ADDINGTON MARKET Molesworth Cattle Average Almost £34

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30080, 14 March 1963, Page 16

ADDINGTON MARKET Molesworth Cattle Average Almost £34

The feature of the market at Addington yesterday was the sale of the annual draft of twu-and-a-half-year-old and three-and-a-haif-year-old steers from the Lands and Survey Department’s Molesworth station. The line of 1023 was considered to be the best ever sent in by the station, and it met a keen sale. The line averaged just under £34, which was a slight increase on last year’s realisation, and the top price was £44 3s 6d for a pen of Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross. Two-tooth ewes met a particularly good sale, with Romneys selling to £5 8s and fine wools ranging to 795. Values could generally be described as firmer. For a yarding of older ewes of mixed quality the sale opened with values similar to late rates, but it slackened later. Store lambs met another sound sale, but there were fewer top-quality pens and more small carry-over sorts in the offering. \ Shorn lambs met a very sound sale.

The ottering totalled 18,978 head, compared with 21,870 last week and included 58»!4 store lambs (7180 last week), 3666 two-tooth ewes (3489), 8784 older ewes (10,979) and 704 wethers (212). , STORE LAMBS The store lamb entry was smaller than last week and the overall quality was not as good. There were fewer pens of forward condition woolly wether lambs wtitah have been in demand in recent weeks for shearing and carrying over and a big proportion of the entry was made up of small carryover lambs. There were also many more shorn lambs. The wether lamb market was fully firm on last week’s sound values, in spite of a further drop in the schedule, and there was a sustained demand with good competition from a fairly big gallery which was bigger than last week. Shorn wether lamibs met a very sound sale, particularly for medium finewools. The best of the fine-wool wether lambs made from 40s to 44s 6d, with good at 36s to 39s 6d. average at 31s to 35s and others at 20s 6d to 295. The pick of the Romneys sold from 41s 6d to 44s Sd, with average to good at 33s 6d to 37s 6d and others at 26s to 30s. Good Down cross realised 35s 6d to 38s 6d, with others at 27 s 6d to 30s. Shorn Down cross sold at 31s 6d to 36s 6d, the best shorn Romneys at 34s to 375, with others at 27s 6d to 32s Ad, best shorn fine-wools at 34s to 36s 6d, with average to good at 23s 6d to 29s 6d.

H. Johnstone (Te Okla) sold 78 Romney wether lambs at 44s 6d and the same price was paid for 27 halfbreds from E. M., S. C. and R. K. Heard (Hawk Hills) who also sold 51 at 40s. A pen of 71 shorn Corriedale wether lambs from the estate J. J. Fitzpatrick (Cheviot) realised 38s 6d and sales of shorn Romneys at 37s were made by J. X. Ferguson (Akaroa), J. Potts (Greenpark) and by ■an unnamed Kaiapoi vendor. There were more ewe lambs offered this week and all classes met a very sound sale fully firm on late rates. There was very keen competition on an attractive pen of 63 Romneys which made 72s to top the sale. Good Romney ewe lambs sold at 50s to 51s, with others at 40s to 41s and a pen of shorn Romney cross made 41s. The best fine-wool ewe lambs sold from 51s to 565. which was paid for a line of 156 Corriedales from a Palmerston vendor, good made 42s to 465. average 32s 6d to 36s and others changed hands at 24s to 30s. Two pens 'of shorn finewool ewe lamibs made 31s and 23s 6d. A. M. Parker (Waiau) sold 109 Romney cross shorn ewe lambs at 41 a Mixed sex fine-wool lambs made up to 31s 8d and mixed sex Romneys to 38s 6d. Sales included:—

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold, on account of: Client (Palmerston), 156 Corriedale ewe ■ lambs at 51s to 555; S Henderson and Son The Dunes). 60 Corriedale ewe lambs at 465; client (Kaiapoi). 31 Romney ewe lambs at 40s, 153 shorn Romney wether lambs at 32s 6d to 375, 43 Romney wether lambs at 42s to 435; Shand Bros. (Island Hills) 148 halfbred wether lambs at 34s 6d to 395; K. D. F. Neil (Little River), 53 Border Leicester wether lambs at 26s to 345; H. R. Roxburgh (Barcaldine). 100 halfbred wether lambs at 395; L. J. Armitage (Kaiapoi), 63 Romney ewe lambs at 725; H. J. State (Dunluce), 200 shorn Corriedale wether lambs ■ at 23s 6d to 295. 20 Corriedale wether lambs at 355; A. D. Appleby (Clarence), 117 shorn Corriedale wether lambs at 24s to 295; J. A. Smith (Kaikoura), 44 halfbred ewe lambs at 30s; J. A. Davies (Taw-aho), 156 Corriedale shorn wether lambs at Ms to 29s od, 119 Corriedale shorn ewe lambs at 23s 6d to 31s: estate J. J. Fitzpatrick (Cheviot), 149 shorn Corriedale wether lambs at 34s to 38s 6d; K. J. Mackie (Kaiwhareh. 25 Romney lambs at 365, 24 shorn Romney lambs at 31s Bd. National Mortgage and Agency Company. Ltd., and H. Matson and Company, sold, on account of J. X. Ferguson (Akaroa), 141 shorn Romney wether lambs at 28s to 375, 30 shorn Down cross at 31s 6d; J. Potts (Greenpark), 159 shorn Romney wether lambs at 36s 6d to 375; G. J. Capstick (Waiau), 104 shorn Romney cross wether lambs at 345: C. F. Cone (Waiau), 59 halfbred wether lambs at 31s 6d; A. M. Parker (Waiau), 109 shorn Romney cross ewe lambs at 41s, 137 shorn Romney cross wether lambs at 27s 6d to 295. New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Association, Ltd., sold, on account of W. A. Macfarlane (Braemar), 672 halfbred wether lambs at 29s to 41s 6d, 149 halfbred ewe lambs at 27s 6d to 32s 6d; J. F. Samson (Rotokohu), 21 mixed sex Romney lambs at 38s 9d; A. G> Murray (Balcaim), 22 Down cross at 30s.

Dalgety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold, on account of: McLeod and Orbell (Grasmere), 393 halfbred ewe lambs at 34s to 425, 595 halfbred wether lambs at 31s 6d to 38s; £ M., S. C. and R. K. Heard (Hawk Hills), 78 halfbred wether lambs at 40s to 44s 6d; W. M. Harcourt and Son (Marawera), 100 halfbred wether lambs at 22s 6d to 32s 6d; J. R. Shannon (Oweka), 79 Romney ewe lambs at 51s; Lands and Survey Dept. (Cheddar Valley), 84 mixed sex halfbred lambs at 31s to 31s 6d; A. F. S. Rutherford (Montrose). 306 halfbred wether lambs at 24s to 39s 6d; H. Johnstone (Te Oka), 50 Romney ewe lambs at 41s, 216 Romney wether lambs at 36s to 44s 6d; Calvert and Burnett (Duvauchelle), 215 Down cross lambs at 30s to 38s 6d; J. W. Mosley (Scargill), 29 Corriedale wether lambs at 375; G. McTaggart (Oaro), 33 haifbred ewe lambs at 345; I. S. Douglas (Te Ngapari, 47 Corriedale ewe lambs at 365; client, 201 Romney wetber lambs at 24s to 41s od. TWO-TOOTH EWES At 3886 head the two-tooth ewe entry was of moderate size but it included a fair proportion of useful sheep some of which came from as far away as Otago and the Chatham Islands. The sale was considered one of the strongest of the season and the market could be quoted firmer. The best of the Romneys sold from 80s to 91s with an odd sale to £5 Bs. good at 72® to 79a. average at 80s to 87s and others at 42s to 565. Chathams Romneys met a particularly good sale with one notable transaction being made at 87s 6d. Otherwise good ewes from the islands sold

at 70s to 795, with average at 60s to 70s and others at down to 49s 6d. There was also a very sound sale for fine wool two-tooths with 'Corriedales from Moa Flat in Otago heading the sale at 79s and 78s. The best of these ewes realised from 70s to 795, with good at Ms to 87s. average at 50s to 56s and others at 47s to 40s. Late shorn fine wool ewes realised from 50s to 60s for average to good, with average at 42s to 48c and late shorn Romneys ranged from 49s 6d to 65s 6d. The top price of the section was £5 8s paid for Romneys from M. Spencer-Bower (Swannanoa). Close behind was F. J. Peach (Ludley) with 53 Romneys at £5 7s and his 83 sold from 91s upwards. E. B. Hurst (Takamatua) also sold 20 Romneys at 91s and Barker Bros. (Kaingaroa) had 81 at 87s 6d. Other sales of young Romneys included 67 from J. Irwin (Rakaia), at Ms and 100 Romney cross at 80s. and up to 80s was paid for Romneys from P. S. Prenderville (Chatham Islands). The top money for fine wool ewes was 79s for 64 Corriedales from A. Smaill (Moa Flat) and for his second cut of 56 the price was 78s. For early shorn halfbreds numbering 53 the Lands and Survey Department (Mount Highfield) received 755.

Among sales were:— Dalgety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold: on account of E. Upritchard and Son (Cheviot), 38 Corriedales at 575; Kaiwara Farm (Culverden). 175 halfbreds at 45s 6d to 555; Mrs M. J. McAdam (Cheviot). 95 Corriedales at 57s to 625; estate F. and J. Northcote (Waiau), 146 halfbreds at 4fis to 53s 6d; M. SpencerBower (Claxby), 133 Romneys at 76s to £5 8s; D. W. and R. D. Ensor (Cheviot), 100 Corriedales at 53s 6d to 70s 6d; B. Savill (Hanmer). 70 Romneys at 755; Miss E. E. Richards (Hororata), 28 Romneys at 60s. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltdsold: on account of J. Irwin (Rakaia), 167 Romney cross and Romneys at 80s to 84s;-G. A. N. Frizzel (Kirwee). 173 shorn Corriedales at 52s to 60s; F. J. Peach (Ludley), 83 Romneys at 91s to £5 7s; N. A. and estate R. A. Riddle (Chilton Hills), 144 halfbreds at 59s to 645: R. E. Tuuta (Chatham Islands), 108 Romneys at 65s 6d to 775; Barker Bros. (Kaingaroa), 249 Romneys at 78s to 87s 6d; K. I. Macfarlane (Ngaroma). 185 Corriedales at 42s 6d to 60s; The Gates Farm (The Gates), 56 Corriedales at 625; E. B. Hurst (Takamatua), 25 Romneys at 91s; client (Halswell), 100 Romneys at 728. New Zealand Farmers' Co-op-erative Association. Ltd., sold: on account of G. W. Ryder (Goat Hills), 163 halfbreds at 49s to 60s. 68 Romney cross at 66s 6d; Hawarden client. 78 halfbreds at 535; W. R. Ensor (Bullock Creek), 55 late-shorn Corriedales at 41s 6d; N. W. Newton (Whiterock). 43 late-shorn halfbreds at 45s 8d; T. H. Croft (Omihi). 39 Corriedales at 49s 6d; lan F. Munro (Omihi), 22 Corriedales at 525; Tai Tapu client, 77 halfbreds at 58s. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company, sold: on account of P. S. Prenderville (Chatham Islands), 137 Romney ewes at 70s to 80s; Lands and Survey Department (Mount Highfield), 53 halfbred ewes at 755; R. A. Stevens (Rakaia). 72 halfbred ewes at 545; A. Smaill (Moa Flat). 120 Corriedale ewes at 78s to 795; D. R. Holmes (Chatham Islands), 45 Romney ewes at 625. OLDER EWES The older ewe yarding at nearly 9000 head was somewhat smaller than last week but in addition to some useful lines was made up of a large proportion of average class In the early stages of the sale values were similar to late rates but later the size of the offering seemed to be greater than the demand and there tended to be a slackening. Romney ewes from the Chatham Islands were again included in the entry and these sold extremely well. The best of the four-year-old Romneys sold from 50s to 555. with average at 37s to 445, and others at 50s to 345. Fine wool ewes tn this age group brought up to 545, with average to good at 40s to 445, average at 33s to 37s and others at down to 30s Ewes in the five-year category were particularly well sold with the best five-year-old and annual draft fine wools making from 5Qs to 61s, good 42s to 465, average 30s to 37s and others down to 28s 6d. The pick of the Romneys in this age group brought from 50s to 51s, with good at 40s to 465. average at 33s to 39s and others at 24s to 30s.

The Chatham Island Romneys sold from 50s to 55s for the best with others ranging down to 37s 6d.

Four-year-oM Romneys sold up to 56s tor 56 from R. £ Tuuta (Chatham Islands) and tor 80 from Barker Bros. (Chatham Islands), who .sold 255 from 525. R. W. Wiesner, also of the Chatham®, sold Romneys to 53s and fine wool ewes of this age grow made up .to 548 / or ..A he top S 3 out of a Mne of 306 Corriedales from Stringer Bros. (Te Tlni). One hundred and twenty-five late shorn halfbred five-year-old ewes from G. Iferold Parsons and Son (Ward) had a notable sale at 50s to 61s. Romneys sold up to 51s. which was toe price received by Eskvale Station, Ltd. (Amberley), for toe tops of 328 pre-lamb shorn ? nd b y L - A- Smart (Amberley) for 296. Sates included:— Pyne, Gould, Guinnes Ltdsold: on account of F. J. Peach (Kaikoura). 108 Romneys at 37s to 465; J. A. Smith (Kaikoura), 90 halfbreds at 345; Stringer Bros. (Te Tini), 306 four-year Corriedales at 44s to 545; Abbott Bros. (Brackendale), 77 Corriedales at 465: N. A. and estate R. A. Riddle (Chiltern Hills), 50 halfbreds at 425: V. J. Armstrong (Mount Vernon). 171 Romneys at 28s 6d to 38s; S. E. Patten (Kaituna) 329 Romneys at 32s 6d to 45s fid; R. E. Tuuta (Chatham Islands). 117 fourvear Romneys st 44s 6d to 555; Castle Hill Station (Castle HiH). 135 halfbreds at 30® fid to 355: L. Mcßae (Little River). 60 Romneys at 42s fid; R. ActonAdams (Port Levy), 86 Romneys at 40s fid; R. F. Lethsm (Lauriston). 90 four and sixtooth Romneys at 535; Barker Bro*. (Chatham bland*). 355 four-year Romneys at 52* to 56*. New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association Ltd., sold: on account of A. G. Murray (Batealrn). 236 five-year Corriedales at 38* fid to 355: W. R. Ensor (Bullock Creek). 83 mixed age Corriedales at 36* fid; H. A. and H J. Hartley (Chariton), 48 five-year Romneys at & «; I. r. Munro (Omihl).

• sound-mouth Coriredalra at. at 30s to Ms Bd-T. ILcSSt (Omihi), 74 five-year Corriettalea at 355; A. T. Alton (Scargill ).M8 tote-ehom Corrledales at Sto to Mr, Eskvale Station, Ltd. (Amberley), 328 pre-lamb ahorn five-year Romney* at 40a to 51a; G. W. Ryder (Goat Hills). 88 pre-lamb shorn fouryear halfbreds at 40s, 108 lateshorn fiva-year halfbreds at 38s Sd; B. O. Turpin (Little River), 87 five-year Romneys at 425; E. M. Costello (Omihi). 41 fiveyear Corriedales at 86s 6d. 48 five-year Romneys at 335; S. E. PhiUips CTakamatua), 86 five-year Romneys at 30s. National Mortgage and Agency Company, 'Ltd., and H. Matson and Company, sold: on account of L. A. Smart (Amberley). 286 five-year Romney ewes at Sis: J. W. Tinniswood (Pufau), 142 annual draft Romneys at 27s Sd; A. E. Glenn (Waiau), 180 fouryear halfbred ewes at 32s Sd to 375; McLeod and Scott (Waiau), 32 four and five-year halfbred ewes st 325; R. and G. Petrie (Swannanoa). 75 five-year Corriedale ewes at Ms; A. C. Clark (Hoon Hay), 74 five-year shorn ewes st 26s to 36k A. A. Adams and Sons (Inchbonnie). 54 fiveyear Romney ewes at 335: Lands and Survey Department (Mount Highfield), 111 annual draft halfbred ewes at 40s to 425; L. T. and F. G. Hubbard (Rangiora). 53 three-shear halfbred ewes at 445; H. H. Petrie (Swannanoa). 301 five-year Corriedale ewes at 40s to 40s 6d; S. Ashworth and Sons (Balcairn) 90 four and five-year Corriedale ewes at 40s. Dalgety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold: on account of J. Swarbrick (Kaikoura), 103 ewes at 33s 6d to 345: R. W. Wiesner (Chatham Islands), 230 tour-year Romney ewes at 37s 6d to 535; H. M. Turnbull (Amberley) 58 four-year Corriedales at 40s 6d; E. M.. S. C„ and R. K. Heard (Kaikoura), 196 fouryear halfbred ewes at 40s 6d to 475; E. G. O. Rutherford (Lochiel), 145 four and five-year halfbred ewes at 33s to 365: estate F. and J. Northcote (Whalesback), 167 four-year halfbred ewes at 33s to 3ts 6d; Kaiwara Farm (Culverden) 70 four-year halfbred ewes at 41s 6d: Calvert and Burnett (Duvauchelle), 118 Romney ewes at 33s to 34s 6d; G. A. Luttrell (Cheviot). 128 Corriedale ewes at 24s to 35s 6d; Lands and Survey Department (Cheddar Valley). 81 four and five-year ewes at 38s; I. S. Douglas (Cheviot), 89 Corriedale ewes at 365; W. M. Harcourt and Son, 81 halfbred ewes at 28s 6d; G. Harold Parsons (Ward). 125 five-year halfbred ewes at 50s to 61s; P. Moore (Kekerangu), 90 four and five-year halfbred ewes at 435; A. L. Lea (Kirwee), 80 five-year ewes at 30s; client. 50 five-year Corriedale ewes at 425; Miss E. E. Richards, 135 Romney cross ewes at 42s to 465;

D. R. M, Johnston (Governor’s 137 Romney ewea at 24s 10 WETHERS

Among Uie entry of TO4 wetoMv. two-tooth Romney* sold from Sta to 58s Ad. four and six-tooth Romneys tram 41s to 43s Ad. two and four-tooth hajfbreds from Ms to 's4s, four and aix-tooth haHbreda ait 38s. and four. Mx. and etght-tooth baMbeeda at 41a. Two-toottw made up to SAs Ad for the topa of a line of MO Romneys from Barker Bros. (KaincaroaL. and J. Swarbrick (The Watkins) had 40 two and four-tooth hakbeed* at 545. Sales included;— , Dalgety and New Zealand Loan. Ltd., sold on account of IL W. Wiesner (Chatham Island*), 128 two and three-shear Romneys at 41a to 43s 6d. E. G. O. Rutherford (Locidel). 44 four and eix-tooth halfbreds at 38s, 9B four, six, «nd eighttooth balfbred* at 41s; Kaiwara Farm (Culverden), S 3 two and four-tooth halfbreds at 51s; J. Swatbrick (The Watkim). 40 two and four-tooth halfbreds at Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of Barker Biros. MW. 340 Bomaeys * MOLESWORTH CATTLE ■The Molesworth cattle came forward in excellent condition and there was a particularly strong demand for all pens. The sale opened on a firm note and continued'without flagging at any stage. The medium condition steers seemed to meet the strongest competition, particularly in the Hereford section, where values looked to be relatively dearer than on the top pens. The line of 1023 two and ahaif and three and a half-year-old steers sold in a little over an hour for a total realisation of £34,732 5s 6d and the average price was £33 19s, compared with £33 15s for the 964 steers sold last year. The 525 Aberdeen AngusHereford cross steers. made from £3l 13s 6d to the top price for the sale of £44 3s 6d and averaged £34 9s 6d. The straight Aberdeen Angus averaged £32 15s 5d for the 218 offered and ranged from £3l 13s 6d to £37 3s 6d. There were 280 Herefords which averaged £33 19s and ranged from £29 18s 6d to £4l 3s 6d. There were some big individual purchases and on three occasions as many as six trucks of 10 steers were taken on a final bid. The sales were more widely dispersed this year. Local buyers in the area from Okuku to Glentunnel and Greenpark took ' about 400 head, Mid-Canterbury about 60, Banks Peninsula about 150, South Canterbury about 80, Oamaru about 100, the West Coast about 60, Culverden about 65, Kaikoura 11 and there were

purchases for the Balclutha and Stirling districts totalling about 60 head.