ADDINGTON MARKET Strong Sale For Small Entry Of Fat Sheep

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31656, 17 April 1968, Page 14

ADDINGTON MARKET Strong Sale For Small Entry Of Fat Sheep

Fat sheep and fat lambs met a very strong sale at Addington market yesterday. Entries in both sections were the smallest of the year.

With an entry of only 70 head, fat lambs met a buoyant sale, and values showed a marked rise. A similar trend was seen in the fat sheep section, where wethers regularly sold at $7 and more.

With a short trading week, cattle were not in such strong demand. Values opened fully firm, but as the yarding built up, steers and heifers eased a little. Cows however, sold strongly throughout. Vealers and dairy cattle were easier, but both fat pigs and store pigs were firmer. Fat Lambs Fat lambs met a strong sale. With an entry of 715 head, compared with 870 last week, the yarding was again a small one. While there was a fair selection of good butchers' lambs, the strength of the market reflected the light entry, and all classes were 50c a head stronger than last week, and In a number of cases the rise was greater. Prime heavy lambs. $6.80 to $7.20. with odd sales to $7.80. Prime medium, $6.30 to $6.70. Lighter lambs. $5.60 to $6 20. Leading sales of fat lambs Included: Clarkson Brothers (Mount Hutt), 25 at $6.80 to $7.60; N. Breading (Rakaia), 66 shorn at $5.90 to $6.40: R. U. Trust (Greendale). 23 at $6.90 to $7.40; K. Bunt (Oxford), 111 shorn at $5.30 to $5.90; G. E. and R. W. Fleming (Scargill). 51 shorn at $5.80 to $6.20; D. Deans and Son (Barfield), 30 at $6 to $6.40; H. Dalzell (Sefton). 8 at $6.50; A. J Sheat and Son (Dunsandel). 24 shorn at $6.20 to $6.50: Pl N. Ussher (Little River). 21 at $5.85 to 17; R. J. McLoy (Rakaia). 35 at $5.30 to $6.40; K. F. Pickering (Oxford). 19 at $5.80 to $6.50; A. J. O'Donnell (Le Bons Bay), 20 shorn at $5.70 to $5.90. Fat Sheep With an entry of only 1040 head compared with 1930 last week, the fat sheep entry was again a small one. Following a light sale of lambs earlier in the day, the market was a very strong one, with both ewes and wethers showing a rise on last sale. Wether values were fully firm on last week, and some of the best quality lots appeared to be 30c stronger. The small entry of ewes met a very good sale, and values improved 40c a head.

Values were: Best wethers, $7 to T7- 5 ®- A Prime medium, $6.50 to $6.90. Plainer wethers, $5.80 to $6.30. Best older wethers, to so. Bo. Other wethers, $4.70 to $»-20. Best old ewes. $3.50 to $3.80, with odd sales to $4.20. Medium ewes, $3 to $3.40. Two-tooth ewes, $5.20 to sa.BO, with an odd sale to $6.40. Leading sales of fat sheep included:— ..... Two-tooth wethers: S. R. Wilson (Sefton), 31 at $6.26[t0 $6.90: J. D. Ashworth (Leithfield). 8 at $6.50 to $7.30; R. J. McCloy (Rakaia). 16 at $6.60 to $7.05, D A. Philpott (Okuku). 46 at $6.50 to $7.40; R. U. Trust (Darfield). 16 at $7.45 to $7.50: H. Dalzell (Ranglora). 12 at $B.BO, Clarkson Brothers (Mount Hutt), 48 at $7.40 to $7.50; A. J Breading (Rakaia), 12 at $7.10 to $7.30: R. G. Petrie (Swannanoa). 67 shorn at $6.40 to $6.80: A. J. O’Donnell (Le Bons 45 full-mouthed at $4.70 to 55-50. Ewes: R. J. McCloy (Rakaia), 37 at $2.60 to $3 «. and 9 twotooths at $5.70 to 55.80: D,, A. Philpott (Okuku). 5 two-tooths at $5.70: J. D. Ashworth (Leithfleld), 4 two-tooths at 55.80 to $6.40; A. D. Lang (Sefton). 15 at $3.50 to $3.70; D. G. (Oxford), 60 at $3.20 to $3.80. G E. and R. W. Fleming 'Scargill). 60 at $3.20 to 53.90; estate j. Kennedy (Glentunnel). 36 shorn two-tooths at $6.20 to $6.50: W. J. Halles (Halswel.).

4 at $4.20: W. D. Legg (North Loburn), 35 at $3.20 to $3.90; A. L. Adams (Sheffield), 97 at $3.20 to $3.70.

Fat Cattle There w»« a very small yarding at the start of the fat cattle sale, but late arrivals built the entry up to 377, compared with 259 last week. Quality, generally, was only fair. A number of pens showed the effects of recent bad weather. There was a very light entry of heifers and cows. Values for all classes opened up fully arm on last week's rates, but as the size ot the entry Increased, values for steers and heifers edged back to close a little below last week’s rates. Cows, however, had a good sale throughout. Prime heavy steer beef sold to 817.25 per 1001 b, prime med-ium-weight from 118 to 810; prime heavy heifer beef 81* to *18.50. prime medium-weight from 817 to 818: prime butchers’ cow beef *l6 to *l7, and lighter from *l5 to *15.75. Values were: Prime heavy steers, *l2O to *135. Prime medium, *lO7 to *ll7. Prime light, *B5 to *lO4. Best heifers, to *B4. Medium heifers, (68 to *7B. Best butchers’ cows, *9O to *101.50. Medium cows. *77 to *B7. Other cows, down to *63. Leading sales of fat cattle included: — Steers: J. R. Parish (Cashmere), 12 at *120.50 to 8133.50; Lands and Survey Department (Tiromoana). 10 at 8112.50 to *114; L. M. Doody (Ashley). 4 at *115; Glazebrook (Te Pirlta), 27 at *115.50 to *133: C. S. Donald (Belfast). 10 at >ll3 to *124.50: Lees Valley Estate. 6 at *ll7 to *120; F. H. Shipley and Son (Harewood). 6 at *l2O to *128; M. G. and S. M. Johns (Culverden), 3 at *117; H. C. Greenwood (Hororata). 16 at *l2l to 8135. Helfers: J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri). 2 at *81.50: estate L. W. Craieie (Te Pirlta), 15 at *77.50 to *84.50. Cows: J. B. and S. Loe (Scargill), 1 at *96: G. V. Prosser (Leeston), 2 at *88.50; L. O. Wheeler (Sprlngston), 4 at *94.50 to *101.50; E. C. Storer (Kaiapol), 1 at *94: H. O. Vlgers (Sheffield). 1 at *95: J. W. Groters (Darfleld), 1 at *97.50: M. J. C. Movers (Ladbrooks). I at *93: estate L. W. Craigie (Te Pirlta). 1 at *92. Dairy Cattle Twelve heifers and two cows made up the dairy cattle yarding this week. The heifer entry included some backward types, but for anything showing some quality, there was a ready demand. For most of the yarding, however, values were not as strong as last week. The best of the heifers sold from *l3B to *l5O, average to good from *llO to (125. and others down to *lOO. Two Friesian cows sold from *123 to *l3B. Vealers With a short trading week, demand in the veal section was not as strong as last week, and vealers and calves were 92 to S 3 easier. The yarding was 85 head. The best of the vealers sold from $63 to $6B, with odd sales to $77; medium vealers sold from $55 to $6l, and smaller from $5O to $54. Best calves sold from $5O to $54, with an odd sale to $6O; medium calves from $4O to $47, and small from $3O to $37. Fat Pigs There was a very small offering of fat pigs this week, and quality was quite good. Values showed an improvement on late rates, this being mainly because of the small entry. Best quality butchers’ porkers were 40r to 60c a head stronger, but values for baconers were on a par with recent rates. Only eight choppers were yarded, and

value* tor these were arm. Light porkers. 112.19 to *13.90. Medium, *14.80 to (17. Heavy, 117.30 to *19.20. Light bacon, ,19.60 to *20.20. Medium and heavy. (20.80 to (34.10. Choppers, *0.75 to *23, with one sale at (27.25. Store Pigs The store pig entry was also a very small one, and as in the fat pig section, quality was quite good. Here again, with

the smaller entry, values showed a slight improvement. Best weaners were 20c to 30c a head stronger. An odd pen of slips was on a par with recent rates, but one pen of big stores met strong competition, and were 30c to 40c better than last week’s rates. Two in-pig large White sows, due to fourth litters, sold at $27. Values were: Weaners, $2.10 to $3.20. Slips, $3.40 to $4.10. Small and medium stores, $4.60 to $6.60. Large stores, to $9.70.