ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Lambs, Sheep Bring Higher Prices

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30369, 19 February 1964, Page 21

ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Lambs, Sheep Bring Higher Prices

Values for most classes of fat sheep and fat lambs appreciated by Is or 2s at the Addington market yesterday, and fat cows also showed a further marked improvement. Other classes of fat cattle followed the trend of last week’s slightly erratic sale, but finally managed to retain ruling rates. Fat lambs improved by up to Is 6d or 2s a head, and two-tooth wethers, though poorer in quality than they were last week, improved by about 2s. Fat adult ewes were also about 2s dearer.

This week, the store cattle included some better'class cattle and gave this section of the market a more promising note than in other sales this year. Fat Lambs ke r t. than at the previous mar -

Although there were about 1000 more fat lambs offered this week. 2517. compared with 1445, the quality of the yarding was PVi a e^er > an d values were fully hrm to about 2s above the rates ruling at the previous sale. One notable feature of the sale was the much larger proportion of butchers’ quality lambs which came forward number of g t l ual L ty lambs tb at S the bl BS«r proportion ?>L t ?'? rdlngs - 1116 rise in raflon? C !j edU e xn PHC6 W3S aISO reflected in the more buoyant / or lambs- Entries from the coast were of good quality an <* I Were keenly sought. * 7Ky a i 1 rt. eS „ W !, re i n ßeS t- 66 S id to ™ s^- d; g °° d - 585 ld to 65s Id; medium, 49s id to 37s Id; light a w d ld to 48s Idshont 42s Id to 48s Id with the odd pen up to 53s Id P*. W: WkS tuna), 7 at 69s Id; N. H CurAiSat 68s Id to M r s _™- K Wilson (Halkett), 1 at 74s Id; P. G. Moore 7R k ?d nS / B n y) ’ 128 at 67s ld to irn. r ( ?? th T a ? average of 70s J ackson (Jacksons), 30 at 71s Id, 14 at 70s Id. Fat Sheep

gh t s e quality Of the offering was down on last week, R“ c , es yver^ 1 _ fully flrm to 2s Ti^- er ln the fat sheep sale. There was a yarding of. 3261 CO n£ ar< ; < ? w ? h 3718 last ir. I a eC c2 t y' s '‘ orn sheep were up to 2s 6d dearer than at the nreKtrmfoi rnarlt Ji t - Tlle sa,e opened ®X? ng | y , and w as consistently in teinFpaAed” WIUI feW pens Values were:— TS^ld’toTCs^ 100111 wethers, „ me medium two-tooth wethers. 68s Id to 72s Id. er/Ms 6 ld g to 67 W s O 'id~ th Wetll- - to m 46s ea id y Sh ° rn eWes ’ 37s 39s X l T d Pr “ le ewes ’ 32s ld to 3 3 f r j^ 16 medium ewes, 29s Id to ld Prime light ewes, 28s Id to 33s 31 P1 |ji n and unfinished ewes to

X°?. sales Woted included:— Matthews Brothers (Waikan), 7 two-tooths at 71s ?• £' Over ton (Greta), 21 two-tooths at 71s id; v w »T r w ht i ( H M 4 eth^n) - 55 two-tooths at 72s Id to 74s id; D. R. Gil7orti Ir Y el J2’ 4 two-tooths at 72s Id; A. G. Clark .(Halswell), 8 two-tooths at 72s id: A G 6 two-tooths ait 72s Id; P. C. and J. W. MurE ay (^ ara , nui) - 15 two-tooth at , 7 ? s 7d > A -' J- Winter (Brook?“neh .11 two-tooths at 75s Id to 76s Id; P. A. Inkson (Omihi), 8 two-tooths at 71s Id; J s Brooks (Brookside), 15 twotooths at 71s Id to 76s Id; W £„ t h rest ? n 7, 6 twotooths at 71s Id; estate A Fairbairn (Scargill), is twotooths at 73s Id; N. Ryan (Spnngston), 25 two-tooths at 71s Id to 77s Id; J. D. Cornelius (Rakaia), 20 two-tooths at 71s Id to 72s Id; G. Hamilton (Amberley), 39 two-tooths at 68s Id to 73s Id; J. G. Marshall (Wakanul), 5 at 72s Id; S. W. Beatty (Darfield). 6 at 75s Id; W. J. Doyle (Leeston), 47 at 73s Id to 74s Id.

Ewes. —A. T. Wright (Dunsandei), 91 early shorn at 42s Id to 48s Id; Spurtleton Downs, Ltd. (Omihi), 30 early shorn at 43s Id to 51s Id; F. H. Shipley (Harewood), 190 early, shorn at 41s Id to 49s Id; Mrs N. R. Leming (Prebbleton), 35 at 38s Id to 39s Id; M. R. Voyce (Aylesbury), 34 at 37s Id; Miss A. Welsh (Tai Tapu), 56 at 39s Id to 40s Id; P. A. Inkson (Omihi), 24 at 39s Id; Mrs A. P. Bennett (Bennetts), 23 at 37s Id to 39s Id; I. C. Gray (Kaituna), 8 at 42s Id; B. D. Watson (Dunsandel), 39 at 35s Id to 37s Id; J. Arris (Waikari), 24 early shorn at 34s Id to 425. Id. Fat Cattle This week’s fat cattle market was of a pattern somewhat similar to that of last week, with the sale opening on a weak note for steers and heifers and improving to be fully firm on last week’s rates by the conclusion. The cow market was again the highlight of this section pf the sale, with all classes, enjoying a brisk, keen demand from start to finish at rates which would be fully 20s to 30s bet-

ter than at the previous market. The quality of this week’s offering, which- totalled 357, compared with 359 last week, was only fair to average throughout. There was a smaller percentage of prime butchers' cattle than has been the case at recent markets and quite a number of cattle were not properly finished.

At the outset- of the market values for steers and heifers were about 30s to 40s below the ruling rates of last week, but as the sale progressed and buyers became more aware of the smallish size of the entry, values, except for the lightweight heifers, improved to be comparable with late rates. Prime heavy steer beef realised from £6 12s 6d to £7 5s per 1001 b, prime medium-weight steer beef from £7 2s 6d to £7 17s 6d, and plain and light steer beef £6 12s 6d to £7 10s; prime heavy heifer beef, £6 10s to. £7 2 s 6d, prime mediumweight heifer beef, £7 5s to £7 12s. 6d and plain and- light heifer beef, £6 2s 6d to £6 15s; prime butchers' cow beef, £6 to £6 12s 6d, and secondary cow beef, £5 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d. Values were:—■ Prime heavy steers, £49 17s 6d to £53 17s 6d.

Prime medium steers £44 12s 6d to £49 2s 6d.

Prime light steers, £37 7s 6d to £44 2s 6d.

Plain and light steers, down to £32 7s 6d.

Prime: heavy heifers, £36 2s 6d to £39 7s 6d. Prime medium heifers, £2B 17s 6d to £35 17s 6d.

Prime light heifers, £24'l2s 6d to £2B 12s 6d.

Prime heavy cows, £33 7s 6d to £37 17s 6d.

Prime medium cows, £2B 17s 6d to £33 2s 6d.

Prime light cows, up to £2B 12s 6d.

Representative sales quoted by stock firms were as follows :

Steers.—Narby and Co. (Long Bay), 7 at £SO 2s 6d to £52-'l7s 6d; J. I. Johns (Culverden). 1 at £SO 17s 6d; Waipuna Farming Co. (Culverden), 3 at £52 17s . 6d; Aorangi Estate (Kaituna), 3 at £49 17s 6d: E. Downes (Little River). 2 at £52 17s 6d to £53 17s 6d; Mrs M. E. M. McGrath (Oxford), 1 at £49- 17s 6d. Heifers.— Estate I. O. Buchanan (High Peaks), 1 at £46 2s, 6d; Purau Station (Purau), 4 at £36 17s 6d; A. R. Menzies (Menzies Bay), 4. at £36 12s 6d; Waipuna Station (ikamatua), 2 at £35 17s 6d to £36 2s 6d; J. N. Harrison (Mayfield), 1 at £3B 2s 6d; J. Wilson (Sockbum), 7 at £35 7s 6d to £39 7s 6d: T. E. Elliott (Cheviot), 1 at £36 12-s 6d; Buchanan and Hay Kinlock), 4 at £3B 12s 6d. Cows.—J. Casey, Ashburton, 5 at £29 17s 6d to £33 7s 6d: Stringer Brothers, Amberley, 1 at £33 7s 6d; Mrs M. A. Gartery, Cust, 2 at £36 17s 6d; D. Williamson (Greenpark) 1 at £33 7s 6d.; J. I. Johns (Culverden), 2 at £33 2s 6d to £33 12s 6d; Waipuna Station (Ikamatua), 1 at £33 2s 6d; E. C. Allen (Cass Bay), 1 at £33 7s 6d; W. L. Heron (Ohoka), 1 at £33 17s 6d; E. J. Stalker and. Son. (Greenpark), 6 at £34 17s 6d to £36 12s 6d with five at the top price; A. Sparks (Halswell), 1 at £37 12s 6d; W. McKay (Marshlands). 1 at £33 17s 6d; Estate W. Boon (Halswell), 1 at £35 7s 6d.

Store Cattle For the first time this year some good store cattle, in sound, forward condition were yarded and gave a good note to this section of the sale. Much of the offering of 147 head, compared with 206. last week, was much the same type of broken coloured pens, but there was a strong demand for good cattle. A feature of this section of the market . Was . a line of weljknown two-and-a-half-year-old Aberdeen Angus Hereford cross steers which sold up to £4O 13s 6d. Another line of two-year-old steers made up to £35 18s 6d.

Buyers were still selective, but paid attention to anything which was of notable size and breeding. Sales quoted by stock firms included:—Estate. I. O. Buchanan (High Peak), 18 two-and-a half-year-old Aberdeen Angus Hereford cross steers at £36 18s 6d to £4O 13s 6d. Bulls There was a further sharp drop in the bull entry this week with only 11 coming forward, compared with 21 last week and 36 the week before. Sales were not easy to make for the smaller types, which comprised the bulk of the offering. However, two large Shorthorns realised £79 18s 6d and £73 17s 6d respectively. A registered 15-months Friesian was sold for £6O, while another small registered Jersey bought £24 17s 6d. One small bull was passed while other medium bulls sold from £29 18s 6d to £47 8s 6d, Dairy Cattle Heifers met one of the weakest sales at Addington for a long time, only a very small gallery of buyers taking very limited and selective interest. The poor demand was probably

because of an oversupply of heifers. This week’s entry at about 53 head was slightly larger than the offering of 48 last week.

Most of this week’s offering comprised Friesian heifers, with only about six or eight cows coming forward. Only exceptional heifers met a good sale, with the top price of about £5O being realised and many heifers were passed. The better class of heifer realised from £34 to £4O, with medium making £2B to £33 and small, backward and inferior sorts down to £lB. Cows sold from £26 to £3O.

Vealers The veal entry this week rose quite sharply to 180 head, compared with 135 last week and values tended to drop by a few' shillings a head for most classes of veal. Sales were harder to make and the quality was slightly varied. Top price of the market was about £3l 17s 6d. The best vealers-realised from £27 2s 6d to £2B I2s 6d, medium, £22 12s 6d to £25 2s 6d, and smaller vealers, £l9 17s 6d to £2l 2s 6d. The best of the calves made from £l7 12s 6d to £2O 17s 6d, medium £l3 2s 6d to £l5 17s 6d, and small down to £7 17s 6d. Bobby calves sold down to 425.

Fat Pigs With a larger market today and quality somewhat poorer, porkers were back 3s to 4s .a head. Good butchers’ pork sold slightly below late rates and overfat and unfinished porkers met httle demand. There were a number of pigs in between pork and bacon and the market for these was a lot weaker. One .truck of baconers came from an outside district, but the bacon entry was not very large. Good quality pigs sold up to late rates. Here again overfat pigs were not wanted. There was a medium chopper entry and values were slightly easier than at the last .sale. ■Values were:— Light porkers, £5 5s 6d to £6 3s 6d.

Medium porkers, £6 14s 6d to £7 5s 6d.

Heavy porkers, £7 7s 6d to £8 0s 6d. Light baconers, £8 5s 6d to £9 2s 6d. Medium and heavy baconers, £9 12s 6d to £ll 15s 6d (with a few top pens making £l2 or better).

Choppers, £3 Ils 6d to £7 5s 6d.

Good choppers, £8 3s 6d to £lO Is 6d (with an exceptional pig making £11), Store Pigs There was a . large entry in the store pig. section this week and values fell by up to 10s a head on last week’s rates. There was a fair entry of big stores and values in this class held on late rates. However, there was a large entry of smaller pigs and sales over the last few races were very hard to make. Quality was somewhat mixed. An advertised line of young Berkshire sows made from lOgns to £l9. One sow and httle of 13 made £lB 10s, but two in-pig sows failed to find a buyer. Values were:— Weaners, 20s to 355. Slips, 42s to 50s, Small stores, 55s to 68s'. Medium stores. 70s to 80s. Large stores, 86s to £5 10s. Pleasant Point Sale Sound "The Press" Special Service TIMARU, Feb. 18. About 20,000 sheep of good quality and condition were yarded at today’s Pleasant Point adult ewe fair.

There was a fair attendance of buyers and, considering the prevailing dry weather, it was a remarkably sound sale throughout. Good sheep appreciated on last year’s sale and medium sheep remained about the same. Values were: —

Four-year ewes, early shorn: best 70s to 83s, medium 60s to 695, others 50s to 565. Four and five-year ewes, early shorn: best 60s to 70s, medium 50s to 595, others 30s to 495.

Four and five-year ewes, December and January shorn: best 50s to 60s, medium 40s to 495; others, 27s to 375. Two-shear ewes, late shorn, to 84s.

Four, six and. eight-tooth ewes, early shorn, to 775. Three-shear ewes, late shorn, to 735.

Border Leicester Romney cross ewes: 36s to 68s 6d.