Prime cattle better; stores hardly sell

Press, 15 March 1978, Page 10

Prime cattle better; stores hardly sell

Addington Market •

Prime cattle made a good recovery at the Addington Market yesterday - largely because ul' the much reduced yarding. A nominal offering of prime lambs lifted by a dollar a head. ' but prime sheep were generally easier. Tiie esrious aspect of the market though was the poor inquiry for store cattie; they were \irtually unsaleable at auction. Prime iambs Prime lambs Had a good sale,;, solely because tile yarding was so far short of retail require-1 inenls. At 325 head, the yarding; was the smallest of the autumn. : With a stoppage at the freezing! (works last week, and claims of a , I backlog of lamb.- awaiting killing.: (this was a surprising -- almost! incongruous — situation. Values:— Best lambs, to $15.40, Medium Jambs. $13.80 to Sl-1.50. Light iambs, $12.5(1 to $13.50. Shorn lambs. $1! to $ll.BO. ; Leading sales included:— J. Pearce (Greenpark), 58 at Sl2 . to $15.40; P. J. Young (Meniington), 71 at $12.50 to $l5; J. Hancock (Swannanoa), 11 shorn at $11.60 to $11.80; F. Diver (Halswell). 24 at $13.50 to $l3; J. McKenzie (Methven), 43 at $13.40 to $14.70; J. D. Waller (Little River), 15 at $13.50 to $14.50; D. G. Heslop (Brookside), 7 at $l3 to $14.30; T. Hopkinson (Woodend), 26 at $12.40 to $13.50; Kapuranga Farm (Springston), 11 at $14.50 to 515.4 U; F. A. Pamment; Whataroa), 9 at. $13.90 to $14.50. M. 11. Steele (Darfield), 8 at $13.50 to $14.10. Prime sheep Prime sheep had a very ordi- ' nary sale, in spite of some additional competition in the early and half-waj stages. The yarding I was 1890, compared with 1985 last week, and included a useful selection of young wethers. | However, they were often easier; only the best pens reached $l2. Ewes. too. had a very.moder- ■ ate sale, with only the best pens (reaching $7.50. Compared with last sale both ewes and wethers would have to be quoted at up to 50c a head;, easier. Values:— Best young wethers, to 512.20. Medium wethers, $lO.BO to $11.50. Plain wethers, $9.80 to $10.40. Best adult ewes, to $7.50. Medium ewes, $6.80 to $7.50. Plain ewes, $4.50 to $6. Leading sales or prime sheep included:— Young wethers.— J. C. McGrouther (Racecourse Hill), ■ 118 at $ll to $l2; Kotare Downs Ltd, (Fernside). 62 at $lO.lO to . $12.10; J. P- O’Carroll (Hawarden). 24 at $10.60 to $11.90; H. L. Montgomery (Dunsandel), 29 at $lO.lO to $10.90; V. D. Williamson (Methven), 79 at $lO to $11.70; E. G. O. Rutherford (Haunter Springs), 61 at $10.50 to $11.80; M. K. Hodgen (Waikari). 17 at $lO to $11; K. Harrison (Christchurch), 14 at $1.0.30 to $11.80: W. R. Tilson (Glenroy), 20 at $10.40 to $12.20: C. A. Adams (Greendalei. 61 at $10.50 to $12.30. Two-tooth ewes.— E. G. O. Rutherford (Haunter Springs), 15 at $lO to S 10.50; R. C. Adants (Greendale). 18 at $lO to $10.50. Adult, ewes.— Miss K. Rutherford (Parnassus), 46 at $5.50 to $7.50: R. J. Ashworth (Sefton), 32 at $5,60 to $7.40; ; L A. Baxter

'.Darfield). 118 at. $6.10 to $7.30: W. O. and JI. U. Inch 'Rakatab -9 at $6.50 to $6.80; G. S. and M. L. Dallev (Oxford). t 0 at sj.lo to ; $7.20; J. S. Brooks (Irwell), 2o at $7.30. Prime cattle i Prime cattle had a much imi proved sale. The yarding at 393 'nead was almost WU fewer than last week. It included a good selection of steers, but also a &eJecition of fairly plain and light weight heifers Although the market opened I on a weak note, it quickly iin- : proved, and from there on the market for both steers and hei- ! fers was $lO to $l2 stronger — on a par with t fortnight ago. For most of the market, steer 'beef sold at 55c to s«c a Kg; i heifer beef at 48c to a2c; and (cow beef at 44c to 47c. Values:-Extra-heavy steers, to 5196. Medium steers. 5155 to $J<O. Light steers, $135 to slao. Outer steers, $ll5 to $l3O. Top-weight heifers, to $149. Medium heifers. $ll2 to $122. Light heifers. $BO to $lOO. Butchers cows, to $l3O. Medium cows, $llO to $l2O. Light cows. $7O to $lOO. Leading sales included. — Steers.— D. R. Shipley (Harewood), 19 at $llB to $159: A. T. and A. W. Black (Waiau), < at $135 to $166; W. H. R. Stevenson (Oxford). 6 at $l3l to $198; S. M. •Johns (Kaikoura), 10 at $l3O to $186; R. F. Fear (Swannanoa), 8 at Sl6O to 8179; A. J. Wyllie (Omihi), 12 at $137 to $145; G. D. Stanbury (Little River), 10 at SlaO Ito 5162: .1. A. Allen (Greenpark). 1.2 at $136 to $147; J. Plaskett (Fernside). 13 at $5O to $175: R. j. McFadden (Belfast). 3 at sla3 to $170; R. J. Turpin (Little River). 8 at $l3O to $143. Heifers-- R. J. McFadden Belfast), 5 at $126 to $136: P. R and iN. M. Blunden (Port Levy), 12 ati $ll4 to $127; W. A. Gray (Ted dington). 11 at $ll7 to $120; estate J. Milliken (Springfield), 11 al $lO2 to $134. Cows. — Eslate J. Milliken (Springfield). 5 at $95 to $116; R.l C. Kimber (Ohoka). I at $110; R. G. Miller (Clarkviile), 1 at $113: A. M. Henderson (Oxford), 3 at 596. Store cattle If there was any message to farmers in the market, it lay in the store pens, for the carry-over 18 and 20-month-old steers were virtually unsaleable. It was a situation which has not been seen al Addington for many years. In the yarding of about 300 head, there were regular pass-) ings. Some of the young steers) were sold later in the $4O to $45; range, which, in normal circumstances. was store calf value. The yarding included a very attractive line of Hereford cows, offered as capital stock, and the

;; best of them fetched 577. But on 9 tiie day. Ji was a i-aJe which J. demand al its lowest ebb. o Dair\ cattle Seven dairv cattle were offered, and met a fair tnqutrv. However, it must be added that i- the advertised Friesian heifers 3 were of excellent qualm. Some ii of them had calves; others were on the point of calving. ,i <1 •- 'prices ranged from 5162 to $lB3. t' j \ ralcrs 1 ‘ Vealers had an improved salr. e mainly because the yarding of ' 160 was much closer to require incuts. Most of the yarding com prised light to medium-weighti ’'Prices tot the best ranged • mainly from $75 to sB5, with the I tight young cattle down to $5O. I On estimated dressed \\c g).t much of the veal was fetching I about 52c a kg. a rise of $5 to I $6 a head on recent rates. I al pigs ■ Light and medium ba<oner< ; had a sound sale at last w eek's I rates, but porkers had only a me 'diocre sale. The yarding was ’ large, and cousised largely of I light and medium porkers. These -Isoid at last week’s nominal rates . Better quality baconers met the II best competition from retail i buyers. .(lore than 8d choppers were i!offered — the largest entry of 8 this class of pig for a consid»l arable time. Competition was . surprisingly good, and the mat--0 ket held up well tnroughout. ,1 Values:— t Light porkers, $35 to $3B. Heavy porkers. 539 to $44 J! Light and medium baconers. ' $45 to $54. Heavy baconers. $56 to |6l, -'.with odd sales to $65. ’ 11 Choppers, good, $5O to S6O. t Other choppers. $2O to $4l). - j Store pig* . Store pigs again had a very ’ slow sale. The quality of ttie •Iyarding was again very pUtiTi: ■ some vendors apparentlj took : very little interest in the presefi--1 tatibn of their pigs. Competition was confined (solely to local buyers, and agwe ! only’the best quality pigs njSt > useful competition. No quotiljfe i sales of breeding stock were tn • eluded. '«w, ; Values.— Small weaners, $4 to Sc t Good vveaners, $8 to $11.50. Slips. $l2 to $l3. ) Small stores, $lB to $24 * • Large stores. $25 to S3O, wtilj: qsome sales to $36. ; ■ — , *