ADDINGTON MARKET Dry conditions affect cattle values

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32873, 23 March 1972, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET Dry conditions affect cattle values

More than 1000 head of store cattle were offered at Addington market yesterday, and with a continuation of dry weather conditions, and an absence of , steady buying inquiry from southern districts, it was not surprising that .' values began to edge back.

A small entry of store calves sold quite 'well, although it was far from a brisk market. The best of the Angus steer calves reached $80.50, and the Angus heifers $65.50. Many of the carry-over •tore lambs were again easier, and a smaller entry of two-tooths again had a slow Mie. Surprisingly, however, there was a stronger inquiry for adult breeding ewes. The store sheep yarding Sis 11,775, compared with ,840 last week, and conMated of 4925 wether lambs, 525 eyre lambs, 2420 twotooth ewes, 2875 adult breeding ewes; and 1030 wethers. Store lambs 'Store lambs met a reasonable Meain* races, the market was Mndluons, but apart from the «Mo, considering ths seasonal qot up to last week’s rates. The • MAIL NOTICES ' Southern oMces. — Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. (late fee, 8 kra.j; Monday to Thursday, 5 BJS- -O* 1 ? fe f- • Friday khd Sunday, 8 p.m. (late fee, S , West Coast.—Monday to Friday, BJB ami., 2 p.m.,11.45 pan.; Saturday, 8.30 un.; Sunday, M. 45 pan.

■Motson, Blonhelm, KaUtoure— Monday to Friday, 8 aan., 5 p.m., • pan.; Saturday, 8 aan.; Sunday, S pan., 8 p.m. North Islond.—Monday to FriS pan. Opto fee, 8 pan.); Sunday, < p m- .- • Inland air malls. — Auckland: Monday to Friday, 8 aan., 8 a.m., H aan., 1 pan., 3 pan.; Saturday, 8 am, U am.; Sunday, U ata, 5.30 pan. Dunedin: Monday • J “■> *>oon, 4.30 pan.; Saturday, 7 aan., JI aan. mverearslll: Monday to Friday, ' am, noon. 4.30 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m., 11 aan.; Sunday. 8 dm. Wellington: Monday to Friday, 5 a.m., 8 aan., 11 a.m., 1 pan., 5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 aan., Sunday. 11 aan., 3.30 OVI RUAS MAILS

'Air. — Australia: New South Wales, Queensland and the Aus3»Han Territories: Monday to Thursday, 4.30 pan.; Friday, Bdoon; Saturday, Sunday, 11 aan.; Monday and Friruesday and Thurs- .; Wednesday, noon; *ls: •rm HBrTnfni ir»* y to Friday. 3.30 y. Sunday, 11 aan. Forces In Malay. lapore: Monday to sa Sunday, 11 aan. Forces In Vietnam: g?rtriU" s : Itatos of America and Canada: Monday to Friday, 3 30 pan. S*tprday, Sunday, 11 aan. • Suffaoe. — Australia: Victoria, Tasmania, West and South Au*, trail*: Thursday, March 23,2 pan. tsecond-dass and parcels, March •0, 10 aan.), other states: Thursday, March 23, 2 pan. (secondMarch 30. 10 8 m.). Chatham Islands: letters t« r Sa£r Air aircraft, Monday, JJafo® 11-48 pan.; air parcels, March Z 7, 8 p.m. (second-class ♦ i p<rccia ’ first opportunity). ***** ■ JBfttsta ind wortfUm IroUnd: Friday, March Monday, March 27, 2 pan. uecond-ciaas and parcels, March >4. 10 aan.). Samoa, first opporfunlty). United States of Me* and Mexico: Monday, ptarch 27, 2 pan. (second-class pnd pareeU, March 24, 10 a.m.). INWARD MAILS • Air—Au»tr»ll*: Dally. United Kingdom: Daily. Canada, United Atato* of America: Dally. Fl|l: Monday to Saturday. * Australia: March 29 fMahenoT. Fl|l, March 27 ♦Arcadia,. Unttod Klngdmn. March SB (Samoa Boar).

offering was smaller, and very mixed. Halfbreds and Corriedales continued to predominate, but there was also a small selection of Romneys and Down cross lambs.

The sale opened with the offering of the small lots, and the market waa fully firm on last week's rate*. But once the main pens came up for auction, the market tightened, and a good many lambs, particularly the carry-over types, were 20c to 30c easier. Quite a number of the Ught lambs changed hands at less than 33.

A small selection of the best Corriedale and halfbred wether lambs sold from S 4 to 34.45. with ' an odd sale to 85.05; average ranged from $3.30- to 83.70, and small from 32-50 to S 3. Romneys sold to 34.80, Down cross lambs to 34.60, and shorn lambs mainly from 32.80 to 83.60. Only seven pens Of ewe lamb* were offered, and principal sales Included some Corrisdales at 33.10, and some Romney-Perendales at 84. Sales of store lambs included: Wethers.—Landa and Survey Department (Bell HUI) 788 Rom-ney-Perendale cross at 33.80 to 34.85; J. A. and 3. H. Little (Omlhi) 42 Down cross at 34-35 to 34.45; J. H. Findlay (Sheffield) 222 Corriedale and Down cross at 32.50 to 83.65; R. E. Patterson (Kalkoura) 148 Border-Romney cross at 82.75 to 32.06 and 75 Romneys at 32.90; R. 8. Wilson (Balcalrn), 211 Corriedales at 34.15 to 35.05; J. B. L. SaViU (Amberley), 326 Corriedales at 33.35 to 34.03; Wyndale, Ltd, (Sheffield). 298 Romney crocs at $3.30 to 34-30. Ewe lambs. — Lands and Survey Department (BeU HUI), 100 Romney-Perendale cross at 34. Breeding ewes Two-tooth ewes again had a hard sale, but the market for the better quality adult breeding ewe* showed some Improvement With some exceptions, quality In the two.tooth section was very plain, and prices remained at very moderate levels. Very few two-tooths reached or exceeded the 38 marie. The best price of the day was 87.10 for some Romneys. while the best of a large line of halfbred* from the Kalkoura district reached 85-35-Rather surprisingly, there was more life about the adult breed- ’ Ing ewe market A sizeable gal--1 lory fallowed the sale, and the Udler pens of sound-mouthed i ewes, particularly the Romneys, ; improved by 40c to 50c on recent ’ sales. In contrast with last week, sales at more than 34 were fre- : quent The best of the soundmouthed flne-woolled ewes ranged from $4.20 to 34.60. with others down to 33.80. One-year ewes continued to seU at 3340 , to 83.50. Romneys had a brisk sale. The , beat of the entry reached 85.15, and there were regular sales at - $4.50 to 34.75. The entry included some useful pens of ewee from ; the Peninsula; also a line of very early shorn ewes from North • Canterbury. i More than 1000 wethers were . Included in the adult sheep entry. • About 900 of them were from ' the Clarence Reserve, Kalkoura, ■ and they ranged from two- : tooths to full-mouthed sheep. A good many of them were In near 1 prime condition, and this was reflected in their sale. The best • of the two-tooths made 35.75, and the older sheep, 34.45. It was , a very satisfactory sale. ' Sales of two-tooth ewes In- , eluded. — Clarence Reserve, Ltd, i (Kalkoura), 800 halfbreds at 84 to • 35.85; R. S. Harrison (Domett), - 259 Corriedales at 35.15 to 35.55. ) Included in sales of adult sheep I were. —A. Lassen (Greenpark), , 365 mixed-age Corriedales at , 84.25 to 34.50; Clarence Reserve, i — :

Ltd (Kalkoura), 288 mixed-aged halfbreds at 33.60 to 84.40; H. G. Eder (Woodend), 98 mixed-aged Romneys at 35.15; W. J. Morgan (Hundalee). 199 four-year-old halfbreds at 83.80; A. J. Boleyn (Storey Bay), 203 five-year-old Romneys at $3.50 to 34.30; estate G. L. Rutherford (Parnassus), 165 pre-lamb shorn Romneys at 84.65 to 84-75. Wethers. — Clarence Reserve, Ltd (Kalkoura), 488 two-tooth halfbreds at 34.60 to 35.50. 96 Bomneys at $4.70 to 35.75, 62 four-tooth halfbreds at 83.45 to 34.45, 228 six and eight-tooth halfbreds at 83.30 to 34.15; estate T. P. Shand and Son (Kalkoura), 89 two-tooth Romneys at 34.80. Store cattle Although store cattle prices were clearly affected by the dry autumn, the sale must be regarded as satisfactory, particularly as there was little or no southern competition. The yarding consisted of 850 adult store cattle and 190 calves. The principal consignment this week came from the Clarence Reserve, Kalkoura. Three hundred 2}-y«*ar-old Angus, Angus cross and Hereford steers sold from 3111 to 3172 to average 3126.75. These cattle again came forward in good order, and all bar 30 were bought by local fatteners. Not unexpectedly, the store cattle market was easier. Cattle In good, forward order, were little more than $3 to 35 easier, but the lighter-framed steers were 36, and sometimes as much as $8 back. Best 2-month-old steers sold from 3100 to 3112, with average from 392 to 398. and lighter down to 885. Best Angus cross heifers, empty, ranged from 390 to 3106, with others down to 874. A small entry of Hereford! ranged from 380.50 to 387.

Store calves had quite a good sale. The market opened on a cautious note, but improved 34 to 35 as selling progressed. Small calves sold particularly well in relation to calves of much better size.

Good average Angus steer calves sold from 385 to $72. with big calves to $80.50, and average Hereford to $83.50. The best of several pens of Angus heifers ranged from $5B to $65.50, and others mainly from $4B to 355. Two pens of Herefords ranged from $56 to 363. Sales of store cattle included:— Steers. — E. G. O. Rutherford (Hamner Springs), 68 20-month Hereford steers at $93 to 3105; M. A. Clemens (Hororata), 15 20Scnth Hereford cross steers at 7; A. Baxter (Ruapuna), 41 Angus and Angus cross 20-month steers at $llO4O to $112; estate 3. Milliken (Brooksdale, Springfield), 75 Angus and Angus-Short-horn cross at $B9 to $102; P. M. Stewart (Hororata); 145 Angus and Hereford at $B7 to $108.50. Helfer*. — E. G. O. Rutherford (Hanmer Springs), 35 20-month L Hereford heifers at $80.50 to $B7. Calves. — C. T. White (Chevi tot), 28 Angus steers at $67 to . 871.50, and 5 Angus-Hereford . cross at 8?2. 25 Angus heifers at i 359.50 to 865.50; Lands and SurI yey Department (Wash Creek), 24 Angus heifers at $54.50 to $6l.