ADDINGTON MARKET STORE LAMBS AGAIN SELL WELL

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28492, 23 January 1958, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET STORE LAMBS AGAIN SELL WELL

Althouch on the whale they wen inclined to be • little easier, store lambs a<ain met a remarkably good sale at Addington market yeeterday when the fleet of the special etore dieep calm was heli A big line of excellent Seuth-down-Romney erem lambs from the Peninsula, which are always a feature of the market at this t|pie ot the year, sold up to Bls 8d and Corriedale ewe lambs from Waipara made up to Bls 6d. Though a number of the older ewes offered were not very attractive from a breeding point of view, there was a ready demand for anything worth while at values in line with late rates. The offering totalled 19,853 head compared with 22,221 last week and was made up ot 15,197 lambs, • 263 two-tooth ewes, 4269 older ewes and 124 wethers. Store lambs, of which the selection was about 4000 down on last week, were again in strong demand from a large gallery of buyers and although prices were possibly a little easieir, some sales were made at values in excess of last weeks* good sale. The best of - the lambs may have been is to 2s easier with medium and lighter sorts, down about Is, but the movement was not very marked. The annual draft of 1358 Southdown Romney cross lambs from the estate of R. O. Bradley (Chatteris Bay) again attracted widespread interest. With the top pen of 85 selling to 62s 6d the line averaged 53s 7d. Last year 1105 from the Bradley Estate averaged 60s 4d with the tops selling at 695. Otherwise, one of. the best sales of wether lambs was made by H. H. Lankow (Te Oka), who received 53s 6d for . 100 Romneys. A. Johnson (Bromley) also sold 31 wether lambs at 545. The best of the wether lambs made from 50s to 545, with extra good lines to 62s 6d, good at 45s to 495, average at 40s to 44s and others down to 30s. Ewe Lambs In the ewe lamb section Watson and Topp, Ltd. (Waipara) headed the market with two sales at 81s 6d and 70s for Corriedales; W. R. Harris (Amberley) sold 29 at 725; and H. H. Lankow sold 84 Romneys at 675. Best ewe lambs realised from 67s to Bls 6d, good 60s to 66s and average at 50s to 555.

Sales of lambs included: Dalgety and Company sold: on account of F. W. Valpy (Te Pirita), 120 wether lambs at 42s to 45s 6d; Bayfields Estate (Rakaia Gorge), 132 wether lambs at 45s to 48s 6d; client, 147 wether lambs at 32s 6d to 435; W. T. Pain and Sons (Cheviot), 76 wether lambs at 425; W., R. Harris (Amberley), 29 ewe lambs at 725; A. M. Deans (Kilmarnock), 129 ewe lambs at 48s to 62s 6d; C H. Bethell (Timpendean), 220 Corriedale ewe lambs at 50s 6d to 545; Watson and Topp, Ltd. (Waipara), 160 Corriedale ewe lambs at 70s to 81s 6d; H. D. Greenwood (Teviotdale), 421 wether lambs at 46s to 535; R. G. Deans (Homebush), 504 Romney wether iambs at 48s 6d to 51s 6d; J. Murgatroyd and Son (Balmoral), 480 wether lambs at 46s to 50s; L. E. Pain (Cheviot), 272 wether lambs at 45s to 49s 6d; A. D. McLeod (Rakaia Gorge), 433 wether lambs at 42s 6d to 50s; R. G. A. Wells (Oxford), 15 wether lambs at 51s; Jedburgh Company (Cheviot), 249 wether lambs at 47s to 51s; G. A. Luttrell (Cheviot). 229 wether lambs at 42s to 51s 6d; B. T. Inkson (Omihi), 250 wether lambs at 44s 6d to 525; F. H. Shipley (Harewood), 443 wether lambs at 42s to 51s; J. N. Borg (Rothexham), 260 wether lambs at 42s 6d to 48s 6d; 75 Border Leicester cross ewe lambs at 535; S. E. Patten (Kaituna), 300 Romney wether lambs at 46s to 51s, Mrs F. Robinson (Omihi), 26 wether lambs at 46s 6d, 37 ewe lambs at 80s 6d. , Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold, on account Glen Dhu Station (Motunau), 445 wether lambs at 46s to 51s 6d; Stringer Bros. (Amberley), 413 wether lambs at 45s to 52s 6d, A. S. Westland (Cheviot), 339 wether lambs at 45s to 535; K. I. Macfarlane (Hund a lee), 717 wether lambs at 35s to 49s 6d; R. and 2R. Townsend (Sheffield), 284 Romney wether lambs at 48s to 525; B. L. Blunden (Waikari), 122 wether lambs at 46s 8d to 525; Dillon Davies . Trust (Kekerangu), 167 Corriedale ewe lambs at 46s 6d to 635; K. A. Adams (Cheviot), 76 ewe lambs at 525; R. ActonAdams (Port Levy), 239 Down cross lambs at 45s 6d to 48s 6d; H. H. Lankow (Te Oka), 196 wether lambs at 50s 6d to 53s 6d, 84 Romney ewe lambs at 675. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: on account of R. C. Overton (Greta Vale), 292 wether lambs at 47s to 50s; Brookdale Estate (Parnassus), 349 wether lambs at 46s 6d to 50s; G. Reid <Woodend), 73 wether lambs at 525; L. Maginness (Wainui), 140 wether lambs at 42s 6d; J. Wilson (Yaldhurst), 59 wether lambs 48s 6d; R. . J i.® arri " son (Tai Tapu), 121 lambs at 345. National Mortgage Agency sold: on account of Mendip Hills Station (Parnassus), 91 ewe lambs at 45s 93 at 41s. 101 wether lambs at 39«’ 231 at 475, 62 at 38s 6d, 228 at 47? 6d, 219 at 49s Bd. 230 at 495. 103 at 445; estate F. S. Rutherford (Kaikoura), 96 ewe lambs at 61s, T. Edridge (Cheviot). 349 wether lambs at 40s to 49s Id; A. E. Herbert Wolpara), 317 wether lambs at 45s to 48s; A. Johnson (Bromley), 71 wether lambs at 48s to 545; A. C. D* a< * (Cheviot), 192 ewe lambs at 48s to Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold: on account of A. Graydon (Sheffield), 200 wether lambs at. tate'(Ethelton) ES/St S‘. e 6^to Mcllralth (Hawarden), 180 wether lambs at 45s to 47 H. Matson and Company sold: on Ro-m-3r. y 4 C M“t la Ss bS 6d*. t 3U !?’«£• L Steel (Kanuku Hills), 300 at 39s 6d to 50s 6d: w. Judkins (Diamond Harbour)?2o7 at 40. to 495; W. Marsh (Hororata), 44 at 475; W. Allen (Cass Bay), 42 at 46s 6d. TWO-TOOTH EWES Onlv five pens of two-tooth ewes were included in the these sold from «8s to 82s 6d. Again Watson and Topp, fore with sales of ■ Corriedales at 82s 6d and 795.

Among sales were:— New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of £ an k erk> “PL H ”L d ,' on account of G. Reed (Woodend), 20 at 74s?W. J. J. Warwick (HawardCDaigetyaand Company sold: on account of Watson and T „°F p i d Ltd ' (Waipara), 173 at 68s to 82s 6d. OLDER EWES There was an increased yarding of older ewes, but many ,ot ‘hem wterte barely useful farmers preening sheep. For anything worth while, however, the demand was strong at rates fully up to th®se ruling > a ‘ el yRest old ewes realised from 55s to 64s with good at 42s 6d to 51s, and old' and unattractive made from 30s tn 38s P B. B. Nixon, Rakanui, Kaikoura, headed the market with 66 four-year halfbreds carrying a nice showing of wool, making 645. Three other lots of Rakanui sheep fetched 60s an 495. At the comparable sales last year old ewes were selling to ab Two, 6 °four and six-tooth ewes fetched mainly from 51s to 60s at yesterday’s sale. Sales of old ewes included: —

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury, sold: on account of W. J. J. Warwick (Hawarden) 88 four, six and right-tooth 2was at 54s 6d; J. W. Wise (Leeston), 11. at 32s 6d. A National Mortgage and Agency, sold: on account of A. Johnson (Bromley), 215 at 30s 6d to 53s 6d, R B Henderson (Rotherham), 71 at 33s 6d; C. Acland (Camp Bay), 150 at 51s to 61s 6d; estate J. K. McFarlane (Parnassus), 71 at 39s 6d; E. P King (Waipara). 188 at 38s 6d. Pyne, Gould. Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of North Canterbury client 283 sound-mouth halfbred ewga at 30s to 41s; H. R. Wilson (Cheviot), 80 sound-mouth ewes at 39a: North Canterbury ®l>«rat 40 Bve-year-old ewee at fta to 49a M;

P. B. B. Nixon (Kaikoura)., 2«2 August-ahom four-year-old hMfbred ewes at 49s to Ma; A. M. Parker yn u v , L a 'Mv& ws.uV, ewes at 365. < Dalgety and Company. Ltd., sold: on account of Watson and __ To PP’ Ltd (Waipara). 96 at 35s to 37s 6d; A. D. F. Neill (Hawarden), 135 at 35s M to 375; clients. 112 at 4ta M to 555; 143 at 31s to 35e Od; 209 at 51s to 59s* There wis a negligible offering of wethers, which sold from about 51s to 82s Bd. BURNSIDE (New Zealand Press Association) DUNEDIN. January 22. For the second week in succession the numbers of fat sheep penned at Burnside were below butchers’ requirements today. Hoggets and wethers rose a further 7s to Bs. and some of the light quality wethens ordinarily bought by graziers were bought today by butchers. Ewes up only 2s or so on last week’s figures, were still 5s to 6b above schedule rates. A smaller offering ot lambs, mostly ordinary Sorts, was sought by freezing works buyers at up to schedule rates. Freezing lambs fell Is to Is 6d a head because of . the drop in the export schedule, but butchers lambs sold freely at Up to 78s Id. The fat cattle market opened at arm fate, and improved to the extent ot £2 to £X a head. Lighter weight beasts Were particularly in demand. _ . „ Quotations Fat . cattle: prime heavy bullocks, £52 7a 6d to £54 7s 6d, prime £46 7s 6d to £49 17s 6d. medium £42 7s 6d to £45 17s 6d, light £33 7s_6d to £3B 17s 8d; prime/neavy heifers £34 2s 6d to £37 2s 6d, medium £2B 178 6d to. £3l 7s 6d, light from £25 7s 6d; prime cows £29 17s 8d to £32 7s 6d. medium £24 7s 6d to £27 7s 6d.

Fat sheep: prime hoggets to 87s Id, medium 78s Id to 83s Id, light from 56s Id; prime young wethers to 89s Id, medium 78s Id to 81s Id, light from 58s Id; prime full-mouth wethers to 78s Id. medium 65s Id to 70s Id. light from 50s; prime heavy ewes to 395. prime 32s Id to 35s Id, medium 24s Id to 28s Id; fat lambs, extra good prime lambs to 78s Id, prime 59s Id to 63s Id, medium 55s Id to 58s Id. light from 45s Id.