ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24984, 19 September 1946, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET

GOOD DEMAND FOR STORE EWES FAT STOCK PRICES HARDEN The assured feed position resulting from the recent rains has injected life into the market for store ewes, and yesterday’s market at Addington was the best for a long time. All fat stock sold well, the best beef making fully 67s 6d per 1001 b. STORE SHEEP The spring feed position is now assured, and there was more confidence about the buying in the store sheep section than for n l^ n3 l l _ weeks - was Particularly noticeable that lines of secondary quality, which nave been entirely neglected throughout the winter, yesterday received good support- .L he yarding consisted of 1535 hoggets, 452 ewes and lambs, 259 ewes and 72 wethers, a total of 2318 against 857 last week. Except for one or two lines, quality was not as good as that of last clashes b Ut bidding was steady for all Hoggets met an excellent sale, and the best rose by fully Is 6d a head and others par to Is better. The best ewe hoggets made from 36s 9d to 39s 6d, with medium 3d to 31s 6d, and inferior 20s to 25s 3d. Wether hoggets made from 22s to 2/ S^_ and one line of mixed sex 25s 4d. The selection of ewes and lambs was moderately good, and met a strong and steady demand. Medium and inferior quality shared in the inquiry for the first time. Good lines were from par to a shade better, but others were fully Is a head better than recent rates. An excellent line of 49 full-mouth Corriedales with 70 lambs made 21s 2d, all counted. The best ° f toe ewes made from 19s Id to 21s 2d, with medium and inferior from 9s 9d to 17s 3d. The selection of twotooin ewes in lambs was not good, and made from 26s to 29s 6d. Three small pens of wethers made from 21s 7d, for a shorn lot, to 25s sd, for sheep in the wool. SPRING LAMBS The spring lamb offering was 66, compared with 69 last week. Taken all round, the quality was not particularly high, except in one or two small pens. Values rose sharply early in the sale, and the demand was keen until the finish. The best of the entry made to 43s Id for lambs which would kill out about 401 b. Lighter sorts sold about Is per lb. Values were:—Extra prime spring lambs, to 43s Id: prime spring lambs, 33s to 40s; good spring lambs, 27s to 325; medium and light spring lambs, 20s to 265. Among the sales were: on account of L. W. Prosser (Leeston), 12 at 30s Id to 43s Id; S. Pearce (Rolleston), 6 at 31s 7d to 38s Id; E. P. Adams (Greendale), 3 at 33s Id to 38s 7d; J. Christy (Southbridge), 5 at 27s Id to 34s Id; J. R. Dugan (Southbridge), 7 at 26s 7d to 33s 7d; B. D. Watson (Dunsandel), 4 at 27s Id to 32s Id; W. N Dunlop (Tai Tapu), 4 at 29s 7d to 31s 7d; Allen Bros. (Killinchy), 8 at 25s Id to 31s 7d; G. Bruce (Hororata), 1 at 26s Id. _ FAT HOGGETS „„Jhe entry in the fat hogget section was 242, compared with 490 last week. The quality generally was high. The offering was barely sufficient for butchers’ requirements, and values soon fully recovered last week’s drop of 2s 6d a head. Shorn hoggets (which did not ease at last week’s sale) were slightly firmer. Toward the eryi of the sale there was a further firming, and over the whole sale values were better by about 3s a head. The top price was 45s Id for one hogget. Values were: extra prime hoggets, to 45s Id; prime hoggets 39s to 41s 6d; good hoggets, 33s to 38s 6d. medium hoggets, 2& to 325; light hoggets. 20s 2ss Among the best sales were:—on account of M 1? A.- E - McLaren (Amberley), 12 at 41s Id; J. Reid (Darfield), 5 at 41s Id; L. Rushton (Mount Hutt), 4 at 39s 7d; W. Chapman (Hororata), 19 at 30s 7d to 39s 7d; R. Fairbairn (Halkett), 20 at 26s Id to 38s Id; G. S. Donald (Hawkins), 13 a J, 2®s to 37s ld; Joseph B. Murdoch (Mayfield), 28 at 31s Id to 36s 7d; R. and G. Wright (Springston), 11 at 33s Id to 34s lOd; M. B. Leslie (Cust), 32 shorn hoggets at 28s Id to 33s 7d; D. F. Blakemore (Westerfield), 15 at 29s Id to 33s 7d; J- A D? lan (Rakaia), 15 at 27s Id to 31s Id; L. C. Anderson (Lyndhurst), 14 shorn hoggets at 27s 7d; B. D. Watson (Dunsandel), 11 at 27s Id.

FAT SHEEP T. z sheep entry was 4250, compared with 5250 last week; and was of excellent general quality. Early in the sale there was a pronounced rise for all classes, but the market settled down later, with values on an average Is a head better for handyewes, and handy-weight wethers fully firm. Extra heavy ewes and wethers, which are disliked by butchers because waste makes mem unattractive buying during rationing, were hard to sell. A fair proportion of the yarding was made up of shorn sheep, which made from 8s to 10s less than sneep in the wool. Values were:— » - Extra prime heavy wethers, to 57s 7d. Extra prime wethers, 33s 6d to 41s. Prime medium-weight wethers, 28s 6d to 335. Ordinary and light wethers, 22s to 275. Extra prime ewes, to 32s Id. Prime ewes, 25s to 30s. Medium ewes, 20s to 24s 6d. Light ewes, 14s to 19s 6d. Among the best sales were:—on account of E. P. Adams (Greendale), 50 wethers at 44s 7d to 57s 7d; J. G. Lilley (Lyndhurst), 58 wethers at 42s Id to 50s Id; A. P- < West Eyreton), 3 wethers at 49s 7d, 8 hoggets at 38s 7d to 45s Id; Ivor Gray (Ataahua), 30 wethers at 39s 7d to 49s Id, 30 maiden ewes at 35s Id to 40s Id; T. C. Maw (Mount Hutt), 17 wethers at 45s Id to 49s 7d, 3 ewes at 27s Id; Joseph B. Murdoch (Mayfield), 30 wethers at 42s Id to 47s Id, 108 eWes at 26s 7d to 32s Id; W. G. Marshall (Rakaia), 10 wethers at 35s 7d to 47s Id; estate W. F. Magson (Rakaia), 20 wethers at 46s 7d to 48s 7d; C. Wroot (Southbridge), 20 wethers at 39s 7d to 47s 7d; H. Mi Her (Oamaru). 28 wethers at 43s 7d to 46s 7d, 23 ewes at 26s 4d to 27s Id; J. Muckle (Rakaia). 70 wethers at 40s Id to 45s 7d; A. Ross Macdonald (Annat), 42 wethers at 34s 7d to 45s Id; J. C. Bisdee (Clandeboye), 49 wethers at 42s Id to 44s Id; M. G. Thorne (Oxford), 36 wethers at 41s Id to 44s 7d; F. A. Ball (Waddington), 26 wethers at 37s Id to 44s Id; W. Anderson (Charteris Bay), 3 hoggets at 44s 7d; James B. Murdoch (Mayfield), 41 wethers at 38s 7d to 42s Id, 18 ewes at 26s 7d; H. R. Tasker (Mayfield), 5 wethers at 41s Id, 47 ewes at 26s Id to 28s 7d; G. S. Donald (Darfield). 18 wethers at 41s Id; Mrs R. R. Horn (Horrelville), 34 shorn wethers at 39s 7d to 40s 7d; J. Ensor (Gore Bay), 69 wethers at 34s Id to 43s 7d; G. S. Blakemore (Westerfield), 41 maiden ewes at 26s 7d to 40s 7d, 76 ewes at 25s 7d to 31s Id; Balclutha client, 60 shorn wethers at 37s 7d to 40s 7d; L. H. Leslie (Riccarton), 19 shorn wethers at 36s Id to 40s Id, 10 shorn maiden ewes at ..27s 7d; S. ?. ea^£ e ' Ro fieston), 18 shorn wethers at 34s 7d to 38s Id, 10 shorn ewes at 19s 4d to 20s 4d; Thompson and Pester (Springbank)Bo wethers at 35s Id to 38s 7d; C. H. James (Amberley), 23 shorn wethers ta 35s Id to 38s Id, 12 shorn ewes at 25s 7d to 26s Id; H. C. Barr (Prebbleton), 62 shorn wethers at 35s 7d to 37s Id; estate M. F. Ryan (Springston), 24 shorn wethers at 36s 7d; F. Lochhead (Springston), 12 shorn wethers at 31s 7d to 35s Id, 6 shorn ewes at 19s 4d; Erik Rutherford (Parnassus), 170 wethers at 32s Id to 35s Id, 45 ewes at 21s Id to 24s 7d; estate J. A. Wells (Oxford), 4 hoggets at 35s 7d, 12 ewes at 30s Id to 31s 7d; G. Currie (Mount Hutt), 125 ,ewes at 27s Id to 31s 7d; J. H. McGrath (Oxford), 42 ewes at 28s Id to 30s Id; J. J. Stott (Oamaru), 53 shorn wethers at 33s 7d to 34s 7d, 21 ewes at 20s 7d to 23s Id; R. A. Callaghan (Mount Hutt), 61 ewes at 28s 7d to 30s Id; J. Christy (Southbridge), 'll shorn ewes at 21s Id to 29s 7d; A. A. Stott (Darfield), 48 shorn ewes at 26s 7d to 28s 7d, 16 shorn hoggets at 24s Id; J. R. McInnes (Ashburton), 63 ewes at 23s Id to 26s 7d; E. D. Thomas (Mount Hutt), 162 ewes at 25s 7d to 27s Id; G. M. Dixon (East Eyreton), 160 ewes at 26s 7d to 29s 7d; L. C. Anderson (Lyndhurst), 17 shorn wethers at 30s 7d, 13 ewes at 28s Id, 14 shorn ewes at 20s 7d; J. M. Beattie (Ashley), 7 ewes at 28s 4d; A. G. Hurley (Horrelville), 15 ewes at 28s lOd to 29s 4d; W. S. Coop (Port Levy), 44 shorn ewes at 20s 4d to 25s 7d; J. A. Dolan (Rakaia), 82 ewes at 24s Id to 27s lOd; J. B. Henderson (Halkett), 52 shorn ewes at 21s 4d to 25s Id; estate R. L. Stephens (Rakaia), 16 shorn ewes at 22s 4d to 23s 4d; R. H. Cameron (Waihao Forks), 60 shorn ewes at 20s 4d to 21s 4d; Mowatt Bros. (Geraldine), 125 shorn ewes at 19s 7d to 21s Id; J. Drinnan (St. Andrews), 70 shorn ewes at 19s 7d to 20s 7d; C. Coppard (Greendale). 9 shorn ewes at 19s Id. FAT CATTLE The fat cattle entry was 430, compared with 434 last week. The quality of the offering was the best since the Grand National sale at the beginning of August. Values for all classes showed a sharp rise at the commencement of the sale, and the demand remained keen throughout. Steers and the best heifers were fully £2 a head better than last week’s sale, and good cows and heifers improved by £1 a head. Plainer sorts, of which there were few, remained firm at late rates. The best price for bullocks was £37 17s 6d for a beast which would kill out about 12001 b.

Best beef made to 65s per 1001 b, with some sales at 67s 6d; good beef, 50s to 60s; medium beef, 37s 6d to 47s 6d; best cow beef, to 455: secondary cow beef, to 355. Values were:— Extra prime heavy steers, to £37 17s 6d. Prime steers, £2l to £24 10s. Prime medium-weight steers, £lB to £2O 10s. Light steers, £l2 10s to £l6. Extra prime heifers, to £22 17s 6d. Prime heifers. £l4 10s to £l7 10s. Medium and light heifers, £8 10s to £l3 10s. Extra prime cows, to £23 12s 6d. Prime cows, £lO 10s to £l4. Medium and light cows, £8 10s to £ll. Among the best sales were:—on account of Mrs M. Chatterton (Dunsandel). 1 steer at £34 12s 6d': lan Menzies {Menzies Bay). 7 steers at £26 2s 6d to £3l 12s 6d; A. T. M. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 8 steers at £24 17s 6d to £3l 12s 6d, 9 heifers at £2O 2s 6d to

£22 2s 6d (average £2O 13s 6d); F. Wall (Hari Hari), 6 stpers at £3O 7s 6d to £3O 12s 6d (average 'ESO 10s); R. A. Mould (Wainui), 2 steers at £3O 17s 6d to £3l 2s 6d, 1 cow at £l4 17s 6d; E. W. Coop (Port Levy), 16 steers at £2O 17s 6d to £3O 7s 6d; H. Banks (Coutts Island), 6 steers at £27 17s 6d to £2B 17s 6d; J. Topham (Temuka). 8 steers at £22 7s 6d to £2B 17s 6d; A. H. Sandrey (Mount Hutt), 2 steers at £2l 10s 6d to £27 17s 6d; J. E. Thacker (Okain’s Bay , 6 steers at £25 7s 6d to £27 12s 6d, 3 heifers at £lB 12s 6d; Potton and Nicholls (Tai Tapu), 16 steers at £2l 7s 6d to £26 17s 6d; R. J. Bailey (Little Akaloa), 8 steers at £23 12s 6d to £26 2s 6d; Williams Bros. (Weheka), 2 cows at £2O 7s 6d to £23 12s 6d, 6 heifers at £2l 7s 6d to £2l 17s 6d; R. Croft (Amberley), 4 steers at £23 7s 6d to £25 7s OT, 1 heifer at £l9 12s 6d; G. A. McLean (Omihi), 15 steers at £l9 17s 6d to £23 7s 6d; Henry Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 6 heifers at*£2o 2s 6d to £22 2s 6d, 3 cows at £l5 2s 6d to £lB 12s 6d; C. B. Thacker (Okam s Bay), 6 heifers at £l9 7s 6d to £2O 7s 6d, 2 cows at £l5 17s 6d to £l6 17s 6d, Shipley Bros. (Island Farm), 12 steers at £lB 12s 6d to £l9 7s 6d; estate R. Gould (Rotherham), 8 cows at £lO 7s 6d to £l9 2s 6d, 9 heifers at £l5 2s 6d to £l6 2s 6d; J. F. Doyle (Tai Tapu), 10 steers at £l9 12s 6d to £22 12s 6d; J. Ryan (Tai Tapu), 1 steer at £lB 7s 6d; Mrs L. Richards (Hororata), 1 heifer at £W 7s 6d, 2 cows at £l4 2s 6d to £l6 2s 6d; M. A. Smith (Russell’s Flat), 2 cows at £lO 12s 6d to £l2 12s 6d; D. Robinson (Waikuku). 4 cows at £ll 17s 6d to £l5 7s 6d; Land and Survey Department (Cheviot Hills), 1 heifer at £22 17s 6d, 6 cows at £l7 12s 6d to £l9 7s 6d.

VEALERS The entry in the veal section was of medium size, but the number was still insufficient to meet requirements, and another good sale resulted. A fe w s’™* l ] calves are coming on to the market. Tne quality of the entry was fair. Large vealers made £8 13s 6d to £l2 16s; medium £5 18s 6d to £8 3s 6d; large calves, £3 13s 6d to £5 6s; medium calves, 45s to 655; small and rough calves 18s to 42s STORE CATTLE The entry in the store cattle section was the largest for several weeks, and included several lines of station cattle. For the most part, the station cattle came forward in good condition, and met keen competition. One line of 100 from Omihi, consisting of well-bred three-year-old steers, made from £lO 6s to £l3 8s 6a. Another consignment, from Marlborough, of three-year and four-year steers, made from £l3 6s to £l5 Is. The remainder of the entry was made up of the usual collection of mixed cattle, among which cows predominated. Good young cows suitable for grazing sold wells the best making £5 15s to £7 Is. Lower-condi-tioned sorts made £4 3s 6d to £5 8s 6a with cull cows from 28s 6d to ( £3 3s 6d.

DAIRY CATTLE . The entry in the dairy cattle section was again large, and comprised about 90 head. For the most part the cattle were • low-conditioned and inferior sorts, with very few first-class cows among them. There was a small attendance at the sale, which opened sluggishly and did not improve. Inferior types were again hard to sell and made only store prices. Best second, third, and fourth calvers £lO 10s to £l4 10s, good average £8 to £lO ss, aged and -inferior £3- to-£7 ss. Heifers were forward in small numbers and quality here again was inferior. The best made £lO 10s to £l4, medium to good £8 to £lO, and small and backward £6 to £7 10s. FAT PIGS The entry of porkers was about double that of last week, and consisted mainly of first quality pigs. Values at the outset were 3s to 4s a head easier; but as the sale progressed values hardened, and over the last race prices were back again to .the good rates \ruling last week. The entry in the chopper section was the largest for several years. About 60 head were forward. Although the sale was easier, considering the size of the entry it was satisfactory. The bacon entry was small, and all good quality pigs met with strong competition, while plain and unfinished sorts maintained schedule rates* Values were:— Light porkers, £3 16s 6d to £3 19s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 2s 6d to £4 7s 6d. Heavy porkers, £4 14s 6d to £5 2s 6d. Choppers. £7 18s 6d to £l5 Is. Light baconers, £4 19s 6d to £5 9s 6d. Medium baconers. £5 Ils 6d to £5 17s 6d. Heavy baconers, £6 2s 6d to £6 14s 6d. Extra heavy baconers, £6 18s 6d to £7 4s 6d. Average price per lb, 9Jd to 9Jd. / STORE PIGS The yarding in the store pig section was the largest sd far this season. The attendance of buyers was much smaller. The presence of one outside buyer helped to maintain values at slightly lower rates than those ruling last week. Good quality weaners maintained last week’s rates and large stores were 3s to 4s a head easier. Values were:— Small weaners, 30s to 38s. Best weaners, 42s to 465. Slips, 47s to 51s. Small stores, 52s to 565. Medium stores, 59s to £3 4s. Large stores, £3 5s to £3 12s. BURNSIDE (P.A.) DUNEDIN, September 18. Although there was a decidedly larger entry at to-day’s Burnside market, the sale was a particularly firm one throughout. In the entry there were a number of consignments of splendid quality, with an increased entry of medium and lighter sorts. In the display of sheep the entry was approximately 1000 fewer than a week ago, and prices accordingly showed an improvement. In the store cattle section the entry was not large, but clhss and condition were fairly good. There was a keen demand throughout for all lots offered. As in recent sales, there was again a strong inquiry for baconers, high prices being secured, while porkers also shared in the enhanced values. Fat Cattle.—The entry numbered 370, compared with 290 last week. The sale opened firm at last week’s high rates. The offering of cows and heifers was larger than usual, and the sale for these was also fairly keen throughout.. Quotations: extra prime bullocks £32 17s 6d to £32 2S 6d, prime £23 17s 6d to £27 7s sd, medium £2O 12s 6d to £23 17s 6d, light from £lB 12s 6d; extra prime cows to £l7 12s 6d, prime £l2 17s 6d to £l6 Is 6d, medium £9 17s 6d to £ll 17s 6d, light from £8 17s 6d; extra prime heifers to £2l 2s 6d, prime £l5 7s 6d to £l7 12s 6d, medium £l2 17s 6d to £l4 12s 6d, light from £9 12s 6d. Fat Sheep.—The entry at fat sheep numbered approximately 1700, compared with 2660 last week. The offering once again was of excellent quality, and included a fair proportion of well-finished wethers. With the smaller number offering there was a keen .sale for all classes from the outset, wethers being better by 2s a head. Handy-weight ewes showed an improvement of fully 3s a head, and primer sorts Is to Is 6d a head better. Over-weight ewes still had a slack inquiry, although prices were certainly better than for the previous two weeks. Quotations: prime heavy woolly wethers to 545, prime 47s to 50s, medium 39s to 41s 6d, light from 335; prime shorn wethers, 34s 6d to 36s 6d; prime heavy ewes to 31s, prime 26s fid to 295, medium 23s to 255, light from 17s. Three spring lambs were offered, and realised from 41s 6d to 43s 6d.

Store Cattle.—The offering of store cattle' was of average size, and included in the entry were three pens of fresh three-year-old steers. Inquiry for these was particularly keen, and prices ran from £l4 5s to £l5 2s. One pen of Shorthorn two-year-old steers made £l3, and a pen of one-and-a-half to two-year-old realised from £7 15s to £9 7s; small yearlings from £4 15s to £6 ss. Pigs.—The entry of baconers numbered 90. The. entry in recent weeks has been she. t of trade requirements, and prices have accordingly been high. These values were well maintained to-day. Extra quality baconers realised up to £9 14s, prime £7 16s to £8 10s, medium £6 13s to £6 19s, light from £5 17s; best porkers £4 17s to £5 3s. medium from £3 ss.

Dairy Cattle.—There was another small entry in this section. Quality was again inferior, and from the outset values receded to an even lower level than that

of last week. Best second and third calvers made from .£lO to- £l2, average £6 to £7, and inferior and unattractive from £3 10s to £4 10s. Heifers were rather poor class, and had little inquiry, realising from £6 10s to £8 for best sorts.