ADDINGTON

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21088, 14 July 1938, Page 14

ADDINGTON

NORMAL ENTRIES BEEF AXD MUTTON . DEARER By r-iperaoh Pres? Association CHRISTCHURCH, July 13. Entries were of normal size at Addington to-day. Both fat sheep and fat cattle were firmer.

Store Sheep £ s. d. Four and five year ewes well in lamb .. . 1 1 0 Inferior sorts to 0 17 1 2-tooth ewes (passed) 14 6 Older ewes in lamb (passed) .. .. 0 13 0 Fat Sheep A normal yarding of 4300 h cad met an irregular sale with ar average improvement of about 1/head for all good wethers and ewes. Values were: £ s d. £ s. d. Best wethers .. 18 0 to 1 13 7 Good med. weights 1 5 0 to 1 7 6 Best ewes 0 19 0 to 1 6 10 Light, down .... to 0 12 0 Fat Cattle There was a penning of 514 head and a bettor sale for good cattle >y up to 20 - a heed and lighter by 10 Values were:— £ s. d. £ s. d. Sest steers .. .. 14 0 0 to 17 0 0 Good 11 o 0 to 13 10 0 Best heifers .... 8 5 0 to 12 17 6 Light, down .. .. to 5 15 0 Good cows .... 7 15 0 to 11 17 6 Light, down .. .. to 4 7 6 Fat Pigs There was a firmer sale for porkers prices at £2 11/- to £3 6,6. average price per lb of 7d to 8d. Baconers met with a keen sale. prices being better than those of last week to a slight extent. Values ranged from £3 7 6 to £5 9 6. an average price per lb of 6Jd to 71d. Choppers met with a brisk demand. making from £2 11/- to £5.15, Store Pigs There was little chang e in value. Prices were.— £ s. d. £ s. d. Weancrs 0 8 o to 0 14 0 Slips 0 15 0 to 0 17 0 Stores 0 19 0 to 1 12 6 Store Cattle The market contained no straight bred lines and competition was slack. Vealers There was another good sale at the following prices.— £ s. d. £ s. d. Best runners .. 7 3 6 Vealers 2 19 0 to 6 13 0 Calves to 2 11 0