ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25310, 9 October 1947, Page 5

ADDINGTON MARKET

BEST BEEF AT 80/PER 100 LB

FAT MUTTON FIRMER

Prices for fat cattle remained high at the Addington market yesterday when some classes of the better beef went to 80s per 1001 b. Plainer cows were easier by up to £2 a head, and lighter steers were about £1 lower. The' store cattle offering contained the 1 first straight lines for some time and all classes maintained the good rates of a week ago. Veal remained firm on last week, and dairy cattle were £1 to 10s a head dearer. Fat sheep fully recovejed the drop of 4s recorded last week. In a short, indifferent quality yarding bidding . was spirited for anything shoeing any 1 condition. Fat hoggets remained firm, spring lambs appreciated 2s over the ‘ final stages of the sale, and store t sheep remained firm on recent rates, f All of fat pigs were easier , as the entries were larger- than last week, but values realised were still j high. The attendance of store pig buyers was the biggest of the season, and 1 many of them\ were unable to fill requirements, even at values several shillings above last week. STORE SHEEP : The store sheep entry consisted of 8F 1 ! ewes and lambs, 315 hoggets, and 221 : wethers, a total of 1393 against 2400 at . the previous sale. The quality of the ewe* » and lambs was not up to the excellent ; standard of the previous sales, but includ- ; ed one or two useful lines. The hoggets were of good quality. ■ Bidding for ewes and lambs was con- > siderably less animated than in recent • weeks, though the gallery was probably ■ the largest of the season. Prices wei n , back by up to 2s a head, but were still high. The best price for ewes and lambj was 325, which was paid for a small line of good ewes with big lambs. Medium good lots made 26s to 275, with others down to 21s. The demand for hoggets was as good as at any time in recent weeks, and prices remained firm. Top price was. 355, paid for a truck of well-grown Romney wethers, and a small lot of three-quarterbreds • made 34s 6d. Other useful lots made 32? ; 6d to 345. The only sizeable line of ew< • hoggets made 27s 3d. . Three lines of adult wethers were off ered and met a sound demand. They made from 29s 9d to 33s 6d. r SPRING LAMBS ; The entry in the spring lamb section , totalled 136, compared with 53 last week Except for an odd pen, the quality of the : offering was evenly good. The demand i was steady at values which were on a • par with last week until the last few » pens, when several butchers found them selves short, and ' prices appreciated sharply by 2s a head. The average price per lb was is Id to Is 2d. Pr l’? e hand Y- w eight spring lambs made 46s Id to 52s Id; medium spring lambs. 42s Id to 45s 7d; light spring lambs, 34s i Id to 39s 7d. The sales included:—on account of T ; Dawson (Femside), 1 at 52s Id; A R ‘ (Greendale), 19 at 46s Id to 50s ; 7d; Schmack Bros. (Irwell), 12 at 45s 7d - H ’ F ‘ Rands (Springbank). 16 at 42s Id to 47s Id; S. Pearce (RolL leston), 11 at 43s 7d to 46s 7d; G Hj Winter (Kaiapoi), 9 at 45s Id to 45s 7d. '

FAT HOGGETS Ju onn,? gget entr y of 538 - compared with 322 last week, was the biggest for some weeks. Included in the good quality entry was a truck of forward hoggets from Bleuueim. The demand was again throughout, with values showing little change on recent sales. Shorn hoggets were between 4s and 5s cheaper than hoggets m the wool. .Values were.—extra prime fat hoggets. 53s to 55s Id; prime fat hoggets, 46s to 525; good fat hoggets, 37s to 455; medium 27s to 21?6d 30S tO 365: Ught fat hoggets ’ FAT SHEEP I T£ e =j£ t . st l eep entr y of 310 °- compared with 5000 last week, was much too small for butchers’ requirements, and values all round showed an improvement. Few choice pens of either ewes' or wethers were on offer in an indifferent quality yarding. Several trucks of .sheep in good condition were forward from Marlborough in addition to offerings from the usual local sources. When it became apparent ■ soon after the start of the sale thht the supply was insufficient for the demand, butchers took a keen interest, and after a few pens had been sold values started to rise steadily. The inquiry continued firm over the whole sale with all classes about 4s above last week's lower rates. Shorn sheep, which dominated the yarding, were 6s to 8s cheaper than sheep in the wool. The best price for wethers in the wool was 73s 7a, and for ewes 57s 7<i. Values were (shorn sheep):— Extra prime heavy wethers, 55s to 62s 7d. Prime heavy wethers, 48s to 545. Prime medium-weight wethers, 41s to 475. Ordinary wethers, 34s to 40s. Light and unfinished wethers, down to 28s. Prime heavy ewes, 42s to 51s Id. Prime medium-weight ewes, 35s to 41s. Ordinary ewes, 31s to 345. Light and unfinished ewes, 18s to 30s. The sales included (shorn sheep unless otherwise stated):—on account of H. D. Greenwood (Teviotdale), 58 woolly wethers at 62s 7d to 73s 7d; P. Croft (Loburn), 5 woolly wethers at 71s Id to 72s Id; Clouston and Pyne (Blenheim), 7 wethers at 51s Id to 62s 7d, 26 ewes at 34s Id to 38s 7d; E. G. Gibb (Motunau), 32 wethers at 49s Id to 62s Id; H. G. Hartnell (Culverden), 38 wethers at 50s Id to 61s Id; F. L. Graham (Southbridge), - 33 wethers at 52s 7d to 60s 7d; estate J. H. Ridge (Springston), 20 wethers at 53s Id to 59s 7d; G. Hartnell (Culverden). 20 wethers at 48s 7d to 59s 7d; E. J. Smith (Prebblefon), 45 wethers at 54s Id to 58s Id; C. H. Adams (Greendale), 1 woolly maiden ewe at 57s 7d, 5 woolly wethers at 56s Id; A. P. Chamberlain (Burnham), 26 wethers at 50s Id to 57s Id, 14 ewes at 36s 7d to 37s Id; J. Muckle (Rakaia), 55 woolly ewes at 36s 7d to 56s 7d; Fogarty and Pavelka (Halkett), 40 wethers at 50s Id to 56s Id; Henderson Bros. (Halkett), 19 wethers at 36s to 56s Id; A. M. Helps (Akaroa), 22 wethers at 34s Id to 56s Id, 11 ewes at 35s 7d to 43s 7d; W. Rushton (Rakaia), 6 woolly wethers at 54s 7d, 2 woolly ewes at 40s Id; K. Campbell (Lagmhor), 72 wethers at 48s 7d to 54s 7d; A. A. Stott (Darfield), 44 wethers at 48s 7d to 53s 7d; H. E. Cross (Weedons), 18 wethers at 49s Id to 53s 7d, 12 ewes at 32s Id to 38s Id; E. T. Arthur (Amberley), 12 woolly ewes at 45s Id to 53s 7d; R. F. Lochhead (Springston), 18 wethers at 46s 7d to 52s Id; J. S. Thompson (Kirwee), 28 wethers at 48s 7d to 51s Id; L. Walker (Aylesbury), 18 wethers at 39s 7d to 51s Id; D. C. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 14 ewes at 36s 7d to 51s Id; J. M. B. Starky (Amberley), 50 wethers at 47s 7d to 50s 7d; A. M. Stephens (Rakaia), 24 woolly ewes at 50s Id to 50s 7d; J. E. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 14 ewes at 34s 7d to 50s 7d; H. McKay (Mount Hutt), 33 wethers at 39s 7d to 50s Id; W. J. Doyle (Leeston), 23 wethers at 44s 7d to 49s 7d; B. Penty (Irwell), 10 woolly ewes at 40s Id to 48s Id, 16 ewes at 25s 7d to 32s Id; R. G. Forbes (Waipara), 5 wethers at 48s Id, 44 ewes at 30s 7d to 43s 7d; E. S. Johnstone (Winchmore), 93 wethers at 39s 7d to 47s Id; J. G. Hassan (Springbank), 8 woolly wethers at 39s Id to 46s 7d, 4 woolly ewes at 41s Id; A. H. McKay (Halkett), 23 wethers at 37s Id to 46s 7d; E. A. Wilson (Amberley), 14 wethers at 46s 7d; F. D. Clark (Halkett), 36 wethers at 38s 7d to 44s 7d; R. C. Thompson (Oxford), 10 woolly ewes at 39s Id to 44s Id; D. Deans (Darfield), 12 woolly ewes at 40s 7d to 44s Id; M. A. Knowles (Darfield), 4 woolly ewes at 43s 7d; J. G. McPherson (Cheviot), 14 ewes at 34s 7d to 43s Id; E. A. Foster (Omihi), 31 ewes at 30s Id to 42s Id; R. L. Rowlands (Kirwee), 20 wethers at 38s to 40s 7d; A. E. Hunt (Waipara), 50 ewes at 34s Id to 40s 7d; F. Mcllwraith (Sduthbridge), 32 woolly ewes at 34s 7d to 40s Id; B. L. Hoban (Hawarden), 6 woolly ewes at 40s Id; W. S. Copland (Chertsey), 70 ewes at 28s 7d to 40s Id; J. Doyle (Tai Tapu), 59 wethers at 36s 7d to 39s Id; F. McGiffert (Sefton), 10 wethers at 39s Id, 14 ewes at 28s 7d to 31s 7d; M. S. Bower (Swannanoa), 58 wethers at 36s Id to 39s Id, 5 ewes at 29s Id; E. R. Good (Cheviot), 40 ewes at 21s Id to 38s 7d; T. Pannett (Scargill), 17 ewes at 26s Id to 38s Id; S. Pearce (Rolleston), 13 ewes at 37s 7d; J. Ashworth (Leithfield). 14 ewes at 32s 7d to 34s 7d; P. E. Fenwick (Blenheim), 53 wethers at 35s Id to 3(^5; F. Roberts (Scargill), 12 ewes at 29s 7d to 33s 7d; R. Studholme (Tai Tapu), 14 ewes at 28s Id to 33s Id; E. H. F. Rands (Springbank), 6 ewes at 32s 7d; D. M. Lang (Sefton), 22 ewes at 27s 7d to 32s 7d; J. F. Doak (Darfield), 9 ewes at 33s Id. FAT CATTLE JEhe entry of fat cattle was 645 against 475 head last week. The offering contained an excellent selection of good beef, but, with the larger number, there was also a considerable showing of old and plain cows. Probably because recent markets have been short, butchers bid keenly throughout the sale, which was better than would have been expected for so substantial an offering. The best beef was unchanged from l£st week, but secondary sorts were not so dear. Plainer steers were up to £1 a head cheaper, and secondary cows up to £2 p head. Heifers sold well throughout. Best beef of all grades was consistently dear. An excellent line of 18 steers from A. Sharp (Halswell) sold from £26 7s 6d to £33 7s 6d, the top price, and averaged £29 17s. Best beef made to 77s 6d per 1001 b, with some sales at up to 80s; good beef. 57s 6d to 67s 6d; medium beef, 47s 8d to 555; best cow beef, to 555; and secondary cow beef, to 36s 6d. Values were:— Extra prime heavy steers, to £33 7s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £27 10s to £3O. Prime medium-weight steers, £22 to £27. Ordinary and light steers, £l6 to £2O. Extra prime heifers, to £26 7s 6d. Prime heifers, £l6 to £2O. Ordinary and light heifers, £lO to £l5l 10s.

Extra prime cows, to £2l 2s 6d. Prime cows, £l3 10s to £l7 10s. Ordinary and light cows, £8 to £l2. The sales included:—on account of A. Sharp (Halswell), 18 steers at £26 7s 6d to £33 7s 6d; estate A. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay), 22 steers at £25 12s 6d to £3l 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £26 7s 6d; J. B. Douglas Clifford (Stonyhurst), 8 steers at £29 12s 6d to £3O 17s 6d; Treleaven Bros. (Styx), 6 steers at £26 17s 6d to £3O 7s 6d; Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch), 8 sveers at £27 2s 6d to £3O 2s 6d; estate C. E. Kay (Little Akaloa), 8 steers at £29 12s 6d to £3O 2s 6d; R. Mclntosh (Poranui), 3 steers at £27 17s 6d to £3O 2s 6d; H. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 4 steers at £25 17s 6d to £29 17s 6d, 3 heifers at £l9 2s 6d, 2 cows at £lB 12s 6d; J. F. Cracroft Wilson (Cashmere), 18 steers at £27 12s 6d to £29 12s 6d; J. B. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 8 steers at £23 2s 6d to £27 17s 6d; Mrs A. Gillanders (Domett),-2 steers at £27 17s 6d; J. E. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 3 steers at £27 17s 6d, 3. heifers at £l9 7s 6d, 3 cows at £l7 17s 6d to £lB 12s 6d; A. F. Leonardo (Le Bon’s Bay), 23 steers at £22 7s 6d to £26 17s 6d; A. Gillanders (Cheviot), 4 steers at £25 2s 6d to £26 2s 6d, 2 heifers at £2O 2s 6d to £22 12s 6d; A. M. Bennett (Bennetts), 6 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £26 2s 6d; Watson and Topp (Waipara),. 1 heifer at £26 2s 6d; estate W. H. Butt (Ward), 7 steers at £25 17s 6d. 1 heifer at £25 12s 6d; S. W. Birdling (Birdling’s Flat), 6 steers at £2l 2s’6d to £25 •7s 6d, 6 cows at £l5 12s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; H. Hamilton (Ahaura), 16 steers at £2O 17s 6d to £25 2s 6d; W. Smith (Styx), 6 steers at £l7' 12s 6d to £24 17s 6d; estate R. Gould (Rotherham), 7 steers at £2l 2s 6d to £24 12s 6d. 1 heifer at. £2l 17s 6d; E. W. Coop (Port Levy), 8 steers at £l9 17s 6d to £23 17s 6d, 8 cows at £9 17s 6d to £l9 2s 6d; W. Acton Adams (Motunau), 11 steers at £22 7s 6d to £23 7s 6d; J Topham (Temuka), 4 steers at £2O 17s 6d to £23 7s 6d; Waipuna Farm Company (Balmoral), 3 heifers at £23 2s 6d; Mrs E. H. D. Waddy (Seddon), 9 heifers at £l9 7s 6d to £22 12s 6d; C. B. Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 8 heifers at £lB 7s 6d to £2l 17s 6d, 9 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £l9 7s 6d; Mrs D. M. Menzies (Decanter Bay), 2 steers at £22 2s 6d, 6 heifers at £l9 17s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; I. Menzies (Menzies Bay), 2 heifers at £l9 7s 6d to £2l 2s 6d, 5 cows at £l5 17s 6d to £l7 12s 6d; estate J Montgomery (St. Martins), 15, steers at £lB 12s 6d to £2l 2s 6d; F. J. Williams (Weheka), 5 cows at £l5 12s 6d to £2l 2s 6d, 3 heifers at £lB 17s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; J. W. D. Hall (Hororata), 6 steers at £l7 17s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; H. H. Earl (Hawarden), 8 steers at £l7 7s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; D. Robinson (Waikuku). 5 cows at £l9 2s 6d to £2O 12s -6d; W. T. Lowe (Windermere), 10 steers at £lB 12s 6d to £2O 2s 6d; J. Dryden (Bromley), 12 heifers at £l4 2s 6d to £l9 17s 64; A. L. Topham (Temuka), 2 steers at £l9 2s 6d.

VEALERS Another small entry of vealers came forward, and quality was again mixed. Values were again high, fully on a par with last week’s rates. The trade absorbed the whole entry. Values were:— Extra prime vealers, to £l4 6s; prime vealers, £lO 18s 6d to £l2 13s 6d; good suckers, £8 Is to £9 18s 6,d; medium suckers, £5 3s 6d to £7 16s; large calves, £3 18s to £5; medium calves, 48s to 70s; and small and rough calves, down to 21s.

STORE CATTLE The store cattle entry was again small, but this time it included several straight lines. The gallery was large, and excellent prices were obtained for all classes, fully on a par with the good rates of last week. A small pen of forward three and four-year-old Shorthorn steers" made £lB 15s. A good line of 31 Aberdeen Angus rising two-year steers made £l3 12s to £l4 Is, a line of 10 two-year Shorthorn steers made £l3 Ils, and a line of 35 small 18-months Hereford steers made £9 5s to £9 15s. Apart from these cattle, there were no quotable lines, but all cows sold well. Forward cows made qp to £ll, and culls from £3 5s to £5 18s. DAIRY CATTLE There was an indifferent entry in the dairy section, approximating 75 need. A larger audience followed the sale and bidding was more spirited than at the last sale and values appreciated by 20s to 30s a head. Best second, third, and fourth calvers made £l5 10s to £2O, good average sorts £ll 10s to £l5; aged and unattractive sorts, £7 10s to £lO 10s. Heifers were yarded in small numbers and quality in this section was very ordinary. The best of the offering made £l4 10s to £l9; good to medium, £lO 10s to £l3 10s; small and backward, down to £B. ■ FAT PIGS The yarding in the pork section was practically double that of last week, but nevertheless another good sale resulted, with values 2s to 3s a head below the exceptional rates of last week. Choppers were also yarded in larger numbers, and values were easier by approximately £1 a head. The yarding of baconers was also fairy large, but competition was not nearly so keen, and . all classes were easier by approximately 10s a head. Values were:— Light porkers, £4 2s 6d to £4 12s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 15s 6d to £5 7s 6d. Heavy porkers, £5 12s 6d to £6 2s 6d. Choppers. £6 16s to £l2 8s Bd. Light baconers, £5 14s 6d to £6 2s 6d. Medium baconers, £6 4s 6d to £6 12's 6d. 4 Heavy baconers, £6 17s 6d to £7 4s 6d. Extra heavy baconers, £7 9s 6d to £8 4s 6d. Average price per lb, 9sd to IOJd. STORE PIGS There was a much smaller yarding in the store pig section and the attendance of buyers was the largest this season. More than half. the intending purchasers were unable to fill their requirements. The market was easily the dearest of the season. Several pens of very good quality weaned reached £3 a head. Included in the entry was a Berkshire sow, with a litter of nine pigs, which made £24. No large or medium stores were included. Valueswere:— Small weaners, 35s to 455. Best weaners, 50s to 60s. Slips, 62s to 68s. Small stores, £3 10s to £3 16a. BURNSIDE

(P.A.) DUNEDIN, October 8. Values were again high for fat cattle at to-day’s Burnside sale, but opening prices were about £2 lower. Prices later improved, and for the last race there was little difference from last week’s prices. Prices for cows and heifers were higher than last week’s. Heavy bullocks sold at up to £39 17s 6d, prime £27 7s 6d to £3l 2s 6d, medium £22 17s 6d to £25 7s 6d, light from £lB 7s 6d; prime heifers up to £26 17s 6d, prime £l7 7s 6d to £2O 17s 6d, medium £l4 12s 6d to £l6 17s 6d. light from £ll 12s 6d; prime heavy cows up to £25 2s 6d, prime £l6 7s 6d to £lB 17s 6d, medium and light from £lO 12s 6d. There was a large entry of fat sheep, and values for all classes were easier by 3s to 4s a head. Prime heavy woolly wethers sold up to 70s, prime 66s to 68s, medium 55s to 575, light from 425; prime heavy ewes up to 60s, prime 53s to 555. light and medium from 355; prime shorn wethers from 55s to 60s, medium 48s to 51s. There was a keen demand for store cattle, and one line of 60 made from £l6 15s to £l9 7s 6d. The yarding of baconers and porkers was again a small one. and prices were at last week’s levels. Extra prime baconers sold up to £9. prime £8 to £8 12s, medium £7 5s to £7 |ss.