BEEF AND LAMB RECOVER IN PRICE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19238, 27 November 1930, Page 7

BEEF AND LAMB RECOVER IN PRICE.

SMALL ENTRIES MARKED YESTERDAY’S SALE. Entries in all the important sections at Addington yesterday were smaller than they have been for some time. The last three sales saw phenomenally large entries, and as a consequence prices fell. There were .recoveries yesterday in the beef and lamb sections, but mutton merely held its ground, and stop"* sheep were definitely worse. The cattle entry was remarkable for the fact that there was nothing entered from outside the province. At sales for many months past, Otago, Southland, or the North Island have been represented. The entry was of good quality, and the prices received worked out at about £1 a head above those of last week. Fat sheep were in considerably smaller liumlxrrs than they were at the previous sale. At' the start there was a fairly keen demand, with prices distinctly above those ruling last week, but as the sale progressed, there was a slackening in the inquiry, and prices receded to the level thy reached Fiat week. There was no appreciable change >n price. The quality of the offering was not up to the standard of that of last week. Store sheep were yarded in average numbers, and included large lines from Marlborough and the Chatham Islands.

The attendance of buyers was small, and the interest in the sale was most half-hearted. Values receded by Is 6d to 2s a head. The fat lambs which were yarded were an exceptionally good lot, but were not competed for very keenly. Probably on account of the shorter entry, there was a recovery of a shilling a head. 7at Cattle. Extra prime heavy steers, to £2l 7s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £l7 10s to £2O 10s. Prime medium-weight steers, £l4 to £l7. Medium quality steers, £ll to £l3 15s. Bight steers, £8 to £lO lOs. Extra prime heifers, to £ls 12s 6d. Prime heifers, £l2 to £l4 10s. Medium heifers, £9 to £ll 10s. Light heifers, £6 15s to £8 10s. Extra prime cows, to £lB 7s 6d. Prime cows, £ll 10s to £l4. Medium cows, £8 10s to £ll. Light and aged cows, £6 to £B. Pat Sheep. Extra prime heavy wethers to 28s I'd. Prime heavy wethers 23s to 26s 9d. Medium-weight prime wethers 19s to 22s 6d. Second-quality w’ethers 15s 1o 18s 9d. Inferior wethers 11s 6d to 14s. Extra prime ewes to 23s lOd. Prime ewes 19s to 225. Medium ewes 15s to 18s. Light fewes 11s 6d to 14s. Aged ewes 9s f*d to 11s. Best woolly wethers to 25s Id. Medium woqljy wethers 22s to 24s 3d. Light woolly wethers 14s to ISs. Best woolly ewes to 24s lOd. Prime woolly ewes 18s to 225. Medium woolly ewes to 17s Light and aged woolly ewes 10s to Id*. Store Sheep. Medium ewe hoggets to 17s. Ordinary ewe hoggets to 14s. Wether hoggets 9s to 1 2s 10cj. Extra good four and six-tootn Romney wethers to 19s 4d. Good four and six-tooth Romney wethers 14s 9d to 16s 3d. Medium four and six-tooth Romney wethers 12s 9d to 14 s. Good four and six-tooth half-bred wethers to 15s lOd. Small to medium four and six-tooth iialf-bred 7s 4d to 12s 4d. Cull wethers 3s Id to 6s 6d. Shorn two, four, six and eight-tooth half-bred ewes 11s to 12s 3d. Shorn four and six-tooth Romney ewes 15s 9d to 16s 3d. Aged half-bred ewes to 3s 9d. Medium to good ewes and lambs (all counted), 10s 5d to 12s. Fat Dambs. Extra prime lambs, to 30s _ld. Prime lambs, 22s 6d to 255. Medium lambs, 19s to 225. Light lambs. 17s to 18s 6d. Dairy Cattle. Good second and third calvers. £9 t« Medium second and third calvers, £1 to £8 10s. Aged and Inferior. £3 10s to £6. Good heifers, £9 to £lO. Medium heifers, £6 15s to £B. Others, £4 15s to £5 ss. Fat Figs. Porkers, 37s to 475. Heavy, 50s to 60s. Average price per lb, 7d to Sd. Baconers, £3 2s 6d to £3 10s. Heavy, £3 15s to £4 9s 6d. Average price per lb, 6d to 6ld. Choppers, £3 7s 6d to £7 8s Cd. Store Figs. Large stores, up to 445. Small, 33s to 365. Weaners, 24s to 28s. Slips, 29s to 325.