STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 23 March 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

SALE AT ADDINGTON.

INCREASE IN PRICES.

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. March 22.

Because smaller yardings of fat stock were offered at the Addington stock sale today, an increase was shown in the prices for fat sheilp. fat cattle and store sheep. About 18,009 animals were penned, this being slightly small?” than the number of last week. Fewer lambs were forward. > For rape lambs there was a firm sale, but for ordinary and cull sorts the market was weaker. Good rape lambs made 13s to 14s lOd; medium. 9s 5d to 10s 7d; culls. 3s to 4s Gd. The ewe entry contained few attractive lines, most of the two-tooths being small, and most of the older sheep being failed mouthed. Values were erratic, and generally the market failed by a small amount to maintain the improved level of last week’s sale. A line of Romney-cross Chatham Island twotooths sold at 345, but very few lines of local two-tooths reached 255. Best four-year sheep made to Ils Gd, and ■ a good pen. five-year, also made the same figure. Older ewes failed to make prices paid for similar sheep at the more recent fairs. Fat lambs had almost as keen a sale as last week, the entry totalling about 1850 compared with 1500. The quality of the offering showed a considerable improvement with a better proportion of butchers’ sorts. Freezing works’ buyers paid more than schedule for many pens, and altogether the sale for this class was the best for some time. The schedule indicates 7d for 361 b and under. Lambs remained unchanged with more quality pens for butchers to choose from. The sale was not quite as firm as last week. The entry of fat sheep was the smallest for some time. Following the small entry of last week, there was another keen sale. Though some good lines were forward, a substantial proportion was on the light and unfinished side. The market opened at the full rates ruling last week and as the sale continued there was a firming. Good ewes were better than last week by 2s, and wethers by Is 6d. Medium wethers and ordinary class ewes showed very little, if any, improvement on the level of last week. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 26s lOd; prime heavy, 22s fid to 255; prime medium, 19s to 225; light to 14s;. extra prime heavy ewes, to 24s Id; prime heavy, 16s 6d to 19s 6d; prime medium, Ils Gd to 15s; light, to Bs.

The fat cattle entry totalled 415, being 30 fewer than a week ago. Most of the entry was of ordinary quality. For a small proportion of good steers there was an advance of up to 15s a head. Good cows ad heifers firmed by about 10s a head. There was little change in the price of ordinary cattle. Extra prime heavy steers made to £l5 17s Gd; prime heavy, £l3 10s to £l4 15s; prime medium, £ll 15s to £l3 10s; light, to £9; extra prime heifers; io £l2 12s Gd; prime, £8 10s to £9 15s; medium, £6 10s to £8;- light, to £6 15s; extra prime cows, to £9 12s Gd; prime, £7 to £8 15s; medium, £5 5s to £6 10s; light, to £5.

The’ porker entry in the fat pig section was a good deal larger than last week. However, all best-quality pigs met with a good sale at slightly lower than last week's level. Plain and unfinished sorts were easier by from 2s to 3s a head. Choppers were in medium supply and sold well at last week’s level. Baconers were forward in smaller numbers and the sale was excellent throughout, best-quality pigs being from 2s to 3s a head firmer, than a week ago. Choppers made 53s 6d to £6 Is; porkers, 29s Gd to 56s Gd, an average price a lb, of Gid to 7.’d; ■baconers, 57s Gd to £5 Is Gd, an average price a lb of Gd to Gid.

MASTERTON SALE. FAT SHEEP IN DEMAND. The Associated Auctioneers report on their weekly sale held yesterday, wher. a yarding of 2,500 sheep came forward and were offered to a small attendance. The few fat sheep yarded met strong competition and sold better than for some time. Very few good ewes came forward and what did were sold al about par rates. The store lambs which comprised most of the yarding met a very poor sale, but vendors, owing to the continued dry weather me the market, which meant good buying for the purchasers. A total clearanc was effected at the following prices:— Fat sheep: Fat wethers, 18s, 18s 6d extra heavy, 21s; fat ewes’, 10s to 12s; Southdown ewes, 15s to 17s; lambs (heavy). 22s 9d to 23s 3d; others, 18s to 21s 6d.

Store sheep: Good 2-th. ewes, a/c Mrs Elgar, 27s 4d; others, small, do., 12s 9d, 16s to 20s; -5-yr. ewes, 17s; m.a. ewes, 15s to 17s; aged ewes, 6s to 8s; good 2-th. wethers,’ 16s; small, 10s; extra good shorn wether lambs, 13s to 13s lOd; woolly do., 12s 7d; good woollj wether lambs, Bs, 8s 6d, 9s to 9s 4d medium do., 6s, 6s 3d to 6s 8cl; smal do., 4s to ss; good b.f. lambs, 12s 6d t< 13s 2d; medium do., 8s 6d, 9s to 10s good woolly ewe lambs, a/c D. Fraser 16s Id; others, 14s to 15s 8a; small ewe lambs, 5s to 7s 9d: Southdown rams, I gns. to 5.1 gns.; aged do.. 1 to ljgns. Pigs: Porkers, 25s to 40s; weaners, 5s 6s to 7s.