ADDINGTON MARKET Values Firm To Dearer In A Lighter Yarding

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30998, 2 March 1966, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Values Firm To Dearer In A Lighter Yarding

All classes of fat stock met a firm to better sale at Addington Market yesterday. Yardings in most cases were below those of last week.

In the fat sheep section, wethers were firm. Ewes again met a good, sale, advancing fully 2s a head over the closing stages.

In contrast with last week’s heavy yarding, fat cattle numbers were well short of trade requirements, and with quality taken, into account, steers and heifers were dearer. In a short yarding, vealer prices rose up to £2 a head, while dairy cattle again met a good sale. Fat Lambs With a lighter yarding, and more competition, fat lambs met a very sound sale. Heavy butchers’ lambs, which were in shorter supply, met buoyant competition. Taking quality into account, values were firm on last sale, with lighter lambs moving up in sympathy with the freezing schedule.

Feature sale of the market was that of 75 South-Suffolk cross lambs from J. H. Jackson (Jacksons). Under spirited bidding, these sold from 70s Id to 90s Id. They were some of the largest lambs sold in the yards this season. There were more shorn lambs forward than usual, and these met a sound sale, with the best realising to 66s Id. The yarding totalled 1508 compared with 1875 last week.

Values were: Heaviest butchers lambs, 73s Id to 83s Id, with two sales at 88s Id and 90s Id.

Prime heavy lambs, 66s Id to 72s Id. Prime medium, 60s Id to 65s Id. Prime light, to 59s Id. Best shorn lambs, 60s Id to 66s Id.

Medium shorn lambs, 57s Id ;o 60s Id.

Leading sales of fat lambs quoted by stock firms were: J. T. O'Donnell (Killinchy), 31 at 68s Id to 70s Id; Cox Bros. (Baisweil), 28 at 57s Id to 77s Id; J. H. Jackson (Jacksons), 75 at 70s Id to 90s Id: G. Palmer (Te Pirita), 30 at 60s Id to 62s Id; F. C. Ridgen (Greendale), 45 at 65s Id to 66s Id; C. A. Adams (Greendale). 6 at 70s Id: Mrs J. Topp (Rotherham), 30 shorn at 62s Id; D. A. and K. M. Reid (Oxford), 50 shorn at 54s Id to 57s Id; Wagner Estate (Brookside), 22 at 65s Id to 70s Id; W. J. Patterson and Son (Irwell), 21 shorn at 66s Id to 69s Id; S. T. Dailey (Oxford), 22 at 68s Id to 72s Id; A. T. Thacker (Eastern Bays), 130 at 58s Id to 77s Id: P. Croft (Sefton), 12 at 68s Id to 73s Id; J. Mcßae (Ellesmere), 62 shorn at 58s Id to 63s Id, 3 woolly at 74s Id. Fat Sheep Values were generally firm In the fat sheep section, where the yarding totalled 2788 head compared with 4229 last week. There was a small selection of wethers, and quality was varied. Lightweights met a ready sale, but heavy over-fat wethers met only limited demand. Values, overall, were firm.

Ewes again met a good sale, with values firm, and in the closing stages fully 2s dearer than last week. Values were:

Best young wethers, 75s Id to 80s Id. with one sale at 80s Id. Prime medium wethers, 70s Id to 74s id.

Prime light. 65s Id to 69s Id. Best butchers’ ewes, 38s Id to 43s Id. with sales of early-shorn ewes to 53s Id. Medium ewes, 34s Id to 37s Id.

Leading sales of fat sheep quoted by stock firms, were: Wethers: G. G. Young (Lakeside), 18 at 79s Id to 80s Id: C. Higgins (Waiau), 31 at 76s Id to 77s Id; N. Heslop (IrWell). 26 at 75s Id; Waituna Farm (Hawarden) 7 at 76s Id to 79s Id; J. Beattie (Lincoln), 9 at 86s Id; Lorraine Estate (Waiau), 9 at 78s Id; J. G. Hassen (Springbank), 23 at 67s Id to 70s Id; C. A. Adams (Greendale), 25 at 75s Id; A. Mowat (Cheviot), 20 at 75s Id: M. Spencer Bower (Swannanoa), 75 at 73s Id to 77s Id; R. M. Irwin (Rakaia), 32 at 75s Id to 77s Id; F. D. Richards (Windwhistle), 37 at 76s Is to 78s Id.

Ewes: N. W. Skurr (Oxford), 34 at 38s Id; W. Small (Oxford), 59 at 39s Id to 46s Id; A. Woods (Tai Tapu), 17 at 42s Id; C. W. Deal (St. Andrews Hill), 40 at 38s Id to 39s Id; A. D. Lochhead (Leeston), 121 at 33s Id to 40s Id; A. McLaughlin (Lyndhurst), 56 at 42s Id to 50s Id; J. Lundy (Okuku), 65 at 36s Id to 42s Id; C. R. and M. W. Pilbrow (Horrelville), 20 at 36s Id to 43s Id; B. E. Wright (Hororata), 73 at 33s Id to 38s Id: G. E. Croft (Oxford), 64 at 35s Id to 42s Id; G. D. Gillanders and Son (Darfield), 65 at 38s Id to 44s Id; Montana Farm (Oxford), 20 at 39s Id; T. H. Beaven (Waiau), 132 at 35s Id to 43s Id; Bayfields Estate (Rakaia Gorge), 47 earlyshorn at 45s Id to 48s Id; D. W. Lacey (Hoon Hay), 53 earlyshorn at 41s Id to 53s Id; F. D. Richards (Windwhistle), 59 early-shorn at 46s Id to 53s Id: L. G. Thomas (West Melton), 25 at 39s Id to 42s Id; Miss S. M. Rhodes (Amberley), 60 at 41s Id to 44s Id; H. L. Pickering (Motunau), 23 at 36s Id to 46s Id;

J. A. Petrie (Sefton), 18 at 37s Id to 38s Id.

Fat Cattle

With an entry of 299 head, compared with 494 head last week, the fat cattle offering was well short of trade requirements. Quality was varied, best butchers’ cattle being yarded m small numbers.

With quality taken into account, steers were quoted as 30s or 40s dearer than last sale; heifers were firm to 30s dearer, while cows were fully firm on last week’s good rates. Prime heavy steer beef sold from £6 15s to £7 5s per 1001 b, prime heavy weight steer beef from £8 to £8 10s, prime heavy heifer beef from £7 to £7 7s 6d, prime medium heifer beef from £7 15s to £8 ss: prime butchers’ cow beef from £6 12s fid to £7, with light and secondary cow beef from £6 to £6 12s 6d. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, £55 2s 6d to £59 17s fid.

Prime medium steers, £49 15s to £54 12s 6d.

Prime light steers, £45 2s 6d to £4B 17s fid.

Prime heavy heifers, £42 2s 6d to £47 12s 6d.

Prime medium heifers, £34 10s to £4l 12s 6d.

Prime heavy cows, £4l 2s 6d to £46 12s 6d, with one sale at £4B 12s fid.

Prime medium cows, £34 2s 6d to £4O 2s 6d.

Prime light cows, down to £27. Leading sales of fat cattle quoted by stock firms were: Steers: J. Plaskett (Ferhside), 4 at £55 17s 6d: W. Dudley (Totara Flat), 3 at £54 7s 6d; F. R. Mclntosh (Birdlings Flat), 2 at £54 2s 6d to £56 2s 6d; Mrs C. O’Loughlin (Bennetts), 4 at £55 12s 6d to £59 17s 6d; J. R. White (Little River), 1 at £52 2s 6d; R. C. Waghorn (Little Akaloa). 1 at £53 2s 6d: J. P. Egan (Waiau), 8 at £54 2s 6d to £5B 7s 6d: Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 10 at £54 2s 6d to £54 12s 6d: T. P. Lloyd (Robinsons Bay), 2 at £54 2s 6d; G. McLean (Sefton), 10 16-month-old at £5O 2s 6d. Heifers: W. Breen .(Bromley), 1 at £42 7s 6d: I. Pearce (Kaiapoi), 2 at £4O 17s 6d to £4l 7s 6d; F. A. Pamment (Whataroa), 5 at £4l 7s 6d to £42 7s 6d; F. Radford (Motukarara), 1 at £46 17s 6d; E. Chisnall (Motunau), 1 at £43 7s 6d; A. McLean (Omihi), 2 at £44 17s 6d. Cows: W. Breen (Bromley), 1 at £4B 12s 6d; A. D. Lochhead (Leeston), 5 at £39 12s 6d to. £46 12s 6d; A. D. McLaughlin (Lyndhurst), 1 at £42 7s 6d; W. Dudley (Totara Flat), 1 at £4O 7s 6d; E. Chisnall (Motunau), 3 at £4O 7s 6d to £4O 17s 6d; I. Pickering (Springston), 1 at £4l 17s 6d; M. Fletcher (Rangiora), 1 at £42 17s 6d; F. Radford (Motukarara), 3 at £4l 12s 6d to £43 12s 6d; Richards Farm, Ltd. (Mairehau), 1 at £45 17s 6d; J. C. Draper (Hororata), 10 at £4l 17s 6d to £43 2s 6d. Dairy Cattle Dairy cattle again met a sound sale, with values firm on last

week's rates. The yarding comprised 14 heifers and 12 cows, compared with 18 heifers and 12 cows last week. Some very good Friesians were Included in the heifer offering, and they met a ready sale from a fairly large gallery of local buyers. The best of the heifers sold from £6O to £7O 10s. average from £4B to £36, and smaller types from £34 to £45. The best Friesian cows sold from £5O to £5B, average from £42 to £4B, with others down to £2B 10s. Store Cattle Only 110 head were yarded in the store cattle section, and most were cattle of nondescript quality. Only five pens of beefbred cattle were forward, and these sold at values on a par with recent sales. Top price was £42 18s 6d for a pen of 12 adult Aberdeen Angus steers in good condition. A pen of 18-months-old Friesian cross steers made £29 18s 6d, and two small lots of yearling of Shorthorn breeding sold for £l9 13s 6d. Bulls Bulls continued to sell well. The yarding, at 26 head, was the same as last week. Top price was £7l 17s 6d for a large Aberdeen Angus bull: a Friesian was sold for £6B 7s 6d, and there were three sales of Herefords at more than £6O. The best bulls sold from £54 17s 6d to the top price, medium-sized bulls from £45 7s 6d to £53 7s 6d, and light down to £29 17s 6d. Vealers With a reduced entry, vealers met a strong sale, values being quoted £2 up on last week’s rates. The entry totalled 101 head, compared with 120 last sale. There were not so many large vealers in the offering this week, and there were no small calves. The best of the vealers sold from £3O 2s 6d to £36 12s 6d, medium vealers sold from £25 2s 6d to £29 12s 6d, and smaller vealers from £2l to £24 17s 6d. The best of the calves sold to £2l ss, with medium calves from £l4 7s 6d to £l7 2S 6d. Fat Pigs The yarding in the pork section was again only of medium size, but included were a number of good quality pigs, which met a firm demand. Values overall were fully firm to slightly better than last sale. However, overfat and unfinished pigs were sold at a discotint. Light and medium porkers sold well, and heavy pork and light baconers also met keen inquiry. The bacon entry was again a small one, with values firm on late rates. The chopper yarding was larger than last week, and with some outside competition, was 5s to 10s a head better. Values were:— Light pork, £6 18s 6d to £8 Is 6d. Medium pork, £8 15s 6d to £9 15s 6d. Heavy pork, £lO 3s 6d to £lO 18s 6d. Light baconers, £ll 5s 6d to £l2 Ils 6d. Medium and heavy baconers, £l2 18s 6d to £l4 3s 6d, with an odd sale to £l4 9s 6d. Choppers, from £7 Ils to £l5 3s 6d, with one very large pig making £l7 3s 6d. Store Pigs The store pig yarding was of similar size to last week’s and quality was quite good. The demand for weaners was again limited, but pigs with any size met a firm Inquiry, with values on a par with late rates. However, as buyers filled their requirements, values fell by 3s to 4s a head toward the end of the sale, especially for the poorer pigs. Values were: Small weaners. 40s to 635. Best weaners, 70s to 80s. Slips, 87s to 975. Small and medium stores, £5 to £5 14s. Large stores, to £6 10s.