ADDINGTON MARKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20667, 4 March 1937, Page 14

ADDINGTON MARKET

VALUES NOT MAINTAINED By le. -ns • Hif>* As,-.vcu«ri< • CHRISTCHURCH, March 3. Easier markets were the rule at today’s Addington market especially for breeding ewes. Store sheep and lambs met with a slightly better market but ewes were down by 2/- to 3/- a head on a week ago. Average two-tooths and sound mouthed ewes were most affected. A number of pens of the former sold at from 32/- to 36/-, top price for a line of Corriedales being 44 6 as against 48/- for best two-tooths at the Amberley fair on Monday. The best of the four and five-year sheep to-day sold at 27/6, about 3/- weaker than last week. Fat lambs sold at the unaltered schedule, butchers securing most of the small entry. There was a good sized yarding of fat sheep, best wethers showed little change, but all medium sorts were easier by 1/- for wethers and 1/6 for ewes. Best wethers made 28/- to 32/-, good 25/- to 27/-, light down to 22/-, best ewes 23/- to 26/-, good 19/- to 22/-, and light down to 14'6. There was an entry of 460 head of fat cattle and a weaker market by 15/a head . Best sorts made £l3 to £l5, good £lO 10 - to £l2/10/-. Others down to £B/10/-, best heifers £7 to £9/17/6, medium to good £5/5/- to £6/10/-, others down to £5/5/-, best cow’s to £9/10/-, medium to good £5 to £6/5/-. There was little change in the values of fat pigs. Choppers made 53/6 to £5 11/-, porkers 33/6 to 51/6 (average 6d to 65d per lb), baconers 47/6 to £4/19/6 (average price s*d to 6d per lb). BURNSIDE SALE AN EASIER TONE By Telegraph DUNEDIN, March 3. There was a slack demand for cattle at Burnside to-day, values being easier by 10/- to 15/- a head. A total of 368 was yarded and the quality generally was only medium. Prime heavy bullocks made to £l4'2/6, medium £lO 5/- to £ll/15/-, light and unfinished £8 to £9 10 -, prime cows and heifers £9/7/6, medium £5/5/- to £6, light £3 10/- to £5. A pen of four year bullocks realised £9. but in sympathy with the fall in values of fat cattle, all daises of store cattle were easier. The entry of fat sheep totalled 2000. the bulk consisting of medium and light ewes which were cheaper by 2a head. Exetra prime heavy wethers made to 37/6, prime 27/- to 30/-, medium 23/- to 25/6, light 19/- to 22/-, prime heavy young ewes 26 3, prime 19/- to 22/-. medium 16 - to 17 6 and light 13/- to 15/6. There was a medium yarding of fat lambs but the quality was not so good as at recent sales. Exporters operated freely and values were firm at late rates. Extra prime heavy sorts made up to 31/9, prime 26/- to 27/6. medium 23/- to 24 6, and light down to 20 6. A large yarding of fat pigs met with a dull sale, values for baconers being easier by 5/- to 10/- a head. A large yarding of stores also met with a slack demand. STUDHOLME STOCK SALE YOUNG EWES SELL WELL The Studholme sale yesterday saw the largest yarding of sheep so far this season, also the largest attendance of farmers. Forward rape lambs sold up to late rates, but medium and inferior lambs showed an easing. Good 2-tooth ewes sold up to 40 3. older sheep selling on a par with other sales. Fat lambs and ewes sold at full schedule rates. There was a small entry in the cattle section, but everything was sold under the hammer. The following is the range of prices

COLOMBO TEA AUCTION 8v Telegrann **»•-«> «.«u>”ii,ii<h DUNEDIN, March 3. L. M. Wright has received the following cabled report on the Colombo tea auction of March 2.—The market for all grades remained firm at last week’s rates except medium teas, which advanced 5d per lb. At next week’s sale 1 7-8 million lb is catalogued for auction. LONDON EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 2, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 1. Mining—- £ s. d. New Guinea 0 1 Hi Mt. Lyell 2 3 4* Debentures: Dalgety, < per cent 100 0 0 British Tobacco 2 0 0 Goldsbrough Mort 1 13 9 Dalgetys 9 00 P. and O. Deferred 1 14 3

Prime lambs Fat lambs 23 4 to 30 4 to 26/7 Butcher’s ewes - - - - - 17 10 to 21 4 Freezing ewes 15/4 to 17/4 2-tooth Ewes (good) .. 38/to 40 3 2-th Ewes (med.) .. .. 28 - to 30 6 2-th Ewes (inferior) .. 19/to 21/6 4. 6. and 8-th Ewes .. to 28 10 S M. Lwes 24 7 to 28 10 F M Ewes 14/7 to 16 9 R.a pe Ewes 9 6 to 11 6 Ewe lambs (good) to 26/Ewe lambs (med.) 21/6 to 23 6 Wether lambs (good) 17/to 22/3 2-th Wethers 22/to 24/Cattle Fat heifers .. to £6 17 6 18-month Heifers .. .. .. to 1 10 0 Dairy cows .. to 5 10 0