THE STOCK MARKET

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19769, 17 February 1927, Page 9

THE STOCK MARKET

AT ADDINGTON. HEAVY ENTRIES YESTERDAY. [ Per Press Association. J CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 16. At the Addington market heavy entries were again the rule to-day, a large number of owes coming from the North Island and Marlborough. Store Sheep—Good ewes sold well and lambs sold with little change, but secendary ewes were easier. One good line of 1450 2-tooth North Island Romneys made 32s 3d, forward rape lambs 19s to 20s 6d, medium lambs 17s to 18s 6d. small lambs 13s 6d to' 15s, cull and inferior lambs Ils to 13s, good halfbred wether lambs 18s 6d to 255, medium i- halfbred lambs 16s to 17s 9d, 2-toorh is Romney ewes to 32s 3d; 2-tooth half- ,- bred ewes to 28s 6d, 4-tooth crossbred > ewes 25s 6d to 275, 4, 6 and 8-tooth y three-quarterbred ewes 27s 6d to 30s 6d, 4 and 6-tooth crossbred ewes 225, d sound and failing mouthed crossbred i- ewes 17s 6d to 19s 6d, small 2-tooth e crossbred ewes 21s to 22s 6d, aged it crossbred owes 5s to 9s, better conditioned sorts, 9s 6d to Us, 4 and 6tooth halfbred wethers 20s to 21s, 2 and 4-tooth crossbred wethers 17s 9d to 18s 9d. Fat Lambs.—4 Boo were yarded. Extra prime lambs sold to 27s 7d, prime lambs 24s 9d to 275, medium lambs 22s 6d to 27s 7d, prime lambs 24s 9d to 275, medium lambs 22s 6d to 24s 6d, unfinished lambs 20s 6d to 22s 3d. t Fat Sheep.—A moderate yarding and a a good sale, ewes selling briskly. Exv tra prime wethers sold to 32s 4d, prime wethers 25s 9d to 27s 6d, medium weth- , ers 23s 9d to 25s 6d, light wethers 21s - fid to 23s Rd, extra prime ewes to 26s s lOd, prime ewes 17s 9d to 225, medium ewes 14s 9d to 17s 6d, light ewes, 12s 6d to 14s 6d,: aged ewes 10s to 12s. Fat Cattle.—Another big entry of 6.30 head. Light prime beef made to 35s per 1001 b, in a few cases prime 31s 6d to 345. heavy and medium 26s 6d to 30s, rough down to 22s 6d. Heavy steers sold to £l5 7s 6d, prime' mediumweight steers £l2 JOs to £l4. medium steers £lO 10s to £l2 ss, light steers £7 12s to £lO ss, extra prime heifers to £l2 7s 6d, prime heifers £8 to £lO. 1 medium heifers £6 to £7 15s, light I heifers £4 5s to £5 15s, extra prime i- | cows to £ll 17s 6d, prime cows £7 to I. . £9, medium cows £5 5s to £6 15s, light d : cows £4 to £5. Vealers.—Good calves sold well, but e I immature stuff was not wanted. Runr i ners made £6 to £7. e Store Cattle. —There was a fair sized •- entry. Foorward stuff sold fairly well Prices generally were lower than last week. Good 2-year-old steers fetched £5 17s 6d, good cows to £4 10s, heifers £1 10s to £2 15s, medium cows £2 10s to £3 10s. Dairy Cattle.—The entry of dairy cattle totalled 78 head, including a few exceptionally good springers. An extra good one brought £l9. Best second, third and fourth calvers sold at £8 |j 10s to £l2 15s, medium sorts £7 to £8 f inferior £5 10s to £6 15s, best springu iuq heifers £8 to £l3, medium sorts U £4 10s to £7 10s, aged cows in profit i 30s to £2 10s. s Fat Pigs.—A heavy entry, with about 0 250 (including stores) from the West Coasv. xhe bacon demand was easier, heavy pigs being unsaleable. Choppers fetched 59s to £5 6s, light baeoners £3 10s to £4, heavy baeoners £4 2s 6d to £4 7s 6d, extra heavy baeoners to £4 12s, average price per lb 5d to 6|dlight porkers 47s 6d to 535, heavv porkers 57s 6d to 645, average price per lb, 7-Jd to 2id. Store Pigs. —A good entry of ail grades and a very brisk demand, values j being up by 2s a head all round. Values t were: Small weaners 15s to 18s 6d mefi«inm weaners 20s to 235, better sorts e ; 23s 6d to 2Js, small stores 27s 6d to „ 355, medium stores 36s to 425, largo 5 stores to 565. 7 BURNSIDE SALE. YESTERDAY’S PRICES. t [ Per Press Association. ] j DUNEDIN, Feb. 16. ] At Burnside to-day fat cattle, sheep and lambs cheapened, while lightI weight bacon and pork pigs firmed a trifle. , : Sheep.—A big penning of 2814, ' ■ amongst which was a fine lot of wethi ers. The ewes forward comprised all i masses, some pens being of very nice i quality. Prices for al classes receded fully 2s a head. Prices were: Prime wethers 28s to 32s 6d, medium 23s to 25s 6d, others to 22s fid, extra prime owes to 25s 6(1, prime 17s 61 to 2us medium 14s to 16s 6d, old and inferior 10s 6d to 13s 6d; extra heavy wether mutton 4id per pound, prime light ad to s|d, ewes 3d to 4d. Lambs.—A penning of 697 of mixed quality. The demand was slow throughout the sale and all classes ws-re easier by Irani Is to Is 6d. Prices were: Extra heavy lambs to 33s 3d, prime heavy 27s to 27s 9d, prime medium weights 23s to 24s 6d, unfinished 18s 6d to 2-s ■ 9d. The price per pound was from 74d ! to B|d. i Cattle -—An entry of 245, about i 100 fewer animals than last week. At i the end of the sale values were from | par to 10s easier. Prices were: Prime I bullocks £l2 5s to £l4 ss, lighter £lO i 10s to £ll ss, heifers £6 10s to £8 15s cows £6 5s to £8 10a; extra heavy ox beef 30s per lOOlbs, prime light 32s 6d, heifers 27s 6d, cows and light 22s 6d to 255. attle -~ A yarding of about -all. Two-year-old steers met with a good demand and sold at prices ranging from £4 6s to £6 ss. The inquiry for cows was very fair and rates were unchanged. Pigs.—A penning of 148 fatn and 64 stores. The entry was smaller than last week s, and prices for heaw bacon pigs were about on a par with last sales, while light weights and porkers were a shade firmer.

WANGANUI SAT.-R At the Wanganui stock sale yesterday, there was a large attendance of buyers. Prices realistfl were as under:— 260 lambs, 12s lid; 250 2, 4 and 6-th ewes, 18s 9d; 189 m.s. lambs, 13s 6d; 430 lambs, 15s 7d; 139 m.s. lambs, 7s 2d; 105 ewes, 9s 8d; 148 m.s. lambs, 7s Id; 142 2-th. ewes, 20s 3d; 150 5year ewes, 10s; 239 4 and 5-year ewes, 15s 7d. Five porkers, 375; 3 porkers, 495; 10 stores, 18s; 8 stores, 16s; 8 stores, 15a 6d; 8 stores, 18s; 8 weaners, 12s; 10 weaners, 12s 6d.