STOCK MARKET

Wairarapa Times-Age, 3 April 1941, Page 9

STOCK MARKET

ADDINGTON SALE VALUES WELL MAINTAINED. FAT CATTLE PRICES ADVANCE. ißy Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, April 2. Addington market values were well maintained in practically all sections, the fat stock pens having small entries. The fat sheep sale opened with a sharp jump of 3s. to 6s. a head, there being a very small supply forward, but the market steadied later and the average improvement was from 2s. 6cL to 3s. Prime wethers made 30s. to 335.. extra prime to 365., good 255. to 295.; best ewes 235. to 275.. tops to 305., medium to good 18s. to 225., light 15s. to 17s. 6d. Fat lambs had a keen sale at up to schedule rates, bringing a shade more for butchers’ sorts. Store sheep sold at an advance and better than at all country fairs except the last one. Romney cross two-tooths sold to 375., medium 255. to 295., and Chatham 'islands four-year-olds to 21s. 6d. Four-year halfbreds of ordinary quality sold at 16s. and ordinary twotooths at 245. Prices were generally fully Is. a head better, and the best of the lambs also brought Is. a head more. Fat cattle advanced in value by a full 20s. a head for best quality. Top prices ranged from £l7 10s. to £2O, good £l4 10s. to £l6 10s., and light down to £ll. Heifers .sold from £lO 10s. to £l3 10s„ special to £lB, secondary down to £8 10s.; best cows £9 10s to £ll, and tops to £l3. Best beef made up to 41s. a hundred pounds, tops to 425. 6d„ medium to good 355. to 375., and rough 'down to 295. In the fat pig section porkers firmed by ss. a head, making from 425." 6d. to 58s. 6d., an average price a pound of 7d. to 7jjd. Baconers sold for £2 19s. 6d. to £3 18s. 6d„ an easing of 55., and an average price a pound of 6d. to 61d. FAIR AT MASTERTON SHEEP AND CATTLE KEEN COMPETITION. The Associated Live Stock Auctioneering Association report as follows on their Masterton Sale held in conjunction with the first Autumn Cattle Fail’ yesterday;— A full yarding of sheep came forward comprised chiefly of lambs, and attracted a large and representative attendance of buyers. From the outset competition was keen and good forward conditioned lambs showed an improvement on oui’ last week’s sale. Fat sheep and store ewes remained on a firm market. The following list of our principal sales will indicate values: —Good shorn ewe lambs, a/c. P. Paku, 20s 9d; medium ewe lambs, 15s 6d., 165.. 16s. 6d.; good forward wether lambs a/c. A. Campbell, 19s. 3d.; ditto a/c. Campbell Estate, 17s. 7d.; b.f. lambs. 16s. to 17s. Id.; good forward shorn wether lambs, 155., 15s. 6d., to 16s. 2d.; woolly wether lambs, 145., 14s. 9d., to 15s. 3d.; medium wether lambs, 9s. 2d. to 12s. Id.: two-tooth ewes, 19s. Cd.; four and six-tooth ewes, 17s. Id.; f.m. ewes, 10s. 6d. to Ils. 6d.; fat ewes, 10s to Ils 3d.; fat wethers, 20s. to 20s. 6d.; fat b.f. maiden ewes, 195.; small weaner pigs, Bs. 6d. to 10s.; weaners, Ils. to 12s. 6d.

A full yarding of cattle came forward. there being approximately 2600 head yarded, the quality of which was good, the cattle showing both breeding and condition, the latter due no doubt to the favourable season. Buyers were in attendance from all the local districts, but outside districts were not well represented and at the conclusion of the sale very few cattle went outside the district. Competition throughout on male cattle was keen and prices in the majority of cases exceeded vendor’s ideas of values, but when the female section was reached prices eased somewhat, and IJ-year heifers, in our opinion, were neglected and made prices well below those ruling at the spring fairs. There were some very good lines of 31 and 41-year steers yarded, and a good pen of forward 41years offered on account of Mrs Ahrens topped the sale at 10 guineas. The 31year section was topped by a nice forward line on account' of 1 Mr. O. A. Bunny at £8 17s. Other good pens of 3|-year steers made from £8 15s to £8 17s. The 21-year steers were topped by a line on account of Mr. F. Tildesley, Mangamahoe. at £7 16s. and the 18months by a well bred pen offered on account of Mr. E. W. Cheetham at £6 13s. Other good lines in this section were on account of the Falloon Estate £5 13s, and lan Macßae £6. The quality of the fat cattle yarded was poor and prices accordingly were not good, A good clearance was effected under the hammer, and the following list of principal sales will indicate values: 41-year steers, account Mrs. Ahrens 10 gns, ac. Larsen Estate £9 16s, ac. N. McLachlan £9 2s 6d; 3|-year steers, ac. O. A. Bunny £8 17s, ac. others £8 4s. £8 10s to £8 15s; steers, ac. F. Tildesley £7 16s, ac. Tildesley Estate £7 16s, ac. J. Bannister £7 12s, ac. O. A. Bunny £7 Ils, ac. others £7 ss, £7 7s 6d, £7 12s 6d; small medium condition steers, £6 15s, £6 18s to £7; 11-year steers ac. E. W. Cheetham £6 13s. ac. lan Macßae £5 13s. ac. L. T. Daniell £5 3s. ac. “Rata Hills” £5 2s, ac. A. Forsberg £5 16s: li-year steers, ac. O. A. Bunny £5. ac. ethers £4 6s, £4 10s, £4 12s, £4 14s; 21-year heifers, £5 IDs; 21-year Hereford heifers, £5 10s; store condition P.A. cows, £4 5s to £4 12s; store P.A. ccws, £3 10s to £3 15s: 18-month P.A. heifers. £2. £2 7s, £2 12s 6d, £2 15s. Fat Cattle: Fat cows. £7 4s: light fat cows, £5 10s to £6 ss; fat heifers, light £6 to £7 ss: fat steers, £9 to £9 9s.