ADDINGTON YARDS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 885, 5 October 1933, Page 4

ADDINGTON YARDS.

Decline in Values of Fat Sheep. BEEP PRICES STEADY. In a large but poor-quality yarding of fat sheep at the Metropolitan market at Addington yesterday, the few good sheep offered sold at slightly below last week’s rates. The mediumweight and plain sorts were down by fully 2s a head. The general standard of the beef entry was raised by the inclusion of 130 head of good quality steers, cows and heifers from the North Island. All classes, except extra heavy cows, held to last week’s rates. rat Cattle. There was an entry of 360 fat cattle, i compared with 350 last week. With the ! inclusion of 130 head from the North Island and CO head from the West | Coast, as well as consignments from ) Southland, the quality of the yarding was exceptionally good. Some of the North Island drafts were outstanding. The market throughout was erratic, but prices for everything except extra heavy cows and old cows were about on the same level as they were last week. Extra heavy cows were in oversupply, and the price dropped by up to £1 a head. There was a good selection in all classes, and butchers had no difficulty in filling their wants. Top i price for steers was £l3 7s 6d for one sold on account of a client. W. 11. Reed (Marahau, Wanganui) topped the heifer market with £lO 17s 6d, at which figure two were sold. This vendor had a magnificent line of Shorthorn steers, heifers and cows in the market. The 20 steers averaged £ll 19s 6d a head, the 31 heifers £9 4s 6d, and the 7 cows £9. Top price for cows was £9 12s 6d for one from a line of 25 sold on account of a Southland client. Best beef made from 26s to 29s per 1001 b, with occasional pens making over 30s, good beef made from 22s to 265. hea\*y-weight from 19s to 225, medium from 15s to 18s, and rough down to 14 s. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £l3 7s 6d. Prime heavy steers. £9 10s to £l2. Prime heavy-weight steers, £8 10s to £lO 10s. Ordinary quality steers, £6 10s to £S. Eight steers, to £G. , Extra prime heifers, to £lO lis 6d. Prime heifers, £6 15s to £8 15s. Medium heifers, £4 15s to £6 os. Eight heifers, to £4 10s. Extra prime cows, to £9 12s 6d. Prime cows, £5 10s to £7 10s. Medium cows, £4 to £5 ss. Light and aged cows, to £3 15s. Tat Sheep. The yarding of fat sheep was of 3700 head, compared with 3000 last week Generally, the quality was poor, a big proportion of the offering being madeup of inferior sorts which looked deceptively good in their heavy fleeces. Consignments were forward from the North Island and from Southland. The market opened with rates distinctly lower than they were last week, the drop being fully 2s a head for all except the very best, which were only slightly cheaper than they were at the previous market. Really choice sorts were scarce. The hoggets offered met with a good demand. Top price for wethers was 36s 7cl for two sold on account of F. Tavener (Orari). The best ewe price was 38s 4d for three sold on account of a client. Values were:— Extra prime heavy wethers, to 36s 7d. Prime heavy wethers, 30s to 345. Medium-weight prime wethers. 26s 6d to 29s 6d. Ordinary wethers, 22s to 265. Light wethers. 17s to 20s. Extra prime heavy ewes, to 3Se Id. Prime heavy owes. 27s to 3Ls. 6d! ** ( ( ( 9 i Light ewes, 10s Gel to 20s.

Vealers. ! The entry of vealers was larger than ! last week, and comprised mainly small I bucket-fed and larger rough sorts. Quality calves sold well, but the rest were difficult to quit. The top price was L 4 ISs 6d. Store Cattle. There was a full yarding of store cattle, comprising an unusual proportion of yearlings, due to a consignment from Kaikoura, the colours of which, with the exception of one pen, were far from attractive. Several lots of local cattle, comprising two-year-old Shorthorn heifers, met with good competition. Two-year-old Shorthorn heifers sold at from 40s to 57s 6d, two-year steers of mixed colours from 30s to 47s Cd, yearling to eighteen-months Shorthorn heifers from 20s to 37s 6d, eighteen-months-old mixed-sex Shorthorns from 30s to 37s 6d, fresh cows from 35s to 47s 6d, old cows 10s to 17s 6d and bulls £2 10s. Dairy Cattle. Seventy head of dairy cattle were entered, and the quality was poor. Throughout the market was dull, there being a drop in prices of from 10s to 15s a head over the first part, and a ! drop of from 20s to 25s a head in the • latter stages. Values were: I Good second and third cal vers £3 5s to £5. Medium second and third calvers £2 to £3. Aged and inferior £1 to 355. Good heifers £3 10s to £1 10s. Medium heifers £2 to £3. Others 15s to 355. Pat Pigs. There was a medium entry of fat pigs, for which there was a good demand all round. Bacon was in short supply. Values were: Choppers 25s to £2 ISs 6d. Batoners 42s Gd to 52s 6d. j Heavy baconers 56s Gd to £2 ISs Gd ' Extra heavy up to £3 5s Gd. Average price per lb 4id to 43d. I Porkers 25s Gd to 32s 6d. | Heavy porkers 35s Gd to £2 Is Gd. j Average price per ib 4i?d to 5Jd. Store Pigs. There was a heavier entry than last week, the supply being particularly big in the pork and bacon pens. Owing to the big offering, prices opened easier and fell again toward the end of the sale. Competition for big pigs was good, and also for anything showing quality. Values were: Good I 'weaners°l 0s S to 12s. Extra good weaners to 14s Gd. Slips 9s to 11s. Small stores Us to 13s. Medium stores 13s Gd to 15s Gd. I.arge stores lGs to 20s. Extra good to 235.