ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, 7 April 1933, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET.

FAYjL in fat cattle prices.

LAMBS AND SHEEP FIRMER. CHRISTCHURCH, April 5. The market for fat lambs and fat sheep was firmer than for some weeks at Addington to-day. Fat cattle values relapsed again, while store sheep maintained their values.

Store sheep: A large entry of about 14,000 head, with a few drafts from Marlborough and the Chatham Islands. It was a steady sale, with prices on a par with late rates. Extra good fourtooth Corriedale ewes sold to 17/-; good two-tooth half bred, 15/- to 16/3; medium to 13/9; good two-tooth crossbred, to 14/8; medium, 12/- to 13/2; ordinary, 9/6 to 11/9; ordinary 6 and 8-tooth half bred, 7/6 to 16/-; extra good four-year-old Corriedales, to 11/9; good four-year-old half bred, 8/- to 9/3; good s.m. crossbred to 8/-; ordinary s.m. half bred, 5/6 to 7/-; aged and failing-mouth, 6d to 4/9. Forward wethers, 7/9 to 9/-; ordinary wethers, 5/- to 7/3; forward m.s. lambs, 6/6 to 8/1; medium, 4/9 to 6/-; inferior, 2/3 to 4/3.

Fat lambs: An entry of 3360 head. A good sale, with a firming on late rates, especially for butchers 7 sorts. Values were: Extra prime heavy lambs, to 15/4; prime heavy, 14/- to 15/-; medium weight, 11/6 to 13/6; light, 9/- to HA

Fat sheep: A good sale for an entry of 5400 head. The advance was .fully 1/- a head for medium and heavy ewes, while all classes showed a distinct firmness on late rates. Values were: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 18/10; prime heavy, 15/- to 16/3; medium weight prime, 12/6 to 14/6; ordinary, 10/6 to 12/-; light, 9/- to 10/-; extra prime heavy ewes, to 12/10; prime heavy, 9/6 to 11’/-; medium weight prime, 7/- to 9/-; ordinary, 5/- to 7/-; light, 4/- to 5/-.

Fat cattle: The entry of 458 head was in excess of the demand, and although the quality on the average was outstanding, competition was restricted, and values declined for all sorts by 10/- to £1 a head. Good beef was worth 16/- to 18/- per 1001 b; heavy’weight and medium quality, .14/6 to 16/-; good heifer, 15/- to 17/-; good cow, 13/- to 15/-; secondary cow, 10/to 13/-; rough down to 7/-. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £B/17/6; prime heavy, £7 to £8; prime medium weight, £6 to £7/10/-; ordinary quality, £4 to £5/10/-; light, £2/5/- to £3 10/-; extra prime heifers to £7/12/6; prime, £4/10/- to £5/17/6; medium, £3 2/6 to £4/5/-; light, £2 to £3: extra 'prime cows to £5/17/6; prime, £3/10/to £5; light and ordinary, £l/10/- to £2/17/6, Fat pigs: A good entry of bacon pigs sold op a par with last week's basis. Pork was in keen demand. Choppers made 30/- to 43/6; baconers, 37/6 to 45/6; heavy, 47/6 to 55/6; extra heavy to £2/18/6; average price per lb, 3d to 41d. Porkers, 23/6 to 27/6; heavy, 28/6 to 33/6; average price per lb., 4d to 44d.—(P.A.)