ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle Sell Well; Less Demand For Stores

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30559, 30 September 1964, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle Sell Well; Less Demand For Stores

Fat cattle, which were yarded in smaller numbers, sold well at enhanced values at Addington yesterday. Some of the best beef was quoted at fully £9 per 1001 b. Steer values improved by 20s to 40s a head. Cows and heifers were fully firm to possibly a little dearer.

Last week’s stoppage at the Christchurch abattoir was believed to be one of the reasons for the weaker sale of spring lambs and the shorter entry of fat wethers. Spring lambs were easier by several shillings, while fat ewes eased by 3s to 5s and younger fat ewes by 5s to 6s and in cases more.

However, most classes of shorn wethers were dearer by 2s to 3s on last week’s rates. In the fat lamb pens the market was erratic, with; some exceptionally good sales at up to £5 16s Id and some sales slightly below recent values. Over-all fat lambs. sold at rates comparable with the previous market. On the other hand there was not a lot of life about the store markets. Feed sup- : plies are now short over most i of the province and rain is urgently needed, and until > this comes it cannot be expected that there will be much improvement in these i sections. Store sheep were yarded ' in Larger numbers with a big offering of ewes and lambs. Ewes and lambs were slightly cheaper and hoggets also barely held late rates. The quality of the store cattle entry was poor, and inquiry from a small gallery was limited, with values about steady for yearling cattle carrying some condition, but weaker for other cattle low in condition and not so well bred. Store Sheep The store sheep entry was larger than for some time totalling 3789 head compared with 2795 last week and Included 1917 hoggets (1553 last week), 1847 ewes and lambs (1281), 13 ewes '35) and three wethers (6). A feature of the offering was the large selection of mainly use*, ful lines of woolly ewes and i forward tailed lambs. Because of the continuing dry weather: and worsening feed situation there tended to be an air of: restraint about the market and a tendency for values to I weaken. With ewes and lambs i available in large numbers thev tended to ease by Is or 2s. and hoggets were also barely up to late rates. The offering of almost 2909 hoggets was of average to good quality with a good representation of useful woolly and shorn ewe and wether hoggets. The best of the woolly fine wool ewe hoggets realised to 995, with good at 60s to 60s 6d and others at 50s to 575. The pick of the woolly Romney ewe hoggets also sold from 81s 6d to 995, with others at 51s to 60s. Romnevs carrying little wool made from 70s to 75s for the best. Not a lot of wether hoggets were included in the selection. Shorn Romneys and fine wools sold at similar values from 57s to 59s 64, and some woolly wether hoggets made up to 67s 64. Leading sales of hoggets included: Z. T. Smith 'Broadfields), 565 Corriedale and halfbred ewe hoggets at 54s to 69s 6d; E. Mclntosh (Southbrook), 190 shorn Romney wether hoggets at 57s to 59s 6d; R. F. Whitham (Weedons), 61 Romnev ewe hoggets at 74s 6d; L. G. Maginness (Wainui), 75 autumn shorn Romney ewe hoggets at 695; R. G. Ward (Ohoka), 68 Romney ewe hoggets at 81s 6d; C. K. and C. D. Marshall 'Rangiora), 57 shorn Corriedale wether hoggets at 575; D. D. Jackman (Cheviot), 12 Corriedale wether hoggets at 67s 6d: J. Barclay (Prebbieton), 86 woolly Corriedale ewe hoggets at 90s. Ewes and lambs were yarded in large numbers and in general were of good quality with well woolled ewes and forward iambs at foot. The best of the wooUy ewes and lambs made from 40s to 44s 6d, with average to good at 32s to 39s and ewes, with only a little wool, and lambs making from 29s to 325. Details of sales of ewes and lambs quoted by stock firms were:— E. Thomson (Halkett), 53 Border Leicester cross ewes and 64 Southdown cross lambs at 42s 6d: T. Pearson (Fernside), 85 Corriedale ewes and 106 Southdown cross lambs at 40s to 40s 6d: C. and V. Broughton (Fernside), 35 halfbred ewes and 43 Down cross lambs at 395; T. Pearson (Fernside), 28 woolly Corriedale ewes with 35 tailed Down cross lambs at 43s 6d and 30 woolly Corrtedale ewes with 38 tailed Down cross lambs at 43s 64; E. J. and estate G. J. Francis (Baisweil), 37 woolly halfbred ewes with 48 tailed Down cross lambs at 41s, 27 woolly halfbred ewes with 30 tailed halfbred lambs at foot at 425; T. Robinson (East Eyreton), 52 woolly Romney ewes with Tl tailed Down cross lambs at 38s 6d; Legg and Company (Leeston), 35 Romney cross ewes and 44 Southdown cross lambs at 44s 64 and 34 Romney cross ewes and 41 Southdown cross lambs at 445. Spring Lambs With the exception of a few top quality pens, spring lambs met an easier sale than last week at prices which would be a few shillings down on recent rates. The yarding, at 17fi head, compared with 273 at the previous market, did not include a very good selection of lambs. There were many pens of light and inferior sorts and only a small offering of choice medium and light-weight lambs. Apart from the poorer quality, another reason put forward for the weaker market was the doubt in some buyers' minds as to when the lambs would be killed because of the stoppage which occurred at the abattoir last week. Values were:—Best, 86s id to 71s Id; medium to good, 57s Id to 65s Id; light, 50s Id to 56s Id. Best sales of spring lambs quoted by stock firms included: S. G. Heslop (Brookside), 2 at 66s Id; R. W. Walkham (Ashburton), 3 at 64s Id; W. W. Lowe <Hinds>, 4 at 66s Id; D. E. G. Montgomery 'Southbridge), 2 at 65s Id; estate F. H. Greenwood (Southbridge), 2 at 68s Id: T. D. Joyce (Ashburton), 8 at 69s Id: W. H. Wilkinson and P. R. Page (Chertsey), 13 at 68* Id to 71s Id. Fat Lambs Although the fat lamb sale was Inclined to be somewhat erratic, with values fluctuating by 2« to 4a a head during the salt, the market was generally sound except for an easing tendency in the later stages. The yarding totalled 2010 compared with 1775 last week. Values over-all were on a par with last week, although some classes were slightly weaker and odd sales were in advance of ruling rates. Because of some outside competition, best quality Romneys sold to advantage while Corriedales and halfbreds, although selling well, did not maintain the same level as the coarser wools. WooUy Jamba were not yarded

in very large numbers, but some exceptional well-woolied pen* sold from £3 Is to £5 16s Id. Other woolly lambs would be on a par with ruling rates. Values were.—Best, 78s Id to 84s Id {with odd sales up to 89s Id): medium to good, 67s Id to 7Ss Id; light, 55s Id to 66s Id; plain and unfinished, up to 52s id. Woolly: best, Sfis Id to 94s Id (with odd sales up to £5 16s Id); medium to good, 73s Id to 85s Id; light. 63s Id to 72* Id; others, up to Ks Id. Leading sale* included: Mawson Brothers (Leeston), 32 at 82* Id to 84s Id; V. J. and M. “A. Smith 'Spotswood). 11 woolly at £5 Is Id to £5 16s Id; M. Spencer Bower (Swannanoa), 77 at 81s Id to 89s Id: N. J. Bain HTai Tapu), 23 early shorn at ■BBs Id to 96s Id; C. O. Redfern I i Barfield), 17 at 82s Id to 84s ■ld; Worlingham Farms (West Eyreton), 31 at 78s Id to 81s Id; w. J. Doyle (Leeston), 18 at 76s Id to 86s Id; R. J. Gilbert and :Son (Springston), 33 at 76s Id to 83s Id; G. J. Giddings (Greendale), 13 at 78s Id to 83s Id: Scott Brothers (Dtinsandel), 63 !at 76s Id to 82s Id: D. R. Duff • (Southbridge), 22 at 75s id to 78s Id; W. V. Chatterton 'Dun’sandel), 7 at 78s Id; R. D. ■ Gould 'Amberley), 26 at 76s Id to 78s Id; G. Blackburn <Rakaia), ■ 5 woolly at 92s Id to 94s Id; J. ■E. Robertson < Woodend), 1-3 I early shorn at 85s Id: C. S. Todd i'lrwell), 12 early shorn at 94s 'ld. Fat Sheep !Once again the entry In the fat sheep pen# showed a drop on the previous market, when ■ 1953 head came forward compared with 2163 last week. Values for all classes of ewes eased, with the older woollv sheep dropping by about 3s to -5s and the younger woolly ewes by 5s to 6s and in cases > more. I However, shorn two and fourtooth wethers appreciated by ,2s to 3s on late rates. Most of the smallish wether yarding ■ comprised shorn sheep, with 'only the odd pen of woolly wethers coming forward. The I short entry in the wether pens i could have been partly because of the abattoir stoppage last week. Some outside competition for the best ot the shorn four and six-tooth wethers gave the market a boost, but indifferent sort* were much harder to sell. Of the few pens of woolly wethers offered, the best sold from 93s Id to £5 0s Id, while some older woolly wethers realised up to about 90s. Quite a large number of young woolly ewes came forward and the pick of the two and fourtooth* in this category sold from 73s Id to 79s Id. Values were:— Prime heavy two-tooth wethers, 75s Id to 81s Id (with odd sales to 85s Id). Prime medium two-tooth wethers, 67s id to 74s Id. Prime heavy four-tooth wethers, 76s Id to 86s Id (with odd sales to 93s Id). Prime medium four-tooth wethers, up to 74s Id. Best older wethers, 67s Id to 73s Id. Other older wethers, up to 60s Id. Best shorn ewes, 40s Id to 45s Id (with odd sales to 51s id). Other shorn ewes, 30s Id to 38s Id. Prime heavy woolly ewes, 64s Id to 70s Id. Prime medium woolly ewes, 51s Id to 61s Id. Other woolly ewes, up to 49s Id. Among the best sales quoted by stock firms were;— Wethers: J. Simpson (Ohoka). 2 four-tooths at £5 Os Id; P. W. Moore (Kekerangu), 17 shorn four-tooths at 80s Id to 86s Id; Stewart and Rae, Ltd. (The Hossack), 59 station wethers at 53s Id to 72s Id; C. O. Redfern 'Darfield), 4 shorn four-tooths at 83s Id; A. P. Smith (West Eyreton), 36 two-shear at 87s Id to 93s Id: W. J. Montgomery 'Southbridge), 9 shorn twoshear at 75s Id to 82s Id; V. Bingham (Lyttelton), 8 shorn four-tooths at 80s Id; Goodwin Farm (Rangiora), 77 shorn twoshear at 78s Id to 83s Id: D. C. F. Mason (Hawarden), 72 fourtooths at 71s Id ot 79s Id; R. and E. Harris (Springston), 17 shorn four-tooths at 75s Id to 78s Id; J. E. Robertson (Woodend), 13 two and four-tooths at 85s Id to 90s Id; R. J. Gilbert (Ellesmere), 3 shorn four-tooths at 83s Id; I. F. Munro (Waipara), four shorn four-tooths at 77s Id; B. E. Wright (Amberley), 8 shorn four-tooths at 84s Id.

Ewes: D. Kelso (Little River), 6 at 61s 14: D. K. Ower (Amberley), 46 at 60s Id to 68s Id: D. McPhaill (Wainui), 21 at 58s Id to 62s Id; E. H. Gallagher 'Culverden). 46 at 63s Id to 69s Is; G. B. Gillen (Rangiora). 24 at 65s Id to 70s Id; Darford Farm (Oxford), 8 at 64s Id to 65s Id; W. Fitzgerald (Spotswood), 13 shorn at 42s Id, 4 shorn six-tooths at 49s Id; Lands and Survey Department’s Corlnga block (Motunau), 21 shorn at 43s Id to 44s Id; J. K. McLaren (Christchurch), 6 shorn at 44s Id; R. D. Gould 'Amberley), 12 shorn at 44* Id; Coesford Farm (Irwell), 6 shorn four-tooths at 54s Id; E. H. Gallagher (Culverden), 14 woolly two and four-tooths at 79s Id to 82s Id; V. R. Copland (Ashburton), 10 four-tooths at 79s Id: T. E. M. Brooks (Brookside), 7 young ewes at 78s Id; E. Murray Adams (Darfield). 8 at 40s Id to 42s Id; W. Small (Oxford), 13 at 46s Id; A. P. Smith (West Eyreton), 39 at 46s Id to 58s Id; C. L. Watson (Sandy Knolls), 29 at 59s Id to 67s Id; R. J. Low and Sons (Highbank), 11 at 61s Id to 66s Id; C. A. Adams (Greendale), 10 at 64s Id; V. J. and M. A. Smith (Spotswood), 5 at 67s Id; F. Brice (Culverden), 14 at 65s Id to 67s Id; 12 four-tooths at 74s Id to 77s Id; J. P. Smith (Springbank), 47 at 63s Id to 66s Id; E. R. Cridge (No. 1 R.D., Christchurch), 13 at 61s Id: S. G. Holland, Ltd. (Greta Paddocks), 67 shorn at 40s Id to 44s Id: A. D. McKay (Dunsandel), 18 shorn at 40s Id to 44s Id: J. E. Shirlow (West Eyreton), 6 at 60s Id; S. G. Heslop (Brookside), 6 at 61s Id; R. H. Washbourne (Brookside). 8 at 62s Id to 64s Id; estate G. J. and E. J. Francis (Halswell), 17 at 58s Id to 60s Id; A. R. Kiddey (Weedons), 11 young ewes at 73s Id to 74* Id; H. J. Hamilton (Omihi), 9 shorn at 45s Id; A. D. McLachlan (Mount Hutt), 10 shorn at 42* Id; R. W. Chapman (Darfield), 14 at 61s Id; I. F. Munro (Waipara), 8 shorn two-tooths at 66s Id; 11 shorn four tooth* at 49* Id. Fat Cattle Fat cattle prices were generally fully firm to dearer. The entry was not a large one at 250 head compared with 303 last week and was barely sufficient for trade requirements. Quality was only moderate. Choice light to medium weight steers and also heavier steen met an improved sale with value* higher by 20* to 40* a head, and some of the best beef in the selection sold to fully £9 per 1001 b. Competi-

tion was reported to be better than for a long time on some cf the bigger cattle in the selection. For heifers and cows values were fully up to the rates paid last week and also possibly a shade firmer. Prime heaw steer beef sold at £7 5s to £8 2 s 6d per 1991 b. prime medium-weight steer beef at £8 to £8 15s. and plain and light steer beef £5 12s 64 to £7 16s: prime heavy heifer beef £7 5s to £7 15s, prime medium-weight heifer beef £7 12s id to £8 7s 6d and plain and light heifer beef £6 17s 64 to £7 16s; prime batchers' cow beef £5 7s fid to £6 as, and secondary cow beef £4 I2s fid to £5 7s fid. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, £62 2s 6c to £7l 17s 6d. Prime medium steers, £5l 7s 64 to £S® 2s 54. Plain and light steers, £43 12s i 64 to £59 7s 64. Prime heavy heifers, £42 12s I 64 to £49 7s 64. Prime medium heifers, £35 2s 6d to £39 17s «d. Plain and light heifers, up to £3l 2s fid. Prime heavy cows, £37 7s fid to £39 17s 64. Prime medium cows, £35 2s fid £36 7s fid. Prime light cows, £24 17s 6d to £2B 17s fid. Among the best sales of fat cattle were;— Steers; G. E. Rennie 'lrwell), 3 at £69 17s fid; G. Diedrichs (Baisweil), 2 at £6l 17s 6d; estate R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay), 8 at £«3 17s 64 to £6B 17s 6d; L. G. Witte (Teddington), 6 at £63 12s 64 to £4B 7s fid; S. Hoskins (Irwell), 7 at £64 17s fid to £7l 17s 6d; estate W. A. Gray (Kaituna), 4 at £63 12s 64; Cashmere Station, 4 at £69 2s 64 to £64 2s 6d. Heifers; J. J. Wvllie 'Omihi), 1 at £44 7s 6d: P. J. Ford (Sefton), 2 at £45 2s 6d to £49 7s 64: Mrs R. W. Lovett 'Ashburton), 1 at £42 7s fid; E. S. W. McLaughlan (Dunsandel), 1 at £43 12s fid: C. H. and W. M. Gilbert (Springston), 3 two-year-olds at £39 12s fid to £49 2s 64; S. Hoskins (Irwell) 1 at £4l 17s fid; estate W. A. Gray 'Kaituna), 2 at £49 12s 64 to £43 17s 64; Milmore Downs, Ltd. 'Scargill), 2 at £45 12s 6d to £46 17s 64. Cows: J. J. Wyllie (Omihi), 1 at £36 12s 64: J. M. Cleave (Dorie), 1 at £3B 12s 64; G. E. Rennie (Irwell), 1 at £36 12s 64: G. Van Asch (Cashmere), 1 at £39 17s fid; estate W. A. Grav 'Kaituna), 3 at £35 2s fid to £36 7s 6d; G. W. Farquhar (Fernside), 1 at £34 7s 64. Store Cattle The store cattle entrv at 266 head, compared with ’125 last week, comprised mainly secondary quality and nondescript cattle. Because of the continuing dry weather and tight feed conditions there were few following the sale. Apart from an odd pen of yearling steers and heifers, carrying some condition, which sold up to about late rates, other cattle in lighter condition and not so well bred were hard to sell, and were cheaper by probably 20s to 30s a head and in cases more. Yearling heifers sold from £l5 13s 64 to £l7 3s 64, a line of cows with calves at foot sold at £22 18s 6d to £24 13s 64. and some empty cows realised from £l3 8s fid to £lB 18s fid. The market for boner cows was not quite up to the levels of the good market last week, but these cattle still sold steadily, with the best making from about £l9 18s fid to £22 18s 6d, medium boners £l6 8s 64 to £l9 8s 6d, and light boners down to £ll 18s fid.

Quotable sales of store cattle .included:—P. C. and J. W. Murray rwharanui), 18 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus- \ Hereford cross yearling heifers I at £l5 13s 6d; M. F. A. Childs I'Cheviot). 17 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross cows with calves at foot £22 18s 6d to £24 13s fid: T. B. Dobson (Ward), 16 empty Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross cows at £l3 8s 6d to £l6 18s 6d. Bulls Although the bull entry was twice as large as last week’s —eight compared with four—the quality of this week's offering was not particularly high. The yarding comprised mainly Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross cattle, the best of which sold to £53 17s 6d, with others ranging from £33 17s 6d to £35 7s 6d. A medium-weight Shorthorn made £43 7s 6d, and a medium Hereford £44 7s 6d. Two small Friesians sold for £2O 7s 6d and £2B 7s 6d. Dairy Cattle The dairy cattle entry at about 25, including 14 heifers and 11 cows, was of similar size to last week. In the case of both cows and heifers quality was not notable and the cattle could only be described as secondary. There was a little demand for heifers, but they were not up to last week’s rates, and for cows the Inquiry was practically negligible and prices were very low. Interest was limited throughout the sale with only a small gallery in attendance. The best of the cows made from £24 to £2B, with a top sale to £32, and others ranged from £lB to £23. The pick of the heifers sold from £33 to £37, with smaHer heifers and crossbreds. of which there was a sprinkling in the selection, making from £l4 up to £26. Vealers After last week’s record short entry of 39 in the veal pens, the yarding was quite a large one at 130 to 140 head. Again, however, quality was only fair, except for one or two pens of good runners. For the better cattle the sale was still a relatively good one, but secondary sorts were a little harder to sell and were probably back by up to 20s a head. Best vealers made from £3l 2s fid to £34 7s fid, medium vealers £26 7s 6d to £2B 12s 6d and smaller vealers £2l 7s fid to £24 12s 6d; best calves £lB 2s 6d to £2l 2s 6d, medium calves £l2 7s fid to £l5 2s fid, smaller calves £7 7s fid to £ll 12s fid, and bobbies sold very well from 67s 6d upwards. Fat Pigs The yarding of fat pigs was much larger in both the pork and bacon sections. Quality was good, but the pork section included quite a number of heavy porkers. Good medium porkers were in only fair supply. and these sold well. Values were firm on late rates for all classes. Very few light porkers were yarded and values for these were fully firm. There are still some overfat pigs coming forward and these were only taken up at reduced rates. Pigs that are overfat are not wanted by the trade. The bacon entry was larger and included two half trucks from outside districts. Values remained firm. There was a larger chopper entry and competition was keen and values were fully firm on last week’s good rates. Values were:— Light pork. £6 15s 6d to £7 19s fid. Medium pork, £8 Ils fid to £9 14s 6d. Heavy porkers, £9 19s fid to £lO 15s 6d. Light baconers, £lO 19s 6d to £ll 18s Cd. Medium and heavy baconers, £l2 3s fid to £l4 Ils 6d. Choppers, unfinished, £5 18s

64, and medium and heaw, £l9 18s fid to £l6 3s 64, with ’a few top pigs making to £l7 6s. Store Pigs The entry in the store pig section was much smaller than last week and quality was somewhat mixed. There was a good attendance of buyers and competition was keen with values being slightly better than last week, particularly taking quality into account. There were a number of smaller weaners yarded and due mainly to the short market values for these Improved by 5s to 6s a head. Very few medium and big stores were yarded, and these also showed an advance in values, as did good white weaners. The entry of sows was slightly larger than last week and values for these were fully firm. Three white sows and litters of seven to nine i made from £33 to £3B, two Large White sows due to have their first litter made £33 each, while two backward sows made only £l2 10s each. Values were: Small weaners, 71s to 811. Weaners, 82s to 995. Slips, £5 Is to £5 103. Medium and large stores, £5 12s to £6 10s, with an odd top pen making to £8 19s.