STOCK PRICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17525, 30 April 1925, Page 11

STOCK PRICES.

SUMMARY or Y ESTER DAY’S SALE. There was another large entry oL lal rattle at the weekly stuck sale, at Addington vs ter da v. it totalled •>63 head compared with 700 last week, i he average quality was not good, rite bulk ol the ottering consisting of interior sorts. During the eariy part ot t lie sale prime cattle sold fairly well, but. later on the demand slackened and an casing of Ins a head all round was recorded. Prices a 1001 b were. Itxtra prime beef to 365, prime 32s to 3ns. secondary 29s to 31s Gd. light. 225. Od to 28s. and rough down to 1-Y-. Top price £37 as was secured l.»y Messrs Miv-edy Bros. (Blyth Down.? for a The entry of fat. sheep liked eleven races, about the same number being forward as last week, General!? speaking the quality was good, i lie swe was a satisfactory one. Sheep suitable for Tut tellers" purposes were up to Is a head better than lost week, whilst, lighter ewes sold firmly at exporters’ valuer. 'The best draft of wethers was one oi 30 from Mr (i. Grigg <Longbeach>. which made from 18s Id to' lbs !Vi. the latter price for fifteen, l ot lambs suitable for freezing purposes met with a spirited sale from exporters and good medium weight lambs made up to 12.1 d I a lb. There was a fairlv large emrv of j store sheep and generally the safe was a satisfactory one. Best store iambs sold at an advance of Is to Is. Cd a j head on late rates, and ewes witii teeth j sold freely at improved prices. I'orward i wethers sold moderately well but hard, j backward sorts were no better than at. j The bulk of the offering of slot-- catj tic consisted of nondescript lots t,f cows. : Practically rile only quotable, hue of ! voting cat*’.le forward was mu o! 13 j cightccn-month-okl Hereford heifers I from Marlborough, which made £1 2 J (>d. In the dairy catt.e section good 1 springers met with keen competition I and realised satisfactory prices Backward cal vers and cows in poor condij t ion were hard lo quit. Similar remarks apply to vealers. V alues for best vealers were well maintained, but inicrior sorts showed a downward ten--1 here was a fairly large entry ol fat pigs and they.met with a good demand. | the end of the market values improved I ers and small store"! * ° l "Caj I" oil owing are ranges of values: - ! p :xll . a Pl . imr Mt . rrs n 7 5s x I ‘ tlium so r• ••■ : to £ • !:■ UfiriM .:l eel’s, t 7 | lu £i IK FAT I?HEc:T.

Modiwm lambF :::.s to r.Ts «d. Light and unfini.-hed lamb: -■ ' - t*» tv 6d. stoi:!-; SJiLi.r. Oi.liiwuy lambs. •’> (VI to -_V.« 10H. Medium I?. mbs. to Small lambs. 16?. to 10s. * ■nod cross-bred ewe lamb-, lo Ids _'d. Half-bred eve lambs, an* .Ml. hood four, .six. and eight toothed crossbred ewes, a7s 6d to lI s. Ordinary four. six. and cislit tooth Sound and fa ilius-moulhed lialf-hred owes. \h-- so :?:'s fd Kii l ling-mouthed cross-bred ewes, •-'tic u :1 s :id. I'.iv.va rd four and six-tooth wethers. t>Js ' Two toothed half-bred wethers. -.id to ".•2 s. STORK ‘'ATTI '.i.;': :;;:-: ■■i■ ■- • Bull-- to 15s. I •AIRY • ATTLi;. TV: i vrroiiH. third and fourth caIYoJS, M!• di n t -t ■ Rrd he Her? to tie M•:d iij 111 •r 1 C". !-. . , •,, v -i), milh a to! backward ca.vert f■; to v i".\ i .ni:R. i \'-::k-r.- VO y l Medium vealers V-\ (•• f- : = . d nih . i I 10- f i '

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