STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 November 1939, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON SALE BEEF VALUES MAINTAINED. INCREASE IN WETHER PRICES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, November 1. Entries at the double market in Addington today were exceptionally heavy, comprising more than 7000 head of sheep. 760 head of cattle, and about 1000 pigs. Nevertheless, the sale was brisk, with beef values being maintained at the recent good level, and wethers being up by 2s a head. For store sheep, a slacker sale resulted, ewes and lambs being Is a head cheaper, ranging from Gs to 12s 7d, all counted. Forward wethers sold fairly well. In the spring lambs section there was much of poor quality. Six hundred were penned, but this was far too many for the trade, and prices eased from the 12d a lb of last week down to 8d to lOd. Numerous truck-lots of fat sheep came from south of Rangitata. Woolly sheep were little changed in value, but shorn wethers improved by 2s a head and shorn ewes by Is. All the sheep forward were wanted. Best wethers made from 40s to 44s for shorn Southland sheep, good 35s to 38s, and light to 21s. Best shorn ewes sold to 35s lOd, good 29s to 335, medium 25s to 28s. and light down to 18s. The fat cattle market was a shade easier, except for the primest beef, which just about maintained last week’s rktes. Good steers made from £l9 to £22, with a few tops to £26 17s Gd; medium, £l5 to £18; and light down to £lO. Good heifers brought from £l2 to £l5, and cows to about 20s less.

The entry of fat pigs was one of the largest on record. A slightly easier sale resulted for pork, but baconers maintained recent values. The average price a lb for porkers was 7Jd to B£d., and for baconers 6.? d to Bd.

MASTERTON SALE FAT SHEEP MAKE LATE RATES. The Associated Auctioneers report as follows on their weekly sale held yesterday: A good yarding of sheep came forward. The stores comprised chiefly of shorn wethers, and any with size and condition met a strong market, while small and poor sorts were not sought after so much. Fat sheep remained at late rates. A total clearance was affected at the following rates:— Fat sheep: Fat woolly wethers, 27s 6d to 28s; shorn wethers, good 23s to 23s 6d; fair 20s 6d; good four-tooth b.f. wethers, 22s 3d to 24s 6d; fat woolly ewes, 20s, 22s 6d to 255; shorn ewes, 14s, 16s 9d to 18s Gd; maiden shorn ewes, 19s Gd, 22s to 23s Gd. Store sheep: Best forward four and six-tooth wethers. 17s lid. 18s lOd to 19s 9d; medium ditto. 15s to 16s Gd; two-tooth wethers 13s 9d, 14s Id to 15s; two-tooth m.s. b.f.’s 14s Gd to 16s; woolly ewe hoggets, 23s 3d to 275; ews and lambs, all counted, 8s Gd, 9s Gd to 10s. Cattle: Yearling Jersey heifers, £3 16s. Pigs: Porkers. £1 IGs to £2 Ils; good I weaners, £ 1 4s Gd, £ 1 ss. £ 1 5s 6d to I £1 6s Gd.