ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume XCIII, Issue 27924, 22 March 1956, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET

General Increase In Values ALL CLASSES AFFECTED A marked increase in prices all round was the main feature of the store sheep sale at Addington yesterday, and the improved tone of the market was in marked contrast to last week’s sale. Rates for all classes of sheep were above last week, and, for lambs, could be regarded as about 10s a head better. Values were up in every section of the sale, and this was only to be expected, as a result of the heavy rain earlier in the week. Now, with the prospects for winter feed so much brighter, buyers are operating with greater freedom. The yarding, particularly for younger sheep and lambs, was considerably below last week’s total, and this was probably due, in some measure, to the fact that farmers now anticipate fattening some of the lambs that they would have had to quit if the drought had continued. The total of lambs this week was only 3027 compared with 7636 a week ago. 'Twotooths were also in much smaller numbers than last week, with a total of 2958 (mostly ewes), compared with 5715 at last Wednesday’s sale. A small proportion of the two-tooth offering was wethers, and these met a fair demand. The offering of adult sheep was 10,054, and this was mainly comprised of ewes, but included some wethers. Altogether, the yarding totalled 16.039, which was a good deal below last week’s figure of 27,288. There was a fair attendance of buyers and the bidding was more spirited than' has been the case in recent weeks. Quite a number of Chatham Islands Romnevs were included in the offering, and these as usual, met a good demand. Top price for the day was 91s 6d for a pen of 60 Romney two-tooths sold on behalf of a Southland client, and the same vendor also sold another 146 similar sheep at 91s. The top price was an advance of 4s 6d on last week’s best for two-tooths. Another good price for twotooth ewes was 82s 6d received ‘for a pen sold on account of the Sunnyside Hospital Farm, whose line of 138 Romneys ranged from 77s to 82s 6d. A pen of 87 Romneys on account of W. Deans (Darfield) realised 70s.

Best price for older sheep was 655. and this figure was reached by some four-year-old Romney ewes sold on account of S. J. W. Gregory Hunt (Chatham Islands), whose line of 386 ewes ranged in price from 65s down to 365. A total of 265 Romney cross ewes were sold on account of L. J. Murray and Son (Marlborough) at the same figure. Some more Chatham Islands ewes sold at up to 59s and these were on account of D. Lanauze, whose line of 252 realised prices ranging from 47s to 595. The lamb sale was topped by Misses M. S. and A. Welsh (Tai Tapu), who sold 91 Southdown cross at 555. This was almost 10s a head better than last week’s best of 45s 6d. Best price for Romnev lambs was 45s for 99 wether lambs sold on account of the estate of C. Wishart (Chatham Islands). Principal sales were as follows: — LAMBS Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Chudleigh Estate (Chatham Islands). 434 shorn Romney wether Jambs at 27s 6d to 435; R. J. and J. E. Chapman (Little River), 39 Romney wether lambs at 21s, 29 Romney ewe lambs at 345; W. Deans (Darfield), 119 Romney ewe lambs at 425; G. Mathias (Hawarden), 116 Corriedale ewe lambs at 38s; Prisons Department (Paparua), 65 shorn ewe lambs at 325; S. E. Patten (Little River), 56 wether lambs at 18s to 275. National Mortgage and Agency Compar.; , Ltd., sold: on account of H. E. Loe (ScargilJ). 76 mixed sex lambs at 28s. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold: on account of Mrs M. E. Manning (Hawarden), 16 wether lambs at 365; J. Wilson (Sockburn), 26 wether lambs at 34s Id. 46 ewe lambs ,at 40s; Prisons Department, 64 shorn ewe lambs at 20s; A. E. Hunt (Waipara). 83 shorn ewe lambs at 25s 6d; R. S warbrick (Okuku), 42 m„s. lambs at 325. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of N. R. A. Cox (Halswell), 131 Southdown cross at 325; Misses M. S. and A. Welsh (Tai Tapu), 91 Southdown cross at 555; J. H. Burrell (Te Oka), 87 Romney cross at 345.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of estate C. Wishart (Chatham Islands), 99 Romney wether at 35s to 455; H. M. Stokes (Hawarden), 82 halfbred wether at 21s; Beddis and Brown (Ben Cruachan), 122 half bred wether at 20s 6d; C. L. E. Wilks (Hawarden), 152 half bred wether at 29s to 38s; Paparu,a Prison Farm, 55 wether at 18s to 265; Jackson Bros. (Purau), 104 Romney wether at 27s to 36s 6d. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of R. T. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 59 ewe lambs at 525; T. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 25 wether lambs at 30s; C. Henderson (Kaituna), 23 lambs at 19s to 41s. TWO-TOOTHS H. Matson and Company sold: on account of Sunnyside Hospital (Spreydon), 138 Romney ewes at 77s to 82s 6d; T. E. M. Brooks (Brookside). 20 ewes at 665. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., soM: on account of H. L. J. Smith (Central Otago), 73 half bred ewes at 58s, 64 at 68s 6d. 61 at 435; H. E. Loe (Scargill), 54 at 445; account Southland client. 65 Romneys at 91s, 60 at 91s 6d, 81 at 91s.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of A. D. Fox and Son (Foxdown, Scargill): 360 halfbreds at 35s to 635; Jackson Bros. (Purau), 43 Romneys at 455; J. D. Henderson (Halkett), 74 halfbreds at 455.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of W. Deans (Darfield), 87 Romney ewes at 70s: A. M. Deans (Kilmarnock), 58 Corriedale ewes at 455; E. W Pawsey (Hawarden), 82 halfbred ewes at 38s; J. H. and R. J. Doak (Woodside), 120 halfbred ewes at 50s to 555; estate A. Deans (Morven), 16 Romney cross ewes at 545.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of S. J. W. Gregory Hunt (Pitt Island), 70 Romneys at 70s.

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold: on account of Brookdale Estate (Parnassus), 92 at 575; estate H. G. Bly th (Chatham Islands), 62 at 535.

Adult Sheep New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account /’ooV’, Gregory Hunt (Chatham Islands), 386 four-year Romney ewes at 655: Misses M. S. and'A. Welsh (Tai Tapu), 117 ewes at 20s. I Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on .account of D. Lanauze (Chatham I Islands). _o2 Romneys at 47s to 595; Mrs iB. Tewiata (Chatham Islands), 160 Roml. wes , a J 345 to 51s; A - Daymond .(Chatham Islands), 210 four and six-tootn | Romney wethers at 41s to 455; M. Grennell (Chatham Islands), 86 wethers at 33s to 38s, 65 ewes at 325; Estate C. Wishart (Chatham Islands), 98 four and six-tootn Romney wethers at 37s to 455: Estate Jas. Fahey (Chatham Islands), 85 four-year Romney ewes at 37s to 40s, 24 wethers at 47s 6d; S. E. Paton (Kaituna), 222 fiveyear Romneys at 27s to 40s; E. W. Grav (Teddington), 69 Romneys at 245; K. A Adams (Cheviot), 69 four, six. and eighttooth halfbreds at 30s; J. F. Lilly (Omihi). 95 halfbreds at 26s to 335: L. C. Gardiner, jun. (Waiau), 126 halfbreds at 20s to 245; Jackson Bros. (Purau), 64 Romnevs at 465.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of E. W. Pawsey (Hawarden), 185 four-year halfbred ewes at 26s to 32s 6dR. J. and J. E. Chapman (Little River). 50 five-year Romney at 20s to 34s 6d; Estate F. and J. Northcote (Whalesback), 178 five-year halfbred ewes at 25s 6d to 275; L. J. Murray and Son (Wharenui), 663 four-year Romney cross at 46s to 655: Mrs H. Thomas (Chatham Islands), 73 Romney wethers at 61s.

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association. Ltd., sold: on account of Estate H. G. Blyth (Chatham Islands), 97 mixed age ewes at 455. 50 five-year at 29s bd: Estate E. W. Coop and Son (Port Lew), 41 Romney at 41s; J-. McPherson (Ashburton), 66 Romney at 40s.

National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of Estate N. Rutherford (Mendip Hills), 94 five-vear halfbred ewes at 375; H. E. Loe (Scargill), 51 ewes at 32s 6d; E. Seymour (Chatham Islands). 66 four, six. and eighttooth wethers at 50s. 74 four, six. and eight-tooth wethers at 465; P. and T. Morris (Amberley). 47 halfbred ewes at 20s. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of Macfarlane and Macfarlane (Wadi Nimrin). 150 five-year at 275, 68 .at 32s 6d; H. W. Lanauze (Chatham

Islands), 74 Romney ewes at 58s. 62 wethers at 575; P. and A. Goomes (Chatham Islands). 106 wethers at 51s; R. Goomes ‘Chatham Islands). 32 wethers at 50s, 36 ewes at 355; D. L. Holmes (Chatham Islands). 39 ewes at 455. 44 at 1 30 s. 51 wethers at 51s, 17 at 40s; G. Al. Dixon (Eyreton), 74 ewes at 355.