STOCK MARKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 7 April 1927, Page 3

STOCK MARKET.

ADDINGTON FRIGES,

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) ('ll HISTC'II FRCIf, Wednesday.

There was another heavy yarding of store sheep at Addington, and good entries of fat sheep and lambs, and an exceptionally large entry of fat cattle, th(> total of (.18(5 being next to the record number. Pigs were also in heavy supply. There was a. free sale for forward store lambs, and other sorts met with a good demand from South Canterbury Olivers. For locally-bred owes the demand was fairly good, while the best of two-tooth North Island ewes were wanted. Other sorts showed a further decline of Is to 2s per head on last week's rates. Fat cattle were down £1 to £1 bs per head, but the supply was well absorbed by butchers, and there were very few passings. Fat sheep and fat lambs showed little or no change in values. Fat pigs sold well up to late rates, but stores, especially weanefs, were much easier.

Store Sheep. —The entry of store sheep included more lambs than fulsome weeks past, and with the exception of odd pens of really good lambs, the average quality was poor. The \\ est Coast was well represented nt th 0 offerings. Forward lambs sold well ai lirnjer rates, and competition from iSonth Canterbury buyers maintained the market for other classes. Ewe lambs were not in much demand. North Island ewes made up a large proportion of the offerings of grown sheep. There was a fair demand for locally-bred ewes and the best of the North Island twotoot hs and the older ewes from that quarter met with competition from South Canterbury buyers, but this class —as well as the inferior two-tooths — were easier by Is to 2s per head on last week's prices. The range of prices was; —Best forward lambs to 17s, forward lambs 14s to lbs Bd, medium lambs 11s Gd to Fls Gd, small and inferior lambs 8s to 10s 9d, cull lambs bs Gd to 7s Oil, good half-bred ew e lambs to 24s 4d, ordinary half-bred ewe lambs ISs Od to 21s, three-quarterbml ewe lambs JGs to 19s Gd, best North Island twotooth ewes 27s Gd to 29s lid, ordinary North Island two-tooth ewes 24s Gd to 26s Gd, low-conditioned two-tooth Romney ewes 20s to 20s Gd, two-tooth halfbred ewes 22s to 2bs, sound-mouth halfbred owes 24s to 26s Gd, inferior .sound-mouthed halfbred ewes 18s 9d to 22s Bd, failing-mouthed halfbred ewes 12s iGd to IGs 9d, forward two and fourtooth wethers 18s, four-tooth crossbred wethers 18s, four-to<dh crossbred wethers 12s Gd to Ids Id, six and eighttooth crossbred wethers IGs, six and eight-tooth halfbred wethers 16s Gd. Fat Lambs. —The yarding of fat lambs totalled 3060, and was of mixed quality, ranging from small and unfinished lambs to heavy butchers’ lots. For the latter the market was again firm, and freezing weights sold without appreciable change. The range of prices was: Extra prime lambs to 30s Id, prime lambs 2bs to 27s 3d, medium lambs 22s to 24s 6d, light and unfinished 18s to 21s Gd.

Fat. Sheep.—There was a heavier yarding of fat sheep than the previous week, somo fourteen pens being occupied. There was a fair percentage of prime wethers, including handy weight fine woolled races, and some heavy crossbreds. Ewes, however, formed the bulk of the yarding, the quality being mixed. There Mas a good steady sale throughout at about the same rates as last week for both butchers’ and exporters’ lines 1 . The range of prices was:—Extra prime wethers to 32s lOd, prime wethers 27s to 30s, medium wethers 23s to 26s 9d, light wethers 20s Gd to 2-ls Gd, extra prime ewes to 26s Id, prime ewes ISs Gd to 235, medium ewes 14s 6d to ISs, light ewes 12s 9d to 14s Gd.

Fat Cattle.—The firmer tone of tho beef market had the effect of bringing forward an exceptionally heavy yarding totalling 08(5 head, the second largest entry that has ever been made in the yards. The market was down about £1 to £1 as on the average, but the demand kept up well to the end. Extra prime beef sold up to .‘ids per 1001 b, prime quality steers and heifers ,'!os to .‘!.‘is, medium 2as to 295, and rough cow beef as low as 20s per 1001 b. The range of prices was: Extra prime heavy steers to £lO 2s Od, prime medium weight steers £l2 to £l4, medium quality steers £8 as to £ll 10s, light and unfinished steers £a 12s 0d to £B, extra prime heifers to £l3 12s od, prime heifers £7 lus to £9, light heifers £4 to £7 IQs, extra prime cows to £ll 12s Od, ordinary cows £4, prime cows £0 to £B, rough cows £3 7s Od to £a as.

Yealors.—The vealer pens were well filled, a good percentage being wellfinished sorts, and included among them were several pens of prime Hereford cross runners. The range of prices was: Large sorts to £0 10s, best vealers £a to £a las, medium vealers, £2 to £4 las, small and inferior calves 10s to 30s.

Store Cattle.—There was a fairly large mixed varding i of store cattle, ranging from calves to old cows, and including a few small lots of big steers and a number of bulls. Sales were made at the following rates:—Four and 5-year-old steers £8 12s fid, 2-vear steers £3 13s (id, yearling steers £2 10s to £3 17s (id, best cows £2 to £3 2s, aged and inferior 21s to 3os, Jersey calves 10s, bulls £3 Is - to £7 10s. Dairy Cattle.—The entry of dairy cows totalled 79 head, and inferior sorts were mor e plentiful than at last sales. Good sorts sold well. Best second, third and fourth culvers made £9 10s to £l4 os, medium sorts £(> 10s to £O, inferior sorts £4 to £6, springing heifers £4 10s to £9 10s.

Fat I’igs.—There was a good entry of fat pigs, there being again a large proportion of th e offering sent in from the West Coast. There was a good demand for porkers. Sales were made at the following rates: —Choppers £3 to £7 9s fid, extra heavy baconers to £4 10s, heavy baconers £4 to £4 ss, lighter £3 10s to £3 15s (equal to s]d to Cjd

per lb), large porkers £2 log to £3 6s, light jiorkers £2 5s to £2 12s (equal to 7d to Sd per lb). Store Pigs.—There was a large yarding of 9tore pigs and a, fair attendance of buyers. The market was easier, and weaners especially were dull of sale at’ lower prices. The range of values was: —Weaners 12s 3d to lbs, slips to 17s to 245, medium stores 26s to 51s, large stores 32s to 38s 6d, extra large stores to £2 Ss, sows in pig £2 12s to £3 ss, ten-month boars to £2 12s Gd.

MASTERTON SALE,

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their Masterton .sale as follows: A medium yarding of sheep was submitted to a small attendance of buyers. The market was on a par with recent sales, a clearance being effected at the following prices: Good b.f. lambs, 16/10; shorn w.f. lambs, 12/8, 11/, 10/ to 8/9; cull ewes, 12/6 to 9/. The New Zealand Farmers ’ Co-opera-tive Distributing Co., Ltd., report:— We held our weekly sale yesterday, when we offered 600 sheep to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen for all lots, and we disposed of the whole yarding under the hammer at the following prices: Medium 2-th wethers, 16/6, 17/8 to 18/6; aged ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, 16/1; store ewes, 11/4; light, fat ewes, 14/3 to 15/; b.f. lambs, 14/7; small do, 9/ to 10/2. The Wairarapa Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association Ltd. (Stock Department) report as follows: A medium entry of sheep and cattle came forward, and met with keen competition under the hammer. Prices realised were on a par with recent sales’ rates, and we report a total clearance at the following prices: 18 forward m.s. w.f. woolly lambs, 19/6, 52 b.f. lambs (good) 17/; small w.f. woolly lambs, 7/ to 9/1; 1 2-th S.D. owe, £2; 18 4 6 to f.f.m. ewes, 13/; m.a. ewes, 8/3, 28 2-tb wethers 17/9. Cattle: 4 fat P.A. cows, £4 19/; 1 do. £4 15/; 6 forward cows, £2 10/; 1 runner, £3 7/6; 1 yearling steer, £2.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., report: We held our weekly sale yesterday. Our yarding consisted entirely of lambs, which were offered to a good attendance of buyers. The bidding being rather keen, we were able to dispose of the total yarding at prices slightly in advance of earlier sales. We quote: Good rape lambs, 16/6, 14/6, 14/. Fat lambs, £l.