STOCK VALUES EASIER AT ADDINGTON

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 168, 6 October 1927, Page 14

STOCK VALUES EASIER AT ADDINGTON

INCREASED ENTRIES Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, , At the Addington market r * tries were much larger than *»- stock coming from tar afield al, »*«k, of the high prices ruling,,. * * r «<ll Values were snghUy easier, bui £s' **o. mg the size of the entry h wA cot JW«satisfactory sale for vendors Store Sheep.—Prices werV , up to Is a head for practically and passings were heavier "o Crossbred ewe hoggets realist ■>>s bd; small and interior fJ 1 * 5 to half bred ewe hoggets, o’js Sd. three-quarter bred hoggets ■>, Sd; wether hoggets. 20s id to -'s- ls d: gets, 27s Id; S.M. ew es hoglid; P.M. crossbred ewes i- a l '£? bs ’ 2a 6d; low-conditioned aged e’wes , 10 »s Lis to 15s 6d; four to eight bred wethers, Sis to 35s 3d ““ Spring Lambs.—The entrj : ot at irom 28s to 41s 10d Fat Sheep.—There were several « or! North Island sheep, as well is c J l *® land and South Canterbury litLt sheep were about 2s a head eaJw 5* lighter sorts were a shade firmer prime wethers made up to 55s Z?® l wethers, 46s to 50s; medium wJEf? 4Ls to 455; light wethers. 36, £***> extra prime ewes, 45s to 53 S ia. ewes, 3Ss to 435; medium ewes ’ -i 110 ' 375; light ewes, 2bs to S3s; gets, 32s to 375; extra prime «,!??§' wethers, 37s to 42s 4d. 1 ie shore Fat Catle.—A total of 600 was double the number forward lastSU? Ordinary* beef was easier, on last writexceptional sale by 20s a head and *2, 1 quality by 10s to 15s. The beef made from 50s to 52s 6d per low? prime, 46s 6d to 4Ss 6d; raelium, 42*% to 465; heavy, 38s 6d to 435: ordinal cow, 36s to 40s; and inferior, 30s toasl Extra prime heavy bullocks realise! to £24 17s 6d: prime heavy steers fr 15s to £2O; prime medium-weight kVam* £ls 10s to £l7 10s; light steers, £?? £l4; extra prime heifers, to £lB 2s prime heifers, £l3 10s to £ls ifC medium heifers, £ll 5s to £l3 5 S - Ii JT; heifers, £8 I.os to £11; extra prime cm to £l7 17s 6d; prime cows, £l3 to *1 15s; medium cows, £lO 15s to £l2 light cows, £7 12s 6d to £lO 5s Vealers. —Good calves sold welL Twelve to 18-months sorts sold up to £9 ife, food vealers, £5 to £7 10s: others. to £5. * ir * Store Cattle. —There was a keer sak. with a decided advance. Cows made £2 to £6; heifers, £2 to £5 10s; bolls for service, £4 10s to £9 ss. Dairy Cattle. —A steady sale for good cows in'“‘milk; best second to fourth cal vers made £8 10s to £ll 10s; others. £3 to £B. Fat Pigs. —The market was unchanged. Choppers made £3 to £5; baconers, £3 7s to £4 15s 6d (average a lb, 55d to 6»d); porkers, 40s to 60s (average price a lb, 7d to Sd). Store Pigs. — Weaners made 9s to 19s; slips, 12s to 245: stores, 25s to 40s Idsows in pig. £8 5s to £5 ss; empty* sows, 22s 6d to 30s. VICTORIAN WHEAT CROP By Cable.—Press Associati-yn.—Copyright. Reed. noon. MELBOURNE*, To-day. It is estimated that this season’s wheat harvest yield will be 42,500,000 bushels, representing 14 bushels to the acre.—A s.nd N.Z N.S.W. WHEAT CROP LIGHT HARVEST PREDICTED By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright SYDNEY, Wednesday. The Director of Agriculture says 1m considers the wheat yield in New South Wales should now be sufficient for local milling and domestic seed requirements, also to provide a small surplus for export or carry-over. Recent rains came in time to save a considerable portion of the crop, but too late in the north-west and far west Altogether close upon 1,000,000 acres have definitely failed, while in the remaining areas there is a small proportion from which no grain can be taken. The harvest this year will be the lightest for many years.—A. ani N.Z. NORTHERN BUTTER-FAT (From Our Own Correspondent) WHANGAREI, Wednesday. The comparative outputs for Uie 'Whang.irei and Maungaturoto Dairy Companies for the month of September. and 1927. and for the season to date, a:r<= as follow: Whangarei Dairy Company.—^ptember, 1927, 94 tons 19cwt 3q.r 141 b; Sgttimber, 1926, 71 tons 2cwt 3qr 241 b. Tbe total output for the season up tc September 31. 1927, was 135 ions 17cwt 121 b, compared with 95 tons OcWt 3qr »» produced during the parallel period lasi s«iason. _ c-_ Maungaturoto Dairy Company.—S«P> tember, 1927, 25 tons 16cwt; September. 1926, 18 tons 12cwt. The totali outjjrc for the season up to September 31. • was 45 tons 6cwt. compared with 34cwt for the corresponding period season. PUKEKOHE POTATOES EARLY CROP LIGHT (From Our Own Correspondent) PUKEKOHE, To-dW The past ten days have seen tht CP®" mencement of early potato Pukekohe Hill, but In all cases the era harvested have proved to be ex cept tiro light, none so far having exceeded two tons to the acre. , hnrrmt ll ? This is attributed to the abnonnaw wet season, and the consecuent appe^ E.nce of blight, the enemy of every pv—- *' It is expected that the era** to during the next few weeks wIU light, but an increase in l i, ?“_ s season's The ruling price for the new 5 tubers is in the vicinity ol *a a ' dltioo The main crops are in an® c °no and with the approach ol weather a bright season U anticipa