ADDINGTON

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21573, 8 February 1940, Page 11

ADDINGTON

Keen Competition For Fat Lambs Other Sections Firm By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. February 7. With the exception of fat cattle and store lambs, all classes of stock at Addington to-day were firm. There was an outstandingly keen sale for fat lambs at well above schedule rates. Store Sheep The entry of store sheep was about the same as last week at 3000 head, but there was an increase in the lambs penned to 15,000. The best price for lambs was about 20/-, a few lines selling at or near this figure. Medium sorts made from 12/6 to 16/-, with culls down to 8/-. Fat Lambs Exporters dominated the market in the fat lamb sale, and values were the best for the season. Few pens sold at less than 8 3-8 d per lb, and prices frequently exceeded 9d or 2/- a head more than the schedule rate. The entry was 3000 compared with 2500 last week, but the supply was avidly absorbed by exporters and the trade. Fat Sheep The entry was 5500, compared with 4750 last week. Quality was good, some excellent lines coming forward from the Peninsula. The yarding again included a fair proportion of station wethers of secondary quality which were from 1/- to 1 6 a head down. There was little demand for them, but good sheep, both ewes and wethers, met a steady demand at fully last week’s rates. Lighter ewes continued to meet a steady demand from exporters at up to about 16/-. Top price for wethers for 36/4 and for ewes 27 10. Values were:—

Fat Cattle The yarding of fat cattle totalled 460 against 375 last week. The quality of the offering was not up to the standard of last week, there being very few extra prime steers on offer. Values

Pigs There was a medium yarding of porkers, mostly of good quality, and the sale from the outset<was keen with values from 2/- to 3/- a head above those of last week. Choppers were in very limited supply and values were up 10/- to 15/- a head. Baconers were in better supply than they were last week, but the sale for the best of the

Prime heavy wethers Ordinary .. 29/- to 31/- .. 21/- to 25/Light .. to 20 '6 prime heavy ewes .. .. 23/6 to 25/6 Ordinary .. 14 - to 17 6 Light to 14/-

were:— £ s. d. £ S. d. Steers— Prime heavy .. 16 10 0 to 18 0 0 Ordinary .. .. 10 10 0 to 14 0 0 Light to 10 0 0 Prime heifers .. 10 10 0 to 11 15 0 Light to s 8 10 0 Prime cows .. .. 8 10 0 to 10 10 0 Medium ., .. 6 10 0 to 8 5 0 Light 0 6 5 0

season. Values were:— Choppers Light porkers Porkers to 138'6 39 6 to 47/6 to 46/6 51/6 Heavy 52/6 to 56/6 (average price per lb 6Jd to 71d.) Light baconers to 66/6 Medium 69 6 to 74'6 Heavy 87/6 to 94/6 (average price per lb 6Jd to 7d.)