STOCK PRICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17862, 2 June 1926, Page 10

STOCK PRICES.

SUMMARY OF YESTERDAY’S SALE. The entry of fat cattle at the weekly stock sale at Addington yesterday totalled 485 head, compared with 620 • last week. On the whole the quality was.not too good. There were seyeral. nicely finished lines of steers penned, including a couple from the North Island, but generally the quality was plain. Cows again formed a large proportion of the entry, in spite of the fact that many of the more inferior cows were sent to the store pens by the grader. The sale was not a very bright one, this no doubt being due to the fact that most butchers are carrying fairly large supplies of beef. Good cow and heifer beef sold at about late rates, but steer beef was a shade weaker. The demand became very ; slack towards the end of the market and sales in the final stages were very difficult to make. Prices a 1001 b were:—Best Canterbury steer beef 37s to 40s, North Island prime 35s to 375. medium quality steer 34s to 36s Od, fair to good heifer. 20s to 325, inferior cow 24s to 28s, and rough down to 18s. The entry of fat sheep filled ten races, two less than last week. The quality was only mediocre, the proportion of light ewes being somewhat heavier than has been the case at recent sales. The market was not so bright as last week. The freezing buyers did not purchase so freely, this no doubt being due to the fact that the holiday to-morrow will interfere with the killing at the works this week. Prices for all classes were irregular, but light ewes were cheaper than last week by Is to Is Gd a head. Wethers and heavier ewes -were only a shade cheaper. The yarding of fat lambs was a small one, totalling 1600 head. The demand was again good, for freezing sorts, w'hich made full schedule rates, but a' good many inferior lambs were penned. These did not sell very well and they would- have been better suited to the store-pens. For the time of the year the entry of store sheep was fairly large, the numbers being swelled by lines from the Gisborne and Masterton districts. The demand for store lambs, ewes and wethers was dull, but, in a measure, this was due to the fact that the quality of most of the sheep penned was not attractive to buyers. Cows formed the bulk of the store cattle penning. Forward cows -were sought after and sold well. A small yarding of 44 head of dairy cattle met with a keen demand and prices were considerably better than those ruling last week. Vealers fit for butchers’ purposes sold well at late rates, but a good many of the calves were of indifferent quality and these proved slow of sale. They were not wanted by the butchers. Fat pigs met with a - fair sale throughout. In the store pig department weaners i and slips made better prices than at the previous

sale, -but medium and- laFge stores- were no better. - , \rn~; Following are ranges of values:—* ... FAT CATTLE. Extra heavy steers to £lB 12s fid. Prime heavy steers, £ls*losto £17.155. Prime medium-weight steers, £l3 15s to £l6 ss. Medium quality steers, £ll to £l3 10s, Light steers, £8 to' £lO 10s,' Extra prime heifers to £l3 12s 6d. Prime heifers. £5..,1.0s to .£ll. Ordinary heiPers, £6 30s to £S ss. Light heifers, £4 15s to £6. Extra prime cows to £l4 2s 6d. Prime cows, £8 to £lO 30s. Ordinary cows, £5 10s to £7 10s. Light and inferior cows, £3 10s to £5 ss. STORE CATTLE. Hood forward cows to £4 ss. Fairly good cows £2 to £3. Others 25s to 30s. Bulls to £5. DAIRY CATTLE. Good second, third and fourth calvers springing, £3 1 to £l4 15s. Medium sorts £7 to £lO 10s. Others £5 to £6 10s. Springing heifers £6 10s to £ll las. Old cows 25s to £2 15s. VEALERS. Good runners to £6 32s 6d. Medium runners £4 5s to £5 17s fid. Best calves'. £3 to ,£3 12s 6d. Medium calves. 30s to £2 15s. Small calves, 10s to 2os. FAT SHEEP. Extra prime wethers to 40s Id. Prime .wethers 32s to 35s 6d. Medium wethers 29s 6d to 31s fid. Light wethers 27s 9d to 2Ss 9d. Extra prime ewes to 33s lOd. Prime ewes 23s fid to 275. Medium ewes 20s to 235. Light ewes"l6s to 19s fid. Aged ewes 13s fid to 15s 9d. FAT LAMBS. Extra prime heavy lambs to 35s 7d. .Prime heavy lambs, 28s fid to 325. Medium weight prime lambs, 27s to 30s. Medium quality lambs, 24s to ~Gs Gd. Light lambs, 20s fid to 23s fid. STORE SH33EP. Good cross-bred ewe lambs 23s 3d to 26s lOd. Inferior ewe lambs 20s to 225. Forward wethei' lambs 20s fid to 21s lOd. Medium lambs 18s to 20s. Four, six and eight-toothed Corriedale eWes 345. Sound-mouthed cross-bred ewes 265. Sound and failing-mouthed ewes 20s fid to 245. , , Four, six and eight-toothed cross-bred ewes 29s 2d. Two and four-toothed half-bred wethers 25s 2d to 26s 3d. Four and six-toothed cross-bred wethers 22s 4d to 23s 3d. PIGS. Choppers £3 to £6 3 ss. Light baconers £4 to £4 10s. Heavy baconers £5 to £5 10s. Extra heavy baconers to £6 ss. Average price per lb 7Jd to Sid. Light porkers 46s to 525. Heavy porkers 55s to fi7s. Average price per lb Sd to 9d. Weaners 10s Jo 15 s. Small stores 27s to 295. Medium stores 32s to 395. Large stores to 465.