ADDINGTON MARKET Reduced Competition For? Fat Lambs And Sheep

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28906, 28 May 1959, Page 18

ADDINGTON MARKET Reduced Competition For? Fat Lambs And Sheep

The freezing works stoppage overshadowed markets at Addington yesterday. Reduced competition resulted in sharply easier values in both the fat sheep and fat lamb sections. In the case of fat sheep prices were back by up to 7s or Bs.

Even ’•* the store sheep section the easier market for . t store lambs might have been due to the uncertain outlook for early killing of forward lambs. An air of uncertainty about future killings might also have been a factor in the weaker market for fat cattle and in the store pens the works trouble was reflected in a weaker market for bulls and boner cows.

Apart from the top quality, all classes of fat cattle were easier by 40s to 60s a head. In the store pens while calves met a somewhat better sale adult cattle were no dearer and boner cows cheaper by about 50s a head.

All classes of store lambs were cheaper by 2s to 3s while older ewes and wethers sold at about late rates.

STORE SHEEP The yarding of store sheep totalled 5546, compared with 3706 last week, and comprised 4128 lambs, 94 twotooth ewes, 744 older ewes, and 580 wethers. The offering of store lambs made up the bulk of the store sheep yarding. While a few good pens of mainly small and low-condition sorts were yarded and these did not help the tone of the sale. While a moderate sized gallery followed the sale, it was obvious that there was only limited buying interest, the recent onset of wintery weather not being such as to stimulate much interest in further lamb purchases. Throughout the sale a good few pens failed to reach vendors’ reserve, and over the whole sale there was a sharp slackening in values of from 2s to 3s a head, with the small, poor-condition lamb being very hard to sell indeed. On this occasion the pick of the selection, which have lately been meeting a good inquiry, also suffered a marked decline. The stoppage at the works could possibly have had some effect on these lambs in that buyers may not be able to draft the fat lambs out of their purchases immediately. The wether lamb yarding was easily headed by a notable line of splendidly-grown shorn Romnev three-quarterbred lambs from A. E. Birdling (Lakeview. Birdling’s Flat). A pen of 86 realised 47s and a second cut of 56 fetched 465. These were more than 10s ahead of the best of the rest of the wether lambs. Apart from Mr Birdling’s lambs, good wether lambs sold at 2Ps to 33s 6d, average realised 21s to 275. and small and light Ils to Ife. A small offering of ewe lambs of only ordinary quality sold at no better than wether lamb values apart from a pen of 137 Romneys from C. A. Davis (Balgoniel. which brought 58s. Other ewe lambs ranged • from 20s 6d to 34s fid. Sales included:— New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: on account .of A. E. Birdling (Birdling’s Flat), 142 shorn Romney three-quarterbred lambs at 46s to 475; A. J. Macdonald (Glentul), 116 lambs at 17s to 25s fid.

National Mortgage and Agency. Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of New Zealand and Australian Land Com* pany (Macdonald Downs), 615 wether* lambs at 21s to 31s 6d: A. L. Farnham (Leeston), 205 wether lambs at 27s to 30s; J. J. Esler (Okuku Pass), 21 wether lambs at 15s; J. H. Ensor (Rangiora). 54 wether lambs at 21s to 255; C. W. Hartnell (Balmoral). 51 wether lambs at 17s 6d: L. W. Timperley (Kaiapoi), 18 wether lambs at 20s; T. M. Richards (Hororata), 147 wether lambs at 25s to 265; H. S. Miller (Oamaru), 274 wether lambs at 16s 6d to 235. ' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., sold: on account of Shangri-La Farm Trust (Hororata), 212 wether lambs at 17s to 325; G. Sutherland (Annat), 171 wether lambs at Ils to 20s 6d; estate J. Hughes (Darfield). 132 wether !^" bs at lls to 28s; G- Patton (Orua), 75 wether lambs at 14s: client (Darfield), 145 wether lambs at 255. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on a F c^ un L of w D - Jackman (Cheviot), 81 ewe lambs at 34s 6d: E- * l l2 rp€r » 80 wether 1 a”S 8 •L, a ®L ; cMent - 79 wether lambft at 14s; W. B. Clarkson (Flaxton), 42 we £ er Jamba at 28s: client. 160 wether lambs at 18s to 28s. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: account of W. Deans (Sandown). 57 wether lambs at 20s to 24s 6d. 39 ewe lambs at 20s 6d, and 57 shorn lambs at 9s 6d; D. Anderson (Walau). 23 ewe lambs at 26s 6d: C. A. Davis 7 Romney ewe lambs at 58s: J. Dick and Snn £6 shorn lambs at 2*s to 275; J. C Rodeer (Eth“lton). 66 hal*hred ewe lambs at 2*s 6d, and 87 wether, lambs at 225: A. R. Turnbull and Son (Amberley). 20 lambs at 24s 6dr F. D. Richards (Hororata). 12** wether lambs at 2’s to 33s Rd: H. Downing (Kotuku). 52 lambs at 19s to 28s. r Ewe Sales Only two pens of twp-tooth ewes were included in the selection and these of Romney or Romney cross breeding brought from 38s to 40s. Sales were:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of client, 68 mated Romney ewes at 40s; J. F. Thwaites (Hororata), 26 mated Romneys at 38s. Older ewes also met a difficult market, but the small offering was

generally not of attractive quality. Values generally followed last week’s sale with sheep of doubtful vintage, tupping and low condition hard to sell. Apart from a pen of five-year-old Romneys mated to Southdown and Southdown Border Leicester rams and due about the middle of August, which made 37s 6d, older ewes sold from 16s 6d to about 25s 6d. Among sales were:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of J. A. Gold (Kowai Bush), 89 mated at 24s 6d to 40s; client, 90 mated at 37s 6d. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of W. D. Stewart and Company (The Hossack), 140 ewes at 16s 6d to 225; A. W. Phillips (Hororata), 89 ewes at 25s 6d. A wether yarding of fairly modest proportions sold at about late rates. It consisted mainly of two-tooths, which made from 40s to 44s for the best, from 35s 6d to 36s for average, with others down to 28s. Twenty-four four-tooths from J. Reed (Orari Bridge) headed the sale at 46s and aged wethers sold down to 18s. Representative sales were:— National Mortgage and Agency and H Matson and Company, sold: on account of E. P. Bradley (Loburn), 157 two-tooth wethers at 28s to 41s. Pyne. Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of A. R. Buick (Blue Mountain), 117 two-tooths at 31s 6d; R. D. Elliott (Fairlie), 56 aged at 18s; J Reed (Orari Bridge), 24 twoshear at 465; client, 95 two-tooths at 36s to 445. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of A. R. Turnbull and Son (Amberley), 124 two-tooths at 35s 6d to 40s.

FAT LAMBS The freezing works stoppage brought an immediate air. of uncertainty ,to the fat lamb market and trade competition was limited. With reduced works interest in the section the medium-weight class suffered badly and for light and plainer lambs there was little grazier interest. Quality of the offering, which totalled 1049 compared with 1673 last week, was above average and .under normal conditions should have made for a strengthening of the market, which has been weak in recent weeks.

Best lambs were cheaper by 2s ;to 3s a head and other** classes sold i ’at lower rates. Shorn’ lambs, of which a fair number of excellent quality were yarded, received better attention and the easing for this class was not as great. The improved weather in the last few days resulted in fewer soiled lambs coming forward, but trade buyers were still wary of any stock which might qualify for rejection by abattoirs butchers. The market was' topped by D. Petrie (Rangiora), who sold a pen of seven lambs at 64s Id and a second pen of nine at 63s Id. Sales at 63s Id were also made by R. M. Purvis (Rangiora) and W. L. Agnew (Mananui). Shorn lamb sales were headed by Clarkson Bros. (Methven) with a pen of 13 which sold for 60s Id. Values were:— Extra prime heavy butchers’ lambs, 58s Id to 64s Id. Prime medium lambs, 48s Id to 57s Id. Prime light lambs, 38s rd to 47s Id. Others, down to 32s Id. Best shorn lambs, 53s Id to 60s Id. Average shorn lambs, 46s Id to 49s Id. Sales included: — Dalgety and Company sold: on account of R. J. S. Brice (Hawarden), 24 lambs at 40s Id to 47s Id; H. G. Stanlake (Waikuku Beach), 60 lambs at 33s Id to 54s Id; H. Downing (Kotuku), 18 at 46s Id; F. Merrin (East Eyreton), 28 lambs at 34s Id to 36s 74; M. S. Sangster (Teremakau), 40 at 40s Id to 43s Id; J. Dick and Son (Greymouth), 31 lambs at 32s Id. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. -Matson and Company, sold: on account of Lynskey Bros. (Yaldhurst), 90 at 48s Id to 59s Id; A. E. Herbert (Waipara), 35 at 38s Id to 55s Id; R. C. Wright (Ashley), 47 shorn at 48s Id to 53s Id; W. J. Patterson (Lakeside), 13 at 58s Id; T. M. Richards (Hororata), 16 at 43s Id to 52s Id; D. Petrie (Rangiora), 46 at 57s Id to 64s Id; J. H. Ensor (Okuku), 17 at 45s Id; T. E. M. Brooks (Brookside), 24 at 53s Id to 61s 1$; W. L. Agnew (Mananui), 56 at 51s Id to 63s Id; T. Molloy (Tainui), 18 at 42s Id to 49s Id; T. S. Craw and Sons (Chorlton), 13 at 33s Id to 45s Id; Stephens and Reader (Hokitika), 83 at 39s Id, B. J. Evans (Ashburton), 35 at 47s Id to 53s Id. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold; on account of estate A. Weaver (Rakaia). 22 at 58s Id to 60s Id; A. J. Breading (Rakaia), 81 at 47s Id to 56s Id; W B. Clarkson (Flax Hills). 22 at 37s Id to 45s Id; G. Dee (Kaikoura), 18 at 48s Id.; Clarkson Bros. (Methven). 24 shorn at 57s Id to 60s Id; A. McL. Stewart (Scargill), 35 at 44s Id to 52s Id. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold: on account of H. J. Taylor (Oxford), 11 at 57s Id; A. E. Birdling (Birdling’s Flat), 86 shorn at 46s to 49s Id and 37 at 49s Id to 62s Id; J. H Stevens (Rakaia), 34 shorn at 54s Id to 56s Id; R. M. Purvis (Rangiora), 15 at 57s Id to 63s Id. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency -Company, Ltd., sold: on account of T. A. Sampson (Loburn), 6 at 53s Id; Mrs K. Barrett (Ataahua), 2 at 52s Id; H. Reddie (Little River), 1 at 52s Id: G. L. Dean (Tai Tapu), 9 at 54s Id to 55s Id; H. W. Farquhar (Culverden), 12 at 56s Id to 59s Id. FAT SHEEP

The fat sheep market opened on a sound note, bolstered to a false level close to last week’s values, with some trade buyers making early purchases for quick delivery to the abattoirs. One main works buyer was not operating and a second buyer, who normally takes a large proportion of the medium and light weight stock offered, was buying on a greatly reduced scale. Other works buyers provided limited competition for these classes. As soon as the initial demand was exhausted the market rapidly eased by about 5s a head for the best sheep and up to 7s or 8s on lighter weights, particularly for ewes, and this trend was continued as the. sale progressed. For the greater part of the sale Only the very choicest pens could command prices within 2s to 3s of last week’s rates. Towards the end demand was practically exhausted and pen after pen failed to attract a bid.

The entry was 5320 head, compared with 3524 last week. Quality was generally good and some top lines were of particularly high standard. The wether market was topped at 67s Id by R. D. Robinson (Ashburton) with a pen of 12, and a second pen of 12 from the same vendor changed hands at 64s Id. D.

McDonald' (GeraMlne) gained 66s Id 'aw, 1 Chilton (Ashburton), and L. C. Banks (Greenpark).

Butchers’ ewes sold up to 35s Id, which was gained by D. G. McGrath (Oxford) and i H. S, Tanner apd Son (Hawarden). * D. L. Robertson (Ashley) spin l pen Of 23 at 33s ,W and sales at 32s Id were made by N. W. Skurr (Oxfdifci). W. Kearns (Ohoka) and J. Meikle (Wroxham). Values were:—

Extra prime young wethers, 59s Id to B7s Id. T Prime medium wethers, 51s Id to 58s Id., Prime light wethers, 41s Id to 50s Id. Extra prime butchers’ ewes, 26s Iff to 35s Id.

Prime medium ewes, 18s Id to 25s Id. Prime light ewes, 16s Id to 17s Id. Sales included.

National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company, sold: on account of R. C. Wright (Ashley), 58 young shorn ewes at 43s Id to 51s Id; J. H. Ensor (Okuku), 17 wethers at 41s Id to 46s Id; D. L. Robertson (Ashley), 23 ewes at 27s Id to 33s Id; Crysail Farm (Cust), 41 ewes at 21s Id; G. H. Lamb (Valetta). 112 ewes at 26s Id to 31s Id; W. Hill (Ashburton), 39 ewes at 26s Id; W. R. E. Booker (Hawarden), 36 ewes at 29s Id; J. A. G. Fulton (Loburn), 26 wethers at 56s Id to 61s Id, 19 young ewes at 61s Id, and 7 ewes at 19s Id; A. V. Reid and Son (Irwell), 46 ewes at 23s Id to 28s Id; E. N. Gray (Rolleston), 50 ewes at 28s Id to 29s Id; N. W. Skurr (Oxford), 61 ewes at 28s Id to 32s Id; G. J. Francis (HaJswell), 80 wehters at 57s Id to 64s Id; J. Logan (Rakaia), 22 wethers at 51s Id to 52s Id; C. H. Brand (Ashburton), 21 wethers at 48s Id to 51s Id; A. G. Beer (Oxford), 19 wethers at 49s Id to 54s Id; R. D. Robinson (Ashburton), 80 wethers at 59s Id to 64s Id; T. M. Richards (Hororata), 28 wethers at 41s Id; J. I. O'Donnell (Killinchy), 29 wethers at 55s Id to 60s Id; J. J. Howard (Oxford). 19 wethers at 42s Id to 45s Id; A. L. Wakelin (Little River), 20 wethers at 50s Id; J. B. Murdoch, and Son (Ashburton). 114 wethers at 45s Id to 60s Id.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of D. McDonald (Geraldine), 60 wethers at 59s Id to 66s Id; E. C. Latter (Kaikoura), 30 wethers at 60s Id to 61s Id; B. F. and M. D.. Rooney (Ashburton), 19 wethers at 52s Id to 55s Id; Z. J. Chilton (Ashburton), 29 wethers at 62s Id to 63s Id, 2 ewes at 30s Id, and 2 maiden ewes at 54s Id; J. Meikle (Wroxham), 55 ewes at 25s Id to 32s Id, and 9 maiden ewes at 44s Id to 48s Id; G. Kilgour (Ashburton), 20 wethers at 58s Id; S. R. M. Farm, Ltd. (Waikuku), 62 wethers at 56s Id to 63s Id; Miss M. M. McHugh (Darfield), 51 ewes- at 24s Id to 26s Id; P. J. Hope (Hawarden). 85 ewes at 24s Id to 29s Id; J A. Gold (Kowai Bush), 19 ewes at 28s Id; estate A. Weaver (Rakaia), 25 ewes at 30s Id to 31s Id;, R. A. Marshall (Springbank), 49 eWes at 24s Id to 26s Id; J. P. Marshall (Springbank), 35 ewes at 25s Id to 27s Id; W. B. Clarkson (Flax Hills). 17 wethers at 53s Id to 58s Id; C ; E. Parkin (Rakaia), 66 ewes at 17s Id to 25s Id; A. McL. Stewart (Scargill), 15 wethers at 60s Id; J. Reed (Otari Bridge). 97 wethers at 51s Id to 58s Id; G. J. Francis (Halswell), 47 shorn maiden ewes at 53s Id to 54s Id; L. C. Banks»(Greenpark), 31 ewes at 20s Id to 22s Id, and 55 wethers at 52s Id to 63s Id; F. Tavener (Geraldine), 38 wethers at 53s Id to 58s Id; W. H. Wilkinson (Ashburton), .31 wethers at 60s Id to 61s Id; D. Dennehy (Springston), 26 eWes at 27s Id to 31s Id; D. W. Kermode (Greenpark), 36 ewes at 23s Id to 27s Id; W. B. Trotter (Temuka), 15 wethers at 42s Id to 56s Id.

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-oper-ative Association, sold: on account of O’Halloran Estate (Glentui), 63 ewes at ; 21s Id to 27s Id; G. L. Russell (Omihi), 14 ewes at 18s Id, 21 wethers at 49s Id; R. J. Mcllraith (Horrelville), 15 ewes at 25s Id to 29s Id; H. J. Taylor (Oxford!, 28 wethers at 44s Id to 55s Id; R. D. Robinson (Ashburton), 70 wethers at 61s Id to 67s Id; A. F. Reesby (Lyndhurst), 50 wethers at 56s id to 59s Id; J. D Clinton (Darfield), -28 wethers at 50s Id to 57s Id. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of estate R. J. Watson (Halkett), 70 ewes at 20s Id to 24s Id; L. G. Cooper (Kaituna), 104 ewes at 22s Id to 29s Id; H. W Farquhar (Culverden), 48 ewes at 24s Id to 31 id; J. G. Lilley and Son (Lyndhurst )< 24 ewes at 21s Id to 26s Id: Crysselles Farm (Cust), 40 ewes at 19s Id to 21s Id; D. R. Barlass (Methven), 81 ewes at 21s Id to 23s Id; T. A Sampson (Loburn), 5 ewes at 27s Id; J. Swarbrick (Kaikoura), 28 wethers at 44s Id to 52s Id; E. J. Finlay (Annat), 22 wethers at 51s Id to 54s Id

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold: on account of estate A. Deans (Morven), 121 ewes at 16s Id to 28s Id: G. M. DtxonUKaiapoi), 52 ewes at 228 Id to 38s Id; H. S Tanner and Sons (Hawarden), 95 ewes at 27s id to 35s id: ■ I. -G. McGrath (Oxford). 80 ewes at Jd jto 35s Id; W. K. Kearns (Ohoka), 42 ewes at 32s Id; Wm. Deans (SandoWn). 16 ewes at 21s. and 39 .'wethers af 43s Id to 47s id; G. F. Middleton (Methven), 26 wethers at 81s Id to fils Id; G. Brown (Coalgate), 16 ewes at, 22s Id; F. Merrin (Kaiapoi), 17wethers at 44s Id to 47s Id; G. M. Dixon (Kaiapoi), 12 wethers at 53s Id to 55s Id; R. J. S. Brice (Hawarden), 8 wethers at 51s Id; J, C. Montgorhery (Somerton), 14 ewes at 27s Id; B. Dawson (Brookside), 15 ewes at 20s Id; various clients, 185 wethers at 41s Id to 59s Id, and 42 young ewes at 36s Id to 50s Id.

I FAT CATTLE The fat cattle entry totalled 549 ; compared with 466 last week. It I included a large selection of steers ’ with a further consignment of south- • ern cattle yarded. Over all the proportion of choice quality was not ’ large. ■ For the best of the cattle prices might be quoted from par to a 1 shade easier, but all the other classes were sharply cheaper by 40s to 60s a head, and in cases more, with some pens failing to find buyers at all. The top price for steers was £56 2s 6d paid , for a Shorthorn from J. E. V. Chapman (Tai Tapu). Another of Mr Chapman’s steers made £55 2s 6d, the second best price Two steers from Glazebrook Farm (Te Pirita) realised £53 12s 6d and the line of seven from this vendor set the good average of £5l 17s 6d. Five steers from E. McIntosh (Southbrook) also sold at from £5O 2s 6d to £5O 12s 6d, and Miss D. P. Greewood (Teviotdale) had a sale at £5O 2s 6d. Mrs B. A. Anderson (Mt. Algidus) had a notable sale for a heifer at £49 17s 6d and another heifer from the Rakaia Gorge Station brought £45 12s 6d. The cow market whs headed by W. M. Skevington (Ashburton) with two selling at £4O 2s 6d. . Prime heavy steer beef made from £5 10s to £6 per 1001 b, prime medium steer beef £6 5s to £6 17s 6d,- and prime light steer beef £5 10s to £6; prime heavy heifer beef, £5 15s to £6 ss, prime medium heifer beef £6 5s to £6 15s, and prime light heifer beef £5 10s to £5 17s 6d, and cow beef £5 5s to £5 15s Values were:— Prime heavy steers, £47 17s 6d to £56 2s 6d. Prime medium steers, £39 2s 6d to £46 7s 6d. Prime and light steers, £3O 7s 6d to £3B 17s fid. Plain and light steers, £23 2s 6d to £29 17s 6d. Extra prime heifers, £39 7s 6d to £4l 7s 6d, with odd sales to £49 17s 6d. Prime heavy heifers, £33 7s fid to £37 2s 6d. Prime medium heifers, £2B 17s 6d to £32 17s 6d. Prime light heifers, £2l 17s 6d to £27 17s fid. Prime heavy cows, £37 2s fid to £4O 2s 6d Prime medium cows, £29 17s 6d to £35 7s 6d. Prime light cows, £2l 17s 6d to £2B 7s 6d. Among sales were:— National Mortgage and Agency and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of McTeigue Bros. (Halswell). 4 steers at £42 2s fid, 2 cows at £l7 17s 6d; J. H. Jackson (Jacksons), 7 steers at £3B 2s fid; F. W. Browne (Grampians), 12. cows at £24 7s fid to £25 2s fid; H. D. Green-

wood (Teviotdale), 31 steers at £34 26 fid to £4B 12a 6d; Miss D. P. Greenwood (Teviotdale), 2 steers at £37 12s 6d_to £5O 2s fid; Wyllie and Dymbck (Waikuku), 4 steers at £24 12s fid, 1 heifer at £37 12s fid. 1 cow at £23 12s 6d; John Dymock (Waikuku), 4 steers at £35 2s 6d to £43 7s fid. 1 cow at £29 12s fid; Alan T. Stone (Strowan), 2 steers at £4l 12s 6d to £42 2s 6d, 1 cow at £24 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £33 7s 6d; F. Donovan (Ngahere), 1 steer at £46 12i fid, 5 cows at £2O 7s 6d to £29 7s fid; I Moiten (Belfast), 4 steers at £39 17s Mto £43 2s fid; A. B. Bryce (Motunau), 4 steers at £3l 17s fid to £43 17s 6d; F. J. Smith (Clarkville), 7 steers at £46 7s 6d to £49 17s 6d; Erie l Mclntosh (Southbrook), 7 steers at £4B 12s 6d to £5O 12s 6d; estate- J. Burke (Halswell), .4 steers at £34 17s 6d; Btichanan and Hay (Kinloch), 12 steers at £33 7s fid to £49 17s fid. Pyne; Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on: • account of. Mrs E. Harper (Waiau), » cows at £24 7s 6d, 2 heifers at £26 178 fid* to £3O 17s 6d, 2 steers at £l7 17s fid to £22 12s 6d; estate I. O. Buchanan (High Peak), 3 heifers at £26 2s 6d to £32 2s fid, 2 cows at £22 17s fid to £26 7s 6d; G. R. Gould (Rotherham), 10 steers at £27 2s fid to £45 2s 6d, 2 heifers at £34 7s 6d to £35 7s 6d; J. Casey (Mayfield), 4 steers at £2O 17s 6d to £3O 17s fid, 3 cows at £25 7s 6d to £29 12s 6d; W. H. Moore and Sons (Hickory), 8 heifers at £36 2s 6d to £39 7s fid; Glynn Wye Station (Lewis Pass), 5 cows at £22 12s 6d to £3l 17s 6d, 4 heifers at £25 7s 6d to £3l 2s 6d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold: on account of L. D. Stanbury (Wainui), 13 steers at £39 12s 6d to £49 17s 6d; S. J. Buzan (Little River), 3 heifers at £3l 17s 6d to £3B 17s fid; P. R. Blunden Trust (Port Levy), 10 heifers at £27 17s 6d to £3l 17s 6d; W. M. Skevington (Ashburton), 2 cows at £4O 2s 6d. Dalgety and Company sold: on account of Rockwood Farm, Ltd. (Hororata), 3 heifers at £25 17s 6d to £34 7s 6d, 5 cows at £24 17s 6d to £33 17s 6d; W. Deans (Darfield), 4 cows at £l4 12s 6d to £22 7s 6d; G. L. Johns (Culverden), 5 cows at £lB 2s 6d to £25 12s 6d; A. M. McBride, 4 cows at £22 7s 6d to £27 7s 6d; J. E. V. Chapman (Tai Tapu), 2 Shorthorn steers at £55 2s fid to £56 2s 6d; Glazebrook Farm (Te Pirita), 7 steers at £5O 2s 6d to £53 12s 6d; Mrs B. A. Anderson (Mount Algidus), 1 heifer at £49 17s 6d; Mount Algidus Station (Rakaia Gorge), 1 heifer at £45 12s 6d, 1 cow at £36 17s 6d, 1 steer at £27 12s 6d; E. P. Honeybone and Son (Cheviot), 1 steer at £4O 2s 6d; H. S. Tanner and Son (Hawarden), 1 cow at £34 2s, 6d. x New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of Canterbury, Ltd., sold; on account of R. Barclay (Kaituna), 4 steers at £33 7s fid, and 3 heifers at £33 12s 6d; client, 44 steers at £25 17s 6d to £33 17s fid; O’Leary Bros. (Kotuku), 7 steeis at £35 2s 6d, and 5 heifers at £25 17s fid to £32 12s fid; T. Doody and Son (Oxford), 5 steers at £45 .‘ls fid to £49 7s 6d. 73 STORE CATTLE For a single day there was an overflow entry of about 700 store cattle. For a mixed entry of including a few pens of well-grown and well-bred cattle, the sale had' a slightly better note but for a mixed quality selection of adult cattle inquiry was not keen and prices were certainly no better than last week and possibly a shade easier. Interest in boners was restricted by the freezing works hold-up. Boner buyers were operating on a restricted basis and values for this class of cattle could be quoted back .by about £2* 10s a head. Best Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen- Angus-Hereford cross steer calves made from £l3 3s 6d to £l4 ,Is. average £lO 3s 6d to £lO 13s 6d, and others £7 lls to £8 «s; Hereford steer calves, £ll 8s fid to £l2 18s 6d; best Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross

heifer calves to £ll 4s, average £7 3s fid to £9 6s, and others down to £5 13s 6d. In-calf cows, which were mainly of Inferior quality and low in condition, ranged from £lO 6s to £l6 Is, 20 months steers from £l7 lls to £24 lls, 20 months heifers to £l6 Is and two and a half-year-old steers to £26 13s 6d. E. G. Rutherford (Parnassus) sold five two and a half year old Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £26 13s 6d, the top price of the sale for steers. In-calf cows realised up to £l6 Is, which was paid for eight Aberdeen Angus from the Rockwood Farm (Hororata) and steer calves of Aberdeen Angus breeding made up to £l4 Is for 17 from Mount Mason Estate (Hawarden), and heifer calves of similar breeding realised to £ll 4s for 19 from -S,. Winchester (Temuka). Sales were:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of T. S. Davies (Charwell), 18 Hereford steer calves at £l2 18s 6d, 7 Aberdeen Angus cross steer calves at £l3 13s 6d, 9 Hereford heifer-palves at £7 13s fid; estate R. B. Johnson (Weka. Pass), 9 Aberdeep Angus steer calves at £lO 3s fid, 15 Aberdeen Angus heifer calves at £9 6s; Mount Mason Estate (Ha--warden), 17 Aberdeen Angus steer calves at £l4 Is; B. Dobson (Peggioh), 18 in-calf Aberdeen Angus cows at £ll 13s fid. .STORE CATTLE Dalgety and Company Ltd., sold: on account of L. J. Briggs (Amber* ley), 30 Aberdeen Angus steer calves at £8 6s to £l3 3s fid. and 16 heifer calves at £7 3s fid; client, 18 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross heifer calves at £6 6s; F. D. Gibson (Oaro), 11 Hereford steer calves at £ll 8s fid; Rockwood Farm (Hororata), 8 Aberden Angus cows running with Aberdeen Angiia bull at £l6 Is. National Mortgage and Agency and H. Matabri and Company sold: on account of J Wz-Radwood (Clarence Bridge), 35 Aberdeen. Angus calves at £7 lls to £lO 13s fid, 10 Aberdeen Angus cross steer calves at £7 13s 6d, 27 Aberdeen Angus heifer calves at £5 13s fid to £7 3s fid, 10 Aberdeen Angus in-calf cows at £lO fis: S. Winchester (Temuka), 19 Aberdeen Angus heifer calves at £ll 4s; E. Rutherford (Parnassus), 21 20months Hereford steers at £l7 lls to £24 lls; Sir Bruce Stewart (Pigeon Bay), 24 Aberdeen Angus cross 20-months heifers at £l6 Is; F. W. Browne (Culverden), 4. Aberdeen Angus steers at £23 18s 6d, 12 in-calf Abehdeen Angus cows at £l4 13s 6d; E. G. Rutherford (Parnassus), 5 21-year-old Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £26 13s fid. BULLS The freezing works stoppage was also responsible for a weaker market for bulls, of which there was an entry of about 25, of mainly lighter weights. One of the main buyers was operating on a very restricted basis, but there was a little interest in the sale, presumably with the idea of holding the cattle, and as a result there was a complete clearance. A three-year-old Aberdeen Angus realised £62 7s 6d. a Friesian £49 7s 6d, and another black bull £42 12s 6d. Otherwise medium to light cattle ranged from £29 to £36, with small and light at £lO to £27. DAIRY CATTLE

At £75, a grade Friesian second calver from Kirwee made one of the highest prices ever recorded at Addington for an unregistered cow. This cow was described as being of outstanding quality and showing great milking potentialities. A man with 18 years’ selling experience at the market said that he could not remember a higher price being paid for such a cow. Another Friesian second calver sold for £57 10s.

The bulk of the entry of about 24 head in the dairy cattle section was made up of cows of a good serviceable type, with an odd outstanding animal being included. Apart from the best, which met a very strong sale indeed, as indicated by the high prices already mentioned, values were on a par to a shade better. Best second, third and fourth cal vers were quoted as selling from £42 to £54, with the two outstanding cows, making £57 10s and £75. The balance of the cows made down to about £22. Only a small offering of heifers was to hand, and for these the best realised from £45 to £55, with others selling down to about- £2l, with one br two backward sorts being included in the selection. (Continued on page 19).