ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23537, 15 January 1942, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET

* MOST SECTIONS FIRMER REEF AND MUTTON VALUES RECOVER Smaller entries in most sections of stock were reflected in an improved sale yesterday at Addington market. More than 6000 store lambs were forward, and these sold at a slight firming. Fat wethers were dearer by 2s 6d a head, and good young ewes by is to Is 6d, but export ewes were unchanged. Fat cattle, with a smaller entry, recovered last week’s drop of 20s to 25s a head. Fat lambs sold slowly at barely export values in cases. Other sections of stock were inclined to be firmer. There was a much smaller attendance of farmers, due mainly to the petrol restrictions, but also to the harvest. STORE LAMBS The entry ot store lambs was one of the heaviest for this period of the year for a very long time, numbering 6416 head as against 1470 last week. Some pens of freezing quality were forward, and these sold at export prices, making to 24s a head. These prices are not an indication of the legitimate store market, and in the case of one big line of 368 appeared a shade dearer than a week ago for comparative quality, but generally there again was a keen sale for average forward lambs, with a tendency towards higher values, although not quotably so. The top-price truck lot of threequarterbreds by English Leicester rams, from Mrs M. G. Scott (Bowenvale) topped the market at 245. and another line of 368, also by English Leicester rams, from R. Furze (Mount Vernon), a neighbouring property, sold at 23s 6d. Other pens from this vendor sold at 21s 3d and 20s 6d. Finer wools sold at up to 20s sd. A strong market was indicated for the standard halfbred lines for fattening. The best of these sold at up to 18s Bd. for a truck lot. Stronger wools made to 18s lOd, and other pens to 17s. For more backward sorts from 14s to 16s 6d was a general price, with very few pens below the former price. The consistent run of prices up to 17s indicated the good standard of the offering, and the prolific feed of the last month or more. STORE SHEEP Adult sheep covered a small offering. Only 352 ewes were offered, and they came mostly within the class described as “kegmeg.” or culls. The best of the pens sold at 7s 2d, and the worst at 4s 6d, but there was a sale for them, which is not always the case with this class. The wether entry comprised 378 head, practically all two-tooths, and they sold keenly at an advance in values. The biggest line made 20s, and a smaller lot 20s 6d. with the lowest price-in the seven pens 17s Id. The scarcity of fat wethers doubtless was the main factor in this good standard of values. FAT LAMBS The fat lamb entry was unusually large for this time of year, comprising 4250 head as against 3000 last week. Included were several truck lots from the West Coast. Although there was a lot of good quality, small lambs of indifferent finish were in fair proportion and would have been better accommodated in the store section. The sale differed little from that of a week ago, and the improvd schedule for firsts of BJd per lb was barely maintained. Works buyers were not much in the competition, as the capacity ot the various works is being fully met by supplies direct from the country. The sale was dragging over the final stages, and there were a few passings, mostly of the backward class. FAT SHEEP The proportion ot wethers in the small yarding of approximately 3000 head —as against 4000 last week—was again small, and there was an animated demand tor them throughout. The advance for wethers last week was about 2s a head, and to-day these were further advanced by about 2s 6d, Some pens from the south exceeded 32s a head It is apparent that the local supply of prime wethers is not large. Th-re were some pens of good young ewes forward, which exceeded last week's rates by Is to Is 6d Export sorts about retained the values of last week. Exporters bought moderately only at prices ranging up to 11s. Values were as under;— Extra prime heavy wethers to 33s lOd. Prime heavy wethers, 28s 6d to 31s. Prime medium-weight wethers, 26s to 28s. Ordinary wethers, 21s 6d to 2js. Light wethers to 20s 6d Extra prime ewes to 24s 7d. Prime ewes, 16s 6d to 19s. Medium-weight ewes. 12s 6d to 15s. Ordinary ewes. 9s 6d to 11s 6d. Light ewes to 9s. FAT CATTLE The entry comprised 455 head, as against CB4 a week ago. This substantial decline was promptly reflected in a much improved demand, practically the whole ot the decline of 20s to 25s at last week's sale being recovered; Quality included a good showing of medium-weighl -teerand heifers. Inferior and cull cows were inclined to be harder to sell, and the Jersey type came down to neat the neu -chedule export rate of 20s per 1001b. Phis price should be a benefit to the market as a whole, as it should encourage the

sending of this derelict class direct to the works instead of spoiling the market for prime beef. The sale concluded firmly, the opening improvement of about 20s a head being maintained. Amongst some of the good prices was £ls 2s 6d for three heifers from T. C. Robinson (Mount Palm), others at up to £l4 2s 6d. A line of 16 steers from E. Hay (Pigeon Bay) sold at from £l6 17s 6d to £2O 2s 6d (for three). Good beef ranged from 37s to 40s per 1001b, in cases to 41s, medium 34s 6d to 36s 6d, secondary and heavy to 345, and inferior down to 23s per ioolb. Values were as under;— Extra heavy prime steers, to £2O 2s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £ls to £l7. Prime medium-weight steers. £l3 10s to £ls ss. Ordinary steers, £lO 10S to £l2 15s, Light steers, to £lO ss. Extra prime heifers, to £ls 2s 6d. Prime heifers, £lO to £ll 15s. Medium heifers, £7 10s to £9 ss, Light heifers, to £7 ss. Extra prime cows, to £l3 7s 6d. Prime cows. £8 15s to £lO 15s. Medium cows, £6 10s to £8 ss. Inferior cows, £4 5s to £5 15s. VEALERS The entry was smaller than last week, and prices were slightly firmer for all qualities. Large runners were not so numerous as at last week’s sale, but for the size of the yarding good quality suckers formed a big proportion. Small bucket-fed calves were few in number. Values were;— Large runners, to £7 18s 6d. Others from £3 8s 6d to £5 6s. Good vealers, from £3 18s 6d to £5 11s. Medium vealers. £2 13s 6d to £3 11s. Large calves. 42s to 58s. Medium calves, 29s to 40s. Small calves. 12s to 28s, STORE CATTLE There was a very small entry, compared with a moderate entry at last week’s sale, and few buyers. The penning comprised practically only odd cows, and these met a fair demand, young fresh cows making £3 8s 6d to £4 3s 6d. with others up to 50s. A line of Shorthorn cross heifers were passed. Bulls again met with a lifeless sale, good service bulls making up to £3. DAIRY COWS Tlie entry of 45 head was unusually small. It included a fair proportion of good types at profit and for this class there was an improved demand and a consequent rise in values, for both cows and heifers. Best heifers made to £ls 10s, average to good £9 10s to £ll. and others to £7 10s. Best second and third calvers sold at to £ls 10s. good £lO 10s to £l3 10s, and others from £7 to £lO. There were more buyers about than usual, from whom there was more competition for cows just to profit in view of the approach of autumn. FAT PIGS There was a fairly heavy entry of porkers, though not as many as at last week’s sale. Prices opened from 3? to 4s a head better than last week, but towards the end eased by about 2s a head. There was a very heavy entry of choppers, and values were the lowest for a long time, very few choppers making more than £3. Baconers were fewer in number, and the sale for good quality was a little better, but smaller sorts showed no change. Extra heavy were unsaleable and had to be sent to the works at chopper price. Values were:— Choppers. 39s to £3 6s 6d. Light porkers, 34s 6d to 39s 6d. Medium porkers, 40s 6d to 45s 6d. Heavy porkers, 46s 6d to 545. Average price per lb, 6jd to 7Jd. Light baconers. 67s 6d to £3 5s 6d. Medium baconers. £3 9s 6d to £3 13s 6d. Heavy baconers, £3 14s 6d to £3 16s 6d Overfat and heavy-weights, £2 17s to £3 7s 6d. Average price per lb, 5d to 63d. STORE PIGS A fairly heavy entry was forward in the store pig section, only three pens of weaners being offered. These were good sorts and made satisfactory prices. The remainder of the penning comprised mainly large stores, which sold under free competition Values were:— Good weaners. 16s to 18s; best to 21s Slip.-. 17s to 19s 6d, Small stores, 20s to 22s 6d, Medium stores, 23s to 26s 6d. Large stores, 27s to 32s 6d, STORTFORD LODGE HASTINGS, January 14. An exceptionally heavy yarding of 20,000 lambs was on offer at Stortford Lodge to-day, when the market was Is to Is 6d cheaper compared with last week’s values Some pens made good buying at from 14s to 15s 6d. In view of the lighter condition of entries, to-day's prices generally were regarded as quite satisfactory. Forward Down cross brought from 17s 7d to 18s 7d, smaller I4s 3d. wellgrown shorn white-faced 18? Id, and medium-grown and shorn 14s 4d; best woolly made from 16s 9d to 17s lOd. medium 13s 9d to 15s 6d. small 10s 6d to 12s Id, and small and light 8s 7d. Forward wethers brought 19s, and medium-conditioned two-tooths 17s. In a small offering of fat sheep, ewes, which made up the main pens, showed little change from last week’s values. The best entries brought from 12s 4d to 13s lOd Others of lower qualify and over-weights made 9s lOd to 11s 4d, The few lambpenned were small fo medium-grown, making 20- 4d to 22s 4d. A few medium hoggets were penned, making 24s 4d Wethers were in short supply, realising 21? 4d to 22s' Id. Quality beef was in demand, and there was little change in values. Rates for medium sort- were easier, Prime cow; ranged iron; £!! 8s Gd to £9 11s. averaging about 26s per 1001b, lighter pens from £7 Is Gd hi £7 18s Gd. plain £5 13s Gd to £(. 6s. Prime Shorthorn heifers, averaging a shade over 6001b, brought £lO to £lO 16s. averaging works schedule. Ox beei was in short supply, consisting chiefly of small entries of young bullocks, which made from £ll Is to £ll 16s. Store

cattle commanded a brisk sale; females in particular made the dearest buying for some weeks. The yarding of 850 head included some well-conditioned lines of extra goefd Hereford calves in splendid order which made £ll 10s. Horned Hereford cross made £lO 15s. A pen of prime bullocks made £ll Is, good three off prime steers made £lO 11s, small £B. Two off steers brought from £6 15s to £7. Good 16-months steers made £6 4s, others £5 11s. Extra good cows, with calves, brought £6 11s. Fat and forward cows made £6 STUDHOLME (P.S.S.) TIMARU, January 14. The entry of fat sheep at the Studholme sale was larger than usual. Prices showed an improvement of Is a head on the previous sale. Prime wethers made 24s 4d to 27s lOd, light to medium 19s 4d to 23s Id. A pen of light-weight fat lambs made 21s 9d. The only entry in the store sheep section was a line of good > rape lambs, which sold at the satisfactory price of 18s. Entries were normal at Burnside and all classes of stock were fairly well represented. The sale for cattle and lambs was firm. Sheep showed a decided Improvement and sold readily throughout, the increase being 3s to 4s a head for all classes. Pigs, however, were not in keen demand and showed a decided easing on late rates. The fat cattle entry of 300 head was made up mostly of medium and prime sorts. Extra prime bullocks made to £l9 7s 6d, prime £l6 to £lB 2s 6d, medium £l2 12s 6d to £l4 12s 6d, light £9 12s 6d to £ll 12s 6d. Extra prime cows and heifers made to £l3 17s 6d, prime £8 7s 6d to £9 2s 6d. medium £5 17s 6d Vo £6 15s, and light from £3 15s. The fat sheep entry numbered 1560, compared with 3200 last week. Extra prime heavy wethers made up to 325, prime 25s 6d to 28s, medium 23s to 24s 6d. Extra prime ewes made to 21s, prime 14s to 17s, medium 11s to I3s, and light from 9s 6d. The fat lambs entry was 1650 of good quality Extra prime lambs made to 27s 6d, prime 24s to 26s 6d. medium 22s 6d to 23s 9d, light from 20s. There was a moderate store cattle entry, mostly steers. Good class three and four-year-old bullocks made up to £lO 10s, two and a half to three-year-old £8 10s to £9 10s. one and a half to two-year-old £5 10s to £6 12s 6d. There was a limited number of vealers forward and these sold readily, best sorts making up to £5 10s, and medium £2 15s to £3 10s. There was a medium yarding of fat pigs. Prices were easier for baconers by 7s to 8s a head, while porkers showed a decline of 4s. Best baconers made up to £4 Is and medium £2 17s 6d to £3 15s. Fat and heavier sorts met with a dull sale. Best porkers realised up to £3 7s 6d and medium from £2 7s 6d to £2 15s. There was a small entry of store pigs and all classes met with an improved demand. Best weaners sold up to 225, slips 29s to 325, and stores to 37s 6d. There was a small dairy cow entry. For anything showing class bidding was keen and showed a rise on the slack rates of preceding sales. Good dairy cows close to profit and guaranteed sound realised up to £l2. while other sorts made from £8 to £9, according to class.