STOCK PRICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17455, 5 February 1925, Page 3

STOCK PRICES.

SUMMARY OF YESTERDAY’S SALE. Fat lambs and store sheep were in demand at Addington yesterday. Fat sheep made slightly better prices than last week, but lat cattle were easier. The entry oi : lat sheep was an unusually small one', only seven lull races being forward, one less than last week. The quality was only moderate, the proportion of ewes being larger than usual. At the outset tne demand was keen, but later on it slackened, and, on the average, prices were oniy slightly better than a week ago. lop price, o'J s tki, was secured by aiessrs J. and i'. Clinton (Dartield) for live wethers and the best pen ol a draft of 69 from Mr AY. Stott (Dariield) made 525. Best ewe price, 45s Del, was secured by air (I. G. Holmes (Knocklynn) for twelve. The entry of iat lambs totalled 315 U head, compared with 3700 last week. Generally the quality was .indifferent, the proportion of well finished lambs being small. The demand was good throughout and prices were sightly better than those of a week ago. ■West lambs made up to a lb. Three lambs, sold on behalf of Miss Gillon (.Greenpark) made -50 s, but the best line was from Mr W. Craw (Charlton) 208 making from 39s 4d to 46s Id. top price for a pen of ten. There was a large entry of store sheep. Competition was keen lot* breeding ewes with sound mouths and for forward lambs and wethers. Lambs of medium quality and downwards were somewhat cheaper than last week. The entry of fat cattle was a large one. It numbered 610 head, compared with 540 last week. The supply was much in excess of the weekly requirements of. butchers with the result that another easing in prices was recorded. Big cattle were from 30s to 35s a head cheaper than last week and medium and lighter sorts were up to 30s cheaper. A good many passings were made. Prices a 1001 b were: Best beef to 425. prime 37s 6d to 40s. medium 35s to 375. light 32s to 34s 6d and rough down to 22. s 6d. 1 here was a large entry of store cattle, but it consisted mainly of odd lots of cows. Practically the onlv quotable lino forward was one of three and four-year-old steers which made £8 lie. Dairy cattle were yarded in larger numbers than lias been the ca.so l'or some weeks, 73 head being penned. The demand was hardly so good as last week. In the section for vealers the supply of calves suitable for killing was limited, and these sold readily at. prices fully equal to late rates. Fat pigs were slightly cheaper than last week, except heavy weights. which were in better demand, pigs, on the other hand, sold well at an advance on recent values. Following arc ranges of values:— FAT CATTLE Trim,* steers. €ls 10s to £l7 17s 6d. .'led!urn steers. £l2 10s to £ls us. Bight, steers. £S to £l2. F.xtra prime heifers, 1.0 £ls 2s Gd. Prime heifers. £8 10s to £ll 10s. Medium heifers. £6 to £3 ss. l-.xtra prime cows, to £l3 2s Gd. Prime cows. £8 to £ll. Medium rows. £5 10s to £7 15s. Aged cows, £3 to £4 15s. FAT SHEEP. Extra prime wethers 40s to 52s fid. Prime wethers 44? to 4Gs 6d. Medium wethers 40s Gd to 436 fid. T/igrht wethers 35s to 39s fid. Extra prime ewes to 45s 9d. Prime owes 3S« to 41s. Medium ewes 3ts fid to 37s Cl Light to 34s 3d. FAT LAMBS. 1 Medium lambs, 37s fid to 39b 9<l Tnsrht lambs. 34b Gd to 375. Store lambs, 32s to 345. STORE SHEEP. Forward lambs. 32s to-35s fid. Ordinary lambs, 30s to 31s Od. Medium lambs, 26s 6d to 29s fid. Small lambs, ‘24s to 265. Cull wether lambs. 18s lOd to 2Ss fid. Good three-quarter-bred ewe lambs, 32s 6d to 365. Cull half-bred ewe lambs. 24s to 27s 6d. Id. 36s 3d to 38a 4<l. Four, six and eight-tooth Romney cross ewes, 35s lOd to 39s lid. Sound and l ailing-moutli' haif bred ewes’, fid to o3s.

Good rape ewes. 27s Jo 28s fid. Aired and inferior ewes, 20s to 26s 9d. Crood forward four, six and eight-tootli wethers, 38s to 395. . Four, six and eight-tooth tomedale wethers, 3‘2s to 35s 7d. Small two-tooth half-bred wethers, 2/s Id to 28s 7d. STOKE CATTLE, liood cows £3 to £4 ss. Medium cow? £2 to £2 10s. DAIRY CATTLE. Best second, third and fourth calvers, springing, £7 to £3O 10s. Medium sorts £5 to £6 15s. Best springing heifers £6 to £9 10s. Medium sorts £4 30s to £5 10s. Backward culvers £5 to £7 ss. Old cows in milk £1 10s to £2 Us. VEALEILS. Good' vea lev - £3 12s fid to £5 17s fid. Good calves £2 2* to £3 7s fid. Small calves 15s to 35a. PIGS. Choppers j£2 10s to £4. L'gbt baroners £3 IPs to £4. Heavy baconers £4 5s to £4 12s. Average price per lb fid to 6sd. Light, porkers £2 8? to £2 14?. Heavy porkers £2 1«s to £3 fis. Average price per lb 7d to ba. Small wcaners 20? to 245, Good verniers 25s to 27s fid. Small stores ‘2Ps to 335. Medium stores 35s to 435.