STOCK AT ADDINGTON.

Wairarapa Age, 7 November 1930, Page 3

STOCK AT ADDINGTON.

PRICES AT-DOUBLE MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, November 5

Next week being Carnival week; there will be no sale at. Addington, so that to-day’s sale was _a “double’’

one." The'entries in each section of the market were heavy ®fid in tile major divisions the yardings were very heavy indeed. There were big consignments of store sheep forward front South gftfiterbury, arid it was largely due to that fact that the marfssi was largest that there Las been sines ths winter months. The sale was a very dragging one, and cempetition was dull front start to finish. The result was that prices recorded 1a decline of 2/- a head over the whole sale tor ail class

E “tn ths fat cattle pens mete tveis st? head Entered, and there were consign: Hisnts representing Otago, Southland, South Canterbury, the West Coast, and the east nnd west coasts of the North Island. Thn quality especially of the local cattle fofward, was very gang, sad taeir sale was a satisfes psy’siM. an.* .ismuna »»s 8»t ns

keen as St last wGSt’s aiISHsS; Sit tbe decline lit

Ha tHltThr nsrxe liCvv Anticipated!. rr - TK7 ... AO7ro? ,i»g iitft SULi™ ./id pens a little above that figlire. ;;

«.T. rriXS—.vivM.... it 5 ?" *Ttrt rtltft' tdtaT fias r ßeen °WcWiietF’'6b- 1— that total;has been .exgeodeiLpn mu, 531® creeiine in valggs dvez fthe Uvsn s&iCi was..i2/' .A .iweicl, lor both elassesj and inline:latter Stages it waa more Shan tlmti figure., 1 woto-'-ncari-y diTiyi .:.hesdro£:rfat"--lainb3 penired; .'i..d tbev did net sell-well, re--sBHs’tttg”L ■!?•' ”rl rtsfeor.'t" 1 ® following a ’decline of 3/- to 4/- a hes& Tit “fast" w nntrhcfc-

Store Sheep: There- was the largest entry this season. Values were: Extra g-ooT tfife’e-quafter-Bfca- eW»" hoggets, 83/Hi good ewe hoggets, 18/6 to 20/3; medium ewe hoggets, 14/- to 16/3; skerw -ewc* hoggets, to 13/7: wether hoggets, S/I‘o to 11/-; 4 and 6-th halfbred wethers,. 17/6. to 19/-; medium 4 and 6-th halfbred wethers, 14/3 to 1.5/A:- ordinary 4, 6 and 8-th halfbred wethers, to 12/3; s.m. wethers, to 7/2; 1- counted), llyL -to 12/3; . ordinary ewes and iambs, 7/- to 10/-; aged and backward 4/5-to-5/--,- •■■ - . .

o wffi-I,vHzpaelw. ..TJiz*Wfl.B 900, compared with 500 at last week’s sale. The number forwa/d resulted in the competition falling off. Tlic quality of the yarding: was vetjr"evem Prices yesterday equalled- Old to. lOd Lilijj, 3STnps“odn<i“ith r yriat. Light lambs sold very well; Vaiues were: Extra prime lambs, to 33/10; prime, lambs,. 25/6 .to. 23/-; medium, lambs, 22/- to 25/-; light lambs, 15/to 21/-

Far. Fhnep: The .sale was a fairly keen one. The quality was nit ourstanii.'ng, an’d the-e was a big proportion of shorn sheep er/ered. Va.tie.s were: - Extra prime heavy wethers to jl/S. rrime—he&trv; -wctherc- 2a/fi---lc S3/S ; b edia® •.».■’t-; -jwtae wethers, 24/-- to 26/-; second quality wethers; 22/-; to 23/6; inferior wethers, 18/6 to 21/6; extra prime ewes, to 29/1'; prime ewes, 22/6 to 26/6; medium ewes, HZ- to 21/6: light...and aged ewes, 14/- to .16/6; best shorn wethers,- to 29/7; ordinary shorn wethers, to 23/-; best sLcrn ewes, to 27/4. Fat Cattle: There was an entry of 615 head of fat as compared with 42C at the last- market and 695 at the corresponding sale last year. There were big consignments forward from Gihuonie; tue West v/Gast Ox NortH aTitd else where; The general quality was - very good, iand there was but a small percentage of secondary and inferior sorts forward. The best beef in the yards maJde up Oy 80/ ibolToc., looot weiglit h pr, f m a dp. from 4§/- to 49/pur iiiCilL., in nrlrl riflQAa 3. little abovd ifiae fieuig- neavy ueef ihhh ssrii tn iic; vuvv t ßB f. t» 48/ j EBEUiuiiuy beef; §§/§ is §?/ j ~a“ jsugk dswn ts ’IS/-, v a mas Wfiriv Exira prime heavy sms ts «§§/ir/9; prisas hairy “tests; Sl?/w/= *» S3 t 10/T prffic . medium-weight steers, £l5 to £18; medium quality steers £ll/I'B/to £l4/15/-; light steers, £9 tu £11; nviva pritort hoitp.Tß. trt £lB/2 All prime heifers, £l3 to £l6; medium heifers, '£lo to £l2; light heifers, £7/I'o/- to £9/10/t; extra prime_cows, £l2/5/- to £l5/10/-; medium cows, £lO to £ll 15/-: light and aged cows, £7 to £9 19/-:

Vealers: The entry was a small one. Everything fit for butchers’ requirements sold at an advance on late rates. Values were: Runners, £4 to £ll/3/6: good calves, 90/= to 70/-; medium calves, 30/= ts 45/-; small and i'lhfefior, 29/- to 29/=; calves just droppe'd, 6/- to 17/-. Store Cattle: Prices were veryjittle altered from last week, but anything Showing forward condition was keenly sought after. There were several good lines of 3 and 4-year-old steers, some good station cows, and 'a number of attractive yearling cattle. A pen of 3-year-old Hereford steers in backward eonditloT* made, £9/5/-. A poll of good forward 2-year-old Shorthorn steers made £9/6/-; a pen of yearling to 15 months Shorthorn, steers made £3 15/-; and a pen of heifers of mixed colours was passed at £2/6/-. Bulls far breeding purposes made up to £lO and tor potting up to £B, Dairy Cattle: The entry was much larger thian for the last month, the «« Cf nn d paws fipfj >h.uifers sold well, but the demand for onvlnrrora on fl PAWS jrt Tirdfit ■ - f i 2- • Jt" - a Was poor.' j-ae niguuSu price .. «.m « — for _SL Shorthorn hX:f.er:'' 51 ya!B‘ja "rijij'r’HKgH: titttft ssii

ffliTilii smgfa- s4w: in Sih sorts, £6/10/- to sts/lu/:; good Sfiifs : ei s. £ll/18/= i« slr/is/ ; sorts, £4 tu SB, cows ia profit, asserding to edndlfU.s, lip ♦.« TiaL Pigs: The entry o£ porkers was HGO and baconers 170. The sale for

♦Nwc’l sricb-L i.bx /■ Choppers were_y unchanged. ■ values wire? Itorkws, 48/9. to « £B/12/3v- avSßage Sisyhsavy r to- £4/18/64-ayexage_®riee per 6Jd: choppers, £2/10/- to £7/13/0. ' T? = .nWprintf Wftß Of medium size,-totalling =289; toPfie safe w.as a good one and prices were- well up to late rates. Values were: Large stores, 38/- to 47/6; medium stores, yq/. tn-37/6- slips, 28/- to 31/6: good weaners, 23/ to* 28/6; others, 18/- to 22/6.—(P.A.)