ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, 1 June 1928, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET.

:HRIbICHL„CH, M..y 30.

Except in fat cattle, fat sheep, and pigs, the yardings of stock at Addington to-day were somewhat smaller than the week before. There was a falling off in the quality of the store sheep that came forward, and there was a weaker demand than has been the ease previously this season. There was a large attendance of buyers. The numbers and quality of fat lambs penned were below the previous week’s, but there was nevertheless a very keen demand, and sales were made in some cases at <rver schedule rates. A large yarding of fat sheep was about the best «f the season for quality, and a very sound sale resulted. There was little or no change in the value of beef, though it Was considered that cows and rough sorts were easier than last week, but the sale throughout -was a good one. There was an over-supply of pigs, and sales of both fats and stores were made at reduced rates.

Store sheep.—The yarding of store sheep was the smallest for the sesaon, and the quality, especially of lambs, was very ordinary. The demand for eadinary store lambs has now apparently slackened off since the winter weather has set in. Bidding lacked keenness, and prices were easier by Is t.o Is 6d per head, ewe lambs showing the greater decline. The market for adult sheep also showed a want of animation, aged ewes being down Is per head, whilst a number of lots were passed. Good mouthed ewes were more readily saleable. The wethers that were offered were of moderate quality. Extra good halfbred ewe lambs made to 38s 3d, good halfbred ewe lambs to 28s 6d, good three-quarterbred lambs to 28s, ordinary three-quarterbred ewe lambs 24s to 26s 6d, rape lambs 21s 6d to 235, backward lambs 19s 3d to 21s, inferior lambs 17s to 19s, two-tooth half bred ewes to 31s lOd, four, six and eight tooth halfbred ewes 28s 6d to 31s 6d, inferior four, six and eight tooth ewes 21s 6d to 245, extra twotooth three-quarterbred ewes to 38s, extra good two-tooth crossbred ewes to 34s 9d, good four, sis and eight tooth crossbred ewes 27s 3d to 30s 6d, aged ewes 14s 6d to 19s, good two-tooth three-quarterbred wethers to 33s 3d, good four, six and eight-tooth halfbred wethers 29s to 31s 3d, ordinary four, six and eight-tooth halfbred wethers 26s 6d to 28s.

Fat lambs.—There was an ent-y of 2950, as compared with 2900 the previous week, and there was a fallingoff in quality as well as in numbers. There was a keen demand for all prime lambs, exporters in some cases paying above- schedule rates. Light and unfinished sorts were easier. Extra prime lambs sold at 38s to 40s 7d, prime lambs 34s to 375, medium 29s 6d to 335, light 26s to 295, stores 22s- to 25s 6d.

Fat sheep.—The yarding of fat sheep was about equal to last week in numbers, but there was a larger proportion of prime sheep. There was brisk competition throughout between export buyers and butchers and the previous week’s rates were fully maintained. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 44s 7d, prime wethers 35s 6d to 395, medium wethers 32s to 355, light wethers 3Cs to 31s, extra prime ewes to 41s 4d, prime ewes 29s 6d to 33s 6d, medium ewes 25s 6d to 295, light ewes 21s to 255, poor conditioned and aged ewes 17s 6d to 20s.

There was a fairly heavy yarding of fat cattle—a total of 560 against 540 the previous week. There was a scarcity, however, of prime steers, the great bulk of the offerings being cows and heifers of mixed quality and unfinished steers. The break in the weather evidently caused graziers to send forward any stock at all fit for market. Cows and heifers as usual were mostly of dairy types. The market opened at about the previous week’s rates for all prime quality cattle and remained fairly firm throughout. For ordinarv cows and rough and unfinished cattle the sale was somewhat irregular, with a slightly easier tendency. Best steer and heifer beef sold at up to 41s per 1001 b, good prime quality 37s 6d to 395, medium quality 34s 6d to 375, heavy weight steers 33s to 35s 6d, good cows 3-s to 355, and rough sorts down to f ss - EXtra Prime heav - v steers made to £-2 17s 6d, prime heavy steers £l5 15s to £lB 12s Cd, prime heavy weight steers £l3 10s to £l5 10s, light ordinary quality steers £lO 10s to £l3 5s light steers £7 5s to £lO ss, extra prime £l3 7 ® 6d ’ prim ® heifers £lO £d2 10S ’ oTdinar F heifers ±7 15s o £lO ss, light heifers £4 12s Cd to os, extra prime cows to £l4 17 s 6d, prime cows £lO to £l2, medium cows £7 5s to £9 15s, light'and aged cows £4 2s 6d to £7. b

There was a moderate entry of .store cattle male up principally of cows of various ages, with an odd pen or two of rough steers and light heifers, and a number of bulls. The -sale was a mdo T t / roUgh , oUt - Two-year steers Ci ’ !° rward tw °-yoar heifers £5 . / Od, medium cows £2 10s to £3 10s mforior cows 30s to £2, bulls £3 -to

The entry of dairy cattle totalled 51 bead. Cows and heifers close to ealvmet a good demand, but small heiftoml /ackward calves were harder quit than had been the case lor a week or two. Best second, third, and tourth calvers made £lO to £l5 15s medium sorts £8 to £9 10s, inferior’ aorta £ 0 j Os t 0 £7 IQS) best heifers " ° a ’ small and backward heifers, , £7 10s ’ old cows in profit. £3 to £4 las. ’

There was a heavy entry in the vealors section, which overflowed into the ■store cattle pens. There was only a small proportion of prime veal calves, the greater part of the yarding consisting of yearling to eighteen ' months sorts many of the pens of these being well .unshed, but others were only ■'tores. Twelve to oighteen-month sorts made to £7 18s 6d, good vealers £5 2s 6d to £6 15s, medium vealers £3 10s to

£5, others 25s to £2 15s, small calves 5s to 15s. There was a large entry of fat pigs, but the demand was weak, and prices were easier all round. Choppers made £2 to £5, light baconers 48s to 60s, ; heavy baconers 65b to 80s, extra heavy i baconers to £5 (average price per lb ; 5Jd to s}d), light porkers 24s to 30s, heavy porkers 35s to 45s (average price per lb s}d to 6Jd). Store pigs.—A large yarding, mostly of medium and largo stores, met with a very poor demand, and prices showed a further decline. Small weaners 3s to 4s, good weaners 5s to 7s 6d, small stores 9s to Ils, medium stores 12s to 15s, largo stores 16s to 22s 6d. (P.A.)