STOCK PRICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17350, 15 May 1924, Page 4

STOCK PRICES.

SUMMARY OF YESTERDAY’S SALE. Fat cattle and fat sheep were both yarded in large numbers at. the weekly stock sale at Addington yesterday. In each caso prices were about the same as those of last week. The entry of fat ccttle totalled 480 head compared with 670 at th© previous sale. The quality was better than last week. For good beef th© demand was well sustained throughout the sale at prices on a par with late rates. Secondary beef sold with somewhat less freedom than last week, whilst inferior stuff was harder than ever to dispose of. Price® a 1001 b were :—Prime beef 32s to 345, medium 27s to 31s, unfinished 22s 6d to 26s 6d and rough down to 12s 6d. Th© best line of steers was from Mr R. E. M’Dougall (Brookdale), seven making from £ls 17s 6d to £l6 17s 6d.

The entry of fat sheep filled thirteen races, the same number as last week. At the start of the sale good sheep mad© values equal to those of last week, but lighter sorts were a bit easier. However, prices for the latter soon firmed up, atnd all round the sale ■was as good as last, week’s. Export buyers operated actively. Best wether mutton made up to 7?Jd a lb. A good line of seventy-gix wethers from Messrs J. and P. Clinton (Darfield) made from 46s to 56s 6d, the latter price for eight. An exceptionally good line of ewes was forwarded by Mr J. F. Cooney (Morven). the top pen of sixteen making 43s Fat lambs met with a keen demand, and the best realised a.full lid a lb. Overweights made and light weights lOd. In the Store sheep section there was a particularly large entry for this time of the year. With the exception of old ewes, which eased back in price by 2s to 83 a head, the demand was satisfactory for all sorts.

There was a medium entry of store cattle consisting mainly of old cows. There was a good demand for potters, but other sorts were not wanted. The entry of dairy cattle was made up mostly .of backward 1 calvers and cows in milk. The few cows and heifers close to calving that were offered met with a very keen demand. On account of a large yarding cf- vealers prices were easier thin la At week, though, up to a \pbint, good stuff sold fairly “well. Inferior cahes could hardly be given away.

Porkers were in over-supply and prices eased. On the other hand there was a small entry of baconers and values for them were better than Inst Prices for store pigs showed a sliirht improvement on late rates. Following are ranges of values :

FAT CATTLE. Extra prime steer. 3 £ls to £l6 17s 6d. Pri-ue steers £l2 to £l4 13s. Medium steers £ff to £ll 15s. Light steers £5 to £8 5b ET+ra nri-ne heifers to £lO 2s Gd. Prime heifers £6 in<? to £* 15s. Ordinary heifers £4 to £* ss. Extra prime cows to £lO os. Pri-~>e cows £6 to £8 ss. Ordinary cows- £3 -53 to £5 15s. Old cows £2 to ££,

FAT BHF.EP. Extra prime wethera to 495; a fe v special to 56s 6d. Prime wethers, SSs 6d to 4is. Medium wethers, 34s to 38s. Light wethers, 30si to 33s f>d. Extra prime ewes to 36a 6d; a special line 37s 6d to 43s 9d!. Prime ewes. 31s ftl to 343 Medium 6wee. 28s to 31s. Light ewes, 23s t<x 27a Cd. Old ewes, 19a to 22s 6d.

STORE* SHEEP Good four and five-year-old cross-bred ewes 35b. Small two-toothed half-bred ewes 33s 6d. Sound and failing-mouthed half-bred ewes 25s to 28s 6d. Sound-mouthed three-quarter-bred ewes 33a to 34s 6d. Aged half-bred ewes 19a to 2is. Aged cross bred ewes 11s to 225. Aged empty ewes 153 to 21s. Forward lambs 28s to 255. Ordinary lambß Sis to 22s 6d. Good half-bred wether lambs 25s 3d. Half-bred ewe lambs 26» 3d to 2Ss. Cull half-bred ewe lambs 23s lOd Small wether lambs 17s to 18s 6d. Forward four and six- toothed wethers 31s to 33s Bd. Ordinary four and eix-toothed wethers 27s to 300 Low-conditioned two. four and six-tooth-ed wethers 24s 6d to 255. Four and six-toothed cross-bred wethers 29s lid. Four and six-toothed three-quarter-bred wethers 293 6d to 31s STORE CATTLE. Eighteen months to two year old steers. £2 to £2 JCs. Good cows, to £2 9s*. Medium cows, 25a to £1 15s. Old cows, las to 22s 6d. Bulls, to £3 10s. DAIRY CATTLE. Second £0 third calvers, springing, £3 to £l2 10s. Springing heifers, close to calving, £7 to £9 10fi. Backward springers and cows in milk £1 10s to £4. VEALERS. Runners, to £4 5?. Good vealers, £3 5s to £3 15b. Good calves, £1 15s to £2 17s Gd. Small calves, up to 20s. FIGS. Choppers £1 10s to £6. Light baconers £3 5s 6d to £4 ."s. Heavy baconers £4 15s to £5. Extra heavy baconers to £5 10s. Average price per lb 6id to 7Jd. Light porkers £1 15s to £2 ss. Heavv porkers £2 10s to £2 17a. Average price per lb 6d to 7£d. Weaners 9s to 13e. Small stores 15s to 18s. Medium stores 26s to 335. Large stores 38s to 445.