STOCK PRICES FIRM AT ADDINGTON SALE

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19118, 10 July 1930, Page 11

STOCK PRICES FIRM AT ADDINGTON SALE

LARGE LINE OF CATTLE FROM NORTH ENTERED. P.e cut ruling prices were maintain- ‘ ed in every section at the Metropolitan ; Market at Addington yesterday. The features of the sale were the appearance of another line of North Island , cattle, and the very small yarding of fat lambs, the smallest so far this season. Beef -was yarded in numbers almost equal to last week’s total, and included 130 head of North Islanders. There was an erratic sale, but values all over were maintained. Fat sheep were more numerous than they were last week, and met a steady sale over all. There was less keen demand for light sorts and also for very heavy pens, but sheep in between were keenly sought after. Values were, on the whole, up to those of last week. Fat lambs were yarded in very small numbers, and a great deal of the entry was not of very attractive quality. There were, however, odd pens of lambs of exceptional quality, and these sold well. Values over the w-hole sale were on a par with those of last week. The total entry of store sheep comprised only a few odd pens, with nothing striking about it at all. The bu\*ing was restricted to half a dozen farmers, although there was a fairly large audience. Values were maintained on the basis of last week’s. Values were:—Tat Cattle. Best I'.andy-weljrht steer and huifer beef made from 3Sh 6d to 41s per 1001 b, and in the case of a few odd pens early in the sale a little above that figure. Best heavy-weight steer beef from 33s 6d to 36s 6d, medium quality beef from 31s t.o 34s Gd, good cow beef from 30s to 335, secondary to 2Ss Gd, and rough down to 22s 6d per 1001 b. Prime heavy steers, £l3 10s to £lB 12s 6d. Prime medium-weight steers, £ll 10s to £ls. Medium quality steers, £S 15s to £ll. Light steers, £7 to £S 10s. Extra prime heifers, to £ls 2s 6d. - Prime heifers, £0 15s to £l2 10s. Medium heifers, £7 5s to £0 10s. Light heifers, £5 15s to £7. Extra prime cows, to £l4 17s Gd. Prime cows, £9 10s to £l2. Medium cows, £7 to £9. Light and aged, £4 15s to £6 15s. rat Sheep. Extra prime wethers to 33s lOd. Prime wethers 26s to 295. Medium wethers 22s to 255. Light wethers 16s to 21s. ~ Show ewes to 29s 7d.

Extra prime ewes 22s Gd to 25s Gd. Prime ewes 19s to 225. Medium ewes 15s to lSs. Light ewes 12s to 14s. Aged ewes 9s to 11s. rat Lambs. Extra prime lambs to 3lk lOd. Prime lambs, 25s to 2Ss. Medium lambs, 21s 6d to 24s 6d. Light, 17s 6d to 20s 6d. Store lambs. 14s to 17s. Store Sheep. Extra good four-tooth Corriedale Good two-tooth Corriedale ewes to 25s 9d. Sound mouth half-bred ewes to 15s lid. Ordinary 4. G and S-tooth half-bred ewes. 13s 6d to 16s. Good sound moulh three-quarter-bred ewes to 20s lOd. Aged ewes, Gs 3d to 7s 9d. Good ewe hoggets to 16s Id. Ordinary ewe hoggets, 11s to 13s 6d. Wether hoggets. 5s to Ss. .Mixed sex hoggets to 9s 3d. Store Cattle. From the point of view of both numbers and quality the offering in the store cattle pens was an exceptionally poor one. and there was very little to interest graziers. There were no steers and no yearlings, the entry consisting chiefly of rough cows. The best cow price was £6, which was paid for an animal that originally was consigned to the fat. pens. There were a few potting bulls forward, and the best of these made up to £B. Dairy Cattle. There was a small yarding of fiftytwo head of dairy cattle. The general quality was poor with few outstanding cows offering. The top price for the sale was £l4 15s, secured for a Shorthorn cow sold on account of C. Hamilton (Tai Tapu). For the quality sorts the sale was on a par with late rates, but cows in profit and backward sorts were bard to quit. Values were:— Extra good second and third calvers to £l4 15s. Good second and third ealvers £ll to Medium second and third ealvers IS to £lO 10s. . . Aged and inferior second and third ealvers £3 to £7. Good heifers to £9 15s. Medium heifers £S to £9. Stores £6 to £7. Vealers. The offering in the vealer pens was again a limited one, and if anything, smaller than last week’s. The sale was a keen one, and the high prices ruling last Wednesday were maintained, despite the fact that quality was rather indifferent. The top price was £lO 11s, as compared with £9 13s Gd last week, and £6 18s 6d the week before. rat Pigs. Entries in the fat pig pens were considerably larger than they were at the previous sale, and everything sold firmly throughout on a. basis of recent ruling values. Prices were: — Choppers £4 to £0 15s. Extra heavy to £ll Is. Porkers 47s 6d to 56s Gd.^ Heavy porkers 5Ss 6d to 73s Gd. Average price a lb B£d to 95d. Raconcrs £3 14s 6d to £4 17s 6d. Heavy baconers to £5 14s 6d. Average price a lb 7id to BJd. Store Pigs. Store pigs were in rather short supply. and they met keen competition from a fair muster of buyers. Large sorts were wanted. Values were;— Large stores 30s to 3Ss Gd. Medium stores 26s to_2Ss. Small stores 20s to 255. Weaners 14s Gd to 20s. Small weaners Ps to 12s Cd.