ADDINGTON MARKET SOUND SALE FOR MOST STORE SHEET

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28552, 3 April 1958, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET SOUND SALE FOR MOST STORE SHEET

Chatham Island Romneys were a feature of the yardings in the two-tooth ewe, older ewe and wether sections of the store sheep sale at Addington yesterday. An attractive class of stieep, they sold rea'dilv at good rates. The market for store lambs continued on a good note with values at least on a par and possibly slightly better than late rates. Romneys predominated in the two-tooth department with tlie best class Chathams sheep selling fully up to best late rates at from £5 to £5 Ils. Older ewes with a row of teeth met a rather belter sale. The yarding totalled 13.589 head compared with 19.2X5 last month and was made up of 5160 lambs. 1466 two-tooth ewes, 5712 older ewes and 1251 wethers.

Star* Limbs 1 Pr.res m the store lamb section w*re from firm to a shade better b than ruling rates with a good derr.ar.d for quality stock. There was a reductics in the number of entries —5lBO coming forward, compared with T 371 last week—and there was I an almost total absence of small and roufh Lines. Some very r>od quality lambs were offered and. m general, the average lambs sold were of shEhtly better quality than last week. Shorn iambs in good condi--1 ion brought good pneesIThe market was topped by P Walker ‘Wißcwbyi. who got 63s for 100 well-woclled Romney ewe iambs, and 172 Romney ewe lambs offeree by D M McCreadj Rakaia Gorge* brought up to 625. with 80 selling at that figure. Wether lamb* sold up tc 45s for a truck of 88 sold on account of Lawrence Brothers ’Hawarden*. the two remaining trucks ■ selling for 41s Values were Best wether lambs. 40s 6d to 455. Medium wether lambs. 32s to 3&s. Light, 2Es to 3€s. Best ewe lambs. s&s to 635. Mecium ewe lambs. 43s 6d to 52s 6d. Light. 24$ to 41s. (Sales included:— Pyne. Gould Guinness Ltd. sold on account of L Payne Sprrngstoc'. 25 wether iambs at Xs; E L Hiatt »Limestone Hill*’. 34 wether lambs at 36s 6d. 74 ewe lambs at 45s 6d: H. T Grigg tCascade*. 183 ewe lambs at 34s to 4-is 6d. J R Stanbury iLittle River*. 86 mixed sex lambs at Ms 6d to 33st J. J Smith iKaikourai. » ewe lambs at 33s 6d. IX wether lambs at 33s 6d to Sr. M. K. Young (Kaflroura*. 72 wether lambs at 3&; Davaar. Ltd Motunau*. M lambs at 36s id; H. Banks iPaparua). SI lambs at 41s. P L. Hammond (Birdlmg's Hat*. X ewe lambs at 48s; A. S. McGtfTert * Sefton i. 90 wether lambs at 42*. National Mortgage and Agency, Ltd-, sold: on account of R. V Collier (Annat*. 140 wether iambs at 39s to 425. J. W Ttnmswood Purau*. 136 wether lambs at 36s to 40* «d Dajgety and Company. Ltd, sold on account of G. Lockingtoo fßeefionl. 41 lambs at 38s; F F. Dixon Amberiey*. X lambs at 3fts; R. and M. N. L. GaDetley Whitecliffs*. 188 .ambs at 28* to 445; M. Ford ‘Marsden,. 98 lamb* at Ms to 38s 6d and 73 ewe lam hr at 48*; S. C, E. M . and R. K. Heard -Hawk Hills-. 19! -ambs at X* to 36s 6d. H_ C. A Sidey tHawarden’. M lambs at 4Cs 6d. S. H. Sykes -Menzies Bay:. £7 Down cross lambs at 355: J. Dick and Son »Greymoudxi. 80 wether iambs at 40s 6d; Lawrence Brothers < Hawarden*. >47 wether lambs at 41s to 455; D. M. McCready Raka:a Gorge*. 172 Romney cross ewe Lambs at Ste 5d to 62*. H Matson and Company, sold: on account of estate A. Harper ’Lees Valley*. 119 lambs at 41s; L. Cooper (Ashburton* 219 lambs at 33s to 38s Cd New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-tive Assodation. Ltd, sold on account of L W. Curry (Kaituna*. 81 ; -ambs at 39* 6d and S 3 shorn iambs a? 375; estate W, Comgal Pigeon Bay*. 40 lambs at 375; Brookda t Estate iParuasraxi, 197 ewe lambs I at 40* to Ms; J. B Constable (Oxford*. 99 ewe lambs at 43* Cd to 4Cr. P. Walter (Wutowby). MO Rom. I n» ewe lambs st C3s; E. S. Waikart-. 80 ewe lambs at 525; P. G. Cunningham (Tai Tapu*. 169 shorn wether iambs at as Cd to 33s Cd. New Zealand Loan and Mercan -! tlie Agency Company Ltd- soid oc aceour.t Of F. BL Davison ) Culverden). 100 ewe lambs at 4S*s to 52s M: J H. Da risen tCulverden*. 144 ewe lambs at 44* to 46*; J A. Vali*Dce tWoodend . 43 shorn wether amb* at 33s Cd; W. J. Monk Kokatahi*. Ivfi wether lambs at 3&s sd; G. S. Cook (Kaikanuii. 26 wether ambs at 325: L. R. C. Macfariane I Cuiverdeni. 53 mixed sex iambs at 4us. Two-tooth Ewes In a smaller yarning of two-tooth ewes—the tally was down from 1771 Last week to 1166 there was a good .epresentation of Chatham Isianr and Southland Romney 3 . The Chathams sheep were in rather attractive condition, being big framed and carrying a fair fierce of wool ana. for the best of these there was a I ready demand at £5 to £5 11*. wnier ls about in accord with best late rates. The pxk of tne Southland sheep, which last week mace up to '■ £*. sold within the same range as ne island* sheep and there was some feeling that they might have been a shade easier For the best of the Romneys pneew ranged from £5 to £5 ILs. witn. ether* at 81s to 9C*. In the fine, wool sectxei the pack of the cheep . on offer realised from 74s to Cis. with other* at 50s to FTs. Top price of the two-too2i sale; was £5 ILs which was paid to J ; L Kennedy • Puxerau > for 6*l Rom-1 ncys and to S. J. W. Gregory-Bunt Pin Island- for 41 of the same. creed. Mr Kennedy l2O at £5 €» to £5 11* and Mr Gregoryhunt * Lne of 208 range-- from 86* H Gregory-Hunt «Pitt island a_so nad 111 Romoeys at £5 7s to £5 fe Among sale* of two-tooths were Daigety and Company. Lid. sold , or. account of J. L. Kennedy Puke>rua». 170 Romney* at £5 «s to £5 Ils; Mrs V. M Cooper ana Son • icrmore'. 50 at 56* Pyne. Gould. Guinnesk Ltd-, sold cn aceour.t of S. J. W. GregoryHunt ’Pitt Island’. 2W Romney ewes at 86s to £5 Ils; H. Gregory-Hur.•. Pitt Uxand*. 11» Romney ewes at £3 7s to £5 Is; S. E. Patten tKaiuma . 34 ewe* at 83s; W. A. Palmer 1 ißakaia-. 70 ewes at 725. Ashburton[ client. 60 ewes at £5 7s. New Zealand Farmers' Cc-opera- < Uve Assocxatiou. soid. oa account of K. F. Chambers . South□ridge». 6S at 675. Mackay Bros • Gore*. 68 at £5. Nabonal Mortgage and Agency. Ltd, sold: on account of w. J. tx.eemann Soutr.nnoge. 38 at 595. Sou’.rlacd eiier.t, 63 Romneys at £5 ss; estate J. W. Brych iMctunau . 56 at 53t Older Ewes The feature of the older ewe market was also the snowing of Cha mam Island sheep, w hich were weil grown ar.d weil woolied. and again commanded a ready sale at' values slightly better Lian late rates At 9034 r.ead the oid ewe entry was' about 33*» read sbort of last week s selection. On the whole, with the Chatham Islands sheep, trie selection was probably of rafter better quality and for any sheep with a reasonable row of teeth the market was somewhat stronger In fact there seemed to be quite a strong buying power I about the sale, although the galier*. following the sale w as not an unduly large one. For tne best of the old ewes values ranged from 6ts to 70* 6c. witx? good class ewe? at sds to average 4Cs to 475. and often.- down to Xs Values ranged up to Tte 6d for 63 Rornneys from S. J \\. GiegcrvHunt (Pitt Island* and the same , vendor sold another 6C at 70s. Mr H. A. Hunt (Pitt Island soid the tops of a line of 338 Romneys, which had been mated with Romnev rams last month, at up to fife, and H Gregory-Hunt (Pitt Island*, had 115 I ewes at 6&s Representative sales included Natxcr.ai Mortgage and Agency. Ltd. soid: on Account of J F .Warden ’Stillwater . 40 at 325. C ' (Smith ißiccartoa*. S 3 at 375; L. Pan-g 1

nell (Rangtora*. 57 in-lamb ewe* at 3fis; South Canterbury cheat, 223 at sds to 565; C. Day tCashmere*. 97 ir.-lamb ewe* at 455. Pyne. Go-Id. Guinness Ltd. sold Gregory-Hunt (Pin Romney «« at 56s to i, UT Gretwy-Hunt (Pin ? < L R<^ nn * y ewe * at ®« to: Ttte 6d: North Canterbury client. 161 ewes at 62s to 645. S. A. Clarke Rowley Mile* 122 ewes at 47* 6d to 50*: R. Lunbnck i Ashburton i 50 ewes at 40*; A. S Westland (Chev- »*>.. <8 ewes at 355; Birch Hill Statkwj, 80 Merino ewes at New Zealand Farmers' Co-opera-uve Assoctanoc. Lid- sold: on account of L. •W. Cume iKaxtuna*. 34 at «si T. E. Elboa (Chevioth 107 at| ♦4s; J. Upntchard (Domett*. 91 ewes a: 465; estate W. CorrigaH (Duvaucrelle*. 54 at 48s; F. J. Heron Ohoka*. 150 at 445. H Matson and Company sold: cn 1 account of Eskhead Station ■ Hawarden». 312 Menno* at 15s; G. Capsuck (Waiaui. 70 at 425. Dalgety and Company. Ltd- sold: on account of estate C. E. and G. S Bea ven l4O five-year at 34$ •o 375; H. A. Hunt *Pitt island.’. 358 Romneys at 52s to 59$ J A. Courage Amberley’. 142 at 47s to 48s: Mrs M. J. McAc m (Cheviot*. 90 at 27s to S€s; H. V Smishail (Waiau* 54 at 475; estate B Murray-Aynslev Mount Algidus). 148 Merino at 16s to 2Jfe. W ETHERS There was an increased representation of wethers, including a line of between 400 and 5X two-tooth halfbreds from T. and J Barrett The Poplars». These sold from 51* 6d to 64$ Top pr.ee of the sale was Sfts for 56 Romneys out cf a line of 116 two and three-shear Remnevs from S. J. W Gregory-Hunt (Pin t lalandk The best of the wether offering soid at «T« to 6*s. with others at 51s to 595. These values were slightly m advance of ftose ruling at Last week's sale. Pyne. Gould. Gumne** Ltd. sold: on account of C. L. E. Wilks (Mount Ova!i. 210 two-teeth wethers at 51$ to 53$ 6d; R. E Hiatt * Culverden». r 78 two-tooth wethers at 6d; A D Fox and Son * Foxdown >. ICO twotooths a: sfis: S J. W Greeory-Hunt Pitt Island*. 116 two and threeshear wethers at *4« to 6fe New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association. Lid. so’d: or. account of J Upntchard ’Domett). 24 two-tooths at 61»: Brookdale Rotate ’Parnassus*. TO two-tooths at 62$ Dalaety and Companv. Ltd . sold on aecc'-nt of T and J. Barrett Lewis Pass-. 463 two-tooth wether? at 51s «d to Ms. H. Matson and Company sold: on account of Eskhead Station *Hawarden >. 77 aged Mermc* at 18*. RAM SALE There was an entry of 122 head ft the ram sale. The offering was generally cf a tan end of fte season type and for the ciass of animal being presented the sale was a reasonably good one. Top price was 24 guineas paid for three South-down-Border cross one-shear rams from E. C. SurckeH ■ Brookside*, i which made from 3E gumeas up-: w-ards. Again many cf the rams on offer fetched only a guinea or two.