Prices less buoyant at adult-ewe sale

Press, 1 March 1984, Page 21

Prices less buoyant at adult-ewe sale

Another big yarding of 13,000 adult ewes faced buyers at the Addington market yesterday. The yarding carried the total number of aged and annual draft ewes sold at Addington during the last four store sheep sales to more than 60,000. Yesterday’s sale was the first time this season that the adult store sheep market lacked buoyancy, although prices were still satisfactory. Many farmers have already bought their additional stock and the recent hot weather has allowed other farmers to continue harvesting grain crops. Several good quality lines of annual draft Romney ewes from Banks Peninsula were offered and these were in steady demand, making to $25. However the buying power slackened for sheep of mediocre quality. Competition from freezing companies kept the value of works-type ewes up to recent rates. An average quality yarding of two-tooths attracted a medium level of interest. Good Border cross sheep sold to 132.20, and a line of Corriedales made to $3l. A few pens of Romney twotooths sold to $27, but most other fine and strong wool two-tooths sold from $2l to $26. Once again there was a shortage of store lambs which forced prices up. The yarding comprised mostly medium lambs which sold from $l7 to $2O. Few sales were made at less than $l4. The yardings were 13,163 adults (16,000 last week), 3597 two-tooths, and 4965 lambs (3300 last week). Sales included:— Adults: Glenroy Farm (Hororata), 292 mixed age Coopworths at $25.20; D. L. Mason (Little River), 147 annual draft Romneys at $2O; M. J. Stanbury (Little River), 89 annual draft Romneys at $25; D. O.

Masefield and Sons (Goughs Bay), 93 annual draft Romneys at $22.40; J. E. Howden (Port Levy), 266 annual draft Romneys at $23; P. D. and J. C. Helps (Port Levy), 240 annual draft Perendales at $l9; E. J. and K. M. Henderson (Cheviot), 172 annual draft Corriedales at $l9; D. K. Rutherford (Hawarden), 637 annual draft Corriedales at $l7 to $18; W. J. Morgan (Hundalees), 400 annual draft Halfbreds at $13.40 to $15.20; Foxdown Partnership (Scargill), 105 annual draft Corriedales at $19.80; Tokanui Farm (Purau), 381 annual draft Perendales at $17.50 to $18.80; R. H. Steele (Culverdenj, 260 annual draft Border-Corriedales at $18.30; N. N. Blunden (Port Levy), 140 five-year Coopworths at $ 19.80; D. R. Fraser (Cuiverden), 94 Corriedales at $21.80; R. E. Menzies (Menzies Bay), 100 Perendales at $19.20; D. C. Brown (Fisherman’s Bay), 204 Romneys at $14.40 to $18.60; G. J. Curry (Akaroa), 247 four and five-year Romneys at $l5 to $18; W. R. and A. Dixon (Waiau), 566 annual draft Halfbreds at $13.50 to $14.40; Calder Farming Company (Hawarden), 262 Halfbreds at $19.80 to $22.20; A. I. and N. R. McArthur (Oxford), 75 mixed age Romneys at $21.20; A. Prendergast (Rhodes Bush), 330 annual draft Romneys at $14.20 to $l6; D. C. Carter (Teddington), 149 five-year Coopworths at $15.10; K. M. Eaves (Waikari), 100 threeshear Border-Corriedales at $20.40; T. E. Elliott (Cheviot), 105 five-year Corriedales at $17.50; J. Mclntosh (Le Bons Bay), 96 annual draft Romneys at $l6; P. D. H. Bush (Parnassus), 114 five-year Corriedales at $18,20; D. J. Blakely Trust (Purau), 342 five-year Perendales at $2l; C. L. Freeman (Aylesbury), 212 four and five-year Border-Corriedales at $16.20; D. W. and I. M. Stott (Aylesbury), 215 mixed age Border-Corriedales at $2O to

$24; C. H. and B. C. Kay (Hanmer Springs), 146 fiveyear Romneys at $lB.BO.

Two-tooths: R. D. G. Lawrence (Hawarden), 47 Corriedales at $26.40; Lands and Survey Department (Mawheraiti), 134 Romneys at $17.80 to $20.40, and 221 Perendales at $17.80 to $21.20; W. N. Maxwell (Greta Valley), 264 Corriedales at $2O to $23; V. W. Reid (Omihi), 220 Corriedales at $2l to $25.20; Fear and Gilchrist (Swannanoa), 47 Corriedales at $30.20; K. M. Wells (Oxford), 67 Halfbreds at $23; P. D. H. Bush (Parnassus), 103 Border-Corrie-dales at $22.40 to $25; D. D. McKay (Hanmer Springs), 80 Romneys at $27.80; W. E. Mulligan (Hawarden), 153 Corriedales at $20.60 to $25.60; G. Jopp (Fairlie), 156 Halfbreds at $23.40 to $24.20; K. M. Eaves (Hawarden), 87 Border-Corrie-dales at $3O; Christchurch Airport Farm, 49 Corriedales at $3l; T. E. Elliott (Cheviot), 52 Corriedales at $27.20.

Lambs: E. J. Grimsey (Cheviot), 140 Corriedales at $17.20 to $19.60; R. D. Thomas (Sheffield), 180 Perendale cross at $18.20 to $18.40; M. L. Crampton (Cheviot), 200 shorn Corriedale ewe lambs at $17.20 to $18.80; Ballindaloch Farm (Cuiverden), 57 Corriedale ewe lambs at $l9, 163 wethers at $l6 to $21.20; I. R. and J. M. Campbell (Reefton), 376 Perendales at $14.40 to $19.50; Lands and Survey Department (Burkes Creek, Reefton), 607 at $17.40 to $19.50; E. C. and M. Orr (Amberley), 89 at $l5 to $25.20; W. M. Weir and Sons (Barrytown), 384 shorn at $l7 to $l9; K. D. and L. W. Turpin (Greta Valley), 89 Romneys at $19.80 to $23; Willowlea Farm (Te Pirita), 101 at $l5 to $20.20; R. H. and R. Croft (Omihi), 387 Romneys at $l6 to $18.50; J. R. Jones (Hokitika), 99 Romney ewe lambs at $19.20; Matclay Farm (Hari Hari), 152 at $16.20 to $18; H. G. E. Taylor (Oxford), 74 at $2O to $22.