ADDINGTON MARKET Another Sound Sale For Major Classes

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28362, 22 August 1957, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET Another Sound Sale For Major Classes

With the exception of spring lambs all classes of sheep and cattle met a sound market at Addington yesterday. There was again a large attendance of farmers. A much smaller yarding of fat hoggets was easily absorbed and top pens made £5 and over. There were too many spring lambs and in cases most of them were not marketed in the bloom and at the right weights. A reasonably-sized entry of fat sheep met a satisfactory market. Store sheep values remained very firm with emphasis oil good ewes with lambs at foot. Fat cattle sold firm to firmer by comparison with late rates.

STORE SHEEP

At 1412 the entry of store sheep was about half of that of last week. The store lamb sale opened quietly and later, values firmed. Over all the sale was an excellent one, the touch of spring in the air influencing values. Wether hoggets sold to 79s and ewe hoggets to £5. In the adult section the few wethers on offer, sold somewhat in advance of late rates. The handful of two-tooth ewes offered were eagerly Snapped up at up to £6 Ils. The small entry of older ewes sold on a par with late rates with top price at £5 3s. Ewes with lambs at foot, of which there was a srhall but high quality selection, made up to 625. The offering of store sheep totalled 1412 head compared with 2438 last week and 1700 the previous week. Hoggets, of which there were 957, accounted for more than half of the entry. Top price for store wether hoggets went to W. A. Patterson (Irwell). with a sale of 96 at 795. Mrs P. T. Dennis (Hororata) sold 57 store ewe hoggets at £5. Top price for the sprinkling of two-tooth ewes was secured by N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst). with a pen of 63 halfbreds at £6 13s. In the adult section 82 in-lamb ewes offered on account of Miss G. M. Dennis (Hororata) made £5 3s and H. H. Cederman (Oxford) sold 80 halfbreds in lamb to Ryeland rams at £5. Ewes with lambs at foot sold alb counted up to the extraordinarily high price of 62s which figure was realised by a select consignment from C. Ashworth and Sons (Leithfield) J. Ashworth (Leithfield) sold another attractive lot at 80s. The lambs in both consignments were very healthy and even.

H. Matson and Company sold: on account of C. Ashworth and Sons (Leithfield), 47 Corriedale ewes with 72 Southdown lambs at font, at 625; J. Ashworth (Leithfield). 30 Corriedale ewes with <4 Southdown lambs at foot, at 605.. New Zealand ’ Farmers* Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold: on account of Miss G. M; Dennis (Hororata), 82 in-lamb ewes at £5 3s. D. Ashworth (Yaldhurst), 67 ewes and 74 lambs at foot, 415,. all counted. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of J. A. Baxter (Waddington}, 80 wether hoggets at 81s. 77 at 625, 14 at 70s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile sold: bn account of Darfield client, 92 halfbred ewe hoggets at 94s 6d, 58 at 775; R. Tate (Tai Tapu), 33 mixed sex hoggets at 68s to 80s. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold: on account of R. E. Adair (Oxford), 51 wether hoggets at 695: W. A. Patterson (Irwell), 115 wether hoggets at 60s to 795; A. H. Winter (Rakaia), 160 shorn wether hoggets at 46s to 60s; Mrs P. T. Dennis (Hororata). 51 ewe hoggets at £5. Dalgety tmd Company. Ltd., sold: on acount < H* H. Cederman (Ox* ford), 80 halfbred ewes mated with Ryeland’ rams at £5. " National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of S. J. Blair (Morven), 27 ewe hoggets at £5 4s: B. P. Wright (Waiaii), 27 wether hoggets at 745; E. A. Bafrar and Son (Cashmere), 45 wether hoggets at 48s to New Zealand Loan and Mercantile sold: on account of N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst), >-• 63 halfbred two-tooth ewes at £6 IBs, 58 halfbred two-tooth ewes (in lamb) at £6 Ils, 46 fiveyear ewes, In lamb to Southdowncross and Southdown-Border rams at ' 91s; Ashburton client, 92 three-shear wethers at 74s to 87s 6d; R. Tate (Tai Tapu), 19 four-tooth wethers at 90s. SPRING LAMBS Spring lamb yardings totalled 65. compared with 23 last week. The market was over-supplied, and as only a portion of the lambs were up to butchers* standard, passings were heavy and values easier. The market was topped by J. Ross (Balcalm). with the sale of four at 73s Id to 84s Id: and McClure Bros. (Killinchy) sold two at 83s Id. Sales included:— New Zealand Loan and Mercantile sold: dn account of W. C. Brears (Southbridge), 12 at 66s Id to 79s Id; McClure Bros. (Killinchy). 7 at 74s Id to 83s Id. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold: on account of W. J. C. Sheat (Dun sand el), one at 68s Id. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of W. M. Wilkinson (Chertsey), 12 at 74s Id; J. M. Gardiner (Dunsandel). 6 at 71s Id to 75s Id; F. W. Morriss (Rakaia). 4 at 72s Id. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of J. H. Ross (Balcairn), 4 at 73s Id to 84s Id. >, FAT HOGGETS The entry hoggets totalled 360, confpared with 1047 last week. Beckuse of the big drop in yardings, the demand exceeded the supply. Thus the market for prime quality was very buoyant, and over all values were very firm, with quite a number of lots making £5 and more. The market was topped by a tingle hogget sold on account of Miss Julie Irwin (Rakaia) for £6 14s id. but a more representative sale was that of J. J. Burrows (Ashburton), whose line of 10 made from £5 19s Id to £6 12s Id. Values were:— Extra prime hoggets, £5 14s Id to £6 9s Id (with odd sale to £6 14s Id). Prime heavy hoggets, £5 Os Id to £5 11s Id. Prime medium hoggets, 78s Id to 93s Id. Prime shorn hoggets, 60s Id to 80s Id. Sales included:— Dalgety and Company sold: on account of G. Leon Johns (Culverden), 35 at £5 4s Id to £5 8s Id. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd. sold: on account of J. A. Baxter (Waddington), 16 at 75s Id to 87s Id; J. G. McLachlan (Rakaia). 40 shorn at 83s Id to 89s Id; J. S. Brown (Greenpark), 3 at £6 7s Id; C. T. Clarke (Dunsandel), 35 at £5 0s Id to £5 18s Id.

National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of Riverlie Downs (Walau), 39 at 82s Id to 83s Id. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association. Ltd., sold: on account ofG. S. Harris (Sefton), 15 at 79s Id to 90s Id; J. A. Vallance (Sefton), 18 at 70s Id to 84s Id. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of S. Cate (Maronan), 21 at 96s Id to 98s Id; C. A. R. Woods (Lincoln), 19 at 71s Id; G. G. Smith (Broadfield). 20 at 72s Id to 86s Id; Mrs M. Watson (Wakanui), 5 at £6 12s Id; Mrs W. Butterick (Ashburton), 28 at 78s Id to 89s Id; J. J. Burrows (Ashburton), 10 at £5 19s Id to £6 12s Id. FAT SHEEP Fat sheep yardings totalled 2847, as compared with 3687 last week. The smaller entry reacted in favour of most vendors. On the whole, wethers were firm to 2s to 3s dearer, and ewes regained the ground lost last week. It was a Satisfactory sale. The market for ewes was topped by Brown Bros. (Kaituna) with the sale of 9 at 92s Id. Top price for wethers went to L. A. Watson (Rakaia), who sold 24 at £6 14s Id to £6 IBs Id, 11 being at the higher price. Extra prime wethers; £6 0s (Id to £6 18s Id. - Prime medium wethers, £5 8s Id to £5 18s Id. Prime light wethers, 94s Id to £3 7s Id. .

Shorn wethers, 55s Id to 91s Id. Extra prime ewes, 78s Id to 90s Id. Prime medium ewes, 70s Id to 77s Id. Prime light ewes, to 68s Id. Shorn ewes, 43s Id to 52s Id. Sales Included: — Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account L. A. Watson (Rakaia), 24 wethers at £6 14s Id to £6 18s id. 53 ewes at 88s Id to 90s Id; Alford Forest Station, 31 wethers at £6 2s Id to £6 6s Id; W. A. Palmer (Rakaia), 30 young ewes at 87s Id to £5 4s Id. 35 ewes at 80s Id to 88s Id; A. J. Deal (Ashburton), 61 wethers at £5 9s Id to £6 2s Id; I. Boulton (Horrelville), 35 wethers at £5 2s Id to £5 19s Id: W. G. Deal (Laghmor), 38 wethers at £5 7s Id to £5 16s Id; J. Irwin (Rakaia), 60 ewes at 68s Id to 86s Id; J. Gardener (Rakaia), 48 ewes at 78s Id to 81s Id; T. F. Hight (Hororata), 37 shorn ewes at 49s Id to 53s Id; Mrs F. M. Jackman (Cheviot), 37 shorn ewes at 40s Id to 49s Id; Gibb Bros. (Motunau), 35 shorn ewes at 42s Id to 49s Id; R. B. Shellock (Rakaia), 31 ewes at 82s Id to 89s Id, 20 wethers at 88s Id to £6 0s Id; F. B. Magson (Rakaia), 31 ewes at 87s Id to 89s Id, 42 wethers at £6 Os Id to £6 7s Id: D. J. Stewart (Rakaia), 40 ewes at 83s Id to 88s Id, 47 wethers at £5 14s Id to £6 4s Id; F. W. Morriss (Rakaia), 50 wethers at £6 0s Id to £6 3>s Id; R. C. Townshend (Darfield), ewes at 82s Id; Mrs A. D. H. Hamilton (Rangiora, Mount Thomas), 66 shorn wethers at 55s Id to 89s Id; E. H. Syme (Hororata), 52 ewes at 70s Id to 89s Id, 30 withers at 87s Id to £5 5s Id. Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold: on account of Brown Bros. (Kaituna), 25 ewes at 83s Id to 92s Id, and 12 wethers at £5 7s Id; J. I. O’Donnell (Killinchy), 5 ewes at 82s Id and 28 young ewes at £5 Is Id to £5 2s Id; J. Beckett (Cheviot). 18 ewes at 77s Id to 86s Id, and 12 shorn wethers at 82s Id to 91s Id; W. H. Gillespie (Bennetts), 30 ewes at 80s Id to 88s Id; L. C. Warren (Prebbleton), 36 shorn wethers at 78s Id to 85s Id.

Dalgety and Company sold: on account of M. W. Frampton (Oxford), 30 ewes at 71s Id; D. G. Edge (Oxford). 31 ewes at 72s Id, 5 wethers at £5 5s Id to £5 15s Id; C. O. Redfern (Darfield), 34 ewes at 69s id to 84s Id, 2 young ewes at £5 0s Id; estate J. A. Wells (Oxford), 30 wethers at £5 3s Id to £5 8s Id: A. F. S. Rutherford (Culverden), 52 wethers at 90s Id to £5 17s Id; H. H. Cederman (Oxford), 12 wethers at £5 18s Id to £6 10s Id; G. Leon Johns (Culverden), 18 wethers at £5 4s Id to £5 18s Id, 13 maiden ewes at 94s Id to £5 6s Id; W. D. Crossley (Parnassus), 8 young ewes at 99s Id, 7 wethers at 80s Id, 10 ewes at 79s Id; D. L. Ensor (Glenrock), 58 wethers at £5 0s Id to £5 13s Id; Ensor Estate (Double Hill), 58 wethers at £5 5s Id to £5 13s Id. H. Matson and Company sold: on account bf H. J. Stevtens (Highbartk). 17 eWes at 68s Id to 94s Id; R. S. Palmer (Fernside). 17 ewes at 81s Id; R. Garlick .(Oxford), 25 ewes at 59s Id to 79s Id; M. M. Forrestser (Charing Cross), 72 ewes at 80s Id to 87s Id; W. Butterick (Ashburton), 45 ewes at 47s Id; A. G. Beere (Oxford), 17 wethers at £5 18s Id to £5 19s Id; L. F. Ford (Lagmhor), 19 wethers at £5 8s Id to £5 10s Id; L. Denton (Highbank), 27 wethers at £5 8s Id to £5 12s Id; C. Winter (Lyndhurst), 27 wethers at 97s Id to £5 0s

National Mortgage and Agency sold: on account of C. S. Donald (Belfast). 66 ewes at 54s Id to 81s Id; A. T. Black (Waiau), 66 shorn wethers at 79s Id to 89s Id; G. C. Smith (Hororata), 50 ewes at 83s Id to 86s Id; J. B. Morrow (Montalto), 25 ewes at 83s Id, 70 wethers at £5 Is 7d to £6 0s Id; E. Kingsbury (Rakaia), 36 ewes at 73s Id to 81s Id; R. Johnson (Rakaia), 31 wethers at 76s Id.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile sold: on account of E. Kingsbury (Rakaia), 38 fat ewes at 75s Id to 83s Id; J. E. Horrell (Horrelville), 23 fat ewes at 84s Id to 87s Id: R. F. White (Hororata), 20 fat ewes at 76s Id to 89s Id; G. E. Wright (Anndt). 12 two-shear wethers at 96s Id to £5 13s; N. R. A. Cox (Halswell), 29 shorn two-shear wethers at 73s Id to 78s Id.

FAT CATTLE Fau cattle yardings totalled 493 against 532 last week, and were absorbed by the trade without any trouble. The sale was an excellent one throughout with good cows up by i , 30s and Sood mediumweight and prime light heifers dearer by about 30s. Steers were very firm on the excellent opening rates of last week.

The market for steers was topped by R. Lambie (Rakaia) with the sale of one beast at £55 12s 6d. The estate of R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay) secured the excellent average of £54 13s 6d for a line of eight steers. Top price for heifers went to K. J. and H. W. Dalglish (Le Eon’s Bay), who sold four at £4O 2s 6d. The cow market was topped by W. Acton Adams (Tipapa) with the sale of one at £3B 12s 6d. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, £46 10s to £55 12s 6d. Prime medium-weight, £39 to £45. Prime and light, £3O to £3B. Light and plain. £22 to £29. Prime heavy heifers. £32 to £4O 2s fid. Prime medium heifers, £27 to £32 12s 6d. Prime light heifers. £22 17s 6d to £26 2s fid. Prime heavy cows, £32 to £3B 12s 6d. Prime medium cows, £25 to £29. Prime light cows, £lB to £24. Sales included:— H. Matson and Company sold: on account of estate R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay), 8 steers from £54 2s 6d to £55 2s 6d; Buchanan and Hoy (Kinloch), 8 steers at £34 7s 6d to £34 17s 6d; A. F. S. Rutherford (Montrose), 2 steers at £35 7s fid to £36 12s 6d and 3 cows at £25 12s 6d to £35 12s 6d; L. Redman (Halswell). 6 steers at £34 12s fid to £4l 12s 6d; F. Fine (Templeton). 1 heifer at £39 17s 6d. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of R. J. Hall (Hororata), 5 steers at £26 2s 6d to £43 2s fid, 1 cow at £25 12s 6d; Miss E. Price (Poranuf), 3 steers at £42 12s 6d to £45 7s fid, 3 cows at £B2 2s fid; J. W. D. Hall (Hororata), 10 steers at £34 12s 6d to £46 7s 6d, 1 cow at £26 2s 6d; M. Spencer Bower (SWannanoa), 1 steer at £43 12s fid, 3 cows at £25 12s 6d to £3O 12s 6d; D. McGrath (Oxford), 6 steers at £29 2s 6d to £29 17s fid; J. B. Douglas Clifford (Stoneyhurst). 9 steers at £45 7s 6d to £5l 12s 6d.

Pyne, Gould. Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of J. Fitzsimmons (Domett), 4 steers at £29 12s fid to £44 7s 6d. 5 heifers at £2B 7s 6d to £34 17s 6d. 11 cows at £2l 7s fid to £36 2s 6d; Henshaw Bros. (Culverden). 18 steers at £27 17s 6d to £35 17s 6d; H. C. ActonAdams (Clarence Reserve). 13 steers at £32 12s 6d to £4B 2s 6d; W. A. Newall (Waiau), 5 steers at £33 2s 6d to £49 2s 6d. 2 cows at £23 12s 6d to £24 7s fid; H. W. McKeUow (Hororata). 4 steers at • £2B 12s fid to £36 12s 6d, 2 cows at £24 12s 6d to £2B 17s 6d: J. L. Powell (Prebbleton). 4 cows at £l7 12s 6d to £29 2s 6d; N. R. Wilkinson and Son (Spotswood), 12 steers at £35 2s fid to £45 12s 6d- estate T. G. Morris and Son (Cheviot), 8 steers at £43 12s 6d to £45 12s 6d; Scott Bros. (Seddon), 5 steers at £44 7s 6d; A. L. Kenington (Seddon), 3

steers at £34 7s fid, 1 heifer at £3l: 2s 6d; K. J. and H. W. Dalglish (Le Bon’s Bay), 8 Jieifers at £3B 12s fid to £4O 2s 6d; O. H. Schwass (Ward), 19 steers at £27 2s 6d to £36 17s 6d, 1 cow at £33 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £3O 7s 6d; I. C. Gray (Ataahua), 6 heifers at £3O 17s 6d to £37 17s fid. 2 cows at £29 12s 6d to £» 2s 6d; estate P. W. F. Smith (Clarence Bridge), 6 cows at £25 2s fid to £35 Us fid; H. J. McIntosh (Kaiapol). 2 heifers at £3l 2s 6d, 3 cows at £24 12s fid to £27 7s 6d; C. T. and R. R. Wilson (Halkett), 2 steers at £32 2s fid, 1 heifer . at £26s 17s fid, 3 cows at £2O 7* fid to £35 17s 6d; estate R. J. McKee (Dashwood), 2 steers at £24 17s fid, 1 cow at\ £26 2s fid, 12 heifers at £22 Ms fid to £2B 7s 6d. New Zealand Loan and ? Mercantile Company sold: on account of R. Lambie (Rakaia). 1 steer at £55 12s fid, 3 cows at £2O 7s 6d to £35 17s 6d; P. R. Blunden (Port Levy), 8 steers at £3l 7s t!d to £37 2s fid; L. Woods (Methven), 5 steers at £24 2s 6d to\£3l 7s 6d: A. J. and J. W. Wright (Little River), 2 heifers at £39 17s fid. 1 cow at £36 17s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of M. Hamilton (Parnassus). 3 steers at £32 7s 6d to £4? 17s 6d, 1 heifer . at £32 7s 6d. 1 cow at £25 12s 6d; -> A. M. Stephens (Balrazie). 4 cows at £33 12s 6d to £35 17s fid; E. Andrews (Temuka), 19 heifers at £3O 12s 6d to £33 17s 6d; S. T. Redmond (Blenheim), 10 cows at £3O 17s 6d . to £34 2s 6d; R. M. Ord (Aro- ‘ whenua). 10 steers at £29 7s fid, 10 I heifers at £2B 2s 0d to £3l 7s 6d; ’ estate G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus), ’ 4 steers at £35 17s fid. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera- . tive Association of Canterbury, Ltd.. 1 Hold: on account of Lawn J. Wil- ’ Hams and Son (Fox Glacier). 9 steers at £34 12s fid to £47 17s 6d; D. Cos- • tello (Cheviot), 4 steers at £26 17s > 6d to £29 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £24 12s I 6d; J. Mitchell (Ashburton), 8 steers I at £34 12s fid to £4B 12s 6d; W. V. i Chatterton (Dunsandel), 4 cows at ■ £2B 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £32 7s 6d: , W. F. Dixon (West Eyreton), 4 heifers i at £25 2s fid. STORE CATTLE ‘ The 200 head of store cattle yarded * sold on a buoyant market, although ’ there were few quotable lines, find considering quality over all, values. > might be quoted as well up on last > week. Pyne. Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of G. McTaggart (Oaro), : 9 three-year A.A. cross steers at £29 ( 3s fid: estate P. Bridge (Clarence Bridge), 26 in-calf A.A. cows at £lB I 8s 6d to £22 3s 6d. 12 yearling A.A. heifers at £l2 6s; estate R. J. Mc- . Kee (Dashwood). 12 yearling A.A. ; New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera- : tive Association. Ltd., sold: on ac- > count of D. Costello (Cheviot), 9 two-year-old Hereford steers at £27 , Is. i H. Matson and Company sold: on i account of A. G. Wilkie (Ashley), 10 heifer calves at £lO 8s 6d; V. C. > Hawker (Marshland). 9 mixed steer i calves, £8 6s. DAIRY CATTLE There was an entry of about 80 1 dairy cattle, and quality generally 1 was good. The heifer entry was ' market might be quoted as good, and perhaps a shade dearer 1 than last week. Good Jerseys and ; Jersey.cross cows were in very good : demand. 1 Best second, third, and fourth calvers made £27 to £35; medium. : £2O to £26; and aged and inferior ' down to £lO 10s. A line of well--1 grown Friesian heifers (just a bit backward) made £26 to £35. The ! best of the other heifers made £26 to £32; medium to £25; and others ; down to about £lO. VEALERS

There was again a large entry of vealers, with perhaps an over-all improvement in quality. Values were very firm on last week’s rates, there being no appreciable change in values. Values were:— Best runners, £24 to £2B 18s 6d; good runners, £2l 18s 6d to £26 13s 6d; good suckers, £lB 13s fid to £22 3s 6a: large plain calves, £l5 3s 6d to £l9 3s fid; medium calves, £ll 3s 6d to £l4 16s; small and rough, £5 3s 6d to £lO 8s fid. FAT PIGS The porker entry was again a small one, and quality generally was fairly good. Competition from the outset was very keen, and the good rates of last week were bettered by 2s to 3s a head. Baconers were also yarded in small numbers and were a shade firmer. Choppers were in small supply. Quality and size were not to be compared with last week, but a very good sale resulted. Values were:— Light and unfinished porkers, £7 Is 6d to £7 14s fid. Medium porkers, £8 Is 6d to £8 14s 6d. Heavy porkers. £8 19s 6d to £9 7s 6d. J. Light baconers, £7 7s fid to £ll 14s fid. Medium and heavy baconers, £l2 9s fid to £l3 9s 6d. Choppers, £l4 8s fid to £lB 16s. STORE PIGS There was again a fairly large entry in the store pig section, with a good selection of all classes. The attendance of buyers was a little larger, and, although the sale, opened on a quieter tone, it soon recovered, and over the concluding two races was 4s to 5s ahead of last week. Included in the entry were two sows with litters of eight and 10 respectively, which made £3B and £46. Four in-pig sows were to hand, and made £lB to £35. Four six-months JDevonrßerkshire cross empty sows made £l3 5s to £l5 ss. Values were:- * Small weaners, 60s to 90s. Best weaners, 98s to 110 s. Slips, 112 s to 115 s. Small and medium stores. 116 s to 1255. Large stores, 135 s to 150 s.