ADDINGTON MARKET Prime stock values show little change

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 33067, 7 November 1972, Page 17

ADDINGTON MARKET Prime stock values show little change

Prime sheep and prime lamb values remained much in line with last week’s rates at the Addington market yesterday, but in the prime cattle section, steers were fractionally easier.

Being a Monday mar-1 ket, entries in practically. all sections were fewer,' but they were quite adequate for requirements, I While spring lambs, hoggets, - and wethers were fully firm on last sale, the ewe market barely main-; tamed last week’s rates. It took a very good ewe to A small yarding of prime cattle had a slower sale, and values for steers were easier; over the concluding stages. Cows, however, showed an ■ improvement. Well-grown forward store 1 cattie were firm on recent strong rates, but there was! not quite the same strength' in the market for some of the medium cattle. Store sheep The store sheep yarding was' one of the smallest of the I spring. It consisted of 250. wether hoggets, 20 ewe hoggets and 150 adult ewes. Wether hoggets again met a very good sale. A pen of woolly hoggets topped the section at $8.40 and shorn hoggets ranged from $6.35 for the very small to $8.20 for well-grown forward (. orriedales. Some woolly ewe hoggets fetched $9.90 and the best of two pens of shorn ewe, \ pen of ewes with six months growth of wool fetched $6.50 and, 100 light ewes, suitable for fattening, $3 50. Prime lambs Entries in the prime lamb sec-' tioa fell from 1090 last week to ; 750. The market was very' sound,; with values fully firm on last week’s rates. A large proportion of the yarding ranged from $8.30 to $9 Values were:— Best lambs. $B.BO to $9 40 Medium lambs. $8 to $8.60 Light lambs, $7.40 to $7.85. Leading sales of prime lambs Included: A. L and M. D. Shipley iHareuoodi, 52 at $8.55 to $9 05; J S. Brooks Brookside),

126 at 58.55 to $8.80; J. R. Johns iCulverden), 21 at $8.75 to $9; |G. C. Philpott (Hawarden), 10 at 58.65; L. Ruck (Waikari), 31 at 53.40 to $9.15; G. E. Mason and Son (Hawarden), 13 at $B.lO to $8.90; Hitchen Hills (Hawarden). 20 at $8.50 to $9; estate R. T. Steele (Yaldhurst), 18 at S 8; A. Zuppicich ißroadfield', 32 at $8.45 to $9; R. Scott 'Pigeon Bay), 29 at $8.20 to $8.80; estate J. H. Jarman (Darfield). 26 at $8.70 to $9.20; G. H. and D. R. Eaves 'Hawarden), 27 at $9 to 59.40; Fenwick Farm (Cheviot), 26 at $8.50 to S 9. Prime sheep Hoggets and wethers continued< to meet a firm inquiry in the fat sheep section, but there was not a lot of life about the adult ewe sale. At 2130 the yarding was less than half the size of last w'eek's sale. Considering quality was plainer, hoggets had a very good sale at values 20c to 30c stronger. Both young and older wethers were fully firm. Ewes did not meet a very strong market and values were barely firm on those of last I week. Only the best of the shorn ewes reached $5. Values were:— i Best hoggets, $11.50 to $l3. ! Medium hoggets, $9.50 to $ll. Light hoggets, $7.80 to $9. Best young wethers, to SI 1.40. Medium wethers, $B.BO to $10.50. Adult wethers, $7 to Sil. Best shorn ewes, $4.70 to $5. Medium ewes, 54.20 to $4.60. Plain ewes. $3.60 to $4. Leading sales of prime sheep included: — Hoggets: R. G. Douglas (bcargilb. 51 at $11.05 to Sl2; J. L. Shepherd and Son (Rangiora), 29 at $ll to $11.90; R. W. Burnett (Cheviot!, 26 at $11.75 to $l2; Lanercost Estate (Parnassus), 26 at $11.90 to $l2; Narranda Farm, Ltd (Sheffield), 21 at $9.90 to $11; C. A. R- Woods (Lincoln), 6 at $12.05; W. J. Montgomery (Southbridge), 38 at $9.90 to $10.50; J. : H Hayward and Son (Duvau’chelle), 19 at $11.20 to $ll.BO. Wethers: I. D. Waddy (Blenheim), 38 shorn four-tooths at 57.20 to $7.50; W. Mulcock • Cheviot), 13 four-tooths at $10.10; J. A. and E. E. R. Dalton Parnassus), 6 four-tooths and sixtooths at S 10.90; D. R. Crawford • Ashburton). 12 woolly fourtooths at $8.50 to $9. Young ewes: Lands ana burvey Department (Cheddar Valiev), 117 four-tooths at $6.30 to S 8 10; Mrs A. E. Glenn (Waiau), i 14 at $7 to $7.50. Ewes: A. V. Ryde (Femside),

36 at $4.70 to $4.90; D. L. Meadows (Springston), 100 at $4 to $4 80; A. R. Ormond (Culverden), 34 at $4 to $4.60; Tomlin and Son (Whitecliffs), 13 at $4.55 to $4.90; C. McTeigue (Halswell), 18 at $4.55 to $4.90; A. A. Hulston (West Melton), 59 at $4.50 to $4.90; C. O. Redfern (Darfield), 14 at $4.60 to $4.85; M. M. Fitzgibbon (Spotswood), 19 at $4.20 to $4.95; A. D. Neil (Hawarden), 25 at $4.20 to $4.70; J. McL. Syme (Summerhill). 13 at $4.50 to $4.95; Wooldale Farming Co., Ltd, (Oxford), 25 at $4.50 to $4.70; K. Harrison (St Martins), 11 at $4 to $5; R. B. Coe (Irwell), 84 at $4.20 to $5.10; Fenwick Farm (Cheviot). 15 at $4.80; M. M. Watson (Irwell), 8 at $5.90. Prime cattle Entries in the prime cattle section declined from 484 last week to 260, but it proved to be quite adequate for requirements. Quality was again good. Competition was not nearly as brisk this week, and the market for steers eased $3 in the closing stages. Reflecting a good opening in the export schedule for manufacturing beef, cows improved $4 to $6 a head. Very few- heifers were included. Prime heavy steer beef sold from $26 to s’2B per 1001 b, prime

medium-weight, $2B to §30.50;, prime heavy heifer beef to S2B; prime medium-weight, $2B to $3O; | and cow beef, $22.50 to $25. Values were:— Extra heavy steers, to $223. Prime heavy. $lBO to §192. Prime medium, $165 to $l7B. Light steers, $l5O to $162. Best heifers, to $152. Medium heifers, $l3O to $142. Light heifers, $ll5 to $125. Butchers’ cows, to $l4O. Medium cows, $124 to $134. Leading sales of prime cattle included:— Steers: A. Hunter (Tai Tapu), 8 at $170.50 to 5176; A. Couch (Rapaki), 1 at $181.50; J. Inkson (Omihi), 12 at $l7O to $189.50; R. D. Middleton (Clarence Bridge), 9 at $169.50 to $193; F. Brice (Leithfield), 4 at $l7B to $199.50; A. L. and M. D. Shiplev (Harewood), 8 at $176 to $178; J. S. Scott (Heathcote), 57 at $179 to $190.50; A. D. and D. J. McFad-' den (Marshland), 2 at $178.50 to $185; D. J. Blakely Trust (Puraui.i 6 at $173 to $181; E. A. Alexander (Lakeside), 5 al $180.50 to $205; Glazebrook (Te Pirita), 12 at! $2OB to $223.50. Heifers: W. A. Foster (Parnassus). 10 at $l3O to $142; Crediton Farm (Horrelville), 1 at $131; estate R B. Johnson (Wekai Pass), 4 at $144 to $l5l. Cows: C. A. Bailey (Spring-1 stonl, 1. at $137.50; H. A. Fitz-! simmons (Cheviot), 3 at $140; estate D. K. McLachlan (Omihi), 2 at §131.50; Fiecken Brothers (Tai Tapu). 1 at §l4O. Store cattle Well-grown, forward yearling steers and heifers continued to meet a strong inquiry at values much in line with recent rates, but there was not the same strength in the market for some of the small to medium cattle. The yarding of 320 head was again made up largely of yearlings, and quality covered a very wide range. Good average yearling steers ranged from $lOO to $llO, with bigger cattle, aged about 16 months, to $123. Smaller steers ranged from $66 to $BB. Heifers ranged from $67.50 to $BO. Other sales included empty two-year-old Hereford heifers of good quality at $l3O, adult Angus cross and Hereford steers at $152, and two-year-old Friesian steers at $ll2 to $126. Sales of store cattle in- ( eluded:— Roecombe Farm (Sheffield), 15 two-year-old Friesian steers at $ll9 to $126; P. R. Blunden Trust (Port Levy), 28 Hereford two-year-old empty heifers at $130; Thornycroft Farm (Little Akaloa), 27 Angus and Angus cross yearling heifers at $67.50 to $BO, 30 Angus and Angus cross yearling steers at $66 to $88; J. D. Gallagher (Okuku), 10 Angus and Angus cross yearling steers at $123; M. A. Black (Culverden), 8 yearling Hereford steers at $llO, Dairy cattle Fourteen heifers and cows were offered in the dairy section and they met a steady rather than a strong inquiry. The best of the black and white heifers [reached $l5l, and there were I several sales at $l2O to $l3B.

Friesian cows sold to $145, andi Jersey and Jersev cross cows from $lOO to $llO. Vealers An entry of 72 vealers again sold well. although values showed a fractional decline on last sale. The best of the entry sold from $llO to $l2O, with odd sales of baby beef to $133; medium $9B to $lOB, and light from $BO to $95. At 94 head, the bobby calf entry was the smallest of the spring, but with added competition from two southern buyers, the market proved to be one of the best. Black and white bull calves regularly fetched more than $3O. at which the market was $3 to $4 stronger. Good black and white heifer calves sold to $26. Fat pigs Only a small yarding of fat I pigs was offered, and it included [ very few medium to heavy baconers. Quality was good. As at previous sales, the level of! values was strong. No choppers were included. Values were:— Light porkers, $22 to $2B. Medium porkers. $28.50 to $32. Heavy pork and light bacon, $32.50 to $36.20. Medium baconers, $37 to $41.50. Heavy baconers, to $47.80. Store pigs The store pig yarding was the smallest o£ the year. It comprised only seven pens, most of them being weaners. Only three pens were of good quality. All pigs met a very strong inquiry, and values were §1 to §2 stronger on recent rates. Two advertised sows, both with litters of 10. fetched §146. Values were:— Weaners, 54.70 to §13.30. Slips, §16.90 to $l7-. Large stores, to §21.80.