ADDINGTON MARKET Big Entries Of Fat Stock; Prices Again Easier

Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30880, 13 October 1965, Page 22

ADDINGTON MARKET Big Entries Of Fat Stock; Prices Again Easier

Once again prices eased in most fat stock sections at the Addington market yesterday. This was in line with trading last week. Yardings were again large. More than 500 fat cattle were yarded again. Values for most classes of steers were back by 30s to 50s a head, and heifers dropped 50s to 70s a head. Cows were on a par to easier.

No doubt, because of the continuing dry weather and unseasonably cold conditions, store cattle values tended to be easier, as did store sheep values.

All classes of spring lambs were easier, the yarding totalling nearly 900. Smaller and lighter lambs were up to 6s to 7s cheaper.

Hoggets, now being sold in the fat sheep pens, were back to 2s to 3s, and fat ewes were cheaper by 3s to 4s. Older wethers, however, sold at better rates at times during the sale. Store Sheep Store sheep values barely held their own, and hoggets, apart from the best, appeared to be a shilMng or two easier. The offering was the largest for some considerable time at 3582 head, compared with 2600 last week, and included the first store iambs of the season—a pen of 16 which realised 44s 6d. The entry included 2352 store hoggets (1672 last week), 30 ewes (none last week), 972 ewes and lambs (889), 212 wethers (39), and 16 store lambs. The hogget entry was easily the biggest this season, and included a fairly wide range of quality. The best ewe and wether hoggets, particularly the Romney sorts, held to about late rates, but most other hoggets tended to be easier by 2s to 3s a head. Best early shorn Romney wether hoggets made to about 725. with good sorts making from 62s to 67s 6d. The odd pen of Romney woolly wether noggets sold from 67s up to 80s. More recently-shorn Romney wether hoggets sold from about 45s 6d to about 575. Early shorn fine wool wether hoggets made from 61s to 67s fid, with woolly selling to 75s fid. Shorn fine wool wether hoggets sold from 57s to 60s fid for the best, with others ranging down to 49s 6d. lit the ewe hogget section, good early shorn Romney sorts sold from 71s to 7Ss, and woolly sorts also made to 78s. More recently shorn Romney ewe hoggets ranged from about 55s fid to 675. Woolly fine wool ewe hoggets made from 65s to 765. Best recently shorn fine wool ewe hoggets made from 62s to 695.

Shorn Down mixed sex hoggets made 60s while some with some wool sold at 495. Early shorn Romney mixed sex hoggets made 50s and shorn mixed sex hoggets made from 54s 6d to 575.

Details of sales of hoggets quoted by stock firms were as follows: — E M. Mclntosh (Flaxton), 160 shorn Romney wether hoggets at 67s 6d to 725; A. J. Godsell (Doyleston), 30 half bred wether hoggets at 60s fid and 70 Romney wether hoggets at 62 s: D. F. Dick (Seddon), 163 shorn Roniney ewe hoggets at 62s to 695; N. A. Howson (Sedgemere), 28 halfbred wether hoggets at 67s 6d; J L. Reese (Southbridge), 218 shorn halfbred wether hog gets at 57s 6d to 61S': W. Band (Darfield), 68 woolly Corrieda’e wether hoggets at 80s: E. G. Robertson (Springston), 40 woolly Corriedale wether hoggets at 735; F. Ridge and Son (Methven). 116 haWbred wether hoggets at 49s to 675: R. D. Marshall (Lakeside), 150 Romney shorn ewe hoggets at 76s fid to 78s: R. B. Allison (Fernside). 26 shorn halfbred wether hoggets at 55s 6d; C. K. Chamberlain Children’s Trust (Brookside), 237 halfbred ewe hoggets at 45s to 48s, and 163 Romney ewe hoggets at 71s to 77s fid. Ewes and lambs were selling from on a par with late rates to a shade easier in cases. The best woolly ewes with lambs sold to 51s 6d all counted, with average to good making to 42s and others up to 355. Shorn ewes with lambs made from 30s to 345.

Among the best sales of ewes and lambs quoted by stock firms were:— B. A. Murray (Harewood), 27 woolly halfbred ewes and 37 Down cross lambs at 41s fid; J. A. Collie (Sefton), 26 halfbred ewes and 26 Southdown lambs at 51s 6d: P. Stafford (Burnham), 72 shorn halfbred ewes and 88 Southdown lambs at 30s: Legg and Company (Ellesmere), 48 halfbred ewes and 63 Southdown lambs

at 41s: A, P. Tuer (Hororata), 68 halfbred ewes and 78 Southdown lambs at 40s. The first store lambs of the season were sold on account of G. F. Scott (Port Hills road) There were 16 halfbred wether lambs which made 44s 6d. Some ewes and wethers were Included in the selection this week. Woolly two-tooth wethers made to 78s and shorn twotooths from 42s 6d for fine wools to 64s for Romney sorts. Shorn four-tooth wethers made from 41s 6d to 465, and shorn six and eight-tooth wethers realised 40s 6d. Full-mouth shorn wethers sold from 38s to 48s. Both woolly and shorn two-shear ewes made 455, and a handful of two-tooth woolly ewes sold for 645. Details of sales included: R. B. Allison (Fernside),' 30 half-wool four-tooth Romney cross ewes at 455; W. Band (Darfield), 23 woolly two-tooth Corriedale wethers at 78s.

There was another large offering of spring lambs totalling 895 head, compared with 636 last week, and on this occasion the weight of numbers had a marked effect on the market. The better quality spring lambs continued to sell reasonably well, but were back by probably 3s to 4s on last week's good rates. Lighter and smaller lambs, however, were cheaper by 6s to 7s a head.

The sale tended to ease as it progressed, and over the concluding stages there were frequent passings, and a number of lambs had to be sent home. Values were: Best lambs, 68s Id to 76s Id, with an odd top pen to 80s Id. Good lambs. 61s Id to 66s Id. Medium lambs, 56s Id to 60s id.

Light lambs, 50s Id to 55s Id. Leading sales quoted by stock firms were:—A. P. Tuer (Hororata), 1 at 7s Id: M. G. Thorne (Oxford), 14 at 69s Id to 80s Id; Miss A. Burnside (Yaldhurst), 28 at 63s Id to 72s Id; Wilson Brothers (Halkett), 36 at 66s Id to 72s Id; A. C. Bowis (Swannanoa), 14 at 65s Id to 70s Id; W. K. Macdoanld (Omlhi), 5 at 66s Id to 74s Id: Pineleigh Farm (Balcairn), 6 at 66s Id; W. N. Wilson (Broadfield). 16 at 65s Id to 68s Id: R. Thomson (Russely), 5 at 65s Id; D. G. Johnstone (Norwood), 5 at 76s Id; H. C. Waring (Lo-

burn), 2 at 75s Id: R. C. Webb (Kaiapoi), 23 at 65s Id to 66s Id: W. J. Patterson and Sons (Lakeside), 20 at 66s Id to 72s Id; Reid Bros. (Swannanoa), 24 at 63s d to 66s Id: A. and J Thomson (Waipara). 29 at 59s 7d to 64s Id; H. K. Montgomery (Leeston), 50 at 58s Id to 65s 7d. Fat Sheep Hoggets and ewes were cheaper in the fat sheep pens, but older wethers met a better sale at times. Hoggets were penned with the fat sheep this week for the first time, and the yarding amounted to 5070 head, compared with 4759 for fat hoggets and fat sheep last week. Quality was generally fairly good, except towards the end of the sale.

With a large entry the demand for hoggets tended to be weaker and values were generally 2s to 3s lower than last week. Values tended to ease further In the closing stages of the sale when the quality of the offering was also below that of earlier in the sale.

Older wethers were penned in relatively modest numbers, and these sold reasonably well over most of the auction as the result of some outside competition. The market for these was inclined to be erratic, but in the better part of the sale they could have been 2s to 3s better than last week. Because of the new ewe schedule, the market for ewes declined by some 3s to 4s a head. Values were: Best shorn hoggels, up to 80s Id. Prime medium shorn hoggets. 68s Id to 74s Id. Prime light hoggets, 62s Id to 66s Id. Best four-tooth wethers, up to 76s Id Medium four-tooth wethers, 61s Id to 67s Id. Best older wethers, up to 66s Id. Best woolly ewes, 48s Id to 51s Id, with an odd sale to 56s Id. Medium woolly ewes, 40s Id to 45s id. Best shorn ewes, up to 32s Id. Medium ewes, 22s Id to 27s Id. Leading sales of fat sheep quoted by stock firms included:— Hoggets: Aronui (Scargill). 44 at 70s Id to 76s Id; K. and I. Bailey (Springston), 9 early shorn at 83s Id, and 2 woolly at 87s Id: R. H. Fleming (Culver-

den), 60 at 75s Id to 76s Id: E. ' Mclntosh (Flaxton), 84 at 74s : Id to 78s Id: N. D. Thomas < lYaldhurit), 52 at 74s Id to 76s Id; M. Spencer Bower (Swannanoa), 70 at 74s Id to 75s Id. N. Heslop ilrwell), 11 at 72s Id J. A. Cridge (Darfield), 23 at 71s Id; K. W. Rushton (Rakaia). 15 at 69s Id; R. D. Parsons iParnassus), 42 at 70s Id to 72s Id; P. S. Robertson (Loburn), 20 at 72s Id: W. H. McConnell (Lauriston). 13 woolly at 90s Id: T. E. M. Brooks (Brookside), 35 at 74s Id to 76s Id; M. F. and R. M. Kingsbury (Ashburton) 29 at 70s Id to 71s Id; Estate G. J. Francis (Halsweil), 15 at 73s Id; Macartney Brothers (Tai Tapu), 84 at 78s Id to 86s Id; R. D. Marshall (Lakeside), 127 at 73s Id to 75s Id: C. H. Coles (Springston). 13 at 73s Id; Sloan Brothers (Brookside), 8 at 75s Id to 80s Id; A. R. Bussell (Riccarton), 43 at 77s Id to 80s Id; L. H. Johnson (Aylesbury), 21 at 76s Id; R. B. Shellock ißakaia), 48 at 77s Id to 80s Id: W. V. Chatterton (Dunsandel), 28 at 74s Id to 76s Id, and 37 four-tooths at 76s Id Ewes: Mains O’Blair (Ashburton), 19 at 27s Id; T. D. Allan (Waikari), 12 four-tooths at 51s Id; J. C. Horn (Oxford). 18 at 27s Id; R. M. Purves (Ranglora), 13 at 27s Id; H. J. Taylor (Oxford), 13 at 27s Id; D. J. Johnson (Rolleston), 21 woolly at 48s Id to 51s Id: K. and I. Bailey (Springston), 17 woolly at 48s Id to 49s Id; T. O. Hickman (Ward), 18 at 29s Id; L. E. Dalzell (Cuiverden), 16 at 28s Id to 29s Id: L. R. Gilpin (Ashburton), 3 at 31s Id; R. F. Whitham (Weedons), 54 woolly at 48s Id to 56s Id; W. Walton (Rakaia), 9 at 34s Id; estate A. M. Hartnell (Culverden), 54 at 32s Id; R. B Allison (Fernside), 29 at 34s Id to 37s Id; J. G. Watherston (Loburn), 22 at 29s Id; S. J. Hunt (Hororata), 17 at 31s Id: Mrs A. G. Jamieson (Kaituna), 13 at 34s Id; A. H. and L. W. Rowe (Sefton), 16 woolly at 50s Id to 51s Id; M. R. Dolan (Rakaia). 21 at 39s Id to 43s Id. Wethers: Woodstock station (Oxford). 71 woolly station wethers at 81s Id to 82s Id; F. Jamieson (Aylesbury), 40 fourtooths at 70s Id to 70s 7d: T. G. Forrester (Rotherham), 12 fourtooths at 69s Id; S. F. Redmond (Ladbrooks), 12 four-tooths at 76s Id. Fat Cattle For the second week in succession there was a very big offering of fat cattle and values declined again very sharply. The entry totalled 524 head, compared with 539 last week. The selection was generally of very good quality and there was an oversupply of heavy cattle. Some of the heavier steers were considered to be overfat, while on the other hand a small proportion of the yarding came forward in an unfinished condition. There were certainly ample cattle for requirements of the trade. Steers were generally easier by a further 36s to 50s a head,

with the lighter good quality sorts showing a smaller depre ciation than other classes. Heifers showed an even more marked decline and were quoted cheaper by as much as 50s to 70s a head. Cows were estimated to be on a par to a little easier

While values were much easier, at the lower levels the sale was reasonably steady due to some outside competition. Prime heavy steer beef realised from £7 15s to £8 12s 6d per 1001 b, prime medium-weight steer beef from £8 15s to £9 7s fid and plain and light steer beef from £7 12s fid to £8 ss. prime heavy-weight heifer beef from £7 12s fid to £8 7s fid: prime medium-weight heifer beef £8 7s fid to £9 ss: and plain and light heifer beef £7 7s 6d to £8: prime butchers’ cow beef £6 to £6 15s. and secondary cow beef £5 7s fid to £6. Values were: Prime heavy steers, £B4 17s fid to £75 7s fid. Prime medium steers. £52 7s fid to £6O 12s 6d. Prime light steers, £42 7s fid to £5O 12s 6d. Prime heavy heifers. £3B 12s fid to £45 17s fid. with an odd sale to £53 12s 6d. Prime medium heifers. £32 7s fid to £37 12s fid. Prime light heifers, £27 2s fid to £3l 12s 6d. Prime heavy cows, £35 7s fid to £3B 12s 6d. Prime medium cows, £2B 12s fid to £34 2s 6d. Prime light cows, £23 2s fid to £27 12s fid. Leading sales of cattle quoted by stock firms Included:— Steers: W. and F. Mcßride (Winchester). 9 at £7O 7s fid to £73 12s 6d: E. W. Coop and Sons (Port Levy), 5 at £57 17s 6d; M. Thacker (Okains Bay), 3 at £6l 7s 6d to £63 7s 6d; Brown Brothers (Kaituna), 5 at £6l 17s 6d to £65 12s 6d: E. H. Syme (Hororata), 1 at £64 7s 6d; H. Banks (Coutts Island), 1 at £57 12s 6d; V. C. Lattimer (Ashburton), 2 at £62 17s fid to £64 2s 6d; Rockend Trust (Waiau), 2 at £57 2s fid: Mount Sandford Children’s Trust (Cheviot), 3 al £59 2s 6d to £66 17s fid; Williams Brothers (Robinson Bay). 5 at £57 17s 6d: Leadervale Parnassus, Ltd. (Parnassus). 4 at £63 2s 6d: J. E. Thacker (Okains Bay), 6 at £62 17s 6d to £65 17s 6d: C. F. Donald (Bel fast), 22 at £69 12s fid to £75 7s fid: Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 12 at £69 12S fid to £75 2s fid: H. G. Hartnell (Culverden). 1 at £6O 12s fid. Heifers: Mrs W. J. Leach and Son (Scargill). 2 at £45 7s fid: Spurtleton Downs Ltd. (Omihi), 4 at £44 17s 6d; W. H. and M. H. ■ Foster (Omlhi), 2 at £45 17s 6d: J. A. Williams (Tai Tapu), 1 at ' £44 2s 6d; E. H. Syme ; (Hororata), 1 at £39 17s 6d; , Estate of w. A. Gray (Ataahua), 4 at £4l 2s fid to £44 2s 6d; D. G. Helps (Port Levy), 3 at £4l 17s 6d to £45 7s 6d; K. R. Shipley ' (Greendale), 1 at £5l 2s fid: E. P. ; Robins (Motunau), 1 at £44 17s 6d; J. J. Burrows (Ashburton). . 3 at £4O 17s fid; A. J. and J Wright (Te Oka), 2 at £44 7s 6d ■ to £4B 17s fid: F. Brice (Culverden), 1 at £4O 17s fid: Belmont Stud (Aylesbury), 1 at £44 12s fid; D. J. Blakely Trust (Purau). 2 at £39 12s fid: C. Crampton (Marshlands), 2 at £3B 2s fid to £4l 12s 6d; W. L. Blatchford (Teddington), 1 at £53 12s fid: Blackford Station (Rakaia Gorge), 16 at £3B 2s fid to £4l 17s fid. Cows: Mrs W. J. Leach and Son (Scargill), 3 at £34 7s fid to £37 17s 6d: C. J. Palmer (Ohoka), 1 at £35 7s 6d; T. L. Lucas (Methven), 1 at £34 7s fid; E. Odgers (Springfield), 1 at £33 12s 6d; J. J. Burrows (Ashburton), 1 at £33 12s 6d: Belmont Stud (Aylesbury), 1 at £35 12s fid; D. W. Cromie (Ashburton), 1 at £35 7s fid; Macartney Brothers (Tai Tapu). 2 at £34 12s fid to £36 17s fid; W. A Booker (Hawarden), 1 at £36 2s fid.

Store Cattle There was a continuing weak trend in tue store cattle section, no doubt because of the effect on the feed situation of recent drying winds and cold tepiperatures and frosts. Although the sale was followed by a fairly large gallery there were not many buyers. The result was that values were certainly no better than at last week’s sale and could well have been back again. Cattle carrying some condition sold reasonably well, but those in harder condition were possibly harder to sell. The yarding totalled 374 head, compared with 358 last week. Three-year-old steers ranged from £33 18s fid to £37 Ss fid for quotable cattle. The best of the two-year-old steers made from £34 3s 6d to £3B 18s 6d, and others made down to £27 8s 6d. A line of yearling steers realised £2B ISs fid. Two-year heifers sold between £26 8s 6d and £2B 8s 6d and yearling heifers from £2O 3s fid to £24 13s 6d. An offering of empty Hereford cows made £24 8s fid. Quotable lines of store cattle included: Glen Dhu Station (Motunau). 22 three-year-old Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £33 18s fid to £37 8s 6d; H. R. Wilkinson and Son (Ashburton), 10 yearling Hereford heifers at £23 13s fid and 24 yearling Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus Hereford cross heifers at £24 Ss 6d to £24 13s fid; R. H. and R. N. King (Oaro). 9 Aberdeen Angus Hereford cross two-year-old steers at £27 8s 6d; W. A. Gregory (Kaikoura), 4 Aberdeen Angus cross two-year-old heifers at £26 8s fid; J. G. Barnes (Cheviot), 19 two-year-old Aberdeen Angus steers at £36 13s fid to £3B 18s 6d, 9 two-year-old Aberdeen Angus heifers at £2B 8s 6d: N. M. Hyde (Ngaroma). 6 two-year-old Aberdeen Angus Hereford cross steers at £34 3s fid: P. De Pass (Kaituna), 6 yearling Aberdeen Angus steers at £2B 18s fid: N. J. Hammond (Seddon), 11 Shorthorn Hereford cross yearling heifers at £2O 3s fid. Bulls Bull values were barely up to late rates, with competition being less strong. The entry of similar size to the last sale totalling 12 head. The cattle in the selection were mainly in the heavy to medium-weight The top price was £56 7s 6d for a Shorthorn. An Aberdeen Angus also brought £53 17s 6d and another of the same breed £52 7s fid. The heaviest bulls in the entry realised from £47 17s fid to £56 7s 6d, with light-weights ranging from £2l 2s 6d to £34 7s 6d. Dairy Cattle Heifers met a much improved sale in the dairy cattle section. The offering this week was made up of 17 head, compared with 10 last week, and included 10 heifers which were mainly Friesians of various grades Under a measure of competition the market for these showed a marked improvement. The best made from £36 to £44 10s, with small heifers selling from £27 to £35. One big Shorthorn heifer made £32 10s. The market for the few cows on offer was not quite so good as that for the heifers. One Friesian cow made £4l 10s and other cows ranged from £2O to £39. Vealers Veal values were close to late rates for the best of the selection in this section, and these met a relatively good sale, but secondary sorts were back by about 30s to 40s a head. The entry was larger

than last week at about 150 to 160 head. In this selection there were a number ot quite good quality cattle. the best of the vealers realised from £32 7s 6d to £34 12s 6d, with an odd sale to £36 2s 6d, medium vealers sold from £27 2s 6d to £2O 7s 6d. and smaller sorts ranged from £lB 12s 6d to £24 7s 6d The pick of the calves made from £lB 2s «d to £22 7s «d. with an odd sale to £25 2s 6d. medulm sorts made from £l3 7s 6d to £l5 12s 6d. and smaller calves sold from £8 2s 6d to £lO 7s fid. and bobbies ranged from 48s 6d. Fat Pigs The entry In the pork section was larger than for the previous market, but values remained fully firm, especially for the good quality pigs. Outside competition tended to counteract the effects of the larger entry. Heavy pork sold on a par with last week. The bacon entry included two trucks from outside districts, but good quality pigs met a strong demand, with values fully firm. Secondary sorts met a weaker demand. There was a medium chopper yarding and values were again rather limited, especially for the light and unfinished pigs. Values were:— Light pork, £8 6s 6d to £9 Medium pork, £9 13s 6d to £lO 8s 6d. . Heavy pork, £lO 14s 6d to £ll 15s* 6d. Light baconers, £l2 8s 6d to £l3 Ils 6d Medium and heavy baconers. £l4 3s 6d to £l6 15s 6d, with and odd pen to £l7 7s 6d. Choppers, light. £6 16s to £lO 3s 6d. and medium £l2 Us to £l5 6s. Store Pigs The yarding in the store pig section was of medium size, but quality was somewhat varied Best quality pigs met a keen demand, with values 2s to 3s a head better than last week Smaller and Inferior weaners were harder to soli. Medium stores were again in short sup plv and met strong competition. No large stores were yarded. Two six-months-old Berkshire gilts made £l5. Five Large White cross sows due to have their first litters, made from £2B to £36. Two sows with jitters of seven made £34 and £37 respectively. Values were: Small weaners, 70s to 84 s. Good weaners, 93s to £■> 3s Slips. £5 6s to £5 15s. Small to medium stores, £5 lbs to £6 Us.