ADDINGTON MARKET

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23964, 3 June 1943, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET

VALUES MAINTAINED 3m FIRM DEMAND FOR FAT CATTLE »v- There was little change In values E. in any of the major sections of yesS. terday’s Addington market. Store rm sheep retained values, but with the n’s unpromising feed position there was >ut little life in the market. Fat cattle ice were nearly on a parity with the sharp advance recorded last webk. With the freezing season not far away company buyers operated freely for exby ..port lambs and ewes. The porker J m entry was much larger than that of 3r. last week. Some producers had been ile under the misapprehension that thfe E- Government regulations prevented the ; tt. auctioning of pork. It is only, the buying of it for civilian use that has fig been debarred. The freezing comrs. panies took yesterday’s entry. FAT LAMBS Id- The entry of fat lambs was practically an the same as that of last week, about oh 4200 head. The bulk of these were freezie; ing sheep, and these sold at prices well nd up to the schedule, which was increased lc- by one-eighth of a penny a pound to 93d a pound this week. .The few pens of butchers’ sheep attracted keen competition, and it was evident that the demand exceeded the supply. The highest U.V price for these was 41s Id for a pen of I ' s 10 from A. O. Williams, Irwell, whose draft of 36 made from 31s Id to that 'as figure. There were other sales of small no lots from 36s 4d to 40s 7d. all taken ny the trade. Freezing buyers were again active, and there was a. total clearance u. in their section at prices ranging from 25s to 27s 4d. ilk STORE SHEEP to The yarding of stove sheep totalled of about 4120, against 3400 last week. Of of these 2364 were ewes, 856 wethers, and ed HOD lambs. The quality generally was ire indifferent, and except for the best of •th the store ewe lambs, the sale was someire what dragging, and reflected the acute ot. position in which most farmers are placed he regarding winter feed. Old ewes espeei>at ally were difficult to ouit. and although eft there were some attractive nens of ewes he in lamb, they did not elicit very keen 11. bidding, one pen of sound-mouthed ewes m- in lamb to Border Leister rams falling ns. to find a buver at 21s 9d. On the whole, un however, (here was not d"v apnreciable a change in the market. The best ewe ns. lambs made from 2?s to 25s 10d. medium e\v from 15s 3d to IRs 2d. and inferior down St. to 13s. Best wether lambs sold up to 18s is 9d. medium from 14s to 16s lOd. and hind ferlor to 11s. ad, In the ewe section a pen of four and ,ve six-tooth sheep in lamb to Southdown rams changed hands at 235. and others made from 15s fo 16s 6d, wh'le old and inferior sheep sold as low as 6s. tly The wethers forward were very mixed, on and d ! d not attract much attention from :re buyers, the onl v ouotahle sale being 22s he Rd for a pen of two and four-tooths and ’s- 19s 3d fo 19s 7d for a line of four and ice six-looths. ‘i 1 ] FAT SHEEP About 4000 fat sheep were yarded, the hit samc as last week. Again quality was . poorly represented and was probably the .Li most Indifferent offered this season There Irv were maT >y good pens both ewes and ’ wethers, but the bulk could be de c cribed .•. as unfinished sheep, another indication of the prevailing feed conditions. The • u ’ wether section contained a good young sheep, which brought satisfactory prices, but there were several pens ol old wethers, and these were hard to sell except at freezing prices, which ranged ' from about 23s to 275. No doubt this ' class would, in more favourable seasons, have been held over during the winter, but have had to be quitted by vendors owing to shortage of feed. The highest j ec i price for butchers’ wethers was 37s 7d wo for a small pen. and one line of 180 ars made from 27s 0d to 32s lOd, but all these big stood out on the day’s yarding. In the t 0 ewr section, also, there was a sound marfor ket for the best quality young sheep, It suitable for the trade. Old ewes were ias in large supply, and the bulk were taken on by freezing buyers at schedule A wo line of two-tooth ewes met with spirited Id. competition, and sold up to 31s lOd. and las a truck of older sheep made from 26s 4d PC ( to 28s Id. Values were: led Prime heavy wethers to 37s 7d. he Prime medium-weight wethers, 31s tc ,p V 32s lOd. ea t Light wethers to 29s od. 19 F.xtra prime ewes to 31s lOd. Prime medium-weight ewes, 26s 4d tc 28s Id, Light ewes, 17s to 19s 6d. FAT CATTLE jL The fat cattle entry comprised 540 head ,j compared with 372 last week. There was a better showing of lines of prime medium-weight cattle, but unfinished and j plain steers and secondary cows provided -I ■ the bulk of entry. The sharp advance in . 1 values last week, combined with the cold weather and its effect on feed resources, was responsible for the big increase in for the penning, which Included some prime ur- pens from the south. The market opened ien slightly easier for most of the better class 136 beef, and by about 15s a head for other chi classes, but towards the final stages, parar- tfcularly when a race of prime steers was nd offered, values hardened, and on the ice whole primest sorts were practically on a all par with those of a week ago, and others ,nd about 10s a head cheaper. Best heel rst made to 43s 6d per 1001b, in a few cases iot to 465, prime heavy 37S to 40s, secondivv ary to 355, best heifers 36s 6d to 38s 6d, id- secondary to 325, and ordinary cow to to- 275. nd Amongst the outstanding lines were the ies following;—A pen of three Herefords from ran R. L. Jamieson (Nukuwai), which made nd £2l 2s 6d, a truck lot averaging £2O 4s; file F. G. Stanbury (Little River), eight Black Polls averaged £l9 14s, top price £2l 2s Gd; A. Sharp (Halswell), 22 averaged £lB 3s, top price £2l 7s 6d; the top price of a line of 24 from the south making ! £2l 12s 6d. Values ranged as under;— Extra heavy prime steers to £2l 12s 6d Prime steers, £l6 10s to £lB 10s. Prime medium-weight steers, £l3 15s to an £ls 355. Ordinary steers, £ll to £l2 10s. ter Light steers, to £lO 10s. u v Extra prime heifers, to £l4 17s 6d. . Prime heifers, £lO to £l2 ss. ng Medium heifers, £7 to £9. ' Light heifers, to £6 10s. n S Extra prime cows, to £ls 2s 6d. ir. Prime cows, £9 to £lO 10s. . Medium cows, £6 to £B. roB Light and aged cows, to £5 10s. he VEALERS . The entry of vealfers was slightly larger ne than last week’s, and Included a numse ber from the West Coast. The sale open- ’ ed very firmlv, and last week’s drop of nd from £1 to £1 10s a head was recovered, nri However, towards the later stages, prices dropped back to last week's figures, this ‘or in spite of the good beef sale, and the i Improved Quality of the vealer yarding. Values were:— ild Large runners to £7 8s 6d. medium to , £5 IBs 6d. — ’ Best vealers to £5 Is, others £3 to £4 “ ss. Large calves to 53s 6d, medium to 32s 6d. and small down to ss. STORE CATTLE There was a good showing of station cattle, both young and adult steers, in the store cattle section. Firm competition took place throughout for anything'showing breedlne and condition. A pen of nine Black-Po)I-Hereford cross two and a half year steers sold at £9 IGs. two pens, comprising 23 head, cf Black Poll steers, rising three years, sold at from £ll 3s 6d to £ll 8s 6d, arid two pens ~ totalling 23 head, mixed colours and fv various ages, made £7 3s 6d to £7 18s 6d le Two truck lots of 28 Black Poll and Is Poll cross steer calves sold at £8 13s 6d DAIRY CATTLE f The entry In the dairy section was J* smaller than for some time, comprising ,' 55 head. Quality was of a very poor standard, there being almost a complete I. absence of anything of class Considering the quality the market was good, d anything showing any milking qualities being in keen demand, indicating the is acute shortage of cows and heifers at the k profit stage. Best second and third calvers !• made un to £ls 10s. good average sorts 7 £l2 10s to £l4 10s, medium cows £9 10s 7 to £ll 15s, and backward springers and cows in profit £4 10s to £7 10s The “ heifers numbered less than a dozen. " One good heifer made £l9. best heifers £l3 10s to £l6. medium £ll to £l2 10s. with odd backward heifers to £lO. FAT PIGS _ There was double the entry cf tat pigs , Freezing buyers were actively In the market at tire standard price of 8d per lb, taking the entire entry. Some farmers had been under the misapprehension that the recent regulations prevented pork being auctioned, but the embargo onlv refers to pork for civilian use. All entries are auctioned as usual. Quality of the entry was good, and the schedule rate was fully maintained throughout. Choppers were in medium supply and the sale was a good one. last week’s good prices being fully maintained. In the bacon section about 260 pigs were yarded. Values were easier by 2s to 3s a head all round Values were:— Light porkers. 31s 6d to 39s 6d; medium. " 51s 6d to 59s 6d: heavy. £3 Is 6d to £3 12s 6d. Price per lb, Bd. Choppers, £3 11s to £8 Is. Light baconers, £3 17s 6d to £4 6s 6d; medium, £4 9s 6d to £4 14s 6d; heavy, £4 19s 6d to £5 9s 6d. Average price fa per lb, 8d to BJd. 3. STORE PIGS The store pig entry was again a small one, only one pen of weaners being forward, the balance comprising small .and medium stores. There was a medium attendance of buyers and if anything, values were a shade better than last 19 week. Values were:— ■ Weaners, 15s.

Small stores, 22s to 255; medium, 26s to 30s; large, 32s to 365. „ BURNSIDE „ (P.A.) DUNEDIN, June 2 Although there was a double market at Burnside to-day, on account of next week’s sale being postponed, entries in 0 all sections were small. There were a II number of pens ot choice quality bullocks n in the fat cattle section, but the bulk of s the yarding was of medium quality Owing to the short supply, there was a de--1 cided improvement in prices, which could j be quoted at about 30s above the rates I ruling last week. Best quality bullocks made £32 2s 6d, prime £lB 7s 6d to £l9 12s 6cl, medium £ls 12s Gd to £l6 12< ■*> 6d Cows and heifers also showed an 8 improvement in price, best heifers realt isine £l4 17s 6d. prime £lO 17s 6d to £l2 c 2s Gd medium £9 12s 6d to £lO 2s 6d - Best cows brought £l4 7s 6d, prime £lO 1. 2s 6d to £l2 2s 6d, medium £8 7s 6d to s £9 12s 6d. e The yarding ot sheep, comprising mostly e ewes, was of medium quality generally s In this section, there was also a sharp s rise, ewes bringing from 3s to 4s more s than last week. Wethers were in short d supply, and sold at prices 2s to 3s ahead e of last week. Extra prime wethers made to 375, prime 31s 6d to 33s 9d. medium 27s s 9d to 295. prime young ewes 31s 6d. prime i. 25s 6d to 275, medium 21s to 22s 6d. The offering of lambs was small, including many pens of ordinary quality. There was a keen market, and prices were Is to 0 2s ahead of last week. Extra prime lambs made 32* 9d, prime 29s to 31s, medium ' 26s to 275. . In the pig section the offering was some--1 what larger than last week, but still there was not sufficient quantity to sup- ' ply the trade. The market was again ; keen, and best baconers realised up to ; £7 ss. while medium brought from £5 2s ; fid to £5 12s 6d. [ There was nothing attractive in the . store cattle pens. Two and a half-year- | old bullocks made £7 17s 6d to £8 7s 6d. i TEMUKA " The Press ’ Special Service TIMARU, June 2. Notwithstanding the large yarding of 1 fat sheep at the Temuka sale, there was a sharp rise in fat ewes of 5s to 6s a head. Fat wethers also showed a good I appreciation. Best fat wethers made 35s to 38s Id. light to medium 28s to 34s lOd, t best ewes 23s to 27s Id, light to medium 13s to 225. The entry of 1100 fat lambs also sold at high rates. Best made 28s I to 31s lOd, medium 24s to 27s 4d, light . 19s to 23s Id. The fat cattle yarding I also showed a firming tendency. Best tat • steers made £l4 to £ls 17s 6d, others £ll to £l3 12s 6d. best heifers £lO to t £l3 17s 6d, others £7 to £9 12s 6d, best cows £8 10s to £lO 17s Bd, light to medium £5 to £7 X7s 6d.