ADDINGTON MARKET Steady Sale For Spring Lambs; Hoggets Easier

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31188, 12 October 1966, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Steady Sale For Spring Lambs; Hoggets Easier

Spring lambs were yarded in larger numbers at the Addington market yesterday, and although values were below those of last week, the sale was regarded as very satisfactory.

Fat hoggets were harder to sell, values for plain light-weights being markedly down on last week's. Fat sheep sold steadily, sale values for light-weight ewes appreciating 2s to 3s a head.

Store hoggets again

I sold briskly, values be- ; ing generally fully . firm. Ewes with lambs ! at foot rose 3s to 4s I on the last sale.

Another large yarding of fat cattle was offered, and values for steers receded as much as 50s a head, but it was still a good sale. Store Sheep Another large entry of hoggets was penned this week, the total rising from 1665 last sale to almost 2000. A feature of the sale was the large entry of ewe hoggets. A large gallery followed the sale, and wether hoggets sold very briskly, with values fully firm, and in some cases, a little stronger than those of last week. The best of the shorn Romneys sold to 675. with others from 57s 6d to 60s 6d, while woolly Romneys sold to 70s. The best of the shorn Corriedales and halfbreds sold to 575.

Quality in the ewe lamb entry of 18 pens varied from small and plain to attractive and wellgrown. Values were not quite as strong as last week, but neither was quality. Top price was 92s 6d for a pen of 80 woolly Corriedales from Morven, and there were other sales of woolly Corriedales at 74s 6d to 82s. Romneys which predominated in the offering, sold from 74s to 81s for the best, with others from 66s 6d to 73s 6d. Shorn Romneys sold to 745, and shorn halfbreds to 70s 6d. The entry of ewes with lambs at foot was again a very small one, the entry totalling 491 compared with 205 last sale. Values were 3s to 4s stronger than: last week, everything on offer meeting a ready market. Two lots of shorn ewes with lambs at foot sold at 30s and 33s 6d all counted, while the majority of the woolly ewes with lambs sold from 38s 6d to 43s 6d. Store sheep sales included: Blackwater Estate (Southbridge). 224 August-shorn Romney wether hoggets at 60s to 675., T. D McNeil (Weedons), 77 August-shorn Romney ewe hoggets at 745. G. F. Bishop (Southbridge), 165 shorn halfbred wether hoggets at 595; Coleridge Downs. Ltd. (Lake Coleridge), 84 shorn halfbred ewe‘ hoggets at 70s 6d: E. Thomson (Halkett), 39 ewes and 52 lambs at 39s 6d; L. G. Smith; (Broadfield), 68 shorn Romney wether hoggets at 60s. Spring Lambs Except for the few best pens, values in the spring lamb section were down on last week, but this was not unexpected. Considering that one of the freezing companies has announced an interim schedule which makes a 301 b lamb worth £2, the sale was a very satisfactory one. The entry this week showed a rise from 652 to 797. The sale opened on a cautious note, with values generally about 5s lower than last week, but over the last race it picked up with good, weighty lambs being about 3s less. Whereas most of last week’s offering sold from 52s Id to 58s Id. the majority of yesterday’s- yarding sold from 47s Id to 53s Id. At this range, the sale was quite satisfactory. Values were: Best spring lambs. 53s Id to 57s Id, with a few sales to 70s ! Id. Medium lambs, 47s Id to 52s Id. Lighter lambs, down to 43s Id., Leading sales of spring lambs included: Wilson Brothers (Halkett) 64 i

at 49s Id to 53s Id; I. Gliddon (Aylesbury) 36 at 54s Id to 61s Id; P. V. Smith (Rakaia) 71 at 52s Id to 57s Id: A. A. Hulston (West Melton) 25 at 62s Id to 69s Id; A. R. Davison (West Eyreton) 24 at 56s Id to 70s Id; R. J. Sharplin (Oxford) 39 at 49s Id to 52s Id: S. J. Cowens (Cust) 21 at 50s Id to 53s Id; K. Busch (Pendarvis) 2 at 69s Id.

Fat Hoggets Probably because of an increased entry of spring lambs, fat hoggets met a harder sale, and values were back on those of last week. The entry rose from 2011 last sale to 2137.

Quality was not up to that of last week, there being a fairly large proportion of light hoggets. some of which were purchased by farmers. The sale opened steadily, with best quality hoggets close to last week’s rates, but values edged back 3s to 5s a head, with little interest from butchers in the light and plain hoggets.

Values were:— Best shorn hoggets 70s Id to 75s id, w’ith odd sales at 79s Id. Medium shorn, 63s Id to 68s Id, Light, down to 57s Id. Best woolly hoggets, 80s Id to 86s Id.

Medium woolly, 73s Id to 78s Id. Leading sales of fat hoggets included:

R. A. Richards (Rakaia), 28 at 7«s Id to 79s Id: R. B. Shellock (Rakaia). 68 at 70s Id to 73s Id; D. and G. Grigg (Hickory Bay), 95 at 73s Id to 76s Id: D. G. Michael and Sons (Dunsandel). 35 at 67s Id to 73s Id: | J. S. Brooks (Brookside). 63 at 66s Id to 73s Id: N. D. Thomas (Yaldhurst), 51 at 67s id to 74s Id: B. E. Jarman (Darfielcl). 23 at 71s Id to 73s Id: Estate W. J. Morris (Fernside), 25 woollv at 80s Id to 85s Id: R. J. Whyte (Scargill), 24 at 74s Id to 77s Id: I. Egan (Waiau). 25 at 67s Id to 70s Id; D. H. Beattie (Kaikoura), 20 at 69s 7d to 75s Id: J. L. Reese (Southbridge), 88 at 67s 7d to 73s Id; Mawson Brothers (Brookside), 63 at 67s Id to 73s Id; J. and M. Brooks (Brookside), 16 at 68s Id to 74s Id; R. C. Muckle (Dorie), 38 at 69s Id to 71s Id; W. E. Peach (Brookside), 25 at 69s Id to 79s Id. Fat Sheep Fat sheep were not yarded in large numbers, and the sale was a steady one throughout. The entry this week was 1735, compared with 1758 last sale. Ewes made up the bulk of the entry, and they met a very satisfactory sale. Values for the medium and heavy ewe were much the same as last week, but lighter weights appeared to improve by 2s to 3s, and in some cases more. Woolly ewes again met good competition. and values were much the same as those prevailing last week. The wether market was generally unchanged. Values were: Best shorn wethers, 66s Id to 71s Id, with odd sales to 75s Id. Medium, 60s Id to 65s Id. Best woolly ewes, 60s Id to 67s Id. Medium. 55s Id to 59s Id. Best shorn ew r es, 45s Id to 49s Id, with odd sales of young ewes to 54s Id. Medium shorn ewes, 40s Id to 44s Id. Light, down to 36s Id. Leading sales of fat sheep included: Wethers: Jamieson Brothers (Aylesbury), 41 four-tooths at 59s Id to 62s Id; M. SpencerBower (Swannanoa), 60 fourtooths at 65s Id to 75s Id; W. C. and J. L. Doak (Omihi), 16 •u’’ ‘oo” 1 s at 67s Id to 70s Id; D. H. Rutherford (Culverden), s wethers at 53s Id to 59s Id. Ewes: G. and R. W. Fleming

(Scargill), 52 woolly at 50s Id to 59s Id; G. Lancaster (Springston), 21 woolly at 47s Id to 64s Id; estate G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus), 25 at 49s Id to 50s id; M. H. Foster (Omihi), 11 at 46s Id; R. J. Whyte (Scargill), 26 woolly at 56s Id; B A. Murray (Prebbleton). 19 woolly at 59s Id to 62s Id: W. Holmes (Southbridge), 15 woolly at 58s Id to 59s Id; estate W. E. Rankin (Ashburton), 13 at 46s Id, 11 woolly at 61s Id; J. M. Hampton (Rakaia), 40 woolly at 61s Id to 65s Id; F. J. King (Rakaia), 20 at 42s Id to 44s Id: D. L. Meadows (Springston), 40 woolly at 57s Id to 66s Id; A. J. McArthur (Ashburton), 39 at 38s Id to 44s Id: G. McKay (Halkett), 38 at 42s Id to 46s Id; C. C. Thorne (Hororata), 47 at 43s Id to 44s Id; J. G. S. Wotherston (Loburn). 22 woolly at 63s Id. Fat Cattle At 491, compared with 549 last sale, the fat cattle entry was again a large one. It consisted mainly of good quality steers. The heifer entry was light, but there were sufficient cows for trade requirements. Steers opened on a par to slightly easier than last sale, but as the market progressed values declined as much as 50s a head. Heifers sold on a par to slightly easier, while cows opened about 30s a head easier than last week, and eased slightly as the sale progressed. Prime heavy steer beef sold from £7 15s to £8 7s 6d per 1001 b, prime medium from £8 12s 6d to £9 10s, with odd sales to £9 15s; prime heavy heifer beef sold from £8 to £8 12s 6d, prime medium £8 15s to £9 10s,

prime butchers' cow beef £7 5s to £7 15s, and lighter from £6 10s to £7 2s 6d. Values were: Prime heavy steers, £62 2s 6d to £67 12s 6d, with odd sale to £B4 7s 6d. Prime medium, £55 2s 6d to £6l. Prime light. £4S 2s 6d to £53 15s. Prime heavy heifers. £44 2s 6d to £4B 17s 6d. Prime medium. £37 2s 6d to £43 7s 6d. Prime heavy cows, to £49 17s 6d. Prime medium, £36 2s 6d to £4l 2s 6d. Leading sales of fat cattle included: Steers: W. and F. Mcßride (Winchester), 12 at £7l 7s 6d to £B4 7s 6d. averaging £7B 10s; K. C. and K. Grant (Sheffield). 1 at £62 12s 6d: H. Fitzsimmons (Scargill), 4 at £57 17s 6d to £5B 17s 6d: G. R. Gould (Rotherham), 4 at £57 17s 6d: J. P. Smith (Rangiora), 3 at £66 12s 6d to £7l 12s 6d: L. J. G. Witte (Teddington), 8 at £65 7s 6d to £69 12s 6d: Misses J. and G. Smith (Rangiora). 5 at £62 12s 6d to £63 2s 6d: Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 14 at £64 7s 6d to £66 12s 6d: Rakaia Island Run Company. 11 at £6O 7s 6d: A. Ward-Smith (Lincoln), 1 at £77 12s 6d: estate R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay), 8 at £62 17s 6d to £64 7s 6d. J. K. McAlpine (Spye), 2 at £44 2s 6d; G. R. Gould (Rotherham). 3 at £4O 12s 6d: Purau Station (Purau), 7 at £42 2s 6d to £44 7s 6d; D. and C. Grigg (Hickory Bay). 1 at £4O 2s 6d; J. G. and D. L. Barnes (Cheviot), 7 at £45 2s 6d: A. C. Wright (Dunsandel). 6 at £4l 7s 6d to £43 17s 6d: R. W. Wright (Dunsandel), 3 at £42 7s 6d; S. G. Holland. Ltd. (Greta), 2 at £42 12s 6d: M. A. Poulsen (Belfast). 1 at £4B 7s 6d: J' A. Dalton (Parnassus),- 1 at £4B 12s 6d; J. Gardner (Scargill). 1 at £4B 17s 6d: I. A. Hart (Ashburton), 1 at £4l 7s 6d: Palmside (Culverden), 1 at £47 7s 6d; C. S. Donald (Belfast), 10 at £4O 12s 6d to £44 7s 6d Cows: L. W. and J. A. Wilson (Kaiapoi), 4 at £4O 7s 6d to £42 7s 6d; R. Allison (Lakeside), 2

at £46 7s 6d to £49 17s 6d, C. Palmer (Rangiora >, 1 at £43 17s 6d; F. Hillier drwell). 1 at £44 17s 6d: J. K. McAipine (Spye), 8 at £39 2s 6d to £4O 7s 6d; Legge and Company (Lakeside >, 1 at £42 7s 6d; J. G. and D. L. Barnes (Cheviot), 3 at 140 7s 6d to £43 17s 6d: A Hyde (Cheviot). 1 at £45 17s 6d; K'. Robertson (Waikuku), 2 at £39 17s 6d to £4O 7s 6d; Florance Brothers (Burwood), 1 at £42 17s 6d; 1. A. Hart (Ashburton), 1 at £44 7s 6d: Palmside (Culverden). 1 at £43 7s 6d: N G. Tobeck (Greenpark), 1 at £42 12s 6d. Dairy Cattle An average-sued gallery followed the dairy cattle sale, and there was competition from both butterfat and town milk supply dairymen. The entry this week consisted of 12 heifers and 14 cows, compared with seven heifers and six cows last sale. Quality in the heifer offering was improved, while the cows were on a par. The best of the heifers sold from £52 to £6O. with good from £52 to £5B, average from £42 to £5O and small from £32 to £39 Best cows sold from £3B to £45, with others down to £27. A consignment of Jersey and Jerseycross cows from Methven sold from £34 to £47 Bulls Twelve bulls were penned compared with 14 last sale, and top price was £B3 8s 6d for a Short horn, while a Friesian realised £Bl 12s 6d. There were other sales of large bulls at £6O 17s 6d to £72 17s 6d, while medium sold from £52 to £56 8s 6d. and light down to £26 12s 6d. Vealers Good quality calves were tn short supply in the vealer yarding, where the entry was about 100 head. With quality taken into account, values were quoted as a little down on last week. Best vealers sold from £34 2s 6d to £42 2s 6d, with good from £27 2s 6d to £32 17s 6d; best calves sold from £22 7s 6d to £26 12s 6d, with medium calves from £lB 2s 6d to £2l 2s 6d, and smaller from £lO to £l4. Fat Pigs There was again a small yarding in the pork section. Values were ful.y firm, but quality varied somewhat. Not many butchers’ quality porkers were yarded and these met a keen demand. Heavy pork again predominated. and while these also sold well, there remained a definite premium for the small number of good medium-sized porkers. Some overfat pigs were offered, and these were again hard to sell. Light baconers again sold well, while a smallish yarding of medium and heavy baconers met a strong sale, with values fully firm on late rates. Only eight choppers were yarded and values for the better pigs remained unchanged. Values w-ere: Light pork, £8 8s 6d to £9 0s 6d. Medium pork, £9 10s 6d to £lO 5s 6d Heavy pork. £lO 12s 6d to £ll Ils 6d. Light bacon, £l2 4s 6d to £l3 4s 6d. Medium and heavy. £l3 8s 6d to £l6 2s 6d. Choppers, £lO 6s to £l4 8s 6d. : Store Pigs There was a smaller yarding in the store pig section this week, and quality was quite good. With-outside competition,' values were again fully firm, and in some cases slips and small stores, 4s to 5s a head in advance of last week. Very few large stores were offered, and these did not realise the prices of last week. Good quality weaners met a strong demand throughout the sale. The sow offering was a small one. two sows with litters selling at £29 and £35 respectively. Values were:— Small weaners, 65s to 80s. Good weaners, 79s to £5. Slips. £5 5s to £5 16s. Small and medium stores. £5 19s to £6. 16s. Large stores, to £7 2s.