STOCK PRICES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17881, 24 June 1926, Page 14

STOCK PRICES.

SUMMARY OF YESTERDAY’S SALE. The entry of fat cattle at the weeklv stock sale at Addington yesterday totalled 500 head, a few less than last week. It included several lines of well finished steers, but the proportion of cows was heavier than has been the case at recent sales, and many of them were of inferior quality. The demand was irregular and, except in the case of the best beef, prices were inclined to be lower than last week, though not by more than about 2s a 1001 b. Prices a 1001 b were: Best medium weight beef 36s 6d to 395, heavy weight beef 34s to 36s 6d, good cow’ and heifer beef 30s to 345, inferior 25s to 28s, and rough down to 20s. The entry of fat sheep was a large one, comprising thirteen races, one less than last week. On the whole the quality was good, though it was not so outstanding as has been the case at recent sales. The proportion of wethers was somewhat heavier. At the start of the sale prices were inclined to be a bit weaker than at the previous market, but they soon firmed up and closing rates were from Is to Is 6d a head in advance of opening rates. The export buyers competed freely for all sheep suitable for their purposses, paying full schedule rates and in some cases a little more. In this respect the market was better than last week’s, at which there was rather restricted export competition. The varding of fat lambs was a very small one, only about 600 head being forward. They sold well at full schedule prices. For a winter sale the entry of store sheep was a very large one. It included some 10,000 sheep from the North Island, besides a good many local lines. The bulk of the North Island sheep consisted of ewes in low condition, and buyers were not keen after them. In fact, it was a wonder that some of them found buyers at all, considering their poor condition. Good local ewes sold well as also did hoggets, but wethers met with a rather weak demand. Cows and bulls formed the bulk of the store cattle entry. They sold at late rates. One pen of three and a half year old Hereford store steers made £lO The entry of dairy cattle totalled 68 head. Old cows formed the bulk of the dairy cattle penned and they were not in keen demand. Spring calvers, too. were bard to quit, but young cows close to calving were disposed of readily at good prices. A large number of the vealers offered were quite unfit for killing and much of the stuff was sold for only a few shillings a head. Good vealers, on the other hand, were in demand and sold w’ell at late rates. There was a good demand for fat pigs, especially porkers. Baconers were inclined to lie slightly easier than last

week. Not many store pigs came forward. and there were plenty of buyers for them. The result was that all lots were disposed of readily at satisfactory prices. Following are ranges of values:— FAT CATTLE. Extra heavy steers £lB to £l9 2s 6<i. Prime heavy steers £ls os to £l7 15s. Prime medium-weight steers £l3 10s to £ls 1 Os. Medium-quality steers £lO to £l3 ss. Light steers £7 to £9 10s. Extra. primo heifers to £l3 12s 6d. Prime heifers £9 to £ll. Ordinary heifers £7 to £S 15s. Light heifers £4 12n 6d to £6 15s. Extra prime rows to £l3 12s 6d. Prime cows £8 to £lO 6s. Ordinary cows £5 15s to £7 15s. Inferior cows £3 10s to £5 10s. STORE CATTLE. Good cows to £4. Fairly good cows £2 to £3. Others 20s to 30s. Bulls to £5 ss. DAIRY CATTLE. Extra good second, third and fourth calvers to £ls. Good sorts £8 to £lO. Medium £6 10s to £7 10s. Inferior £3 to £5. Bpringing heifers £4 10s to £7 10s. Old cows in profit £1 10s to £3. VEALERS. Good runners to £7. Medium runners £5 to £6 10s. Best caves £4 to £4 17s 6d. Medium enlves £2 12s 6d to £3 15s. Poor stuff 10s to 255. FAT SHEEP. Extra prime wethers to 37s Id. Prime wethers 31s to 345. Medium wethers 2Ss 6d to 30s 6d. Light wethers 24s 9d to 275. Extra prime ewes to 34s lOd. Prime ewes 22s to 25s 6d. Medium ewes 19s to 21s 9d. Eight ewes 16s to ISs 6d. Aged ewes 12s to 15s 6d. FAT LAMBS. Extra prime heavy lambs, to 35s Id. Prime heavy lambs, 28s to 31s. Medium weight prime lambs, 26s 6d to 28s 6d. Medium quality lambs, 24s 6d to 265. Light lambs, 21s to 245. STORE SHEEP. Good four and six-tooth Romney cross ewes, 33s 9d. Sound-mouthed cross-bred ewes, 22s to 265. Low conditioned and inferior crossbred sound-mouthed eyes, J7s to 20s. Failing-mouthed « ross-bred ewes, 14s 6<l to 1 Bs. Failing-mouthed half-bred ewes, 20s 6d to 275. Good sound and failing mouthed ewes, 26s to 295. Failing mouthed merino ewes, 21s. .‘-'mall two-toothed cross-bred ewes, 22s to 26s Gd. Cross-bred ewe hoggets, 24s 6d to 27s lid. Half-bred wether hoggets, 20s to 21s 6d. Small half-bred wether hoggets, 17s to 18s 9d. Cross-bred wether hoggets, 19s to 225. Four and six-toothed wethers, 24s to 26s Gd. Two and four-toothed wethers, 20s Hd * 'hoppers. £3 10s to f? g B Gd Light baeoners. f 4 7s to £5 Heavy baconers, £5 5s to £6. Extra heavy baconers, £6 10s to £S 15s. Average price per lb, 8d to B|d. Light porkers, 56s to 655. Heavy porkers, 70s to 80s. Average price per lb, 9d to lOd. AVeaners, 20s to 265. Small stores, 2Gs to 30s. Medium stores, 34s to 435.