FREEZING BUYERS OPERATE IN MARKET

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19243, 3 December 1930, Page 3

FREEZING BUYERS OPERATE IN MARKET

FIRST APPEARANCE AT ADDINGTON TO-DAY.

The chief interest in the market at Addington to-day was the appearance of freezing works buyers for the first time, this season. They operated in the lamb pens, but did not buy freely. Fat cattle were entered in considerably larger numbers than' they were last wetek. The price dropped from £1 to £1 10s a head. Fat lambs were forward in large numbers, and met a firm sale on the basis of last week’s values. A small number of buyers followed the fat sheep sale, which was -weaker by la to 3s 6d a head. There were few really good lines. Pat Cattle. The entry of fat cattle was considerably larger than was the case at last week’s market, the total yarding being about 430 head, as compared with 325 ■head last week. The quality of the entry was very mixed indeed, and there was a greater proportion of secondary and inferior sorts entered. For the past two sales there have been no lines of cattle from the North Island, but to-day there was one line from the Palmerston North district. They were a very prime line of steers and showed well after nearly a week in the paddock since their arrival. They were not sold early in the sale. The opening stages were dull and competition rather restricted. On an average over the first half of the auction values were back on those of last week by £1 and up to £1 10s, although in the case of the very best beef offering the drop was not so pronounced. Pat LasibE. There was a large yarding of fat lambs, the total being BSO, corfipared with 460 last week. The quality was generally good, and the sale was keen at rates which were on a par with those ruling last week. The sale started out firmly, and maintained that tone throughout. Prices were equivalent to 8d a pound. . ■ Top price was 27s 4d, which was paid for 7 sold on account of W. W. Carruthers (Dorie). Values were:— Extra prime lambs, to 27_s 4d. Prime lambs, 22s 6d to 255. Medium lambs, 19s to 225. Light, lambs. 16s to ISs 6d. The principal sales were:— On account of W. W. Carruthers (Dorie), 30 at 23s 7d to 27s 4d; client, 17 at 23s 4d to 26s lOd; G. Seaton (Courtenay), 6 at 24s 7d to 26s 3d; E. Glennie CWaipara), 70 at 21s 7d to 26s Id; "W. H. Marshall (Prebbleton), 12 at 23s 7d to 25s lOd; J. Gibb-Stanton (Woodend), 45 at 21s 4d to 25s lOd; S. Wornall (Amberlev), 16 at 22s Id to 25s 7d; client, 14 at 23s lOd to 25s 7d; Rawlings Bros. (Pendarves), 47 at 22s 4d to 25s Id; T. Costello (Hawarden), 22 at 22s 7d to 24s 7d; Winter Bros. (Swannanoa), 8 at 23s lOd to 24s 7d; H. A. Bennett (Rangiora), 12 at 24s Id to 24s 4d; A. Carroll (Southbridge), 35 at 21s lOd to 24s 4d; G. H. Winter (Swannanoa). 12 at 22s 10d to 24s 3d; client, 27 at 22s lOd to 23s lOd: client, 4 0 at 20s 4rl to 23s lOd; R. T. Lambie (Leeston), 14 at 21s 4d to 23s 3 Od; R. C. Candy (Brookside), 12 at 22s lOd to 23s lOd; Mrs Brawle'y (Methven), 38 at 20s lOd to 23s lOd; B. M’Evedy (Southbridge), 20 at ISs 4d to 23s lOd: Mrs Ireland (Methven), 8 at 20s lOd to 23s lOd; C. Monck Medium to good four and six-ttoth Cashmere Estate, 22 at 20s lOd to 23s lOd; Harvey Bros. (Rangiora), 7 at 22s 4d to 23s lOd; T. Patchett (Annat), 14 at 21s 4d to 23 s lOd; S. W. Warner (Southbridge), 15 at 22s lOd to 23s lOd; W. Boyle (Templeton), 8 at 22s Id to 23s 4d; R. Twiss (Doyleston), 6 at 23s Id; T. H. Belton. (Waiau). 8 at 20s 3d to 23s Id; C. Penwell (Kaiapoi), 5 at 23s Id; A. Banks (Coutts Island), 10 at 21s lOd to 22s 10d; F. G. Jones (Halswell), 30 at 19s Id to 22s lOd; J. Greaves (Springston), 8 at 20s 10d to 22s 7d; R. Bell (Sandy Knolls), 15 at 20s lOd to 22s 7d; T. Parker (Parnassus), 49 at 18s lOd to 22s 7d; G. Hassall (Clarkeville), 26 at 21s 7d to 22s 7d; D. H. Butcher (Broadfields), 5 at 22s 4d; L. Crump (Springston), 4 at 22s 4d; Allen Bros. (Killinchy), 19 at 19s 4d to 22s Id; J. Perham (Oxford), 12 at 19s 4d to 22s Id; Hon G. Witty (Riccarton), 5 at 22s Id; J. B. Anderson (Leeston), 10 at 21s lOd; T m Inch (Oxford), 17 at 18s 4d to 21s lodj G. Greaves (Springston), 9 at 21s Id to 21s lOd; G. Stanley (Harewood), 6 at 2ls lOd; A. Stewart (Templeton), 12 at 19s lOd to 21s 7d; F. Fine (Templeton), 4 at 20s 7cl to 21s 7d; J. Holmes (Riccarton), 15 at 20s Id to 21s 4d; W. R. Early (Springston), 4 at 21s Id; M’Drury Bros (Ladbrooks), 17 at 19s lOd to 21s Id; L. Collins (Springston), 3 at 21s Id; S. W. Bulmer (Darfield), 6 at 20s Id; G. Storer (Bennetts), 4 at 20s Id; W. Bowler (Fernside), 10 at 19s lOd; T. C. Bishop (Kaiapoi.), 4 at 19s lOd; A. E. Burney (Prebbleton), 17 at 16s 4d to ,19s lOd; G. E. Royds (Fendalton), 15 at ISs lOd to 19s lOd; G. Francis (Springston), 21 at ISs 4d to 18s lOd. Store Sheep. Consignments ot wetners from the Chatham islands and, -Blenheim again Helped lo swell the entries in the store sheep pens, although me over-ail yarding was scarcely as big as it was last week. There was the usual wide range of quality, and select lines were very lew and far between. The attendance

of farmers was a moderate one, but once again the buyjng power was very limited, there being oniy a small handful of buyers who wanted sheep. The result was that auctioneers had a difficult time m getting any response, and tne market

\*. us deuniteiy weaker, prices coming back from is to Is 6d a head, with quite a ie\v passings, home of tne sheep tnat chungeu nanus appeared to be a little on tffe dear side, out on the other hand mere were several quite good sales, considering the state of the market. The nrst pens of store iambs w r ere offered to-day. They were from the Chatham Islands, and sold at IDs lOd.

Ewes—32 y two, lour, six and eight-tooth cross-ored at ius 7d; 67 two, four, six and eight-tooth half-bred and three-quarter-bred at 9s lid; 67 sixtooth half-bred at 9s; 87 six and eignttootn haif-bred at 7s lid; 60 two-toqth half-bred and 54 lambs at 10s 9d; 24 sixtopth lialf-ored and 43 lambs at 14s; 79 lour and six-cooth half-bred and * 73 iambs at 7s 9d; bo four, six and eighttooth Romney-cross at 10s 9d. „ Wethers—l27 four-tooth half-bred at «s Od; 828 lour-tooth half-bred at 6s sd; 80 four-tooth half-bred at 9s 7d; 140 four-tooth half-bred at 12s sd; 65 two and four-tooth half-bred at 8s 3 0d; 6 6 four-tooth haif-bred at 9s; 76 four and six-tooth Romney cross at 10s 2d; 147 four and six-tooth Romney at 13s 3d; 75 four-tooth half-bred at 7s Od; 70 four-tooth half-bred at 7s sd; 130 twotooth half-bred at 4s; 70 four-tootli Corriedales at 11s 7d; 81 four-tooth halfbred at; 6s 4d; 31 four-tooth Romney at 13s; 360 two-tooth half-breds at 6s; 25 four-tooth Romney at 15s 3d; 117 twotooth half-bred at 3s 9d. Hoggets—s 5 half-bred wether hoggets at 12s; 65 cross-bred wether hoggets af 12s lOd. Lambs—9s Romney cross at 10s lOd. Val ue s were:— Good four and six-tooth Romney wethers, 15s 3d. Medium four and six-tooth Romney wethers, 12s to 13s. Ordinary four and six-tooth Romney wethers, to 10s. Medium to 1 good four and six-tooth half-bred wethers, 11s 6d to 12s, 6d. Ordinary and small four and six-tooth half-bred wethers, 7s to 9s. Backward sorts, to 6s. Good ewes and lambs, to 14s. Ordinary, to 7s 9d.