ADDINGTON MARKET Further Rise In Fat Stock Prices

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30487, 8 July 1964, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Further Rise In Fat Stock Prices

Prices of all fat stock again rose at the Addington market yesterday, when the numbers yarded were small. Fat heifers rose 30s to 40s, steers and cows 20s to 30s, fat lambs 3s to. ss, and fat wethers and ewes more than ss.

Some of the fat lamb and fat sheep sales were reported to be as much as 10s a head better than the last market, but this could not be taken as a general indication of the general rise in prices. Store sheep sold well, lines of mated two-tooths bringing more than £5. Mated ewes, store lambs, and most classes of store cattle were also firmer

than at the last sale. Some classes of fat stock were so small that trade requirements were not filled. This applied particularly to the veal and fat cattle pens. Store Sheep For the first time In several weeks, the store sheep yarding drew a sizeable entry, about 1400 head more coming forward than was the case last week. There were some better quality ewes, two-tooth ewes and lambs, and values for all these classes were a shade firmer than late rates.

The entry totalled 2846, compared with 1497 last week, and comprised 1382 lambs (953 last week), 286 two-tooth ewes (148), 1097 older ewes (353), and 81 wethers (43). In the lamb pens, the bulk of the entry comprised Romney wether lambs, with only a few lines of ewe lambs being included. The quality varied considerably, but for the good lines offered, buying interest from the. large gallery was keen and spirited. The best of the Romney wether lambs made from 60s to 66s 6d, with other medium to good types bringing from 51s to 54s and the light and plain sorts down to 36s 6d. The top pens of the fine wools realised from 44s 6d to 535, while others sold down to 34s 6d. Down cross lambs realised to 63s 6d for the top lines, while other medium sorts sold between 43s and 56s and the plain and Inferior ones down to 31s. Some Border cross wether lambs realised between 21s and 395.

Two pens of woolly RomneyCorriedale ewe lambs sold well, ranging from 59s for the second cut to 77s for the better line. Romney ewe lambs realised from 54s 6d to 665, while fine wools sold to about 48s.

In the two-tooth ewe pens several very good quality lines of mated Romneys were offered. These, with the exception of one pen, made more than £5, but were passed at auction to be sold immediately after at advanced rates. Prices for these ranged from 94s 6d to £5 15s. All had been mated with Southdown rams in March or at the beginning of April. A pen of small, fine wool two-tooth ewes, with very little fleece, realised 445. The good quality lines of older ewes that had been mated and were carrying, a reasonable amount of wool sold very well. The best of the Romneys made to 76s for an offering of mixed age ewes. Other similar sheep ranged from 59s 6d to 68s. They had been mated to Southdown rams and were due to lamb later this month or early next month-

One-year breeding Romney ewes mated to Southdowns sold from 30s 6d for the lighter condition sorts and to 54s for the better quality. In . the fine wool pens, the best of the one and two-year breeding ewes made to 75s 6d, with other medium to good types realising between 49s and 665. The plainer and more ordinary ewes sold between 28s 6d and 37s fid, depending on the fleece and quality.

Only one or two lines of wethers were offered, with one good pen of early shorn two and four-tooth fine wools bringing 755. Some older fine wools, with very little wool, made 295. Leading sales quoted included: — Wether lambs: M. Pohio (Taumutu), 103 shorn Romneys at 66s 6d, 83 Down cross at 63s 6d; D. R. Gilbert (Doyleston), 122 shorn Romneys at 60s; O. and C. H. Gray (Parnassus), 101 shorn Romneys at 44s 6d to 51s; W. A. Newell (Waiau), 84 shorn Romneys at 665; R. S. Basset (Burnt Hill), 48 shorn Romney cross at 61s Id. Ewe lambs: H. M. Stevens (Ethelton), 86 Romney-Corrie-dales at 775; O. and C. H. Gray (Parnassus), 100 shorn Romney cross at 48s. Older ewes: Eskvale Station, Ltd. (Amberley), 96 late shorn Romneys mated to Southdown rams at 54s to 60s; Mrs J. Harrison (Springbank), 139 mated Romney two-tooths at 94s 6d to £5 7s 3d; Mount Torlesse Station (Springfield), 90 mated halfbreds at 75s 6d; G. W. R. Stephens (Rakaia), 40 mixed age ewes at 59s 6d; S. L. F. Bailey (Woodend), 191 mixed age mated Romneys at 68s to 765. Fat Lambs Another buoyant sale was experienced in the fat lamb pens and values for top quality lambs were up by 3s to 5s a head. However, there was little change in values for the plainer sorts, and here the market remained fully firm to a shade better than at the previous sale. The offering was only slightly larger—lB3B compared with 1800 last week—and the over-all quality was somewhat better. There was keen competition among buyers for the heavier types of woolly lambs, but little interest was shown in the lighter sorts, many of which were more suitable for the store pens. Values were: —Woolly and early shorn: best, 99s Id to £5 12s Id: good, 89s Id to 99s Id; medium, 78s Id to 89s Id; light, 66s Id to 78s Id. Shorn: best, SBs Id to 97s Id: good, 77s Id to 88s Id: medium, 65s Id to 77s Id; light, 57s Id to 65s Id. Leading sales quoted included- —I. W. and N. S. Muckle (Rakaia), 75 at 94s Id to £5 4s id; C. T. and R. R. Wilson (Halkett), 25 at 91s id to 94s Id; estate of G. R. Power and Son (Swannanoa), 25 early shorn at 87s Id to 93s Id; estate of G. A. Mcßean (Springston), 21 at 95s Id to £5 2s Id; F. Ironside (Rakaia), 50 at 94s Id to 99s Id; J. P. Brosnahan (Rolleston), 16 at 87s Id to 94s Id; E. A. Mangin and Son (Methven), 64 shorn at 78s Id to 83s Id; D. A. Black (Hawarden), 11 at 91s Id; C. R. Redfern (Darfield), 10 shorn at 85s Id; B. Campbell (Timaru), 27 late shorn at 76s Id to 81s Id: F. C. Pavelka (Oxford), 26 at 95s Id to £5 12s Id; R. C. Muckle (Rakaia), 29 lateshorn at 76s Id to 82s Id; estate D. Milne (Sefton), 17 early shorn at 80s Id; R. S. Hasgate (Rakaia), 17 at 92s Id: etsate A. E. Birdling (Birdling’s Flat), 22 at 82s Id to 87s Id.. Fat Sheep Values for fat sheep continued to rise, the general trend being 3s to 5s better. The market was sporadic because of some strong outside competition, and several top quality pens advanced by

8s to 10s on the previous sale. The yarding totalled 1951 head, compared with 2061, and this shorter offering was reflected in the increased demand among buyers for good quality sheep.

Ewes, which have not met such a keen demand as wethers at recent sales, sold at prices considerably in advances of late rates, and competition for good butchers’ ewes was strong. One exceptional sale of 82s Id was recorded in this section of the market. Values were:— Prime heavy woolly two-tooth wethers, £5 4s Id to £5 15s Id (with an odd sale up to £6 5s Id). Prime medium woolly twotooth wethers, 95s Id to £5 0s Id. Best woolly four-tooth wethers to £5 14s Id. Prime early shorn two-tooth wethers, 89s Id to 97s Id. Prime medium early shorn two-tooth wethers, 84s Id to 89s Id. Prime light early shorn twotooth wethers, 75s Id to 80s Id. Best butchers’ ewes, 67s Id to 76s Id (with an odd sale up to 82s Id). Medium ewes, 60s Id to 67s Id. Light ewes, to 50s Id. Leading sales of fat sheep quoted by stock firms included: Wethers: D. L. Robertson (Ashley), 13 two-tooths at 99s Id to £5 Is Id; J. B. and T. M. Lambie (Ashburton), 50 recently shorn two-tooths at 79s Id to 85s Id; Double Hill Station (Rakaia Gorge), 92 station wethers at 90s Id to £5 0s Id; D. A. Black (Wqikari), 5 two-tooths at £6 4s Id, 6 four-tooths at £5 Ils Id to £5 12s Id; D. E. Stevenson (Lakeside), 4 two-tooths at £5 2s Id; L. M. Doody (Glentunnel), 22 two-tooths at £5 6s Id to £5 9s Id, 5 four-tooths at £5 0s Id: Wilson Bros. (Halkett), 38 early shorn two-tooths at 95s Id; I. W. and N. S. Muckle (Rakaia), 12 early shorn two-tooths at 91s Id to 93s Id; Westbank Farm (Rakaia), 30 early shorn two-tooths at 91s Id to 97s Id; Clarkson Bros. (Mt. Hutt), 13 two-tooths at £6 4s Id and 17 four-tooths at £5 6s Id to £5 14s Id; R. G. Morris (Cheviot), 4 two-tooths at 93s Id and 2 six-tooths at 86s Id; C. A. and M. D. Moore (Lakeside), 2 sixtooths at 92s Id; A. L. James (Sefton), 15 at £5 4s Id to £5 5s Id; A. M. Cameron (Ladbrooks), 1 two-tooth at £6 5s Id and 12 six-tobths at £5 2s Id to £5 4s Id; W. J. Doyle (Leeston), 4 two-tooths at £5 7s Id. Ewes’: D. L. Robertson (Ashley), 6 at 69s Id, and 8 twotooths at 90s Id to 95s Id: estate of W. H. Gillespie (Bennetts), 33 at 68s Id to 70s Id; W. J. Doak (Ashley), 11 at 74s Id; R. F. Lochhead (Broadfields), 40 at 69s Id to 71s Id: V. W. Wright (Methven), 2 at 73s Id; Worner and Young (Southbridge), 18 two-tooths at- 91s Id to 96s Id; F. R. Mehrtens (Rangiora), 16 at 69s Id to 73s Id; G.. M. Dixon (Holton), 70 at 68s Id to 72s Id; R. F. White (Hororata), 24 at 70s Id to 74s Id; J. C. Draper (Hororata), 15 at 69s Id; . . Misses Warren (Greendale), 12 twotooths at 96s Id; W. J. and J. S. Allen (Culverden), *7l at 60s Id to 78s Id; Misses Warren (Greendale), 20 at 73s Id to 78s Id; R. L. Corbett (Springston), 7 at 72s Id; J. H. Cooke (Rakaia), 9 at 70s Id. Fat Cattle Although this week’s fat cattle market was slightly bigger—2s3 head, compared with 215—values again rose for the good and best quality stock. The better type of steers and cows improved by 20s to 30s while ’ the better heifers improved by as much as 30s to 40s, Helfers were in quite short supply and the cow and steer entries were not plentiful. There was still a fair proportion of inferior type cattle offered and the general quality was no better than has been seen in recent sales. Because . of the short yardings at the market In the last few weeks, butchers bought even the lighter type of cattle yesterday. However, only about half the requirements of the trade were filled.

Prime heavy-weight steer beef, realised from £7 10s to £8 5s per 1001 b. Prime medium weightsteer beef,’ £7 15s to £8 15s; plain and light steer beef, £6 15s to £7 12s 6d; prime heavyweight heifer beef, £7 2s 6d to £7 17s 6d; prime medium weight heifer beef, £8 to £8 10s; plain and light heifer beef, £( 17s 6d to £7 7s 6d; prime butchers’ cow beef, £5 7s 6d to £6 ss; secondary cow beef, £4 12s 6d to £5 ss. Values were:— Prime heavy steers; £57 17s 6d to £65 2s 6d. Prime medium steers, £49 2s 6d to £55 17s 6d. Prime light steers, £3B 2s 6d to £47 17s 6d. Plain and light steers, £2B 17s 6d to £36 17s 6d. Prime heavy heifers, £36 7s 6d to £42 17s 6d. Prime medium heifers, £29 2s 6d to £35 7s 6d. Prime light heifers, £23 7s 6d to £27 12s 6d. Prime heavy cows, £32 2s 6d to £39.7s 6d. Prime medium cows, £25 2s 6d to £3l 7s 6d. Prime light cows, £2l 7s 6d to £24 12s 6d. Plain and light cows, down to £l5 7s 6d. Among leading sales by stock firms were: Steers: Rainey Bros. (Flaxton), 5 at £52 17s 6d to £54 17s 6d; A. H. Pearce and Son (Coutts Island), 2 two-year-olds at £5O 2s 6d; W. H. Moore and Sons (Akaroa), 5 at £54 17s 6d to £5B 17s 6d; E. E. P. Thomas (Kaikoura), 36 at £5O 2s 6d to £65 2s 6d; Pahau Downs, Ltd. (Culverden), 6 at £55 17s 6d to £59 2s 6d. Heifers: Estate T. S. Craw (Chorlton), 2 at £39 17s 6d to £42 17s 6d: W. H. Moore and Sons (Akaroa), 5 at £39 12s 6d to £4O 17s 6d; L. R. Rhodes (Duvauchelles), 1 at £39 17s 6d; L. M. Doody (Whitecliffs), 1 at £4l 12s 6d. Cows: A. H. Pearce and Son .(Coutts Island), 2 cows at £37 17s 6d: D. Leslie (Halswell), 1 at £3B 2s 6d; F. E. Leach (Rangiora), 2 at £33 2s 6d to £35 2s 6d; L. M. Doody (Whitecliffs), 1 at £3O 17s 6d; estate J. L. Rolleson (Kekerangu), 2 at £33 2s 6d; A. Sparks (Halswell), 1 at £39 7s 6d; R. Hewitt (Rangiora), 1 at £3O 7s 6d; estate L. J. Murray and Son (Wharenui), 1 at £3O 7s 6d; F. A. Macintosh (Halswell), 1 at £34 7s 6d; L. R. Rhodes (Duvauchelle), 1 at £35 7s 6d; J. W. Redwood (Clarence Bridge), 5 at £3l 7s 6d: E. T. Hubbard and Son (Greenpark), 2 at £34 2s 6d to £36 2s 6d. Store Cattle With the exception of a few pens of good calves, breeding cows and the odd line of steers, the (tore cattle offering of 369

store cattle, compared with 204 last week, comprised a typical mid-winter selection of plain and rather nondescript sorts. However, the demand was quite sound throughout the sale and values overall, would be about 10s to 20s better than last week, particularly for any entries which showed breeding and condition.

In the calf pens, a good line of Aberdeen .Angus cross steer calves realised up to £l9 13s 6d, with, others selling up to fK-ls. Some Galloway cross steer calves made from £lO 3s 6d lo £l3 13s 6d. Of the heifer calves, the best of the Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross made to £l6 Bs. 6d, with others selling down to £lO 16s. Galloway cross heifer calves made up to £ll 3S 6d. A line of old, but gdod condition, in-calf Herefords enjoyed a brisk inquiry, bringing between £24 18s 6d to £2B $s 6d, while Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross mated cows made up to £2l 18s 6d, with others selling between £l5 13s 6d and £l7 Is.

In the adult steer pens, some 18-months-old Aberdeen Angus pattie brought, up to £36.38 6d, while some rising three-year-olds, of the . same breed, realised £3B 8s 6d. An entry of adult Shorthorn steers made £34 3s 6d and other older steers, up to £29 .18s 6d. Boner cows sold quite well and were slightly dearer than last week. The best made from £2O 3s 6d to £23 8s 6d, with medium and plainer sorts ranging between £ll 3s 6d and £lB 3s 6d.

Best sales made included the following:— Cows: Estate -L. J. Murray (Wharenui), 21 mated Herefords at £24 18s 6d to £2B 8s 6d, 11 Aberdeen Angus cross at £2l 18s 6d, 36 mated Aberdeen Angus at £l7 Is to £2l 13s 6d. Steers: D. T. Dick (Seddon), 12 rising three-year-old Aberdeen Angus cross at £3B 8s 6d; R. Cottam (Oxford), 4 Shorthorns at £34 3s 6d; J.. R. Stanbury (Little River), 11 18-months Aberdeen Angus at £36. 3s 6d. Calves: L. C. Gardiner, Ltd. (Waiau), 45 Galloway cross steer calves at £lO 3s 6d to £l3 13s 6d, 21 heifer calves at £ll 3s 6d: T. L. Dredge (Maruia), ' 17 Aberdeen Angus cross steer calves at £l9 13s 6d, 13 heifer calves, same breed, at £l6 8s 6d. Bulls Only six bulls were offered compared with nine last week, but the yarding included two large heavy bulls which both brought good prices. ' They were a large white Shorthorn, which made the top price of £5l 17s 6d, and an Aberdeen Angus which sold at £4O 17s 6d. The other lighter bulls sold from £35 7s 6d, for another Aberdeen Angus, to £25 17s 6d for a small Jersey bull. Dairy Cattle Once again the yarding of dairy cattle was small, with about 15 head coming forward, compared with about 18 last week. Quality, with the exception of a few good cows and heifers, was rather nondescript and the market did not attract the buoyant buying demand of the previous sale. The best of the heifers made . from £35 to £42 10s for one top entry, with others selling down to £33. In the cow pens, the best sold from £35 to £43, witb others ranging from £2O t0.£33. Vealers As has been the trend in recent weeks, with only small yardings coming forward, values for veal rose again. Vealers improved by 30s a head and small calves by 20s. Although the quality was not particularly high, the sale was quite free. However,- a number of local butchers would not receive their requirements and some might, not get any veal again this week. The yarding totalled about 85 head, which was slightly more than came forward last week. Small calves were again in very short supply. Best vealers realised from £2B 7s 6d to £3O 12s 6d (with odd sales at up to £32 2s 6d), medium vealers, £24 12s 6d to £26 2s 6d, small vealers, £lB 7s 6d to £2l 7s 6d; best calves, £l7 12s 6d to £l9 12s 6d, medium calves, £l2 14s 6d to £l6 7s .6d, small calves, £6 2s 6d to £lO 17s 6d. Fat Pigs There was a smaller entry m the fat pig section and quality was very mixed. With one outside buyer, values for best quality pigs improved on late rates. A fair proportion of the yarding consisted of heavy pork and light bacon, with a percentage of the offering being overfat, and these were hard to sell at satisfactory prices. There was a very small bacon entry, with values for good quality pigs remaining on a par with late rates. Two top quality pens from one vendor made £l4 0s 6d. There was a small entry of choppers and values for the better finished pigs remained at levels similar to those of last week. Values were:— Light and unfinished porkers, £5 12s 6d to £6 12s 6d. Medium porkers,. £7 3s 6d to £B-4s 6d. Heavy porkers, £8 8s 6d to £9 4s 6d. Light bacon'ers, £9 8s 6d to £lO 10s 6d. Medium and heavy baconers, £ll Os 6d to £l2 18s 6d. Choppers, unfinished, 41s to 83s 6d; finished, £7 3s 6d to £l2 3s 6d. Store Pigs Apart from one truck from a vendor who was selling out, there was a small entry of store pigs. Quality was much improved on the last few weeks, and with a fair number of buyers, values improved by 5s to 8s a head. Good quality weaners met a strong demand and medium and large stores of good quality sold well. One inpig sow was yarded, realising £lB 10s. Values were: Weaners, 62s to 775. Small stores, 78s to 83s. Medium and large stores, 91s to £5 10s.