SALE AT ADDINGTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 January 1942, Page 3

SALE AT ADDINGTON

GOOD VALUES FOR LAMBS. YOUNG EWES ADVANCE IN PRICE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, January 21. There were heavier entries in all classes at today’s Addington market but there was a good sale, specially for store lambs. The prices realised for good lambs have scarcely been recorded since boom times. The quality was very much better than usual at this time of the year. Most of the pens exceeding 21s 6d were bought for freezing and pen after pen of 'quite large lots sold from 17s to 18s 6d; others from 19s to 23s 7d. The main prices ranged from 16s 6d to 19s, and fewer than six pens less than 12s. Lambs for freezing sold from 21s 6d to 23s 7d. In fat lambs the export trade bought most of the offering at rates bordering on schedule. In fat sheep, young ewes advanced in price by up to Is 6d a head. Exporters advanced their limits a shade, paying up io 12s a head. All round there was improvement on last week’s rates.

An advance in values of fat cattle was recorded up to 20s a head. Good steers made £l6 to £l9 17s 6d; best heifers £lO 5s to £l4 17s 6d. Good beef ranged from 39s to 41s 6d per 1001 b. ,

Prices for porkers, which were up 2s to 3s a head at the commencement eased later to last week's parity. Pigs more than 1701 b were .practically unsaleable and had to be diverted to the works at a chopper price.