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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIV, Issue 21000, 31 March 1938, Page 5

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LARGE ENTRIES VALUES SHOW LITTLE CHANGE By i elegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, March 30. Large entries were again the rule at to-day’s Addington market, but they were not so large as those of last week. About 30,000 sheep were penned, of which 20,000 were breeding ewes. The store lamb entry was smaller, and the best of the forward lambs showed a slight improvement in values. Prices

were.— £ s. d. £ s. d. Rape lambs .. .. 0 18 0 to 1 0 0 Carry over lambs 0 9 0 to 0 15 0 More good two-tooths were penned in the breeding ewe section which drew supplies from the Chatham Islands. South Otago and Marlborough. Values were.— £ s. d. £ s. d. Best Romney cross two-ths . 1 16 0 to 1 17 3 Halfbred two-ths to 1 11 0 S.M. ewes .. .. 0 18 0 to 1 0 0 F.M. ewes .. . 0 12 0 to 0 14 0 Fat Lambs There was a better quality entry and a freer sale with butchers sorts touching 8d per lb. Fat Sheep There was i medium entry and an improvement of 1 1/- a head for best ewes and wethers, freezing sorfe cf ewes being unchanged and ligl it wethers in poor demand. Values were.— £ s. d. £ s. d. Best wethc 1 9 0 to 1 12 0 Tops to 1 14 10 Gocd wethers .. 1 6 0 to 1 8 0 Inferior, down .. to 1 2 0 Pest ewes, from 1 1 0 to 1 3 0 Tops to 1 11 0 Light and aged 0 12 0 to 0 15 0 Fat Cattle There was a large entry. Good steers and heifers sold a shade better, but there was no change in other sorts Values were.— £ s. d. £ s. d. leavy steers .. 15 0 0 to 17 17 6 Good prime 12 10 0 to 14 10 0 Light, down .. .. to 9 0 0 Best heifers and to 12 2 6 Average to good cows & heifers 7 10 0 to 10 0 0 L'tweights down to 5 5 0 Best beef made to 35/ - per 1001b and good to mediu'. f rom 32/- t o 24/with rough down to 25/Fat Pigs Porkers were easier and 1 Da con ers showed little change. Values were.— £ s. d. £ s. d. Porkers 1 16 6 to 2 17 6 (Average price | per lb 6id to 6id). Baconers 2 15 6 to 4 10 0 (Average price per lb 6d to 6 r < Id).