ADDINGTON MARKET Breeding ewes show recovery

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34105, 18 March 1976, Page 13

ADDINGTON MARKET Breeding ewes show recovery

Store lamb values rose again at the Addington Market yesterday, and tn spite of several weeks of heavy selling, both two-tooth and adult breeding ewes made some recovery. This week’s store sheep yarding was 16,655, compared ‘with 18,590 last week. It consisted of 3520 ewe lambs, 3290 wether lambs, 1815 two-tooth ewes, and 8030 adult sheep. Apart from the improved sheep market, the feature of yesterday’s sale was the offering of the annual line of adult steers from the Molesworth Station.

While the sale was satisfactory, it was not as strong as expected. Otago buyers, although well representd, did not buy heavily. Store lambs Store lamb values continued to rise. This was no doubt inevitable following the good rise In wool and pelt prices at the This week’s entry included a much larger number of shorn lambs — most of them Romneys — and there were also lambs from as far as Central Otago. Compared with the last sale, many of the wether lambs were 30c a head stronger. Shorn Romneys sold to $9.70. woolly Romneys to $10.30. and Corriedales to the same figure. The top pens sold regularly at $B.BO to $9.50, with medium lambs at $7.80 to $8.50 and small at $6.50 to $7.50. Shorn Romneys met the best inquiry in the ewe lamb section, but fine-woolled lambs did not draw much competition. The best of a line of Romneys from the Peninsula fetched $12.20. Corriedales sold to the same price, but generally the best of the fine-woolled lambs sold at $lO to $ll. with small to medium at $7 to $9.50.

Sales of store lambs included.—

Wethers: W. A. Gray (Teddington). 105 Down-cross at $7.70 to S 9: W. J. S. McLaughlin (Greendale). 58 at $9.90: J. U. McCracken (Okuku), 60 Romneys at $9.50; Lands and Survey Department (Ahaura), 330 Perendales at $B.lO to $9.20: Seadown Farm (Amberley), 60 Corriedales at $6 to $7: P. D. H. Bush (Parnassus), 331 shorn Corriedales at 57.45 to $8.10; E. J. Allen and Sons (Bullock Hill), 704 shorn Romnevs at $8.40 to $9.70: D. S. Costello (Cheviot). 254 shorn Corriedales at $7.75 to $B. Ewe lambs: R. R. Haylock (Onuku). 285 shorn Romneys at $l2 to 512.20: G. W. Brice (Landsdowne Valley), 227 Romneys at $9.45 to $10.40; L. J. Clark-Hall

(Hawaixien), 144 halfbreds at $7.70 to $8.70; estate E. S. Sloss lAmbe rley). 125 Corriedales at $11; L., A. Catherwood (Charing Cross), 1122 Corriedales at $12.2u; Calder Farming Company (Hawardesift. 297 halfbreds at $7.10 to $9; J. LS. McCracken (Okuku), 160 Rarmie.’js at $9.50 to $10.30; estate E. W- Pawsey (Hawarden), 101 Corriedlaies at $5.10 to $7.70; J. S. Swarrbrick (Waiau), 186 Corriedales at $5.10 to $7.15: Seadown Farm (.Mmberlev). 80 Cornedales at $7.80 yto $9.30. Two-tooth ewes Two-tooth ewes met a better inquiry, «a nd the better half of the selection showed an improvement on i last week’s rates. The yarding <xf iB6O head included a useful selection of Romneys. The top price of the section was $17,111 for some Perendales. Romneys Isold to $l6, and the best of tIM: Corriedales to $16.20. Average ; two-tooths, however, continued Mito sell at $l2 to $14.50. Sales ccE two-tooth ewes included:—• A. R. and R. 1. Craw (Pigeon Bay), 101 F omneys at $l2 to $l3: W. R. Enspr (Bullock Creek). 208 Romneys rt $l4 to $l6; J. R. Wilson (Hamner Springs). 244 Perendales at $l6 to $17.10: J. A. Forrester (K’ulverden), 64 Corriedales at $3 4.10; R. G. Douglas (Scargill), 247 Corriedales at $12.20 to s’*3 60; Robert Reid and Sons (Darf.e'd), 72 Corriedales at $16.20: M. JI. Turnbull (Amberley), 74 Cocri iedales at $12.60. Adult ewe values made some recovery, aft er a series of weakening * sales . Quality, however, was much be tter than last week. The yardih g included a number of usefl 11 drafts of Romnevs from Banks Peninsu’a, while the fit e-woolled selection included a 1 pens of earlyshorn ewes efrom Otago. Compared ivith last sale, mos + ewes were 4 bout 50c a head stronger. Fot some of the better quality ? ens, the improvement* was more.

The best. ;of the Romneys reached or | bettered $l2, and there were several sales at $10.50 to $11.50. . Good sourrl-mouthed Corriedales and ha H’breds sold to $lO, while most sales of this description ranged from $8 to $9. One-year ev’-sl; sold mainly at $6.50 to $7.5(1.

As well as buyers from local districts, there was regular inauiry from ißakaia. Sales of acl-upt breeding ewes included:— M. J. FoleyJ (Teddington), 78 annual draft “lomneys at $l2; I

iN. H. P. Mclntosh (Kaiapuii, 367 four and five-year-old Romneys at $10.30 to $10.60; Willesden 'Estate (Prices Valley*, 345 five-year-old Romneys at $11; D. R. Hunt (Pigeon Bay;, 87 mixedaged Romneys at SI 1.20; C. A. Nurse (Hawarden;. 987 four and five-year-old halfbreds at 57.50 to $8.70; K. J. and H. A. Dalglish (Le Bons l4O Rom neys at $11.80; W. J. Morgan (Hundalee), 284 annual draft halfbreds at $8.10; Stone Jug Farm (Kaikoura), 440 annua’ draft Romneys at $5.70 to $8.30 A. A. Boyd (Kaikoura), 68 Border-Romneys at $9.40- p. H.

Collison (Windwiiistle), 40 twoshear Romneys at $9.70; J. P. Snushall (Kaikoura), 97 fuur-year-

Id Corriedales at $9.40. J. A. Francis (Hawa.den), 124 five- • ear-old Curriedaleb at $8.70; F. A*. Thrower (Allandale), 142 mixed-aged Romneys at $10.30; W. R. Ensor (Bullock Creek). 20 > annual draft Romneys at $12.30. Store cattle

The feature of this week’s ale was the offering of the aiiual line of steers from the * les worth Station The draft

.of 1252 head came fu*ward in very good order and, a*, uaual, I the large galler) following the sale included buyers who had purchased these cattle for many years.

This > ear, however, busing power was not as strung as usual, and values were several dollars short of most pre-sale forecasts.

Otago buyers, who usualh buy fairly heaslh, were probablv restricted by the dr\ conditions prevailing in their province. Added to this, they faced freight charges of up to $9 a head on their purchases. This years average for the line was $126 89. a substantial rise on last year’s figure of $92.36. However, the market when related to the current prices for prime beef, was much in buyers’ fa\our.

fihle figures shewed that 540 Angus-cross steers bold at $125 to <172. ave-agi v.; sr.i 05. 281 Angus s»eer< at <r 7 j l5l asc ,._ aging $114.36. and 4?4 Hereford steers at $ll7 to $l7O. averaging $126.R9. Ota,»To buy *rs, who on some occasions have bought half the line, took a little more than ’CP. Local buyers, particularly from Banks Peninsula and Kaia pol bought regulartv. and other cattle were bought for Mid Canterbury, seve .d districts of North Canterbury, and a few for the West Coast.