ADDINGTON MARKET Values Easier For Most Classes Of Fat Stock

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31307, 1 March 1967, Page 20

ADDINGTON MARKET Values Easier For Most Classes Of Fat Stock

Values for most classes of fat stock were easier at the Addington market yesterday. With a tightening in the feed position, after some weeks of hot, dry weather, the yardings of fat lambs and fat sheep were fairly large.

A much smaller entry of fat cattle was offered, and it was the plainest seen at Addington for a considerable time, a fair proportion of the steers being unfinished.

For the third week in succession, store cattle met an easier sale, and there were a number of passings.

Quality in the dairy cattle section was better, and values were a little stronger than last week’s deflated rates. Fat Lambs After several weeks of fairly good sales, fat lamb values eased back. The yarding, at 3259, was 1334 more than last sale. The market opened on a decidedly easier tone, and over-all was 3s or so back on last week, and in some cases more. Freezing companies took quite a proportion of the light-weights, and these appeared to firm a little midway through the sale. The yarding again included a useful selection of top quality butchers’ lambs, but these also were back on last week’s values. Values were:— Prime heavy lambs, 54s Id to 62s Id, with several sales to 80s Id. Prime medium, 48s Id to S3s Id. Prime light, 43s Id to 47s Id. Shorn lambs, to 49s Id. Leading sales of fat lambs In* eluded:— D. Ryan (Weedons), 30 at 53s Id to 568 Id; R. W. Clarkson (Greendale), 10 at 53s Id to 60s Id; O. M. Prattley (Cust), 23 at 53s Id to 55s Id; P. Prattley (Cust), 3 at 53s Id to 58s Id: M. T. Buckley (Darfield), 20 at 64s Id to 69s Id; J. H. Jackson

(Jacksons), 18 at 80s Id, 45 at 61s Id to 62s Id; K. E. A. Shadbolt (Pigeon Bay), 90 at 49s Id to 598 Id; T. G. Dixon (Leeston), 14 at 52s Id; G. Clark (Ashburton), 117 at 47s Id to 59s Id; G. W. Telford (Loburn), 100 shorn at 44s Id to 48s Id; E. G. Robertson (Springston), 26 at 48s Id to 50s Id; J. L. Walker (Dunsandel), 29 at 48s Id to 48s 7d; G. P. Dampier-Crossley (Rotterdam), 17 at 50s Id to 57s Id; Hunter Estate, Ltd. (Brookside), 50 at 47s Id to 49s Id; C. W. Winn (Lyndhurst), 47 at 47s 7d to 52s Id. Fat Sheep Ewes made up the bulk of the fat sheep entry, which at 2916 was only 75 less than last week. From the outset values were back about 3s on last sale, with heavy-weight ewes showing the most marked decline. Freezing buyers took the major part of the entry. The wether entry was again a small one, but It met a fair inquiry, with a number of sales at more than 60s. Old wethers also met a sale, but only at fairly low values. Values were: Best two-tooth wethers, 60s Id to 66s Id. Medium wethers, 55s Id to 59s Id. Old wethers. 40s Id to 45s Id. Best ewes, 30s Id to 34s Id, with younger ewes to 38s Id. Medium ewes, 25s Id to 28s Id. Other ewes, down to 22s Id. Leading sales of fat sheep included:— R. Haskett and Son (Rakala), 26 at 59s Id to 66s Id: S. T. Dailey (Oxford), 33 at 58s Id to 60s Id; Scargill Hills Estate (Scargill), 80 at 57s Id to 59s Id, 48 older wethers at 42s Id to 45s Id; J. D. Kain (Kurow), 160 three-shear at 40s Id to 45s

Id; P. F. Woods (Springston), 20 two-tooths at 62s Id to 63s Id; estate R. T. Ollff (Marshland), 17 two-tooths at 61s Id to 64s Id.

Ewes: S. T. Dailey (Oxford), 21 at 29s Id to 31s Id; Lochhead and Morris (Broadfields), 76 at 28s Id to 31s 6d; K. Schat (Sefton), 56 at 30s Id to 33s Id; F. J. Heron (Ohoka), 41 at 32s Id to 35s Id; L. B. McKeage (Bennetts), 29 at 28s Id to 32s Id; J. C. Cameron (Ashburton), 28 at 27s Id to 28s Id; Hunter Estate (Brookside), 70 at 31s Id to 32s Id; H. G. Petrie (Woodend), 16 at 35s Id to 38s Id; A. E. Williams (Kaiapoi), 58 at 24s Id to 28s Id. Fat Cattle At 342 head, the fat cattle yarding was 99 fewer than last week. It was one of the plainest yardings seen at Addington for a long time. With dry weather persisting, a large number of steers were unfinished. The sale opened on a much easier level, and over-all, values were back by 20s a head, and in some cases as much as 30s. Toward the finish there was a little more strength In the market. Prime heavy beef steers sold from £6 15s to £7 10s per 1001 b, prime medium-weight from £7 12s 6d to £8 2s 6d; prime heavy heifer beef from £6 12s 6d to £7 ss, prime medium-weight £7 10s to £B, prime butchers’ cow beef £6 7s 6d to £7. light cow beef from £5 10s to £6. Values were: Prime heavy steers, £57 2s <d to £64 2s 6d, with two sales to £69 17s 6d. Prime medium, £49 2s (d to £55 12s 6d. Prime light, £43 2s «d to £4B 2s 6d.

Prime heavy heifers, £3B 2s 6d to £44 2s 6d, with odd sales to £46 12s 6d.

Prime medium, £34 2c 6d to £37 Ila «d. Prime butchere* cowe, £37 2s 6d to £42 2s Cd. with one sale at £45 !2s 6d Prime medium, £33 2s Cd to £3C 12s Cd. Leading sales of fat cattle Included:— Steers: Estate J. Clayton (Mawheraiti), 1 at £64 2s 6d, A. McLean (Omihi), 1 at £57 7s Cd: J. J. Burrows (Ashburton), 3 at £56 17s 6d to £6l 12s 6d; H. D. Greenwood (Tevlotdale), 17 at £56 12s 6d to £69 17s 6d; Miss D. P. Greenwood (Tevlotdale), 1 at £6l 17s 6d; R. P. Waddy (Seddon), 2 at £57 2s 6d to £5B 12s Cd; Brown Brothers (Kaituna), 1 at £6O 17s 6d. Helfers: A. McLean (Omihi), 2 at £39 12s 6d; Mrs E. A. Waddy and Sons (Seddon), 4 at £4l 17s 6d; J. J. Burrows (Ashburton), 1 at £46 12s Cd; R. P. Waddy (Seddon), 5 at £37 17s fid to £44 17s Cd; E. J. Stalker (Ellesmere), 1 at £45 17s 6d; R. P. Waddy (Seddon), 6 at £4O 7s 6d to £43 2s 6d. Cows: J. J. and J. A. Geddes (Greenpark), 1 at £39 7s 6d; G. Mason (Tai Tapu), 2 at £42 12s Cd to £45 12s Cd; E. F. Stokes (Waikuku), 1 at £42 2s fid; E. Morris (Harewood), 2 at £39 17s Cd to £4O 2s Cd; E. G. Robertson (Springston), 1 at £39 2s Cd; R. P. Waddy (Seddon), 9 at £35 17s Cd to £37 17s Cd; estate D. A. Bunz (Halsweli), 2 at £37 7s fid to £39 12s 6d; E. J. Stalker (Ellesmere), 1 at £39 12s fid. Dairy Cattle Quality in the dairy cattle section showed an improvement on last week, and values were a little stronger. The entry consisted of 15 heifers and four cows. A bigger gallery followed the sale this week, and with a better selection of heifers, the inquiry was better, although there were still some passings. The best of the heifers sold from £45 to £52, average to good from £37 to £43, with others down to £3O. Of the cows, a pedigree

Friesian-realised 53gns, and the remainder from £3O to £42. Store Cattle Store cattle values showed another decline for the third week in succession. The entry of 187 head included a fair selection of young cattle mainly of Aberdeen Angus breeding, but there were also a few pens of Friesian steers in forward condition, and some Shorthorns. With a continuation of hot weather, followed by a dryingoff of feed, the demand from both regular buyers and others, was much reduced. Values declined by £2 to £3 a head, and there were a number of passings. Aberdeen Angus steers, aged about 16 to 18 months, sold from £32 to £34 10s, and Friesian steers of the same age sold at £3O 10s. Some in-calf Friesian heifers fetched £32 10s, and some Shorthorns, which had been run with a bull, £29 15s. Sales included: P. Hall (Seddon), 10 two and a half year old Hereford steers at £4l 10s. A. E. Herbert (Waipara), 15 18 months old Hereford heifers at £33. Bulls Only 11 bulls were yarded, compared with 33 last sale, and top price was £5B 10s for a Shorthorn, while two Aberdeen Angus bulls realised £B7 10s and £64 respectively. There were other sales at £52 to £56, the smallest of the entry realising £3O. Vealers At 50 head the vealer entry was well back on last week’s entry of 183. Quality was mixed, and values were barely up to those of last sale. Large vealers sold from £33 7s 6d to £36 10s, medium from £27 2s 6d to £3O 2s 6d. and smaller vealers from £23 10s to £26. The best of the calves sold from £25 to £2B. medium from £l9 7s 6d to £23 and zmal Icalves from .£8 to £l3. Fat Pigs The fat pig yarding was comparable with that of last week and values were fully firm, except for the odd pen of short and overfat pigs. Good quality butchers’ pork again met a strong demand, with values firm on last week’s good rates. Not many heavy porkers were yarded, and these were back a little on. last week. Light baconers met a firm sale, as did the medium and heavy pigs, but quality was not as in previous weeks. Only nine choppers were yarded and here again, quality was rather mixed. Values were easier. Values were:— Light pork, £8 10s 6d to £9 14s 6d. Medium pork, £9 18s 6d to £lO 17s 6d. pork, £ll 3s «d to £l2 2s Light bacon, £l2 18s 6d to £l4 Ils 6d. Medium and heavy, £l4 15s 6d to £l7 6s 6d. Choppers, unfinished, £3 Ils to £5 6s. Medium choppers, £9 Is to £l3 3s 6d. Store Pigs The store pig yarding was slightly larger than last week, but quality was still rather mixed. Only an odd pen of big stores were yarded and these met a strong sale. Slips and smal stores met an erratic demand. Weaners were easier, the decline depending on size and quality. The advertised boars sold from £l9 to £3B, and in-pig sows sold to £3O, while one Tamworth sow with litter of 10 made £39. Values were: Weaners, 49s to 70s. Best weaners, 73s to 80s Slips, 85s to 955. Small and medium stores, 98s to £5 15s. Large stores, to £7 10s. Meth ven Fair A paragraph In yesterday’s report of the Methven two-tooth ewe fair quoted a vendor as saying that “not anyone could afford to keep up sheep numbers with two-tooths at £3.” This should have read **. . .

anyone can afford to keep up their sheep numbers with twotooths at £3.”