ADDINGTON MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20180, 7 March 1931, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET.

WEDNESDAY'S SALE REVIEWED. The store sheep sale at Addington on ■■ "Wednesday was disappointing, the auction "being one of the most dragging of the , season. There were' some excellent consignments forward, in which the .. North Island, Chatham Islands, and Blenheim were represented. The attendance of farmers was above the average, but there was no confidence in the market. Sales were hard to make, especially of the inferior sheep. It is apparent that & number of farmers are using their, older sheep for another season. Two- i tooth sheep are at vakies to-day which are scarcely within the recollection of most people, and the opportunity for stocking up is unique. A sheep that will last four seasons, and which costs about 10s or lis, is not of£en available: At Wednesday's market there were sheep offered of outstanding quality. One line of 300 two-tooth Romneys from ' the Gisborne district; were forward. They were great ewes, and easily up to the standard set by Komneys from the same district in former years. However, competition for tbom was very dull, and they were finally passed in at 17s—the highest figure offered for two-tooth sheep this , autumn to date. The top price for a , sale was 15s 6d; this figure -being se- j cured by a line of 300 Corriedale -twotooths sold on account of H. M. Burgin, (Swannanoa). The following-range of values gives a comparison of Wednesday's prices and the prices ■ ruling 'at the corresponding sale last year:— • ' Jlarch S, March 4, " 1930. 1931. ». *. i. i. Lambs—.Jßest rape .. to 22i Good rape .. 20 to 211 - to 91 Medium ' rape 18 -to 10 7 to 9 Bclcwds wether It to 15 4 to 6 Cull and Bmall to 9 2 to ."5 Goad ' ewe .. to 2 0 Ord. ewe .. to 17i to 8i Bckwd ewe .. Ewes—pz good 4-th Rodney" .. to 351 Ex. good 2-th Kmmiey ■ ~ G00d,2-th Xloru. 30 to 31 to 11J. Ord. 4 aqd 6-th i " ~ 7 tOIO > 8-th i Bbmney * 23$ to 24i, Good -B.m.;Koni.' to 24 ' Ord.' •».m. .Bom. 17 to 19 to 45 * Good 2,-th ibd to 00 —- I QtSi: 2-th ? Jbd 21 to 2QS 10} to 112 ' Ord. -4, Z' Ord.'6'and 8-th x-hied .. s to 243 51 to '7l Good 'a.m. xbd* - to 88 - '—r ' Ord. sjn." xbd. —• Si to 41 B'ckwd. s.m. xlbd, TVether* —■ ;■ Good" '4-th Rom,-, 28i,t0>26 'tt X— '■ r, popd. Bomney ' cross .. - -—to 10| --Ord.-:2-th "ibd, ,v flrd.* xbd.. .. v - 84 • :.a -as* J. -i ■*,; ... .iparifet for lairtbs showed a much ihron^touii t and it a

tion of the market than has been the case for many weeks. Wethers— Show . . v ,- to 20 Ex. prime : ■ — to 37 Prime .. 304 to 3ii 3 5 to 16 Medium .. 274 to 29J 12J to 14S Second quality 25 to 27 9 to 121 Light .. . 21| to 241 6 to 85 Ewes— Ex. prime .. to 304 Prime .. 23J to 25 10 to 115 Medium .. 19 to 22 8 to 9i Light' .. 16 .-to 18- 64 to 74 ■* Aged .. 14 to 154 31 to 5 The fat cattle market is shoyying little sijm of advancing. Since this time last year the quantity of beef that, tho Addington market can absorb <?ach week has dropped very considerably. On Wednesday the entry was 390 head, and although including more than a small sprinkling of reallv prime cattle, tho total was easily sufficient to satisly requirements. . For the best beef thO L market was inclined to weaken and much of it sold at 31s or 33s per 100 lb. At the corresponding Sale lt»st year the best beef was making up to 45s 6d per 100 lb. £ £ £ £ Steers — Ex. prime heavy ■ — to 218 to 173 Prime heavy .. 17 to 191 13 to 142 Medium-weight • prime .. 15 to 17 *B4to 11 Ordinary .. Hi to 145 "3 to 8 Light .. 94 to 11 - to 6} Heifers— . , Ex. prime .. to 102 to 12 Prime .. 12 to 14i 8 to 10J Medium .. 91 to lli 4| to 71 Light .. 74 to 9 to 45 Cows — Ijx. prima .. to 17 . to 101 Prime .. 12 to 13J 71 to 94 Medium .. 9 to 11 j 44 to 7 Light . • 6$ to 84 to 4 The pig market is worth a note. Values at Addington are' low, owing to the number of pigs coming forward from the North Island. The supply of pigs in Canterbury is limited and at the moment North Island interests-are practically ruling the market. Canterbury pig "breeders are nbt studying the traclc. If they are going to retain it they will have to breed more pigs and cheaper pigs than the buyers have been able to secure. Although the buyers may prqfer the local pigs they are forced to go afield for supplies at present. There. is a further point, too, which many breeders are failing to recognise. The market requirements hstyo changed. Pigs to-day over 1501b | are not needed, and the prime pig with the most appeal weighs from 120 io 1501b. The old idea of the 160-1801b pig has" gone bv the board, as the public demand for that class has ceased to exist. s

'V- ' THE HEADER. AT WORK ' / *-•' f ' idea about the header-harvester is that its best work is done in the lighter crops. Here \s a machine heading a 60 \ V' * bushel .crop of wheat on,the farm\>f Mrs E. Churchill, Winchmore. ~r ' 1 . *' S V

| fjree sale. . The suppiy was shorter than j reqtjht markets, and the percentile ] good lambs; <w&s not ntf heavy «? I ftfany hack-country drafts were 'fdrjivard. The best,, lambs offered did. j'nbt .improve- iu yalue to any quotable 'sxtens; but'there was a 'distinct firms? 1 jpediumlambs of a full Is a t I 'J'hf ;-of £at lambs on 'Wednesr 1 day iri bize to that penned" r ftt" the corresponding sale last year. ;>Jp[oirever,j-ip<iha important matter of there vh? a sorry difference. At ..Krasent the export buyers operate<on< SjtJie TjAsitf'of 4d to 4Jd per pound, whiles I the sale twelve months ago the rates8d to Simper pound. The quality: entry was above the [-'Hyorpge ,jtyid ; sere were some" fine lines? f''forward. .The- best were those sold on' i.'fDoount of J. Evans (GertUdino), 69 %%• 7d> 17s Id:; W., Hamptol [' (Rqthemlm), 30 at 16s 10d;.Mrs Ruth and "Mrs w. Baxter' (Rakaia) 76 lOd to 16s Id, . " S I .'"Show - ' to.34jk -n ft ''®*: TMiSWf to 31J, aa to 2s> 15 to Mill oUtVwOltf f,"" 23 to 25 13 to 149 ! f m nto 10* j yfjfa 'V&ty little' incident in ihec j PfM: "whTch wins erratic"' was * an encourag-, mg jirihn'eiss o4«r the !at*>r stnges in Jhe iitaaf&fllw ißJitry was unattractive.'.' ?■ n«d 1 wits - 4650 £ead.' '-a 1 smaller propor-