, ordinary £2/15/- to £4, light and aged to £2/10/-. Fat sheep: There was an entry of 4400. Butchers’ ewes were up 1/-, light ewes were down by up to 1/-, and wethers were unchanged. There was a steady export demand. Extra heavy wethers sold to 28/7, prime 23/to 24/6, prime medium weight 21/- to 22/6, medium quality 18/- to 20/6 and light to 17/6. Extra prime ewes sold to 25/4, prime heavy 18/- to 20/-, medium weight prime 15/- to 17/6, ordinary ewes 12/6 to 14/6, light ewes to 11/6.

Fat pigs: There was a heavy entry, but it included a big proportion of unfinished sorts. For prime pigs there was a good demand with a little improvement for porkers. Exporters secured 170 head. Choppers made 50/to £4/13/6, baconers 43/6 to 48/6, heavy 52/6 to £3, extra heavy £3/2/6 to £3/13/6 (average price per lb s!d to 53d); porkers 30/- to 34/6, heavy porkers 36/6 to 42/6 (average price per lb 53d to 6Jd).