ADDINGTON MARKET.

Wairarapa Daily Times, 28 January 1932, Page 5

ADDINGTON MARKET.

CIIRISTCHURCII, Wednesday

Tlio entries in tlie principal sections of tlie market at Addington to-day were slightly smaller than at recent sales, and generally speaking a good clearance was effected. Store Sheep. —Ewes made up the bulk of the adult store sheep entry. There was an extremely dull demand, and useful-looking ewes sold at bargain prices. The wethers forward were nearly all passed. Values were:—Medium 2 and 4-th. three-quarter-bred ewes (woolly), to 8/:!; 4 and 6-th. crossbred ewes, to 7/S; s.m., to 5/-; ordinary 4 and 6-th. halfbred ewes, to 4/7; aged and inferior, Sd to 2/-. Store Lambs.—A large entry of indifferent quality. The demand was weaker than late rates. Values were: Good mixed sex lambs, to 8/8; medium, 6/3 to 7/d; ordinary, 4/d to 6/-; inferior, 2/- to 4/-. Fat Lambs. —A yarding of 3800 head, with many light and plain sorts. Exporters competed keenly at Ad o\ei the schedule rates. Butchers’ requirements were not large, but prices weie unchanged. A allies were: Extra prime, to 24/7; prime, JC/6 to 18/6; medium, Id/-, to 16/-; light, 8/6 to 12/6. Fat Sheep. —An entry of 4800 met with a steady sale, with no quotable change in values.. Prices were: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 10/1; prime, 17/- to 18/6; medium, 14/6 to 16/6; ordinary, 11/6 to 14/6; light, 0/- to 11/-; prime heavy ewes, to 12/4; medium weight, 9/6 to 11/6; ordinary, 7/3 to 9/-; light, 5/- to 7/-. Eat Cattle.—An entry of 425 head, including a few pens from the Most Coast. The average quality was below that of recent markets. The demand for all except best beef was extremely dull. Cows and heifers eased 10/- to 15/- a head, and steers were hard to quit, except the very best penned. Best beef made 20/- to 24/- per 1001 b.; good, 15/6 to 19/-; heavy, 12/- to 15/-; inferior, down to 10/-; and rough, down to 8/-. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £l2/7/6; prime, £8 to £lO/10/-; medium, £5/10/- to £7/10/-; ordinary, to £2/15/-; extra prime heifers, to £B/7/6; prime, £5/15/- to £7; medium, £ to £5; light, to £2/10/-; extra prime cows, to £B/2/6; prime, £4 to £5/10/-; medium, £2/5/- to £3/10/-; light, to £2. Fat Pigs.—The entry was a medium one, and over the earlier stages prices were 4/- to 5/- a head better. The keenness, however, disappeared as the sale progressed. Values were: Choppers, £2 to £4/13/6; baconers, 37/- to 44/6; heavy baconers, 46/6 to 50/6; extra heavy, to 55/6; average price a lb., 3Ad to 4-d; porkers, 25/6 to 28/6; heavy porkers, 29/6 to 34/6; average price a lb., 5d to 6Ad.—(P.A.)

MASTERTON SALE. Associated Live Stock Auctioneers, Ltd., report:—At Masterton yesterday we yarded a total of over 2500 sheep, comprising principally wethers and lambs. Although there was an excellent attendance of farmers, competition was very much restricted, and the long spell of dry weather experienced in the district is having a drastic effect on the stock market. However, with the exception of a few pens of wethers we disposed of tho bulk of the offering at satisfactory prices. Realisations were as under: —Account Clifton Grove Station. —460 4-tooth wethers at 9s; 89 wethers at 7s. Account other vendors. —Two-tooth wethers, 7s to 7s 6d; w.f. wether lambs, 3s 5d to os; b.f. lambs, 7s to' 8s; b.f. lambs (small), 2s 7d to 3s; cull ewes, Is to 2s Bd. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-oper-ative Distributing Co., Ltd., report on their usual weekly sale as follows: Our entry consisted of 1051 sheep, practically all lambs, and a few pigs and cattle. Any black-face or good whitefaco lambs lit for rape were keenly sought after, and sold at late rates, but small or lield-over lambs were hard to dispose of only atl ow prices. However, wo had a total clearance at the following prices:—Sheep—Good b.f. rape lambs, ac. A. E. Taplin, 7s lOd; account R. A. Wilson, 7s 4d; account J. G. McKay, 7s; very good shorn wether lambs, account 11. F. Coom, is 3d; account other vendors, medium b.f. lambs, 4s 2d, 4s 4d to 4s lOd; small do., 2s, 2s 6d to 3s; 2-tooth Downs, Ss Id to 9s sd; fat Down ewes, 6s lOd; fat lambs, Ss to 11s Id; medium w.f. woolly lambs, 4s. Cattle—Store cows, 19s, 20s to 30s. Pi„ S- —Porkers, 20s; slips, 13s 6d; weaners,- 6s 6d.

PAHIATUA SALE. Associated Live Stock Auctioneers, 'Ltd., report having offered a yarding of over 3000 sheep, principally lambs, at their Pahi’atua sale on Tuesday. Owing to the dry weather conditions there were practically no buyers from outside districts, a few lots only going to Dannevirke and Woodville. W ith the exception of a few pens a total clearance was effected, though prices for Romney lambs were slightly easier than at recent sales. Quotations:— Sheep. —400 good woolly wether lambs, 6s 4d; 300 medium wether lambs, 4s 6d; 138 do., 4s; 57 do., 4s 2d; 23£) shorn wether lambs, 4s ,6d; 184 shorn ewe lambs, 5s 9d; li6£> small woolly ewe lambs, 3s 9d; 140 small wether lambs, 3s 2d; 27 b.f. lambs, 6s; 25 do., 6s 3d; small lambs, Is 6d to 3s; 59 2-tooth ewes, 9s lOd; 33 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 10s Id; 116 store ewes, 3s 6d; 130 do., 3s; 2-tooth wethers, 7s to 8s 6d; small do., 6s. Cattle. Dairy cows, in profit, £3 to £4 12s 6d; store cows, £1; steers, £1 10s to £2 2s; potter bull, £1; cows and calves, £1 2s.

JOHNSONVILLE SALE. At Johnsonville yesterday, Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., offered a full yarding of cattle and a medium yarding of sheep. Good bullocks sold on a par with last week’s rates, while plainer sorts were not in demand. Cows were dull of sale, showing ad ecline of from

7s 6d to 10s per head, while Abaters were slightly easier. Owing to a smaller yarding of sheep the demand was good, prices for wethers and ewes being on a par with last week’s rates, wihle lambs met with a dragging sale. Cattle. —Prime heavy bullocks, £8 7s 6d, £8 2s 6d, £B, £7 17s 6d, £7 15s, £7 12s 6d, £7 10s; medium bullocks, £7, £6 17s 6d, £6 15s, £6 12s 6d, £6 10s, £5 ss, £6; light and unfinished bullocks, £5, £4 10s, £4 7s 6d, £3 ss; prime heavycows, £3 15s, £3 12s 6d, £3 10s, £3 ss, £3 2s 6d, £3, £2 14s; light and unfinished cows and heifers, £1 12s 6d, £1 7s 6d, £1 3s; boner cows, 11s; runners, £2 Bs, £2 4s, £2 Is, £2, £1 19s, £1 16s, £1 14s, £1 11s, £1 10s; vealers, £1 5s 6d, 20s, 15s, 13s, 11s.

Sheep. —Prime heavy wethers, 13s lOd, 13s Id, 12s 6d, 12s sd, 12s 3d; medium wethers, 11s lOd, 11s 9d; prime heavy ewes, 9s Bd, 8s lOd, Bs, 7s 9d, 7s 8d; medium ewes, 7s 3d, 7s, 6s lid, !6s 9d, 6s 6d; light and unfinished ewes, 6s 4d, 5s 8d; heavy springing lambs, 13s 6d, 12s 3d, 12s, 11s 9d, 11s Sd, I.ls 6d; springing lambs, 10s lOd, 10s Bd, 10s 4d, 9s lid; light springing lambs, 9s 2d, 9s Id, 9s, 8s 6d.