ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23845, 14 January 1943, Page 4

ADDINGTON MARKET

HEAVY STORE LAMB ENTRY DROP IN BEEP VALUES The notable feature at yesterday’s weekly market was the sharp drop of 25s to' 30s a head in the value of fat cattle. This class of stock has been exceptionaliv dear for this season of the vear due to small yardings. Fat lambs again sold well, as also did fat sheep of good quality. Store sheep totalled 10,000 head, the bulk being lambs, which met with a keen market. FAT LAMBS The yarding of fat lambs was approximately 2700 against 2500 last week, and was comprised mostly of freezing lines, which were taken by freezing buyers round about the schedule price. Any pons of heavy sheep not suitable for Hie freezing works met with keen competition amongst the trade, and some o£ these sold at slightly above schedule. Taken generally the sale showed little change on recent markets. The highest price* B2s 7d, o line of 20 selling at from 27s 4d lo that figure. Another line of 60 made from 25s lOd to 28s lOd, and others were: 101 from 23s 4d to 25s lOd, 68 (rom 25s 4d to 26s 4d, 64 at 25s lOd and 91 from 24s lOd to 275. These wore a fair indication of the range of prices throughout the sale. STORE SHEEP

The store sheep entry was dose on 10,000, of which more than 8000 were lambs. These included some big lines varying in quality from well-grown sheep to small and late lambs. The attendance round the pens was the largest for some time past, and competition was very keen. Prices at the start were slightly easier than last week, but as the sale progressed, last week’s figures were fully equalled. Medium lambs were, if anything. a shade better than previously. One line of 938 long-woolled lambs, the annual draft from R. Furze, of Mount Vernon, sold readily at from 15s 9d for 172 to 24s Id for 389, competition for the latter pen being confined to freezing buyers. This line wa= very even and were all' killable. A draft of 60 from the line was sold in the fat pens at from 25s lOd to 28s ]() d. With the prospects of good rape crops practically assured, there was sound competition for rape lambs, and sold at from 20s Id to 21s 7d. Good lambs made from 17s lOd to 19s Bd. medium from 16s 6d to 17s 6d, and small to Us (id. The lew pens of grown sheep wore unattractive, but nevertheless sold at recent rates. A pen of 167 two-tooth halfbred wethers made 22s ind and other of 136 from the same line 21s 9d. A line of sixtonlh wethers from hill country appeared tn be well sold at 21s (id. The few ewes offered were of backward quality, one pen of 68 full-mouth sheep making 11s. FAT SHEEP The entrv of fat sheep was about 3500, the bulk being again ewes. The number of wethers forward was slightly smaller than that of the previous week, and any pens showing quality met with a keen sale, at prices in keeping with recent values. There was a sprinkling of lightweight and unfinished sheep, which were difficult to dispose of. Ewes wore in the -amc category, while best quality young sheep made very satisfactory prices, but the poorer class was neglected, indicating the advisability of graziers sending in reasonably good quality sheep. The highest price for wethers was 42s for a pen of Southdown cross four-tooths and that for the best young ewes was 28s ]od, for a pen of Down Iwo-tooths, which made from 27s Id to that figure. Others made up to 255, medium from 15s to 20s, and old ewes 8s 6d to 14s. Values wore Extra prime wethers to 425. Prime heavy wethers, 37s to 39s 9d. Prime medium-weight wethers, 32s to 355. Light wethers to 30s. Extra prime ewes. 25s to 28s Kid. I Prime medium-weight ewes, 19s to 225. Light and ordinary ewes, down to Bs. FAT CATTLE Tlie short entries of lat cattle over the holiday markets and at the first of the New Year sale last week -inflated values considerably on normal seasonal standards, will) the result that for a few side.-, recoilt winter railier than nearly summer values have been operating. Thislendenoy was definitely arrested at yesterday's' market, when a much larger entiy’ brought values down by 25s to 30s a head, or on an average from 3s to 3s (id per KiOlb. This easing brings values down to normal seasonal standards, and it would appear that tile period of high prices has ended for the season, unless a dearth of entries develops later.' Some pens of outstanding light-medium steers and prime heifers eased slightly- less than the figures mentioned, but these pens wore the exception. The market was down from the outset, and there were some passings. Best quality beef made from 42s 6ri to 45s fid per 1001b, medium to good 40s to 425, secondary from 35s to 395, and light 27s to 32s per 1001b. The entry totalled 020 head, compared with 464 at last .-ale.

A lino of 12 outstanding heavy cattle was sent forward by F. J. Edwards (Rotherham t. whit'll averaged £22 las, the top price being £22 12s Gd. A line of five Black Poll heifers from M. Bcthcll (Pahau Pastures i ranged from £ls 2s 6d down to £ 12 17s fid, the average for the line being £l4 5s (id. Values were as under:— Extra prime heavy steers, £l9 to £22 12s (id. Prime heavy steers. £l6 10s to £lB 10s. Prime medium-weight steers, £l4 15s to £l6 ss. Ordinary steers, £ll 15s to £l2 10s, Eight steers, to £ll 10s, Extra prime heifers, to £ls 2s Od. Prime heifers. £ll as to £l3. Medium heifers, £8 15s to £lO 15s. Bight, heifers, to £8 10.-. Extra prime cows, to £l2 17s Gd. Prime cows. £8 5s to £ll. Medium cows, £G 10s to £B. Bight and aged cows, to £6. VEABERS

The entry in the veal section was scarcely large enough "lo go round,” but price.- nevertheless showed an easing. This was due to the summer schedule fixed by the Price Tribunal for veal, buvers being on the safe side as to whether the schedule was being exceeded in their bidding. Generally prices were down by about Id per lb. The sale as a result was a cramped one, competition being hesitant. The lower beet prices were also a factor in the market. Values were:—

Large runners, £5 Is to £7 12s; others, £2 12s fid to £4 Ifis fid. Good vealers, £2 IBs to £5 Is; medium, £2 Ss (id to £2 9s Gd.

Large calves. 2(!s to 475; medium, 24s to !4.-; small. 6s to 225.

STORE CATTLE

The store cattle entry was lifted this week from its customary dullness of late hv the entry of several pens of forwardenndilinned straight bred young cattle from southern Marlborough. They were a good lot and evoked spirited competition. One pen of 18 months Black Poll steers sold at £9 Kis for 12, a second pen of 14 12-month.s. same breeding, made £8 Is. and .-lx 111-months heifers at £G Gs. The remainder of the entry comprised for the most part cows of varying condition. Ihc best of which made m> to £6 4s, and others from £2 5s to £5. DAIRY COWS

The enlry in (lie dairy section was of average proportions. numbering about fiO head. Most of the penning comprised the usual collection of inferior class, but there were some outstanding sorts, both of cows and heifers, and for these there was a market fully up to the best of last week's rates. Values were:— Best second and third calvers, £l6 to £lB IDs. which included the latter price lor a Friesian and £l7 for a Shorthorn; good. £ll to £l3; ordinary. £8 to £10; and inferior, to £7 3s, Best heifers, £ll 10s to £l3; good, £8 to £10; and small and backward, to £7. FAX PIGS

The yarding of porkers was the largest so far "this season, all (he overflow pens being filled. Competition, however, was keen values about 5s to Hs a head below last week's figures. In odd cases on good quality export pigs the drop was not so noticeable. The sale was a solid one from beginning fo end. Choppers were in medium supply, and last week's rates were lully maintained. In the bacon section, lire yarding was about double that of a week ago. Here competition was much more spirited and values were better all round by about 10s a head. Values were: Light porkers. 41s fid to 52s 6d; medium. 54s fid to 57s fid; heavy, £.7 2s fid to £3 9s fid; average price pci' lb. 7d to BJd. Choppers. £3 15s io £5 8s fid. Light baconcrs, £3 12s (id to £3 19s fid; medium, £4 Os fid to £4 8s fid; heavy, £4 9s (id to £4 19s fid. Average price per lb, Gid to 7id. STORE PIGS There was a medium entry of store pigs, with very few weaners offering. There was a large attendance of buyers and competition was very spirited. Last week's drop of about 8s a head was fully recovered. and requirements were difficult to liillil. Values were:— Small wcaners. 15s to 20s; best, 23s to 295. Slips. 30s to 325. Small stores, 33s (o 365; medium, 37s to 40s; large, up 1o 465. STUDHOLME (P.S.S.) TIMAHU, January 13. In the fat sheep section at the Studholme sale, the entry comprised mostly ewes. Values equalled ruling rales and the two pens of fat lambs sold well up to schedule rates. Extra prime ewes made to 17s 4d; light to medium, 9s 7d to 12s 4d; fat lambs, 24s 2d to 24s 7d. A pen of sound-mouth store lambs realised 17s 4d, and two-tooth wethers made from 24s 2d to 24s 7d.