STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 8 February 1940, Page 3

STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON SALE. PRICES FIRM. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. Febuary 7. With the exception of fat cattle and store lambs, all classes of stock at the Addington market today were firm. There was an outstandingly keen sale for fat lambs at well above schedule rates. The entry, of store sheep was about the same as last week, at 3.000 head, but there was an increase in the lambs penned to 15.000. The best price for lambs was about 20s. a few lines selling at near this figure. Medium lamb sorts made from 12s 6d to 16s. with culls down to Bs.

Exporters dominated the market in tiie fat lamb sale, and values were the best for the season. Few pens sold at less than 8 3-8 d a pound and prices frequently exceeded 9d. or 2s a head more than the schedule rate. The entry was 3.000, compared with 2,500 last week, but the supply was avidly obsorbed by exporters and the trade. The fat sheep entry was 5,5000, compared with 4.750 last week. The quality was good, some excellent lines coming forward from the Peninsula. The yarding again included a fail- proportion of station wethers of secondary quality, which were from Is to Is 6d a head down. There was little demand for. them, but good sheep, both owes and wethers, met a steady demand at fully last week’s rates. Lighter ewes continued to meet a steady demand from exporters at up to about IGs. The top price for wethers was 36s 4d. and for ewes 27s lOd. Values were: Prime heavy wethers. 29s to 31s. ordinary 21s to 255, light to 20s Gd; prime heavy ewes, 23s 6d to 25s 6d. ordinary 14s to 17s Gd, light to 14s.

The yarding of fat cattle totalled 460‘. as against 375 last week. The quality of the offering was not up to the standard of last week, there being very few extra prime steers on offer. Values were: Prime heavy steers £l6 10s to £lB. ordinary £lO 10s to £l4. light to £10; prime heifers. £lO 10s to £ll 15s. light to £8 10s; prime cows, £8 10s to £lO 10s. medium £6 10s to £8 ss. light to £6 ss.

There was a medium yarding of porkers, mostly of good quality, and the sale from the outset was keen, with values from 2s to 3s a head above those of last week. Choppers were in very' limited supply, and values were up 10s to 15s a head. Baconers were in better supply than they were last week, but the sale was the best of the season. Values were: Choppers, £3 8s 6d to £6 18s Gd; light porkers. 39s 6d to 46s 6d, medium 47s 6d to 51s 6d. heavy 52s Gd to 56s Gd; average price a pound. 6id to 7jd: light beconers. 58s 6d to £3 6s Gd, medium £3 9s 6d to £3 14s 6d, heavy £3 18s 6d to £4 6s 6d, extra heavy £4 7s 6d to £4 14s 6d; average price a pound, 61 cl to 7d.

MASTERTON SALE. PRICES IN BUYERS' FAVOUR. The Wairarapa Stock Auctioneers report a yarding of 10,000 sheep at the Masterton saleyards yesterday. The majority of the yarding consisted of breeding ewes, while some 3.000 lambs and wethers Were also yarded, and were offered to a good attendance of mostly local buyers. Generally speaking the quality and condition of the breeding ewes was not up to the usual standard, this no doubt being the result of the very severe winter conditions that existed in the Wairarapa. Prices would appear to be in buyers' favour, and while several lines were passed at auction, sales were made privately for passed in lots as the sale progressed. Some good lines of lambs were penned, and except for forward-conditioned sorts suitable for, rape, the bidding was restricted. However we are able to report a total clearance in this section. Several lines of wethers changed hands at late quotations. Fat sheep were on a par with

late rates. Prices were as follow: —

Breeding ewes: The top price of the 5-year section was obtain by A. 11. Falloon for an attractive line which realised 23s lOd. An equally good line sold on account of T. A. Brown made 23s 3d, while the annual draft of Mamaku Station 5-year ewes made 235. account of W. B. Hull 20s. and Tinakori Station 20s. A line of 6-year ewes on account of Patukawa, realised 18s, this being the top price for 6-year-olds. Other lines according to condition, teeth and quality made from 15s to 17s 6d and up to £l. Sound mouth ewes suitable for soft country sold under slow competition at prices from 13s Gd to 15s. In the 2-th ewe section bidding was very cautious at the commencement of the sale, and passings were frequent. Sales were made at the following prices: The top price of 27s 8d was obtained for a line on account of Colin Deans. A/c F. Calvert 265; a/c J. R. A. Nicholls 265: a/c Mamiiku Slation 25s 6d; a/c Ron Buick 255; others from 23s to 24s 9d.

Wethers: Best 4-th wethers made to IBs Gd, while 2-th wethers sold at 15s 6d to 16s.

Lambs: Forward and sappy conditioned b.f. lambs mot with good competition and made from 16s to 17s 4d and up to 18s: smaller b.f. lambs 13s to 15s. Good woolly wether lambs made up to 17s. this line being on forward condition: others lines 13s 6d to 14s; small woolly ewe lambs 13s 6d to 15s Id; small wether lambs. 9s to Ils, while cull lambs made 4s Gd to 7s.