ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wairarapa Age, 4 May 1934, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET.

SEVERAL CLASSES IN GOOD DEMAND. CHRISTCHURCH, May 0. There was an overflow entry of fat cattle at the Addington, market to-day, entries in the other sections being of nominal size. Fat sheep, fat lambs, good young ewes, dairy cattle and vealers sold well, but fat cattle of inferior quality and store lambs were easier. The store sheep entry was drawn from Marlborough, Nelson,’ the south, and Chatham Islands, and for the most part comprised a mixed display. Good young ewes were in keen demand. G'ood two-tooth ' crossbred ewes made 29/- to 30/6; plain two-tooth, 17/- to 19/6; ordinary 4 and 6-tooth halfbred ewes, 21/- to 22/6; ordinary 4 and fltooth crossbred ewes, 20/- to 21/9; medium 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes, 21/- to 23/-; ordinary 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes, 19/- to 20/6; low conditioned 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 16/- to 18/-; ordinary s.m., 16/- to 17/6; s. and f.m. ewes, 13/- to 15/6; aged and inferior , 10/6 to 12/6; forward fullmouth half bred wethers, 20/- to 21/-; medium full-mouth halfbred, 18/- to 19/6; ordinary two-tooth halfbred, 18/to 18/3.

Store lambs: A heavier entry than the fortnight previously. Lambs for carrying over were easier, although good ewe lambs were wanted. Good halfbred ewe lambs made to 21/-; medium halfbred ewe lambs, 15/3 to 17/9; forward store lambs, to 22/7; medium store lambs, 15/- to 16/6; inferior and plain store lambs, 9/3 to 14/-. The fat lambs entry of 3400 sold at full schedule rates. Extra prime heavy lambs made to 29/4; prime heavy, 24/- to 27/-; prime mediumweights, 21/- to 23/6; light, 16/- to 20/6. Fat sheep: An entry of 6300 head. Export competition maintained rates at schedule level. Extra prime heavy Wethers sold to 29/4; prime heavy, 25/- to 27/-; prime mediumweight, 22/to 24/6; ordinary quality, 19/- to 21/6; light, to 18/6; prime heavy ewes, 22/to 23/6; prime mediumweight ewes, 19/6 to 21/6; ordinary quality ewes, 16/- to 19/-; light ewes, to 15/6. Fat cattle: An excess entry of 735 head met with a dragging sale. Good beef sold at little difference, but cows were hard to quit and there was an easing in values. Special beef made to 26/-; good, 20/-.to 22/6; heavy, to 17/-; medium quality, 16/6 to 19/1; and inferior down to 12/6. Extra prime heavy steers made to £ll/7/6; prime heavy, £6/15/- to £B/5/-; prime mediumweight, £6 to £7/5/.; ordinary quality, £4 to £5/10/-; light, to £3 15/-; extra prime heifers, to £8; prime, £4 to £6/15/-; ordinary, £2/15/- to £3 10/-; light heifers, to £2/10/-; extra prime cows, to £B/2/6; prime, £3/5/- to £4/15/-; ordinary, £2 to £3; rough, to 35/-.

Fat pigs: A good entry met with a steady demand. Choppers, £2 to £4 18/6; baconers, 44/6 to £3/10/6; average price a lb., 4}d to sd. Porkers, 28/- to 39/6; average price per lb., 4Jd to s}d. Store pigs: A large entry, which sold slightly better. Weeners, 6/- to 11/-; slips, 8/- to 10/-; stores, 10/- to 17/-; extra good to 26/-; sows in pig, 45/6. —(P.A.)