ADDINGTON PRICES.

Shannon News, 13 April 1923, Page 4

ADDINGTON PRICES.

LITTLE change from east WEEK.

At the Addington market to-day tivre were larger yardings. Fat lambs irn Droved in price, store sheep showed rather a decided drop for old ewes and other classes showed little change Store Sheep.—A large yarding for th s time of the year, included- lines from Hawke’s Bay. Nelson and Marlborough. Old ewes, which formed the bulk of the yarding, were down 2/- to 3/- a head on last week’s prices. Good eves were a 1/- less. Backward lambs v >re easier by 1/- to 1/6, good sorts allowing little difference, and passings of ewes were frequent. Good four, six and eiglit-tooth ewes, 27/- to es/4; ordinal'v two four, six and eight t.->oth 23/- to 26/2; inferior two, four, six and eiglit-tooth, 15/- to 22/6; ordinary two tooth halfbred, 29/-; fail-Ibig-mouthed. 13/6 to 18/6; aged. 5/8 to 12/2; forward lambs, 21/8 to 23/3*; ordiuarv. 14/6 to 19/-; inferior, 11/to 14/-; cull, 5/S to 10/6; four, six. and eight-tooth halfbred wethers, 21/to 25/-; two-tooth halfbred wethers, 19/6 to 22/3. Fat Lambs. —Three thousand two hundred and fifty were penned, with a recovery of 1/- per lie&d, tile over-all price being fully 91d. per lb., cases touching on id. Extra prime sorts realised 32/6 to 35/9; a few special to 37/6; prime, 2S/- to 31/6; medium, 25/6 to 27/9; light. 23/- to 25/3. Fat Sheep.—There was a bigger yarding and values for good mutton were unaltered from last week. Extra prime wctlicrs made 33/6 to 40/-; prime, • 29/9 to 33/-; medium, 27/6 to 29/6; light, 24/6 to 27/-; extra prime ewes to 35/-; prime,- 26/- to 28/6; medium, 22/6 to 25/6; inferior, 18/- to 21/6; old, 15/- to 17/-. Fat Cattle. —An exceptionally heavy yarding of 513 head raet with a dragging market. Extra prime beef made to 28/6 per 1001 b.. averaging up to 27/-; good beef brought 24/- to 26/-; medium. 22/- to 23/6; rough to 12/6; extra prime steers fetched £l4 to £l6 15/-; others, £ll 5/- to £l3 10/-; medium. £8 5/- to £11; light, £6 to £8; extra prime heifers, £lO 7/6; prime £6 5/- to £8; ordinary, £3 15/- to £6; extra prime cows to £10; prime. £5 15/- to £7 15/-; ‘ordinary, £5 to £5 10./-; old cows, £2 15/- to £3 17/6. Of vealers there was a large entry. Good runners realised up to £5; ordinary, £3 15/- to £4 15/-; small calves, S/- upwards. , Store Cattle. —There was a poor lot forward and a lifeless sales resulted. Three-year steers sold for £3 10/- to £4; two-year steers, £2 7/6 to £2 12/6; yearlings to 2»/-; 18-months to twoyear heifers £2 5/- to £2 15/-; yearlings, to 30/-.

Dairy Cattle.—A slightly better sale, though inferior sorts neglected. Medium to good springers fetched £5 10/- to £ll 10/-; extra good to £l4; medium to good springing heifers, £b to £10; extra good to £l2 10/-; inferior sorts to 30/-. Fat Pigs.—A large entry of porkers in over-supply, and a decline in price for both porkers and baconers. Choppers fetched £2 to £5 10/-; light baconers, £3 5/- to £3 10/-; heavy baconers. £3 15/- to £4 5/-. average price per lb., 6Jd. to 62d.; ligh.t_pork.crs, £3 to £2 7/-; heavy porkers, £2 10/- to £2 18/-, average price, 73d. to Sid. Store Pigs.—A large yarding and values were lower. Weanors "made 6/- to 15/-; small stores, 17/- to 23/-; medium stores. 28/- to 35/-; large stores, 45/- to 55/-.

HIGH COMMISSIONERS REPORT.

TU<* Department of Agriculture has reeejved tlus following cablegram, dated April 7. 1923. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London:— Meat.—The market is affected by heavy supplies of cheap chilled beef. Best New Zealand lanfbs meets steady demand, but secondary descriptions are very slow owing to large quantity of Australian on hand. Steady demand at firm prices for prime mutton under 561 b., but decidedly weaker tone for heavier descriptions; over 641 b. particularly slow. No demand for ewes except best lightweight, Large supplies of .S 01b. River Plate wethers of-

fered in the market and selling at about sd. per lb. New Zealand frozen href nominally unchanged. New Zealand mutton; Under 561 b., 9i1.-9.\(1.; 561 b. to 641 b.. Bid.-Sfjcl.; 64 lb. to 721 b., 7d.; over 721 b. s*Jd.-6d.; ewes. —. New Zealand lamb: Best quality 1/-; occassionally 1/0J; sec-ond-class 10d.; North Island, ordinarv, Ud. New Zealand beef; Ox fore's, 3gd.; ox hinds. sd. Chilled beef: Pores. 2Jd.-22d.; hinds 4Sd.-5Jd. English retail prices arc as follow: Mutton: English—legs, 1/7; imported —legs, 1/-; lamb —English, 2/6; imported 1/4; beef—English, ribs 1/9; imported chilled 1/-; imported New Zealand lOd.

Butter.—The market is depressed and pfic-'S irregular. New Zealand (salted) finest, 170/-176/ per cwt. (J./6J-1/6® per lb.); unsalted 184/ISH/ per cwt. (l/7?-l/S per lb.); other qualities IGS/-170/ pe r cwt. (1/6-1/6J per lb.); Australian (salted) finest, IGG/ - 172/ per cwt. (1/53-1/GJ per lb.); unsalted, 170/ - 176/ up to ISO/ per cwt (l/fi £-1/6 M/7 J per lb.); other qualities, salted, 150/ - 164/ per owl. (1/4-1/5E per lb.); unsalted. 1 56/ - 168/ per cwt. (1/41-1/6 per, lb) Argentine 156/- 170/ per cwt. (1/421/6J per lb.). Danish, 182/ - 186/ per cwt. (1/7-5-1/S per lb.). Cheese.—The market is quiet. Spot prices are firm. New Zealand, col'Hircd, 138/- 144/ per cwt, (1/221/3J per lb.); white, 136/- 138/ per cwt. (1/25-1/22 per lb.); Australian, coloured. 132/ - 140/ per cwt. per cwt. (1/22-1/3 per lb.); white. 132/- 134/ per cwt, (1/2J per lb.). The steamers " Port Hunter ” "Maimoa” and “ Arawa” are at present discharging- cargoes of New Zealand produce, while the s.s. “ Remuera ” has also arrived.

Australian shipments from March (0 to March 23 include 85.989 boxes butter.

Estimated cheese stocks on April 3, ; ( London, Liverpool and Bristol were (‘unadian 6700 boxes against 43,500. hew Zealand and Australian 13 590 crates against 74.350 for same time Inst year.

Hemp.—Manila market dull and t nces lower. *'G” grade April-June shipments quoted £36 10/- per ten. ’’ 1 ” ferade £34 per ton. Output from .In Hilary 1 to March 31 totalled 3 i 3.000 bales against 278,000 for same period last year. Stocks in Manila end ol March, were 123,000, against 28 9,000 bales for same time lastwear. Shocks in London and Liverpool 5479 bales, against 17 485 last year. New Z- aland market is easier in svnipatliv wdh Manila Nominal values spot High pomls April-June shipments £3? Pair £3l 10/- per ton.

Wool.—-Bradford market firm tone. Fair business in low and medium ci ossbred. Quotations for tops unchanged.