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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 16 January 1931, Page 8

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LIVE STOCK MARKET PRICES AT ADDINGTON (By Telegraph—Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, 14th January. Following on the first sale of the New Year held last week and the declines in the principal section at that auction, the general tone of the market at Addington to-day was a little improved. Store Sheep.—There was a heavy entry of stove lambs totalling 3500 head. The sale was conducted on the basis of values ruling last week. The store sheep comprised only a few pens, and met with a steady demand, and the tone of the market was good. Values were: Good four and six-tooth crossbred wethers, 10s to 11s; ordinary tvAtooth crossbred wethers, 6s 6d; failingmouth crossbred wethers, 4s 6d; good two-tooth halfbred wethers, 10s 4d; ordinary six and eight-tooth halfbred wethers, 4s 7d t.o 7s 2d; best four and six-tooth Romney cross ewes, 15s 3d; good four and six-tooth Romney cross ewes, 12s 3d; best two-tooth halfbred ewes, 14s 9d; ordinary six and eight tooth halfbred ewes, 9s; best halfbred ewe lambs, 9s 4d; best halfbred wether lambs, 7s 6d to 9s lOd; best rapo lambs, 9s 4d; best rape lambs, 7s 6d to 8s 4d; good rape lambs, 6s to 7s; ordinary rape lambs, 4s 8d to 5s Id; backward and inferior lambs, 2s to 3s lid.

Fat Lambs.—There was an entry of 2800 fat lambs. The salo was a steady one, and there was a slight improvement in values, although to no quotable extent. The top prices ranged about s£d to per pound. Values were: Extra prime lambs to 22s lOd; prime lambs, 17s 6d to 20s; medium lambs 15s 6d to 17s; light lambs, 12s to 15s. Fat Sheep.—There was an entry of 3300 head, and although the sale was an erratic one throughout, there was a better tone, especially for ewes. Last week’s rates were fully maintained. Values were: Extra prime wethers to 23s Id; prime heavy wethers, 13s to 19s 6d; medium weight prime wethers, 15s to 17s 6d; second quality wethers, 10s to 14s Cd; light wethers, to 9s 6d; extra prime ewes, to 15s lOd; prime ewes, 10s 6d to 13s; medium ewes, 8s to 10s; light ewes, 5s 6d to 7s 6d; aged and inferior ewes, 3s 6d to ss. Fat Cattle.—The yarding totalled 457 head. There was a further easing in values for cows and heifers of up to £1 a head, while good steer beef maintained last week’s rates. The best medium-weight beef made from 33s to 37s per 1001 b., the top figure being secured for only the primest lightweight types, of which there were not a great many penned. Heavy beef made from 28s to 325; cow beef from 23s to. 28s; secondary beef from 19s 6d to 225; and rough down to 17s per 1001 b. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers to £l7 2s 6d; prime heavy_ steers, £l3 to £ls; prime medium weight steers, £9 15s to £l3; medium quality steers, £7 to £9 10s; light steers to £6 15s; extra prime heifers to £ls 12s 6d; prime heifers, £8 10s to £11; medium heifers, £5 10s to £8; light heifers, £3 10s to £5; extra prime cows to £ll 17s 6d; prime cows, £8 to £10; medium cows, £4 15s to £7 ss; light and aged cows, £2 10s to £4 10s. Vealers. —A large entry of vealers met with little demand, and in consequence a heavy proportion of the yarding was passed in. The top price was £5 10s, and anything that was not prime showed a drop of about 10s a head. Values were: Runners, £3 10s to £5 10s; best calves, 40s to 555; medium calves, 20s to 30s; small and inferior calves, 5s to 15s. Store Cattle.—A fair-sized yarding was of mixed quality. There were several lines of medium steers forward with a sprinkling of handy sorts. Many cattle that were passed in last week were also offered. Competition, though not keen, was spirited at times, and prices remained much on a par with last week’s declined basis. A pen of forward three-year-old Hereford cross steers sold at £7 ss, while another pen of similarly agea Shorthorn steers not so forward made £5 2s 6d. Eighteenmonths steers sold up to £3 3s; forward cows, to £4 15s; 18-month heifers, to 50s; and potting bulls, up to £7 8s 6d. Good coloured yearling bulls were in fair demand. Dairy Cattle.—There was an entry of 65 head, and with few exceptions the quality was only average. The market was a dull one from the outset, and there was- no firmer tone in evidence at tlie conclusion of the auction. Values were: Best second and third calvers, to £ll 15s; good second and third calvers, £8 to £9 10s; medium second and third calvers, £6 to £7 10s; aged and inferior, £3 5s to £5; good heifers, £7 10s to £9; medium heifers, £5 5s to £6 15s; backward heifers, £4 to £5. Fat Pigs.—The feature of the fat pig auction was the heavy supplies of porkers forward, which constituted an oversupply. In consequence, values for that class eased considerably. The quality of the entry was very mixed. Values were: Choppers, £2" 10s to £4 11s; baconers, 52s 6d to £3; heavy baconers, £3 5s to £3 13s 6d; average price per pound, 4kl to 6jd; porkers, 32s to 455; heavy porkers, 42s to 46s 6d; average price per pound, s£d to 7d. Store Pigs.—There was a particularly heavy yarding of store pigs, and this factor, "together with the marked decline in values for porkers in the fat pig section served to bring about a drop of from 8s to 10s a head for all sorts. The entry comprised in the main slips and weaners. Values were: Large stores, to 295; medium stores, 23s to 255; slips, 16s to 225; weaners, 12s 6d to 21s.