ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23940, 6 May 1943, Page 3

ADDINGTON MARKET

HEAVY SHEEP ENTRY VALUES MAINTAINED The scarcity of feed in the province was reflected in the entries of stock at yesterday’s Addington market, when there was a marked increase in the sheep and fat cattle entries. Fat lambs and fat sheep aggregated 12,000 head. Notwithstanding this Increase, values were fully maintained for quality stock, although moderately-condi-tioned were easier. The companies tcok all the lighter weights when they came within the export schedule. STORE SHEEP

The entry of store sheep was about 4200, including 2200 lambs. The attendance round the pens was again limited, and with the exception of the most attractive lambs the sale was dragging, and passings in were more frequent than has been the case in recent weeks. A feature of the yarding was a pen of J2B Romney cross ewe lambs, which drew keen competition, and were sold for 27s fid. These were very forward and ear- . Ed heavy skins, and no doubt were on the market solely on account of the vendor’s shortage of feed, Another line of 161 first cross ewe lambs made 25s Id, and other pens made from 23s fid to 24s fid, while medium sold from 12s fid to Ififid. Best wether lambs ‘ made 15s 9d, medium to good 13s to 14s fid, inferior 10s to 12s fid.

The yarding of adult sheep was of mixed classes, with not many good quality sheep. Considering this aspect and ihc prevailing conditions, the sale was quite a satisfactory one. There were several small pens of ewes in lamb, one of 32 two-tooth Romneys making 275, and a pen of four and six-tooth of the same breed made 25s ewes sold up to 225, and failing-mouth ewes made from 1 2s to 15s Others were as low as

9d. There were not many wethers offered. Six-tooths made* from 23s to 25s fid. and others of the same age made from 19s to 21s. FAT LAMBS

No doubt because of the continued dry weather and the possibility of the freezing serson nearing its end, the yarding •. f fat lambs, totalling about 5200, was the latest of the season The quality generally was very mixed, with a limited number of heavy sheep suitable for the trad which, however, did not appear to be as keen as in recent weeks. Freezing buyers were again very active for the best freezing sheep, but unfinished lamos were difficult to quit. There was ,-,n unusually large number of light sheep not up to freezing standard, and there were several sales at from 17s to 18s 6d The highest price for butchers’ lambs was 34s 7d. for p small pen. and others made up to 33s lOd. The yarding was comprised mostly of truck lots, and there were only a few big lines One of the latter uis sent in by J. Brooks, Irwell. who sold 52 from 28s Id to 33s 7d. Another line of 148 from J. Payne, Yaldhurst made from 27s I- 1 totSOs Id, averaging 23s 6d. 1 FAT SHEEP

There was an outsize entry of fat sheep, mor than 7000 being penned against 6400 last week. Most of them were ewes, and these were of varying classes and quality. As in recent weeks, the best sheep met with a reasonable demand, but others, of which there was a ,big muster, were not sought after, Butchers’ ewes made up to 245. and freezing ewes ranged from 17s 6d to 20s Taken all round, ewes showed a decline of Is a head. In the wether section there was a demand for young prime wethers especially for two-tooths, and these sold at from 31s to 325, but half-fat sheep mot with a dragging sale and realised little better than store prices, ranging from 22to 245. A line of 148 shipped wethers sold from 27s to 30s. These were bifframed Romney sheep, and comprised th» last of shipped sheep for the season Values were:— Prime heavy wethers, to 345. Prime medium-weight wethers, 31s to 32s 6d. Light wethers, to 255. Extra prime ewes, to 245. Prime medium-weight ewes, 19s to 22s Light ewes. 13s to 15s, FAT CATTLE The entry of fat cattle was larger than for some sales, comprising 508, as against 467 a week ago. Quality was very mixed with a small proportion of the best quality. There was a moderate showing oi medium class steers, but ordinary and cull cows were in heavy supply The market was erratic, late entries causing some irregularity. On an average, however, the best beef improved slightly on the improved rates of last week, with medium little changed and secondary cows harder to sell Best beef made from 42s to 44s per 1001b, a few special pens to 4Bs. nrime beef to 40s. medium quality 33s to 3Rs. secondary to 325. and cow to 24s per 1001b.

The good average of £2l 18s was received by J. E. Thacker (Okains Bay) for a pen of 11 Black Poll-Hereford cross steers, the top pen of tour making £23 7s 6d Five heifers from the same vendor averaged £ls 11s 6d. top price £l6 2s fid Another good sale was that of a truck lot of eight steers from the Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), which averaged £2l 3s R J. Brown (Kaituna) sold five heifers at from £ls 17s fid to £l6 7s 6d Values ranged as under:— Extra prime heavy steers, £2O to £23 7s fid. Prime heavy steers. £l6 10s to £l9. Prime medium-weight steers, £l3 10s to £l6.

Ordinary steers, £9 to £l2. Extra prime heifers, to £l6 7s 6d Prime heifers. £ll to £l3 ss. Medium hiefers £7 to £9 Light heifers to £fi 15s. Extra prime cows, to £l4 2s 6d. Prime cows £8 to £l9 19s. Medium cows. £fi to £7 5s Light cows, to £5 19s VEALERS

The entry in the vealer section was about the same as last week, and included more truck lots of station calves which met with a good sale One line of 31 Black Poll heifer calves averaged £4 15s and another of mixed sexes from the West Coast averaged £5 Is The market was generally sound at late rates especially for stock showing quality, bui in keeping with al; other sections, indifferent quality lots attracted poor competition Values w'ere;—

Large runners £5 Is to £7s ss; others. £3 Ifis > to £4 18s fid Best vealers. £3 11s to £4 9s fid; others. £2 14s fid to £3 9s fid.

Large calves. 45s to 58s; medium. 32s to 44?’ small down to 7s STORE CATTLE

There was a -mall entry in the store cattle section, with few good coloured lines and only minor interest was taken in the sale A line of two-year Shorthorn steers, in good forward condition sold at £9 3s 6d. and a pen of five two and a half years Shorthorn heifers at £5 6s. The remainder of the entry com-

prised for the most part odd pen lots of cows and steers. DAIRY COWS The entry in the dairy section was 84 head, comprising a fair showing of good useful cows, which met with a ready sale. For these there was a sustained demand throughout, and anything of more than average quality and close to profit or just calved sold exceptionally well. There was a better tone generally In the market, and a freer demand for the ordinary sorts. The market actually was the best for some time. An exceptionally good line of six Friesian grade heifers, with butter-fat backing, made from £l4 to £2l, the line averaging £l6 13s 4d. Values were:— Best second and third calvers, from £ls to £l7. Good second and third calvers, £l£ 10s to £l4 10s. Medium, ditto, £lO 10s to £l2. Others, £8 to £9 15s. Best grade heifers, to £2l. Good heifers, £ls to £l7 10s. Medium heifers £l2 to £l4. Small and backward, £8 to £ll. FAT PIGS The porker yarding was practically double that of last week, and while competition was keen throughout for th«» good quality pigs, unfinished and overfat types were easier by from 4s to 5s a head. Choppers were also in heavy supply, but were in strong demand, and values showed no change. In the bacon section, there was also a full entry, and here again competition was good excepting for the over-fat pigs, which declined by from 3s to 4s a head; otherwise values remained fully on a par with last week's rates. Values were:— Light porkers. 52s 6d to 56s 6d; medium, 59s 6d to £3 8s 6d; heavy. £3 11s 6d to £3 17s 6d; overfat, £3 to £3‘7s fid; average orice per lb. 73d to 83d. Choppers, £2 18s 6d to £7 18s 6d. Light baconers, £3 19s 6d to £4 9s 6d; medium, £4 12s 6d to £4 19s 6d: heavy. £5 Is fid to £5 9s fid.

Average price per lb, 7jd to BJd, STORE PIGS

The entry of store pigs \yas smaller than has been the case for a time, and the attendance of buyers much larger. Contrary to last week, when the market was dull and depressed, bidding from the outset was animated, and prices advanced all round by (is to 7s a head. Values were: Small weaners, 12s to 17s. Best, 18s to 20s Slips, 21s to 255, Small stores. 2fis to 305.. Medium stores, 32s to 365. Large stores, 33s to 445. TEMUKA

IP.S.S.) TIMARU, May 5. About 900 fat lambs, a full penning of fat sheep, and an average yarding of cattle comprised the fat stock entry at the Temuka pale. Only a few pens of store sheep were forward, and they sold at late rates Fat sheep met with a good inquiry, and butchers' sorts improved by 4s a head. Fat lambs again sold under keen competition, and prices were fully equal to schedule. Fat cattle values showed little change, Prime wethers made from 27s 10d to 325, medium 25s to 27s 4d; prime ewes, 19s Id to 22s Id. medium 15s to 17s lOd; light, 11s to 14s Id; prime lambs, 26s to 29s lOd medium 23s to 25s 4d; prime steers. £ll I7s 6d to £l3 12s 6d, medium £8 17s fid to £lO 17s fid; prime heifers. £8 12? fid to £l2 2s 6d; prime cows, £8 2s fid to £lO 2s fid; two-tooth wethers. 25s fid; wether lambs, 19s; ewe lambs, to 23s fid. BURNSIDE (P.A.) DUNEDIN, May 5. Increased yardings in all sections were a feature of the Burnside market. Cattle prices were easier but fat sheep of all descriptions sold at rates firm on recent sales. Lambs were forward in record numbers and met with fairly good competition. Fat cattle.—Good quality bullocks sold at prices somewhat under those ruling at the last sale, and the remainder of the entry, which was mostly of medium descriptions, could be quoted at 20s to 25s a head easier. Prime heavy oxen brought to £2O 17s 6d; prime £l6 2s 6d to £lB 2s 6d, medium £l2 12s fid to £l4 7s fid light from £9 12s 6d. prime heifers £ll 2s 6d to £l2 17s 6d, medium £7 12s fid to £9 2s fid, light from £6 2s 6d, prime cows £9 2s 6d to £lO 17s fid. medium £6 12s fid to £7 12s fid. and light from £4 7s 6d. Fat sheep.—The market was again firm for sheep showing quality, with a slight easing for light and unfinished ewes Prime wethers brought 31s 9d to 345, medium 27s 6d to 29s 9d, light 24s to 25s 9d, prime young ewes to 26s 6d. prime 20s 9d to 23s 9d, and medium 16s 6d to 19s

Fat lambs.—The bulk comprised mostly freezing' sorts. Prices were kept fairly well up to schedule limits Extra prime lambs brought to 34s 9d, prime 27s fid to 30s. medium 24s fid to 25s 9d, and light from 21s.

Pigs.—The yarding of baconers was a particularly large one, but this had no effect on the sale which showed keen competition throughout. Porkers were also in large numbers and could be quoted a shade easier. Best baconers made £6 to £6 13s, medium £4 18s to £5 8s best porkers £3 16s to £4 3s, and medium £3 5s to £3 11s. There was a fair entry of store pigs, and a good inquiry for store cattle. There was little in the store pens to attract attention, prices generally being 15s to 20s easier. Best three and four-year-old bullocks realised from £9 10s to £lO 4s. and two and two-and-a-half year old steers £8 5s to £8 10s.

DAILY MEMORANDA—Thursday, May 6, AUCTIONS

E. R. McDonald and Son, at their Rooms, at 1 p.in.—Property. Furniture, etc. Ford and Hadfield. Ltd., at their Rooms, at 2 p.m.—Property V\. E. Simes and Company, on Premises. 125 Glandovcy road, at 1 p.m.—Property. Furniture, and Effects. Tonks, Norton and Company, at their Rooms, at I p.m.—Furniture Auction Sale.