ADDINGTON MARKET Bigger Entries Of Fat Sheep And Lambs

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30043, 30 January 1963, Page 14

ADDINGTON MARKET Bigger Entries Of Fat Sheep And Lambs

Although there was a much larger entry of fat sheep at Addington market yesterday values were fairly well maintained. Hoggets were from par to easier, older wethert were cheeper and ewes maintained late rates. Fat lambs were also yarded in much larger numbers and while there was a sustained demand for all classes and a satisfactory sale values declined about 2s to 2s 6d a head from last week’s good rates. There was a slightly smaller yarding of fat cattle and it contained a rather higher proportion of cattle unsuitable for the requirements of the trade. Cows were easier but steers and heifers held to about late rates.

FAX LAMBS Th* lamb market wm two time* and a half the size of last week with a yarding of 2150 compared with 860. Quality was about average with a fair reprssentation of medium to light-weight lambs and only a tyrinkling of top quality. There was again a strong demand for all classes, with freezing interests well represented in the buying gallery, but after last week's buoyant sale when values jumped by 3s to U i head prices yesterday were generally M to 2s fid easier. The selection Included a few shorn lambs and making up to about 45s Id these sold particularly well and looked dearer than comparable woolly lambs. Top price for lambs was 63s Id bald for nine from A. W. Coffin (Okalns Bay), who also had three at 59s Id. Mrs H. Latham (Little River) sold two at 62s Id. H. G. McKay (Pigeon Bay) realised 61s Id for one, H- Haylock (Barry's Bay) sold 20 at 60s Id and sales at 50s Id were made by S. A. Wakelin (Little River) with seven and J. Treleaven (Marshland) for three. Three shorn lambs from w. Lewthwaite (Little River) brought 45s Id. ■Values were:— Prime heavy lambs. 57s Id to 63s Id. Prime medium lambs. 46s Id to 54s Id. ,„ Pr jme 1W lambs. 42s Id to 47s Id. . Small and plain lambs. 37s Id to 41s Id. Shorn lambs. 37a Id to 45s Id. Among sales were:— Dalgety and New Zealand Loan. Ltd., sold on account of: R. J. Gallagher (Mayfield), 82 at 44s Id to 53s Id; K. P. Ivey (West Melton), 50 at 44s Id to 46s Id; Darfleld client. 61 at 48s Id to 51s Id; M. A. and M. E. Philpott (Hawarden). 84 at 37s Id to 42s Id; G. t Philpott (Hawarden). 32 at 40s Id; J. R. Shannon (Reefton), 91 at 43s Id to 49s id; P. H. Prendergast (Dramatua). 160 at 37s Id to Ji* Springston client. 7 at 49s Id; G. Davey (Hawarden), 11 at 58s Id; I. T. Brown (Motukarara), 11 at 47s Id; H. G. H. U. (Killinchy), 26 at 46s Id; w: A. Diedrichs (Koiterangi), 83 at 45s Id to 48s Id; estate R. J. Johnston (Barrytown), 82 at 45s Id to 54s Id; D. Eastmond (West Melton). 15 at 43s Id; R. Frost (Balcairn) 10 at 45s Id. National Mortgage and Agency Company. Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of J. J. Esler (Rangioral. 74 «t <3s Id to 57s Id; £• Radford (Motukarara), 34 at 37s Id to 46s 7d; A. Lancaster (Springston), 10 at 41s 7d; G. Lancaster and Sons (Springston), 6 at 44s Id; L. R. McMeekan (Lobum), 39 at 39s Id to 46s Id; F. Radford (Motukarara). 46 at 37s Id to 48s Id; H- Haylock (Barry’s Bay). 20 at 60s Id; I. D. McLeod (Springston), 24 at 44s Id to 46s Id; S. Howell (Yaldhurst), 40 at 46s Id to 51s 7d; R. T. Steele (Yaldhurst), 12 at 41s 7<J: N. White (Halswell), 15 at 42s id to 47s 7d; L. J. Stratford (Yaldhurst), 12 at 40s Id to 42s Id; W. Greig (Brookside), 33 at 44s Id to 52s 7d; J. Treleaven (Marshland). 13 at 53s 7d to 59s Id; C. V. Harris (Femside), 34 at 44s 7d to 47s Id; N. R. A. Cox (Halswell), 43 at 45s Id to 52s Id; Mrs M. L. Hide (Cust), 12 at 44s Id to 46s Id; A. W. Coffin (Okain's Bay), 12 at 59s Id to 63s Id; S. A. Wakelin (Little River), 30 at 50s Id to 59s Id; F. Donovan (Ngahere), 79 at 44s 7d to 50s Id; O. C. Green (Little River), 13 at 47s 7d; P. Schurink (Governor’s Bay), 23 at 42s Id to 46s Id; G. F. and A. H. Steele (Rakaia), 42 at 43s Id to 45s Id; W. Lewthwaite (Little River), 7 at 555, 3 shorn at 455; G. W. Letham (Ashburton), 17 at 47s Id to 57s Id; Amberley client, 65 at 48s to 53s Id.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of J. Prestage (Riccarton), 12 at 48s Id; R. G. McKay (Pigeon Bay), 11 at 52s Id to Bls Id; M. J. Ryan (Springston), 30 at 49s Id to 52s Id; Misses J. and B. Clark (Tai Tapu). 12 at 39s Id to 46s Id; Mrs H. Latham (Little River), 31 at 54s Id to 62s Id; J. Cooper (Cronadun). 65 at 38s Id to 48s Id; T. W. Tyson (Springston), 15 at 50s 7d to 55s 7d; R. and E. Harris (Springston), 30 at 41s Id to 46s Id; Brothers of St. John of God (Middleton), 22 at 45s 7d to 46s 7d: estate Mrs E. ActonAdams (Motunau), 12 at 40s Id to 50s Id; E. C. S. Murchison (Weka Pass), 13 at 39s Id to 46s Id. FAT SHEEP Fat sheep values held up reasonably well although entries were very much larger. The offering totalled 4157 compared with 2817 last week. However, the weight of numbers tended to tell towards the close of the market when values eased and sales were harder to make. Hoggets sold from on a par with late rates to slightly easier over the main part of the sale, but were sharply slacker in the concluding stages. Best quality wethers sold reasonably well, but older wethers eased by up to 3s to 4s a head. A fairly large entry of ewes met a satisfactory sale at about last week’s rates. Grazier competition for ewes with teeth was noticeable. Hoggets sold up to 64s Id for 10 heavily woolled Romneys of exceptional quality from D. C. Gould (Upper Riccarton). V. W. Wright (Methven) sold nine at 63s Id, another 26 at 60s Id, and 12 at 59s Id. R. H. Maidens (Lauriston) had 24 at 62s Id. and Glazebrook (Te Pirita) had sales up to 61s Id. Sales at 60s Id were made by G. H. Gilbert (Southbridge) for three, and E. C. S. Murchison (Weka Pass) for six. D. C. Anderson (Lakeside) sold nine two-tooth wethers at 57s Id, and M. S. Bower (Swannanoa) received from 53s Id to 56s Id for nine wethers. Spurtleton Downs. Ltd. (Omlhi) sold two-tooth ewes to 47s Id. Woolly ewes from Birch Hill Station (Rangiora) realised up to 35s Id, and D. C. Anderson sold 18 four-tooth* at 35s Id to 36s Id. M. Cameron (Ladbrooks) realised 31s Id for six ewes. C. Manson (Diamond Harbour) had sales up to 29s Id, Waghom Brothers (Duvauchelle) sold 26 at 28s Id. and estate E. Acton-Adams (Motunau). T. V. Harris and Son (Hororata), and J. R. Drummond (Oxford) wen also paid this price. Values wen:— Prime heavy hoggets. Mu Id to 64s Id. Prime medium hoggets. 53s Id to 58s Id. Prime light hoggets, 45s Id to 51s Id. Plain hoggets, 46s Id to 44s Id. Best wethers. 53s Id to 56s Id. Medium wethers, 42s Id to 41s Id.

Other wethers, 34s Id to 38s Id. Early shorn ewes, 31s Id to 36s Id. Best butchers ewes, 26s Id to ewes. Ito Id to 35s Id. Light ewes 15s Id to 19s Id. Among sales wen:—

Pyne, Gould, Gulnneea Ltd., •old: on account of F. J. King (Rakaia), 12 hoggete at 50a Id; G. E. Croft (Oxford), 55 ewes at 22a Id to 25a Id; H. C. Barr

(Prebbleton), 7 hoggets at 50s Id to 57s Id; estate W. A. Gray (Teddington, 38 hoggets at 50s Id to 56s Id, 11 wethers at 40s Id to 42s Id; W. D. Nolan (Brookside), 22 ewes at 24s Id to 26s Id; Heathstock Downs, Ltd. (Hawarden), 151 ewes at 20s Id to 23s Id: Brothers of St. John of God (Middleton), 7 hoggets at 58s Id; Westmere Estate (Kurow), 43 wethers at 38s Id to 41s Id; Merrin Bros. (Templeton), 4 hoggets at 56s Id; Jackson Bros. (Purau), 16 hoggets at 54s Id to 57s Id, 6 wethers at 48s Id; R. Wilkinson (Mitcham), 85 hoggets at 52a Id to 58s Id; client (Springston), 12 ewes at 19s Id to 23s Id, 83 hoggets at 48s Id to 50s Id; estate E. Acton-Adams (Motunau), 14 hoggets at 50s Id to 57s Id, 50 ewes at 25s Id to 28s Id, 16 maiden ewes at 30s Id to 40s Id; A. A. Hutchinson (Little River), 10 hoggets at 53s Id; H. J. McCosker (Yaldhurst), 75 wethers at 48s Id; D. C. Gould (Upper Riccarton), 10 hoggets at 64s Id; E. C. S. Murchison (Weka Pass), 46 hoggets at 52s Id to 60s Id, 16 ewes at 23s Id to 25s Id; T. W. Tyson (Springston), 10 hoggets at 52s Id to 59s Id; client (Sefton*, 39 ewes at 17s Id to 2>s Id; T. X. Haley (Gough’s Bay). 64 wethers at 30s Id to K ’ Boyce (Brook“de). ®'J'es at 228 ld to 24s Id; S. E. Chappell (Leeston), 89 ewes at 23s Id to 24s Id; G. H. Gilbert (Southbridge), 3 hoggets at 60s Id; R. H. Maidens (Lau2*to°)’ 34 hoggets at 61s Id to 62s Id; D. M. How (Springbank), 28 hoggets at 50s Id to 55s Id; A. D. McLaughlan (Rakaia), 31 hoggets at 50s Id to 58s Id; J. S. and R. B. Lilley (Mt. Hutt), 8 hoggets at 57s Id. Dalgety and New Zealand Loan sold: on account of J. R ?“ a " no " (Reefton), 54 hoggets at l d to 54s Id; McLeod and PS be ” i Ca S’’ J 29 wethers at 2 g to Ms Id; L. V. Harris s °n (Hororata), 4 hoggets at 49s Id, 41 ewes at 26s Id to 2881 d; M. S. Bower (Swan* EL 110 *?- wethers at 53s Id to S* Id. 75 hoggets at 50s Id to A - Denton (Hawarho««ets at 52s Id to 52! Z?’ wethers at 36s Id to JJeJd: W. and C. Rusnell (Lees Valley) 40 hoggets at 51s Id to 55s Id; P. A. Inkson (Omihi), at 55s Id to 56s Id; ®" tiS h Pavements. Ltd. (Christchurch), 46 ewes at 23s Id to 27s Id; D. R. Phillips (Riccarto”)- 74 ewes at 18s Id to 24s Id; Birch Hill Station (Rangipra). 27 woolly ewes at 29s Id 1° IS’ u W - D ’ Strachan (Rah T °*<?ts at 47s Id to 55s Id; R. L. Ensor (Glenrock), 80 wethers at 36s Id to 42s Id; W. R. Fincham (Hawarden), 39 ewes at 23s Id to 26s Id; client, 14 hoggets at 52s Id to 58S Id; R. G. Michael (Killinchy), 57 ewes at 23s Id to 24s Id; G. N. Dalzell (Culverden), 61 hoggets at 41s Id to 47s Id; 31 wethers at 37s Id to 39s Id; Mount Palm Estate . (Rotherham). 130 hoggets at 44s Id to 54s Id; B. and M. McMillan (Culverden), 23 'wes at 23s Id; W. J. Hoban (Culverden), 14 ewes at 23s Id; R. J. C. Hamilton (Culverden), 20 ewes at 18s Id to 23s Id; L. E. Dalzell (Culverden), 90 ewes at 23s Id to 24s Id; client, 75 hoggets at 52s Id to 54s Id. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op-erative Association, Ltd., sold: on account of Spurtleton Downs, Ltd. (Ortiihi), 44 ewes at 20s Id to 24s Id; 16 two-tooth ewes at 44s Id to 47s Id; G. Askin (Sefton), 17 ewes at 17s Id to 23s Id; D. C. Anderson (Lakeside). 48 ewes at 20s Id to 23s Id; F. w. Thrower (Halswell), 20 ewes at 19s Id to 20s Id; B. Caddick (Papanui), 9 ewes at 21s Id; G. W. Letham (Ashburton), 12 ewes at 20s Id. 4 hoggets at 55s Id: Mrs J. L. O’Boyle (Domett), 31 ewes at 19s Id to 21s Id; Waghorn Bros. (Duvauchelle). 115 ewes at 19s Id to 28s Id; Newton Bros. (Little River), 113 ewes at 25s Id to 26s Id; Mrs R. R. Horn (Horrelville), 90 ewes at 22s Id to 23s Id; Horn Bros. (Horrelville), 9 ewes at 24s Id; W. H. and M. H. Foster (Omihi), 19 ewes at 19s Id to 23s Id, 30 hoggets at 52s Id to 56s Id; V. W. Wright (Methven), 37 hoggets at 57s Id to 63s Id; D. C. Anderson (Lakeside). 18 four-tooth ewes at 35s Id at 36s Id, 9 two-tooth wethers at 57s Id; A. T. Shields (Southbrook), 11 hoggets at 42s Id to 46s Id.

National Mortgage and Agency Company. Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of L. J. Stratford (Yaldhurst), 13 ewes at 23s Id to 26s Id; R. C. Kimber (Kalapoi), 73 ewes at 21s Id to 24s .Id; C. Manson (Diamond Harbour). 86 ewes at 16s Id to 29s Id; M. Cameron (Ladbrooks), 6 ewes at 31s Id, 50 hoggets at 48s Id to 53s Id; R. Johnson (Rakaia), 18 hoggets at 45s Id to 51s id; A. V. Reid and Son (Irwell). 15 hoggets at 40s Id to 42s Id, 52 hoggets at 55s Id to 59a Id; A. M. Rutherford (Scargill), 63 ewes at 22s Id to 24s 13: N. Heslop (Irwell), 41 ewes at 23s Id to 24s Id; D. N. Cherry (Kaiapoi), 33 ewes at 22s Id to 24s Id; E. P. Spencer (Belfast), 40 ewes at 24s Id; W. Muldron (Oxford), 20 ewes at 21s Id to 25s Id; T. J. Duncan (Somertid), 23 hoggets at 54s Id to 57s Id; Rakaia Island Run Company (Southbridge), 11 wethers at 36s Id, 12 hoggets at 49* Id; Glazebrook (Te Pirita). 32 hoggets at 57s Id to 81s Id; D. L. Adams (Sheffield), 16 hoggets at 57s Id; T. Teppett (Halswell), 15 hoggets at 45s Id to 48s Id, 3 wethers at 35s Id; J. R. Dodge (Ohoka), 49 ewes at 15s Id to 25s Id, 7 hoggets at 50s Id; N. R. A. Cox (Riccarton). 21 ewes at 22s Id to 23s Id. 3 hoggets at 52s Id; G. W. Cameron (East Eyreton), 30 ewes at 22s Id: J. R. Drummond (Oxford), 77 ewes at 22s Id to 28s Id; Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch), 93 hogget* at 44s Id to 57s Id, 4 wethers at 43s Id; V. Bingham (Diamond Harbour). 15 hoggets at 45s Id to 56s 13. 33 wethers at 35s Id to 44s Id; R. Powell (Brookside). 10 hogget* to 55s Id; Lands and Survey Department (Wash Creek). 100 hoggets at 49s Id to 51* Id; J. A. Shaffrey (Inchbonnie). 61 wethers at 35* Id to 38* Id. FAT CATTLE Th* fat cattle entry declined from 396 laot week to 366. The steer toteetion included a large proportion of heavy over-weight cattle and there was ■ Shortage of prime Mghtwedght butcbem' cattle. This latter doe* met fully firm value*, and In a sUttttly erratic sale other ciao*** of ateer beef atao aold close to late rate*. ta the doting stags* of the sate there waa a fintong tendency. Heifer* realised price* from par to firmer than late rotes. Oowa opened stronger and than eased back with an overall easing of up to about 3te a bead. Steers ranged tg> to £46 Mk fid for onajßan the estate of

L. D. Btanbury (Wainui). The estate atoo MM two at <44 la * ** ’**• made by G. E. HueaMm (Le Bom Bay) ter ana and by F. A. FMd (Takamatua). J. C. mworthy (RtetaSSi HIU) had J* M aOd l4 <*6 60 were made by W. A. Parrtah (Harswood) for g*ee Md by the estate M F. O»P (Ataahua). Htitas sold to <M fo «d whfchwte the price received by “c®*®** Bwahere (Halswell). A. R. Menzies (Menzies Bay) realised <33 7s id for ty o " B- G-.A. Moore (Barry’s Bay) Mid five at <3l 13a id. ® gate (Wripaca) received I*. «d for one and the eetate M F. Coop sold one for Isnd) soil cows up to <36 7s «d. M. J. Footer (Ladbrooka) aold one at <33 7s Od, S. D. (Cashmere) realised for < E?' eetat* W. H. Turner (Waikari) sold Oto at <M ifo 6d’ and E. J. received <32 7e 6d for three. .PWn* .heavy steer beat arid »t. <4 lie to <5 Sa per 10Mb, prime medtum-wetaht steer beet <5 17e fid to <6 16a, .prime ligbt-wei|jh,t steer at <6 10s to £6 17s fid, and plain and Mght steer beef at <5 to £5 Me; prime heavy heifer beef at £6 to £5 10s, prime mediwnwetaht heifer beef £5 Ifis to £6 5a and plain and fight heifer beef, £4 10s to £5 12s fid; and cow beef £4 15s to £6 ss. Value* were:Prime heavy steers, £42 70 fid to £46 12s fid. Prime medium Otises, £3? 7s fid to £4ll 2s fid. Prime light stesrs, £3B Ta fid to £36 7s 6d. Prime heavy heifers. £3l fo fid to £34 to fid. Prime medium h dries, £OB 2s fid to £3O 7s fid. Prime heavy cowe, £3l to fid to £33 7s 6d, with an odd sale to £36 TO fid. Prime medium cows, £26 2s 6d to £3O 2s fid. Plain and light sows, £l6 It fid to £23 2s fid. Sales included:— New-Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Association, Ltd., sold: on account of J. A. Upritchard (Domett). 7 steers at £37 7s fid to £4l 2s 6d; Spurtleton Downs, Ltd. (Omihi), 10 steers at £4l 17s 6d to £43 7s 6d; E. S. Sloss (Waipara), 7 steers at £4l 7s 6d to £43 12s fid, 1 heifer at £3l 12s 6d; R. G. A. Moore (Barry's Bay), 5 heifers at £3l 17s 6d; Mrs C. M. Jackman (Doyleston), 7 cows at £25 7s fid; N. Turnbull (Rangiora), 4 cows at £24-7s fid to £2B 2s fid; M. Jarden (Opawa). 3 cows at £25 12s fid; R. A- Black (Waikari), 4 cows at £27 7s fid. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on accouut of J. F. Cracroft Wilson (Cashmere), 10 steers at £43 2s Od to £44 7s 6d; G. E. Hueston (Le Bon’s Bay), 7 steers at £3B 17s fid to £45 7s 6d, 2 heifers at £3O 7s fid; F. A #ield (Takamatua), 9 steers at £44 2s fid to £45 7s 6d; J. R. Stanbury (Little River). 6 steers at £3B 7s fid to £39 12s fid, 3 heifers at £27 12s Cd to £2B 17s fid, 1 cow at £26 12s fid; E. T. Hubbard and Son (Greenpark), 4 cows at £3l 7s fid, 5 heifers at £26 17s fid; estate W. H. Turner (Waikari), 2 cows at £2B 17s fid to £32 12s fid; E. G. Robinson (Cheviot). 8 steers at £37 2s fid to £4O 17s fid; J. C. Elworthy (Richmond Hill). 9 steers at £42 7s fid to £45 2s 6d; estate I. D. Buchanan (High Peak), 9 steers at £35 12s fid to £3B 12s 6d; estate I. M. H. Wightman (Methven), 7 cows at £23 12s fid to £29 17s fid. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd. and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of Miss D. P. Greenwood (Teviotdale), 3 steers at £43 12s fid; H. D. Greenwood (Teviotdale), 8 steers at £32 17s fid to £42 17s fid, F. A. Pamment (Whataroa), 8 steers at £4O 7s fid to £42 17s fid; Mrs A. E. Mould (Templeton), 21 steers at £3l 2s 6d to £39 12s 6d; Cheviot Downs Trust (Mina), 8 steers at £36 17s fid to £3B 12s fid; Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch), 12 heifers at £2B 2s fid to £2B 17s fid; W. A. Parrish (Harewood), 4 steers at £43 2s fid to £44 17s fid. 1 heifer at £29 12s 6d; McTeigue Bros. (Halswell). 8 steers at £3O 2s 6d to £3B 7s fid, 4 heifers at £2B 7s fid to £34 2s fid; H. J. McTeigue (Halswell), 2 steers at £33 17s fid, 1 cow at £l5 17s 6d; B. and H. J. Maw (Methven), fi cows at £lB 7s fid to £29 7s 6d; S. D. Patchett (Cashmere), 1 steer at £4O 7s fid, 1 cow at £32 17s fid; A. A. Adams and Sons (Inchbonnie), 1 steer at £4O 2s fid, 9 heifers at £27 7s fid to £29 17s fid; A. H. Pearce and Sons (Coutts Island), 3 cows at £27 12s fid; E. J. Stalker (Greenpark), 3 cows at £32 7s fid; H. G. Wells and Son (Marshland), 3 cows at £2B 2s fid to £3B 7s fid; M. J. Foster (Ladbrooks), 1 cow at £33 7s 6d- Hahn and Savage (Ahaura), 1 cows at £2O 12s fid to £26 2s fid; L. W. Prosser (Leeston), 2 steers at £35 2s fid to £36 17s 6d, 1 heifer at £3O 2s fid.

Dalgety and N.Z. Loan. Ltd. sold: on account of F. H. Shipley (Harewood). 12 steers at £4O 2s 6d to £44 12s fid; A. R. Menzies (Menzies Bay), 2 steers at £3B 12s 6d to £4O 12s fid, 5 heifers at £37 7s 6d to £3B 7s 6d, 1 cow at £26 2s fid; I. Duxbury (Pigeon Bay), 2 cows at £24 12s 6d to £26 2s 6d, 1 heifer at £3O 2s 6d; estate L. D. Stanbury (Wainui), 5 steers at £43 7s 6d to £45 12s 6d; estate F. Coop (Ataahua). 6 steers at £44 2s 6d to £44 17s 6d. 1 heifer at £3l 2s 6d; Williams Bros, (Robinsons Bay), 2 steers at £35 17s 6d to £4l 2s 6d, 2 heifers at £26 12s 6d to £29 12* fid; A. McLean (Omlhi), 10 steer* at £36 17s 6d to £4l 12s 8d; client, 2 heifers at £29 17s 6d, 6 steer* at £39 17s 6d to £4O 2* fid; J. R. White (Little Biver), 5 baby beef at £34 12* 6d to £3B 7* 6d; J. Demmock (Oxford), 1 cow at £26 17* fid; S. W. Gillman (Dobson), 5 cow* at £22 7a 6d. STORE CATTLE The store cattle entry at 165 head compared with 54 last week included as well as the usual collection of nondescript cattle, one of the first advertised lines of cattle for some time. The advertised cattle comprised 17 months' old Aberdeen Angus cross steer* and heifer*. These attracted a good deal of interest and sold well. The top pen ot 10 steer* brought £29 18* fid, with a further pen of 10 at £2B 13s fid and another at £27 18* fid. The heifer* realised up to £23 13* fid. Apart from these cattle twoand - a - half - year - old Friesian cross steer* brought £33 8* fid and cow* sold mainly from £l6 3s fid to £33 Ito fid, with inferior at £6 3s fid to £l3 8* fid. Quotable sales included:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltdsold, on account of: Methven client. 39 17-month* Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £3l 3* fid to £36 Ito fid, 31 17-month* Aberdeen Angus cross heifers at £lB 18* fid to £33 13* fid; Westport client, 10 17-month* Aberdeen Angus cross steer* at £35 8* fid. New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association, Ltd- told, on account of: 2. G. A. Moore (Barry's Bay), 4 HerefordFriesian cross two-and-a-balf-year-old steer* at £33 to fid; client 7 Friesian heifer calve* at £is to fid. BULLS The bull entry totalled only 13 bead compared with 33 last week. Two Shorthorns sold at £73 17* fid and £fil 1U fid. Otherwise heavier cattle told from £53 7* fid. with mediumweight* at £4O 17* fid to £4B 7s fid. and light and smaller bull* at £3» 17* fid to £33 to fid. DAIRY CATTLE Heifer* predominated ta th* dairy cattle wetion with a yarding of 35. nearly all of which were Friesian*. Hie best of the offering sold from par to a shade jpa*ier, while ooc-

ontety rartß www dMiMr a 10b to 30s a bead but stU meotlni a relatively sood salt Best better, sold SSn £4 to £56, with a few top sale at £69 to MB IBs, medium 4 good brought from £37 to £4l and smaller and backward mad down to £2O. There wore only a handful o cows. Two average qualit; Friesians sold tor £4O, am about five Jerseys ranged fror about £27 to £45 10s, with to latter figure being paid for Jersey-Friesian cross. to be played on February 3 an VBALBM The veal yarding wee abou twice as big salast week s 136 head. It included oom good cattle as well as a fai rcprmmtatior of MCotMtar 1 quality. Prices generally wen from par to a shade earner. Best large runness made from tXt 7s fid to £3O 7s fid, medium runners OS 2s fid to 06 7s M small runners £2O 3s fid to £2 12* fid; best suekets £3O 2s & to CM te fid. medium sucker £lB 7s fid to £2O 12s fid, sxnalle suckers £l5 fo fid to £l7 7s fid best Clives £l6 2s fid to £lB 2 fid, medium calves £l3 7s fid t £l6 2s fid, small calves £9 2 fid to £l2 7s fid. and bobb; calves down to 38s fid. FAT PIGS The pork market was th smallest for several weeks, bu quality was again very good in srite of the easing in ached ule rates the market was ver; firm, with values aa good as las week and in odd cases bettei The ehopper entry was a larg one with a fair proportion o large pigs entered. The de mand waa again reaeonabl; good with little change ii values. A much smaller entr of boconers Included one true! from the West Coast, of whicl the majority were much to heavy and overfat. The bes quality baconers were 3s to 5 bettor than last week, but over fata showed no change. Values were:— - Small porkers, £6 to fid to 9 14s fid. Medium porkers, fifi Ito fid t, £7 14s fid. Heavy porkers, £8 0s fid t £8 IM fid. Choppers. £3 to £lB Ito fid. Light and medium baconen £9 4s fid to £lO to fid. Heavy baconers. £lO 12s fid ti £ll 19s fid. STORE PIGS The store pig entry wa smaller than last week, and in eluded an entry of 100 Largi White-Landrace cross medium and large stores. These me good competition and aold fron £5 to £6 3s. Weaners and slip: however, met a dragging sale and could be quoted at leas 5s to 10s a head cheaper. Values were:— Small weaners, 38s to 40s. Best weaners, 42s to 50s. Slips, Bte to 82s. Small and medium stores, 75 to 90s. Large stores, £5 5s to £8 3i