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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 May 1938, Page 3

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SALE AT ADDINGTON AN EASING IN VALUES (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, May 18. Fat cattle and fat sheep were in over-supply at today’s Addington market and there was an easing for both —sheep to a slight extent and cattle by up to 15s a head. Store sheep: A small entry of about 3500, about half wethers, came forward. Wethers sold well at up to 22s 6d, but old ewes and lambs were not wanted. Fat lambs: A keen sale at up to full schedule rates of 8d a lb. Fat sheep: A total of 5500 was penned. There was an easing of about Is a head. Best wethers brought 30s to 335, tops to 355; good medium, 26s to 295; light, down to 19s; best ewes, 22s to 245; tops, to 28s; light, 13s to 15s. Fat cattle: A total of 595 was penned and good quality was included. Values were again easier by 2s a 1001 b. Best beef made 32s to 345; good, 29s to 31s; and light down to 245. Prime steers realised £l2 10s to £l4 10s; tops, to £l6 7s 6d; medium steers, down to £10; best cows and heifers, to £ll 7s 6d; gopd, £8 to £9 10s; secondary cows, £5 to £6 ss. Fat pigs: Good quality porkers sold well, other classes being easier. Prices were from 29s 6d to 59s 6d, an average a lb. of 6jd to 7d. Baconers were again forward in small numbers, and there was an advance in prices of from 2s to 3s a head. Prices ranged from £3 Is 6d to £5 7s 6d, an average price a lb. of 6Jd to 6Jd. Dairy cattle: A keen sale, good grade heifers at drop making in odd cases £lB 10s and £l7; medium cows, about £9. PRICES AT JOHNSONVILLE GOOD QUALITY SHEEP FIRM An average yarding of bullocks, with a large yarding of cows and a full yarding of all classes of sheep, came forward at the Johnsonville sale. With the exception of a 'few pens of heavy weight bullocks, the balance of the yarding consisted chiefly of medium weight cattle, with a fair proportion of light and unfinished bullocks. Prime heavy cattle met with a ready sale, with prices showing no alteration on those ruling last week Prime medium weight cattle were easier to the extent of 5s a head, while light and unfinished bullocks were hard to sell, even at reduced "values. The penning of cows and .heifers was of exceptionally good quality, with keen competition at prices firm oil last week’s, while cows, ex dairy, were easier to the ex-

tent of 10s to 15s a head. The yarding of runners and vealers was of good quality, consisting chiefly of station vealers with a few cows ex dairy. Prime quality vealers met with a ready sale, with prices showing no alteration. Only a few pens of prime heavy wethers came forward, the balance of the yarding consisting chiefly of medium and light weight sheep and unfinished sorts. Good quality sheep were sought after at prices firm on those ruling last week, while unfinished wethers were hard to sell. Light weight, b.f. two-tooths met with good demand, with no alteration. The yarding of ewes was of good quality, extra heavy ewes meeting with keen competition, with prices showing no alteration. Medium weight ewes were firm, and light and unfinished were easier to the extent of Is to Is 6d a head. There was a larger yarding of lambs than usual. Quotations are as follows: — Prime extra heavy bullocks, £l5 10s to £l5 ss; prime heavy bullocks, £l5 5s to £l4 10s; heavy bullocks, £l4 5s to £l3; light and unfinished bullocks, £l2 10s to £ll ss; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £lO to £9 2s; prime heavy cows and heifers, £9 to £8 15s; cows and calves to £3 2s; runners, £5 5s to £3 15s; vealers, £2 16s to £2 ss; calves, 25s to 15s. Prime extra heavy wethers, 31s 4d to 30s; prime heavy wethers, 29s 6d to 27s 6d; medium wethers, 26s lOd to 24s lOd; prime extra heavy ewes, 25s to 23s 6d; prime heavy ewes, 23s to 21s 8d; medium ewes, down to 17s; extra heavy lambs, 27s 6d to 26s 6d; heavy lambs, 25s 6d to 23 6d; medium lambs, 22s 6d to 18s; light lambs, 17s 6d to 17s 3d 3d. MASTERTON SALE SHEEP PRICES DECLINE. CATTLE VALUES IMPROVE. The N.Z. Farmers’ .Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd., report as follows: — We offered good entries of fat and store sheep and a small yarding of cattle to a large attendance. There were no outside buyers present and there was a noticeable easing in sheep values. Fat sheep with the exception of extra prime heavy ewes were down 2s to 3s a head. Breeding ewes were not in such keen demand, ' but good w.f. wether lambs were firm at late rates. The cattle market showed a further slight improvement. We effected a complete clearance at the following prices:—Prime fat wethers, 26s 6d to 27s 6d; store cows, £2 17s 6d; 18-mths lighter, 25s to 25s lOd; Jersey steers, £3 19s; extra prime fat ewes, 24s to 25s 6d; prime, 20s 9d to 21s 6d; lighter, 16s 6d to 18s; small 2-th ewes r.w. S.D. rams, 22s 7d; small

2-th wethers, 19s 3d; best shorn w.f. wether lambs, 17s 3d; best woolly, 17s; others, 15s 3d; small, 8s lOd; fat cows ex dairy, £5; Jersey heifers r.w.b., £4. WRIGHT STEPHENSON & CO., LTD. Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report as follows: —We held our weekly sale in the Colombo Road yards yesterday when we offered a good yarding of sheep and cattle to a large attendance. Fat ewes were slightly easier while other sorts sold at late rates. Cattle sold well and we report a total clearance at the following prices:— Sheep: S.M. ewes, r.w. S.D. ram, 15s 6d to 225; fat ewes, 18s, 18s 9d, 20s to 225; forward ewes, 15s 6d to 17s; store evzes, 8s to Us 6d; ewe lambs, 19s to 24s Id; shorn wether lambs, 14s 6d to 17s 3d; 2-th wethers, to 265; small b.f. lambs, to 13s 7d; fat b.f. 2-ths., to 26s 6d. Cattle: Fat bullocks, to £l2 15s; 3yr. steers, to £8 16s; fat cows, £8 10s to £9; fat heifers, to £5 10s; P.A. cows in calf, to £4 12s 6d; fat Jersey cows, to £4 10s. Pigs: Weaners, 8s 6d to 10s 6d; slips, 11s 6d to 13s. DALGETY & CO. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their weekly Masterton sale as follows: —A medium yarding of all classes of sheep came forward and met a keen sale from a large attendance. The yarding of fats was heavy and values remained firm on last sale. Hoggets were in demand and any showing quality made good values. We report:—Heavy forward ewes/ 24s 7d; light fat ewes, 18s to 20s; light fat wethers, 245, 24s 3d to 255; failing mouthed ewes, r.w. S.D., 20s to 20s 9d; small cull hoggets, 9s, 9s 6d, 9s 9d to 10s 6d; good woolly w.f.w. hoggets, 17s. , N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE CO. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale when a fair yarding of sheep was submitted to a good attendance of the local public. Fat sheep were available in greater numbers than has been the case at recent sales, and prices, as a result, were slightly easier. Store sheep met with quite a good sale at values on a par with late rates. They quote:—S.M. ewes, r.w. S.D., 18s Id; store ewes, 12s to 9s 3d; medium shorn w.f. lambs, 13s ,4d; i.medium shorn woolly ■ lambs, 14s; small ewe lambs, 22s 4d; cull b.f. lambs, 9s lOd; cull shorn wr. lambs, 7s 3d; light fat wethers, 24s 2d to 255; fat b.f. 2-ths., 21s; prime fat woolly w.f. lambs, 30s.