ADDINGTON MARKET

Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22125, 20 November 1941, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET

VALUES ON EASIER SCALE (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 19. The suspension of the sale last week because of the holiday caused increased entries to-day in comparison with ordinary markets. The market was affected to some extent by the hot nor’-westerly conditions which have been almost continuous in the last week. Values generally were on an easier scale. Spring lambs —About 1000 were yarded, mostly prune quality. The market opened with values up to BJd per lb, but eased to 8d toward the finish. The freezing works open next Tuesday, about a fortnight earlier than usual. Store sheep—A normal offering of 3300 head was forward. There was a good demand for all classes of sheep from a small gathering of buyers. Ewes and lambs, which formed more than half the entry, sold well, the best making to 16/- a head. Ewe hoggets sold to 29/1 for open wools. Several other lots sold at 28/-, shorn wether hoggets at up to 21/-, adult wethers at up to 22/10 for dipped sheep and a travelled line from Marlborough sold at 14/-, the lowest price for adult wethers. Fat cattle—The yarding comprised 524 head of mixed quality. Values were down by 20/- a head for heavy steers, medium prime and best heifers by 10/- to 15/- and cows by 15/-. Best steers made from £l7 to £l9/12/6, good £l3/10/- to £l6; secondary down to £lO/10/-. Some excellent quality heifers ranged from £l3 to £l5/10/-, and the average from £9 to £ll. Best beef sold at from 36/- to 39/- per 1001 b, heavy weights from 33/- to 35/-, secondary to 32/6 and cow beef down to 24/per 1001 b. The market opened weakly but recovered later. Fat sheep—There was an entry of 5000 head. Wethers comprised a big proportion of the entry. These sold up to 1/- easier than at the last sale. With fewer ewes forward the market remained firm for this class. Best wethers made from 24/- to 27/-, tops to 30/10, average 20/- to 23/-, others down to 16/-. Pens of specially good ewes sold from 24/- to 26/7 and good prime from 17/6 to 20/-; medium weight prime from 14/6 to 17/- and light and ordinary 10/6 to 14/-. Fat pigs—There were heavy entries in all sections, particularly porkers, which eased by an average of 2/- a head and baconers by about 5/-. Porkers made from £2/2/6 to £3/6/6, an average per lb of 64d to Bid. Baconers ranged from £3/2/6 to £4/16/6, an average per lb of 6d to Bid.