STOCK SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20862, 21 July 1939, Page 11

STOCK SALES

ADDINGTON MARKET VALUES BECOME EASIER STORE SHEEP SELL WELL CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. With a larger yarding of tat sheep at the weekly stock sale at Addington loday the steady sequence of weekly advance* in price was Interrupted, value* generally easing is a head on the advance Jast week, with lighter ewe* down by up to 2s 6d. There was a better selection of store sheep and the sah was good in view or the bad weather and lhe small attendance. A truek lot of tlireequarterbred ewe hoggets sold at 17s; other pen-. Is?*; l.e-t wethers. I :<s 9d: a pen of four and six tooth half bred ewes, ;* I V Re*t IMilili- 111 the small lat lamb section sold to m 1 per lb. About tat sheep win- entered, compared with 4000 la-t week, and Hie .-ale, although irregular, wa- ea-o-i in.ru the outset, and tile decline of about s applied to most classes. Extra prime h< ,n y wethers made to ::9s id; prime hea\y, 90s r.d to :t is; prime medium. i»r.s to . light, to 18>: extra prime heavy ewes, i > 30* 7d; prime heavy, J2n «.d to gr-; prime medium, ix* to 22 5; light, to 14-. About 4v’O fat «attic were entered, compared with 47 0 last woke. The market opened 10s to 20s a bead lower than la-t week, but soon firmed to the value la~i week. Extra prime heavy steer* made to £lB 1 v’s Gd. prime heavy, £ls to £l6 ss; prime medium, £l3 5s to £l4 15s; light, to £1 u; extra prime heifer*, to £l3 l;»s 6d; prime, £lO to £ll 10s; medium, lx to £9 10s; light, to £7 ss; extru prime cows, to £l3 17s od; prime, Cb 10s to £lO 10s; medium. £6 108 to £8; light, to £6. The porker entry was the smalle-t or the season, resulting In a rise or 3a to is a head. Choppers were In small supply and showed an advance or 10s to 15s. Haconers again came forward In small numbers, and recovered the drop last week. Porkers made 43< 6d to £3 2s f»d; average price per lb.. 7d to 7{d baconer*. 57s fid to £f. 1s Gd. average price per lb., (>l<l to 7d.