ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Lambs And Fat Ewes Firmer; Steers Easier

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31230, 30 November 1966, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Lambs And Fat Ewes Firmer; Steers Easier

Fat lambs met one of the best sales of the season at the Addington Market yesterday. The entry was a very small one, with the result that competition was strong throughout.

Fat ewes again met a steady sale, and values showed an up--1 ward trend, but the hogget sale was disap* pointing, with values for good quality sheep edging back another 2s a head. Store sheep values were firm, lambs and a small entry of breeding ewes meeting a ready sale. Another sizeable yarding of i fat cattle was offered, and values for heavyweight steers eased by £2 a head over the later stages of the market. Store cattle met a buoyant sale, and there was also keen competition for a small entry of dairy cattle. Store Sheep Store sheep values were firm on last week. The yarding this week was 1000 head, comprising 380 hoggets, compared with 1393 last sale, 350 lambs (407) and 270 ewes. The wether hogget entry was much reduced on last week, and most were in small lots. Values were firm, Corriedales and halfbreds selling from 53s to 575, and a small entry of Romneys from 51s to 56s 6d. Only three pens of ewe hoggets were offered, the top price of 75s 6d being paid for a pen of 87 Corriedales. while two small lots of Romneys sold from 71s 6d to 725. The store lamb sale was a very good one, although quality was not up to that of last week’s offering. Generally, it was a mixed selection, lambs of Romney breeding selling to 40s, Down cross from 36s to 395. and a small entry of halfbreds at 28s 6d to 36s 6d. Practically the whole of the adult ewe entry consisted of a line of sheep from one vendor. These were Corriedales, and they met a brisk sale, fourtooths selling at 575, and five-year-olds from 36s 6d to 455. Some Romney four-tooths sold at 645, while two small lots of ewes with lambs at foot sold from 31s to 38s. Sales of store sheep included:— Store lambs: 1. C. Raikes (Springbank), 145 halfbred wether lambs at 36s to 395: J. Watson (Sumner), 117 Down cross at 38s 6d to 40s. Hoggets: 1. C. Raikes (Springbank), 87 Corriedale ewe hoggets at 75$ fid. Adult sheep: 1. C. Raikes (Springbank), 88 two-shear Corriedale ewes at 575, 235 four and five-year-old Corriedale ewes at 37s to 455; T. A. Blunt (Kaikoura), 21 two-shear Romney ewes al 645. Fat Lambs Fat lambs met one of the best sales of the season. The entry declined from 1395 last sale to |824. With a few exceptions, the yarding met a ready sale, and values for medium-weight and heavy lambs showed a rise of 3s a head. Values were: — Prime heavy butchers’ lambs, 49s Id to 53s Id. with odd sales to fils Id. Medium lambs, 45s Id to 48s Id Light lambs, down to 40s Id. Leading sales of lambs included:— Mrs A. L. Evans (Hawarden), 31 at 46s Id to 50s Id: A. L. Hassell (Hawarden), 28 at 46s Id to 49s Id; 1. H Winchester (Lakeside), 14 to 56s Id: E. C. Beauvais (Loburn), 14 at 45s 7d to 52s Id; B. Tully (Woodend). 9 at 47s Id to 54s Id; J. P. Hall (Tai Tapu), 21 at 50s Id to 51s Id; R. G. Petrie (Swannanoa), 20 at 48s 7d to 50s 7d; T. W. Smith (Prebbleton), 12 at 50s Id to 55s Id; H. and J. Withell (Flaxton), 18 at 49s Id to 57s 7d; A. M. Wood (Prebbleton), 13 at 45s 7d to 47s Id: J. T. Denton and Son (Southbridge), 36 at 49s Id to 50s Id; R. E Glover (Oust), 8 at 50s Id: I. T. Reid (Weedons), 20 at 51s Id to 53s Id; B. E. Newton (Ashburton), 8 at 51s Id to 57s Id; R. D. Sloss (Omihi), 16 at 57s Id to 58s Id; T. W. Baxter (Spye), 6 at fils Id: A. J. Smith (Fernside). 24 at 54s Id to 58s Id.

Fat Sheep The fat sheep sale continued on last week’s pattern, hoggets again easing a little, and fat ewe values being stronger. The entry was 2115 compared with 2357 last sale. During the early stages, values were about on a par with last week, but the good quality sheep appeared to ease by up to 2s a head, and there were a number of passings. Plainer hoggets were about on a par with last sale. Wether values were generally on a par, but the entry was a very small one. Ewes were steadily competed for by butchers and the freezing trade throughout the sale, and values were consistently 2s a head or more stronger than last sale. Woolly ewe values were unchanged Values were:— Best hoggets, 60s Id to 65s Id. Medium, 55s Id to 59s Id. Light, 50s Id to 54s Id. Wethers, 50s Id to 54s Id. with three sales to 68s id. Woolly ewes, 51s Id to 55s Id. Best shorn ewes. 36s Id to 40s Id. Medium ewes, 52s Id to 35s Id Leading sales of fat sheep included: Hoggets: J. Anderson (Ashburton), 50 at fils Id to 62s Id; D Peter (Cust). 33 at 63s Id to 65s Id: R. H. Manning (Fernside). 39 at 60s Id to 62s Id: J. T. Denton and Son (Southbridge), 74 at 57s Id to 62s Id: V. W. Wright (Methven), 53 at 62s Id to 65s Id: Hunter Estate (Brookside), 18 at 59s Id to 60s Id; S. W. Beatty (Darfield), 11 at 63s Id; N. W. Skurr (Oxford). 18 at 55s Id to 56s Id: J. J. O’Connell (Prebbleton), 16 at 57s Id to 58s Id; R. L. Corbett (Sprlngston), 30 at 56s Id to 57s Id; estate A. Craighead (Spotswood). 97 at 61s Id to 64s Id; R. Thomson (Yaldhurst). 30 at 61s 6d to 62s 6d; J. S. Brooks (Leeston), 42 at 60s Id to 62s Id; D. E. G. Montgomery (Southbridge), 30 at 62s Id to 63s Id.

Wethers: S. W. Beatty (Darfield), 29 four-tooths at 50s Id to 54s Id: Buchanan and Hay (Little River). 27 four-tooths at 51s Id to 53s Id: R. B. Pawsey

(Ashburton), 21 four and sixtooths at 50s Id to 54s Id; J. R. Hyslop (East Eyreton), 18 fourtooths at 66s Id to 68s Id; K. C. Philpott (Hawarden), 10 fourtooths at 665,1 d. Ewes: D. Moore (Burwood), 14 at 35s Id to 36s Id: A. M. Wood (Prebbleton), 21 at 33s Id to 35s Id; Hunter Estate (Brookside), 14 at 35s Id; A. L. James (Rangiora), 16 at 34s Id to 39s Id; O. J. Watson (Annat), 16 at 37s Id: Crysell Farm (Oxford), 25 ewes at 34s Id to 35s Id: S. F. Redmond (Ladbrooks). 20 at 37s Id to 38s Id; J. O. and D. G. Watson (Annat), 8 at 38s Id: G. W. Telford (Loburn), 26 at 32s Id to 40s Id; T. W Baxter (Omihi), 27 at 28s Id to 33s Id; I. C. Raikes (Springbank), 5 at 37s Id; E; C. Beauvais (Loburn). 3 at 43s Id. Fat Cattle At 434. compared with 462 last week, the fat cattle entry was again fairly large. The bulk of the entry was steers, heifers and cows being in light supply. Quality over all. was good. The market opened with values a shade weaker than last sale, especially for heavy-weight steers, while cows and heifers were on a par. With a good supply of cattle for trade requirements, the market later eased by up to £2 a head for steers, but cows and heifers showed only a slight decline in value. Prime heavy steer beef sold from £7 10s to £8 5s per 1001 b, prime medium-weight from £8 10s to £9 2s 6d; prime heavy heifer beef £7 12s 6d to £8 ss, prime medium-weight, £8 5s to £8 15s: prime butchers’ cow beef, £6 15s to £7 7s fid, with lighter from £5 12s fid to £6 7s fid. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, £63 2s 6d to £69 2s fid. with two sales at £7l 17s fid. Prime medium, £56 2s fid to £6l 7s 6d. Prime light. £49 2s fid to £55 2s fid. , Prime heavy heifers, to £ao 17s 6d. Prime medium, £3B 2s 6d to £43 2s fid.

Prime butchers’ cows, to £47 2s fid.

Prime medium. £36 2s fid to £42 2s fid

Leading sales of cattle included: —

G. Parker (Leithfield). 1 at i £6O 2s 6d; Mrs T. T. Bethell ; (Culverden), 16 at £59 12s 6d to I £6l 17s 6d: F. H. Shipley and | Son (Harewood), 6 at £5B 2s 6d to £59 17s 6d: A. T. Blake I (Waiau), 2 at £62 17s 6d; L. J. G. Witte (Teddington). 6 at £57 2s 6d to £66 12s 6d: N. R. Withell (Motukarara). 1 at £7l 17s 6d: C. S. Donald (Belfast). 1 at £67 17s 6d; S. A. Wakeltn (Little River). 4 at £6O 7s 6d: Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 15 at £66 12s 6d to £7l 2s 6d; estate R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay). 8 at £59 17s 6d to £66 17s 6d: G. Steele (Port Levy), 8 at £59 2s fid to £6O 2s 6d: C. G. Gardner (Waiau). 1 at £63 7s fid; I. C. Gray (Ataahua), 4 at £57 2s fid to £63 17s 6d. Heifers: A. J. Boleyn (Okalns Bay). I at £5O 7s fid: W. Breen (Bromley), 5 at £44 2s 6d; W. I. Puschel (Kaiapoi), 1 at £43 2s 6d: R. J. Beckett (Cheviot). 6 15-months-old at £39 17s. fid: A. G. Lawrence (Hawarden). 1 at £42 17s fid: E. J. Stalker (Greenpark), 2 at £4B 2s 6d: Mrs S. A. Wakelin (Little River), 2 at £44 17s fid: C. S. Donald (Belfast). 7 at £43 2s 6d to £46 7s fid: E. H. D. O. Gillman (Rangiora). I at £46 7s fid; C. E. Jenkins (Port Levy). 1 at £46 12s fid: I. C. Gray (Ataahua). 4 at £47 12s fid. Cows; C. E. Jenkins (Port Lew), 1 at £4l 12s fid; M. K. Haslett (Rakaia), 1 at £39 17s 6d; Mrs M. A. Haslett (Rakaia). 1 at £4l 2s 6d; D. G. Todhunter (Parikawa), 5 at £4l 7s 6d: J. K. McAlpine (Spye). 1 at £4l 2s fid: A. J. Bolevn (Okains Bay), 1 at £4B 17s fid: J. R. Marwick (Kaiapoi), 1 at £43 2s fid: W. O Puschel (Kaiapoi), 1 at £42 17s 6d: N. R Withell (Motukarara). 1 at £47 2s fid: J. Dymock (Waikuku), 1 at £46 2s fid: G. A. Pierce (Coutts Island). 1 at £47 2s 6d; W. Clark (Southbridge). 1 at £43 7s 6d: I. C. Gray (Attaahua). 1 at £39 17s fid. Dairy Cattle Dairy cattle sold excellently. The entry comprised six heifers and eight cows, compared with seven heifers and 10 cows last sale. No top quality Friesian heifers were included, but the sale was a strong one. The best of the heifers sold from £4B 10s to £57, avefage fetching from £3B to £44. and others down to £3l. The best of the cows sold at £6B, this being paid for a Friesian. Average cows sold

from £44 to £55. others being down to £35.

Store Cattle Store cattle continued to sei! strongly. The yarding was 172. compared with 171 last sale, and there was a good representation of beef-bred cattle. Forward conditioned steers again sold buoyantly, the best of a small entry selling to £47 8s 60 while two-year-olds of Aberdeen Anus breeding sold to £46 8s 6d. and yearlings to £3B 3s 6d. A pen of polled Hereford heifers sold at £4l 18s 6d. and 18 yearling Friesian heifers sold from £23 13s 6d to £3O 3s 6d. Cows sold to £2B ISs 6d. Quotations included: G S. Hobday (Harewood). 12 two-year-old Aberdeen Angus steers at £47 8s fid: K. H. Parkinson and Sons tKaituna). 14 two-year-old empty Hereford heifers at £4l ISs fid; P. De Pass tKaituna Valley), 9 yearling Aberdeen Angus cross steers at £3B 3s 6d: W. Elliott and Sons tMotunau). 14 Aberdeen Angus two-year-oid steers at £43 18s nd; M. Pohio (Sedgemere), 12 yearling Aberdeen Angus cross' heifers at £27 Ss 6d. Bulls Twenty-seven bulls were penned compared with nine last week, and included several suitable for herd service. The top price was £9l 14s for a Friesian yearling, while top price for potting bulls was £79 17s 6d for a Hereford. There were several sales at more than I £6O. The lightest of the entry I sold down to £35 12s 6d. Vealers Eighty vealers were penned, compared with 75 last sale. There were few pens of good quality veal, but all descriptions were tn keen demand. Large vealers sold from £32 15s to £35 10s. with odd sales to £4O 2s fid; medium vealers sold from £2B 12s 6d to £3l 7s 6d. with smaller vealers from £24 12s fid to £27 7s 6d. Large calves sold from £l9 10s to £23 17s fid, medium from £l5 17s 6d to £l7 12s fid, and smaller calves from £9 to £l2. Fat Pigs The pork section w-as again full, and with some outside competition, values were fully firm, especially for the betterquality pigs. There are still quite a number of unfinished and over-finished pigs being offered These are not sought by the trade, and consequently! sell at a discount. With the large yarding, values varied at some stages of the sale, but over-all values were fully firm. A medium bacon entry was again well competed for, except for the odd pen of over-fat pigs, and values were fully firm on late rates. There was a fair yarding of choppers, but quality was very mixed The lighter, unfinished choppers were hard to sell, but the odd good pig met a fair sale, values being similar to those of last week. Values were:— Light pork, £8 10s 6d to £9 8s fid. Medium pork, £9 15s fid to £lO i 13s fid.. Heavy pork. £lO 19s 6d to £ll I 17s fid. Light bacon, £l2 4s fid to £l3l 14s fid. Medium and heavy, £l4 4s fid to £l6 3s fid. Choppers. £8 fis 6d to £l5 8s fid. Store Pigs There was a medium entrv in the store pig section and quality overall was quite good. Values were fully firm, especially for the bigger pigs, but the odd smaller and secondary sorts eased slightly. As it progressed the sale became rather slow, and values eased over the last race. The advertised Berkshire gilts sold from 30gns to 50gns, and other in-pig sows sold from £2O to £24. while sows with litters sold from £29 to £35 10s. Values were:— Small weaners, 70s to 80s. Good weaners, 84s to 975. Slips, £5 2s to £5 12s. Small and medium stores, £5 16s to £6 10s. Large stores, to £7 10s.