Addington market Store stock prices fall in small yarding

Press, 24 March 1988, Page 20

Addington market Store stock prices fall in small yarding

Prices for [store stock began to slide again af Adding-' I ton |yesterday, reflecting the ! downward trend in Tuesday’s | prime stock- sale. -I ! - The lambs offered for sale were generally of poor qual-i ity and. were $1 back* on values [last week. ! i '• d [ The I few pens of bett;er- [ quality i stock maide up to sl4,j but most sales were made[ at i ! $9 to $ll. Smaller lambs, made $5 to' $7. -| I [ ■' ! ' | ' I ![ j -The. dry conditions meant [ (here was no: farmer inquiry, | and prices- were” relative to! : schedule rates. The sale at-[ -i tracted!; I only a small; galleryl ( About 5000 lambs were; [ yarded[. compared with 872 f ! last week. [ ; , ■ j: 1 . Adult sheep met a sim lar ! fate because; of the lack of i buyingl power, j [ / „i ; Mated light-shorn i ewes ! made. $7 to $lO,, while th.bse with a bit of wool made $9 to $ll. The Occasional pen ! reached sl4.[. |[! J [[■ [ i Two-tooths! also, had a de? pressed sale, with many pens selling) at $lO to $l2. One good pen of Corriedales from A. J. Cook, Mitcham, made $24. j ~ A total of '3560 sheep was yarded, compared with 4130 last week. '■ : l'

. Cattle had a difficult] sale in spite of a small yardjng. Stock showed signs; of ef 'ect from the dry spell!) - I •Buyers showed ho interest in heifers, either calves or ! adults. | I ,; ■ Good [calves still hic a good sale,) but anything of poorer ‘quality was ; much [harder to sell.! )| . : About 617 cattle ! were yarded compared [with 1503 at; the last [sale. | ; I A larger; yarding of goats attracted a .larger, gallery of buyers and spectators than recent sales. - Most! G 4 does sold at $l4 to 11522, and wethers mhde $5.50 to $lO. Three purebred does mjade $72. Aboui . 150 goats vjere . yarded compared with 64 at the last sa e. ] ;)| [ -I •Price range , [I Sales included.—; Adult sh'eep: A.i|W. Mason I 217. [Coopwbrth ewes at s7i to $11,75; R. J], H. Cobp (Kaituna), 100 Rcmney ewes at $10.50; J. J] Murdoch (Kaituna), |ll3 Romney qwes : at $13.80; O. G. Jenkins (Port Levy), 102) ewes at $8: A. J. Cook (Mittham), 67 Corriedale two-tdoths at I $24; Gl. E. ■ Patten (Little River), 87 i annual draft Perendale ewes at'slo.so; D. E. Patten (Little [River), 33 annual Ijcraft ! ' ‘ j '! I !

Perendale ewes at $10.50. t Lambs: J. J. Murdoch (Kaituna Valley). 426 Romney wethers at $6.10 to $13.20; G. A. and D. G. Heard (Greta Valley), 479 shorn Corriedale rams at $8.30 to $10.30. | Cattle: R. B. and H. A. Ijrost (Summerhill), 15 HerefprdFriesian i cross mixed-aged cows at) $350 to $410; ienmore [Graziers (Springfield), 24 18-month Limousin cross steers [at $316 [to $338; Ri H. Mj. Johnstone i (Oxford),) 29 Hereford Cross steers at $322 to; $348,, 16 Hereford cross heifers at $240 to $264)| Mt Possession (Ashburton),-! 138Hereford heifers at $2OO to $300; D.IA. Whyte (Ederidale Station Ashburton), 56 Hereford cross steers at $336 to $382; A.! J. Duncan (Springfield), 17 steer calves at $228 to $250, 34 heifer calve. 4 at $164 to $172; D. A. and S. Gebbie (Jeddington);-37 steer calves! at $256 to $300,) 38 heifer calves at] $lBO to $230; J, R. and H. M. Inch (Hpro,rata), .23 steer calves at 5270 to $294, 8 heifer calves at $230; Palmside Station (Culverderi),) 68 18-month Here-. ford steers at $320 to $346; E. A. D. [Shand (Culverden). 1 18 314-year Hereford and Here- 1 ford cross steers at $4BB to $516. j |