PRICES AT ADDINGTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 20108, 29 March 1928, Page 9

PRICES AT ADDINGTON

FAT LAMBS DEABER. £ Per Press Association. ] CHRISTCHURCH, March 28. At the Addington market to-day, the yardings of stock in the chief sections were smaller, except in. the case of fat lambs. There were fewer L,mbs offered in the store pens and a smaller number of ewes, the offerings of which were, however, added to by consignments the North Island and Chatham Islands, and from Marlborough, Nelson and the West Coast. Fat lambs met with the best sale of the season, export buyers operating very freely. Fat .sheep sold well at late rates until towards the end of the sale, and exporters were then able to secure more of the lightweight ewes. Fat cattle were in short supply, and in view of the Easter trade, met with a sharp rise of £1 to £2 a head. A feature of the market was the exceptionally good pens of cows and heifers, steers being scarce. There was a better sale for all classes of pigs than o-x late.

Store Sheep.—There was again a heavy yarding, though not equal in numbers to the previous week’s offerings. The demand was very satisfactory for 2-tooth ewes, the best of the North Island ewes of this age selling up to 37s 6d, and for 2-tooth halfbreds the prices ranged from 35s to 38s 6d. The range of prices was:—Two-toothed half bred ewes 34s to 38s 6d, inferior 2tooth halfbred ewes 31s to 33s Gd, good 2-tooth crossbred ewes 35s to 37s Gd, ordinary 2-tooth crossbred ewes 30s to 345, cull and inferior 2-tooth crossbred ewes 27s to 29s Gd, 4, 6 and 8-tooth crossbred ewes, 25s to 28s, inferior 4, 6, and 8-tooth crossbred ewes 20s to 24s Gd, sound and f.m- crossbred ewes 19s to 245, f.m. crossbred ewes 18s 6d to 235, f.m. halfbred, ewes 18s to 245, aged ewes 8s 6d to 14s, 4 and 6-tooth halfbred wethers 24s 6d to 27s 7d, 2-tooth halfbred wethers 23s to 24s 3d, forward lambs 22s to 25s 3d, medium wether lambs 19s to 21s 6d, small and inferior wether lambs 15s to 17s 6d, cull lambs 10s 6d to 14s 6d, chree-quarterbred ewe lambs 24s to 26s 2d, halfbred ewe lambs 27s 3d.

Fat Lambs. —The yarding totalled 2850 as against 2650 the previous week. The bulk of the lambs were well grown and a fair proportion were in prime condition. As compared with the previous week a rise of Is to Is 6d a head on the average took place. The top price was 36s Id for a pen of ten from the West Coast, and an excellent line of 70 from Southbridge averaging 33s lOd. Values were: Extra prime heavy lambs to 36s Id, prime lambs 31s to 345, medium lambs 28s to 30s Gd, lightlambs 24s to 27s 6d.

Fat Sheep.—The yarding was sufficient to fill ten races only, as against twelve the week before. Values were: Extra prime wethers to 40s lOd, prime wethers 32s 6d to 355, medium wethers 29s to 325, light wethers 24s to 28s 6d, extra prime ewes to 32s lOd, prime owes, 25s to 295, medium ewes 21s to 245, light ewes 13s to 20s, aged ewes 16s to 17s 6d.

Fat Cattle —The yarding totalled 384, as against 420 the previous week. There was a very keen demand and among the buyers were country butchers. Ou account of the shorter supply the market firmed at the outset and prices as a general rule advanced £1 to £1 10s a head. The range of prices was: Extra prime heavy steers to £l9 12s 6d, prime heavy steers £l6 10s to £l7 17s 6d, medium weight prime steers £l4 to £l6, ordinary steers £ll 10s to £l3 10s, light steers £7 17s 6d to £ll, extra prime heifers to £l6 12s ftd, prime heifers £ll 10s to £l3 10s, medium heifers £9 I.os to £ll, light heifers £5 12s Gd to £9 ss, extra prime cows to £l4 17s 6d,( prime cows £lO 10s to £l2 17s Gd, medium cows £8 to £lO, aged cows £4 7s 6d to £7 10s. Vealers.—There was a full penning

of vealers, ranging from young calves to 12 to 18-month sorts, the latter form ing the largest proportion. Values were. Twelve to 18-month sorts to £B, goo-1 vealers £5 to £6 10s, medium vealers £3 10s to £4 15s, others 25s to £2 15s, small calves 5s to 15s.

_ Store Cattle. —An average yarding was made up chiefly of cows of a very moderate class, a few pens of 18-monta heifers and steers, and a number of bulls. Best cows made £4 to £5, potters 30s to £3 15s, and bulls £2 12s Gd to £5 12s 6d.

Dairy Cows. —There were 70 penned, and among them was a fair proportion of good young cows and heifers, springing to calf- Values were: Best heifers £9 to £ll 10s, good second and third calvers £lO to £l5 15s, fourth and fifth calvers £7 to £l2, aged cows £3 to £3 10s. Fat Pigs—There was a small entry of baconers and porkers, with a firm demand for all classes. The range of prices was: Choppers £2 to £4 10s. light baconers £2 15s to £3 ss, medium baconers £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 6d, heavy baconers £3 15s to £4 ss, extra heavy naconer.s to £4 17s 6d, light porkers 35s to 425, heavy porkers 45s to 55sStore Pigs.—There was a small entry, and prices showed an improvement all round, especially for larger stores. The range of prices was: Small weaners 7s to 9s, good weaners 10s to 13s, slips 15s to 17s, medium stores 18s to 20s, good stores 23s to 295, extra large stores to 335.