ADDINGTON MARKET Ewe Values Easier; Good Sale For Fat Lambs

Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31775, 4 September 1968, Page 12

ADDINGTON MARKET Ewe Values Easier; Good Sale For Fat Lambs

Fat 2ambs had a strong sale at Addington market yesterday, but values for fat ewes were again easier.

In the fat lamb section, last week’s decline was fully recovered, but in the fat sheep section, buyers were selective on ewes, and values appeared to ease another 20c on the best lots, and as much as 50c on others.

The bulk of the wethers were adult sheep, but values were firm. Fat cattle continued to sell strongly, values being fully firm bn last week. With only 300 head, the entry was barely up to trade requirements.

Store Sheep Store sheep values showed a rise, particularly for ewes with lambs at foot. The yarding consisted of 320 hoggets, and 380 adult sheep, 135 of them being ewes with lambs. Considering the quality on offer, store hoggets appeared to show a slight rise. Most of the entry consisted of shorn wethers, and others which had been shorn early in the winter. Prices ranged from $4.20 to $4.90, and there were two sales of woolly down cross hoggets at $4.40 to $4.70. There was only one pen of ewe hoggets. These were Romneys, and they were passed at $5.70. In the breeding ewe section, ewes With lambs at foot improved by 30c a head on last week’s closing rates. Of the five pens offered, prices ranged from $3.30 to $3.65, with one sales at $4 all counted. Two pens of woolly ewes, due to lamb to Southdown rams, realised $5.80 to $5.85 respectively. Sales of store sheep included. —P. W. Anderson (Leeston), 147 sound-mouthed Romney and Coriedale ewes at $5.80 to $5.85. Fat Lambs Fat lambs met a strong sale. The entry was 1890 compared with 2300 last week and quality was good. Values opened on a firm note and as the sale progressed, last week’s decline of 30c was fully recovered. The market closed with the trend of values continuing to strengthen. Values were: Extra heavy lambs, $8 to $8.85. Prime heavy, $7.30 to $7.80. Prime medium, $6.60 to $7.20. Lighter lambs, $5.90 to $6.40, with plainer lambs down to $5.40. Among leading quotations for fat lambs were.— R. Campbell (Halkett), 8 at $B.BO to $8.90; R. F. Whitham (Weedons), 133 at $7 to $7.80; R. W. Wright (Dunsandei), 51 at $7.40 to $7.75; M. R. Petrie (Swannanoa), 22 at $7.20 to $8.10; E. J. Coppard (Methven), 53 at $8.40 to $8.95; E. A. Hutchinson (Te Oha), 9 at $7.40 to $8.20; estate G. A. Mcßean (Springston), 18 shorn at $6.90 to $7.20; R. G. Copland (Rakaia), 90 shorn at $7.45 to $7.70; Clarkson Brothers (Greendale), 11 at $7.40 to $7.60; A. R. Bussell (Riccarton), 36 at $7.90 to $8.55; C. A. Jenkins (Hororata), 10 at $7.85; Jamieson Brothers (Aylesbury), 40 shorn at $6.80 to $7.50; R. C. Muckle (Rakaia), 42 at $6.50 to $7.45; G. Beale (Kaiapoi), 7 at $7; E. R. Mee (Templeton), 104 at $5.70 to $6.30; Miss J. Hamilton (Omihi), 2 at $7.70; D. S. Crossen (Rakaia), 16 at $6.80 to $7.20; Ward Brothers (Ashburton), 78 at $7.40 to $8.65; W. J. Patterson and Sons (Lakeside), 51 at $7.20 to $8.50: L. Jackson (Southbrook), 26 at $6.95 to $7.40. Leading sales of spring lambs included.— G. C. J. Mason (Hawarden), 4 at $6.25; M. Saunders (Sefton), 2 at $5.70 to $6.30; A. Gardiner (Scargill), 24 at $6.20 to $6.60. Fat Sheep Entries in the fat sheep section were 1740 compared with 2300 last week. For quality it was again a very scrappy entry, particularly in the wether section. Nevertheless, the wethers met a firm sale.

Buyers were selective in buying ewes, and the market was erratic. Woolly ewes were 20c easier on the closing rates of last week’s sale, but values for shorn ewes eased further, with only odd sales approaching or exceeding the $4 mark. The medium class of ewe was 40c easier and sometimes more. The yarding included quite a

number of young ewes, and these sold well, the pick of the entry selling as well as wethers. Values were: Woolly wethers, $7 to $7.70. Best shorn, $6.60 to $6.90. Medium shorn, $6.20 to $6.50. Plainer shorn, $5.80 to $6.10. Best older wethers, $6.40 to $6.85. Medium older wethers, $5.30 to $5.90. Woolly ewes, $4 to $4.50, with an odd sale to $5. Best shorn ewes, $3.50 to $3.80, with odd sales to $4.10. Medium shorn, $3.10 to $3.40. Plain ewes, down to $2.20. Two-tooth ewes, $5.40 to $6.40, with an odd sale to $7. Details of leading sales were, all sheep being woolly unless otherwise staetd:— Ewes: T. D. Allan (Waikarl), 32 shorn at $3.20 to $4.10; D. S. Crossen (Ashburton), 20 shorn at $3.40 to $3.60; Ward Brothers (Chertsey), 28 shorn at $4; E. T. Smith (Ashley), 6 at $4.40 to $4.50; C. A. Jenkins (Hororata), 16 at $4.20 to $4.55; A. H. and L. W. Rowe (Sefton), 9 at $4.35 to $4.90; Ohoka Homestead (Ohoka), 19 at $4.80 to $5; Winfield Trust (Ashburton), 19 at $4.|70 to $4.80; F. J. King (Rakaia), 40 at $4.40 to $4.70; P. J. and P. Tully (Rakaia), 14 at $4.90 to $5; F. L. Holmes (Oxford), 10 at $4.65; R. F. White (Hororata), 6 at $4.70. Young ewes: D. S. Crossen (Ashburton), 5 two-tooths at $7. Young wethers: W. DampierCrossley (Parnassus), 6 twotb.oths at $8.50. Older wethers: W. DampierCrossley (Parnassus), 28 fourtooths at $6.50 to $7.10; J. T. Robertson (Whiterock), 40 shorn six and eight-tooths at $5.30 to $5.70; D. L. Ensor (Rakaia Gorge), 48 six and eight-tboths at $6.10 to $6.85; Double Hill Station (Rakaia Gorge), 19 six and eight-tooths at $6.10 to $6.85. Fat Cattle With an entry of 300 head, compared with 468 last week, the fat cattle yarding was well back, but quality was quite good, with fewer pens of unfinished steers than for several weeks. There was a very small entry of cows and heifers. For all classes of fat cattle values were fully firm on last sale to $3 better. Values were:— Prime heavy steers, $145 to $l6O, with several sales to $202. Prime medium, $l3O to $l4O. Lighter steers, $lO5 to $125. Best heifers; $lOO to $ll6, with one sale at $125. Medium heifers, $B6 to $9O. Prime heavy cows, $95 to $llO, with three sales to $126. Prime medium, $BO to $9O. Prime heavy steer beef sold to $20.25 per 1001 b, prime med-ium-weight from $2l to $22; prime heavy heifer beef to $19.50, prime ' medium-weight $20.50 to $2l: prime butchers’ cow beef, $17.50 to $18.50, with lighter from $16.50 to $l7. Leading sales of fat cattle included:—

Steers: G. Berry (Harihari), 8 at $151.50 to $158; Rakaia Island Run, 4 at $l4l to $144; Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 15 at $149.50 to $162; J. H. Harris (Lansdowne), 4 at $139; F. H. Shipley and Son (Harewood), 7 at $137.50 to $160.50: estate C. B. Thacker (Okains Bay), 18 at $137 to $156.50; R. F. White (Hororata), 4 at $148.50; estate W. Giddings (Ealing), 4 at $140.50; Williams Brothers (Robinson’s Bay), 6 at $137.50 to $141.50; J. Robertson (Woodend), 3 at $l7B to $202; estate A. E. Birdling (Birdlings Flat), 9 at $l2B to $142; A. L. Wakelin (Little River), 2 at $127; estate L. A. Oakley (Mayfield), 2 at $131; J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri), 6 at $122.50 to $125.50: J. Parrish (Yaldhurst), 1 at $137; W. R. A. Mason (Hawarden), 1 at $139.50.

Heifers: Rakaia Island Hun, 1 at $126; A. L. Wakelin (Little River), 3 at $lO3 to $104; A. T. M. Thacker (Duvauchelle), 11 at $95 to $109: K. A. Rhodes (Flea Bay), 1 at $l2l.

Cows: E. J. Stalker and Son (Greenpark), 1 a<t $110.50; T. A. W. Wylie (Sefton), 1 at $103.50; W. Johnson and Sons (Irwell), 2 at $95; C. K. Chamberlain

(Brookside), 1 at $113.50; A. J. G. Wilson (Eiffelton), 1 at $95. Dairy Cattle A small entry of medium quality dairy cattle did not meet such a strong sale as last week. There was not as big a gallery of buyers, and town milk suppliers showed little interest. Some lots were passed. The best of the nine heifers offered sold from $lO7 to $124, with medium quality Friesians and crossbreds from $74 to $95. The best of five cows sold from $63 to $72, with one sale at $9l. Store Cattle At 295 head, the store cattle yarding was more than twice the sdze of last week’s entry. A good supply of beef-bred cattle was included. While there was a fairly big gallery, values were not as buoyant as they were during August. Rising two-year-old Aberdeen Angus steers in forward condition sold to $lO3, and there was another sale at $96. Some two-year-old Friesians realised $97, probably the highest price paid for Friesians in the store pens this season. There were sales of mixed-coloured steers, aged about 15 to 18 months, at $64 to $76, and nine-months-old Aberdeen Angus steer calves at $3B to $60.50. Heifer calves of the same age sold to $4O. Beefbred yearling steers sold to $75. Leading sales of store cattle included: Steers: Valley View Trust (Omihi), 13 rising two-year-old Aberdeen Angus steers at $B7 to $96; T. H. Rainey (Puhi Puhi), 13 rising two-year-old Shorthorn cross steers at $64 to $76.50; R. Ross-Smith (Fernside), 15 rising two-year-old Aberdeen Angus steers at $79 to $103; A. F. Croft (Omihi), 21 Aberdeen Angus calves at $3B to $6O; Mrs C. A. Croft (Culverden), 18 Hereford cross yearling steers at $6O to $75. Heifers: A. F. Croft (Omihi), 21 Aberdeen Angus calves at $4O; D. W. Hern (Horrelville), 8 Aberdeen Angus yearling heifers, at $65. Vealers Vealers continued to sell well. The yarding of 105 head included a larger number of bigger cattle, and quality was quite good. The best of the vealers sold from $BO to $BB, with odd sales to $94; medium sold from $72 to $7B, and lighter from $64 to $7O. Large calves sold from $54 to $5B, medium from $42 to $4B and small from $34 to $4O. Bobby calves sold from $l4 to $lB.

Bulls Seven bulls were offered, the top price of $177 being paid for a Shorthorn bull, the only other Shorthorn offered fetching $l4O. The best of the Aberdeen Angus bulls yarded sold for $l5O and another Aberdeen Angus sold for $l4B. The only Hereford offered sold for $lO7 and the two Friesian bulls yarded fetched $77 and $6O respectively. Fat Pigs There was a smaller entry In the fat pig section this week and quality was rather mixed. The odd pen of light porkers was fully firm, there being some competition from fatteners. Very few butchers quality porkers were offered, and values rose. Heavy porkers and light baconers were fully firm, except for secondary sorts, while values for a small entry of medium and heavy baconers were barely on a par, quality being plain. Only ten choppers were offered, and values were on a par. Values were: Light porkers. $13.90 to $15.30. Medium porkers, $15.90 to $lB 60. Heavy porkers, $l9 to $20.60, Light baconers. $21.40 to $22.80. Medium and heavy, $23.10 to $24.20. Choppers, $16.75 to $35. Store Pigs The yarding in the store pig section was similar to that of last week. Quality, however, was varied. There was a large attendance of buyers, and competition was keen throughout, with several buyers from outside districts. Weaners came forward in only moderate numbers, and witn quality being mixed, values for the secondary pigs were lower than those of last week. Best quality weaners were fully firm on late rates. Demand was strong for good slips, and values were fully firm on last week's good rates. Small and medium stores also sold well, and the odd pen of large stores was keenly sought. Here again., all classes of good quality pigs met a good market. An advertised line of Landrace cross slips and small stores sold from $lO to $13.90, and two advertised sows and litters realised $5B and $54 respectively, while in-pig sows sold from $24 to $47. The best sows, close to farrowing, are meeting a strong inquiry. Values were: Small weaners, $5 to $6.20. Best weaners. $7.80 to $9.80. Slips, $lO to $lO.BO. Small and medium stores, $11.20 to $12.20. Large stores, to $14.60.