STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 21 March 1940, Page 9

STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON VALUES. (By Telegraph—Press Asociation.) CHRISTCHURCH. March 19. The Addington live stock market was held today because of the Easter holidays. There were reduced yardings of store sheep, but a heavy entry of breeding ewes, the best of which sold up to ewe fair rates. Fine-wool sorts were in somewhat better demand than at recent Addington sales. Romney cross ewes and all older sorts were down in price, bringing about the lowest values of the season. There was a smaller entry of fat sheep. There was a slight general easing in the values of good sheep, and a more pronounced easing for medium and inferior sorts. Fat cattle were limited to a small yarding, and there was a weaker sale all round. A small entry of porkers was forward. and a sharp rise in prices of about 4/- .a head resulted. The average price a lb. was 7d to 7"d. Baconers had a larger entry and a weaker market. The average price a lb. was 6id to 7d. PAHIATUA SALE ADVANCE IN PRICES. The Associated Auctioneers report on the Pahiatua sale when a large offering of sheep was submitted. The sale was firm throughout, prices for store wethers and breeding ewes were in advance of recent sales and the demand for top wether lambs and good black-face lambs was greatly appreciated by vendors. Quotations: Twotooth wethers (stores), 22s 4d, 225, 21s 4d to 20s 9d; smaller sorts, 19s 6d to 17s 9d. Ewes, 5-year, 19s 6d, 19s. 18s 6d to 18s: m.a. ewes. 24s 9d, 24s 6d. 24s 3d to 22s 9d; fattening ewes, 10s 3d to 9s Id; white face wether lambs (good), 18s 9d. 18s to 17s; medium 15s. 14s 3d. 13s, to 12s; smaller sorts, 10s, 9s 4d to 8s 9d; black-face lambs. 18s 3d, 17s 6d to 16s; smaller sorts. 14s 3d to 12s 2d to 10s; fat wethers. 26s 6d, 26s 3d to 255; fat ewes, 16s 6d. 15s 9d, 15s 3d to 15s; fat lambs (medium), 20s, 19s 5d to 19s; ewe lambs (small), Ils 6d. 10s 3d to 9s; cull lambs 7s 2d. 6s 8d to Os; S.D. rams, 4gns, 31 gns to 2Jgns.