ADDINGTON MARKET Cattle Prices Again Fall Sharply

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30529, 26 August 1964, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Cattle Prices Again Fall Sharply

Fat-cattle values again fell sharply ait the Addington market yesterday. Some classes of steers have dropped by £6 to £7 a head in the last two vyeeks. Steers eased by up to 70s a head yesterday, and other classes of cattle, apart from prime medium-weight heifers, were also cheaper. Store cattle were also much cheaper, in part a reflection of the easier trend for fat cattle and also probably because of the lack of spring growth caused by a lack of moisture and the recent sharp frosts.

Fat lambs met an erratic sale, although there was little variation in general prices compared with recent markets. Competition was somewhat restricted, and only the bestquality lambs sold at a premium. Lighter and plainer lambs were a little easier than last week.

In the fat sheep pens, outside competition in the first half of the sale gave the ewe and wether market a buoyant note, but this competition lapsed in the closing races and values fell to ruling rates. Over all, there was little change in prices from last week. Store sheep held to about late values, with wether hoggets selling at more than 70s and ewes and lambs at more than 40s all counted. Store Sheep Store shoep valuta held up fairly veil, and there waa no significant alteration in price*. The yarding totalled 1844, comflared with MOS last week, and ncluded lost (tore hoggets (1180 laet week), 112 two-tooth ewes (71), 26$ ewee and lambs (520), 340 older ewes (156), and 188 wethers (71). Some useful pens of both hoggets and older sheep were included in the selection. The best ef the woolly Romney wether hoggets made from 60s to 67s 6d, with one sale at 73s fid, and average to good made from 50s to Sts. Fine wool wether hoggets carrying only a part fleece made from 55s to 60s for the best, with average at 47s fid to 525. Only a few ewe hoggets were included tn the offering, and those made up to 73a for fine woolly hoggets, and to 69s for Romneys carrying a fair amount of wool. A* few southdown and Down cross hoggets ranged from 41s to 57s eg. Sales of hoggets quoted by stock Arms included!— s.R.n: Farm, Ltd. (Wafmakarlri run), till halfbrod, wether hoggets at 52s to 60s; K. Vogan (Duvaucholle), 30 shorn Romney wether hoggets at s6s td; estate W. A. palmer (Methven), 78 Romney wether hoggets at 67s 64 to 73s 64: A. J, Marshall (Ashburton), 64 Romney wether hoggets at 60s; J, G. Henderson (Doyleston), 23 woolly half bred ewe hoggets at 735; C. R. Pilbrow- (Horrelville), 52 shorn Romney ewe hoggets at 60s. A few pons ef ewes and lambs were yarded. These contained woolly ewes and forward lambs, and sold at fully .up to late good rates with prices ranging from 37s to 41s fid al! counted, with. two of the sales being made at better then 40s. Among the sales were the following Ravenswood (Iflaxton), 37 woolly Romney ewes with 54 tailed Down cross lambs at foot at 375; W, R. Lowery (Leestou), 41 Romney ewes with 47 Down cross lambs at 41s fid, and 39 Romney ewes and 47 Down cross tainos at 40s fid. Among the few pens of older in-lamb ewes yarded the best of the Romneys made from about 42s to 7»» With fine wools ranging from 35s to 555. A few pens of younger in-lamb ewes wore included and these sold to 76s for two-tooth Corriedales, 65s for four and six-tooth fine wools and

78s for fqur, sia and eight-tooth Romneys, end unmated Corriedales realised 525. Stock firms quoted the following sales of fn-lamb ewes:—F. G. Harrison (Ashburton), 81 oneshear unmated Corriedale ewes at 525; B. N. Gray (Rolleston), 81 woolly two-tooth Corriedale ewes mated with Southdown rams at 765, 37 woolly two and three-shear Corriedale ewes mated with Southdown rams at 655; estate D. Barwick (Pbranul), 5$ four, six and eight-tooth Romney ewes mated with Romney rams at 78s; J. E. Neave (Hawarden), 72 halfbred ewes mated with Southdown and South Suffolk rams at 43s to 555.

There , was a slightly larger offering of wethers and among these fine wool two-tooths made from 53s to 60s, shorn fourtooths 42s and shorn two, four and slx-tooths 48s. Sales of wethers quoted by Stock firms included:-—F. G. Horrison (Ashburton), 147 oneshear Corriedale wethers at 53s to 60s, Fat Lambs Although the fat lamb market was Inclined to be erratic, over-all there was not a great deal of change in values from last week. The best lambs would be firm to fully firm on late rates, but the percentage of lambs in this category would npt be as high. Again there were large numbers of lighter and plainer lambs that were hard to sell and passings were noticeable during the auction of these pens. Competition was limited, but the inquiry for the best type of iamb was sound. However values did not reach the £5 mark more than once or twice and the plainer and inferior sorts of lambs were a shade easier than last week. By the end of the sale competition had eased and sales were harder to make.

The entry totalled 2384 head compared with 2036 last week, and included quite a number of pens of shorn lambs. The best of these sold well, but again lighter and plain lambs did not attract blds. Some spring lambs were included and the best of these sold wall.

Value* were: best, 91s Id to 98s Id (with odd sales to £5 4s Id); good, 76s Id to 89s Id; medium, 64s Id to 75s Id; light, 55s Id to 63s Id. Recently Shorn; best, 69s Id to 75s Id; medium to good, 61s Id to 68s Id; light, 54s Id to 59s Id; spring lambs: best. 70s Id to 77s Id; medium. 60s Id to 67s Id; others, up to 58s Id. Among the best sales made by Stock firms were the following; R. G. Copland (Rakaia), 62 recently shorn at 69s Id to 74s Id; K. Brown (Dunsandel), 77 recently shorn at 69s id to 74a Id; D. E. Rankin (Ashburton),

29 nt 93s Id to 96s Id; D. J. and J. Stewart (Rakaia), 22 at 91s Id to 98s Id; r. Ironside (Rakaia), 42 at 88s Id to £5 4s Id; Clarkson Brothers (Mount Hutt), 40 at 93s Id to 98s Id; R, Macdonald (Annat), 16 at 93s id; F. G. Rickard (Ashburton), 30 at 93s Id to 96s Id; W. H. McConnell (Ashburton), 21 at 98s Id to £5 Is Id: T. J. Farrell (Kalapoi), 3 at 91s Id; A. ,K. McClay (Ashburton), 62 at 73s Id to 95s Id; M. Bristow (Kalapoi), I at 92s id. Fat Sheep With some competition from outside the province in the early and middle stages , of the fat sheep sale, values for all classes of stock firmed on last week's rates by several shillings. However, towards the end of the sale, the outside buyers dropped out of the bidding and prices fell back to last week’s levels for older owes and in some eases could have been slightly easier. The ewe market appeared to bo a little stronger than the previous market, mainly because of the outside competition. Shorn ewes enjoyed a brisk sale and for the most part woolly

ewes were easy to sell. Wethers were not yarded in very large numbers and generally maintained values similar to those ruling at recent sales. Top quality wethers met a good market at prices which were fully firm on ruling rates and could have been a shade dearer. Outside buyers also showed some interest in the pick of the fat wethero. However, the wether offering included some plain and inferior aorta which were hard to sell In some eases. Recently shorn wethers remained at values which were quite firm on recent aales. The yarding totalled 2738 head, compared with 2873 at the last market. Values were:— Prime heavy two-tooth wethers, 90s id to 35 0s id. Primo medium two-tooth wethers, 80s id to 80s id. Primo light two-tooth wethers, 80s id to 70s id. Plain and light two-tooth wethero, up to 88s Id. Boat recently shorn two-tooth, wethero, up to 73s Id. Other recently shorn two-tooth wethero, up to 88s Id. Prime -heavy four-tooth wethers, 90s Id to 65 2s Id. Prime medulm four-tooth wethers, 80s .id to 80s Id. Other four-tooth wethers, up to 78s Id. L \ .. Best recently shorn four-tooth wethers, 07s Id to 72s Id. Other recently shorn fourtooth wethers, up to 65s Id. Best older wethers, 89s Id to 94s Id. Other older wethers, 71s Id to 86s Id. , Prime heavy butchers' ewes, 80s Id to 86s Id. Prime good butchers' ewes, 68s Id to 79s Id. , Prime medium butchers ewes, 's6s 14. to 67s Id. Prime light butchers' ewes, 45s Id to 55s Id. Plain and light ewes, down to 35 Best'recently shorn ewes, 57s Id to 61s Id. Other recently shorn ewes, 40s Id to 56s Id. , Leading salee quoted by stock firms included:—

Wethers: Miss M. A. Stewart (Cheviot), 8 two-tooths at 88s Id, 8 four-tooths at 898 Id; F. R. D. Olorenshaw (Hawarden), 6 two and four-tooths at 55 0s Id; Ballindalloch Farm, Ltd. (Culverden), 46 recently shorn four-tooths at 67s Id to 72s Id; K. E. A. Shadbolt (Barrys Bay), 4 two-tooths at 89s Id, 8 twotooth ewes at 80S Id; A. T. and estate L. A. Watson (Kaituna), 12 two-tooths at 87s Id; Mrs C. A. Croft (Lakeside), 11 twotooths at 75s id to 87s id; H. Doak (Rakaia), 7 shorn twotooths at 68s Id; W. V. Chatterton (Rakaia),-12 two-tooths at 83s id to 92s Id; D. J. and J. Stewart (Rakaia), 26 four-tooths at 97s Id to £5 2s Id; P. L. Armstrong (Ashburton), 10 fourtooths at 79s Id to 83s Id, 10. older wethers at 71s Id; K. M. Wells (Oxford), 37 two-tooths at 80s id to 88a id; T. A. Addis (Culverden), 2 two-tooths at 07s Id, 4 aged wethers at 94s Id, 3 four-tooths at Ills Id; Woodstock Station (Oxford), 75 station wethers at 86s Id to 90s Id. Ewes: R. V. Burrows (Rakaia), 49 at 65s Id to 80s Id; W. J. H. Coop (Banks Peninsula), 47 at 72s Id to 82s Id; J. Halliday (Rakaia), to shorn at 51s Id to 57s Id; Terrace Paddocks (Culverden), 23 at 79s Id to 82s Id; H. Doak (Rakaia), 5 at 81s Id; R. Coop (Banks Peninsula), 7 at 81s Id; F. B. Leech (Rangiora), 11 at 80s Id; T. W. Rich (Horrelville), 16 at 85s Id; R. F. Lochhead (Broadfeld), 44 at 82s Id to 86s Id; J. F. Smith (Broadfield), 14 at 80s Id and 12 four-tooths at 81s Id, and 4 twotooths at 89s Id; D. H. Warren (Prebbleton), io at 80s id; Ballindalloch Farm, Ltd. (Culverden), 26 recently shorn fourtooths at 62s id to 70s id: J. 8. Ryan (Tai Tapu), 5 recently shorn at 61s id; R. C. Muckle (Ashburton), 23 at 77s Id to 82s Id; J. H. Heslop (Southbridge), 1$ at 03s Id; O. B. McEyedy (Southbridge),, 8 at 80s Id; R, and G. Petrie (Swannanoa), 25 at 79s Id to 80s Id; K. W. Rushton (Rakaia), 37 at 72s Id to 83s id; estate C. B. Thacker (Okains Bay), 20 recently shorn at 58s Id. Fat Cattle There was a further quite sharp fall in fat cattle values, and over the last two weeks some classes of steers have declined, by £6 or 57 a head. The yarding totalled 356 head compared with 364 last week, and was. again of very good quality almost throughout, though ft was not quite so good as last week. ■ The consensus of opinion, about the pens was that almost all classes, with the exception of prime medium-weight heifers, were distinctly cheaper. The prime medium-weight heifers sold to close to last week's rates, but beet heavy steers were quoted back by 60s to 70s a head and medium steers by 40s to 60s, heavy and plainer heifers by 30s to 40s and cows by 20s to 80s a head. Prime heavy steer beef made from £6 15s to £7 12s . fid per 1001 b, prime medium-weight steer beef £7 10s to 38 gs 6d. and plain and light steer beef £6 2s fid to £7 2s fid; prime heavy heifer beef £7 to £7 10s. nrime medium-weight heifer beef £7 10s to £< 2s fid, and plain and light heifer beef £6 12s 6d to £7 2s 6d; prime butchers’ cow beef £5 7s fid to £6 2s fid and secondary cow beef £4 12s fid to £5 2s fid. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, £62 7s fid to £69 17s 6d.

Prime medium steers, £52 7s 6d to £59 17s 6d. Prime light steers, £42 12s 6d to £so' 12s ad. Plain and light steers, £34 17s 6d to £39 2s 6d. Prime.heavy heifers, £4O 2s fid to £47 2d fid. Prime medium heifers, £33 3s fid to £3B 17s fid. Prime light heifers, £26 2s fid to £32 7s fid. Prime heavy cows, £35 12s 6d to £39 12s fid. Prime medium cows, £2B 17s 6d to £34 2s fid. Prime light cows, £23 7s fid to £27 17s 6d. Leading sales of fat cattle quoted by stock firms were:— Steers: Sullivan Bros. (Fox Glacier), 2 at £59 12s fid; estate R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay), « at £59 17s fid to £64 2s fid; Glazebrook (Te Pirlta), 7 at £6O 7s fid to £65 17s fid: R T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 2 at £59 2s fid to £59 12s 6d; J. B-Douglas-Clifford (Stonyhurst), 7 at £59 2s fid to £69 17l 6d: L. G. Witte (Teddlngton), 3 at £6l 17s fid to £64 7s 6d; w, B. Sanders and Son (Kalapoi), 1 at £63 2s 6d: C. S. Donald (Belfast), 2 at £62 7s 6d. Helfers: R. T. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 1 at £4O 2s 6d; L. h. Johnson (Dunsandel), 2 at £39 7s fid to £44 12s fid; R. Andrew (Motunau), 4 at £39 17s fid: Steele Bros. (Kimberley). 1 at £44 17s fid; A, T. M. Thacker (Okains Bay). 11 at £39 12s fid to £42 17s fid; Wilson Brother (Halkett), 1 at £47 2s fid. Cows: Johns Bros. (Belfast), 4 at £33 17s fid to £3B 17s 6d: B. G. Robertson (Springston), 1 at £35 2s fid; P. J. and H. C. Abbott (Southbridge), 4 at £37 2s 6d; w. B. Sanders and Son (Kalapoi). 1 at £39 12s 6d; B. q.

Begg (Kirwee), 1 at 336 17s Id; C. f. itanbury (Little River), 2 at £34 17s 64 to £B7 2s 64. Store Cattle There was a decline in Interest in the store cattle efiction, even far the rather larger repreSntation of better-bred cattle eluded tn the selection thia week, and values were distinctly cheaper all round. The lack of interest eould be attributed to the current lack of growth because of the dry son and ths recent sharp frosts, and also to the. recent easing in the fat eatHe market. The better cattle were estimated to be 70s to 46s cheaper than last week, and secondary cattle wore considered te have shown an even more marked weakening. Boner cattle, however, held to about late rates. The offering Included a line of pure-bred Shorthorn females whfch made from £3O to £33 for mated cows, from 355 to £67 tos for mated heifers and £35 for empty heifers. Three-yoar steers sold from £35 3s 6d to £4O 3o 6d tor the better cattle in this category, two-year-olds made from £3O Is 0d to no ns fid, 15 months old Shorthorn cross steers £3O 3s 6d, yearling heifers £l4 lls 4d, and In-calf cowa at £33 13a 6d. The beat of the boner cows realised from £l9 3s 6d to £2l 13s Od. medium boners £l7 Ss 6d to £l9 3s 6d, and light and inferior down to £lO 8s 6d. Sales of quotable cattle Included:—Caygill and Williams (Parnassus), 15 three-year-old Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross steers at £37 8s 6d to £4O 3s 6d, and fi Hereford steers of the same age at £3s 3s 6d; 3. D. F. Fleming (Cheviot), 22 two-year-old Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross Steers at £33, 10s to £36 13s 6d; J. H. Ensor (Cheviot), 11 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross two-year-old steers at £32 18s 6d; Randolph Holdings, Ltd. (Amberley), 7 in-calf Aberdeen Angus cows at £23 13s 6d; J. G. Latter (Kaikoura), 12 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross two-year-old steers at £3l 18s 6d; 8. G. Ogg (Tai Tapu), 15 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross yearling heifers at £l4 186 6d; estate H. L, Frampton (Wakanui), to purebred Shorthorn mated females, including three cows at £3O to £33, 5 heifers at £55 to £67 10s, and 3 empty heifers at £35; estate J. H. Jarman (Darfleld), 23 rising 2-year-old Hereford steers at £3O 8s Cd to £3l 18a od. Bulls A rather nondescript assortment of 11 bulls came forward, compared with 10 last week. A large good quality Aberdeen Angus bull realised £59 17s 6d, while another large bull, a Friesian, brought £5B 7s 6d. There was only one other big bull offered, and that was a Hereford. It made £49 17s 6d. Medium quality cattle realised from £3O 7s 6d to £34 17s 6d. and smaller and plainer bulls, which comprised the bulk of the offering, sold between £l4 17s 6d and £29 17s 6d. Dairy Cattle From about 110 last week the dairy cattle entry dropped to about 50, and as. has been the case In recent weeks quality was only fair or average, both for cows and heifers. Taking quality into account and the time of the year, the sale was regarded as satisfactory, with values being much on a par with last week. Best second, third and fourth calvers made from £2O to £33, with medium cows at £24 to £2B. and aged and inferior and backward down to £l5. Best heifers made from £2B to £35, w|th smaller cattle and other sorts down to about £34. Vealers There was not much alteration in the level of values in the veal section. The entry totalled about 90 to 100 head compared with 75 last week, and apart from a few good runners, quality was only fair. Again there was were not many small calves included and there were not sufficient cattle in the offering to fill the requirements of the trade. For the better cattle there was quite a good sale, but all over values were very much in line with late rates. Best vealers sold from £2B 7s 6d to £3O 7s 6d with an odd sale to £36 7s 6d; medium vealers at £22 2s 6d to £26 7s 6d. and lighter vealers at £lB 7s 6d to £2l 12s 6d. Best calves made from £lB 7s 6d to £22 2s 6d: medium calves, £l4 7s 6d to £l6 2s 64; small calves, £8 7s 6d to £ll 12s 6d, and bobby calves from 48s 6d. Fat Pigs There was a medium yarding in the pork section and quality over-all was fairly good. Top quality butchers’ pork was better by 3s to 5s a head. However there was still a number of over fat pigs yarded and these were very difficult to sell. There was a larger yarding of baconers, and prices were firm on late rates. Quite a number of choppers were yarded and prices were fully firm for good quality pigs. Values were:— Light porkers, £8 Is 6d to £7 10s 6d. Medium porkers, £7 18s 6d to £9 2s 6d. Heavy porkers, te 10s 6d to £lO 3s 6d. Light baconers, £lO 15s Id to £ll 16s 6d. Medium and heavy baconers, £l2 is Id to £l3 18s Id (with an odd pen making up to £l4 4s 6d). Choppers, £7 3s 6d to £l3 Us (with, one or two exceptional pigs making up to £l5 3s Id).

Store Pigs This week's entry of store pigs was much smaller than last week and quality was quite good, with the smaller entry values on the better Quality pigs Increased sharply. Top quality white weaners advanced on late rates by 5s to 10s and small to medium stores also sold well above recent rates. There were only one or two pens of big stores yarded. Overall competition was keen partly because of the smaller yarding. The entry of sows was smaller than last week and values ranged from £ll to £l7 for backward sows, with one Berkshire sow due now to a landrace boar making £27 and one Devon sow and litter of nine making £25 10s. Values were:— Small weaners, 65s to 765. Weaners, 78s to 935. Slips, 95s to £5 3s. Small to medium stores, £5 6s to £6 3s. Large stores, up to £6 ,lls. Desalination;—The United States has invited all 114 nations with which it has diplomatic relations to participate next year in the first international symposium on water desalination seeking methods for desalting sea water.— Washington, August 25.