ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25547, 15 July 1948, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

GOOD DEMAND FOR FAT WETHERS STORE EWES SELL ! AT 50/Prime fat wethers sold at sharply 1 appreciated prices for the greater part of the sale at the Addington Market yesterday, and more than 80s was paid on several occasions. Fat ewes, which w-ere in short supply, also rose. The quality of the fat lamb yarding was better than in recent weeks and prices , were from par to a shade firmer. Store sheep values were higher than those of a week ago. The fat cattle yarding was again big, '

but good quality steers and heifers i met a sound inquiry at full recent I rates. Plainer sorts recovered the I drop recorded a week ago. Veal rates showed little change, and a mediocre yarding of dairy cattle sold at very good prices. There was a market for everything in the store cattle section. The yarding of porkers was again small, although not as small as last week, and buyers’ limits were again high. Choppers eased by up to £1 a head and baconers again met good competition. Store pig values rose by 2s to 3S on the good rates of a week ago. STORE SHEEP The entry of store sheep included 704 lambs. 519 ewes, and 71 wethers, a total of 1294 against 2020 last week. The yarding was the smallest of the season, but contained a fair proportion of useful breeding ewes, and some good lambs. The demand for all classes was excellent, with ewes with good mouths up to 2s dearer than they were last week, and the -best lambs Is dearer. Top price for lambs was 37s for a good line of Corriedale wethers, and a line of mixed sex made 35s 3d and a small lot of ewes 355. The best of the offering made from 34s 3d to 375, and others from 25s to 27s 4d. An outstanding line of well-grown three-shear halfbred ewes in lamb to Southdown rams topped the ewe market at the exceptional price of 50s. A line of sound-mouth ewes of good quality made 4Cs. The best of the entry made from 27s c d to 50s, and others, mainly culls, from 15s to 18s. The only line of wethers offered made 28s 6d.

FAT LAMBS The entry in the fat lamb section totalled 440. compared with 586 last week. The “tail” of plainer lambs, -which had been in evidence at recent sales, was practically non-existent, and the yarding consisted mainly of good quality heavy and medium-weight sorts. Competition throughout was a little stronger than last week, and values for better lambs were from par to Is firmer. Plainer lambs showed little change in value. Top price was 57s Id, paid for part of a line sold on account of a client. Values were:—extra prime fat lambs, to 57s Id; prime fat lambs, 45s to 50s; good fat lambs, 37s to 435; medium fat lambs, 31s to 365; light fat lambs, 26s to 30s. The sales included: on account of Miss E. Sloss (Cheviot), 12 at 39s Id to 55s Id: N. Bearman (Motukarara), 13 at 53s 7d to 54s 7d; W. McLaughlan (Leeston), 26 at 45s 7d to 51s Id; D. H. Clement (Mayfield), 25 at 35s 7d to 50s 7d; A. R. Hislop (Amberley), 9 at 36s 7d to 49s Id; J. Rowe (Sefton). 23 at 39s Id to 48s 7d; G. V. Rivers (Culverden), 25 at 39s Id to 48s Id; W. E. Drake (Cheviot), 30 at 44s 7d to 48s Id; A. M. Beech (Methven), 18 at 41s Id to 47s Id; G. Falls (Amberley), 20 at 40s Id to 47s Id; F. J. Jenkins (Sheffield). 9 at 39s 70 to 46s Id; W. A. Patterson (Irwell), 21 at 37s 7d to 45s Id.

FAT SHEEP The fat sheep entry was a little more than 3000. compared with 4000 last week. In a good quality yarding Wethers again dominated the entry. With a West Coast buyer in the market for ewes, and insufficient ewes on offer, values for this class showed a sharp appreciation of 4s early I in the sale, and under a steady demand these prices were maintained throughout. Few best quality wethers were offered in the first race and values were on a par with last week. There was then a sharp rise of about 6s for prime wethers and these prices held until near the end when values receded to opening rates. Medium and light-weight wethers showed little change in value. Values were:— ' Extra prime heavy wethers, to 84s 7d. Prime heavy wethers, 60s to 68s. Prime medium-weight wethers, 52s to 58s. Ordinary wethers, 45s to 50s. Light and unfinished wethers, 40s to 445. Prime heavy ewes, to 61s 7d. Prime ewes, 42s to 495. Medium ewes, 35s to 40s. Ordinary ewes, 27s to 335. Light and unfinished ewes, 20s to 265. The sales included:—on account of J. Jones (Ealing), 26 wethers at 79s Id to 84s 7d; F. Tavener (Orari), 115 wethers at 63s Id. to <3os 7d; P. Graham and Son ' (Tai Tapu); 72 wethers at 72s Id to 79s 7d; J. W. Withelk (Ealing), 25 wethers at 74s 7d to 79s 7d, 7 maiden ewes at 55s 7d, 26 ewes at 35s Id to 37s Id; H. Jones (Ealing), 26 wethers at 67s Id to 78s 7d; A. N. Buick (Winchmore), 123 wethers at 60s Id to 76s Id; J. and F. Cogan (Darfield), 5 wethers at 75s 7d; C. Stott (Darfield), 34 wethers at 64s 7d to 75s 7d; S. G. Lilley (Methven), 58 wethers at 67s 7d to 74s Id; G. J. Francis (Spreydon), 70 wethers at 68s 7d to 73s Id, 44 shorn wethers at 41s Id to 46s Id; F. A. Wells (West Melton), 38 wethers at 69s 7d to 72s Id; D. G. Holmes (Methven), 48 wethers at 61s 2d to 70s 7d; Mackenzie and Company (Happy Valley), 51 wethers at 56s Id to 72s Id; estate W. Lochhead (Leeteton), 37 wethers at 54s 7d to 71s 7d; estate S. Cross (Chertsey), 23 wethers at 65s Id to 69s Id; F. J. Jenkins (Sheffield), 2 wethers at 68s 7d, 9 ewes at 42s 7d; T. G. Thomson (Cheviot), 17 wethers at 62s Id to 68s 7d; W. A. Patterson (Itwell), 3 wethers at 69s Id; H. E. and A. M. Cross (Weedons). 15 wethers at 62s Id to 63s Id; G. W. Leadley (Ashburton), 4 wethers at 59s Id to 62s 7d; estate H. J. Harrison (Rakaia), 60 wethers at 60s 7d to 67s 7d, 60 ewes at 41s Id to 47s Id; F. Jamieson (Fendalton), 22 wethers at 57s Id to 67s Id; M. S. Bower (Swannanoa), 57 wethers at 61s 7d to 67s Id; J, F. Brown (Springston), 7 wethers at 63s 7d to 65s Id; estate S. Cross (Chertsey), 22 wethers at 63s 7d to 65s Id; T. Shearer (Ashburton), 24 wethers at 57s Id to 64s 7d; estate C. P. Price (Poranui), 2 maiden ewes at 63s 7d, 37 wethers at 48s Id to 60s 7d; J. A. Dolan (Rakaia), 89 maiden ewes at 47s 7d to 63s 7d, 5 wethers at 60s Id, 23 ewes at 38s 7d to 42s Id; H. E. Cross (Weedons), 12 wethers at 66s Id; H. C. Deans (Coalgate), 6 wethers at 63s Id, 11 ewes at 52s 7d to 54s Id; Miss E. Sloss (Cheviot), 21 wethers at 52s 7d to 62s Id, 11 ewes at 48s Id to 50s 7d; W. F. Mulligan (Windermere), 58 ewes at 49s 7d to 61s 7d; R. B. Pawsey (Wakanui), 9 wethers at 59s 7d to 60s 7d; E. C. and H. White (Eiffelton), 8 wethers at 60s Id; R. F. Lochhead (Broadfield), 59 wethers at 53s Id to 60s 7d; L. C. Anderson (Winchmore), 64 wethers at 46s Id to 58s 7d; R. Jeal (Oxford), 61 wethers at 51s Id to 57s Id; C. G. Gardner (Waiau), 120 wethers at 49s Id to 56s 7d; A. G. Hurley (Horrelville), 12 ewes at 55s 7d to 56s Id; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 63 wethers at 51s 7d to 56s 7d; D. H. Clement (Mayfield), 11 wethers at 47s 7d to 54s 7d, 20 ewes at 44s 7d to 45s 7d; W. T. Norris (Swannanoa), 20 ewes at 49s 7d to 54s Id; D. C. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 48 ewes at 30s Id to 53s 7d; H. B. McLay (Ruapuna), 6 ewes at 34s to 53s 7d; estate P. Watson (Methven), 2 maiden ewes at 61s Id, 3 ewes at 52s 7d; H. Lamb (Valetta), 30 ewes at 49s 7d to 51s 7d; Thompson Bros. (Horrelville), 20 ewes at 49s 7d to 51s 7d; J. C. Bruce (Hororata), 8 ewes at 47s 7d to 50s 7d; G. H. Lamb (Valetta), 28 ewes at 49s Id; J. Fitzgerald (Orari), 33 wethers at 46s 7d. to 48s 7d; H. I. Schaffer (Sefton), 49 ewes at 32s 7d to 48s 7d; R. F. White (Hororata), 16 ewes at 48s Id to 48s 7d; estate G. Humphries (Little River), 23 ewes at 39s 7d to 48s Id; W. H. Gillespie (Bennetts), 14 ewes at 39s Id to 48s 7d; R. P. Watson (Methven), 15 ewes at 45s 7d to 17s 7d; C. T. A. Ward (Chertsey), 6 ewes at 44s Id; H. C. B. Withell (Ealing), 60 ewes at 32s 7d to 39s 7d,

FAT CATTLE The fat cattle entry totalled 567, compared with 551 last week. Included in a good quality entry were several lines of well finished steers and heifers from Banks Peninsula, and a number of trucks of good steers from the West Coast. There was again a fairly large number of old and plain cows on offer. Good beef attracted sound competition throughout the sale, and an outside buyer assisted the bidding if the market tended, to slow up. Near the end of the sale one or two buyers found themselves short and prices rose a shade. Plainer beef appeared to recover the drop of 10s recorded a week ago Best beef made to 65s per 1001 b, with ’nme sales at 67s 7d; good beef, 50s to 57s 6d; medium beef, 40s to 47s 6d; best cow beef, to 47s 6d; secondary cow beef, to 40s. Values were:— Extra heavy steers, to £29 12s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £23 to £25. Prime medium-weight steers, £l9 10s to £22. Ordinary and light steers, £l5 to £lB 10s. Extra prime heifers, to £22 17s 6d. Prime heifers, £l2 to £l6 10s. Ordinary and light heifers, £8 10s to £ll. Extra prime cows, to £l9 2s 6d. Prime cows, £lO to £l3. Ordinary and light cows, £7 10s to £9 10s. The sales included:—on account of S. W. Birdling (Birdling’s Flat), 2 steers at £27 12s 6d to £29 12s 6d, 6 heifers at £lB 7s 6d to £l9 2s 6d, 1 cow at £l6 12s 6d; F. A. Pamment (Wataroa), 8 steers at £2O 7s 6d to £29 7s 6d; E. W. Gray (Teddington), 4 steers at £24 2s 6d to £2B 17s 6d; N. R. A. Cox (Halswell), 7 steers at £2B 7s 6d to £2B 17s 6d: Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay). 8' steers at £22 17s 6d to £2B 2s 6d; C. 8. 1 Thacker (Okain’s Bay), 16 steers at £23

17s 6d to £27 12s 6d; J. Mineham (Harihari), 8 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £26 17s 6d; estate W. B. Cunningham (Brookside), 4 steers at £23 2s 6d to £26 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £lB 2s 6d, 1 cow at £l6 12s 6d; J. B. Hay (Pigepn Bay), 8 steers at £25 2s 6d to £25 7s 6d; D. C. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 8 steers at £22 17s 6d to £25 7s 6d; M. Bethell (Pahau Pastures), 16 steers at £2O 12s 6d to £24 12s 6d; W. T. Lowe (Hinds), 7 steers at £2l 17s 6d to £23 2s 6d; C. B. Thacker, jun. (Okain’s Bay), 16 heifers at £l9 17s 6d to £22 17s 6d (average £2l 12s 3d); C. S. Hampton (Wainoni), 1 heifer at £22 17s 6d; F. G. Horrell (Horrelville), 1 heifer at £22 17s 6d; Mrs E. D. Hooker (Wainui), 16 steers at £lB 7s 6d to £22 2s 6d; Sir Bruce Stewart (Pigeon Bay), 14 heifers at £l7 2s 6d to £2O 2s 6d, 2 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £l7 12s 6d; W. S. L. Mcßae (Little River), 2 cows at £l7 17s 6d to £l9 2s 6d, 3 heifers at £l7 12s 6d to £l9 2s 6d; W. J. H. Coop (Ataahua), 8 heifers at £l9 2s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; estate J. T. L. Knight (Laverick’s Bay), 25 heifers and cows at £ll 7s 6d to £2O 2s 6d; A. E. Page (Spotswood), 1 cow at £lB 2s 6d; H. S. Sparks (Halswell), 3 heifers at £l2 7s 6d to £l6 7s 6d; Sunnyside Mental Hospital, 6 cows at £ll 7s 6d to £l6 2s 6d. VEALERS There was a medium-sized entry of good quality in the veal section. Again there were very few calves on offer. With the assistance of an outside buyer competition was steady throughout at prices which were well up to those of a week ago. Values were:—prime large vealers, £lO 3s 6d to £l2 18s 6d; good vealers, £8 Is to £9 13s 6d; medium vealers. £6 13s 6d to £7 Ids; best suckers, £5 13s 6d to £6 6s; medium muckers, £3 18s 6d to £5 6s; large calves, 60s to 725; medium calves, 45s to 58s; small and rough calves, down to 265.

STORE CATTLE The store cattle yarding was small and of poor quality, with the exception of a few lines of station in-calf cows and some station calves. The demand was again good for anything showing quality, and all classes met a market. Several unattractive cows from the fat pens made better figures in the store pens. Among the best lines were 17 Hereford cows at £7 Is to £9 ss, 10 Shorthorn cross and Hereford cows at £7 13s* 6d to £8 Is, 8 rising two-year Aberdeen Angus steers at £l2 Is, 15 Hereford heifer calves at £5 8s 6d, 7 Hereford steer calves at £6 3s 6d, 11 Hereford heifer calves at £5 16s, and 14 Hereford heifer calves at £5 6s. DAIRY CATTLE There was an entry of about 65 head of mediocre quality in the dairy cattip section. A small gallery followed the sale, but most W’ere buyers. Considering the quality of the offering the sale was excellent, and values all round were as good as those of last week. Best second, third, and fourth calvers made £l9 to £24, with one sale of a Friesian springer at £32 10s; good average sorts, £ll to £l7; and aged and unattractive, £5 10s to £9 10s. Best heifers sold at £l9 to £26, with two sales at £33; good heifers, £l3 10s to £l7 10s; and others. £8 10s to £l2 10s. FAT PIGS The yarding of porkers was slightly larger than that of last week, and the sale was again excellent, with values fully on a par with the good rates of last week. Choppers were in medium supply, but the sale was easier by about £1 a head. Baconers were forward in larger numbers, but this did not affect the sale, and all classes met good competition at full recent rates. Values were:— Light porkers, £3 9s 6d .to £3 19s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 9s 6d to £4 19s 6d. Heavy porkers, £5 4s 6d to £5 14s 6d. Choppers, £5 18s 6d to £l2 Is. Light baconers, £5 19s 6d to £6 7s 6d. Medium baconers, £6 9s 6d to £6 19s 6d. Heavy baconers, £7 Is 6d to £7 6s 6d. Extra heavy baconers, £7 9s 6d to £7 19s 6d. Average price per lb, lOd to 10Jd. STORE PIGS In the store pig section the yarding was much larger than that of last week. The attendance of buyers was also much larger, and the sale was excellent, with values 2s to 3s a head in advance of the good rates of last week. Values were:— Small weaners, 35s to 395. Best weaners, 40s to 445. Slips, 45s to 50s. Small stores, 51s to 545. Medium stores. 55s to 60s. Large stores, 65s to 725. BURNSIDE (P.A.) DUNEDIN, July 14. There were small yardings in all sections at the Burnside stock sale to-day with the result that prices again reached high levels. In the sheep section, the competition was particularly keen. Extra prime heavy wethers made from 87s to 935. prime 78s to 85s, medium 60s to 665, light from 455, prime heavy ewes to 51s, prime 46s to 495, medium 41s to 42s 6d, light from 375. In all, 1660 sheep were penned.

Two hundred and fifty head of fat cattle were offered, values being 30s a head higher than those of last week. Prime heavy bullocks made to £32 7s 6d, prime £25 12s 6d to £2B 17s 6d, medium £2l 7s 6d to £23 17s 6d, light from £l7 2s 6d, prime heavy heifers to £2l, prime £l6 12s 6d to £lB 17s 6d, light and medium from £l2 2s 6d. Only a few pigs were offered. Best baconers made to £8 17s 6d, medium £6 15s to £7 ss, and best porkers £4 18s to £5 ss.