ADDINGTON MARKET.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20494, 12 March 1932, Page 10

ADDINGTON MARKET.

WEDNESDAY'S SALE. The store sheep section at the market this week was really large, there I being a little more than 10,000 adult sheep offered and about 7000 lambs. It was a drawn-out sale. There is one fact - which cannot be stressed too much in regard "to store sheep sales at Addington. It is that the time limit for selling is rarely adhered to strictly, and the sale drags on a great deal longer than is necessary. The result is that vendors whose lines arc offered in the latter half of the market are prejudiced by the depletion in the buying strength of the market. At the ewe fairs the strict enforcement of tin 1 - time limit is a great time saver, and it- ensures that vendors and purchasers alike have equal treatment. The clearing of sheep in the Addington store section has become notorious for its dilatoriness, and it is a wonder that the vendors have not taken the matter into their own hands before this and made protest. Time is not wasted in other sections of the weekly market without complaint. .Adult sheep, on Wednesday, comprised a very mixed offering, with 'a fairly large leavening of really highclass sfeep. This propartioii of the offering, however, is us_uall> so large as; to, impair one's judgment of the market .as a whole. Such was partly the case on-Wednesday. A number of the sales seemed to be at very low figures, but close examination; of the sheep indicated otherwise. Tor the sheep of quality, eyen though in some cases low in condition owing to a hard season, there was a fairly ready market, and the values were up to those ruling at the preceding market'. The top price for the market was 20s secured for a pen of 50 tlireequarterbred two-tooths, and a pen of 54 sold on account?of the same vendor brought 19s 9d. ; Much later in ths sale a line of 125 :two-t'ooth' Romney cross ewes brought 19s. Tho top price for four year ewes was 15s sd, which was paid for 145 Romney cross. For all grades :■ of store lambs -there was a .keen and steady demand at late rates. Better than' fat' prices was being paid for" tlie more forward •lambs. Compared ] with the corresponding sale last year prices' weie Star. 11, - ; V "U r 9 pO3l. : 10" » t : «.«.».

Fat liainb9. The statement that the fat lamb 3 able to pass first grade standard are not available in numbers; at . tlio moment is soihcwhat borne out by the fact that for some weeks now in

Addington prime lambs have been penned in decreasing numbers. The demaiid is still keen from both butchers and export buyers, but the operations of the latter have been restricted owing to the butchers' competition being intensified by short supplies Various rumours concerning an alteration in the schedule of export values have been prevalent, but some members of the trade think that prices will remain at present levels until Easter at least, and that after that there may be an advance. This, of course, has nothing official behind it. Comparisons:—

Storo .. 7i to 9J 10 to 11 Tat Sheep. The entry of fat sheep was small, and butchers made the pace very fast throughout. The advance was as much as 2s to 4s a hfead in the majority of instances, and the market closed firm. The total entry was 2900, and it is estimated that the market at present is able to absorb about 1000 more sheep at least. Export buyers secured a very small proportion of Wednesday's offering:—

Fat Cattle. The fat cattle entry included some very choice, well-finished lines of steers, with Banks Peninsula represented by one or two attractive consign ments. Heavy cattle were not in such demand as the other prime types, and showed no alteration in value compared with late rates, but' tho light, handyweight grades advanced 15s to £1 a head. Cows and heifers showed a more general advance than steers.

Ewes— Ex. good 2-th Komney is: to 16 —, Ex. good 4 ,and 6-th Komney ' cross lGe to ,18 -— • "Qjrd. 4 and 6-th S f Rom. cross . . lOi to ij r —i" — A 1 ' " 8Mi.- Komney p. * | cross Si to 61 —» Ex. good' 2-th * ■■ M 3bd , . . «. to 101 — 'to 20 Ord. 2-th Jbd —$ to 192, —. — Good 4 and;6-th 3bd to i6i : Ord 4 and <>-th . Sbd , —t to 83 — 1 to'US Qood a.m. 3bd 4 to 8 104 Ord. a.m. , Ibd to 0 — — . Good 3-th Ibd to 11 15 to 161 Ord. 2-i&, r.lbd 1 3 <0 11 13 to 141 Bckwd.. 2-th |bd % to 9 — to 121 Ex. gooclv.6'arid J v 8-th ;£bd $ to if 1 "" ' — Ord. 6'and 8-tli 'i Ibd —I — 9}:to 111. 10- to 121'' Good a.m. ib(l to 8 Ord. s.m. , Jbd —- — 71 to 91 ' Gpod S-th Cor. 14 to 151 —*■ T-*- ' Ex. good.' 6 s arid • . 8-th Cor. — to 111 — Ex. r good 4 year to 14i' Cor. " .. —* — — Aged and inf. 11 to 4 3 to !> Ex. eo'od -4 year to 15J xbd . -. —p — — Ord. 4 and' 6-£h xbd : : . ■—- -—■ 121 to 132 • Good'6 and 8-th xbd — -7~121 to, 141 Wothers— , i' Small 2-th I' |bd to •6 6 *— to:? si Qrd, '2-th f.Cor. ~ '— Lambs— 'S'.4 Good rape ■— to 91 10 to 112 Ord. rape 7 to 84 ■ 8 to 91' ..Small 4 to G 6 to . 73 Tickwd. • ... 2 to a 3 4 to 5 Ord. ewe —- to 71 71 to 9 Bckwd. ewo —7 to 41 — —

Kx. prime . — to 20 J — to 201 Prime . 15 to 17 17 to 18i Medium . 121.to It 133 to 1CJ Light . 30 to rX 12 (ii Hi i n to tn 13J 11

W.etliers — to Show —- — ■— 29 Ex. prime heavy — — 22i to 2 il I'rime heavy .. 15 to 17 •JO to 22 Medium 13 to 14J 18 to 19J Second quality !) to 124 14J to 17i Light (> to 84 11 to 14 Ewes— Ex. prime — — 20 to 24J Prime 9J to 10J 10S to 19 Medium 75 to 9 14 to 10 I j i gli t ■ 5 to 7 1 I to 13i Aged 21 to . 4J S to 10|

'■ £ £ « £ Steers : — Ex. prime heavy- __ to 1") •— to K!J Prime heavy . . 11 to 131 91't-O 111 Prime. medium 7i to 91 weight 73 -to mi • Med. quality . . lil to 71 5 to 7 Light — to 5* — to 4 J Heifers — — to. 101 Ex. prime — to 123 Prime .. 71 to 10 7 to S), Jled'nm .. 41 to 7 5 ■' to Gil 4 1 Light to 4 — 'to, '4'2 Cows — — 101 - , Ex. prime . i>. Primq .U 71 to 10i to 9J o X' to 8i -Medium - 4 to 7 4Mb! 6. ; Light ■ — to 31 —" to 4-1