ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25274, 28 August 1947, Page 5

ADDINGTON MARKET

STRONG DEMAND FOR FAT SHEEP STEADY SALE FOR GOOD BEEF The fat sheep sale at the Addington market yesterday was the best of the winter, with prices rising to their highest overall peak. Although the price of 73s Id for wethers, recorded about eight weeks ago, has not yet been exceeded, there were .more sales between 66s and 72s yesterday than at any market in the last 18 months. p P me ewes reached the high figure of 55s Id. Quality in the fat hogget section was the best of the winter and prices were good. Values for spring lambs ranged according to quality, which was very mixed. Ewe hoggets eased in the store sheep section and ewes, although meeting an erratic sale, realised good prices. Plainer beef in the fat cattle section showed an easing, but good steers and heifers maintained the good rates of the last two sales. In a poor quality offering oj vealers, values were on a par with late rates. Good quality ■ dairy cattle sold well, but others were harder to quit, even at rates considerably lower than last week. A few pens of station cattle offered in the store pens met a good sale, and one pen of rising four-year steers went to £l6 6s. Both the porker and baconer entries were about the same size as those of last week and values showed little change on Sood late rates. Choppers, which were offered in large numbers, eased by £ 1 to £1 10s a head. Competition was restricted for certain classes in the store pig section. STORE SHEEP The store sheep entry totalled 1655 head, including 983 head of hoggets, most of which were ewes. A large gallery followed the sale, but the bidding was slow C i? ewe hoggets, which were cheaper than they were last week. Many of the lots offered were of good quality, and prices seemed leasonable enough. Older ewes were in better request and sold fully up to last week’s rates, though the sale was a little erratic. Ttie best price for ewe hoggets was 40s, which was paid for a line of good crossbreds. Other lines made 36s 6d and 355. Good ewe hoggets made from 31s. 6d to 33s lOd, and ordinary from 22s Id to 29." 3d. The three pens of wether hoggets sold made from 21s 6d to 255. Several lines of hoggets were passed. Top price for cld ewes was 40s for a good line of fresh halfbreds close to lambing. Good ewes made from 27s to 32s 6d. For ewes and lambs up to 27s was paid. Good lots made from 24s 9d to the top price, with others at 21s 6d. No quotable lines of wethers were offered. SPRING LAMBS Tire entry of 24 in the spring lamb section was the biggest since the first offering at the Grand National market three weeks r-go. About half were good lambs, ideal for the trade, but the. remainder were in very backward condition. Butchers bid freely for the best, which sold at satisfactory rates. The lighter lambs all changed hands, but buyers showed little interest in them. Heavier sorts sold at 42s to 52s Id and the remainder down to 30s 7d. H. W. J. Adams (Greendale) sold 10 at 38s Id to the top price. FAT HOGGETS The offering of 518 in the fat hogget section, compared with 785 last week, was one of the few normal size yardings forward since the export season closed J” » .particularly good quality entry the tall, which has been conspicuous for some weeks, was negligible. With barely sufficient hoggets on offer for requirements, competition from butchers was keen throughout at rates which appeared Is to Is fid dearer than last week. Odd pens of lighter hoggets showed little change in value. Some indication of the tone of the market may be gained by fact that there were several pens sold at- more than 50s. Values were:—extra prime fat hoggets, 51s to 59s lOd; prime fat hoggets, 45s to 50s; good fat hoggets. 37s to 445; medium fat hoggets, 30s to 365; light fat hoggets. 27s to 29s 6d. The sales included:—on account of A Dickie (Oxford), 3 at 54s Id to 59s 10d; R. Reid (Darfield), 12 at 49s 7d to 56s Id; J- Reed (Darfield), 5 at 39s Id to 50s Id; T. W. Brooks (Brookside), 8 at 39s J? J® 49s 7d? estate T. H. McGirr (Mount Hutt), 112 at 41s Id to 49s 7d; estate fc. C. Early (Oxford), 1 at 39s Id to 47s Id; D G. Stewart (Rakaia), 23 at 41s 7d to 45s 7d; J. Brooks (Irwell), 27 at 36s Id to 42s **. H. Dalzell (Culverden), 6 at 39s 7d; Mrs L. Richards (Hororata), 69 at a4s 7d to 38s 7d; J. G. Lilley (Mount Hutt), 54 at 31s 7d to 38s 4d; M. E. Jenkins (Courtenay). 10 at 33s Id to 37s 7d; Miss E. Sloss (Cheviot), 46 at 30s Id to 34s Id. FAT SHEEP The yarding of fat sheep, which totalled about 4000, compared with 5000 last week, was drawn from the main Mid and North Canterbury fattening areas, with odd lines included from south of the Rangitata river. The high quality of the offering, consistent with that of recent entries, indicated that winter feed is still plentiful. Yesterday’s offering was about the best this year. Pens of shorn sheep were more numerous. For the second week in succession there was a large gallery in attendance when the market opened, and most were trade buyers. Consequently bidding was spirited from the outset for all classes, and opening rates were fully Is higher than last week. Until near the end prices hardened steadily, and at one stage the market was up to 10s higher than opening rates. With all the best sheep sold there was a- slight easing over the final four races, but the price pei lb was probably as high as at any stage during the sale. Lighter sheep appeared dearer than others. Shorn sheep rose by about 3s a head, and over all best ewes and wethers were about 4s higner than last week. Extra prime maiden ewes sold to 56s 7d. Values were:—

prime heavy wethers, x 6os to 73s Prime heavy wethers, 52s to 595. Prime medium-weight wethers, 44s to 51s. Ordinary wethers, 35s to 435. Light wethers, down to 28s. Prime heavy ewes, 50s to 55s Id. Prime medium-weight ewes, 44s to 495. Ordinary ewes, 34s to 425. Light and unfinished ewes, 18s to 325. The sales included:—on account of G A. Brown (Temukaj, 35 wethers at 62s 7d to 72s Id, 15 ewes at 46s 7d to 50s Id; Doyle and Francis (Cashmere), 51 wethers at 63s 7d to 70s Id; M. S. Turton (Ashburton Forks), 51 wethers at 63s 7d to 69s Id; W. W. Carruthers (Dorie), 52 wethers at 58s Id to 68s 7d; J. C. Irwin (Rakaia), 53 wethers at 62s Id to 67s Id. 1 ewe at 53s 7d; Mrs L. Richards (Hororata), 17 wethers at 60s Id to 67s Id; Miss R. Richards (Hororata), 2 wethers at 68s 7d, 2 hoggets at 54s 7d; M. S. Kingsbury (Wakanui), 53 wethers at 64s Id to 67s Id; K. H. Hargreaves (Geraldine), 54 wethers at 60s Id to 66s 7d; Perry (Methven), 58 wethers at 61s Id to 66s Id; C. O. Redfern (Darfield). 24 wethers at 61s Id to 66s Id; M. Bethell (Pahau Pastures), 37 wethers at 58s 7d to 65s 7d; G. Currie (Anama), 28 wethers at 59s 7d to 65s Id; F. G. Stanbury (Little River). 9 wethers at 61s, 7d to 63s Id; McCully Bros. (Temuka), 29 wethers at 59s 7d to 62s 7d, 10 maiden ewes at 49s 7d to 56s 7d. 19 ewes at 51s 7d; H. Banks (Coutts Island), 18 wethers at 51s 7d to 62s Id; F A. Wells (West Melton), 8 wethers at 62s Id; R. F. White (Hororata), 16 wethers at 56s Id to 62s Id; W. B. Trotter (Fairlie). 190 wethers at 43s Id to 61s 7d; H. and E. Langley (Ashburton), 44 wethers at 53s Id to 61s Id; A. P. Smith (West Eyreton), 4 wethers at 61s Id, 10 ewes at 33s 7d to 34s 7d: J. P. McQuilkin . (Lauriston), 2 wethers at 58s Id to 61s Id, 2 ewes at 42s 7d to 45s Id; A. F. Marr (Methven), 19 wethers at 58s 7d to 60s Id, 7 ewes at 50s Id; C. Ashworth (Sefton). 12 wethers at 59s 7d, 15*ewes at 49s Id to 54s 7d; L. V. Ashwell (Greendale), 12 wethers at 59s 7d: Miss E. Sloss (Cheviot 31 wethers at 50s Id to 58s Id; J. C. Bruce (Hororata), 8 wethers at 57s Id; A W. Sloss (Aylesbury), 23 wethers at 46s 7d to 56s Id; J. E. Horrell (Horrelville), 16 wethers at 56s Id; T. W. Brooks (Brookside), 2 wethers at 52s 7d to 56s Id, 4 ewes at 35s 7d to 47s Id; Buckingham Bros. (Dorie), 20 maiden ewes at 54s Id to 55s 7d; A. D. Lochhead (Leeston), 50 ewes at 31s 7d to 55s Id; C. G. Amyes (Springbank), 14 maiden ewes at 54s 7d, 14 wethers at 53s 7d; John Brooks (Irwell), 42 wethers at 42s 7d to 543 7d; T P. Lowe (Hinds). 4E wethers at 48s 7d to 53s Id, 2 ewes at 42s Id; R. Garlick (Oxford), 16 wethers at 49s 7d to 52s 7d; Treleaven Bros. (Styx). 12 wethers at 49s 7d to 52s 7d, 8 ewes at 40s Id to 41s Id; A. G. Sutherland (Dorie), 15 ewes at 51s 7d; M. E. Jerkins (Courtenay), 26 ewes at 40s 7d to 51s 7d; C. Gould (Orari), 56 ewes at 47s Id to 51s Id; D. Gillanders (Darfield), 60 ewes at 37s Id to 47s 7d; Warren and Warren (Darfield). 25 ewes at 40s Id to 47s 7d; S. C. Skurr (Oxford), 12 ewes at 47s Id: G. M. Watson (Sandv Knolls), 62 ewes at 36s 7d to 47s Id; W. H. Abbott (Southbridge), 30 wethers at 43s 7d to 46s 7d: J. G. Lilley (Mt. Hutt), 12 ewes at 41s 7d to 46s Id; D. Marsden (Eiffelton), 46 ewes at 39s 7d to 46s Id, 9 wethers at 45s Id; L. H. Dalzell (Culverden), 9 wethers at 4«s Id, 8 ewes at 36s 7d; F. Tavener (Orari). 62 ewes at 36s 7d to 46s Id; H. E. Cross (Weedons), 29 ewes at 43 s 7d to 45s 7d; A. C. Pulley fßangiora), 31 shorn wethers at 40s 7d to 45s 7d: J. Duncan, jun. (Darfield), 10 ewes at 45s 7d: H. C. Wild (Weedons), 16 ewes at 4Gs 7'l to 44s 7d; M. and K. Toahunter (Waikari). 39 shorn wethers at 38s 7d to 44s 7d; R. B. Shellock (Te Pirita). 46 ewes at 37s Id to 43s 7d; K. Watson (Springbank). 12 shorn hoggets at 40s Id: J. W. Earl (Waikari), 65 shorn ewes at 35s Id to 37s 7d. FAT CATTLE The fat cattle entry was 617 head against 611 last week, and once again contained a large proportion of plain and unattractive cows. An excellent so-

lection of good beef was also included, and for this type there was a steady sale. As this was the second large yarding in succession butchers were selective in their buying, and anything that was not of first quality was harder to sell than it was last week. Values were about on a par with those of last week all over, though plainer sorts were probably a shade cheaper. Some outstanding lines of steers came in from the Peninsula. The top priced pen, six steers from F. Stanbury (Little River), averaged £32 11s. They were very heavy cattle, and would probably dress at about 12001 b. Best beef made to 67s 6d per 1001 b, good beef 55s tp 62s 6d, medium beef 40s to 50s, best cow .beef to 455. and secondary cow beef 365. Values were:— Extra prime heavy steers, to £33 2s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £22 10s to £25 10s. Prime medium-weight steers, £lB to Ordinary and light steers, £l5 to £l7. Extra prime heifers, to £25 17s 6d. Prime heifers, £l5 to £lB 10s. Ordinary and light heifers. £lO to £J4. Extra prime cows to £2l 2s 6d. Prime cows, £l2 10s to £l6 10s Ordinary and light cows, £8 to £l2. The sales included:—on account of F. Stanbury (Little River). 6 steers at £3l 17s 6d to £33 2s 6d; C. B. Thacker (Okain’s Bay). 16 steers at £26 17s 6d to £32 12s 6d (average £29 17s); L. Banks (G’-cennark); 8 steers at £24 7s 6d to £29 12s 6d; A. Cowie (Hawarden), 1 steer at £29 2s 6d, 1 C"W at £25 17s 6d: M. Bethell (Pahau Pastures), 16 steers at £25 2s 6a to £23 17s 6d; L. J. Williams (Weheka), 14 steers at £25 7<? 6d to £27 17s 6d. 1 cow at £lB 17s 6d: G. J. H. Reid (Rotherham), 16 steers at £24 7s 6d to £27 17s 6d; T. Masefield (Gough's Fay). 4 steers it £23 7s 6d to £27 12s «d. 3 heifers at £l4 17s 6d to £lB 2s 6d; Smith B-os. (PUton). 16 steers at £l9 17s 6d th £27 7s 6d; W. (Tinwald) 8 steers at £27 17s 6d; H. Banks (Coutts Island). 12 steers at £23 7s 6d to £27 2s 6d; D O. Masefield (Gough’s Bay). 4 steer S st £ 2 2 17s 6d to £26 12s 6d; K. McPhail (Wainut), 14 steers at £2l 7s 6d to £26 12s fid, 1 hejf e r at £’B 17s 6d, 1 cov. at £lB 12s fid- Estate J. T. L. Knight (Laverirk’s Bay). 23 stee~s at £23 7s 6d to £27 7s Fd: Misses J. and M. Brown? (Teddingtbn), 5 steers at £24 17s 6d to £26 7s 6d; A. E. Giles (Kaiapoi). 4 steers at £24 7s 6d to £26 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £l9 17s 6d, 2 cows at £lB 7s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; W. J. and R. S. McCully (Temuka). 8 steers at £22 17s 6d to £25 12s 6d- H. Thacker (Okain’s Bay). 3 steers at £23 2s 6d to £25 12s 6d, 5 heifers at £l9 7s 6d to £2l 7s 6d; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 9 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £23 17s 6d: estate C. E. Kay (Little Akaloa), 9 heifers at £l7 12s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; S. M. Deans (Kilmarnock), 16 steers at £l7 7s 6d to £23 7s 6d; A. Mcßride (Wataroa), 1 steer at £23 7s 6d, 3 heifers at £l3 12s 6d to £l7 2s 6d. 4 cows-at £l2 17s 6d to £l6 12s 6d; E. O’Connor (Duvauchelle), 3 steers at £24 7s 6d: C. Crotty (Le Boa’s Bay). 3 steers at £22 17s 6d; R A. Mould (Wainui), 13 cows at £lB 12s 6d to £2l 2s 6d, 3 heifers at £l6 7s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; Land and Survey Department (Timaru), 6 heifers at £l9 12s 6d to £2O 17s 6d, 2 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £lB 12s 6d; T. O’Neill (Wataroa), 9 steers at £lB 17s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; L. H. Kolkman (Southbridge), 1 cow at £l9 12s 6d; Mrs J. McQuilkin (Lauriston), 2 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £l9 7s 6d; J. E. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 4 heifers at £lB 2s 6d to £l9 7s 6d, 5 cows at £l6 7s 6d to £l7 12s 6d; R. T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 3 cows at £l4 17s 6d to £l9 2s 6d, 6 heifers at £l4 17s 6d to £lB 2s 6d; Mrs E. P. Adams (Greendale), 2 steers at £l9 2s 6d; T. R. Whitham (Cust), 3 steers at £lB 17s 6d; A. Stewart (Templeton), 1 cow at £lB 2s 6d; E. W. James (Amberley), 2 cows at £l5 2s 6d to £l6 7s 6d.

The entry of vealers was very small and the quality was the poorest of the season. Values were on a par with late rates, and the trade took the whole offering. Values were:—prime large vealers £ll 16s to £l3 3s 6d, good vealers £8 8s ■6d to £ll 3s 6d, best suckers £5 16s to £8 18s 6d, large calves 68s to 90s, medium calves 42s to 635, and small and rough down to 20s.

STORE CATTLE There was a larger entry in the store cattle section, and a few pens of adult station cattle were offered. One pen of rising four-year steers of mixed breeding made £l6 6s, pens of Aberdeen Angus incalf cows made up to £ll 17s, odd pens of good-coloured store cows made to £8 18s 6d, and the balance of the entry sold at late rates.

DAIRY CATTLE The entry in the dairy cattle section was not as large as that of last week, and totalled approximately 70 head. The quality was not up to last week’s standard, as a large proportion of the offering was of podr sorts. For the better class there was a free demand at recent rates, but inferior sorts were harder to quit. Best second, third, and fourth calvers made £l7 to £23, good average sorts £l2 to £l5. aged and unattractive £6 to £lO 10s. Best heifers made £lB to £24, with choice lots at £29, good heifers £ll 10s to £l6 10s, and small and inferior down to £8 10s. FAT PIGS The yarding of porkers was much smaller than last week, and, although competition was keen, values showed little • change from last week’s good rates. In the chopper section the entry was a large one, and values all round were easier by £1 to 30s a head. Baconers were forward in medium numbers, and the sale was good throughout, the values on the high level of a week ago. Values were:— Light porkers, £3 14s 6d to £4 19s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 3s 6d to £4 10s 6d. Heavy porkers, £4 14s 6d to £5 5s 6d. Choppers, £4 18s 6d to £lO 3s 6d. Light baconers, £5 12s 6d to £5 19s 6d. Medium baconers, £6 4s 6d to £6 12s 6d. Heavy baconers, £6 14s 6d to £7 2s 6d. Extra heavy baconers, £7 4s 6d to £7 9s 6d. Average price per lb, to 9Jd. STORE PIGS The offering in the store pig section was big for this period of the year and comprised mainly medium and large stores. There was a small attendance of buyers. Competition was restricted for stores but weaners sold at last week’s rates Large stores were cheaper by 6s to 8s a head. Values were:— Weaners, 28s to 425. Slips, 44s to 48s. Small stores, 44s to 48s. Medium stores, 49s to 565. Large stores, 58s to 635. BURNSIDE (P.A.) DUiNilj-.xx'J, August 27. . The feature of to-day’s Burnside market was the high values paid for fat sheep of all classes. With an entry below the requirements of the trade there was a keen demand. The improvement in wethers could be quoted at 2s to 3s a head. Ewes showed an improvement cf 4s to 5s a head. To all appearances there is a decided scarcity of fat sheep. The greater portion of the entry of 310 fat cattle comprised bullocks of gcod oL-ality, with few consignments of extra choice sorts. On sn average there was little quotable alteration frorp last week. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £39 2s 6d, prime heavy £32 12s 6d to £35 7s 6d, prime £24 12s 6d to £29 17s 6d, medium £2O 7s 6d to £23 2s 6d, light from £lB 2s 6d, extra prime heifers £23 12s 6d, prime £l6 2s 6d to £2O 2s 6d, medium £l3 17s 6d to £l5 12s 6d, light from £ Ift 12s 6d, prime heavy cows to £2l 2s 6d, prime £l5 17s 6d to £lB 7s 6d. medium, £l2 12s 6d to £l4 17s 6d, light front £9 12s 6d. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 80s 6d. prime tfieavy 75s to 775, prime 70s to 735. medium 54s to 595, light from 38s, extra prime heavy ewes to 61s 6d, prime heavy 53s to 575. prime 48s to 50s, medium 39s to 445, light from 355. Fresh conditioned four-year-old steers made up to £lB 2s 6d, three to thre'’-ard-a-half-year-old £l4 17s 6d to £l7 7s fid, one and a half -to two-vear-old f»-om £ll 5s to £l2 7s. yearling steers from £7 3s, fresh-conditioned cow’s from £7 5s to £7 15s. 18-month-old heifers from £7 5s to £7 15s. Runners made from £lO 6s to £ll 15s best vealers £5 17s to £6 10s. small and medium from £3 14s. Extra prime baccners made uo to £8 10s, prime £7 15s to £8 3s. medium £6 19s to £7 4s. lieht from £5 18s, best porkers from £4 15s to £5 3s. light and medium from £3 15s. G'-od cows dos® to profit from £l6 5s to £lB. average £9 10s to £ll ss. ordinary and poor-conditioned from £5.