ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23799, 19 November 1942, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

DEMAND FOR STORE SHEEP BEEF VALUES DECLINE - Except in the fat cattle section values at yesterday’s weekly Addington market showed little change from those of last week. Entries were slightly smaller in most sections, though the penning of fat cattle exceeded the demand. Spring lambs sold better, fat sheep firmed as the sale progressed, and store sheep were in keen demand. The excellent rains of the last week have improved feed prospects with a resultant reduction in tlve entry. FAT LAMBS There was a reduced yarding of fat lambs, less than 500 being yarded. The quality showed further Improvement, and some heavy lambs were forward, these all selling at rates that showed an increase of about Is a head on last week’s values. This class comprised the bulk of the yarding, there again -being an absence of light, unfinished sheep. The highest price was 35s lOd for a pen of five owned by Mr E. A. Bland, of Methven, who sold 20 at from 31s 7d to that figure. Another line of 17 made from 32s 7d to 34s lOd, and other sales included: 22 from 30s lOd to 34s 7d, 29 from 29s Id to 32s lOd, 38 from 28s lOd to 31s 4d, and 79 from 28s lOd to 31s 4d. STORE SHEEP With a further Improvement in growing conditions, there was a much smaller yarding of store sheep than in necent weeks, numbering about 1200, against 2000 last week. This was generally of a moderate quality. The attendance round the pens was large, and there was animated bidding for anything attractive, indicating that a solid demand has set in for sheep showing reasonable promise. There were only a few pens of ewes and lambs, and these sold at an advance of up .to 2s a head on last week's prices. The highest price was 16s Id for 44 woolly ewes and 49 lambs, and another pen of six and eight-tooth ewes with 64 iambs made 16s. A pen of 32 shorn ewes with 37 lambs, the only pen of shorn ewes offered, made 13s 4d, all counted. A pen of 62 halfbred woolly ewes and 57 lambs, all in backward condition, was sold for 8s lOd all counted. Shorn wether hoggets formed the bulk of the offering of dry sheep, and these all sold readily. The best price was 25s Id for a pen of 57 forward sheep, and a line of 174 made 23s 9d, while others ranged from 22s to 23s sd. The only pen of shorn evvc hoggets. 82 in number, realised 26s 9d. FAX SHEEP The entry of fat sheep totalled approximately 3000, practically all shorn sheep, the same as last week. The bulk consisted of ewes, which were represented by some attractive pens, and in the face of the restricted offering of wethers prices in the early part of the sale were well up to recent figures, but towards the end of the day there was a slight rise in values of all classes. Some good quality sheep were forward, and there was keen competition for these, especially In the closing stages when buyers realised that the demand exceeded tne supply. In the first half of the sale the market was indicated by the prices secured by one fattpner, who disposed of 39 heavy wethers from 40s 4d to 42s 4d, and 42 ewes in the same interests made from 27s 4d to 29s lOd. A line of 49 shipped wethers made from 32s lOd to 40s Id. Later in the day the highest price for wethers was 44s 7d, and for ewes 39s lOd. The latter price was obtained for a pen of 42 four-tooths which ranged from 32s 7d to that figure. Good young ewes maintained high value, but some over-fat and medium quality sheep did not attract much competition. Values were:— Extra prUne wethers to 44s 7d. Prime wethers, 39s to 4ls. Prime medium-weight wethers, 36s to 38s 6d. Light weUiers to 355. Prime ewes to 39s lOd. Prime medium-weight ewes, 30s to 355. Light and ordinary ewes to 255. FAT CATTLE Tlie entry in the fat cattle section comprised 470 head compared with 540 last week. Quality generally was on a lower plane. There was a fair showing of prime medium-weight steers, and some excellent pens of heifers, but the proportion of unfinished steers ana secondary cows was larger.- A number of the cows would have been better accommodated in the store pens The easing tendency evident at last sale was continued, and values were down by ISs a head, cows by £l. This is a seasonal decline and indicates that the sky-high prices of the early part of the spring are now over for the season. Altogether the season for the beef fattener has been an exceptionally good one. Best beef made fiom 48s to 51s per 1001b, medium to good 43s to 475. and ordinary to 41*. Some o' the pens of secondary cows ranged about 32s per 1001b. Values were as under:— Extra prime hevay steers, to £22 17s 6d. Prime heavy steers. £lB 5s to £2O 15s. Prime medium-weight steers. £l6 to £lB ss. Ordinary steers. £l3 to £ls 10s. Light steers, to £l2 15s. Extra prime heifers, to £l6 17s 6d. Prime heifers, £l2 5s to £l4 ss. Medium belters, £9 5s to £l2. Light heifers, to £9. Extra prime cows, to £ls 2s 6d. Prime cows, £lO to £l2 10s. Medium cows, £8 5s to £9 15s. Light cows, £7 to £B. STORE CATTLE There was little in the store cattle entry to attract competition. Most of the pens were occupied by odd lots of cows in varying degrees oi co"dltion, with a proportion of heifers No young lines of straight bred cattle were on offer. The demand for the class forward was well maintained. Fresh-conditioned cows for grazing made tc £5 18s 6d, and others from £4 12s to £5. A pen of yearling heifers sold at £4 18s 6d. A pen of yearlings Black P'/il cross steers made £5 10s. VEALERS The entry sn the vealer section was slightly smaller than that of last week, but nevertheless was sufficient to fulfil the requliements of the trade, with graziers operating to t small extent on wellbred calves. Large runners were not very numerous and sold well. Quality runners also met with a good sale. Values were;— „ Large junners, £8 8s 6d to £9 16s; others, £3 11s to £5 18s 6d. Best vealers, £4 8s 6d to £5 18s 6d; medium to good, £3 11s to £4 6s. Large calves, 48s to £3 8s; medium, 35s to 465; small. 8s to 325. DAIRY CATTLE The entry in me dairy section was a small one, comprising about 50 head of the usual mediocre, standard, very few good sorts being forward. For these the sale was quite sound, with rates up ro those of iast week. The balance of the entry was again difficult to sell, with values little above store rates. Best second and third cajvers made from £lO 10s to £l3 10s; average £6 15s to £9 ss, aged ard Inferior £3 5s to £6 ss. The best of the heifers offered made from £9 to £ll ss, medium to good £7 to £8 ISs, smaller and backward £4 to £6 10s. FAT PIGS The yarding in the porker section was a good deal smaller than that of last week. Included ir. the entry was a fairly heavy percentage of over-fat pigs. These were exceptionally difficult to quit at anything like satisfactory prices, but the lean and lorger typcL met with very brisk competition. The only class to show an easing was the GO tc 701b sorts. Choppers were in medium supply, and values showed little change The bacon section was similar in size to that of a week ago, and good cuality pigs again sold keenly at values fully on a par with the good rates of a week ago. Over-fat pigs were again practically unmarketable at anything like satisfactory prices. Values were:— ~ Light porkers. 49s 6d to 55s 6d. Medium porkers 59s 6d to £3 7s 6d. Heavy porkers. £3 14s 6d to £4 5s ->d. Average price per lb, BJd to 9Jd. Choppers, £3 10f to £5 18s 6d. Light baconers, £4 14s 6d to £4 19s rid. Medium baconcis £5 2s 6d to £5 9s fd. Heavy oaconers. £5 12s 6d to £6 2s rid. Over-fat pigs, £? 15s to £4 2s 6d. Average price per lb, 7Jd to 9jd. STORE PIGS The entry in the store pig section wis of medium size, with a fairly large attendance of buyers following the sale. Good weaners were again in keen demand and all other classes showed very little change. Va'ues were:— Small weaners. 15s to 20s; medium, 22s to 28s; best, to 525. Slips, 33s to 3Ss. Small stores. 39s to 425; medium. 4as to 48s; large, 50s io 565. BURNSIDE (P A ) DUNEDIN, November 18. In the majot sections of the Burnside market 10-dav values were not maintained. The beef yarding was mostly of prime and meaium descriptions, with a larger entry of cows. The sale was spasmodic Uvoughout. and ox beef was sold at £2 a head easier than last week, while cows were easier by 15s to £l. Top price for bullocks was £27 17s 6d. Cows made up to £ll 2s ria and heifers to £ls 7s rid. The yarding of sheep was about the same as that of last week, the bulk of the entries being ewts of prime quality, with a limited number of wethers. The sale opened under fair competition at last week's ruling rates. Best woolly wethers made to 525. and best shorn wethers *o 41s Bd. best young ewes to 45s 3d. and best shorn ewes to 31s. The entry of spring lambs totalled about 200, prices

being about the same as last week Best prime quality was sold up to 33s -id. Baconers and porkers were forward m larger numbers, but this made no difference to the sale, and prices were better by 10s a head for baconers and 7s a head for porkers. Best baconers made to £6 and best porkeis from £4 6s to £4 12s. The entry of store cattle was nearly .is large as that of last week. Best three or four-vear-old steers made to £ll 17s, and two and a half to three-year-olds from £9 10s to £lO 10s. Cows made from £4 15s to £6 12s 6d.