ADDINGTON SALE

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 111, 27 May 1937, Page 12

ADDINGTON SALE

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Smaller Entries and Good Values

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CHBISTCHUECH, Lasfc Night. Entries Wefe smallfer at to-day's Addington market and as a result recent values were well maintained. Store sheep: Lambs, both ewe and wether, recovered values by about Is 6tl per head. Ewe lambs sold up to 26s. Adult ewes Were an inferior lot, tme good pen of sound-moutheds selling at 24s. Wethers were easier by one shilling. Fat lambs: 20,000 were penned, sehedule values being maintained. Fat sbeep: 5300 Were penneid as against 7000 last week. Reavy ewes were a shilling easier but wethers maintained prices with a firxning in the final stages for a few good pens of prime. Best made 30s to 36s, good 27s 6d tO 29s 6d, medium and inferior 26s dOWn to 22s; best ewes, 23s to 30s j godd, 21s to 22s Gd; ordinary, 18s and 20s, hnd inferior down to 15s. Fat cattle: 525 Were penned. Pfinie beef of which thefe Was a smaller penning were par to a shade better than, last week and good heifers the same. Inferior sorts were hara to sell. Best steers sold from £12 iOg to £l6 12s 6d, good £10 10s to £11 15s and inferior down to £8 10s; bdst heifers £7 10s to £11 5s, good £6 to £7 5s, ordinary down to £4 15s; best. cows £7 to £10 10s, ordinary £5 5s down to £4. Fat pigs: An irregiilar sdle for pofkers but gtiod bdconers maintaiiied reCent values. Pdrkers, 25a 6d tb 51s 6d} average price per ib. 5fd tft 6|d; baconeisj £3 4s 6d to £5 Is 6d; average price t per lb. 53d to 6Jds • •