ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, 16 December 1932, Page 2

ADDINGTON MARKET.

LAMB PRICES RISE SHARPLY.

CHRISTCHURCH, December 14. A sharp rise in fat lamb values ■was the principal feature at the Addington to-day, exporters being precluded from taking all but. a few pens. The fat lamb entry was 2400 head, the quality being mixed. There was a rise of 1/- to 1/6 a head, the average price being about 4Jd a lb. The top price was 17/1’ for five lambs. Fat sheep showed a much larger entry. Prices were on a par with last week’s rates. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 15/7; prime heavy, 13/- to 14/-; prime medium-weight, 11/- to 12/,9; ordinary and light, 9/- to 10/0; extra prime heavy ewes, to 13/-; prime heavy, 10/6 to 12/6; medium-weight prime, 8/6 to 10/3; light and ordinary, 5/- to 8/-. The entry of fat cattle was 350 head. The average quality was very good. Best beef made up to 21'/- per 1001 b., and in odd cases up to 23/-; good prime, 17/- to 19/-; heavy, 15/- to 17/-; ordinary quality, to 12/-; rough, down to 9/-. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £lO/12/6; prime heavy, £6/10/- to £9; prime medium-weight, £5/10/- to 5/-; light, £2 to £3/10/-; extra prime £7; ordinary quality, £3/I's/- to £5 heifers, £7/12/6; prime, £4/5/- to £6; medium, £3 to £4; light, to £2/15/-; extra prime cows, to £B/7/6; prime, £3 10/- to £5; medium, £2/10/- to £3/5/-; light and aged, £l/5/- to £2/5/-. There was a big entry of fat pigs, for which the demand was weak and prices low. Choppers sold at 27/6 to 53/6; baconcrs, 29/6’ to 34/6; heavy, 37/6 to 44/6 (average price per lb., 23d to 3sdh; porkers, 19/6 to 22/6; heavy, 24/6 to 27/6 (average price per lb.,lHd to 31d).—(PA.)