VALUES AT ADDINGTON

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 44, 22 February 1940, Page 3

VALUES AT ADDINGTON

FAT SHEEP SELL WELL LAMBS ALSO DOWN [ For Frees Association J CHRISTCHURCH, lob. 21. Yai dings were again substantial at the Addington market to-day. Fat cattle were forward in heavy numbers and were cheaper, but fat sneep sold well. Lambs were also dearer. Thu entry of store sheep was the heaviest for the season, but the sale was dull for all except crossbred and prices were lower. About 13,000 store sheep were entered and 7000 store lambs. For all classes except crossbreds the sale slow with values back Is a r.cad. Twutooth Romneys made 43s and Corriedales to 30s. The fat lamb yarding was 3500, compared with 4000. Exporters bougnt Keenly and values picked up the shilling fall of last week. Butcheis had to pay 9d for their requirements. The fat sheep yarding was 'lOOO, the same as last week. There was a good demand for all classes, particularly light and medium ewes, lor which exporters competed steadily at values a shilling up on those of last week. Top price for wethers was 37s 4d and ewes 27s Id. Heavy wethers 28s 6u to 31s, medium weights, 25s to 28s; light, to 20s. The fat cattle entry was 583, against 440 last week, and the total v.as more than tiie market could absorb. Quality was better but prices were down 2,.v--to 30. s a head. Best steers made £lo to £l9 17s 6d; medium weights, £l3 to £l4 15s and light to £9; best heifers, £9 5s to £l5 2s 6d; medium, £8 to £9, and light to £7 13s; best cows, £7 10s to £ll 7s 6d; medium. £5 os to £5 15s, ’ and light to £5 10s. The pork entry was the largest foi some time but values were firm. Choppers were in heavier suppl.y with prices slightly lower. Bacon was forward in large numbers, but the sale was excellent. Choppers to £5 Ils, porkers 39s 6d to 56s 6d; average, 6'.d to 7id per leb. Baconers, 58s 6d to £4 6s 6d, with extra heavy to £4 19s 6d; average, 6id to 7d per lb. THE WESTFIELD SALE BEEF PRICES I N( ’HANGED ( Per Press Association.J AUCKLAND, Feb. 21. Becl prices at Westfield were quoted firm and unchanged on last week's values. Quantity and quality were absent from the market, in which competition was always keen. Extra choice ox beef made 37s per 1001 b., choice and prime, 33s to 365; secondary and plain, 28s to 325; prime cow and heifer beef, 28s to 355; ordinary and unfinished, 23s to 28s; extra heavy prime steers, £l4 to £l4 10s; heavy, £l2 17s 6d to £l3 17s 6d; medium, £ll 12s 6d to £l2 15s; light, £lO to £l2; unfinished, £7 10s to £9 17s 6d; extra heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 2s 6d; heavy, £8 to £9 7s 6d; medium, £6 15s lo £8 3s; light. £5 10s lo £6 15s; unfinished, £4 to £5 10s. Sheep rates were linn but lending lo be fractionally weaker than last week’s improved values, due mainly Ito the much heavier offering. Qual- | ity generally was sound, especially among wethers, and a free sale resulted. Extra heavy prime wethers, 26s 6d to 28s; heavy, 24s 9d to 275; medium, 23s to 25s 6d; light, 21s to ’ 245: unfinished, 18 - s to 21s 6d; extra heavy prime ewes, 22s 6d to 25s 6d; heavy. 18s to 21s; medium, 16s fo 18s 3d; light, 14s to 16s 9d; unfinished, 2s 6d to'l3s 6d. ’ Lambs were more plentiful and • quality was better, but prices showed no alteration. Primest grades, 18s to 31s; small and unfinished, 10s to 17s ’ 9d. Calves were offered in over-supply ( and values eased considerably for the second successive week. In spite of 1 the attractive quality prices receded on an average 10s a head. Runners, £2 to £6; heavy vealers, £4 to £5; , medium. £3 3s to £4; light, £2 5s to £3; smaller, 18s to £2 4s; rough, 10s to £1 8s; bobby, 3s to 17s. Pig values were equal to late rates after a steady sale in a full yarding. ' Quality was up to standard but no . change in prices was quoted. Chop- , pers, £2 10s to £6 19s; heavy baconers, ’ £4 to £4 11s; medium, £3 15s to £4 Is; light, £3 8s to £3 14s; heavy porkers, ' £2 16s to £3 6s; medium, £2 12s to £2 ! 18s; light, £2 5s to £2 12s; small and unfinished. £1 16s to £2 2s; stores, £1 7s to £2 Is; slips, 18s to 30s; weaners, 5s to 20s. Baconers averaged 6id per lb. and porkers, 7d to 7£d. FORDELL SALE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited (Incorporated in England), report on the above sale held on Tuesday:— A yarding of 5000 mixed sheep came forward, including an entry of over 2000 2 and 4-tooth ewes, the balance of the yarding comprising sound mouth ewes and lambs. The quality of the sheep yarded was not up to the standard of those yarded at the ewe fair, and although at some stages of the sale bidding was inclined to be slow, we can report a total clearance. Buyers were present from Taranaki. Manawatu, and Rangitikei districts as well as local buyers, the bulk of the young ewes being purchased by Marton and Taranaki buyers. The top price for 2-tooth ewes was 31s. for a line on account of Messrs. J. Wyley and Sons, Kauangaroa, while a line of 600 on account of the Mackintosh Estate realised 30s 6d. Four-tooth ewes met with a good enquiry, the top price being 30s. We Quote: —Two-tooth ewes, 2Ss to 31s; small, 23s 6d to 265; 4-tooth ewes, 26s 6d to 30s; 5-year ewes (fair condition). 18s lOd; sound mouth ewes, 15s to 16s 9d; sound mouth low condition, 11s 2d to 13s 7d; fattening ewes, 5s lOd to 9s; small ewe lambs, 13s 9d to 14s 6d; small wether lambs, 8s 2d; woolly b.f. lambs, 13s 2d to 15s Id; one-shear Southdown rams to 5 guineas.