Attractive line scarce

Press, 17 February 1983, Page 23

Attractive line scarce

Few lines of attractive wellbred sheep were offered at the Addington market yesterday. The majority of the adult varding comprised ewes in light condition. Although a reasonablesized gallery followed the sale, buying power for the lighter sheep was weak. Heavy ewes looked good buying at prices of up to $l5. but many light sheep in poor condition sold from $4 to $lO. A line of Romneys easily topped the two-tooth section with $24.80. Corriedales sold to $l9 and many sales were between $l5 and $l7. An attractive line of Perendales sold to $l7.

A small yarding of store lambs caused va'lues to rise by $1 compared with last week's market. A total of 7170 lambs was offered (11.000 last week).

Most lambs were of small to

medium size and few heavylambs were yarded. Buying power came mainly from local farmers.

An outstanding line of shorn Coopworths sold to $20.50. but most lambs made from $l2 to $l4. with light lambs under $9. The two-tooth varding totalled 1500 and adults 11,368.

Sales included:— Two-tooths: P. W. Smail(Hororata). 252 Corriedales at $15.50: A. H. Rowe (Rangiora). 98 Romneys at $24.80; L. G. Fleming (Ciilverden). 90 Cirriedales at $17.20: R. E. Menzies (Little Akaloa). 100 Perendales at $15.30 to $l7: J. W. and S. J. Doak (Omihi), 137 Corriedales at $14.80 to $15.80. Adults: A. Mowat (Cheviot). 343

4-year Corriedales at $6.80 to $12.30: R. G. Morris (Cheviot). 305 4-year Corriedales at $B.BO to $13.80. and NO 5-year Corriedales at $11.40; G. C. Parfitt (Swannanoa). 220 5-year Border-Corrie-dales at $13.60; E. G. Fitzpatrick (Cheviot), 265 4-year Corriedales at $11.80; D. D. McKay (Hanmer Springs). 146 Romneys at $10.50; N. E. E. Mclntosh and Son (Rotherham). 123 Halfbreds at $10.10; Turnbull Brothers (Amberley). 199 annual draft Corriedales " at $8.20 to $12.20; Laidmere Farm (Amberley). 284 mixed-age Borderdales at $8.60 to $11; Mount Palm Estate (Rotherham). 384 5-year Corriedales at $9.80 to $11.40; L. R. Faulkner (Springfield). 77 2-shear Coopworths at $10.60, and 304 « mixed-age Coopworths at $l2 to $12.80; I. E. and M. E. Winskell (Cheviot). 228 5-year Corriedales

at $B.lO to $10.40; E. V. Murray (Scargill). 195 5-vear Corriedales at $8.60: T.’ C. Glassen (Whitecliffs). 341 annual draft Perendales at $B.BO to $11.60: E. W. Mosley (Scargill). 230 annual draft Corriedales at's7.9o to $10; R. J. Bennett (Swannanoa). 108 2shear Halfbreds at $9; Stoneyhurst Station (Motunau), 111 annual draft Halfbreds at $8; O. W. Evans (Hawarden). 317 annual draft Corriedales at $5.10 to $9.10; J. R. B. Menzies (Hawarden).'62l annual draft Halfbreds al $5.80 to $9.40. Lambs: A. T. Metherell (Loburn). 130 Corriedales at $12.50 to $14.80; G. Popperwell (Kaikoura). 170 Down cross at $12.80 to $13.40: J. W. and A. M. Fletcher (Kaikoura). 200 Perendales at $14.60 to $15.70; M. Marriott (Kaituna). 500 shorn Romneys at $10.20 to $14.10; R. L. Dillian (Blenheim). 400 shorn

Corriedales at $11.60 to $15.10; D. E. Hueston (Duvauchelle), 310 Perendales at $11.60 to $14.60; D. C. Carter (Gebbies Valley). 325 Perendales at $13.30 to $15.60: D. Handyside (Hundalee). 155 Romneys at $13.60 to $15.10; A. G. Wilkie (Ashley). 147 shorn Coopworths at $l5/60 to $20.50: Lands and Survey Department (Bell Hill). 888 ‘at $9.60 to $13.80; Gammack Farm (Springston). 100 at $15.10; D. R. Shipley (Harewood). 456 at $l3 to $16.20; R. J. Hall (Teddington). 42 at $15.80; A. K. Quentin-Baxter (Te Oka). 37 at $16.60.