ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Lambs In Heavy Supply; Good Sale For The Best

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31449, 16 August 1967, Page 14

ADDINGTON MARKET Fat Lambs In Heavy Supply; Good Sale For The Best

Good butchers’ lambs again met a good sale at Addington market yesterday, but plainer lambs, of which a large number came forward, were harder to sell. With an entry of more than 3000 head, the yarding was a large one.

There was again a small entry of fat sheep, but the market showed little variation. Quality was very plain, particularly in the wether section, and few sheep sold at $6 or more.

The fat cattle yarding was at least 80 short of trade requirements, with cows and heifers being in very short supply. The sale was quite a strong one, with values for all cattle rising a little on last week.

An entry of 44 dairy cattle met a reasonable sale, with interest from both butterfat and town milk suppliers. A small entry of store cattle met a good sale, with two-year-old steers selling to $79.

Store Sheep

There was again a very small entry of store sheep. The yarding numbered 640 head, compared with 490 last sale, and consisted of 285 hoggets and 355 breeding ewes.

Quite a large gallery followed the ewe sale, but values showed no change on recent sales. Top price was 53.70 for a pen of Corriedales, while an annual consignment of shorn halfbreds realised 52.70.

Three lots of ewes with lambs at foot were included in the offering, and these sold from $2.10 to $2.70 all counted.

Wether hoggets sold from $3.10 to $3.95, and woolly halfbred ewe hoggets to $3.90.

Fat Lambs With an entry of 3200, com-' pared with 1820 last sale, the fat lamb yarding was a large one. It included a much bigger selection of good quality butchers’ lambs than last sale. While the market did not reach the levels of last week for the best lambs, the sale for good butchers’ lambs was nevertheless a good one throughout. Plainer lambs, however, were easier on last week’s rates, and

as the sale progressed interest in them showed a marked weakening. with a number being passed.

Values were:—

Best butchers* lambs, $5.80 to $6.60.

Prime medium, $5.20 to $5.70. Lighter lambs, $4.40 to $4.90. Leading sales of prime lambs included:—

C. T. A. Ward and Sons (Chertsey), 132 at $5.50 to $6.10; J. D. Gallagher (Okuku), 74 at $4.60 to $5.40; S. J. and N. Lovett (Ashburton), 33 at $5.50 to $5.60; R. E. Harrison (Waimate), 104 at $5.90 to $6.60; A. Mangin and Sons (Methven), 64 at $5.90 to $6.50; R. F. Witham (Weedons), 21 at $6.50; S. A. Marshall (Darfield), 77 at $5.30 to $6.10; L. G. Thomas (West Melton), 50 at $5.40 to $5.55; G. N. Scott (Rakaia), 52 at $5.20 to $5.70; A. E. Williams (Kaiapoi), 35 at $5.70 to $6.20; MeCloy Brothers (Methven), 50 at $5.25 to $5.60; C. G. Gardner (Waiau), 70 at $5 to $5.10; R. C. Muckle (Rakaia). 44 at $5.75 to $6.20; E. J. Coppard (Methven), 53 at $5.75 to $6.65; A. Ryan (Springston), 39 at $6.40 to $6.75; B. F. and M. D. Rooney (Winchmore), 29 at $5.65 to $6.30; R. Shadbolt (Tai Tapu), 25 at $5.75 to $6; Blank Broth-

ers (Yaldhurst), 39 at $5.70 to $6. Spring Lambs.—G. Barr (Darfield), 3 at $5.20. Fat Sheep Values showed little variation in the fat sheen section, where the entry declined from 1840 last week to 1350. Quality was again very plain, particularly in the wether section. Good quality sheep met a steady sale, but little interest was shown in the many poorer lots. Ewes met . a reasonable sale, with values being a shade stronger than last week. Values were:— Best wethers, 85.70 to 86.30. with an odd sale to 80.80. Medium wethers, 85.20 to 85.60. Plain wethers, down to 84.40. Best ewes, 83.90 to 84.50. Medium ewes, 83.50 to 83.80. Light ewes, down to 82.50. Leading sales of prime sheep included:— Wethers: Frostgate Farm (Leeston), 5 at 86.30 to 86.80: Double Hill Station (Rakaia Gorge), 60 station wethers at 85 to 85.80; D. L. Ensor (Rakaia Gorge), 60 station wethers at 85 to 85.80; A. B. McKenzie (Ranglora), 7 four-tooths at 86; T. Barwick (Little River), 5 twotooths at 86.80. Ewes: P. D. L. Kinley (Oxford), 26 at 83.50 to 83.70; J. R. and Mrs M. L. Croy (Oxford). 35 at 83.20 to 84.20; estate C. G. Wroat (Southbridge), 26 at 84 to 84.10; T. W. Tyson (Springston), 29 at 84 to 84.10; J. F. Smith (Broadflelds), 3 at 83.90; Tiverton Farm (Brookside), 50 at 83.70 to 84.20; G. M. Dixon (East Eyreton), 18 at 83.80; H. F. Flower (Cheviot). 52 at 83.50 to 83.90; R. R. Gardner (Waiau), 23 at 83.80 to 84.40; I. Mcßae (Ellesmere), 47 at 83.60 to 83.90: E. M. Gray (Hororata), 80 at 83.90 to 84.50: J. Gardiner (Rakaia), 29 at 83.60 to 84.10; R. U. Burrowes (Rakaia). 19 at 83.90 to 84.10. Fat Cattle At 226 head, the fat cattle yarding was 142 less than last week, and quite insufficient for trade requirements. Quality was average. Steers and heifers opened fully firm to $2 up on last sale, and continued to firm slightly as the market progressed. Cows, which were in very short supply, were $1 to $2 stronger than last sale. Prime heavy steer beef sold from $15.50 to $16.75 per 1001 b, prime medium-weight from $17.25 to $18.25; prime heavy heifer beef $15.25 to $16.25, prime medium-weight, $16.75 to $17.75; prime butchers’ cow beef $13.50 to $14.50, with lighter cow beef from $11.75 to $l3. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, $ll7 to $134, with odd sales to $145. Prime medium, $lOO to $ll5. Prime light, $B6 to $9B. Best heifers, $BB to $9B. Medium heifers, $75 to $B6. Prime heavy cows, $B6 to $96, with one sale at $lO5. Prime medium, $76 to $B4. Lighter cows, $64 to $74. Leading sales of prime cattle included:

E. R. and M. J. Small (Motukarara), 1 at $80.50; R. Walter (Marshland), 2 at $73 to $B4; Burnt Hollow, Ltd. (Teddington), 2 at $77 to $BB.

Dairy Cattle Eighteen heifers and 26 cows made up the dairy cattle entry. The heifers included a small number of Friesians, also some very good quality Jerseys. The cows included quite a number of crossbreds, and in most cases they sold reasonably well. The offering did not include such a proportion of older cows as last sale. A smaller gallery followed the sale, and competition came from both butterfat and town milk suppliers.. Best Friesian heifers sold from $75 to $93, with one sale at $l2B, while the best of the Jerseys s-old from $6O to $74. Best cows sold from $93 to $ll4, with one sale at $124; average quality cows sold from $6O to $74 and plain down to $52.

Store Cattle Very few beef-bred cattle were included in the store cattle entry of 125 head. The bulk of the yarding was made up of mixed-aged Friesian steers, and a number of heifers. Among the principal sales were two pens of Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross two-year-old steers at $76 to $78.50, and two pens of white Shorthorn steers at $67.50 to $79.50. Values for the Friesians ranged from $25 for calves to $54.50 for a pen of steers aged about 18 months. Yearling heifers of Friesian breeding sold from $24.50 to $35.50.

The only quotable sale was:— J. D. Fleming (Cheviot), 25 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross two-year-old steers from $76 to $78.50.

Vealers Vealers met a good, firm sale. The entry rose from 125 last sale to 140, but it did not Include so many large vealers, and there were no sales this week at $BO or more.

Large vealers sold from $62 to $72, with odd sales at $77. and medium vealers from $52 to $6O. The best of the calves sold to $47, with light to medium from $2B to $4O, and small calves down to $9.

Fat Pigs A very poor quality yarding was offered in the fat pig section, where there was a large tail-end of unfinished pigs which attracted little interest from the trade. The best of the entry were about firm on last week’s values, but the plain and poor quality pigs were con siderably easier. A small entry of baconers met a good sale, with values fully firm. More choppers were penned this week and these generally, were easier. Values were:— Light and unfinished pork, $13.40 to $l6. Medium pork, $17.80 to $20.40. Heavy pork, $21.60 to $22.80. Light bacon, $24.50 to $28.20. Medium and heavy, *529.20 to $35.40.

Best choppers, to $42.25. Other choppers, $lB to $36.

Steers: R. T. Masefield (Goughs Bay), 6 at $llB to $145; Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 8 at $l2O to $124; estate R. O. Bradley (Charteris Bay), 5 at $ll7 to $120; E. Blomquist (Pigeon Bay), 5 at $llB to $133; A. D. Lochhead (Leeston), 1 at $120; W. R. Lewis (Rakaia), 1 at $118; F. H. Shipley (Harewood), 10 at $lO4 to $110; W. Newton (Kaituna), 3 at $lll to $118.50; A. T. M. Thacker (Okains Bay), 5 at $117.50 to $127; M. F. Hall (Hororata), 1 at $117.50.

Store Pigs

Another big entry of in-pig sows was offered in the store pig section. Although a sizeable gallery attended, values were much easier. There was again a big yarding of weaners, and quality overall was better. Values for the best of the entry were stronger, but average and plain weaners appeared to be easier. Best slips ahd medium stores met a strong sale, with values firming by SOc to 40c. In the sow section one of the main entries was a line of Landrace cross sows, due to first litter. These sold from 151 to $56. Several sows and litters did not meet a particularly strong sale. The best of them sold to $75. Values were:— Small weaners, $5.50 to $7.60. Best weaners, $8.50 to $lO. Slips, $lO.lO to $10.90. Small and medium stores, $11.20 to $12.50. Large stores, to $14.50.

Heifers: A. Hawthorne (Geraldine), 10 at $76; A. T. M. Thacker (Okaine Bay), 11 at $B9 to $9B; R. W. Hughes (West Melton), 1 at $86.50. Cows: Claridge Brothers (Harewood), 2 at $B3 to $9O; L. P. Manion (Weedons), 2 at $9O to $105; Decanter Bay Farm (Little Akaloa), 5 from $74.50 to $80.50; D. Deans and Son (Darfield), 3 at $83.50 to $9O; M. F. Hall (Hororata), 1 at $92; A. M. Calder (Halkett), 1 at $96.50; Sparks Brothers (Rangiora), 1 at $88.50; L. C. Beer (Oxford), 1 at $80;