ADDINGTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 April 1939, Page 3

ADDINGTON

GENERAL EASING IN PRICES. OVERFLOW ENTRY OF STOCK. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 19. The continued dry weather in the province was reflected at the weekly stock market in Addington today by an overflow of stock in several of the more important sections. The result was a general easing in prices, though fat lambs sold up to schedule values. The store sheep entry was much smaller than that of last week, but the market showed little change. There was a fair demand for coarse-woolled ewes, though these have been steadily easing for some weeks. A good-conditioned line of Chatham Island sound-mouthed ewes made 19s 9d; other coarse wools, not so good in mouth, sold at 12s 6d to 15s; best two-tooth fine wools, 19s 3d; best lambs averaged about Us, medium, 6s 6d to 9s, low conditioned Down to 4s. The demand for adult wethers was poor and most of these were passed. The entry of about 3000 fat lambs was the largest for some time, about 1700 being forward last week. Competition from the exporttrade was restricted and lambs sold at no better than the bare schedule rates. The entry of about 7500 fat sheep was an overflow one and mixed in quality, though there was a good proportion of prime wethers. The sale opened at a lower level than the average rates of last week and improved a a little later. There was an easing of Is 6d to 2s a head on nearly all classes in the latter part of the sale. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 27s 7d, prime heavy 21s 6d to 245, prime medium 18s 6d to 21s, light to 14s; extra prime heavy ewes to 20s, prime heavy 14s 6d to 18s, prime medium Ils 6d to 14s, light to 7s. The fat cattle section was heavily over-supplied with a total of 630 animals against the 390 of last week. The market opened well for the best lines of steers and heifers, there being only a very minor easing on the good rates of a week ago. For all other classes, however, the market was down, particularly for second-class cows. Considering the oversupply of indifferent quality animals the sale for good beef was satisfactory. Mediumweight prime cattle in a number of cases made 36s to 37s a 1001 b, and medium 32s to 345. Extra prime heavy steers made to £l7 17s 6d, prime heavy £l4 to £l5, prime medium, £l2 to £l4, light to £8 15s; extra prime heifers to £l3 2s 6d, prime £9 10s to £lO 10s, medium £6 15s to £8 15s, light to £6; extra prime cows to £l3 7s fid, prime £7 5s to £8 15s, medium £5 5s to £6 ss, light and aged to £5. The entry of porkers was the largest for some time, and prices from the outset were easier than for recent sales. Baconers were yarded in larger numbers than for any sale so far this season and prices eased from 5s to 6s a

head all round. Choppers were in fairly heavy supply, meeting a good sale at prices fully on a par with those of a week ago. Choppers made 53s 6d to £5 18s 6d; porkers 37s 6d to 54s 6d, an average price a lb of 61d to 7d; baconers 54s 6d to £4 6s 6d. an average price' a lb of 5Sd to 6;!d.