STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 February 1944, Page 6

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT ADDINGTON LATE RATES MAINTAINED (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) ■ CHRISTCHURCH. February 9. Values for all fat stock at the Addington market today were on a par with those of last week. The fat sheep entry was about the same as last week, but a greater proportion of rough cows in a larger fat cattle section kept values down. . Fat sheep: The quality was mixed, so that both ewes and wethers showing prime condition were eagerly bought by the trade. The freezing companies took almost the whole of the remainder of the entry at prices about Is a head more than last week. Top price for wethers was 42s 4d and a small pen of maiden ewes made 36s 7d. Store sheep: The entry was comprised mostly of lambs, which sold well at an advance of about Is a head on last week’s sale, the improvement being caused by the recent rain. The best price was 21s for a line of openwoolled lambs, and another line of similar sheep made 20s. Fat cattle: Uneasiness about the effect of the introduction of meat rationing and the acute feed position only partly relieved by the recent rain, .was responsible for a crowded yarding in the fat cattle pens, last week's overflow entry being exceeded by an entry of 620. Taken all over, the sale barely maintained last week’s rates. The demand for prime butchers’ beef was firm, but inferior stock depreciated by £1 a head.

Fat pigs: In the porker pens there was a good sale, all buyers competing up to full schedule rates. Chopper values showed no change. In the bacon sectom, the sale was keen throughout, last week's better values being fully maintained. The average price per lb was 8d to 8.1 d.