ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle Prices Higher; Sheep Down

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30808, 21 July 1965, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Cattle Prices Higher; Sheep Down

All classes of fat cattle showed a further improvement in values at Addington market yesterday.

Handy-weight, steers and all heifers and cows were at least 20s and up to 40s dearer, and even heavy-weight steers were thought to have shown some advance.

A better selection of store cattle than has ; been seen at the market for some time also ’ met a good sale, with values fully firm to i slightly firmer.

! All classes of fat sheep and lambs were cheaper than last week, lambs suffering their third successive price drop. Very limited demand in both sections resulted in lambs easing by 4s to 5s a head many pens being passed withi out raising a bid. while twoI tooth wethers were back 2s to 4s a head and older wethers 1 4s to ss. Ewes met an erratic 'demand, selling at values I which overall were 2s down I on last week. , In the fat pig section, however. prices were considerably better, values for most classes rising by 5s to 6s because of a small entry and | outside competition in some (places. Some pigs in the bacon section were as much (as 10s dearer than last week. ■ Store sheep values were ' maintained. There was a betiter quality offering in all sections and both store lambs (and mated ewes held to about late rates taking quality into account. Mated two-tooth ewes fetched up to £6 Is. Store Sheep Store sheep values held up well yesterday when the entry : was a lithe larger than lasi week and the general quality oi the offering was belter. The entry totalled 1709 com j pared with 1428 last week, and ; .ncluded t>S2 store lambs (698 •Last week), 88 two-tooth ewes I 'none last week), 938 older ewes t 670), and one wether *6O). In the store lamb or hogget section there were a few llnet of reasonably we LI wool-led and frown wether and ewe lambs and taking quality into account the market was generally con

intiered to be steady at late good rates. Again quite a sizeable gallery io..owed the sale. The best of the woolly Rom ney wether iambs made up to 79$ 6d with average to 62s and Romneys with a lim.ted woo. covering selling at about 61s 6d. Fine wool woolly wether hoggets made from 70s to 77s for useful offerings. Down cross ' iambs with a limited amount of i woo*l sold from 46$ to 60s. I In the ewe lamb section the j best fine wool woolly iambs I brought from 85s to 85s 6d, with I good sorts to 765. Romneys I carrying some wool sold at 63s I and Border Leicester Romney ! cross with some wool made from ;56s 6d to 63s 6d. * Leading sales of store lambs quoted by stock firms were: G. Hayward (Barrhill), 27 Romney wether lambs at 79s 6d; M. C. Beaven (Oxford), 146 Corriedale ewe lambs at 76s to 85s 6d: L. P. Hyde (Yaldhurst), 48 woolly Corrledale ewe lambs at 85s, 60 woolly Corrieda’.e wether lambs at 765; D. R. Duff (Southbridge), 108 halfbred wether lambs at 70s to 775. A few two-tooth ewes were yarded and a pen of well-wool-led Romneys from the West Coast which had been mated with Romney and Southdown ; rams brought the very good figure of £6 Is. Other mated (Romneys sold at 85s and fine I wool's at 735. Among sales were: T. P O’Regan iCronadun), 61’ | mated Romneys at £6 Is. A bigger offering came before buyers in the older mated ewe section, and this included a higher proportion of Romneys, and frequently these were well woolled. These sheep met another good sale at fully firm values. Two, four, six and eight-tooth mated Romney ewes sold to 85s, with others at 73s to 76s 6d. Four-year-old Romney ewes brought up to 85s 6d, and best older ewes made from 80s to 85s 6d, with good 70s to 76s 6d. Fine wool ewes sold from 80s to «6s. Leading sales of ewes quoted by stock firms were:—J. MeCreaner (Burnside road), 65 Romney ewes mated with Southdown rams at 70s: estate L. D Stanbyry (Wainui), 45 Romnev ewes mated with Southdown rams at 80s: L. G. Witte (Ted dington), 45 Romney ewesmated with Southdown rams at 80s 6d: Robert Thomson (Vald hurst), 190 Romney ewes mated with Dorset Horn rams at 74$ ♦o 76s 6d: A. E. Herbert 'Waipara). 72 five-year-old Corrie dale ewes mated with Southdown rams at 65s 6d: A. E. Borrell 'Reefton) 167 mixedaged Romney ewes mated with Romney rams at 73$ to 76s 6d: T. W. Tothill (Waiau), 34 three and four-shear mated Romneys at 15s: A. T. Watson (Kaituna). 11l four and five-year-old mated Romneys at 72s to 85s 6d. Fat Lambs Very limited demand and selective buying resulted in all except a few pens of fat lambs meeting a weak and disappointing sale at prices generally 4s to 5s below last week's poor rates. Another quite large offering of 2197 head, compared with 2076 last week, came forward, and for the third successive week values eased. With the absence of any freer ing competition, the very small buying gallery was able to set its own prices, and buvine quotas also appeared small, with many buyers annarently havlne filled their requirements outside the market. Passings were heavy through out, and in the last race only ■selated pens attracted any interest at all. An occasional offering of top quality butchers' lambs sold at prices similar td last week Overfat lambs were definitely not required Values were: Prime heavy lambs. 80s Id to 91s id. Prime medium lambs. 75s Id to 79s Id. Prime light lambs, 69s id to 73s Id. Plain and light lambs. 63s Id to 88s Id. Best earlier shorn lambs, up to 80s Id. Best recently shorn lambs. 63s Id to 70s Id. Leading sales quoted were:— R. C. Muckle (Rakaial, 81 at 76 s Id to 83s Id: Philpott Brothers 'Okuku). 57 at 70s Id to 79s Id: G. W. Hayward (Barrhilil). 13 at 80s Id: J. 0. Black (Culverden). 15 recently shorn at 69s Id: C T. and R. R. Wilson (Halkett). 52 at 82s Id to 91s Id: M. and A. Brown (Dunsandel). 83 at 76s td to S3s Id: S. A. McCarten ■ Leeston), 10 at 80s Id to 83s Id: B. F. and M. D. Rooney (Winchmore), 95 at 85s Id to 80s Id: S. J. Hunt (Hororata). 19 at 79s Id to 85s Id: Worllngham Farms ■ Oxford). 23 recently shorn at 64s Id to 66s Id; J. S. Wolff iHorrelvlHe). 26 at 83s Id to 85s id: Miss S. M. Rhodes (Amberey), 43 at 75s Id to 77s Id.

Fat Sheep Following the trend of the fat ■ lamb market, all classes of fat sheep met a weaker sale when an offering of 2857 came forward i compared with 2448 a week ago. Demand was limited throughout and the sale for both ewes [and wethers tended to be j erratic. Two-tooth wethers were cheaper by 2s to 4s a head and tin many cases were hard to sell. Older wethers met a very restricted inquiry, bringing prices 4s to 5s below last week's rates and in cases they were as much as 6s or 7s easier. At the outset of the ewe market values were a shade easier to much on a par. but during the fluctuating market prices eased by up to 4s a head and overall were about 2s below last week's rates. Although some good quality sheep were offered, competition was limited to a very small number of buyers and with the limited demand there were quite a number of passings. Values were: Prime heavy two-tooth wethers, 88s Id to 95s Id. Prime medium two-tooth wethers, 79s Id to 87s Id. Prime light two-tooth wethers. 68s Id to 78s IdPlain and light two-tooth wethers, up to 66s Id. Best recently shorn two-tooth wethers, 71s Id to 80s Id. Other recently shorn twotooth wethers, 55s Id to 69s Id. Best one and two-shear wethers, 78s Id to 84s Id. Other one and two-shear wethers, up to 75s Id. Best shorn one and two-shear wethers. 64s Id to 68s Id. Best older wethers, 63s Id to 68s Id. Prine butchers’ ewes, 58s Id to 61s Id. Medium ewes. 47s Id to 56s Id Light ewes. 34s Id to 45s Id Best recently shorn ewes. 50s td to 54s Id. Other shorn ewes, down to 32s id. Among leading sales quoted were: Two-tooth wethers: .1. B. and IT. M. Lambie (Ashburton), 30 I recently shorn at 71s Id to 80s Id. 16 recently shorn four'.ooths at 68s Id: D. L. Mora ■ Tai Tapu). 2 four-tooths at 84s Id: Miss K. C. Wilson (Tikao Ray), 5 at 86s Id: Earshmans Estate (Hawarden), 34 shorn at 71s Id to 76s Id: R. G. Douglas (Scargill), 12 at 89s Id to 91s Id: M. Kemp (Culverden), 11 at 90s id: Double HIM Station (Raka’a Gorge), 60 station wethers at 64s Id to 68s id: D. L. Ensor (Glenrock), 90 station wethers at 64s Id to 68s id: Woodstock Station (Oxford). 32 station wethers at 63s Id to 64s Id; A. C. Cromle. 39 «d«r we,hers at 63s Id to 65s id: D. J. Petrie (Amberley). 30 shorn at 68s Id to 72s Id; L L W’nchester (Southbridge) 49 at 83s Id to 89s Id: A. F. S. Rutherford (Montrose), SO at 92s Id to 94s Id: McCloy Brothers (Methven), 35 at 87s Id to 91s 1d: T R. Elliott (Cheviot). 5 at 90s IdW. V. Chatterton (DunsandeD '0 at 91s Id to 95s Id: M R Dolan (Rakaia). 13 at 85s lij to 03s Id, 12 shorn at 76s Id: C. T. and R. R. Wilson (Halkett), 11 at 91s Id: G. R. Gould (Rotherham). 2$ shorn at 75s Id .Ewes: Philpott Brothers (Okuku), 99 at 55s Id to 56s Id: E. W. Feary and Company (Oxford), 55 at 52s Id to 61s Id; A W. Gillespie (Bennetts), 81 at 53s Id to 60s Id; W. T. Abbott (Fernscde), 47 recently shorn at 51s Id to 54s Id: Woodstock Station (Oxford), 17 at 58s Id: W T Norris (Swannanoa), 33 at 59s Id to 61s Id: T N. Bassett (Fernside). 30 at 50s Id to 57s Id: J H. Cooke (Te Pirita), 26 at 54s Id to 58s Id: Mrs S. E. McGrath (Oxford). 22 at 54s Id to 58s 1dC. G. Gardner (Waiau), 28 at 48s Id to 57s Id. 33 two-tooths at 74s Id to 76s Id: T. E. Elliott 'Cheviot). 24 at 56s Id to 60s Id: 'J. R. Dolan (Rakaia). 3 at 58s Id: H. C. Barr (Prebbleton). 14 at 54s Id to 56s Id: E. H. K'ngshtiry (Rakaia), 70 at 56s Id to sss Id: E. D. and E. T. Stewart (Rakaia), 47 at 56s Id to 60s Id Fat Cattle There was an all-round Improvement in cattle values. The entry was smaller at 318 head compared with 395 last week, and was barely sufficient for wafle requirements. Quality generally was good. Steers, heifers and cows were all dearer. The advance ranged from 20s to 40s a head. Handyweight steers sold at up to 40s dearer and even heavier weights , were considered to have shown some improvement. For heifers there was a buoyant market with values moving up as for handy-weight steers, and eows which were in short supplygained at least 20s. Prime heavy-weight steer beef sold from £7 7s 6d to £8 2s 6d per 1001 b; prime and med-ium-weight steer beef from £7 17s 6d to £8 15s, and plain and ’lght steer beef from £6 17s 6d to £7 15s: prime heavy-weight heifer beef brought from £6 15s to £7 7s 6d. prime mediumweight heifer beef from £7 12s 6d to £8 10s, and plain and light heifer beef from £6 12s 6d to £7 ss; prime butchers' cow beef from £5 7s 6d to £6 SS. and secondary cow beef from £4 12s Id to £5 7s 6d. Values were: Prime heavy steers, £6O 7s 6d to £6B 2s 6d. Prime medium steers, £5l 17s 6d to £5B 12s 6d. Prime light steers, £42 7s 6d to £4B 12s 6d. Plain and light steers, £3l 12s 6d to £39 17s 6d. Prime heavy heifers. £4l 2s 6d to £44 17s 6d, w-ith one sale to £49 17s 6d

Prime medium heifers. £34 17s 6d to £4O 2s 6d. Prime light heifers. £26 17s 6d to £32 17s 6d. Plain and light heifers, down to £2O 17s 6d. Prime heavy cows, £33 12s 6d to £3B 12s 6d Prime medium cows, £27 17s 3d to £32 2s 6d. Plain and light cows, £22 12s 6d to £26 7s 6d. Leading sales quoted included:— Steers: L. G. Cowens (Cust), 2 at £65 2s 6d to £6B 2s 6d: R T. Masefield (Akaroa). 3 at £59 17s 6d to £62 2s 6d; L. H. Harrington (Takamatua), 6 at £55 2s 6d to £57 17s 6d; K. O'Fee (Omihi). 3 at £55 17s 6d to £57 12s 6d: Miss .1. Anderson (Charteris. Bay), 8 at £6O 17s 6d to £65 12s 6d: McDonnell Bros. (Totara Flat). 5 at £57 2s 6d to £5B 12s 6d: Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 8 at £6l 7s 6d to £66 12s 6d. D O. Masefield (Goughs Bay). 4 at £59 2s 6d to £63 17s 6d: G. Parker (Leithfield), 1 at £63 17s fld: M. Foley (Teddington), 1 at £57 17s 6d; H. Fitzsimmons (Gretavale), 10 at £57 7s fid to £6O 7s 6d. Heifers: H E. Turnbull (Waikuku), 1 at £46 17s fid: R. T. Masefield (Akaroa), 6 at £3B 2s 6d to £4O 17s fid: estate A. Banks (Coutts Island), 12 at £3B 7s 6d to £42 2s fid: G. S. Harris [(Sefton), 1 at £4O 2s 6d; D. O. [Masefield (Goughs Bay), 1 at I £43 17s 6d: R. W. Jelfs (Woodlend), 1 at £42 12s 6d; S. Weavers [ (Killlnchv), 1 at £44 2s 6d: H. C. Abbott (Southbridge), 1 at £42 7s fid; M. Foley (Teddington), 1 at £49 17s fid: A. T. M. Thacker (Okain's Bay), 7 at £4O 17s 6d to £44 12s fid: Lands and Survey Department, 3 at £39 12s fid to £4O 17s fid; A. C. Aitken ■'Barry’s Bay), 3 at £39 7s 6d; H. R. Wilkinson and Son (Ashburton), 2 at £37 12s 6d, 1 at £37 12s fid; and omitted from last week's report. D. L. Mora (Tai Tapu), 9 at £39 7s fid to £44 2s 6d. Cows: A. B. Halstead (Christchurch), 1 at £36 17s fid: J. Parrish (Cashmere), 2 at £37 2s 3d to £3B 12s fid: Richards Farm Ltd. (Papanui). 2" at £33 17s fid to £37 17s fid: A. E. Teague (Annat), 1 at £35 12s fid. Store Cattle In the store cattle entry of 279 head compared with 155 last week there was better selection of cattle than has been seen at the market for a number of weeks and with again a fair gallery following the sale the market for all classes of cattle was fully firm to slightly firmer. All round it was quite a good sale. There was quite a sizeable selection of yearling steers and heifers and these met a good sale with even some of the lighter and smaller cattle bringing good money. The best of the yearling steers made from £2O 8s fid to £25 8s 6d. with small and plain at £l2 3s fid to £l6 3s fid. The better yearling heifers brought from £l9 3s 6d tq £l9 8s 6d with others at £l2 3s fid to £l5 18s fid.

Older steers brought to £4l 3s 6d for cattle in the three years old or older category, and rising two-year-olds made up to £3B 13s 6d.

There was also a selection of mated cows and heifers. Mated heifers brought from about £23 18s fid to £3O 13s 6d. and mated cows from £lB 8s 6d to £2B 3s fid. Empty heifers sold at £23 18s fid and empty cows at £l3 8s fid to £l7 L7s fid. Details of quotable lines of store cattle were:—O. R Chamberlain and Sons (Ellesmere). 6 mated Hereford heifers at £3O 13s 6d: T. L. S. Dredge (Maruia). 14 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross yearling steers at £24 18s 6d: C. Wiffen. Ltd (Inverness), 45 yearling Hereford steers at £l6 3s fid to £25 Ss fid. 24 yearling Hereford heifers at £l5 18s fid to £l9 8s fid: J. .1. Richardson (Port Levy). 12 Hereford yearling heifers at £l2 3s 6d to £lB 3s 6d, and 8 two-year-old empty Hereford heifers at £23 ISs fid: A. McL. Stewart (Scargill), 9 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross cows (mated) at £2B 3s 6d: Lands and Survey Dep t (Coringa block). 12 rising two-year old Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross [steers at £3B 13s 6d: Grampians run (Culverden). 9 three-year [old Aberdeen Angus steers at £4l 3s fid. Bulls There was again only a handful of bulls in the offering—seven compared with eight last week—and they were mainly in the light to medium-weight category. Apart from one which made £43 7s 6d, prices ranged from £l7 12s 6d to £3l 8S 6d. Dairy Cattle In the dairy cattle section there was quite a good sale for the quality of cattle offering. A good gallery followed the sale and buying power was reasonably good. The entry totalled 24 head, including 17 cows and seven heifers, compared with 28 last week. The heifers in the selection were of mixed quality and in- | eluded a few Jerseys. The i best of the Friesians made from ; £45 to £5l, with other heifers I making down to £29. The entry of cows was of mixed quality and breeding, there being no good Friesians in the offering. A line of seven Jerseys made from £25 to £3B. The best of the balance of the cows made from £37 to £4O. with average at £3l to £36 and others down to £2B. Vealers The veal entry drepped from about 150 head last week to 90 to 100, and for the few pens of better quality cattle in the selection values were fully firm to 15s to 20s a head dearer, with secondary quality maintaining late rates. Overall the quality of the offerins was only fair. The best of the vealers realised from £27 2s fid tq £3l 7s fid, with an odd sale to £35 17s 6d. medium vealers made from £23 7s fid to £25 2s 6d, and smaller vealers sold from £l9 12s fid to £2l 12s fid. The Dick of the calves brought from

£l7 7s fid to £l9 12s fid. with tn odd sale to £2O 2s fid. medium sorts sold from £l2 7s fid to [ £l5 2s 6d. and smaller calves from £7 7s fid to £9 7s fid. There were fewer smaller calves yarded this week. Fat Pigs There was a smaller entry in the fat pig section and values rose by 5s to 6s a head for most classes. Top quality medium and heavy pork sold very well, but overfat or unfinished pigs were again hard to sell. Demand for the good quality pigs was keen throughout. The bacon entry was a small one. and with some outside competition values improved by up to tOs a head. Quite a number of choppers were yarded, and they included some well tin ished. large pigs which sold at rates in advance of the pre vious two or three sales. Values were: Light porkers, £7 15s fid to £8 10s fid. Medium porkers, £9 4s fid to £lO 4s fid. Heavy porkers. £lO 15s fid to £ll Ils fid. Light baconers. £l2 3s fid to £l3 12s 6d. Medium and heavy baconers. £l4 10s 6d to £l7 (with an odd top pen to £l7 8s fid). Choppers, unfinished. 43s fid to £7 13s fid; medium, £ll Ils to £l5 6s; heavy, £lB Ils to £23 16S. Store Pigs The entry in the store pig section was slightly larger than in previous weeks. Quality was rather mixed, there being quite a few pens of small weaners yarded. At the start of the sale values were back by 5s to 6s a head, but as it progressed values firmed, and the better quality pigs regained late rates Top quality weaners again met a firm demand, but small weaners were harder to sell. Not many big stores were yarded, and these sold up to £7 is. One six months old Large White boar realised £l6, while two white sows, each with litters of six at foot, made £27 and £32. One very good Large White sow ’n pig tp'a Landrace boar made £4O. and an advertised line of white sows in pig to a Berk shire boar made from £l4 to £25 for the younger sows, while the older sows made from £l7 10s to £26. Values were: Small wegners, 55s te 725. Good weaners, 76s to 86s. Slips, 92s to £5 Is. Small to medium stores, £5 5s to £6. Large stores, up to £7 Is. M.P.s Disapprove. The Labour member of Parliament for Rochester and Chatham, Mrs Anne Kerr, says that 27 Labour M.P.s have signed a motion in the Commons opposing the sending of New Zealand troops to Vietnam, and supporting the New Zealand Labour movement’s criticism of this action.—London. July 19.