FAT LAMBS SELL WELL AT YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18465, 17 May 1928, Page 2

FAT LAMBS SELL WELL AT YARDS.

GOOD SALES OF FAT AND OF STORE SHEEP. Fat lambs again met with an excellent demand at the weekly stock sale at Addington yesterday, and the prices obtained were fully equal to the improved schedule rates for export announced last week. Fat and store sheep also sold well, but the demand for fat cattle was rather dull. There was another heavy entry of fat cattle, pumbering 540 head, compared with 620 last week. Quality again showed a good deal of variation, light-conditioned and aged cows forming a large proportion. A few good lines of station drafts came forward, but on the whole the quality was below standard. There were practically no outside cattle. The market was inclined to be irregular. For a few good pens at the opening of the sale prices were a shade better than last week,

but there was slackening Inter, particularly when the rougher sorts were offered. Later there was an improvement, and the market concluded well, and on an average values were practically at last week’s basis. Extra prime medium-weights made to 3Ss 6d per 1001 b, good prime 35s 6d to 37s 6d, medium quality 32s 6d to 355, heavyweight 33s to 365, good cows 31s 6d to 33s 6d, ordinary 27s to 30s, and rough down to 25s per 1001 b. The entry of fat sheep was of larger dimensions than for some time, numbering twelve races. Quality was inclined to be better than usual, good wethers being more numerous. The market was a steady one throughout, with very little change in values from last week. The heavy sheep were keenly competed for at a shade better values, and all lighter sorts met with a steady market at full export values, a big proportion going to the factories. The offering of fat lambs, which included some very prime lines, numbered 3270 head. The sale was a keen one throughout, full schedule rates being paid. Some particularly prime lambs made little short of Is a lb.

The store sheep pens were only moderately well filled. Forward lambs were sought after, but the demand for backward sorts was not very brisk, though there was no quotable change in values. The demand for both store wethers and ewes was good. Competition was again active for store cattle, the few lines of steers forward selling especially well. Any good dairy cattle were eagerly competed for, but the bulk of the entry consisted of inferior sorts, which were neglected. There was a fair sized entry of vealers of mixed quality. All lots sold at late rates. A small offering of fat pigs met a good demand, prices being about equal to laje rates, with a slight improvement ir» porkers. The demand for •store pigs was better than last week and prices improved. Passings were very few. Following are ranges of values:— FAT CATTLE. "Extra prime heavy steers to £l9 7s 6d. Prime heavy steers £ls to £l7 ss. Prime medium-weight steers £IS to £l4 10s. Ordinary steers £lO 10s to £l2 10s. Light steers £8 to £lO. Extra prime heifers to £l3 7s 6d. Prime heifers £9 15s to £ll 15s. Ordinary heifers £7 10s to £9 10s. Light heifers £4 10s to £7. Extra prime cows to £l3 17s 6d. Prime cow's £9 to £l4. Ordinary cows £7 to £8 15s. Light and aged cows £4 15s to £6 17s 6d.

STORE CATTLE. • Two to two and a half year old steers. £7 los to £8 10f. Eighteen months to two year old steers, £6 ss. Good cows, to £5 11s. Medium cows, £2 10s to £3 10s. Inferior cows, 2os to £2 ss. _ DAIRY CATTLE. Extra good second, third and fourth calyers, £l2 to £l6. Good sorts, £9 to £ll 10s Medium sorts, £7 to £8 10s. Inferior sorts. £5 to £6 10s. Rest heifers, £8 to £ll. Others. £5 10s to £7 10s. Ag/d cows In profit, £1 10s to £8 10». VEALERS. ro Tw * lve to eisrhteon-inonths sorts, to £8 10s. Good vealers. £5 2s fid to £6 15s. Medium vealers. £3 10s to £5. Others, 25s to £2 15s. Small calves. 7s 6d to 15s. FAT SHEEP. Extra prime wethers, to 42s lOd. Prime wethers, 36s to 38s. Medium wethers, 81s 6d to 34s 6d. Light wethers. 26s to 30s. Extra prime ewes, to 37a Id. Prime ewes. 28s to 32s 6d Ordinary ewes, 24s to 275. Light ewes. 20s to 22s 6d Poor conditioned aged ewes. 16s to 19s. FAT LAMBS. heavy lambs, 3Ss to 41a Prime lambs. 33s to 3«s. Medium lambs, 30s to 32s fid. Light lambs, 26s 6d to 29s 6d. btorc lambs. 23s to 255.