ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27277, 18 February 1954, Page 6

ADDINGTON MARKET

Store Lambs Again

Dearer

YARDING MUCH REDUCED

There was a good sale of store sheep at the Addington stock market yesterday. Most classes were firmer, and lambs in particular were substantially dearer. The yarding of lambs was much reduced, but there was a larger offering of adult sheep. The yarding of store lambs was only half that of last week. Altogether 12,836 lambs were sold, compared with 23,349 last week. Possibly because of the recent rain, the demand was particularly keen. The sale began well, with prices noticeably higher, and they firmed as the day went on. At the end the poorer quality lambs, which were in the majority, appeared to have sold at 5s better than comparable types last week. Prices for medium to good sorts appreciated by 3s to 4s, and top quality animals, a rare commodity yesterday, sold at prices better by 2s to 2s 6d: Over the whole sale there was a general rise in price of between 3s and 4s. Best quality ewe lambs sold up to 745, the price paid for a line of 76 halfbreds from A. E. Birdling, of Birdling’s Flat. Good types ranged in price from 63s to 71s, meduim 55s to 62s 6d, and others down to about 365.

Wether lambs sold up to 58s 6d (this price was paid to E. W. Haley, of Port Levy for 87), average sorts at prices between 48s 6d and 53s 6d, medium 38s to 465, and others down to about 25s 6d. The second top price for ewe lambs was 73s which was paid to S. A. Clark (Cheviot) for 75. Mr Clark’s line of 240 realised between 65s and 735, and one lot of 85 sold for 71s.

E. W. Haley, of Port Levy, whose top ■ line of 87 brought the best price for wether lambs on the day (58s 6d), sold another 95 at the good price of 555. J. M. McKenzie (Halswell) also received 55s for his line of 98. Among the sales of lambs were the following : G. Sutherland (Annat), 285 wether lambs at 545, 75 at 555; W. J. McMillan (Culverden), 180 at 435; F. Coop (Culverden), 115 at 455; C. J. Evans (Waikari), 35 ewe lambs at 40s; Ford Millton Memorial Home, 176 ewe lambs at 47s 6d; Brookdale Estate, 103 at 495; G. Tuuta (Chatham Islands), 55 Down cross wether lambs at 495, 45 at 425, 10 Romney wether lambs at 43s 6d; W. L, Evans (Hanmer), 107 at 365; A. F. S. Rutherford (Montrose), 163 at. 40s, 184 at 355, 80 at 325; J. F. B. Stronach (Oaro), 82 at 40s, 65 at 265; Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch), 45 at 38s, 79 at 46s 6d, 204 at 495; R. A. Anderson (Chatteris Bay), 44 wether lambs at 535, 35 at 50s, 35 at 40s 6d; D. G. H. Bush (Iona), 90 ewe lambs at 60s, 90 at 655; R. Thompson (Cust), 97 at 665. ADULT SHEEP The yarding of adult sheep was about 3500 head larger than last week. It included 1889 two-tooth ewes, 13,653 aged ewes, and 413 wethers, a total of 15,95 a compared with 12,442 a week ago. The two-tooth offering was about 500 head larger than last week and it included some good quality sheep. Most of the entry came from local sources, but there was again a sprinkling of Chatham Islands sheep. Values were generally firm on last week’s sale to 2s to 3s dearer. The top price of the day went to J. H. Grigg (Longbeach) for a consignment of good big well-woolled Corriedales which sold from 71s to £5 7s 6d. The top price was paid for 63. Forty Romneys from H. H. Lankow (Te Oka) sold at £5 Is; G. Harold Parsons (Marlborough) sold 63 halfbreds at 98s; A. T. and R A Black' (Culverden), 70 halfbedsat lies and S. Ashworth (Sefton), 89 Corriedales at 955. Extra good Corriedales sold to £5 7s 6d, good 82s to 95s medium 70s to 80s, and small and low conditioned 35s to 495. The yarding of older ewes was larger by about 3500 head, but throughout the sale was a sound one, with values fully firm to Is to 2s dearer. Ewes with a good row of teeth were once again m keen demand, but the yarding once more included a large number of sheep no longer of service to farmers and with poor or broken mouths. In spite of this conditions, however they were selling at rates a shilling or so in advance of freezing prices. Romney cross two and threeshear ewes from A. H. and D. M. Edge (Te Pirita) sold to 89s for 58, and another 60 Romneys from the same source sold at 87s. Extra good sound-mouth Romneys sold at from 72s to 89s, good 63s to 70s; good sound-mouth fine wool 57s to 665, medium 47s to 565; best one-year 42s to 495, medium 34s to 41s, and others 20s to 335. . Sales of ewes included the following: on account of M. C. Little (Omihi), 45 four and five-year Corriedales at 345, 74 at 53s 6d; H. W. Lanaunze (Chatham Islands), 63 four, six, and eight-tooth Romneys at 71s; Mrs T. Thomas (Chatham Islands), 17 four-tooth Romneys at 80s; W. J. Hoban (Culverden), 68 two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at 655; C. D. Cunningham (Amberley), 68 five-year Corriedales at 43s 6d; A. H. and D. M. Edge (Te Pirita), 60 two and three-shear Romneys at 87s, 58 Romney cross at 89s; estate G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus), 102 ' five-year ewes at 30s, 189 at 39s 6d, 89 at 24s 6d, 108 at 335, 85 at 345; estate P. H. Cannon (Waitangi West, Chatham Is--1 lands), 346 four, six. and eight-tooth : Romneys at 655, 14 at 41s; D. G. H. Bush : (Parnassus), 209 five-year Corriedale ewes at 665: A. M. Hartnell (Culverden), 137 . five-year halfbred ewes at 29s 6d, 70 at ! 345: A. Tuuta (Chatham Islands), 54 six . and eight-tooth Romneys at 725; C. F. Northcote (Kaiau). 130 four and five-year I halfbreds at 725; Miss F. A. Macfarlane (Hundalee), 177 four and five-year half- ‘ breds at 595, 59 at 425; A. A. Macfarlane ■ (Rotherham), 203 four-year Corriedales at 61s; P. Le Cren (Parnassus), 159 five-year ’ halfbred ewes at 55s 6d to 575. : The small wether offering consisted i mainly of two-tooths, which sold at from 1 48s 6d to 60s. A handful of four-tooths • made 455, one lot of four and six-tooths j 535, and a line of Merinos 30s.

TEMUKA "The Press” Special Service TIMARU, February 17. Values remained unchanged for the 80 head of medium-quality fat cattle offered today. Approximately 300 fat lambs and one and a half races of fat sheep met a firm demand from butchers and exporters, values holding extra firm. The same could be said for the large entry of store sheep, made up for the most part of store lambs and an occasional pen of cast ewes. Values were:—

Fat Cattle.—Steers, medium £36 to £4O 2s 6d, light £32 to £35 17s 6d; heifers, best £25 to £2B 12s 6d, others £22 to £24 17s 6d; cows, extra good £3O to £34 2s 6d, good £27 to £3O, medium £2O to £25, light £l5 to £l9. Store Cattle.—Two-year-old Shorthorn steers, to £29 15s; two-year heifers, to £24; Hereford cows, to £3l; small calyes, £l2.

Fat Sheep.—Lambs, 575. Id to 65s 4d; ewes, best 29s to 325, others 27s to 28s lOd; wethers, best 65s to 70s .medium 60s to 64s 6d, light 56s to 59s 6d. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth ewes, £5 10s, pased in; wether lambs, 45s to 475; ewe lambs, medium, to 625.