Addington Market

Press, 28 February 1980, Page 26

Addington Market

Sheep values ease

Although high quality lines were'easy to sell there was a general easing of values at the store sheep sale at Addington yesterday. Some excellent sheep were yarded but in many cases quality was disappointing and sold at levels below those at recent ewe fairs: In line with recent trends the straight-bred Romney was the sheep many buyers were after and these sold well. A pen of well woolled annual draft Romneys from K. J. and H. W. Dalglish (Le Bons Bay) made $3O. Similar quality sheep from A. J. Hutchison (Wainui) sold for $29.20. Other adult Romney ewes sold mainly between $l7 and $24.20. Annual draft Perendales and Coopworths had a reasonable sale with most pens in the $16.90 to $23.10 bracket.

Older fine-wooled sheep were harder to sell than the strong-woolled lines. There were few Corriedales, or Halfbreds over the $22 mark. Many lines were below $2O. The adult ewe offering was 14,292 (16,651 last week). The situation for the 4883 two-tooth ewes yarded (5296 last week), was similar. There were few feature lines of sheep from well-known vendors and the quality of most of the stock offered was only average. Top quality strong and fine woolled two-tooths sold at around $3O but for most pens of Corriedales, Romneys, and Coopworths values ranged from $23.60 to $28.20. An outstanding line of 241 Border Leicester-Corriedale cross from the Morchard Account (Darfield) sold to $33.60. For Coopworths the best price was $3l and for Romneys $31.80. Again interest centred on the Romneys but there was the usual interest in Corriedales and Halfbreds. The store lamb market was remarkably consistent. Wether lambs, especially strong-wooled types, improved by $1 and all ewe lambs held to late rates. There were 14,292 lambs offered (8153 last week) but buying power remained consistent to the final pens sold.

J. S. and L. H. Scott (Oxford) had the best of the ■Romney ewe lambs. They sold 167 between $15.20 and $18.60. A real feature of the sale Was a line of 105 Poll Dorset ewe lambs from R. Lough (Dunsandel). These made $21.40.

Other strong-woolled ewe lambs were between $14.50 and $l7. Corriedale ewe lambs ranged from $13.80 to $15.70. ; The best wether lamb price was $15.80, this for a pen of Halfbreds, but most lines were between $12.20 and $15.60.

Sales of sheep included.—

Two-tooths: I. D. McLeod (Springston), 60 Romneys at $29.60; S. D. and K. L. Edge (Kaituna Valley), 50 Perendafes at $24.80, 51 Border Leicester cross at $25.60; W. L. Gabbie (Motukarara), 145 Romneys at $29 to $29.40; J. McL. Syme (Summerhill), 57 Romneys at. $26.40; J. N. Boag (Rotherham), 208 Cor-

riedales at $24 to $26.60; Jedburgh Farm (Cheviot), 65 Corriedales at $23.60; M. J. O. Dixon (West Eyre ton), 92 Corriedales at $25.80; L. J. Weavers (Kaikoura), 60 Romneys at $28.20; East Lane Company (Kekerengu), 52 Corriedales at $21.60; E. W. Mosely (Amberley), 110 Corriedales at $22.20; B. V. Harris (Hororata), 124 Corriedales at $22.40 to $25.20; P. S. Northcote (Waiau), 187 Halfbred at $22 to $25.20; Robert Reid and Sons (Darfield), 92 Romneys at $31.80; Netherwood Farm (Omihi), 86 Corriedales at $21.60; A. O. Rutherford (HawardenY 109 Corriedales at $17.80; Marlow Account (Amberley), 366 Coopworth-Corriedale cross at $27.20 to $30.80; Kinloch Farm (Little River), 46 Coopworths at $26.20; Estate J. and L. Knight (Lavericks Bay), 78 Coopworths at $29; St Anthony’s Church (Cheviot), 107 Coopworths at $3l; Estate J. Hall (Peraki), 81 Romneys at $25; N. J. Burgess (Cheviot), 84 Coopworths at $26.20; Morchard Account (Darfield), 241 Border Leicester-Cor-riedale cross at $30.20 to $33.60; Mandalea Farm Ltd (Ohoka), 88 Corriedales at $22.60; G. K. Fagan (Diam o n d Harbour), 119 Crossbred at $25.20 to $27; Philpott Bros (Okuku), 146 Corriedales at $23. Adults ewes: K. J. and H. W. Dalglish (Le Bons Bay), 164 annual draft Romneys at $3O; A. J. Hutchison (Wai- 1 nui), 251 annual draft Romneys at $29.20; P. D. and J. C Helps (Port Levy), 139 annual draft Perendales at $23.80; T. C. Grigg (Hororata), 313 annual draft Corriedales at $19.80; Coleridge Downs (Coleridge), 370 annual draft Halfbreds at $l9; R. W. Watson (Prices Valley) 105 annual draft Romneys at $l7; K. T. Watson (Kaituna Valley), 96 annual draft Romneys at $20.80; D. S. Morris (Cheviot), 206 annual draft Corriedales at $20.40 W. G. and S. E. Henderson (Waiau), 200 five-year Romney at $2O; J. R. Cottier (Waiau), 705 five-year Halfbreds at $16.80 to $l9; A. Prendergast (Rhodes Bush), 174 five-year Romneys at $l9 to $2l; S. D. and K. L. Edge (Birdlings Flat), 104 Border Leicester-Romney cross at $21.60; J. C. and C. W. Le Cren (Parnassus), 536 Corriedales at $16.40 to $20.40; Mandalea Farm Ltd (Rangiora), 101 Corriedales at $22.20; L. K. Sloss (Omihi), 390 Corriedales at $15.10 to $22; R. W. Manson (Brookside), 43 Border-Leicester-Romney cross at $l7; L. Couper (Little River), 199 annual draft Coopworths at $22.40; Netherwood Farm (Omihi), 119 Corriedales at $16.60; D. S. Thomas (Amberley), 130 mixed age Corriedale cross at $21.40; E. V. Murray (Scargill), 300 annual draft Halfbreds at $16.80 to $22.80; R. R. L. and S. C. Turpin (Port Levy),. 60 ananual draft Romneys at $19.80; A. J. and C. Anderson (Whiterock), 225 fiveyear Halfbreds at $18.20 to $19.50; *R. J. Hall (Whitecliffs), 350 annual draft Perendale and Perendale cross at $17.60 to $20.40; J. J. and R. G. McLean (Omihi), 254 annual draft Corriedale’S at $20.60. Wether lambs; R. D. Tho-

mas (Sheffield), 619 crossbred at $l3 to $15.60; B. K. McFarland (Parnassus), 220 Corriedales at $l4 to $14.80; W. B. Clarkson (Kaikoura), 400 Drysdale cross at $12.90 to $15.50; R. G. Bell (Teddington), 30 Down cress at $l6; P. J. Fitzsimmons Cheviot), 294 Corriedales at $12.80 to $l5; A. J. Adams (Inchbonnie), 250 Down cross at $13.40 to $14.30; M. R, Hogden (Hawarden), 80 Corriedales at $13.80 to $l5; J. J. Butcher (Kopara), 135 Perendales at $15.40; R. A. Adams (Inchbonnie), 202 shorn Romneys at $12.10, 103 Down cross at $13.20 to $15.80; W. M. McKay (Hurunui), 46 Halfbreds at $13.40 to $15.80; R. A. Campbell (Belfast), 26 Down cross at $14.40; W. Liddell (Atarua), 135 Perendales at $l3; Aotea Run Co. (Waipara), 485 Border Leicester-Merino cross at $14.50 to $15.70. Ewe Lambs: J. S. and L. H. Scott (Oxford), 167 Romneys at $15.20 to $18.60; M. R. Hodgen (Hawarden), 160 shorn Corriedales at $13.80 to $l5; M. A. Black (Culverden), 450 shorn Corriedales at $14.60 to $17.80;’ N. W. Cossar (Summerhill), 95 Corriedales at $15.70; J. L. Clark-Hall (Hawarden), 181 Corriedales at $14.20 to $l5; Aotea Run Co. (Waipara), 865 Border Leicester-Merino cross at $15.60 to $l7; R. Lough (Dunsandel), 105 Poll Dorsets at $21.40.