ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25589, 2 September 1948, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

ERRATIC FAT SHEEP SALE STEADY DEMAND FOR BEEF Fat sheep met an erratic demand at the Addington market yesterday and prices fluctuated above and below last week’s prices. Over the sale prices appeared to be about 2s higher. Fat hoggets again sold well at prices a shade in advance of those ruling last week. The quality of the spring lamb offering was not impressive and values declined accordingly. Most classes of store sheep sold steadily at prices well up to the good rates of a week ago. The fat cattle offering was the ieaviest for some weeks, but the demand was fairly well sustained throughout at prices about £1 lower. Stealers were forward in short numbers and met a ready inquiry. The store cattle offering was the best for some weeks and again included a number of steers from the Chatham Islands. AH classes met a firm demand. There was a big entry in the dairy cattle section, but all classes sold steadily at prices up to £1 higher than last week. Prices were good in the fat pig section. Porkers advanced by 3s to 4s a head, choppers by up to 30s, and baconers remained firm on last week’s good prices. The store pig entry was short and a number of buyers were unable to fill their requirements. Prices were higher all round. STORE SHEEP The store sheep entry comprised 876 hoggets, 393 ewes and lambs, 617 ewes and 468 wethers, a total of 2354, compared with 1616 last week. There was a fairly wide selection of stock, but quality was very mixed. Most of the hoggets were shorn. The sale opened slowly with prices about on a par with last week’s lower rates, and at no stage was there much life in the market. An excellent lot of 83 wellwoolled halfbred ewe hoggets sold at 48s 6d, a lot of 80 three-quarterbreds from Marlborough made 41s 6a, and a truck lot of Romneys from the Peninsula sold at 40s. Shorn ewe hoggets sold at 31s to 375. The best of the wether hoggets made -7s 3d, and shorn sold at 23te 5d to 34s 9d. Ewes in lamb met a sustained demand throughout at prices fully firm on last week. A small lot of sound-mouthed Romneys in lamb to Southdown rams sold at 555, and a line of 142 halfbreds, in lamb to Southdowns and English Leicesters, made 50s. Useful lines of ewes made 34s to 375, and others 24s to 28s. The ewes and lambs were a mixed lot, but prices showed little change on last week. A good lot of 49 Corriedales with 79 Down cross lambs sold at 30s, the top price, and others made 25s 9d to 27s 7d. all counted. Some useful wethers, including 150 from a Marlborough station, were forward, and met steady competition. Part of a line of 250 sold at 50s, the station wethers made 34s 6d to 37s 6d, and a truck lot of 70 two-tooth sold at 35s 7d. SPRING LAMBS There was an entry of 33 spring lambs, compared with 25 last week. Though the season is advancing, those offered were not as well grown as most at earlier sales. This caused a marked drop in the top prices. Values for the bulk of the entry were a shade easier. Values were:—best spring lambs, to 52s Id; good spring lambs, 47s to 48s 6d; medium spring lambs, 40s to 455. The sales included:—on account of J. B. Anderson (Leeston), 10 at 45s Id to 52s Id; J. P. Christie, jun. (Southbridge), 14 at 40s Id to 48s Id; Miss M. Beaton (Horrelville), 1 at 47s Id; E. Bilbrough (Darfield), 1 at 47s Id; E. A. Wilson (Ashburton), 3 at 40s. FAT HOGGETS The yarding of fat hoggets was 479, compared with 454 last week. Quality generally was better and the stronger entry of prime hoggets caused an apparent sharp rise in values. Actually the firming did not exceed Is a head for comparable quality. M. O’Brien, of Killinchy, had an outstanding sale for 25, all but one exceeding 60s, and the top six making 70s. H. M. Copland, of Dromore, had a line of 67 of which only 17 sold below 60s. • Values were:—extra prime hoggets, to 70s; prime hoggets, 50s to 58s; good, 41s to 475; medium, 35s to 38s; light. 30s to 335. The principal sales were:—on account of M. O’Brien (Killinchy), 25 at 59s Id to 70s; H. M. Copland (Dromore), 67 at 55s Id to 64s Id; Allen Bros. (Killinchy), 20 at 51s Id to 61s Id; Alan Mcßean (Springston), 3 at 60s Id; G. Stevens, jun. (Hatfield), 31 at 48s Id to 595; J. Ellmers (Kaiapoi), 1 at 58s 7d; J. Sunckell (Waiau), line at 52s Id to 58s Id; T. Thomas (Mount Hutt), 5 at 57s 7d; Mrs D. Martin (Kaiapoi), 2 at 57s 7d; Kingsbury Bros. (Wakanui). 25 at 50s Id to 57s Id; H. G. Cain (Dunsandel), 2 at 57s Id; J. Smith (Clarkville), 22 at 43s 7d to 55s 7d; H. E. and A. M. Cross (Weedons), 18 at 48s Id to 56s Id; H. Hill (Hororata), 12 at 54s Id; McLenaghen Brothers (Killinchy), 23 at 50s to 53s Id; C. J. Ballagh (Fernside), 42 at 49s Id to 53s Id.

FAT SHEEP The fat sheep entry was 2600. compared with 2750 last week, and again included sheep from Marlborough and Southland, in addition to the usual supplies from local sources. Quality, although good, was not up to the standard set at recent sales. More than half the yarding comprised shorn sheep. The sale opened soundly at prices up to 5s in advafice of last week, but in the second alley there was a drop to below last week’s prices. At no stage in the sale was there a base for values and prices fluctuated accordingly. At times the second cut from a draft made more than the tops. Shorn sheep sold more steadily than sheep in the wool and. appeared to be about 5s cheaper only. In the last race there was a distinct firming for all classes, and over all all classes were about 2s dearer. Values were (sheep shorn unless otherwise stated):—

Extra prime woolly wethers, to 79s Id. Extra prime wethers, to 74s Id. Prime neavy wethers, 62s to 68s. Prime medium-weight wethers, 55s to 60s.

Ordinary wethers, 48s to 635. Light and unfinished wethers, 40s to 465. Prime woolly ewes, to 72s Id. Prime heavy ewes, to 61s Id. Prime ewes, 42s to 48s. Medium ewes, 36s to 40s. Ordinary ewes, 31s to 355. Light and unfinished ewes, 22s to 295. The sales included (sheep in the wool unless otherwise stated):— H. Dalzell (Sefton), 9 wethers at 75s Id to 79s Id; W. J. Rushton (Mount Hutt), 3 wethers at 78s Id, 5 ewes at 38s 7d to 52s 7d; J. J. Earl (Orari), 56 wethers at 63s Id to 78s Id; A. Gorman (Waimate), 4 wethers at 67s Id to 78s Id; Mrs D. M. Martin (East Eyreton), 6 wethers at 77s Id; T. R. Cresswell (Ealing), 5 wethers at 76s Id; P. Kane (Oamaru), 44 wethers at 56s Id to 75s Id; Andrew Grant (Timaru), 60 wethers at 70s Id to 75s Id; G. Taylor (Ward), 61 shorn wethers at 65s Id to 74s Id; 3 shorn ewes, at 49s Id; J. Sunckell (Waiau), 7 wethers at 73s Id; Wilson Bros. (Halkett), 28 short wethers at 63s Id to 73s Id; R. J. Northcote (West Melton), 23 wethers at 64s Id to 73s Id, 9 shorn wethers at 49s Id; B. G. Begg (Kirwee), 22 shorn wethers at 62s Id to 72s Id; J. Mould (Little River), 2 wethers at 72s Id, 3 ewes at 58s Id to 66s Id: H G. Cain (Dunsandel), 23 ewes at 57s Id to 72s Id; J. Smith (Springston), 10 wethers at 71s Id; A. Mcßean (Springston), 4 shorn wethers at 71s Id; G. W. Steele (Port Levy), 11 wethers at 48s 7d to 71s Id; H. E. Harris (Greenpark). 7 wethers at 59s 7d to 70s Id; H. E. and A. M. Cross (Weedons), 10 wethers at 69s Id; Thompson Bros. (Horrelville), 20 ewes at 62s Id to 68s Id; estate C. E. Kay (Little Akaloa), 13 shorn wethers at 64s Id to 68s Id; R. G. Bruce (Greendale), 23 shorn wethers at 58s Id to 68s Id; L. H. Adams (Greendale), 11 wethers at 64s Id to .68s Id, 3 ewes at 52s Id; J. Jones (Ealing), 19 shorn wethers at 65s Id to 67s Id; F. L. Graham (Southbridge), 42 shorn wethers at 52s Id to 67s Id; H. Alington (Waipara), 7 wethers at 58s Id to 67s Id, 2 ewes at 58« y Id; J. S. Carroll (Southbridge). 7 wethers at 60s Id to 66s Id; H. E. Cross (Weedons), 10 wethers at 55s Id to 66s Id. H. N. Atkinson (Ohoka), 4 ewes at 53s Id to 66s Id; W. Woods (Annat). 20 wethers at 61s Id to 66s Id; B. G. Dalgety (Methven), 13 shorn wethers at 51s Id to 65s Id, 14 shorn ewes at 39s 7d to 41s Id; V. W. Boag (Lauriston), 59 wethers at 57s Id to 63s Id, 5 ewes at 56s Id to 62s Id; I. F. Croft (Amberley), 28 ewes at 54s Id to 63s Id; M. Molloy (Winchmore), 21 shorn wethers at 60s Id to 62s Id; C. J. Marshall (Little Akaloa). 19 shorn ewes at 56s Id to 61s Id; J. Dick and Son (Seddon), 47 shorn wethers at 47s Id to 61s Id, 24 shorn ewes at 41s Id to 43s Id; R. Wilson (Springston), 8 ewes at 53s Id to 61s Id; F. D. Hight (Irwell), 5 ewes at 60s Id; H. Marshall (Little Akaloa), 15 shorn ewes at 39s Id to 59s Id; J. Shearer (Winchmore), 13 shorn wethers at 52s Id to 58s Id; H. Jones (Ealing). 26 shorn wethers at 56s Id to 57s Id; S. Larsen (Cust), 12 shorn wethers at 53s Id to 57s Id; A. N. Buick (Geraldine), 100 shorn wethers at 50s Id to 57s Id; J Ashworth (Leithfield), 14 shorn ewes at 51s 7d to 56s Id; L. A Watson (Winchmore), 97 shorn wethers at 47s Id to 55s Id; F. Horrell (Horrelville), 6 shorn wethers at 54s Id, 8 shorn ewes at 43s Id; L. S. Blackmore (Horrelville), 30 shorn wethers at 47s 7d to 54s Id; Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 3 shorn ewes at 54s Id, 67 shorn wethers at 44s 7d to 50s Id; R. B. Fincham (Waipara), 4 shorn wethers at 53s Id; W. S ' Bennett (Blenheim), 9 shorn wethers at 52s Id; Mackenzie and Co. (Happy Valley). 66 shorn wethers at 44s Id to 52s Id; D. Marshall (Little Akaloa), 21 shorn ewes at 33s 7d to 52s Id; Mehrtens Bros. (Rangiora), 9 ewes at 40s 7d to 51s Id: C. Sargent (Dori#), 1 shorn wether at 50s Id, 32 ewes at 33s Id to 42s Id: O. A Wells (Amberley). 6 shorn wethers at 49s Id, 2 shorn wethers at 49s Id, 2 shorn ewes at 41s Id; L. A. Hobson (Winchmore). 9 shorn ewes at 46s Id to 47s Id. FAT CATTLE The fat cattle entry was 646, compared with 520 last week. The full supply caused a alight easing in competition, and values

I were about 20s below last week. There was an exceptionally fine selection of prime steers and heifers, several lines from the West Coast attracting keen bidding. The market opened on a par witn last week’s sale, slipped in the middle stages, and firmed towards the end when some of the best pens.were sold. Good quality heifers were more plentiful anu they sold well throughout. With a smaller proportion of plain beef some buyers were forced to pay more than they expected. Best beef made to 77s 6d per 1001 b; good beef, 57s 6d to 62s 6d; medium beef, 50s to 555; best cow beef, to 60s; secondary cow beef, to 47s 6d. Values were:— Extra prime heavy steers, to £33 17s 6d. Prime heavy steers, £27 to £29. Prime medium-weight steers, £22 to £26. Ordinary and light steers, £l6 to £2O. Extra prime heifers, to £29 7s 6d. Prime heifers, £l7 to £2l. Ordinary and light heifers, £l3 to £l6. Extra prime cows, to £25 12s 6d. Prime cows, £l5 to £l9. Ordinary and light cows, £8 to £l3. The sales included:—on account of J. H. Hayward (Duvauchelle), 2 steers at £3O 17s 6d to £33 17s 6d, 3 heifers at £l5 7s 6d to £22 2s 6d, cow at £2l 2s 6d; Miss J. Craw, Chorlton, steer at £33 12s 6d; V. Craw, and Son (Chorlton), 9 steers at £27 2s 6d to £33 12s 6d, 6 cows at £l7 2s 6d to £l9 7s 6d; E. J. O’Connor (Le Bon’s Bay), 5 steers at £29 12s 6d to £33 75.6 d, 2 heifers at £2O 7s 6d; James Hartnell (Bromley), 3 steers at £2B 17s 6d to £33 7s 6d, heifer at £26 7s 6d; lan Menzies (Menzies Bay), 8 steers at £26 12s 6d to £32 12s 6d; J. Donovan (Okarito), 8 steers at £2B 12s 6d to £32 7s 6d; G. Deidrich (Kokatahi), 8 steers at £27 2s 6d to £32 7s 6d; F. W. Gray (Teddington), 13 steers at £25 12s 6d to £32 7s 6d; G. L. Johns (Culverden), 8 steers at £2B 12s 6d to £32 2s 6d, 2 cows at £22 2s 6d to £23 7s 6d; W. J. Doyle (Leeston), 8 steers at £25 12s 6d to £3l 7s 6d; W. A. Adamson (Wataroa). 8 steers at £29 12s 6d to £3l 7s 6d; T. T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay). 8 steers at £24 2s 6d to £3l 2s 6d, 6 heifers at £2O 7s 6d to £24 17s 6d, 2 cows at £2l 17s 6d, Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch), 8 steers at £26 12s 6d to £3O 12s 6d; C. H. Sykes (Menzies Bay), 8 steers at £2B 7s 6d to £3O 2s 6d; estate H. E. A. Loch (Methven). 7 steers at £l7 17s 6d to £29 17s 6d; L. J. Williams (Fox Glacier). 7 heifers at £29 7s 6d. cow at £25 12s 6d; G. Donald (Darfield) cow at £25 7s 6d; Garnet Perry (Evans Creek), 8 heifers at £24 17s 6d to £26 17s 6d; estate W. Lochhead (Southbridge), 4 cows at £2O 2s 6d to £25 7s 6d; Annandale estate (Pigeon Bay). 8 steers at £2B 12s 6d to £29 7s 6d: C. B. Thacker (Okains Bay), steer at £2B 7s 6d, 16 heifers at £l9 12s 6d to £22 17s 6d; L. L. Williams (Fox Glacier), 8 heifers at £26 17s 6d to £27 2s 6d; estate J. T. L. Knight (Laverick’s Bay), 16 steers at £26 7s 6d to £2B 17s 6d: estate R L. Jamieson (Rotherham), 13 steers at £l7 12s 6d to £27 12s 6d; 3 cows at £l4 12s 6d to £24 2s 6d; J. Mortlock (Flea Bay), 9 steers at £22 7s 6d to £25 2s €d; J L. Mehrtens (Clarkville), 10 steers at £23 12s 6d to £24 17s 6d; J. I. Johns (Culverden), 8 steers at £2O 7s 6d to £24 17s 6d: estate C. E. Kay (Little Akaloa). 7 heifers £2l 2s fid to £23 17s 6d; estate G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus), 3 steers at £23 17s 6d, 5 heifers at £lB 2s 6d; C. Gainsford (Seddon), 2 steers at £2l 17s 6d. 5 heifers at £22 12s 6d; estate J. O. and Miss E. M. Coop (Springvale). 8 heifers at £l5 7s fid to £lB 7s 6d; C. R. T. Ward (Ladbrooks), 2 heifers at £lB 7s 6d: C. Johnson (Kaiapoi), cow at £23 12s 6d; W. Craw (Chorlton), cow at £23 7s 6d; A. Goodwin (Pigeon Bay). 9 heifers at £22 12s 6d to £24 7s 6d; J. E. Thacker (Okain’s Bay). 9 heifers at £22 17s 6d to £23 12s 6d; E. Stalker (Greenpark). 4 cows at £lB 12s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; J. Hayward (Robinson’s Bay), 6 heifers at £2O 2s 6d to £23 2s 6d. 3 cows at £l5 17s 6d to £l9 2s 6d; A. T. Hassall (Kaiapoi). 2 heifers at £22 17s 6d; G. Mclntosh (Southbrook). 2 cows at £22 12s 6d. VEALERS There was a very small entry, inadequate for requirements in the veal section. Quality was fairly good. Again there were very few calves on offer. The demand from the outset was strong and values were well up to the high prices of recent sales. Values were: prime large vealers, £ll l&s 6d to £l5 16s; good vealers, £8 13s fid to £ll 8s fid; medium vealers, £7 18s 6d to £8 3s 6d; best suckers. £6 18s 6d to £7 Ils; medium suckers, £4 18s 6d to £6 6s; large calves, 68s to 88s; medium calves, 55s to 655: small and rough calves, down to 265. STORE CATTLE There was a good entry in the store cattle section for this period of the year. It included more than 40 head from the Chatham Islands and several truck lots of good station cattle from North Canterbury. A large gallery followed the sale and recent prices were well maintained. The cattle from the Chathams came forward in good order. The tops of the Chathams cattle, a pen of steers, made £2l 15s, a small pen sold at £2O ss, a pen of six at £l4 Is to £l4 10s. and another pen of six at £l6 8s 6d. Those steers were between four and six years old. Ten three-year steers from the Chathams made £l5 13s 6d, and 21 rising two-year steers £l2 6s. Other good sales included: seven yearling Shorthorn steers from Ashburton, £8 10s; 15 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford heifers from Mid-Canter-bury, £l2 8s 6d; 20 three and a halfyear Aberdeen-Angus-Shorthorn cross steers from North Canterbury, £l4 3s 6d to £l5 3s 6d; 12 two-year Hereford and Shorthorn steers from the same source, £l2 18s 6d: 10 Aberdeen Angus cows, light in condition, in calf to an Aberdeen Angus bull, £8 Is; 9 Shorthorn in-calf cows. £9 13s 6d: pen yearling Shorthorn steers, £8 Ils; six four-year Shorthorn steers, £l6 18s 6d.

DAIRY CATTLE There was sn entry of more than 90 head in the dairy cattle section. In keeping with yardings at recent sales quality was mediocre, but there were a few good Friesian and Friesian-cross cows and heifers forward. A fairly large gallery followed the sale and competition was steady at prices which were from par to £1 better than last week. Best heifers made £l9 to £24, with sales at £25 and £26; good heifers, £l5 to £18; and others, down, to £8 10s. Best second, third and fourth- calvers sold at £l9 to £24; good average sorts, £l2 to £l7 10s; and aged and unattractive down to £6.

FAT PIGS The yarding cf porkers was smaller than last week and values were firm throughout, with prices 3s to 4s a head in advance of the good rates of last week. Choppers were yarded in medium numbers and again a much better sale resulted with values £1 to 30s in advance of last week. Baconers were forward in medium numbers and. although the sale was smaller values showed little change. Values were:— Light porkers, £3 14s 6d to £4 2s 6d. Medium porkers, £4 6s 6d to £4 19s 6d. Heavy porkers, £5 7s 6d to £6 7s 6d. Choppers, £6 6s to £l4 6s. Light baconers, £6 9s 6d to £6 15s 6d. Medium baconers, £6 17s 6d to £7 Is 6d. Heavy baconers, £7 2s 6d to £7 8s 6d. Extra heavy baconers, £7 9s 6d to £7 17s 6d. Average price per lb. IOJd to 10? d STORE PIGS The yarding in the store pig section was much smaller than last week and the attendance of buyers was a good deal larger. The sale comprised mostly medium and large stores, very few good quality weaners being yarded. Bidding from the outset was brisk. Values for weaners improved by 2s to 3s a head and the store market was the best of the season with an improvement in values of up to 10s a head. Values were:— Small weaners. 25s to 345. Best weaners, 38s to 48s. Slips, 50s to 545. Small stores, 55s to 60s. Medium stores, 61s to 70s. Large stores, 72s to 80s. BURNSIDE (P.A.) DUNEDIN, September 1. The offering of fat cattle at Bumside to-day included many of extra good quality and there was an easing in values for this class. Lighter weights did not suffer to the same extent. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £37 2s 6d. prime heavy £34 to £36, prime £2B 17s 6d to £32 7s 6d, medium £25 17s 6d to £2B 17s 6d, light from £l9 17s 6d, prime heavy cows to £2O 2s 6d, prime £l4 17s fid to £lB 2s 6d, medium £l2 12s 6d to £l3 17s 6d, light from £9 17s 6d, prime heavy heifers to £2l 2s 6d, prime £l7 2s 6d to £l9 7s 6d, medium £l4 2s 6d to £l5 7s 6d, light from £l2 12s 6d. The sale of fat sheep was erratic but ewes, which were in short supply, met with a particularly keen sale at prices well above those of last week. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 90s, prime heavy 85s to 88s, prime 76s to 80s, medium 60s to 645, light from 455, prime heavy ewes to 67s 6d, prime 57s to 625, medium 48s to 535, light from 38s Two and a halt to three-year-old steers made £l3 2s 6d to £l5 15s best runners up to £l4; good average £9 15s to £ll 15s. good vealers £6 5s to £7, light and medium from £4 10s. The offering of fat pigs was below that of the last two weeks and prices showed an advance. Best baconers made from £8 15s to £9, prime £7 15s to £8 3s, medium £6 12s to £7, light from £6 4s. best porkers £4 18s to £5 6s, light and medium from £3 18s.