ADDINGTON MARKET Brisk demand seen for store lambs

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34045, 8 January 1976, Page 11

ADDINGTON MARKET Brisk demand seen for store lambs

Store lambs met ai brisk inquiry from a large gallery of buyers at the Addington Market 'yesterday, and values {were fully in line with the good rates paid at the pre-Christmas sale.

The store sheep yarding, at I 14820, fell short of demand by) a considerable margin. It; (consisted of 3800 lambs and, i 1020 adult sheep. ' Corriedale and Down-cross; I lambs made up the bulk of! 'the store lamb offering. The sale opened with a pen of; ‘Corriedales fetching $7.05,! ■ and this proved to be the lowest point of the market; ■ for as bidding gained momenitum, most of the yarding sold; i regularly at $7.30 to $B.

Both Romney cross and Down-cross lambs bettered .$9; halfbred wether lambs soid to $8.65, and the “floor” price for the small lambs was a regular $6. A -mall entry of ewe lambs | — all of them Corriedale — 'sold at $6.90 to $lO. i Sales of .stoi’e lambs included ■ I T. D. McDrury (Halswell), 140 Down-cross at $6.20 to $7.80; Missi (J. Anderson (Charter)- Bax), 78 i Perendale at $7.75 at $8; M l C. Bamford (Hurunuh. 98 half- | bred at $5.70 to $7.10- J W. Cottier (Waiaul, 112 halfbred at I $6.55 to $7.25; D. B. McKavi (Hurunui), Jl6 halfbred at $7.60' ;to $8.65; John Adams (Inch* I bonniet, 75 Suffolk-* ross at $8.05;; ■ 58 Coopworth at $8; B. D. and ! T. Childs (Manuka Ba*. Cheviot. 316 Corriedale al $6.05 at $8; B. . D. and T. Childs (Fernhill. Cheviot), 289 Corriedale at $5.90 to $7.05; Pahutane Farm (West-1 port). 24 Romney-cross at $6.65 to

I $7.86. 11. 11. Deans (Darffeldt. 2<»l Romney at $8.40 to $9.1.5; B I Hickey iChailestoni. 146 Iloinmxlcrocs ai $i 7o to >7 (, Van Asch <Hoon Hav i, 279 Doxv n-<-ro-x at $6.15 to $8.20; I). P. <,taham <Tai Tapu). 63 Down«cro>a at $6.20 to $B.BO. Ewe lambs: B. D and T. Child* (Manuka Baj. Ciieviot). 233 < orriedale at $6.80 to $8 50; B. ID. and T. Childs (Fernhill, ’Cheviot). 93 Corriedale at *7.05 to S 10; J. W. ( ottier iWaiau*. 54 | hall bred at $6.90. Adult fclieep , If yesterday's adult store cheep | sale was to be regarded at a (guide on prices lor the remainder of the season, it vill i The offering was small and {mixed, and sales included threeshear Coopworth ewes at $l2, i two-shear Corriedales at $ll '.(», one-year Corriedales at $5.90 <o |s7, and early-shorn annual-dratt •ewes with good mouths at $lO 60 Ho $11.95.