ADDINGTON MARKET Excellent Sale For Breeding Ewes

Press, Volume CX, Issue 32214, 5 February 1970, Page 13

ADDINGTON MARKET Excellent Sale For Breeding Ewes

Adult breeding ewes had an excellent sale at the Addington market yesterday. Ewes with more than a season’s breeding life left sold regularly in the $6.50 to $7.50 range, while four-year-olds reached a peak for the season at $9.40.

Two-tooth ewes again had a good sale, although bidding on the top lots did not exceed SlO very often. Quality was excellent. with many pens of even-woolled Corriedales and halfbreds on offer.

Wether lambs had a buoyant sale, particularly in the first hour, but values eased a little on opening rates toward the end of the sale.

Ewe lambs had an easier sale. Although some good quality lines were included in the entry, competition was not as strong as last week. The yarding was 29,050 compared with 24,880 last week, and consisted of 7270 wether lambs, 2620 ewe lambs, 5830 two-tooth ewes, and 13,330 adult sheep. Store Lambs Store lambs met a particularly good sale. A large gallery followed the sale, especially in the earlier stages, and values for the better lots of wether lambs improved by 20c a head on last week. Corriedales and halfbreds made up the bulk of the entry. There were only a few Romneys and odd small lots of Down cross lambs. The sale was regarded as one of the best since the opening of the season, with regular sales of well-grown Corriedale and hill country halfbreds at S 5 or more. Toward the end of the sale, values eased on opening rates, as buyers filled their requirements. '

Il The best of the fine-woolled I wether lambs sold from $4.80 Ltd $5.20, with sales of Corrie- , dales to $5.45 and halfbreds to > $5.90. Medium wether lambs r sold from $4.30 to $4.75, smaller from $3.70 to $4.10 and tail-end • lots, down to $3. , Down cross lambs sold to » $5.95 for a pen in killable con- , dition. and other sales ranged from $4.25 to $5.15. I, Ewe lambs met an easier sale I this week. The entry of three races included a useful selection of good quality Corriedales and halfbreds, but competition was at no stage as strong as last week. There appeared to be . no competition from southern buyers. Values for good average finewoolled ewe lambs were quoted as being 50c easier while plainer ewe lambs were just a little better than wether lamb prices. I Best fine-woolled ewe lambs sold from $6.20 to $6.60, with odd sales to $7.50; medium ewe lambs sold from $5.60 to $6.10, and small down to $4.30. Shorn iewe lambs sold from $4 to >54.65, but the small offering was of very plain quality. Sales of store lambs included:— Wethers: T. D. Allan (Waikari). 153 Romneys at $4.80 to $5.05; N. C. Mahon (Waipara), 181 Corriedales at $4.70 to $4.75: W. F. Dixon and Sons (West Eyreton), 278 Corriedales at $5.45; Balnabreich Farm (Culverden). 83 Corriedales at $5.15: B. A. McLachlan (Omihi), 310 halfbreds at $4.25 to $5.10: Milmore Downs (Scargill). 185 Corriedales at $4.35 to $4.75; Glens of Tekoa (Culverden), 203 halfbreds at $4 to $4.45; Glen Colwyn Estate (Parnassus), 479 Corriedales at $3.05 to $4.80; G. R. Hiatt (Cheviot), 265 Corriedales at $4.05 to $4.65; K. C. Philpot (Hawarden). 212 Corriedales at $3.60 to $4.25: Mount Mason Partnership (Hawarden), 345 Corriedales at $2.75 to $4.15; D. R. Davison. Ltd (Culverden), I 180 Corriedales at $4.15 to $5.15; 1 K H. Parkinson and Sons

(Kaituna Valley), 479 Romneys at $4.70 to $6.40; E. G. O. Rutherford (Hanmer), 740 halfbreds at $4.30 to $5.05; Tara Farms, Ltd (Coalgate), 196 Romneys at $4.45 to $4.90; L. B. Ensor Farm Account (Cheviot), 172 halfbreds at $5 to $5.90.

Ewes: T. D. Allan (Waikari), 182 Romneys at $4.70 to $5.10; J. D. Caldwell (Cheviot), 174 Corriedale cross at $5.75; W. H. Earl (Rotherham), 113 Corriedales at $6.50; D. Ensor (Cust), 115 Corriedales at $6; B. G. Rutherford (Hawarden), 310 Corriedales at $4.95 to $6.20; J. G. Laidlaw (Kaikoura), 129 halfbreds at $3.70 to $4.55; Roywell Farm, Ltd (Brookside), 115 Corriedales at $6.55 to $7.50; A. K. Burrows (Omihi), 110 Corriedales at $6.60; estate G. O. Arres (Waikari), 50 Corriedales at $6.25: J. H. Davison (Culverden), 283 shorn halfbreds at $4 to $4.60: Watson and Topp (Waipara). 123 Corriedales at $4.85 to $5.60; T. H. Ensor (Domett). 140 halfbreds at $5.80; A. Pascoe (Aylesbury), 120 Corriedales at $6.10: R. B. Temple (Hawarden), 74 Corriedales at $5.60. Two-tooth Ewes Two-tooth ewes were in good supply, and the sale was followed by a sizable gallery. Although the entry of almost 6000 head included a proportion of small and plain sheep, it also included pen after pen of evenwoolled good quality young ewes. The market was again a very good one. although considering the number of pens of excellent fine-woolled ewes on offer, there were fewer sales at $lO or more. The top pens of two-tooths were quoted as being a little easier, but for others the market was very firm. Best Corriedale and halfbred tjvo-tooths sold from $9.50 to $10.50 with an odd sale to $11.40; medium sold from $8.50

to-$9.40, and plain from $7 to 18. A small selection of Romneys had a fair sale, with values ranging.from $8 to $lO. Sales of two-tooth ewes included:— A. L. Shipley (Harewood). 626 Corriedales at $8.40 to $10.20; A. T. Black (Waiau), 214 Corriedales at $9.05 to $10.10; R. S. Harrison (Domett). 101 Corriedales at $8.95; estate J. M. D. Parsons (Ward). 199 Augustshorn halfbreds at $8.40 to $9.60; Mount Palm Estate (Rotherham), 123 halfbreds at $8.70 to $9.70; Reid and Talbot (Broadfields), 135 Corriedales at $9 to $9.15; L. Bain (Parnassus). 72 Romneys at $8.40; N. E. E. Mclntosh (Rotherham). 122 halfbreds at $9.10 to $9.70; P. H. and D. Loughnan (Scargill). 149 Corriedales at $9.75 to $9.80: A. B. Anderson (Claverley), 300 Romneys at $B.BO to $10; Northwood Farm (Swannanoa), 161 Corriedales at $10.20 to $10.50; M. D. Rooney (Winchmore), 189 halfbreds at $9.60 to $9.80; R. G. and V. R. Copland (Dromore), 722 Corriedales at $8.50 to $10.45; Kyneton Farm, Ltd (Culverden), 535 Corriedales at $8.40 to $10.80; T. H. Burgin (Swannanoa). 280 Corriedales at $9.80 to $11.40; J. N. and E. Kennedy (Glentunnel). 85 Romneys at $9. Adult Ewes Adult breeding ewes had their best sale of the season. A large gallery of farmers followed the sale, and competition was free throughout. Quality was quite good with a plentiful supply of soundmouthed ewes on hand. A line of more than 600 four-year-old Corriedales from North Canterbury topped the sale at $9.40, and there were other sales of four-year-olds at $8 to $8.70. A line of early shorn five-year-old Corriedales also realised $B. Good sound-mouthed ewes, with two years breeding life

left, sold steadily in the $6.50 to $7.50 range, while one-year ewes generally sold from $5.30 to $6.30. Romney ewes again sold quite well. There were sales of two and three-shear ewes at $7.45 to.; $7.85, while the older class of Romney sold from $5 to $5.70. Sales of adult sheep Included: A. Mowat (Cheviot). 129 five-year-old Corriedales at $6.15; A. R. Menzies (Menzies Bay). 123 five-year-old Romneys at $5.60; Faulkner Brothers (Kowai Bush), 588 annual draft half, breds at $5.70 to $6.70; G Steele (Port Levy), 677 two and threeshear Romneys at 87.75 to $7.80; A. T. Black (Waiau), 610 four-Sear-old Corriedales at $9.40; ount Palm Estate (Rotherham) 645 five-year-old halfbreds at $7.50, 178 four-year-olds at $7.45; J. C. Douglas .(Culverden), 299 early shorn five-year-old Corriedales at $7.70; S. E. McLean (Waiau), 176 early shorn five-year-old Corrledales at $8; R. G. Douglas (Scargill), 188 five-year-old Corriedales at $6.90; P. D. H. Bush (Parnassus) 280 annual draft Corriedales at $6 to $6.70: A. A. Macfarlane (Rotherham). 450 four-year-old at $7.40 to SB. 252 five-year-olds at $6.10 to $7.40: Macfarlane and Macfarlane (Hundalee). 375 annual draft Corriedales at $3.55 to $5.60; A. T. Stone (Hororata), 180 annual draft Corrledales at $5.95 to $7; P. W. Small (Hororata), 73 five-year-old Corrledales at $6; Lands and Survey Department (Mount Hlghfleld block, Waiau). 244 halfbreds at $7; M. J. Foley (Teddington). 101 Romneys at $5.65; O. and C. H. Gray (Parnassus), 347 annual draft Romneys at $4.55 to $4.85; R. D. Andrew (Motunau), 275 annual draft Corrledales at $4.20 to $5.20; A. Amor and Son (Rotherham). 256 annual draft Corrledales at $5.90; "The Hermitage" (Rotherham), 327 four and five-year-old Corrledales at $7.30 to $7.40; J. S. Scott (Heathcote). 312 four-year-old Corriedales, early shorn, at $8,70,