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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 February 1942, Page 6

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SALE AT ADDINGTON VALUES GENERALLY * MAINTAINED. PORKER PRICES IMPROVED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, February 18., Entries were above normal at today s Addington sale, particularly .in the store ewe section. Generally values were maintained on a parity with those ruling last week. For store lambs the demand was well sustained, despite the narrowness of the margin lambs are showing tor fattening. Quality was from fair to good, with a small proportion of small and backward. Fat lambs: Exporters operated well within the present export schedule of 8 5-8 d per lb., but prices were scarcely as firm as at last week's firm sale. Fat sheep: Values were little changed, with the exception of wethers, which were slightly easier. Fat cattle: The market for good steers and heifers showed a slight improvement on last week’s rates, but there was no change in the other classes, light cows being a shade easier. Fat pigs: The porker entry was of similar size to that of last week and values improved on those at the start by 2s to 3s a head. Choppers were in medium supply and values were unchanged. There was a larger yarding of baconers and a good sale, values being a shade better than those last week.

MASTERTON SALE GOOD PRICES FOR LAMBS. LITTLE COMPETITION FOR FATS. The Associated Auctioneers report as follows on their Masterton sale yesterday:—A yarding well up to advertised numbers was submitted to a fair attendance. Lambs comprised the bulk of the entry. These met with very spirited competition, and prices were up to the best so far recorded this year. Store wethers also sold well. A few ewes were offered but created little interest, although a well-bred line of 2-th. ewes offered on behalf of Messrs N. and G. Blatchford, made 295. There was little competition for fats. The following are the prices: Woolly wether lambs, good, Iss 6d to 17s 8d; medium, 11s 6d to 13s 6d; small, 7s to 9s; b.f. lambs (rape), 16s 8d to 18s 2d; medium, 13s 6d to 14s; small, 9s to 11s 6d; store wethers, 4-th., 18s 6d to 19s 8d; 2-th„ 17s 8d to 18s 6d; breeding ewes, '2-th., 26s to 295; small, 18s 6d to 225; 4-th. ewes, 18s 6d to 23s lOd; m.a. ewes, Ils to 14s; failing mouth ewes, 6s to 9s; fat sheep, A lambs, 21s to 235; wethers, 21s to 235; ewes, 10s to 12s 6d. A line of bulloeks offered on behalf of Clifton Grove station made £ll. PAHIATUA SALE

STATION CATTLE IN DEMAND. The Associated Auctioneers report on their Pahiatua sale as follows: —A large yarding of all classes was offered to the public. The station cattle mostly comprised the stock of the J. H. George Estate, and realisations in this section were above expectations. Lambs were again in keen demand, and a good clearance was made in this section. A few pens of breeding ewes were yarded, but in most cases were slow of sale. Pigs were again not in demand, several pens being passed in. Sundries on account of J. H. George Estate sold exceptionally well, and a total clearance was effected at very satisfactory prices. Quotations; Top quality shorn w. lambs, 18s 6d, 17s 9d, 17s 6d; shorn w. lambs (good), 17s, 16s Bd, 16s 7d to 15s 6d; good woolly w. lambs, 17s 2d, 17s, 16s 8d to 15s; ewe lambs (good), 22s sd, 21s 9d, 20s, 19s 2d to 18s; medium ewe lambs, 17s 6d, 17s, to 16s; cull

ewe lambs, 14s 2d to 9s 4d; medium wether lambs, 14s 9d, 13s 6d to Ils; small w. lambs, 9s, 8s 9d to 6s; b.f. lambs, 18s, 17s 6d, 16s 7d to 15s; small b.f. lambs, 14s 6d, 13s 2d, 12s 6d to 10s 6d; wethers, fat and fwd, 22s 6d, 21s 6d to 19s 6d; 4th ewes, 18s; m.a. ewes, 15s 4d; fattening ewes, ss; S.D. rams, sgns, 4gns, Sifgns to llgns; Romney rams, 3-}gns to Ign. Cattle: 21yr P.A. heifers, £6 2s; 21yr P.A. steers, £7 10s; 18mths heifers, £3 14s; P.A. cows r.w.b., £6 Is; 18mths steers, £5 Ils; cows and calves, £6 17s to £5 3s; P.A. bulls, 7gns to sgns. Horses: £l5, £9 to £5 10s; unbroken horses, £6 10s to £3 10s.