ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle Mainly Dearer; Lambs Cheaper

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30802, 14 July 1965, Page 18

ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle Mainly Dearer; Lambs Cheaper

Most classes of fat cattle showed some improvement in, values at Addington market yesterday, although there was an entry of about 400 head. Steers were from firm to 20s dearef, heifers up by 20s to 30s, and cows were firm to 20s up.

Inquiry for the better class of store cattle was also quite strong and these were firm to dearer.

Fat lamb values slumped for the second successive week and over all, prices were 2s to 5s below last week’s rates, the medium to good quality lambs suffering the most marked decrease of 4s to 5s a head. However, fat wethers were generally dearer, the two-tooths improving by 2s to 3s and older wethers by up to 3s a head. Fat ewes also met a sound sale bringing prices fully up to last week and in some cases, slightly more. Overfat lambs and wethers met a very restricted demand with trade .buyers showing virtually no interest. In-lamb ewes sold particularly well in the store pens and two and three-shear Romneys mated to Southdowns made up to £5 per head. For a mainly indifferent quality selection of store lambs values remained about steady. Store Sheep The feature of the store sheep market was the strength of the inquiry for in-iamb ewes which sold at fully firm to slightly better rates. Two and threeshear mated Romney ewes reached up to £5 a head. Store lambs held to about late rates

The offering was of modest proportions totalling 1428 head compared with 1922 last week, and included 698 lambs (977 last week), 670 older ewes (847), and 60 wethers (30). There were no two-tooth ewes this week whereas la«t week there were 68.

The lamb offering contained a tot Of small pen lots and quality was generally mixed. Prices were generally no better than last week.

Romney wether lambs carrying varying amounts i>t wool sold from 60s to 65s for the best in the selection, with average at 52s to 58s and others at 47s to 49s 6d. Fine wool wether lambs carrying little wool made up to 62s 6d. Down cross lambs carrying some wool brought from 50s to 56s with shorn Down cross making to 555. Only a handful of ewe lambs were yarded. These sold from 70s 6d to 76s for the best of the fine wool sorts, and medium quality Romney lambs made 58s and shorn fine wools made to about 645.

Sales of lambs quoted by stock firms included:— W. M. Harcourt and Sons (Waiau), 169 halfbred ewe lambs at 70s 6d to 765. Both the lamb and the ewe sales were followed by quite good galleries. In the in-lamb ewe section inquiry was quite brisk with good woolly two and three-shear Romney ewes from Twin Creeks, Ltd. (Sprlngston) selling from 90s 6d to £5, and older Romney ewes sold mainly from 70s to 765, with others down to 525. Fine wool ewes were yarded in smalt numbers and they also made to a shade over 70s.

Stock firms quoted the following leading sales of ewes: R. W, Shadbo’t (Ladhronks).

114 five-year Romney ewes in lamb to Southdown rams at 72s 6d; Twin Creeks, Ltd. (Spring ston), 148 five-year Romney ewes in lamb to Southdown rams at 70s to 76s and 130 two, three and four-shear Romney ewes in lamb to Southdown rams at 90s 6d to 100 s.

There was only one pen of wethers and these were woolly two and three-shears which brought 59s 6d. Fat Lambs All classes of fat lambs met a weaker demand again this week, with values over-all being 2s to 5s below the rates of the previous market. Entries at 2070, were again large, but not up to the 2950 offered a week ago. Too many over-fat lambs were included th the entry and these attracted virtually no demand because they are definitely not wanted by the trade. The percentage of over-fat lambs also had the effect of weakening the overall tone of the market.

Medium to good quality lambs suffered the most severe drop, easing by 4s to ss, while the top quality good cutting lambs were between 2s and 3s cheaper. By comparison with other classes, the'' prime light lambs, which are keenly sought by the trade, sold well. Competition throughout was selective, with buyers showing a preference for the prime light lambs and a’most ignoring the over-fat entries. A limited amount of outside competition ’n the closing stages helned dispose of the oversupply but passings were noticeable throughout.

Some very good quality pens of lambs were included and the Proportion of shorn and late shorn lambs was higher than it has been at other recent markets. Values were:

Prime heavy early shorn and woolly lambs, 85s Id to 93s Id. Prime medium early shorn and woolly lambs, 76s Id to 84$ Id. Prime light early shorn and woolly lambs, 69s Id to 75s IdPlain and light early shorn and woolly lambs, 59s Id to 68$

Best later and recently shorn lambs, 75s Id to 83s Id.

Other later and recently shorn lambs, 62s Id to 73g Id. Sales quoted by stock firms included:

N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst), 4S at 77s Id to 82s Id; P. J. and H. C. Abbott (Southbridge), 1( at 82s 7d to 86s 7d; C. S. Chat terton (Dunsandel), 24 at 82s Id to 87s Id; G. J. Johnston (Annat), 27 at 85s Id; R. C. Muckle (Rakaia), 29 at 79s Id to 84s Id; C. T. and R. R. Wilson (Halkett), 45 at 88s Id to 93s Id; B* F. and M. D. Rooney (Winchmore), 80 summer shorn at 81s Id to 91s Id; J. N. Totty (Methven), 13 at 78s Id to 85s Id; A. D. Wyllie (Omihi), 6 at 80s Id; D. M. Foster (Greendale), 10 at 85s Id; A. M. Warren (Prebbleton), 8 at 87s Id: G. W. Hayward (Barrhill), 40 at 57s Id to 81s Id. Fat Sheep Although any fat sheep that tended to be over-fat were not wanted and were hard to sell at satisfactory prices, most classes of fat wethers and ewes met a sound sale at rates that were generally better than last week. The yarding totalled 2448, compared with 2471 at the previous market. In the two-tooth wether pens, prices for the good medium quality sheep were firm to as much as 2s or 3s better, but the top quality heavy wethers did not show the same appreciation In the early parts of the sale older wethers, With the aid of some additional competition sold at rates markedly better than a week ago but In the later stages the buoyancy eased and prices were fully firm to up to 3s better. Fat ewes sold soundly throughout, with prices being sully in line with last week to a shade dearer. The top quality heavy ewes, carrying a good fleece did not reflect any marked rise but the good medium quality ewes tended to be firmer , , Buying power was relatively limited and in places passings were noticeable. Shorn twotooth wethers sold well.

Values were: Prime heavy two-tooth wethers, 90s Id to 98s" Id. Prime medium two-tooth wethers, 76s id to 88s Id. Prime light two-tooth wethers, 66s Id to 75s Id. Plain and light two-tooth wethers, up to 64s Id Best shorn two-tooth wethers, 74s Id to 81s Id. Other shorn two-tooth wethers, up to 71s Id. Best one and two-shear Wethers, 75s Id to 84s Id. , Other one and two-shear wethers, 55s Id, to 70s Id. Best shorn orte and two-shear wethers, 72s Id to 77s Id Best older wethers, 65s Id to Other older wethers, up to 59s IC Best butchers’ ewes, 60s Id to 67s Id. „ Medium ewes, 48s Id to 58s Id. Light ewes, up to 44s Id. Leading sales quoted were:— Twd-toeth wethers: A. D. Lang (Sefton),. 5 -at 93s Id: F. W. Thrower (Halswell), 5 at 93s Id, 7 four-tooths at 84s Id; W. Stewart (Ohoka), 10 at 89s Id; J. B. and T. M. Lambie (Ashburton), 51 recently-shorn two and fourtoottis at 72s Id to 77s Id: R. B. Shellock (Rakaia), 10 shorn at 79s Id to 81s Id: Estate H. R. Bell (Rakaia), 35 shorn at 78s Id to 80s Id; A. D. Wyllie and Company (Omihi), 6 at 97s Id: D. M Foster (Greendale), 11 at S7s Id to 93s Id; C. H. Davidson (Rakaia), 25 at 94s Id to 98s Id;. A. G. Beere (Oxford), 17 four-tooths at 79s Id; E. J. Francis (Halswell), 61 shorn at 74s Id . to 78s Id: D. J. Petrie (Aniberley), 41 shorn at 71s Id • to 77s Id; A. S; J. Rutherford (Montrose), 54 at 95s Id to 96s Id, 6 four-tooths at 84s_ Id: Cloy Brothers (Methven), 30 twotooths at 90s Id to 93s Id; Double Hill Station (Rakaia Gorge), 30 station wethers at 73s Id; D. L. Ensor (Glenrock), 45 station wethers af.7ls Id to 77s Id. Ewes: G. L. Russell-(Omihi), 4 at 60s Id: A. W. Gillespie (Bennetts), 64 at 55s Id to 60s Id; Mrs S. M. Mackenzie (Oxford), 23 at 60s Id: E. W. Feary and Company (Oxford), 55 at 62s Id to 67s Id:* T. Dalton (Dunsandel), 32 at 63s Id to 6As Id; J. McK. Gardner (Scargill), 31 at 57s id to 59s id; A. D. Lang (Sefton), 11 at 60s Id; J. J. and E. M. Skurr (Oxford), 48 at 59s Id to 66s Id; A. L. Busch (Amberley), 41 at 60s Id; N. W. Skurr (Oxford), 31 at 61s Id: L. R. Forrester (Hawarden), 10 two-tooths at 70s Id; P. Benny (Leeston), 10 at 65s Id: Estate H. R. Bell (Rakaia), 72 at 60s Id to 62s Id; I. W. and N. S. Muckle (Rakaia), 79 at 63s Id to 64s Id; McQueens Valley Farm (Kaituna), 1 at 62s Id: S. O. Smith (Rakaia), 16 at 59s Id; R. F. White (Hororata), at 66s id to 67s Id: R. J. Gallagher (Ashburton), 49 at 59s Id to Bls

Id; W. T. Norris (Swannanoa), 53 at 60s Id to 648 Id; H. Dalzell (Sefton), 27 at 60s Id to 63s Id; M. W. S. Kimber (Oxford), 16 at 59s Id to 61s Id. Fat Cattle There was another sizeable entry of cattle at 395 head, compared with 493 last week, but the supply was just sufficient for trade requirements and /Values were generally from firm to a shade better. Quality was generally fair. Steers were from firm to up to 20s a head dearer, heifers were generally 20s to 30s up, except at the end where an easing was noted, possibly due to the numbers, and cows were described as being fully firm to 20s better with fewer cows in the offering this week. Prime heavy steer beef realised from £7 5s to £8 per 1001 b, prime medium-weight steer beef £7 15s to £8 15s, and plain and light steer beef £6 15s to £7 12s 6d; prime heavy-weight heifer beef realised from £6 10s to £7 2 s 6d, prime mediumweight heifer beef £7 10s to £8 10s, plain and light heifer beef £6 10s to £7 2s 6d; prime butchers’ cow beef,realised from £5 5s to £6, and secondary cow beef £4 10s to £5 ss. Values were: Prime heavy steers. £6O 7s 6d to £67 7s 6d. Prime medium steers. £5O 2s fld to £5B 12s 6d. Prime light steers, £4O 7s 6d to £4B 17s 6d. Plain and light steers, £3l 2s 6d to £3B 7s 6d. Prime heavy heifers, £4l 2s 6d to £46 17s 6d. Prime medium heifers, £36 7s 6d to £39 7s 6d. Prime light heifers. £3O 2s 6d to £34 12s 6d. Prime heavy cows. £34 2s 6d to £3B 2s 6d. Prime medium cows, £2B 2s 6d to £33 17s 6d.

Plain and light cows, £2l 2s 6d to £26 17s 6d.

Leading sales of cattle quoted by stock firms were: Steers; Aorangi estate (Ataahua), 3 at £54 17s 6d to £56 7s 6d; D. O. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 4 at £5B 17s 6d to £6O 12s 6d; Clarence Reserve, Ltd. (Kaikoura), 4 at £5B 7s 6d to £62 7s 6d; H. Fitzsimmons (Gretavale), 9 at £5B 2s 6d to £6l 2s 6d; D and C. Grigg (Hickory Bay), 4 at £56 12s 6d to £62 7s 6d; A. T. M. Thacker (Okains Bay), 17 at £59 2s 6d to £67 7s 6d. Heifers: D. O. Masefield (Goughs Bay). 5 at £37 17s 6d to £4l 2s 6d; D. and C. Grigg (Hickory Bay), 4 at £39 2s 6d; A. T. M. Thacker (Okains Bay), 11 at £4O 17s 6d to £4l 17s fid; K. Stace (Waiau), 1 at £37 7s 6d. Cows: J. M. Halcrow ((Oxford)?1 at £32 17s 6d; Macfarlane Estate, Ltd. (Kalwara), 1 at £36 2s 6d; T. H. Beaven (Waiap), 1 at £32 7s 6d; P. Van Alphen (Ngahere), 1 at £35 2s 6d; C. E. Jenkins (Port Levy), 1 at £32 17s 6d: estate of C. Rhodes (Leithfield), 4 at £32 17s 6d to £33 17s fid; H. Fitzsimmons (Gretavale), 1 at £33 17s fid; E. Blomquist (Pigeon Bay), 2 at £34 17s 6d; E. J. Hislop (Amberley), 1 at £3B 2s 6d; S. C. Hampton (Burwood), 1 at £34 7s fid: H. E. Turnbull (Waikuku), 1 at £33 7s fid: A. D. Oliver (Hororata), 2 at £34 12s 6d to £36 17s 6d. Store Cattle

Better quality store cattle enjoyed a good sale with some interest being shown in the sale and vaf.ues for these were quoted as firm to a shade better. Secondary and boner type cattle sold on a par with late rates.

The entry was well down on last week at 155 compared with 364 at the last sale.

Young steers were In good demand with the better sort o-f cattle of the 18 to 20 months age mark selling at £33 3s 6d to other heifers making down to £29 3s 6d.

Empty heifers of about two years of age sold from about £24 18s 6d to £27 3s 6d for the best of the selection, with other heifers making down to about £l5.

A pen of Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cross steer calves realised £2l 18s 6d and Hereford heifer calves sold at £lB 13s 6d.

Values for boners were about steady with the best heavy boners making to about £2l 8s fid, with medium gt £l6 18s 6d to £lB 8s 6d, and lighter sorts down to £l3 18s fid. Details of quotable sales were: M. Andrews (Prebbleton). 4 18-month-old Hereford steers at £33 3s 6d; L. E. Farr (Oxford), 7 18-month-old Friesian steers at £29 3s 6d; L. R. Beardsley (Southbrook), 11 Friesian heifers at £l5; A. L. Fraser and Son (Pigeon Bay), 14 20-month-o’d Aberdeen Angus steers at £34 3s 6d; Mrs H,/ M. Kirk (Yaldhureit), 5 Aberdeen Angus Hereford cross 20month steers at £34 8s 6d; McQueens Valley Farm (Motukarara), 17 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross two-vear-old heifers at £24 18s 6d to £27 3s 6d. Bulls The bull entry was down to eight compared with 18 last week. The offering was mainly In the light to medium-weight category. The heaviest bull In the offering, a Shorthorn, brought about £56 8s 6d. Medium-weights made from £36 17s fid to £4l 17s 6d (the price for a Friesian), with plain and lighter buillls making from about £l9 7s 6d to £29 7s 6d. Dairy Cattle With the approach of spring, entries In the dairy cattile section showed an increase, with a total of 28 head coming forward. compared with 16 a week ago. The gallery following the sale was quite large and competition for heifers was on a par with last week, while values for cows showed a slight Improvement. The quality of the 17 heifers yarded was mixed, with mainly medium sorts coming forward. The best of these sold to £4l. while others sold down to £25. A Mne of advertised Friesian heifers, due in the spring, averaged about £25. In the cow selection there was a line of mixed age Jerseys which realised from £2O to £29, white the best of the Friesian cows sold from £4B to £56 IDs. with medium bringing £3B to £45. Vealers The veal market did not change a great deal but it could have been fractionally weaker. The entry totalled about 150 head compared with 130 to 140 last week and was of generally only Fair quality. The better quality cattle in the selection made good money, but secondary sorts tended to be harder to sell. Whereas recently small calves have been In short supply there were a few of these in the entry yesterday and they sold quite well. The best of the vealers made from £27 2s 6d to £3O 7s 6d with an odd sale to £34 7s 6d, medium vealers ranged from £23 2s 6d to £26 7s 6d, and smaKer vealers from £lB 7s 6d to £2l I2s 6d. The pick of the calves brought from £l7 2s 6d to £l9 12s 6d with an odd sale to £2O 2s 6d. medium calves from £l3 7s 6d to £l6 2s fid. and smaller calves from £8 2s fid to £lO 7s 6d. 'Fat Pigs

Again a fuH entry was offered In the pork section and it Included half a truck from outside districts. Quite a large number of heavy porkers were yarded, and also a number of overfat pigs which attracted little interest from the trade. Good qualftv pork met a flrm sale, especially the medium to

heavy pigs. The bacon entry was much smaller and frith limited competition, values were back sMghtCy on late rates. A medium chopper entry came forward and values were again sldghtfly easier. Values were: Light porkers. £7 3s 6d to £8 is 6d. z Medium porkers, £8 15s 6d to £9 13s 6d.

Heavy porkers, £9 19s 6d to £lO 19s Od

Lipht baconers, £ll 10s 6d to £l3 8s 6d.

Medium and heavy baconers, £l4 Os 6d to £l6 Is fid (with an odd sate to £l6 Ils 6d).

Choppers, Light, £5 3s 6d to £6 Ils; medium, £lO 3s 6d to £l4 3s 6d; heavy. £l5 3s fid to £2O 3s 6d.

Store Pigs

There was a medium entry in the store pig section and quality was rather mixed with de mand over all reasonably firm. Top quality weaners again met a keen demand at values fully up to late rates. Good small to medium stores also sold weld. Very few big stores were varded and these sold up to- £6 19s. One si-month-old purebred Tamworth sow made 15gns while one Landrace sow, due to her second litter by a Landrace boar made £37. Another Land race sow, with a second Litter of 13 piglets, made £46, while a Tamworth cross sow, with a litter of mine made £ll and three older sows, due soon, made from £2B 10s to £37. Values were:— Small weaners, 70s to 80s. Good weaners, 85<s to 945. Slips, 96s to £5 2s. Small to mediiutn stores, £5 7s to £6. Large stores, up z to £6 19s.