ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle And Fat Wether Values Improve

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28823, 18 February 1959, Page 8

ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle And Fat Wether Values Improve

Values for prime young fat wethers improved by several shillings at Addington Market yesterday, and with the stronger demand brought about by a shortage of heavy lambs, and a not over-plentiful supply, buying strength improved for other wether classes of quality, but plainer types were still not sought. r

Fat ewe values weakened and the market did not reflect the recent schedule change. Demand was slacker and buyers selective.

Fat cattle prices improved above late rates in the 1 closing stages of the side for best quality but for the ' unfinished types there was little inquiry. Store cattle j met a weaker market with generally lower values. !

FAT LAMB* There was a smaller yarding of fat lambs, only 516 coming forward, compared with 1038 last week, and a large proportion of these were light and unfinished sorts not suited to the butchering trade. For the prime heavy quality lambs there was a ready demand, and these sold at a premium of about 2s up on last week's rates.

The tone of the market tended to be blunted by the store quality types, which were not wanted, and what lambs of this class were sold went to grazier interests, but for the better classes there was a free sale. The top price of 66s Id was gained by F. C. Pavelka (Oxford), and sales at 64s Id were made by R. Mathers (Rangiora), C. Logan Freeman (Aylesbury), and Ryan Bros. (Rotomanu). Mrs J. R. Telford (Seftop) sold one pen at 63s Id. Values were:— Extra prime heavy butchers' lambs, 60s Id to fifis Id. Prime medium lambs, 50s Id to 56s Id. Prime light lambs, 40s Id to 49s Id. ( Others, down to 30s Id. Sales included:— National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of C. Logan Freeman (Aylesbury), 92 at 49s Id to 64s Id; Mrs .J. R. Telford (Sefton), 60 at 30s. Id to 63s Id; N. White (Halswell), 4 at 49s Id; R. Mathers (Rangiora), 21 at 40s Id to 64s id; F. C. Pavelka (Oxford), 15 at 60s Id to 66s Id; C. Dungey (Lyttelton), 14 at 36s Id; Ryan Bros. (Rotomanu), 78 at 43s Id to 64s Id; H. L. Washbourne (LOeston), 15 at 43s Id to 53s Id; R. {X- Wane (Tai Tapu), 2 at fils Id; W. L. Gabbie (Southbridge), 21 at 37s Id to 51s Id; estate A. Weaver (Rakaia), 31 at 5Cs Id to 56s Id; Mrs D. M. Harkers (Doyleston), 15 at 34s Id to 48s Id. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on s account of M. Kerr (Chertsey). 1 at 52s Id; N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst), 4 at 49s Id to 51s Id; T. Dredge (Manila), 64 at 46s Id to 54s Id; M. J. Meyer (Motukarara), 3 at 56s Id. FAT SHEEP With the smaller yarding of heavy fat lambs, some of the buying power was transferred to the prime young wether class, and values showed a definite firming. The fat sheep market had a larger entry of 3613, compared with 2127 last week, but quality was generally lacking. Many of the sheep penned showed the adverse effects of the drought, and this

did little to enhance the demand for the lighter and plainer classes. With the stimulus given to the younger prime wethers by the shortage of lambs and the increased demand, the rest of the wether section benefited, particularly for the better sorts. All classes showing quality firmed by 3s to 4s a head, and in some cases more, and older wethers werebetter by up to 2s. Heavyweights and unfinished Wethers were again hard to sell, and.'values were little changed. In the ewe section the market opened easier with the best quality sheep back by up to 4s a head and medium-weights by about; is fid to 2s cheaper. - Lighter classes were hard to sell, and old an« tallowy ewes met.little inquiry. Some pens of outstanding quality held almost to late rates. The market was; topped by F. at ® 7 ® In the ewe section 77s Id, part of his line of 30 which made from 71s .Id upwards. A sale i at 71s Id was made by B. Doig (Chertsey) and Oakley Bros. (Rai kaia) sold a line of 19 which brought from 68s Id to 69s Id. I. T. Reid (Springston) sold a pen at ,68s Id and R. Sutherland (Rangiora) had a , sale at 67s Id. In . the ewe section tiie top price bf 32s id was gained 11 by :J. S. Bowker (Amberley) with L a line of 19 whieh sold from 31s ; Id. C. Logan Freeman (Aylesbury) I sold a pen at 30s id and O. X Osborne (Doyleston) had a sale at 28s Id. I Values were:— » . . * E £-s ra .? rtlne y oun « wethers. 65s Id to 77s Id. . medium wethers, 88s Id to ■ ld Prtn ie light wethers, 47S Id to 56s Old and heavy wethers, 38s Id to 45s Id. Extra prime butchers* ewes, 23s 1 Id to 28s Id, with odd sales up to 32s Id. Prime medium ewes, 19s Id to 22s • ' Id. Prime light ewes, 12s Id to 18s t Id Others, down to 6s Id. Old and tallowy ewes, 12s Id to 16s Id. Sales included:— Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: ’ on account of L. E. Pain (Cheviot), • 52 ewes at 9s Id to 235; Doug. I Reid (Oxford), 32 ewes at 18s Id to i 22s Id; I. T. Brown (Motukarara), ■ 47 ewes at 10s Id to 20s Id; E. G. , Saunders (Oxford), 31 ewes at 19s Id t to 20s Id; W. J. Montgomery ’ (Southbridge). 20 wethers at 42s Id • to 58s Id and 2 wethers at 50s Id i New Zealand Farmers* Co-op. Association, Ltd., sold: on account of R. X Whyte (Waipara), 33 ewes at 17s Id to 20s Id: I. A. and J. H. Graham (Horrelville), 66 ewes at 19s Id to 21s Id; J. Perham (Oxford), 23 ewes at 19s Id; T. L. Lucas (Methven), 32 ewes at 19s Id to 23s Id and 9 wethers at 59s Id; O. J. Osborne (Doyleston), 23 ewes at 23s Id to 28s Id: D. and L. McLauchlan (Methven), 64 Wethers at 47s Id to 56s Id; 3. Harrison (Oxford), 51 wethers at 48s Id to 56s Id; S. 3 and N. Lovett (Chertsey). 16 weth•rs at 52s Id to 64s Id; C. E. Everest (Oxford), 30 ewes at 19s Id to 21s Id.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of O. Stalker (Woodend), 5 ewes at 18s Id; B. C. WilSon (Rangiora), 54 ewes at 16s, Id to 19s Id; E. N. Watkins (Rangiora). 22 ewes at 21s Id; W. K. Eason (Rotherham), 65 ewes at 17s Id to 21s Id: I. T. Reid (Springston). 35 wethers at 87s Id to 68s Id; J. A. Jamieson (Oust), 10 wethers at 59s Id; B. Doig (Chertsey), 38 wethers at 63s Id to 71s Id; Oakley Bros. (Rakaia), 19 wethers at 68s Id to 69s Id: G. H. Hooper (Rakaia), 6 wethers at 54s Id to 61s Id. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of F. B. Maggon (Rakaia), 60 wethers at 56s Id to 65s Id; C. H. Croft (Lbbum), 2F wethers at 56s Id to. 87s Id; R. G. Copland (Rakaia), 20 wethers at 64s Id to 65s Id: R- Taverner (Geraldine), 30 wethers at 71s Id to 77b Id; D. J. Stewart (Rakaia), 40 wethers at 57s Id to 64s Id; F. A. Roberts (Loburn), 28 wethers at 43s Id to 47s Id and 31 ewes at 19s Id to 23s Id; J. A. Hadfield (Leeston), 14 wethen at 54s Id to 61s Id and 7 ewes at 18s Id; G. Tuuta (Loburn), 25 wethen at 46s Id to 50s Id; Mrs M. Morrisoh (Little River). 18 wethen at 39s Id to 61s Id; P. L. Hammond (Btrdling's Flat), a 21 wethen at 52s Id: G. Lancaster, Jun. (Springston), 13 wethen at 63s id to 67s Id; C. McCaskey (Waipara), 19 wethen at 66s Id; C. J. Woods (Lincoln), 28 wethen at 50s Id to 61s Id; estate W. K. McAlpine (Spye), 10 maiden ewes at 43s Id to 455. Id and 5 wethers at 50s Id; estate A. Weaver (Rakaia), 11 wethen at 59s Id to 64s Id: estate W. H. Montgomery (Little River), 21 wethen at 49s Id to 56s Id; H. R. McDonald (Springston), 20 wethen at 45s Id to 63s Id; T. Redmond (Belfast), 21 ewes at 20s Id to 22s Id; D G. Macfarlane (Parnassus), 70 ewes at 13s Id to 20s Id; J. S. Bowker (Amberley), 19 ewes at 31s Id to 32s Id; X A. Baxter (Darfield), 15 ewes at 20s Id; T. J. Somerville (Templeton), 15 ewes at 13s Id to 19s Id; estate A. Weaver (Rakaia). 11 wethers at 59s Id to 64s Id; J. D. Geddes (Springston), 20 ewes at 6s Id to National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of G. W. Crispen (Waiau), 11 ewes at 19s Id and 24 wethers at 52s Id; Mrs J. R. Telford (Sefton), 29 ewes at 12s Id to 25s Id; H. G. Petrie (Woodend), 10 ewes at 29s Id and 20 wethers at 53s Id to 64s Id; S. E. Boyce (Rakaia), 23 ewes at 21s Id to 25s Id; R. C. Wright (Ashley), 73 wethers at 64s Id to 65s Id; J. Brown (Culverden). 97 wethers at 58s Id to 66s Id; Martin and Blatch rOxford). 71 wethers at 55s Id to 64s Id: M. G. Wilson and Son (Rolleston) 15 wethers ,at 54s Id to 60s Id; R. White (Halswell), 25 ewes at 17s Id to 21s Id; R. J. Wane <Tai Tapu), 23 ewes at 17s Id to 19, Id: S. T. Ashworth (Sefton), 28 ewes at 20s Id to 25s Id; F. Perry (Halswell), 64 ewes al; 20s Id to 23s Id; Buchanan-Hay (Little River), 21 wethers at 64, Id to 55s Id* P Davidson (Rolleston), 6 wethers at 63s Id and 23 ewes at Xs Id to 22s Id; A. W. Hunter (West Melton). 20 ewes at 21s Id; J F Doak (Horrelville), 33 wethers at 52s Id to 58s Id; R. Sutherland (Rangiora). 34 wethers at 65s Id to 67s Id; Pearson Bros. (Lincoln), 30 wethers at 47s Id to 50s Id; C Logan Freeman (Aylesbury), 22 ewes at 26s Id to 3Qs Id.

FAT CATTLE After an opening at full late rates the fat cattle market firmed for the best quillty stock towards the end of the sale and values rose by about 30s a head over all. The entry of 476 was larger than last week, when 459 were offered, but contained a large proportion of unfinished cattle not suited to trade requirements and Indicative of the pressure on .some properties to quit stock because of the drought. These were hard to selk and attracted little interest, being bought by grazier intop quality beasts it was a sound sale, and this was found eoually In steer, heifer and cow Metlons. There was a reasonably good attendance of buyers. Steen made up to £63 12, Bd. which was paid for a single beast from G. m. Robertwn ( A !_bburton) and D. McLean (Waiau) had a sale at

Hn|> < C C WelU (Oxford) received taS 1 £4O 7s Vd to *47 13, 6d tor hi, i 11 young Shorthorn steen. < Four heifer, from W. H. Moore : and Son (Hickory) realised £46 2s 6d. and I. T. Reid (Springston) made a Mie at 6&' f; and J. 1 Burrows (Atarau), * , acid the tope OLtheir at £4l 17, 6d. For 1 coin the top Was £47 17s 6d, 1 paid to G \Stackhou» (Waiau), and.a second .cow from ‘the same i vendor changed hands it £44 12s 6d. ; A. G. Sinuaon_hsd, g/sale st £46 git^ l «a‘-W*»e .made by F. and J. D. Cox

PrtamrMavy steer beef made. £6 12s '6d .MUf. . 1001 b. prime medium stear baet £6 11e to *7 10«, and Plain and Ught steer beet £8 5s to £6.108 to £6 17s 6d. . ’ Values were:— - -I* 11 ®® ■tbers, £53 2s 6d to £63 19s 6d. Prime medium steers, £44 7s 6d to £5l 17g 6d. <SB 121 M and light steers, down to £25 Extra prime heifers, £4l 17s 6d to £46 2s 6d, Prime medium heifers, £34 17s 6d to £» 17s 6d. Prime heavy cows, £4l 17s fid to £47 17s fid. Prime medium cows, £33 17s fid to £39 12s fid. Prime and light cows, £26 17s fid to £32 7s M. Sales included:— Dalgety and Company Ltd., sold: on account of F. Brice (Culverden), I steer at £25 7s 6d, 1 heifer at £27 17s fid, and 5 cows at £35 2s fid to £43 17s fid; P. A. Inkson (Omihi), 5 heifers at £24 17s 6d to £39 12s 6d; I. T. Vah Asch (Muller Station), 1 steer at £47 12s 6d, 1 cow at £33 2s fid, and 3 heifers at £23 12s 6d; account client, 39 cows at £3l 17s 6d to £43 12s 6d; T. E. Nolan (Whataros), 1 steer at £3B 17s 6d, 3 heifers at £35 2s fid to £37 2s fid, and 3 cows at £29 2s fid; G. Leggoe (Ikamatua), 9 steers at £36 12s 6d to £46 17s fid; J. D. Cox (Ashburton), 4 steers at £39 17s fid to £46 17s fid, and 1 cow at £42 17s fid; P. and X Burrows (Atarau), 5 heifers at £37 12s 6d to £4l 17s 6d, and 3 cows at £35 17s fid to £37 17s 6d; A. G. Simpson, 1 cow at £46 12s 6d; G. L. Johns (Culverden), 14 steers at £44 2s 6d to £57 12s 6d; C. C. Wells (Oxford), II baby beef at £4O 7s 6d to £47 12s. 6d, and 1 heifer at £29 7s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of C. 6. Donald (Bullock Hill). 22 steers at £46 7s fid to £59 7s A. PrenderSast (Tai Tapu), 15 steers at £33 17s d to £36 12s 6d; D. McLean (Waiau), 1 steer at £6l 7s 6d, and 1 cow at £32 7s 6d; G. C< Smith (Hororata), 5 steers at £32 17s 6a. and 2 cows at £3O 12s fid to £39 7s 6d; estate E. Gardner (Eastcote), 4 steers at £4l 17s fid; C. J. Stackhouse (Waiau), 2 cows at £44 12s fid to £47 17s 6d; R. D. Parson (Parnassus), 4 heifers at £24 12s 6d to £39 7s fid, and 2 cows at £2B 7s fid; F. McGuigan (Chertsey), 5 steers at £2B 12s fid to £45 2s fid. and 2 cows at £3O 2s fid to £3O 12s 6d: Mrs A. S. Wakelin (Little River), 8 heifers at £25 17s 6d to £26 7s 6d; J. W. Barker (Brooklands), 2 heifers at £23 7s fid, and 3 cows at £24 2s 6d to £2B 12s 6d; S. Henderson (Ataahua), 1 cow at £44 2s 6d; M. Mcßride (Whataroa), 9 steers at £3B 2s 6d to £4O 12s 6d; F. D. Wall (Hari Hari), 8 steers at £34 17s 6d to £49 2s 6d.

New Zealand Farmers* Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold: on account of Mrs C. E. O'Loughlin (Bennetts), 3 steers at £53 2s fid to £57 12s fid and 1 hetfer at £39 17s 6d, R. Moore (Barry’s Bay), 9 cows at £34 2s fid to £39 2s 6d; W. Leonard (Kaiapoi), 10 steers at £44 2s fid to £44 12s 6d; J. S. Ryan (Tai Tapu). 8 18-month steers at £3l 7s fid to £35 128 fid; K. E. V. Watson (Summerhill), 12 cows at £27 7s fid; A. H. .Pearce and Son (Coutts Island), 5 •cows at £32 7s fid; W. A. Foster (Parnassus), 4 heifers at £36 2s fid to £36 17s 6d and 3 cows at £33 17s 6d to £37 12s 6d; A. D. Oliver (Hororata), 1 cow at £4l 17s fid. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of G. M. Robertson (Ashburton), 1 steer at £63 12s fid; Nee's Estate (Methven), 2 cows at £29 12s 6d and 1 heifer at £32 2s fid; I. T. Reid (Springston). 1 heifer at £44 7s fid; N. K. Hurst (Rakaia), 3 cows at £2B 17s fid to £36 12s fid. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd. sold: on account of H. Fitzsimmons (Greta Vale), 3 steers at £39 12s 6d, 1 cow at £39 17s 6d, and 17 heifers at £26 12s fid to £29 12s fid; W. Acton Adams (Tlpapa), 32 steers at £33 12s fid to £43 2s fid and 1 heifer at £36 17s fid; Glens of Tekoa Estate (Culverden), 5 heifers at £33 17s fid, 1 steer at £37 12s fid, and 7 cows at £3O 2s 6d to £3B 2s fid; G. P. Wilkie (Omihi), 5 heifers at £23 17s fid to £3O 17s fid; I. C. Stanbury (Little River), 8 steers at £46 2s fid to £5O 2s fid; K. and L. Brosnan (Fernside), 6 steers at £4B 12s fid to £54 7s 6d; Mrs N. K Macfarlane (Little River), 5 steers at £43 2s 6d to £49 2s fid; J. F. Cracroft Wilson (Cashmere), 10 steers at £5O 2s 6d to £54 17s fid; W. H. Moore and Son (Hickory), 5 steers at £55 2s fid to £55 7s fid and 4 heifers at £46 2s fid. STORE CATTLE Nearly 400 head were yarded In the store cattle sale, compared with 425 last week, and the entry included several pens of good quality Aberdeen Angus steers and heifers. There was a large proportion of boner cows and mixed bred cattle. For the boner cattle the sale appeared to remain firm on last week’s values, but for the balance there was a. definite easing of between 30s and 40s a head. The sale was followed by a smaller gallery, and no outside competition was evident. Demand was slacker than last week. Best Aberdeen Angus and cross two-and-a-half-year steers made from £32 3s fid to £34 3s fid and good from £26 13s fid; heifers of the same age and breed of good quality made from £22 fis to £26 Is; 18months Aberdeen Angus steers sold from £l6 3s fid and heifers from £l4 18s 6d; and mixed and other breed two-year-olds realised £24 fis fid for Galloway steers and £l7 3s fid for heifers, with 18-months Hereford cross steers fetching £lB 13s fid. _ Best heavy boner cows made from £29 18s fid to £33 18s 6d, good boners at £25 3s fid to £29 3s fid, medium at £2O 18s fid to £24 18s fid, Ught and plain at £l5 3s fid to £lB 3s fid. and cull sorts down to £4 18s fid. A line of 20 Aberdeen Angus two and a half-year steers from two Mount Torlesse Station (Springfield) made from £33 3s fid to £34 3s fid, and the Ferniehurst Station (Ferniehurst) received £32 3s fid for 13 Aberdeen Angus steers of the same age. The Glens of Tekoa Estate (Culverden) sold 28 steers of the same breeding and age from £26 13s fid to £33 18s 6d, and 49 similar heifers at £22 6s to £26 Is. '

Sales included: — Pyne. Gould Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of Glens of Tekoa Estate (Culverden), 28 two and a half-year Aberdeen Angus steers at £26 13s 6d to £3B 18s fid, and 49 two and a half-year Aberdeen Angus heifers at £22 6s to £26 Is; Mount Torlesse Station (Springfield), 20 three-and-a-half-year Aberdeen Angus steers at £33 3s 6d to £34 3s 6d; Ferniehurst Station (Ferniehurst), 13 two and a half-year Aberdeen Angus steers at £32 3s fid. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of T. A. Robertson (Akaroa). 7 three-year-old Friesian steers at £3l 8s fid; Seddon client, 9 two-year-old Galloway cross steers at £24 8s fid, 6 two-year-old heifers at £l7 3s fid, and 9 18-tnonths-old Hereford cross steers at £lB 13s fid: D. McLean (Waiau), 5 18-months-old A.A. steers at £l6 3s 6d and 6 18-months-old heifers at £l4 18s fid. BULLS A much quieter tone prevailed in the bull section, and buyers appeared far more cautious in their bidding than last week. The sale lacked animation and values tended to be easier on late rates. The entry was about 40 head and consisted mainly of medium and light-weight bulls. No outstanding prices were paid.

The heaviest of the offering mads from £57 7s fid to £73 7s fid, medium-welghtd at £42 7s fid to £55 17s fid; light and service bulls at £l9 12s fid to £39 12s fid, and small and cull types down to £l3 7s fid. DAIRY CATTLE Although there was a much smaller entry of . dairy . cattle, the market had a disappointingly slack tone, and there was little competition;. Of the yarding of about 35 head the great majority were Friesian heifers and cows. Four advertised registered Friesian cows in good order and close to profit made £39,"47gn5, and 37(£gns, illustrating the limited demand from the gallery. The best of the Friesian heifers made from £42 to £4B (compared with last week’s range of £45 to £55, and odd sales up to £63 10s), medium from £3l to £37. and small and inferior down to £22. Apart from the four cows mentioned above the best* of the cows made from £36 to £45, with the balance realising prices down to £24.

VEALERB There was a much larger entry of very mixed quality in the vealer section which consisted mainly of plain and smaller sorts. From the opening of the sale there was a sound tone fully up to last week's Jood rates, and this was maintained or the better quality, but rough and inferior types eased by 10» to 15s a head as the sale progressed. Although the demand for these was slack, anything with quality sold well throughout. Extra prime large runners .made up to £34 13s fid, prime large runners from £2B 18s fid to £32 13s fid, good runners at £2l 3s fid to £26 3s fid, and others at £l7 3s fid to £2O 8s fid: best quality suckers sold from £l6 8s fid to £22 3s fid, medium suckers at £l3 Ifis to £l5 13s 6d, and small suckers at £lO 3s fid to £l3 3s 6d; large calves realised £ll 6s to £l4 8s 6a, medium calves from £8 3s fid' to £ll 8s fid, small calves from £4 13s fid to £7 3s fid, and bobby and inferior types down to 50s. FAT PIGS The porker entry was. the smallest for several weeks, and quality was much improved. At the beginning of the sale values were better by 2s to 3s a head, and improved as the sale progressed, and over the last two races were up to 5s dearer. The chopper entry was again- large and included three large show sale pigs which made £lB 13s fid each, and the balance of the entry remained firm at late rates. With no outside pigs to hand the bacon entry was the smallest for some time, and the sale was the best so far this season. Values were:— Light and unfinished porkers, 75s to 97s 6d. Medium porkers, £5 14s fid to £6 14s 6d. Heavy porkers, £6 19s fid to £7 12s 6d. Light baconers, £8 4s 6d to £9 4s 6d. Medium baconers, £9 9s 6d to £lO 9s 6d. Heavy baconers, £9 9s fid to £lO 19s fid. Choppers, £5 Is to £l3 18s fid, with odd sales at £lB 13s 6d. STORE PIGS There was a bigger yarding of store pigs with quite a good selection of better class weaners and slips being offered. The sale , was well attended by buyers at the beginning, but the gallery dwindled as the end approached. With the decrease in the number of buyers following the sale the weaner values tended to ease from early firmer , values back to late rates. Prices for other types also showed the . same easing towards the end of. the sale, and m some cases values were 3s to 4s lower than at the opening. Values were:— Small and rough weaners, 10s to 1 2 °Best weaners, 22s to 31S. > Slips. 37s to 48s. Small and medium stores, 45s to "Um BtMM. 79b to W