Addington market

Press, 19 February 1987, Page 10

Addington market

Demand for store sheep

Small yardings of store lambs and adult breeding ewes ensured a strong sale for all types of store sheep at the Addington market yesterday.

Lamb prices rose at least $2 a head in response to a keen demand from fanners and a meat company. Top lambs reached $24 and several other pens made $2O to $23. Good quality medium lambs sold at $l6 to $l9, while most small lambs ranged from $l2 to $l6. Only poor types fetched less than $ll.

the small yarding of 3800 lambs (compared with 5700 last week) gave buyers very little scope to buy selectively.

Pre-lamb-shorn five-year-old Corriedales from Nukiwai Partnership, Culverden, reached $18.20 in another good sale of breeding ewes. Prices of all ewes were fully firm with recent rates, particularly those for light fattening-types. Sales of reasonable quality light ewes under $lO were uncommon. Several good > lines of annual draft ewes ranged from $l2 to $l7. Five-year-old Corriedales from P- D. H. Bush, Parnassus, reached $17,40, four-year Coopworths from Alec McLean, Omihi, made $l7, and four-year-old Corriedales from R. G. Morris, Cheviot, sold at $l6.

The adult ewe yarding of 5500 was almost 1200 smaller

than last week’s. Sales included:— Adult ewes: Richmond Hill (Sumner), 115 Border-Corrie-dale two-tooths at $27.40, and 142 five-year Border-Corrie-dales at $13.40; Nukiwai Partnership (Culverden), 542 fiveyear Corriedales at $l4 to , $18.20; R. o. Morris (Cheviot), 204 four-year Corriedales at $l6, 96 five-year at $14.60; A. G. Harper (Te Oka), 320 annual draft Perendales at $11.20 to $12.20; J. Bamford (Hawarden), 184 annual draft Corriedales at $14.60; M. Bayley (Birdlings Flat), 150 annual draft Halfbreds at $12.60; Tokanui Farm (Purau), 153 annual draft Perendales at $11.80; D. R. Shipley (Harewood), 444 annual draft Corriedales at $ll.BO to $14.40; Lands and Survey Department (Tiromoana), 853 annual draft Corriedales at $14.20 to $l6; Aiec McLean (Omihi), 138 four-year Coopworths at $l7; P. H. Parkinson (Kaituna), 152 five-year Perendales at $11; P. D. H. Bush (Parnassus), 377 five-year Corriedales at $14.40 to $17.40, and 143 Border-Corriedales at $12.80 to $l7; J. J. Lochhead (Omihi), 228 five-year Corriedales at $14.60; John A. Little (Mt Vulcan), 80 annual draft Corriedales at $l5; N. N. Blunden (Port Levy), 124 . Coopworths ;• at' Store lambs: B. V. Harris

(Te Pirita), 119 at $l9 to $2O; G. W. and M. A. Parsons (Kaikoura), 229 Romneys at $12.40 to $2O; P. H. Schrink (Oxford), 114 at $15.20 to $20.80; D. R. Shipley (Harewood), 214 at $15.80 to $17.40; H. Robinson (Akaroa), 117 at $12.20 to $18.80; W. R. Russell (Lees Valley), 432 at $11.60 to $19.60; E. C. and M. Orr (Broomfield), 154 at $12.60 to $19.20; B. R. Early (Sefton), 150 Border-Romney ewes at $lB.BO to $23.80; L. C. Waghom (Duvauchelles), 261 Down cross at $13.60 to $24.20; Clifton Farming Group (Waiau), 200 Corriedales at $12.20 to $15:20; J. G. Bamford (Hawarden), 250 at $13.50 to $17.70; G. A and D. G. Heard (Greta Valley), 350 Corriedales at $18.20 to $21.20.