ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25244, 24 July 1947, Page 5

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT SHEEP EASIER; PRICES HIGH

porkers rise sharply Fat sheep prices remained high at the Addington Market yesterday, but not as high as at the previous three sales. The entry was big and butchers made the most of an opportunity to build up supplies of running stock which had become depleted. Except for the best, fat lambs met a slow market at values a shade below last week. The store sheep- offering was again small, with values showing little change on late rates. Good steer beef was plentiful in the fat cattle section, but other choice classes were in short supply. Steers overall were cheaper and cows and heifers were about on a par with last week’s rates. With a larger entry to choose from, veal buyers were particular in what they took, with the, result that values all round showed an easing. Dairy and store cattle values showed little change. Outside buyers stimulated competition for porkers and baconers in the fat pig section, each section rising sharply. Chopper rates remain unaltered. Although the store sheep entry was larger the presence of outside buyers added life to the market. STORE SHEEP The store sheep yarding totalled 850 head against 546 last week. Of the total. 450 were lambs. The quality of the offering was not impressive, and a smaller gallery than usual followed the sale. Bidding ior the best of the lambs and adult sheep was steady, but for inferior sorts the demand was not as good as it has been in recent weeks. Prices were about the same as those of last week. The lamb offering contained one or two good pens. The best was a line of 139 halfbred ewe lambs of high quality ’which made 395. For two pens of shorn Romney ewe lambs 32s Id and 30s was paid. 'Top price for wether lambs was 31s, which was paid for a small lot. Other lambs made 22s to 24s 7d. A useful line of two-tooth halfbred pwes was the best of the adult sheep offering. The line made 39s 3d. The other lines of ewes were all old, and medium quality made 23s Id to 265, with others 15s to 19s. Two lots of wethers were offered, and made 30s 9d for a truck of two-tooth halfbreds and 17s 3d for a small lot of old sheep. FAT LAMBS The entry of fat lambs, which totalled 753, compared with 734 last week, was again large, perhaps rather large for the requirements of the trade. Quality was not particularly impressive and in the yarding very few really prime butchers' lambs were on offer. Bidding was spirited for the best which sold as well as last week, but for the remainder the inquiry was desultory at rates a shade lower Although the entry was big there were few passings. One line totalled 200. easily the biggest for some years outside the freezing works season. The top price was 51s Id, paid for one lamb. Values were:—ex’tra prime fat lambs, 48s to 51s Id; prime fat lambs, 42s to 475; good fat lambs, 35s to 41s; medium fat lambs, 29s to 345; light fat lambs. 25s to 28s.

The sales included:—on account of R. Adair (Oxford). 17 at 30s 7d to 45s Id; W. A. Elliott (Cheviot). 50 at 34s 7d to 42s 7d; L. C. Anderson (Winchmore), 15 at 37s 4d to 42s Id; G. Bailey (Flaxton), 15 at 35s Id to 39s Id; J. K. Lochhead (Rakaia), 45 at 31s 7d to 36s 7d; L. Payne (Lincoln). 20 at 35s Id to 35s 7d; H. J. Buttle (Darfield), 48 at 32s Id to 35s Id; K. Plimmer (Aylesbury), 33 at 32s Id to 34s 7d; W. L. Gabbie (Southbridge), 200 at 31s Id to 32s 7d.

FAT SHEEP The fat sheep yarding at the opening of the market was about 4000, but later arrivals swelled the final tally to about □5OO, about the same size as that of last week. The good prices of the last three markets attracted entries from a wide field, for in addition to offerings from iocal fattening sources, sheep were® forward from Marlborough, the West Coast, South Canterbury, and Southland. The Southland sheep were the first offered from that area since the closing of the freezing works season. Quality was again good, with an almost total absence of "tail.” Butchers apparently are still prepared to pay high prices, no doubt in an endeavour to build up running stock, supplies of which were depleted during two recent short yardings. Bidding was animated until the final three or four races. At the start, when some buyers were in ittendance at the fat cattle sale, prices .vere substantially lower than last week, mt improved when more buyers put in in appearance. The wether market appeared to be between 5s and 6s down on ast week, although values realised must iave been satisfactory to vendors, and a hade high to allow butchers a margin. Swes sold steadily at high prices, although alues appeared to be about 2s lower. Extra prime maiden ewes sold to 52s Id Values were:— Extra prime heavy wethers, 55s to 66s Id. Prime heavy wethers. 45s to 545. Prime medium-weight wethers, 40s to 445. Ordinary and light wethers. 32s to 39s Prime heavy ewes, 44s to 47s Id. • Prime medium-weight ewes, 36s to 4Ss. Ordinary ewes. 31s to 355. Light and unfinished ewes, 22s to 30s. The sales included:—on account of R. Grice (Ashburton), 62 wethers at 57s Id to 66s Id; E. E. Oakley (Rakaia). 56 wethers at 56s 7d to 65s Id; Paparua Prison Farm, 72 wethers at 49s 7d to 64s Id; Milne Bros. (Waimate), 19 wethers at 57s Id to 61s Id; estate J. C. Lochhead (Rakaia). 55 wethers at 51s 7d to 60s 7d; H. and E. Langley (Rakaia), 52 wethers at 58s Id to 60s Id; R. Parsons (Amberley), 4 wethers at.6os Id; J. Muckle (Rakaia), 12 wethers at 57s Id to 60s Id, 40 ewes at 42s 7d to 47s Id; A. Bearman (Greenpark), 20 wethers at 46s 7d to 59s Id; T. Erickson (Kaiapoi), 13 wethers at 58s Id; Mrs A. D. Allan (Scargfll), 56 wethers at 50s 7d to 57s 7d; F. Jameson (West Melton), 22 wethers at 50s 7d to 57s 7d; W. B. Trotter (Fairlie), 324 weththers at 45s 7d to 57s Id; C. D. Cunningham (Hawarden), 55 wethers at 49 s 7d to 56s 7d; F. Tavener (Orari), 56 wetners at 51s 7d to 56s 7d; C. K. Marshall (Springbank), 70 wethers at 47s Id to 56s 7d; M. S. Turton (Ashburton Forks), 102 wethers at 50s Id to 58s Id; Miss E. Richards (Hororata), 3 wethers at 55s Id, 17 ewes at 41s 7d to 43s Id; C. Gamble (Oxford), 12 wethers at 55s Id; W. and F. Mcßride (Winchester), 55 wethers at 49s 7d to 55s Id; L. T. Wright (Annat), 66 wethers at 46s 7d to 54s 7d; R. W. Frazer (Southbrook). 30 wethers at 50s Id to 54s 7d; C. O. Redfern (Darfield). 30 wethers at 49s 7d to 54s Id; estate D. Miller (Geraldine), 15 wethers at 53s Id to 54s Id. 36 ewes at 41s Id to 44s Id; J. Horrell (Horrelville), 20 wethers at 54s Id; P Graham and Sons (Tai Tapu), 59 wethers at 46s Id to 53s Id; I. G. McFarlane (Temuka). 37 wethers at 52s Id to 53s Id, 21 ewes at 41s Id to 42s 7d; J. D. Brown (Temuka), 53 wethers at 51s 7d to 53s Id; W. G. Gerard (Hororata), 9 wethers at 53s Id, 43 ewes at 37s 7d to 42s 10: H L. Washbourne (Brookside). 29 wethers at 45s Id to 53s Id; Saunders Bros. (Omihi), 55 wethers at 46s Id to 52s 7d. 29 maiden ewes at 3«3s Id to 39s 7d; K W. J. Hall (Hororata). 85 wethers at 35s Id to 52s 7d: J. J. Allan (Dunsandel), 8 wethers at 49s Id to 52s Id; estate A. N. Grigg (Surrey Hills). 24 wethers at 44s 7d to 52s Id: P. C. Threlkeld (Omihi). 13 wethers at 52s Id: E. W. Gray (Teddington). 13 wethers at 50s Id to 51s 7d 17 ewes at 42s Id; A. Nimmo (Oakley) 6 maiden ewes at 51s 7d; J. J. Skur’r (Oxford). 1 maiden ewe at 51s Id, 10 wethers at 48s Id, 7 ewes at 38s 7d; A. V. Paterson (Waimate), 35 wethers at 49s 7d to 51s Id; L. Reveley (Ashburton), 53 wethers at 45s 7d to 51s Id; F. Mcßride (Winchester), 21 wethers at 50s Id to 51s Id. 25 ewes at 43s Id; Sir R. Heaton Rhodes (Otahuna), 40 wethers at 50s 7d to 51s Id; H. G. Metherall (Loburn). 45 wethers at 44s 7d to 50s 7d; E. S. Johnson (Methven), 60 wethers at 40s Id to 50s 7d; L. C. Anderson (Lyndhurst), 17 wethers at 50s 7d. 11 ewes at 32s 7d; H. Omelvena (Geraldine), 18 wethers at 50s 7d; W. J. Robertson (Anama), 18 wethers at 45s 7d to 50s Id; D. Morgan (Mina). 13 wethers at 48s Id to 50s Id; W. J. Kennington (Seddon), 7 wethers at 50s Id; J. Ryan (Tai Tapu). 52 wethers at 42s 7d to 49s 7d; C. Pope (Dunsandel), 29 wethers at 45s 7d to 49s 7d; F. E. Conway (Seddon), 25 wethers at 40s Id to 49s 7d; E. Hoskines (St. Andrews), 24 wethers at 43s 7d to 49s 7d; E. J. Smith (Prebbleton) 23 wethers at 48s 7d to 49s Id; J. Payne (Springston), 23 wethers at 46s 7d to 48s Id: Gallie (Hinds), 4 wethers at 48s Id, 52 ewes at 42s Id to 43s Id; J. J. Earl (Orari), 56 wethers at 41s Id to 47s 7d; R. E. Cairns (Mount Hutt), 34 ewes at 40s 7d to 47s Id; Dennistoun Estate (Peel Forest), 42 wethers at 43s Id to 47s Id. 18 ewes at 32s 7d; estate W. A. Gray (Ataahua), 12 w’ethers at 47s 7d: estate J. Harrison (Rakaia), 61 ewes at 37s 7d to 46s 7d: G. A* Rideen (Greendale). 40 ewes at 37s Id to 46s 7d; S. J Blair (Morven). 36 wethers at 46s Id to 46s 7d. 11 ewes at 39s 7d; Mrs E. A. P Gould (Timaru). 56 ewes at 40s 7d to 46s Id: Land and Survey Department (Ashburton), 62 wethers at 40s 7d to 44s 7d: T. J. Heenan (Lowcliff**) 20 wethers at 40s Id to 44s 7d: A. D Lochhead (Leeston). 65 ew*es at 24s 7d to 43s 7d; A. E. Hubbard (Greenpark), 20 wethers at 43s 7d; J. Duncan, jun. (Darfield), 38 ewes at 31 s Id to 43s Id: T. J and I. W. Perrv (Methven), 59 ewes at 40s 7d to 42s 7d: R. C. Wright (Ashlev). 8 wethers at 42s 7d; D. (Darfield), 60 ewes at 39s Id to 42s 7d; estate H J. Harrison (Doriq). «0 ewes at 40s Id to 42s Id: N. G. Dollar (Seddon). 10 at 49s Id: estate J. F. Langley (Rakaia). 149 ewes at 30s Id to 41s 7d; G Milne (Waimate), 41 ewes et 33s 7d to 41s Id: R. G. Coouer (Darfield), 27 ewes at 29s 7d to 40s Id; J. E. P. Cameron (Washdyke), 54 ewes at 33s Id to 40s Id; estate

J. A. Wells (Oxford), 31 ewes at 34s 7d to 40s 7d; Thompson Bros. (Horrelville), 20 ewes at 38s 7d to 39s Id; Mrs 0. Brown (Whiterock), 57 wethers at 35s 7d to 39s 7d; W. K. Wilson (Mount Hutt), 21 ewes at 39s Id; Mrs E. A. Waddy (Seddon), 18 wethers at 38s 7d; I. F. Croft (Amberley), 22 ewes at 30s 7d to 38s 7d; J Elmslie (Cheviot), 47 ewes at 27s 7d to 36s Id; A. McCulloch (Glenavy). 57 ewes at 27s Id to 35s Id; S..C. Skurr (Oxford), 26 ewes at 29s 7d to 36s Id.

FAT CATTLE The entry of fat cattle was 531, against 467 last week, and was drawn from the usual Canterbury fattening districts as well as from the West Coast and Marl- . borough. Altogether the quality of the offering was good The supply of good steer beef was plentiful, but the best ( heifers and cows were rather short. The ■ market began with prices £ 1 to 30s a head below last week’s for steers, and a ' little below last week for heifers and cows. Steers became even cheaper later, ■ but toward the end firmed to last week’s levels, or perhaps a little more. Over the ■ whole sale steers were cheaper than last week, but heifers and cows were about on a par. Best beef made to 65s per 1001 b, good beef to 555, medium beef 35s to 40s, best cow beef to 40s, and secondary cow beef to 355. Values were;— Sxtra prime heavy steers, to £2B 17s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £2O to £23 10s. Prime medium-weight steers, £l7 to £l9 10s. Ordinary and light steers, £l3 10s to ■ £l6 10s. Extra prime heifers, to £2l 7s 6d. Prime heifers, £l3 to £l7. Ordinary and light heifers, £8 to £l2. Extra prime cows, to £l9 17s 6d. Prime cows, £lO to £l4. Ordinary and light cows, £6 10s to £9 10s. The sales included:—on account of G O. Rutherford (Lochiel), 21 steers at £2O 12s 6d to £2B 17s 6d; V. Smith (Spotswood), 1 steer at £2B 12s 6d; C. B. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 9 steers at £23 17s 6d to £2B 7s 6d; estate H. T. J. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 14 steers at £2O 12s 6d to £2B 7s 6d; M. Bethell (Pahau Pas-

tures), 16 steers at £2O 12s 6d to £26 12s ( 6d; Sullivan Bros (Weheka), 7 steers at £26 7s 6d to £27 2s 6d; W. S. Strange (Tinwald), 8 steers at £24 17s 6d to £26 7s 6d; G. O. Brown (Temuka), 7 steers at £23 17s 6d to £26 2s 6d; J. E. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 8 steers at £22 10s to £25 7s 6d. 9 heifers at £lB 17s 6d to £2l 7s 6d; W. McSweeney (Pigeon Bay), 17 steers at £2O 2s 6d to £25 2s 6d; A. Sharp < (Halswell), 21 steers at £l9 7s 6d to £25 2s 6d; G. D. Brown (Temuka), 8 steers at £24 2s 6d to £25 2s 6d; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 8 steers at £2l 12s 6d to £25 2s 6d; Logan’s Estate (Hororata). 1 stoer at £23 17s 6d; J. F. G Blakely (Hawarden), 4 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £22 17s 6d; A. J. Blakely (Hawarden), 1 steer at £22 17s 6d, 2 cows at £l6 12s 6d; Parsons Bros. (Ward), 9 stoers at £l3 12s 6d to £22 17s 6d; J. Mortlock (Flea Bay) 6 steers at £2O 2s 6d to £2l 17s 6d, 3 cows at £l3 17s 6d to £l4 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £l3 7s 6d; Mrs L. Richards (Hororata), 2 heifers at £l7 17s 6d to £2O 12s 6d, 3 cows at £l3 17s 6d to £l6 12s 6d; R. Donaldson (Hinds), 1 cow at £l9 17s 6d; W. J. H. Coop (Ataahua). 2 heifers at £l5 7s 6d to £l9 12s 6d. 5 cows at £l4 12s 6d to £lB 17s 6d; J. Hayward (Robinson's Bay), 13 heifers at £l5 2s 6d to £l9 7s 6d, 2 steers at £lB 17s 6d. VEALERS The entry in the veal section was larger than for the last few sales, and values were practically on a par with late rates until the end of the sale, when there was an easing. The quality of the entry was only fair Values were:— prime large vealers, £8 16s to £ll 16s; medium vealers. £5 18s 6d to £7 18s 6d; best suckers, £6 8s 6d to £8 18s 6d; good suckers, £4 18s 6d to £6 3s 6d; small suckers, £3 3s 6d to £4 8s 6d; large calves, 54s to 78s; medium calves, 36s to 525; small and rough, down to 15s. STORE CATTLE The entry in the store cattle section comprised a few pens of heifer calves, odd pens of breeding cows, and the usual collection of cull cows. A smaller audience’ followed the sale, but late rates were practically maintained for all plasses. The best heifer calves made to £6 17s 6d. A small pen of Aberdeen Angus steer calves made £8 16s. Aberdeen Angus breeding cows made from £7 19s to £9 6s. Heavy boner cows made £6 3s 6d to £8; medium, £4 13s 6d to £5 16s. Light and cull cows sold at 30s to £3 10s. DAIRY CATTLE There was again a small entry in the dairy section, numbering about 50 head. A rew good cows and heifers were offered, but the balance of the entry was of unattractive quality Values, taken all round, were better than recent sales, and for the best good prices were realised Values were:—best second, third, and fourth calvers £l6 to £2O. with one ■sale at £25; good averase sorts, £ll 10s to £l5 10s; late calvers and unattractive sorts, £6 10s to £lO 10s. Best heifers, £lB to £23; good heifers. £l2 to £l6 10s; others, £8 to £ll. FAT PIGS The porker yarding was of the same size as that of last week, but, with an outside buyer operating values rose by 5s to 6s a head. Choppers were in much heavier supply, but recent values were maintained. The yarding of baconers was small, and here again outside competition assisted in putting the market up by 8s to 10s a head. Values were: — Light porkers, £3 12s 6d to £4 2s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 7s 6d to £4 14s 6d. Heavy porkers, £4 19s 6d to £5 9s 6d. Choppers. £8 3s 6d to £l5 Ils. Light baconers. £5 14s 6d to £6 4s 6a. Medium baconers, £6 7s 6d to £6 17s Heavy baconers, £6 19s 6d to £7 4s 6d. Extra heavy baconers. £7 9s 6d to £8 Average price per lb, 9Jd to 103 d. STORE PIGS There was a heavy entry in the store pig section for this period of the year. With the continued spell of good weather, however, the attendance of buyers was large, and competition was keen for all classes, at values about the same as the good rates of last week. Values were:— Weaners, 28s to 38s. Slips, 40s to 445. Small stores, 45s to 545. Medium stores, 56s to 625. Large stores, 65s to 725. BURNSIDE *' The Press ” Special Service DUNEDIN, July 23. With a small entry of cattle at to-day’s Burnside stock sale, prices showed a marked improvement on those of last week. On an average ox could be quoted at £2 10s a head better, while cows and heifers, which were also in smaller numbers, improved in value by 20s to 25s a head. Extra prime bullocks realised up to £3O 7s 6d. prime £22 7s 6d to £25 7s 6d, medium £lB 2s 6d to £l9 12s 6d, and light from £l5 2s 6d. Prime heifers made from £l4 12s 6d to £l6 2s 6d, medium £ll 12s 6d to £l3 12s 6d, and light from £9 12s 6d. Prime cows realised from £l3 17s 6d to £l5 2s 6d. medium £ll 2s 6d to £l2 7s 6d, and light from £9 2s 6d. The number of cattle entered was 260. . . , The number of fat sheep yarded was approximately 2000, and entries of good quality ewes and wethers were included Wethers were quoted firm, and ewes were easier by 2s 6d a head. Extra prime ’ heavy wethers sold up to 70s 6d, prime heavy 635, prime 53s to 565, medium 42s to 465, . and light from 325. Prime heavy ewes brought up to 44s 9d, prime 40s to 425, medium 35s to 375, and light from 265. , J , There was again a good demand for store cattle, and three-year-old steers made from £l2 15s to £l3 7s 6d, two to two and a half-year-old £9 15s to £ll Bs, and one and a half to two-year-old £8 17s to £lO 2s 6d. Two-year-old speyed neifers auctioned up to £9 10s. There was again a good demand for vealers, and prime sorts realised up to £9, good quality vealers from £5 15s to £6 15s, light andL medium to £3 12s With a small offering, the demand for baconers was again keen. The best baconers brought up to £8 ss. prime £7 10s to £7 18s, and medium £6 14s to £6 19s. Porkers also -met with good competition. Prime porkers realised from £4 15s to £5 4s, and small and medium from £3 15s.