Addington Market FAT SHEEP EASIER BUT CATTLE VALUES UP

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31092, 22 June 1966, Page 16

Addington Market FAT SHEEP EASIER BUT CATTLE VALUES UP

AU classes of fat sheep eased in value at the Addington stock market yesterday. Because freezing companies are closed for export killing, fat lambs generally met a harder sale. Fat ewes, which have been in strong demand for almost three months, showed their first recession for a long time, but it was no more than Is to 2s.

Wethers, which at no part of the autumn or winter have been in strong demand, eased 2s to 3s. There were very few sales at 80s or more.

Fat cattle met a good sale throughout, with values for steers and cows 30s stronger, and heifer values showing a more marked rise. The stpre cattle and dairy cattle market was buoyant, with £9O 10s being paid for a cow, which had just calved her third calf. This was the highest price paid at Addington for a cow for a long time. Store Sheep Values In ths store sheep sectton were on a par with recent winter sales. Ewe lambs attracted the best interest, and there were also some fair sales of wether lambs in the wool. White values were unchanged, the iambs in the wool seemed to sell more freely than last week. The store lamb entry was 1700 compared with 1814 last week, white the adult sheep entry, comprising old ewes, two-tooths and wethers, fell from 1385 to 895. Most of the lambs were still in the wool, and with a fairsited gallery, the sale was a steady one. The best of the Romney wether lambs sold to 665, with smaller from 47s to 545. Shorn Romneys sold from 52s to 56s fid for average to good, with small selling from 41s to 48s.

Corriedales and halfbreds sold from 52s 6d to 60s for the best, with small down to 445. One pen of Down cross realised 465. Only four pens of ewe lambs were offered. Three of them being Corriedales. Two of these sold at 78s 6d. A small pen of Romneys, in the wool, realised 755. With two or three exceptions, the adult ewes were one-season types, but otherwise were a fair selection for this time of the year. In common with sheep offered at recent sales, they reflected the good autumn. AU were in good condition and carrying an attractive growth of wool.

The sale was a good one. The best of the sound-mouthed ewes, of Romney breeding sold to 725, with the majority of the one-year ewes selling from 52s 6d to 61s. A line of 200 October shorn five-year-old halfbreds, mated to Southdown and Corriedale rams, realised 71s. A pen of sound-mouthed Cheviot cross ewes sold at 60s 6d, and a pen of Merinos, mate, to a Lincoln ram, sold at 475. Only one pen of two-tooth ewes was forward. They were Romneys and sold at 81s fid. Two pens of two-tooth halfbred wethers sold at 51s and 54s respectively. Two small lots of Merino four-tooth wethers sold from 40s 6d to 495. Sales of store sheep quoted by stock Arms included: Lambs: J. Marshall (Loburn), 224 Romney cross .wethers at 54s 6d to 655. Ewes: A. Neii (Dunsandel), 54 Cheviot cross at 60s 6d; W. J. Allen (Rotherham), 120 halfbreds at 58s 6d to 61s: S. A. Clark (Rowley Mile), 206 five-year-old halfbreds at 71s; T. Robinson (Akaroa), 65 mated five-year-old Romneys at 675. Fat Lambs Although the fat lamb yarding ' was much the same as last week i —2076 compared with 2196—the fact that freezing companies have closed for export killing made itself felt. Throughout the sale selling was harder, and values were about 3s a head back on last week. Although butchers took their usual requirements, the only buying by the freezing companies was for the local trade. Values were:— Heaviest butchers' lamb®, to 84s Id. Prime heavy, 69s Id to 74s Id. Prime medium, 63s Id to «7s Id. Prime light, down to STIs Id. Best shorn, to 74s Id. Medium shorn, 62s Id to 67$ IdLeading sales of fat lambs included:— J. Sargent (Ratals), 35 at 68s Id to 70s Id; G. H. Dolan (Rakaia), 42 at 69s Id to 71s Id; N. G. Fagan (Cheviot), 7 at 72« Id; M. J. Quinn (Dunsandel), 12 at 70s Id to 79s Id; R. W Shadboit (Tai Tapu), 78 at 77s Id to 80s Id; Aitken Little Estate (Pigeon Bay); Blackford Station Ltd. (Rakaia), 181 at 63s Id to 70s 7d; A. P. Smith (West Eyreton) 20 at 79s Id to 70s Id: J. L. Crossan (Laghmor), 8 at 80s Id; A. D. McLaughlin (Lyndhurst), 27 at 71s Id to 72s Id; G. L. and R. Russell (Spye). 27 at 75s Id to 77s Id; C. T. A. Ward and Sons (Chertsey), 94 at 71s Id to 76s Id; R. Thomson (Russiley), 50 (horn at 73s id to 78s id; A. G. Croft (Hawarden), 4 at 84s Id; A. L. Wolf (Dunsandel), 34 at 71s Id to 72s Id; A. A. Smith (West Eyreton), 20 at 66s Id to 73s Id; G. R. H. Smith (Hororata). 29 at Oto Id to 75s Id; Mrs M. A. Gartery (Oust), 63 at 65s 7d to 71s Id.

Fat Sheep In common with the fat lamb market, values eased in the fat (beep section, where the entry was 2570 compared with 2317 last sale. After many weeks, during which values were close to buoyant, fat ewes showed a recession, but It was no more than Is to 2s. The wether market, which has been In the doldrums for two to three months, eased 2s to 3s on last week, with very few pens realising 80s or more a head. Values were:— Best young wethers, 77s Id to 83s Id. Prime medium, 67s Id to 75s Id. Other wethers, down to 50s Id. Best butchers’ ewes, 59s Id to 64s Id. Prime medium, Sis Id to 58s Id.

Light ewes, down to 50s Id. Sales of fat sheep quoted by stock firms included:— Wethers: D. A. Dalton (Rakaia), 10 at 66s Id; J. L. Rutherford, Ltd. (Culverden), 40 at 72s Id to 73s Id; M. R. Gilmore (Hawarden), 55 at 66s Id to 67s Id; 22 four-tooths at 58s Id to 59s Id; W. H. Crampton (Balcairn), 24 at 75s Id to 78s Id; S. McG. Woods (Diamond Harbour), 25 at 74s Id to 83s Id; Birch Hill (Okuku), 149 three-shear at 51s Id to 60s Id; Davaar, Ltd. (Motunau). 19 at 76s Id to 81s Id; H. Poff (Cheviot), 35 at 76s Id to 80s Id. Ewes: J. W. and J. D. Green (Darfield), 13 at 57s Id to 59s Id; J. E. Horrell (Horrelviile), 28 at 56s Id to 58s Id; J. B. McMillan (Fernside), 28 at 56s Id to 57s Id; A. C. Weavers (Oxford), 40 at 57s Id to 61s Id; Mrs M. A. Gartery (Cust), 39 at 55s Id to 58s Id: Ashworth Bros. (Leithfield), 10 at 62s Id: J. H. Cooke (Te Pirita), 8 at 58s Id; A. R. Macdonald (Annat). 40 at 58s Id to 63s Id: D. Tucker (Ladbrooks), 69 at 58s Id to 62s Id: P. J. and P. Tully (Rakaia), 69 at 55s Id to 58s Id. Fat Cattle At 324 head (compared with 260 last week), the fat cattle offering was nearer butchers’ requirements. There was quite a number of unfinished cattle, but the top steers were of exceptional quality, and as good as any seen at Addington for a long time. The sale for all cattle was a good one throughout, with values for steers and cows appreciated by 30s, while heifers were as much as £2 up on last sale. In contrast with recent sales, cows and heifers accounted for a much smaller proportion of the yarding. Prime heavy steer beef sold from £7 7s 6d to £7 17s 6d per 1001 b, prime medium-weight from £8 5s to £8 15s; prime heavy heifer beef from £7 5s to £7 15s, prime medium-weight from £8 to £8 10s; prime butchers’ cow beef from £6 15s to £7 2s 6d, with light from £6 5s to £6 15S. Values Were:— Prime heavy steers. £5B 2s 6d to £66 17s 6d. Prime medium, £53 12s 6d to £57 2s 6d. Prime light, £46 2s 6d to £52 2s 6d. Prime heavy heifers, £4l 2s 6d to £46 7s 6d, with odd sale to £5l 17s fid. Prime medium, £35 2s fid to £4O 7s 6d. Prime heavy cows, to £43 17s 6d. Prime medium, £35 2s fid to £39 7s fid. Leading sales of fat cattle included:— Steers: L. J. Witte (Teddington), 5 at £54 12s 6d to £5B 17s 6d; Double Hill Station (Rakaia Gorge), 1 at £5B 2s fid; Glendhu Station (Motunau), 1 at £56 7s 6d; J. Adamson (Harl Hari), 8 at £5B 7s 6d to £63 17s 6d; J. R. Holland (Tfnwald), 4 at £62 17s 6d to £66 17s fid; T. E. M. Brooks (Brookside), 1 at £5B 2 s 6d; E. T. Hubbard and Son (Greenpark), 2 at £54 12s 6d; G. Cossar (Ashley), 2 at £54 12s 6d; D. O. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 9 at £5B 2s fid to £59 2s fid; E. W. Eagle (Dorie), 2 at £55 2s fid to £56 2s 6d: J. B. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 6 at £54 7s 6d to £55 2s 6d; Mrs W. J. Leach (Scargill), 4 at £5B 2s 6d to £59 7s 6d; J. Johnson (Rakaia), 2 at £56 2s 6d to £59 17s 6d. Helfers: Bluff Station (Kekerengu), 3 at £4l 7s 6d: N. G. Fagan (Cheviot), 1 at £42 2s 6d; G. T Aitken and Sons (Hinds), 7 aged 18 months at £39 2s 6d: E. W. Eagle (Dorie), 2 at £46 7s 6d to £46 12s 6d; W. L. Blackford (Teddington), 1 at £4l 17s 6d; J. P. Egan (Waiau), 3 at £42 7s fid; K. Robertson (Watkuku), 1 at £5l 17s fid; Mrs W. Leach (Scargill), 2 at £45 12s 6d. Cows: Double HUI Station (Rakaia), 2 at £39 17s 6d to £4O 7s 6d: J. R. Duncan and Sons (Ladbrooks), 2 at £39 17s fid to £4l 7s fid; G. G. Gardner (Scargill), 1 at £4l 12s 6d; K. Robertson (Walkuku), 1 at £43 7s fid; F. Hogan (Darfield), 1 at £39 2s 6d;- McDrury and Thornley (Baisweil), 1 at £4l 2s 6d; A. Smythe (Ashburton), 1 at £4l 2s fid. Dairy Cattle With only six cows and four heifers, the dairy cattle offering was again a small one. The sale was followed by a larger gallery of buyers and values were firmer. The four heifers were all Friesians, and sold from £59 to £4B.

Four of the cows were an advertised line of Friesians on account of A. D. and D. G. McFadden (Belfast). They were second and third calvers. and sold from £49 to £9O 10s. to average £7O 10s. The top price, paid for a cow which had just calved her third calf, was the highest price paid for a eow. at Addington for a long time. The remaining two cows in the dairy entry sold at £73 for a Friesian and £3fi 10s for a Jersey. Bulls Seventeen bulls were yarded compared with 14 last week, and top price yesterday was £BO 17s fid for a Hereford, while another bull of the same breed realised £76 17s fid. There were several sales between £5O and £6O, with light bulls selling down to £2l 17s 6d. Store Cattle From start to finish, store cattle met a buoyant sale. Although it Is now late in the season, the entry Included about 100 beef-bred calves, and they met a keen inquiry. Steer calves sold to £29 8s 6d, and Herefords to £2B 18s 6d, while heifer calves of Aberdeen Angus breeding sold to £24 3s 6d. These prices were well in line with the best calf prices obtained during the autumn. Rising two-year-old and adult steers also met a strong sale, with a number of sales at £4O 3s 6d to £45 3s 6d. About 50 Aberdeen Angus breeding cows were offered, but as they had been running with a bull for only a short time, no assurance could be given that they were in calf, and they sold accordingly. The best of them sold at £34 13s 6d, with others from £l9 13s 6d to £26 3s 6d. Some quotable sales included: Birch Hill (Okuku), 6 Averdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £45 3s fid, 10 Herefords at £4O 3s fid: J. H. Mathias (Port Levy), 9 2i-year-old Aberdeen Angus steers at £44 8s 6d. Calves: H. R. Hammond (Culverden), 13 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £29 8s 6d, 9 Hereford steers at £2B 18s 6d, 22 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross heifers at £22 13s 6d to £24 3s 6d: Wm. Elliot and Sons (Amberley), 25 Aberdeen Angus heifers at £2O 8s 6d to £2l 3s fid. Vealers Ninety vealers were yarded, compared with 65 last week. Values for vealers were firm on last sale, but calves firmed by £1 or so. The best of the vealer entry sold from £29 17s fid to £32 17s 6d, with one sale at £35 17s fid. Medium vealers sold from £25 12s 6d to £2B 17s 6d, with smaller vealers selling from £2O 2s 6d to £23 15s. Best calves sold from £l9 15s to £22 17s fid, medium from £l6 10s to £lB 12s .fid, and small calves from £9 to £l2. Fat Pigs The pork entry this week was lighter, and Included some good quality pigs. However, there are still some shorter and overfat pigs coming forward. Values were firm for the better-quality pigs, but unfinished and overfat pigs were again difficult to sell. Heavy pork and light bacon met good competition. With values firm on late rates. The bacon entry was. smaller and quality was not as good, quite a number of over-fat pigs being included. These were hard to sell.

The chopper entry consisted of only eight pigs. Finished choppers Improved by as much as 10s a head, but the odd unfinished pig attracted very limited inquiry. Values were:—

Light pork, £7 3s 6d to £8 Is 6d. Medium, £8 16s 6d to £9 Its 6d. Heavy, £lO 2s 6d to £lO 19s 6d. Light bacon, £ll Ils 6d to £l2 15s 6d. Medium and heavy, £l3 7s 6d to £l5 Is 6d, Choppers. £9 8s 8d to £ll Is, with two exceptional pigs selling at £l6 Is to £l7 13s 6d. t Store Pigs Apart from the sow section, there was a very small yarding of store pigs. With a good bench of buyers. Including some from outside districts, values appreciated by up to 10s a head on previous sales. The number of pigs yarded was insufficient to fill buyers’ requirements. Very few weaners were yarded, and all classes were keenly sought after. The advertised sows and litters sold from £29 to £34 10s, while seven Large White sows, due to their second litter in August, sold from £l4 to £23. Three Tamworth sows, in pig to a Tamworth boar, sold to £25. Values were: — Weaners, 71s to 88s. Slips 89s to 975. Medium stores, £5 Is to £5 10s. Large stores, to £6 6s.