ADDINGTON

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20780, 15 July 1937, Page 16

ADDINGTON

MUTTON AND PORK DEARER BEEF EASIER By Telegraph 'ress Association CHRISTCHURCH, July 14. Advanced prices ruled to-day at Addington for fat sheep and fat pigs, but fat cattle were easier. Store Sheep There was a small offering and a good demand. Values were:— Ewe hoggets to 34 - S.M. Romney cross ewes .... to 33,6 Fat Sheep There was another keen sale. Wethers firmed 2/- and ewes 1/6 for best and about half as much for medium. Top price for wethers was 50/4 and for ewes 34,4. Values were:— Extra prime heavy *

Dairy’ Cattle There was an entry of 100 head, comprising very ordinary sorts. There was a dragging sale from the outset and little competition. Best second and third calvers and heifers sold to £lO. Fat Pigs There was a smaller entry and a general advance in prices. Both baconers and porkers improved. Values were:—

MINING NEWS By Telegraph Press Association DUNEDIN, July 14. Paddy’s Point reports a washup of 590 z for 49 days’ sluicing. COLOMBO TEA AUCTION By lelegraph ’ • DUNEDIN, July 14. L. M. Wright has received the following cabled report on the Colombo tea auction as under—At auction of 2.000,0001 b common and medium teas remained steady at last week’s rates, while quotations for fine grades advanced slightly. At next week’s sale 2,250,0001 b is catalogued for auction. SYDNEY PRODUCE PRICES United fires’ Association -By Elertru Telecranh Copvrlaht (Received July 14. 9.10 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 14. Bagged wheat is quoted at, 5 8 a bushel and country lots at 4 11, equal to 5/6 on a Sydney basis. Flour—£l3 a ton. Bran and Pollard—£7,lo - a ton. Potatoes—Tasmanian £5/10/- a ton, others £4/10/-. Onions —£13 a ton. Maize.—Yellow 6.- a bushel, white 5/10

wethers Prime heavy 37/to 50 4 to 42/6 Prime medium weight .. 32 ( to 36'Ordinary 29 to 32/Light to 27/6 Extra prime heavy ewes to 34'1 Prime heavy 28 to 31/Prime medium weight .. 26 to 28/Ordinary 21/ to 25/Light to 20/Fat Cattle There was an entry o 535 Good steers were up to 10/- easier and other sorts 10/- to 15/-. One pen of eight steers averaged £15 10 8 and one pen o£ 22 £15/2/-. Values were:- £ s. d. £ s. d. Extra prime heavy steers to 17 17 6 Heavy 13 0 0 to 14 10 0 Prime med. weight 12 0 0 to 13 0 0 Ordinary 9 15 0 to 11 5 0 Extra prime heifers to 12 2 6 Prime 8 5 0 to 9 5 0 Medium 6 0 0 to 7 10 0 Light heifers to 5 15 0 Extra prime cows to 11 2 6 Prime 6 5 0 to 8 10 0 Medium 4 10 0 to 5 15 0 Light cows .. .. to 4 5 0 Vealers There was a sound sale for good calves, particularly smaller sorts. Values were: — £ s. c £ s. d. Prime heavy runners to 6 11 0 Heavy 4 0 0 to 5 0 0 Medium 2 10 0 to 3 5 0 Prime vealers .. 3 5 0 to 4 5 0 Medium 2 12 6 to 3 2 6 Small calves .... 1 0 0 to 2 10 0

Choppers .. . Porkers .. .. 48 6 .. .. 296 to 103/6 to 57 6 Average price per lb. 6* to 7 Baconers .. . .. .. 58 6 to 96. 6 Average price per lb. 61 to 6