VALUES STEADY

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 188, 26 August 1937, Page 2

VALUES STEADY

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Fat Pigs in Demand at Addington YESTERDAY'S VALUES

(By Telefirranh

CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night, Values at the Addington sale to-day ivere steady, exccpt for ewo hoggeth, ■which roso os a nead;- wcther hogget s Vvorc also dearer by up to ls 6d. A botter quality yaruing was forWard iil the fat sheep and fat cattlc scctaohc, aud .values, remained iirm. Fat sheepi.— -The entry was eonsideiably smaller fhan last "Week, the totai ' bclng 5300 as agalnst 7000, The quality Avas ucttcr. Values: Extra primo iieavy Wcathers to 45s 4d, pfimo 36s to .40s,'. inediuui Weight 32s to 35s, ordinary 2/S; 6d to 31s, iighb to 27s; extra priino, heavy owes to 44s 4d, prime heavy 29s 6d to 33s, medium weigut 26s 6d to 29s^ ordinary 21s 6d to 25s 6d, light 21s. Storo sheCp.— The cntfy was approxi-, onately the samo as last wook 's, al- J thougu more young sheep wero penncd.j Active demand for good cwe hoggcts| and thcso Averq better by about. 3s on i last wcek with medium sorts about lsj better. The best wother hogget sula, was 2ls 9d. Ewes and lumbs, whichj compriscd a fair proportion of the totfel J entry, had mueh the same sort of salo ' as last week. ,Spring Lambs.— There was keen com-, petition for the seven spring lambs j yarded. The priees ranged betwehn lld to ls id per lb., the top price being ' 37s lOd. Fat Oattle. — An entry of 455 was; penned as againSt 435 last week. The | quality was considerably improved and1 Ihe oifering of steers contained a biggcr proportion than usual of Well-finished . handy weights. Heavy prime beef, 33s to 35s per 1001bs., good pfiffle 34s to j 36s, medium 30s to 32s 6d, ordinary 2oS 6d to 29fi, rough down to 22s 6d; exti*a prime heavy stehrs, to £24 17s 6d, prime heavy £14 10s to £16 10s, prime mediuni weight £13 15s to £15, ofdinary £10 5s to £12 10s, light to £10; extra prime heifers to £14 12s 6d, pfiMe £9 10a to £11 5s, medium £7 5s to £9, light to £6y jextra prime cows to £l3 2s 6d, prime £8' . os to £10 5s, mediuni £5 15s to £7, light : :to £5 5s. Vealers. — The entry in the veal sec- ' ition showed a noticeable absence of' Igood prime veal. Prime heavy runners' j jmade to £8 8s 6d. ' Store Cattle. — The entry was again small and of unattractive quality. Thers was an exceilent sale at full late rates,, Bcst cows niade from £5 to £6 16s, | ordinary cow9 from £2, eighteen months [steers of good colours to £6 ls. I Fat Pigs.— Good prices wefe passed, ;lhe sale being the best all round for inany years. Values: Choppers £3 3s 6d; to £5 8s 6d, light porkers 34S 6d to 42s (id, medium 44s 6d to 49S 6d, large 51s; Gcl to 56s 6d, ex. heavy 57s 6d to £3 7s i 6d (average 6^d to 8d); light baconers £8 Ss 6d to £3 18s 6d, heavy £4 ls 6d toj £4 9s 6d, ex, heavy £4 10s 6d to £5 9s. 6d (average 6id to 7fd). y -j