ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25346, 20 November 1947, Page 12

ADDINGTON MARKET

FAT STOCK PRICES LOWER DEMAND FOR STORES MAINTAINED Fat stock prices were generally easier by substantial margins at the Addington market yesterday except for fat ewes, which were dearer than they were last week. The demand for store sheep was maintained at fully its recent level except for small and backward store hoggets, which were cheaper. Beef prices were lower by £2 a head, which makes the drop £3 to £3 10s in the last two sales. Tfie advent of warm weather usually sees the price of beef lower, but this year winter prices have held on longer than usual in spite of substantial entries. STORE SHEEP The entry of store sheep consisted of 1222 hoggets, 429 wethers, and 280 ewes and lambs, a total of 1931 against 3567 last week. The smaller entry was not big enough to satisfy buyers, and the sale for all classes except small and backward hoggets was fully up to last week’s rates.

The hoggets were not a particularly good lot, though some useful pens were included. The demand for the best of them, and for medium to good sorts was again very keen, and prices were up to those of last week. The more backward hoggets were cheaper by about Is a head. The best made from 35s to 38s, medium 31s 6d to 34s 6d, and others down to 25s A pen of ewe hoggets, in the wool, made 43s 6d, and two lines of shorn ewes made 32s 6d and 355. The adult wethers were all from local sources, except for one pen of Chatham Islands sheep, and included an excellent line from South Canterbury. The southern wethers made up to 445, but top price was for the Chathams wethers, which made 465. The best made from 39s 6d to the top price, with others down to 255. Only four pens of ewes and lambs were entered, and they met a strong demand at prices fully up to those of week. The best made 39s 6d, two lines made 30s 5d and. 31s 6d, and a cull line 20s 3d. FAT LAMBS The fat lamb offering of 730 head, compared with 495 last week, was much more than the market could absorb. A large number of extra prime heavy lambs were forward. The market began at about Is below last week’s reduced rates, but at the end of the sale, heavy, lambs were difficult to quit at above export price, and the average recession was 2s to 3s a head. Values were:—extra prime fat lamb, to 46s 7d; prime fat lambs, 38s to 445; good, 33s to 375, and medium and light lambs, 29s to 325. The sales included: —on account of D. Tod (Southbridge), 20 at 40s 7d to 46si 7d; E. J. Hislop (Amberley), 10 at 40s 7d to 45s 7d; F. L. Schaffer (Weedons), 37 at 37s 7d to 42s 7d; L. L. Ludemann (Southbridge), 12 at 36s Id to 42s 7d; W. N. Walker (Dunsandel), 6 at 42s Id; H. M Petrie (Cheviot), 10 at 38s 7d to 41s 7d, F. Roberts (Scargill). 12 at 40 s Id to• 40» 7d; G. A. Greig (Scargill), 80 at 3ss7d to 40s 7d; Band Bros. (Greendale R.M.). 2 at 40s 7d: G. Russell (Omihi). 21 at 38s 7d to 40s 7d; .L. J. Russell (Omihi), 20 at 39s 7d to 40s Id; H. Gray (Hawarden). 18 at 37s 7d to 40s Id; H. J. Macartney (Tai Tapu), 24 at 34s 7d to 39s 7d; Moran Bros. (Seddon). 20 at 36s 7dto 39s 7d; R. F. Lochhead (Springston), 2 ?. at 38s 7d to 39s 7d; A. H. Coles (Irwell) 14 at 39s Id; P. Fitz Gibbon (Cheviot), 15 at 36s Id to 38s 7d; V. C. Harris (Rangiora), 19 at 35s 7d to 38s 7d: E. J. Winchester (Leeston), 13 at 37s 7d to 38s Chnstey Bros. (Southbridge), 11 at 35s 7d to 38s 1 . Thompson Bros. (Darfield), 6 at 32s to 38s

FAT SHEEP . . The entry of fat sheep was 6200, against 5500 last week, and contained a large proportion of plain and unfinished wethers. The market opened with prices about Is below those of last week, but while wethers continued to ease, a good demand for ewes set in from country butchers, and ewes improyed. Heavy wethers and good medium-weignt wethers were 4s a head cheaper on an aveiage, and light wethers even more, were about 2s to 3s a head dearer than last week on the average. Hoggets were cheaper by 3s to 4s. The entry was drawn from the main Canterbury fattening sources, with some from Marlborough and the West Coast. Values were:— Extra prime heavy wethers, to 53s 7a. Prime heavy wethers, 48s to 51s. Prime medium-weight wethers, 41s to and light wethers, 30s to 40s. Extra prime hoggets... to 51s 7d. Prime hoggets, 38s to 435. Medium and light hoggets, 30s to 3 <a. Prime heavy, ewes, to 42s 7d. Prime medium-weight ewes, 34s to mBS. Ordinary ewes, 29s to 335. Light and unfinished ewes, 22s to 28s. The sales included:—on account of the estate of Mrs E. Frizzell (Swannanoa), 91 wethers at 46s Id to 53s 7d. 47 ewes at 35s 7d to 37s Id; estate W. K. McAlpine (Spye), 18 wethers at 48s 7d to 53s 7d; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 132 wethers at 48s Id to 53s 7d; E. W. Giay (Teddington), 15 wethers at 47s 7d to 53s Id, 50 ewes at 33s Id to 34s 7d; J. McConway (Cape Campbell)-, 37 wethers at 46s Id to 53s Id; S. Connolly (Temuka), 76 hoggets at 42s 7d to 51s 7d; J. C. Bisdee (Temuka), 173 wethers at 42s lOd to 51s Id; R. J. Cogan (Darfield), 4 wethers at 50s 7d, 24 ewes at 37s 7d to 38s (d; Paparua Prison Farm, 14 wethers at 47s Id to 50s 7d; C. V. Harris (Rangiora), 14 wethers at 38s 7d to 49s 7d, 9 ewes at 35s Id; Thompson Bros. (Horrelvilie), 20 wethers at 47s 7d to 49s 7d; Jos. Brooks (Brookside), 5 wethers at 49s 7d, six ewes at 39s Id to 42s 7d; A. H. Coles (Irwell), 4 wethers at 49s Id, 14 ewes at 36s 7d; R. Lilley (Southbridge), 68 hoggets at 37s Id to 49s Id; Thompson Bros. (Darfield), 21 ewes (woolly), at 45s 7d to 48s 7d; R. G. Ludemann (Rakaia), 35 wethers at 47s 7d to 48s 7d; J. M. B. Starky (Amberley), 53 wethers at 45s 2d to 48s 7d; L. J. Russell (Omihi), 33 wethers at 46s Id to 48s 7d: P. F. Ryan (Weedons), 30 wethers at 45s 7d to 46s 7d, 41 hoggets at 41s Id to 44s Id; Morris Bros. (Cheviot), 23 wethers at 37s 7d to 45s 7d, 19 hoggets at 39s Id to 42s Id. 28 ewes at 37s Id to 38s Id; L. L. Ludemann (Southbridge), 65 hoggets at 37s Id to 45s- Id; A. L. Wakelyn (Little River), 12 wethers at 43s Id, 7 ewes at 39s Id; O. B. Hickman (Ward), 74 wethers at 39s 3d to 42s Id; G. Scarth (Lyndhurst), 17 ewes at 38s 7d to 42s Id, 21 hoggets at 37s Id to 39s Id; H. J. Overton (Sandy Knolls), 53 ewes at 39s 7d to 41s 7d; Morrin Bros. (Seddon), 13 wethers at 41s 7d; I. Bilborough (Dunsandel). 8 hoggets at 41s Id, 27 ewes at 35s 7d to 37s 7d; F. Higgins (Seddon), 54 wethers at 37s 7d to 40s 7d; E. J. Hislop (Amberley), 5 wethers at 40s 7d; H. S. Criglington (Sefton), 20 wethers at 40s Id; Miss J. A. Blackler (Pleasant Point), 61 wethers at 40s; R. B. Patten (Springston), 28 wethers at 39s 7d: V. W. Boag (Lauriston). 26 ewes at 35s 7d to 39s 7d; E. A. Foster (Omihi), 64 ewes at 36s 7d to 39s 7d; W. A. Franks (Yaldhurst), 19 hoggets at 33s 7d to 39s Id; I. M. Watson (Weedons), 30 hoggets at 36s Id to 38s Id; G. K. Woodhouse (Racecourse Hill), 31 ewes at 34s Id to 38s Id; S. J. Vogan (Duvauchelle), 12 ewes at 37s 7d; G. G. Forrester (Culverden), 33 ewes at 33s Id to 37s 7d; R. S. Harrison (Cheviot), 67 ewes at 26s Id to 36s 7d; F. H. Greenwood (Southbridge), 20 ewes at 33s 7d to 36s 7d; Colvin Marshall (Little Akaloa), 41 ewes at 33s Id to 36s Id; W. H. Overton (Sandy Knolls), 27 ewes at 36s Id; L. Prosser (Leeston), 26 ewes at 34s Id to 37s Id; Commander S. Hall (Peraki), 82 ewes at 28s Id to 36s Id; H. J. Macartney (Tai Tapu), 16 ewes at 36s Id; G. Winter (Kaiapoi), 10 ew r es at 35s 7d. FAT CATTLE The entry of fat cattle was 715, against 592 last week, and was considerably larger than buyers could absorb. Beef prices this spring held up nearly to winter levels for considerably longer than usual, but in the last two sales the easing has been pronounced, and the summer reduction in the demand for beef

seems to have eventuated. Yesterday’s heavy entry would have been heavier still had not a number of cattle been turned out as soon as the course of values became apparent. All classes were affected, and the sale, which began weakly, weakened further as it progressed, though there was an improvement right at the end. The average decline in prices was about £2 a head, and much of the plainer beef was at export levels. Best beef made to 70s per 1001 b; good beef, 47s 6d to 57s 6d; medium beef. 40s to 455; best cow beef, to 455; and secondary cow beef to 37s 6d. Values were:— Extra prime heavy steers, to £3O 12s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £25 to £27. Prime medium-weight steers, £l9 to £24. Ordinary and light steers, £l5 to £lB. Extra prime heifers, to £2l 7s 6d. Prime heifers, £l3 to £l7 10s. Ordinary and light heifers, £8 to £l2. Extra prime cows, to £2O 12s 6d. Prime cows, £'ll to £l5. Ordinary and light cows, £6 to £lO. The sales included:—on account of Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 16 steers at £25 7s 6d to £3O 12s 6d; Mrs E. Scott (Governor’s Bay), 2 steers at £3O 2s 6d; A. Sharp (Halswell), 21 steers at £26 2s 6d to £29 2s 6d, 1 cow at £2O 12s 6d: A. R. Menzies (Menzies’ Bay), 4 steers at £2B 17s 6d to £29 2s 6d 4 heifers at £lB 12s 6d to £22 7s 6d: C- H. Sykes (Menzies Bay), 8 steers at £23 17s 6d to £29 2s 6d; W. E. Leonardo (Hickory), 14 steers at £26 2s 6d to £2B 17s 6d. 4 heifers at £l9 2s 6d to £2l 2s 6d; W. and F. Mcßride (Winchester), 8 steers at £24 12s 6d to £2B 17s 6d; Williams Bros. (Weheka), 8 steers at £23 7s 6d to £2B 7s 6d; I. C. Gray (Ataahua), 2 steers at £25 7s 6d to £2B 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £2l 7s 6d; P. Graham and son (Ahuriri), 18 steers at £2l 7s 6d to £27 17s 6d; Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch), 8 steers at £24 17s 6d to £27 12s 6d; T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 11 steers at £23 7s 6d to £27 12s 6d. 3 heifers at £l9 12s 6d; D. O. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 5 steers at £23 12s 6d to £27 12s 6d, 3 heifers at £l7 17s Gd to £l9 12s 6d; R. T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 2 steers at £27 7s 6d and £27 12s 6d, 2 heifers at £l7 17s 6d and £lB 7s 6d, 5 cows at £l5 7s 6d to £l6 17s 6d: Tui Marshall (Little Akaloa), 1 steer at £27 7s 6d; T. S. Craw (Chorlton), 1 steer at £27 2s 6d, 6 heifers at £l5 2s 6d to £l7 12s 6d; F. D. Wall (Hari Hari), 4 steers at £27 2s 6d; W. J. Adams (Blenheim). 8 steers at £22 12s 6d to £27 2s 6d; G. H. Ridgen (Greendale), 2 steers at £22 12s 6d and £26 7s 6d, 1 cow at £l7 7s 6d; A. GFlanders (Domett), 7 steers at £24 7s 6d to £26 2s 6d; Parsons Bros. (Blenheim), 6 steers at £22 2s 6d to *£2s 17s 6d; T. P. Robinson (Wainui), 6 steers at £23 17s 6d to £25 17s 6d. 3 cows at £8 12s 6d to £l5 7s 6d: B. Scott (Governor’s Bay), 1 steer at £25 17s 6d; R. C. Edwards (Woodend), 3 steers at £25 12s 6d; C. J. Marshall (Little Akaloa), 7 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £24 17s 6d: W. Giddings (Ealing). 7 steers at £23 17s 6d to £24 17s 6d. 1 cow at £l7 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £lB 7s 6d; Miss H. Scott (Governor’s Bay), 2 steers at £2l 2s 6d and £24 12s 6d; F. E. C. Conway (Blenheim). 10 steers at £22 12s 6d to £23 17s 6d; J. Hayward (Robinson’s Bay), 2 steers at £23 7s 6d. 2 heifers at £l5 12s 6d: J. Donovan (Urutiku), 15 steers at £l9 2s 6d to £22 7s 6d; Te Kinga Land Company. 8 steers at £2O 7s 6d to £2l 17s 6d; J. Emslie (Cheviot), 8 steers at £l5 17s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; P Maddison (Waikuku), 2 cows at £lB 17s 6d to £2O 7s 6d: H. Hayward (Robinson’s Bay), 1 heifer at £l9 2s 6d, 2 cows, at £l5 17s 6d; E.

Rutherford (Parnassus), 8 steers at £lB 7s 6d. 4 cows at £l2 2s 6d to £l4 7s 6d, 13 heifers at £l3 12s 6d to £l5 2s 6d; D. Vogan (Duvauchelle Bay), 1 heifer at £lB 2s 6d; A. C. Stokes and son (Waikuku), 2 cows at £l2 17s 6d and £l6 17s. 6d; C. H. Adams (Greendale), 1 cow at £l3 7s 6d. VEALERS The entry of ’ aalers was small and consisted mostly of large vealers of ordinary quality, besides a few small calves. Competition was free for all classes, with values at about last week’s rates. Prime large vealers made £l2 13s 6d to £l5 6s: good vealers, £lO 3s 6d to £l2 3s 6d; good quality suckers, £6 18s 6d to £9 18s 6d; medium suckers, £4 16s to £6 13s 6d; large calves, £3 8s 6d to £4 15s 6d; medium calves, 48s to 655; and small and rough, down to 20s. STORE CATTLE There was a full entry of store cattle, which included several well-bred station lots. The inquiry was not as brisk as at

recent sales, and prices, though not as high, were still good. A pen of three Hereford steers made £l5 18s 6d, a small pen of four-year Shorthorn cross steers made £2O 6s. a line of 60 Polled Argus, Hereford, and Shorthorn yearling heifers made £8 3s 6d to £lO 7s 6d, a pen of yearling Aberdeen Angus steers made £lO 18s 6d. six Shorthorn yearling heifers made £9 Is, a pen of yearling Herefordcross steers made £lO 13s 6d, and two lines of empty dairy heifers of mixed colours made £l5 5s and £ll ss. DAIRY CATTLE A very small entry, numbering onty 33 head, was forward in the dairy cattle section. Most of the offering was of inferior quality. The attendance was small and values declined on recent rates. A few of the better types sold quite well, but the rest were difficult to dispose of. The best second, third, and fourth made £l3 to £l6 10s, good'average sorts £lO 10s to £l2 10s, aged and unattractive, down to £6, best heifers £l6 to £2l. good £l2 to £l5 10s, and others down to £B. FAT PIGS The entry in the jxirker section was the heaviest so far this season. The demand was much easier over the first half of the sale, but improved later, practically to last week's rates. Choppers were in heavy supply and values were easier all round, by £1 to £2 a head. The bacon yarding was exceptionally heavy for this period of the yeai' and the sale was a good one till the last race was entered, and here values dropped by 10s to 15s a head. Values were : Light porkers, £3 12s 6d to £3 19s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 2s 6d to £4 9s 6d. Heavy porkers, £4 14s 6d to £5 4s 6o Choppers, £5 8s 6d to £ll Is. 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 14s 6d. Average price per lb, 10d to IOJd. STORE PIGS The entry of store pigs was the smallest for several weeks, and the sale was a good one throughout, with all classes recovering the loss of 3s to 5s recorded last week. Values were:— Small weaners, 32s to 38s. Best weaners, 42s to 48s. Slips, 50s to 555. Small stores, 58s to 625. Medium stores. 64s to 70s. Large stores, 73s to 80s. ' BURNSIDE (P A.) DUNEDIN, November 19. With smaller entries in the fat cattle and sheep sections, prices at Burnside to-day showed a rise on those of last week. Fat cattle prices were well up to anything ruling this year, and above in the case of prime light quality. Prime heavy bullocks made £36 12s 6d to £39 12s 6d, prime £2B 2s 6d to £3l 17s 6d, medium £24 17s 6d to £27 12s 6d, light from £lB 12s 6d, prime heifers £lB 17s 6d to £2l 12s 6d, medium £l4 12s 6d to £l6 2s 6d, light from £ll 12s 6d, prime heavy cows to £25 12s 6d, prime £l6 17s 6d to £l9 17s 6d, medium £l2 12s 6d to £l5 2s 6d, light from £9 17s 6d. Prime woolly wethers made 70s to 765, prime woolly ewes 40s to 465, prime heavy shorn wethers to 70s 6d. prime 60s to 655, medium 47s to 535, light from 375, prime young ewes 54s to 575, prime heavy ewes 34s to 38s, prime 30s to 325, medium 26s 6d to 28s. light from 21s, extra prime lambs 64s to 675, prime 46s to 50s, medium 38s to 41s, light from 28s. Three-year-old steers made £l7, yearling dairy heifers £7 ss, yearling steers £7 18s, best runners from £l2 to £l4, good vealers £6 15s to £B, light and medium from £3 15s. Best baconers made up to £9 ss, prime £8 4s to £8 17s, medium £9 ss, prime £8 4s to £8 17s, medium £7 5s to £7 16s, light from £6 4s; porkers, from £5 16s to £6 4s, best suckers 45s to 50s, medium 34s to 38s. LORNEVILLE (P.A.) INVERCARGILL, Nov. 18. Prices were good at Lorneville for most classes of sheep, but values declined for fat cattle. The small entry of fat sheep included about one-third wethers. Best ewes were firmer by 3s to 4s a head, and aged and medium by Is 6d to 2s a head. Heavy woolly wethers made to 75s 6d, mediumweight 64s to 68s, lighter 57s 6d to 60s, good quality heavy-weight shorn ewes 60s to 655, medium 54s to 57s 6d, light-weights 48s to 525; good quality woolly maiden ewes, 60s to 655: good quality butchers’ ewes 45s to 50s, medium 36s to 40s; shorn maiden ewes to 575, lighter 45s to 50s, shorn butchers’ ewes 32s to 37s 6d. medium 25s to 28s, inferior 19s to 22s 6d. There was an extra large yarding of fat cattle. Values in some cases were easier by £2 a head. Heavy bullocks made to £3O ss, good medium £25 to £27, handyweights £2l to £22 10s, lighter £lB to £2O: good medium cows ;o £2l, medium quality £l6 10s to £lB, inferior £lO 10s to £l2 10s, medium heifers £2l to £23 10s, light-weights £l6 10s to £lB 10s, small £l2 10s to £l4. ASHBURTON Values of fat sheep at the Ashburton stock sale on Tuesday declined about Is a head on last week’s rates. There was a moderate yarding of stock, and no entry of stores. Fat wethers realised 36s to 39s for medium quality, up to 43s Id for prime quality, and up to 47s 7d for extra prime wethers. G. W. Ross (Ruapuna) sold seven at this figure. Fat ewes made up to 21s for lightweights. to 26s for medium quality, and up to 40s lOd for prime ewes. Mrs E. M. Begg and Son (Wakanui) received the top price for a pen of seven. Wether hoggets sold well at prices ranging up to 39s 7d for medium quality, and up to 42s Id for prime heavy hoggets, entered by C. A. B. Pilbrow (Coldst—'?.m). RANGIORA There were fair yardings of pigs and cattle at Tuesday’s stock sale at Rangiora. Prices were as follows: Pigs.—Light porkers, up to £4 4s 6d; stores. 39s to 635: weaners. up to 435. Cattle.—Cows, £ll to £l2 15s; bulls, £7 15s to £lO.