ADDINGTON MARKET Small Yardings In Most Sections Of Sale

Press, Volume C, Issue 29498, 27 April 1961, Page 18

ADDINGTON MARKET Small Yardings In Most Sections Of Sale

With little stock arriving by rail after the Anzac Day holiday yardings were fairly light at Addington market yesterday for this week’s one-day sale. Though the store sheep sale occupied only an hour and a half and there was a large gallery following the sale store lambs were quoted easier by Is to 2s. Smaller entries in both the fat lamb and fat sheep sections resulted in increased competition for quality. Both young wethers and good butchers’ ewes appeared to firm by about 2s a head. Most classes of lambs opened on a dearer note, but as the sale progressed there was a slackening of interest in medium to heavy sorts. A feature of the store cattle section was the sale of Hanmer steer calves to £3l 3s 6d and heifer calves to £2B 3s 6d. Heifer calves met a sound sale at fractionally dearer rates. Steer calves firmed after a weaker opening. With the prospect of a small entry, fat steers started on a dearer note but they eased back as the yarding built up as the sale progressed.

STORE SHEEP The store sheep entry was down to a mere shadow of its former self. The tally was only 1875, compared with 7293 last week, and the sale was over in an hour and a half. The offering included 1298 lambs, compared with 4261 last week, and there were also 70 two-tooth ewes (293 last week), 178 older ewes (587), and 329 wethers (2138). For lambs and also some of the wethers the market tended to be a little easier. The lamb offering was of very mixed quality with an occasional pen of well-grown sheep, but with a fairly large proportion of small and inferior quality pens only partlyfilled. Though the sale was followed by a relatively large gallery someone remarked that there were as many pro r spective buyers as sheep—the market tended to be easier by Is to 2s. Apart from the generally unattractive appearance of the offering, the colder turn in the weather after the recent summer-like spell could have been a factor in the decline in values. Best shorn Romney wether lambs realised from 41s 6d to 455, with average at 34s 6d to 365. and good woolly sorts ranged from 37s 6d to 41s 6d. with average at 29s 6d. The pick of the woolly fine wool wether lambs brought from 38s to 40s, with good shorn fine wool lambs making to about 365. Small and plain wether lambs sold between about 20s to 275. Romney wether lambs sold up to 45s for the tops of a Line of 260 good shorn sheep from J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri), which ranged from 41s ttd upwards. Top price for fine wool lambs was 4Os for 29 Merinos from the estate James Stevenson (Flaxton), who also had halfb reds at 38s. There was an odd pen of useful sheep in the ewe lamb section, with woolly Romneys making to 525, and good fine wool woolly lambs ranging from 44s to 50s. Otherwise the bulk of the ewe lambs were of not very attractive quality, or were small and sold mainly between 20s and 30s for shorn sorts. The_ top price for ewe lambs was 52s for 70 Romney cross from R. A. Thomson -(Tui Creek). Next best price was 50s for 88 halfb reds from the estate James Stevenson (Flaxton). Sales included: Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold- on account of estate R. B. Johnson (Sandhurst). 120 Corriedale ewe lambs at 39s 6d to 48s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., sold: on account of R. A. Thomson (Tui Creek), 70 Romney cross ewe lambs at 525, 50 halfbred ewe lambs at 455; client, 39 ewe lambs at 28s. New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Association, Ltd., sold: on account of J. D. Gallagher (Rakahuri), 260 shorn Romney wether lambs at 41s 6d to 455; estate J. Stevenson (Flaxton), 15 halfbred wether lambs at 38s. 29 Merino wether lambs at 40s, 88 halfbred ewe lambs at 50s; J. L. Lewis (Summerhill), 91 shorn Romney wether lambs at 34s 6d. 31 Down cross at 37s 6d. Dalgety and Company. Ltd., sold: on account of A. M. Deans (Kilmarnock), 27 Corriedale shorn whether lambs at 365. 75 shorn Corriedale ewe lambs at 295: J. O. Ferguson (Russells Flat), 12 Romney cross wether lambs at 41s 6d; client, 93 mixed sex lambs at 27s to 435. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of K. H. Parkinson (Ataahua), 37 wether lambs at 40s: B. P. Wright (Annat), 35 wether lambs at 29s 6d; R. Banks (Loburn), 17 wether lam be at 25s 6d. Only one pen of two-tooth

ewes was yarded. It contained 70 well woolled Romney-Cor- ’ riedale ewes which had been ’ mated with Southdown rams. ’ These fetched 755. 1 The following are particulars • of the only sale: • Dalgety and Company, Ltd.. ’ sold- on account of client, 70 ■ mated Romney-Corriedale cross ' ewes at 755. > The adult sheep section com--1 prised only about seven pens, , of which four un?re taken up with wethers and three with k ewes. An attractive entry of . well-grown. weH-woolled twotooth halfbred wethers from Mount Algidus Station (Rakaia Gorge) sold from 62s to 665. • with a few four-tooths at 525. and ewes ranged from 3Cs 6d to 41s 6d, with the highest fig- ' ure being paid for 39 mixed aged mated Romneys from L. 1 C. Warren (Prebbleton). Amongst sales were: New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Association, Ltd., • sold: on account of L. C. War- ■ ren (Prebbleton), 39 mixed age mated Romney ewes at 41s 6d. Dalgety and Company. Ltd., ! sold: on account of Mount 1 Algidus Station (Rakaia Gorge). 286 halfbred two-tooth wethers at 62s to 665. 43 two-shear > at 525. I FAT LAMBS . Fat lamb numbers dropped • sharply to 2211 head. the i smallest entry for several > weeks. Last week the offer- ’ ing totalled 3340, and there • were 4401 the previous week. Quality was generally quite • good, with fewer indifferent small lambs penned, and the 1 bulk of the entry comprised ■ good, useful medium-weights. 1 The market opened on a • firmer note, with most classes J dearer by about 2s a head on last week's generally easier . values Throughout the sale , the small and lighter sorts • maintained an even tone f which was established by freezing company operation and a . small amount of grazier bid- ’ ding. - The medium-weight lambs • sold on the improved level ; until the latter stages of the - sale, when they tended to lapse ’ back to last week’s closing rates, and the heavier lambs, while being kept up by the shortage of wethers, tended to ’ follow a similar trend. ? Shorn lambs met a very sound sale, and some of the , top pens looked to be rela- ; tively dearer than comparable woolly lines. The market was topped by J. L. Curry (Okain’s Bay) with nine at 74s 7d and seven at • 68s Id. Among other good j sales of woolly lambs. Wagner i Estates, Ltd. (Irwell), had a sale at 69s Id. Top price of _ 71s for shorn lambs was gained by C. T. Brown (Omihi) • and E. R. J. Stewart (Darfield) • sold 14 shorn at 66s Id. Values were:— : Best butchers’ lambs. 66s Id ’ to 74s 7d. Prime heavy lambs, 57s Id ’ to 65s Id. ’ Prime medium lambs. 48s Id to 56s Id. J Light lambs. 41s Id to 47s Id. s Best shorn lambs. 62s Id to i 71s Id. 1 Good shorn lambs. 51s Id to ’ 60s Id. ! Average shorn lambs, 43s Id ■ to 50s Id. ; Plain shorn lambs. 38s Id to I 42s Id. Sales included:— . . Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd • sold: on account of N. R. Wil- ■ kinson and Son (Cheviot), 10 . shorn at 43s Id to 44s Id; R. G. 5 Barrett (Kaituna). 9 at 46s Id • to 51s Id: J. S. Hutton (Dars field). 9 at 46s Id to 49s Id; C. . Crossen (Rakaia), 9 at 47s > Id; G. W. Boleyn (Okain’s Bay), 10 at 52s Id to 53s Id: 1 E. J. and R. B. Coppard . (Methven). 12 at 53s Id to 60s > Id: D. McKay (Halkett), 40 i shorn at 46s Id to 47s Id: J. N t Totty (Lyndhurst), 19 shorn at > 49s Id, 22 woolly at 52s Id to . 53s Id: A. H. Bell (Motukar rara), 20 at 45s Id to 51s Id; Halkett Presbyterian Church. 1 12 at 52s Id to 53s Id; W. T.

Grant (Okain’s Bay) 14 st; 47s Id to Ms Id; D. A- F. Macfarlane (Little River), 10 at 45s Id; R. H. Negus (Springston), 15 at 52s Id to 536 Id. New Zealand Fanners* _ Cooperative Association, Ltd., sold: on account ef K. BurEstates. IM (trwen), » at »* Id to St. 14; 3. Mtraead (Oxford" 41 »t Id to 30s Id; Mrs 3. Rich (KStapoi), 13 St 52, Id; Mtee -B. Black {Amberley). 13 at 52s Id; estate 3. Stevenson (Flaxton). 15 at 45s Id to 53s Id; P- Waahboume (Dunsandel). SO At 41s Id to 35s Id: Master A, Roxburgh Chatterton '(West 9 *Meltoti). 1> at 52s Id: G. Middlewood (Darfield). «4 at 53s Id to 30s Id; Leeston client. M shorn at Ms Id to 47s Id; E. R. J. Stewart (Darfield). 104 shorn at 47s Id to 60s Id; K. T, Doody (Oxford). « at 50, ft toIWs Id; 3. Hewitt (Robinsons Bay). 15 at Ola M. „ New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. sold: on account of A. ’G. winter (Brookside). 10 shorn at 43s Id to 51s Id; W. Deldrich (Rangiora), 36 shorn at 48s Id to 48s Id: Steele Bros. (Darfield). 28 at 52s Id to 53s Id; H. W. Kimber (Klllinchy). 9 at 53s Id to 54s Id. , j Dalgety and Company, Ltdsold; on account of J. S. Wolff (Horrelville). 42 at 46s Id to 51s Id; G. Rawstron (Halswell). 15 shorn at 43s Id to 47s la;

client. 15 shorn at 45s Id to 47s Id; J. O. Ferguson (Russell’s Flat). 71 at 45s Id to 48s■ Id; G. van Asch (Halswell), 47 at 43s Id to 56s Id; H. H. Deans (Homebush). 63 at 41s Id to 48s id; J. D. George (Aylesbury). 11 at 50s Id to 51s Id. National Mortgage and Agency Company. Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold: on account of ’ C. A. Jamieson (Halswell), 121 at 51s Id to 68s Id; F. C. Pavelka (Oxford). 24 at 56s Id to 60s Id: D. Barwick (Poranui). 8 at 57s Id to 60s Id: Mrs E. L. Stanton (Woodend), 26 at 48s Id to 52s Id. W. J. Burnett (Spotswood). 41 shorn at 41s 7d to 45s Id; A. J. Skurr (Oxford). 33 at 56s Id to 61s Id; client. 141 at 42s 7d to 58s Id; H. and F. McCosker (Ashburton). 8 at 37s Id to 66s Id: J. L. Curry (Okain’s Bay). 16 at 68s Id to 74s 7d; I. W. and T. J. Wilson (Rakaia). 35 at 37s Id to 66s id: C. T. Brown (Omihi). 36 shorn at 60s Id to 71s Id; E. D. Ka)ll (Southbridge). 15 at 55s Id to 57s Id: J. I. Hurford (Doyleston). 12 at 60s Id; H. G. Officer (Pendatves), 62 at 54s 7d to 58s 7d; R Banks (Loburn). 44 at 43s Id to SOs Id: D. H. Wild (Weedons). 10 at 57s Id: K. H. Parkinson (Ataahua). 156 shorn at 40s Id to 52s Id; D. Harrison (Methven), 115 shorn at 46s Id to 57s Id; R. C. Buckenliam and Son (Dunsandel). 43 shorn at 49s Id to 53s Id. FAT SHEEP The fat sheep entry was also much smaller and totalled 2199 head, compared with 2913 last week and 4287 the week before. This resulted in increased competition for the better quality pens. .. The wether section generally recovered all of last week’s weakening and the best of the younger sorts appeared about 2s to 3s a head dearer. The older wethers also improved to the level of a fortnight ago. Recently shorn wethers met a better sale. For ewes there was a general improvement of 2s to 3s a head and with the small entry there was much more competition than last week. Younger ewes also had a sounder sale at improved rates. The top price for wethers was gained by Clarkson Bros. (Mt. Hutt), who received 85s Id for seven and 84s Id for five. W. H. Mahnke (Greenpark) sold a pen at 84s Id and N. E. Richards (Ashburton) had sales at 80s Id to 83s Id. For ewes the market was headed by H. H. Deans (Auchenflower) with 17 at 40s Id and sales at 38s Id were made by I. P. Chamberlain and Son (Burnham) with 21 from 36s Id upwards and also by Rainey Bros (Flaxton). Sales at 37s Id were made by G. D. Watson (Oxford), R. A. Hoban (Culverden), N. J. and M. R. Ivory (Oxford), and G. M. Dixon (West Eyreton). Values were:— Extra prime two-tooth wethers, 80s Id to 85s Id. Prime heavy young wethers. 72s Id to 78s Id. Prime medium young wethers, 63s Id to 70s Id Light young wethers, to 58s Id. Best older wethers, to 75s Id. Average older wetners, 50s Id to 58s Id Best butchers’ ewes, 34s Id to 38s Id. Medium ewes, 28s Id to 33s Id. Light ewes 23s Id to 27s Id. Sales included:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of N. R. Wilkinson and Son (Cheviot), 45

ewes at 30s Id to 35s Id, 3 maiden ewes at 33s Id, 15 wethers at 57s Id to 78s Id: J. S. Hutton (Darfield), 13 ewes at 30s Id; C. Crossen (Rakaia), 46

ewes at 30s Id to 33s Id: est. H. Topp (Rotherham), 7 ewes at 34s Id; Mrs E. Kotlowski (Taka-

matua), 70 ewes at 28s Id to 34s Id; R. A. Hoban (Culverden), 26 ewes at 32s Id to 37s Id: A. J. R. Blakely and Co. (Amberley), 10 ewes at 33s Id to 34s Id; L. C. Banks (Greenpark), 94 ewes at 30s Id to 35s Id; H. G. Stanlake (Lobumk 19 ewes at 28s Id to 33s Id; D. McKay (Halkett), 12 shorn ewes at 28s Id; R.. Barclay (Ataahua), 14 ewes at 28s Id to 32s Id; W. H. Mahnke (Greenpark), 3 wethers at 84s Id, 3 maiden ewes at 70s Id to 75s Id; W Lister (Ashburton). 10 wethers at 73s Id to 76s Id; Clarkson Bros. (Methven), 30 wethers at 77s Id to 85s Id; Ayrdale Estate (Springfield), 16 wethers at 63s Id to 69s Id; est. S. Hall (Peraki). 16 wethers at 63s Id to 75s Id: H. C. Barr (Prebbleton). 8 shorn wetners

at 58s Id. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company, sold: on account of Lees valley estates (Oxford), 53 wethers at 45s Id to 56s Id; N. J. and M. R. Ivory (Oxford). 53 ewes at 31s Id to 37s Id; H. C. Vanstone (Little River), 14 wethers at 50s Id to 53s Id: G. J. Francis (Halswell), 54 wethers at 67s Id to 80s Id; C. R. J. Crawford (West Eyreton). 48

ewes at 32s Id to 33s Id; A. W. Hinton (West Melton), 30 ewes at 33s Id, 2 wethers at 73s Id: J. H. Hurford (Irwell), 11 ewes at 28s Id to 31s Id; N. E. Richards (Ashburton) 14 wethers at 80a Id to 83s Id; L. Payne (Springston). 20 wethers at 75s Id to 76s id.

N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Association Limited, sold: on account of Washbourne Bros. (Dunsandel), 20 ewes at 23s Id to 30s Id; J. and M. F. Greig (Newtons road), 16 ewes at 31s Id; Rainey Bros. (Flaxton). 97

ewes at 32s Id to 38s Id; G. D. Watson (Oxford), 26 ewes at 29s Id to 37s Id: K. R. Gee (Lobum). 6 young ewes at 40s Id to aBs Id. 21 wethers at 58s Id to 68s Id; I. P. Chamberlain and Co. (Burnham), 21 ewes at 36s ste Vd 385 ld 5 young ewes at

Dixon (Wool Byroton). M aweo at *1» Id to lie 14: D. W. Lemon (Lauriaton). 17 wethers at Sle Id to Ha 14: D. U Prouse (Sprtagbank). 73 ewee at Me Id to »e W: P. B. Jebeon (Shef4eM>. • wethers at 70s Id to 73s Id, • young ewee at Me Id to Ms Id. 1* ewee at 30a Id; F. H. Shipley (Harewood), U wethen at Ma M to ne Id; M ewee at Me Id to 33e Id. ■ PAT CATTLK The fat cattle aale opened with a relatively light entry but it later trail* up quite aubstantially to 310 head, compared with 4M head laat week. Quality *aa fairly mixed with ftW heavy-weights and a good many unfinished adits. With the light entry at the start steers opened out 40s to «0s dearer, but as the selection built up there was an easing towards the dose. Heifer* tended to ease slightly but cows maintained late rates. Ton price for steers was m 2s M for one from A. H. Bell (Motukarara). L. J. G. Witte (Teddington) sold one for £5B 2* 6d and C. S. Donald (Bullock HilD realised to £57 7s «d for th* tops Of a line of nine sell* ing/from £53 17s 6d. The heifer market was topped by one offered on account of an unspecified vendor which made £4B 17s 6d. A. B. Anderson (Claverley) reached to £43 7s 6d for the tops of four, and W. H. Faulkner (Kowai Bush) received up to £4O 17s «d for the tops of four. W. Murray (Elgin) topped the cow market with one at £43 7s 6d. Next best prices of £37 7s 6d went to A. B. Anderson, and F. J. Francis (Hawarden) had a cow which realised £36 17s 6d. Prime heavy steer beef sold from £6 to £6 10s per 1001 b. prime medium-weight steer beef from £7 10s to £8 2s 6d. and prime light steer beef £6 5s to £7 ss; prime heavy heifer beef £5 15s to £6 ss, prime medium heifer beef £7 to £7 12s fld and the prime light heifer beef £6 to £6 12s 6d; and cow beef £4 17s 6d to £5 10s. Values were:— Prime heavy steers. £5l 17s 6d to £6O 2s fid. 1 Prime medium steers. £45 17.« fid to £5O 2s fid. Prime light steers, £34 17s 6d to £43 7s fid. Prime heavy heifers, £4O 7s 6d to £4B 17s 6d. Prime medium heifers. £35 7s 6d to £39 17s fid. 4 Prime light heifers, £2B 17s 6d to £33 17s fid. Prime heavy cows, £37 7s fid to £42 7s fid. Prime medium cows, £3O 7? 8d to £35 17s 6d. Prime light cows, £26 17s 6d to £39*178 fid. Details of sales are: National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold, on account of L. P. Taylor (Mount Parnassus). 9 steers at £5O 12s fid to £32 17s fid; H. G. Diedrichs (Kokatahi). 18 steers at £4l 17s fid to £46 17s 6d; W. Murray (Elgin). 2 cows at £34 2s fid to £42 7s fid; F. J. Francis (Hawarden). 13 steers at £42 2s fid to £5O 2s 6d; L. Watson (Springbank), 10 steers at £46 2s 6d to £5l 7s 6d; C. S. Donald (Bullock Hill), 9 steers at £33 17s fid to £57 7s 6d.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold, on account of G. Steele (Port Levy), 8 steers at £45 2s fid to £56 17s 6d; J. Malloch (Little River). 1 cow at £3l 17s fid; W. H. Faulkner (Kowai Bush), 14 steers at £44 17s 6d to £5l 7s 6d. 4 heifers at £3B 17s fid to £4O 17s fid; client. 12 heifers at £33 2s fid to £36 7s fid. 2 steers at £47 2s 6d, 3 cows at £3l 12s fid; A. O. C. Rutherford (Waitohi Peaks), 3 cows at £3O 2s fid; R. and M. N. L. Galletley (Whitecliffs), 1 steer at £54 2s 6d. 1 cow at £32 2s fid; Gudex Bros. (Whiterock). 3 steers at £45 17s fid to £3l 7s 6d. 1 cow at £34 17s ®<J. 2 heifers at £3B 7s fid to £39 17s fid; W. D. Weir (Methven). 7 steers at £49 17s 6d to £5O 12s fid. 4 baby beef steers at £42 17s

New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Association, Ltd., sold: on account of A. Hunter (Tai Tapu). 10 steers at £49 7s 6d to £5l 2s 6d. A. H. Bell (Motukarara). 1 steer at £6O 2s 6d, G. Couch, (Rapaki), 1 heifer at £36 2s fid. 2 steers at £32 12s 6d; A. T. Wright (Dunsandle). 7 steers at £34 17s 6d; J. E. Robertson (Rangiora), 2 steers at £5O 12s 6d to £5l 17s fid.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold: on account of L. J. G. Witte (Teddington). 5 steers al £53 17s fid to £5B 2s 6d; 1 heifer at £3O 7s 6d; N. C. Davidson (Te Oka), 9 steers at £49 7s 6d to £52 17s 6d. 1 cow at £36 2s 6d; client. 13 steers at £3B 12s fid to £42 7s 6d; F. J Francis (Hawarden). 8 heifers at £33 17s 6d to £39 7s fid, 1 cow at £36 17s fid; client. 8 steers at £37 17s 6d.

Pyne, Gould. Guinness Ltd. sold: on account of A. B. Anderson (Claverley). 4 heifers at £37 12s 6d to £42 7s fid. 4 cows at £32 17s fid to £37 7s 6d; E. B. Hurst (Takamatua), 4 heif* ers at £35 2s 6d; D. Kermode (Tai Tapu). 7 heifers at £2B 17s 6d to £36 17s 6d; R. J. Millar and Son (Southbridge), 4 cows at £26 17s fid. STORE CATTLE The store cattle entry totalled only 442 head, compared with 1719 last week. Some 366 calves were yarded compared with 1421 and adult cattle totalled 76 compared with 298. A few top line calves were included in the entry which was of mainly useful types The sale for calves opened with the general level of values fo) steer calves back by 20s to 40s a head, but as the sale progressed there was a firming to close to late rates. Heifer calves, however, sold soundlj right through and might be quoted up to 20s dearer than at the last sale.

A feature of the offering oj calves was a line of Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross steer and heifer calves from B. Savill (Hanmer). A consignment of cattle that is well-known at Addington, the selection this year was considered to be as good as any yet yarded. Well-bred and well-grown the steer calves sold to £3l 3s 6d for 18 and the heifer calves to £2B 3s 6d for 16. In both sections of the sale these were the top prices Among other good sales 01 steer calves were 18 blackt from T. L. F. Dredge (Manila) which brought £27 3s 6d and six from Mrs O. Brown (Whiterock) which sold foi £26 18s 6d each. Mr Savilfsline of 31 did not make lower than £26 8s fid.

In the heifer calf section N M. Turnbull (Amberley) reached to £27 3s fid for 20 Herefords and L. L. Craw and Son (Duvauchelle) sold six Hereford heifer calves at £26 3s 6d.

The following is a range of values for calves:

Steer calves: Good Aberdeen Angus £25 18s fid to £27 3s fid: best Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross to £3l 3s 6d. good £25 Ifis 6d to £26 8s 6d. others £l9 3s fid to £2J 8s 6d: Herefords. £lB 8s fid to £24 18s 6d; Shorthorn cross £2l 8s 6d to £23 13s fid.

Helfer calves: Aberdeen Angus £l6 3s 6d to £23 8s 6d; best Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus cross to £2B 3s 6d good £2l 8s 6d to £22 13s 6d and others £l7 8s 6d: bes* Hereford £2-8 3s fid to £27 3s fid: Shorthorn cross £lB 8s fid. Sales of calves included:—

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, sold: u Breitmeyer ” J 8 * Miss G. Latte (Woodgod), 21 ewes at 30s Id: M. R. Voic* (Aylesbury), 23 ewes at *? *>• Id: H. W. Kimber y A’ w«her« at 77s Id Oakley Bros. (Rakaia) n Wethers at 75s Id to 77s Id. * nd CamPany. Limited. sold: on account of client. 37 ewes at 27s Id to 31s Id; Mrs O; (Whiterock), 49 ewes ?Gr«n£>?? ld: J ® Collin to in2 9 ,? we * at 28s Id w.m 5 l d- G ’ A ’ Rawstron (Hals--2k i irt 9 ,s oune ewes at ♦*» Id to Id* w’ w at 26s Id to 2Ss ewes n . s 'Oarfield). 20 ewes at 34s id to 40s Id; G. M

Pvne. Gould. Guinness Ltd., sold: on account of A. T. G Dunbar (Whiterock). 16 Aberdeen Anrus cross steer calves at £22 Rs fid: Wairewa Farm. Ltd. (Little River). 14 Aberdeen Annis heifer calves at £l6 3s 6d: John H. Howler (Port Levy). 15 Aberdeen Angus cross heifer calves at £22 3s fid. Dalgety and Cdrnnany, Ltd. sold on account of T V. F. Dredee (Manila). 18 Aberdeen Ang”S s*eer calves at £27 3s •<*: N. M. 'Turnbull (Amberlev), i« Hereford steer calves at £? 4 18s Rd, 30 h*ffer calves at £27 3« fid: J. B. Don -Clifford (S*o n vhunrt) 38 Aberdeen An-rus-W*r*fo’’d croe« heifer calves at £2l 8s to £23 8s Rd: Oxnam Bros. fMur/'hisnn). 9 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross steer calves at £l9 3s 6d. 7

Hereford steer calves at £ 13 18s 6d. 16 Aberdeen Angus-Hereford heifer calves at £l7 8s fid; Mrs O. Brown (Whiterock). 6 steer calves at £26 18s 6d.

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Association, Ltd., sold on account of L. L. Craw and Son (Duvauchelle). 6 Hereford heifer calves at £26 3s fid; J Lundy (Okuku). 18 Aberdeen Angus cross steer calves at £25 18s 6d, 9 heifer calves of similar breeding at £22 13s fid; P. A. Carr (Waikari). 19 Shorthorn cross steer calves at £22 18s fid to £23 13s 6d, 10 heifer calves at £lB 8s 6d: E. D. Carr (Waikari) 16 Shorthorn cross steer calves at £2l 8s 8d to £23 13s fid, 5 Shorthorn cross heifer calves at £lB 8s 6d.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of B. Savill (Hanmer). 31 Aberdeen Angus and Aberdeen Angus-Hereford cross, steer calves at £26 8s 6d to £3l 3s 6d, 23 heifer calves of the same breeding at £2O Is to £2B 3s 6d; C. T. White (Cheviot). 15 Aberdeen Angus steer calves at £25 IBs fid, 3 Aberdeen Angus heifer calves at £23 8s 6d.

There was only a handful of adult cattle and these were a mixed bag. A line of 10 two and a half-year-old black steers from the Grampians Run Company (Culverden) realised £4O 13s* 6d, two and a half-year-old empty Friesian heifers sold for £3O 18s 6d and the same money was paid for in-calf Shorthorn cows.

Among sales were:— National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company sold on account of Grampians Run Company (Culverden), 10 two and a halfyear Aberdeen Angus steers at £4O 13s 6d: client. 11 two and a half-year empty Friesian heifers at £3O 18s 6d. Pyne, Gould. Guinness Ltd., sold on account of B. A. Coe (Scargill). 11 in-calf Shorthorn cows at £3O 18s 6d. DAIRY CATTLE Thirty head were yarded in the dariy cattle section. The heifers were of very mediocre quality with mainly crossbred types included in the selection, and for these the market was down by 50s to 60s a head, but for the few Friesian heifers in the offering values were on a par with late rates. Crossbred heifers sold mainly between £27 and £3l. with better class up to £36 and Friesians from £44 to £47 Most of the cows yarded were of a useful type and for these there was quite a keen demand with values up to late rates Best second, third end fourth calvers realised from £45 to £53, with one sale to £6O. and the balance made down to £-0 10S. VEALERS The veal entry was of fairly modest proportions quality no more than average, but with a few good suckers and calves Included. For the calves and suckers there was a sound sale, with prices over the market as a whole little different from late ra and medium runners were in very short supply. Small runners realised from £22 3 \.„, to £27 2s 6d; best suckers £2l 7s 6d to £24 7s 6d. medium suckers £lB 3s «d to £2O 3s 6d. small suckers £l5 3 J I ® d ,}° Bd £ }‘ 3s 6d; large calves £l7 2s Bei to £l9 2s 6d, medium calves £l3 2s fid to £l5 2s fid. small calves £9 2s fid to £ll & W and bobby calves from 63s 6d up"ardS BULLS Onlv six bulls were offered, compared with 17 last week. These were mostly light to medium-weights. One big red bull sold at £53 7s «d. and another made £4O 2s fid. Three sold from £3O 2s fid to £34 7s fid and a small bull realised £l7 10s. Values looked on a par with current schedule rates.

FAT PIGS There was again a heavy entry in the pork section, with a good selection of all classes. Although the sale was a good one values could be quoted Is to 2s easier. The chopper entry was smaller with only a few heavyweights Included. Buyers were not quite so keen and prices eased by 10s to 20s a head. With the absence of West Coast pigs in the bacon section the yarding was much smaller and although the sale was a good one values would be easier by 2s to 3s a head. Values were:— Light and unfinished porkers. £6 Ss fid to £8 2s fid. Medium porkers. £9 2s fid to £9 19s fid. Heavy porkers, £lO 2s fid to £lO 12s fid Light baconers, £ll 7s fid to £l2 12s fid. Medium baconers. £l3 4s fid to £l4 0s fid Heavy baconers. £l4 9s fid to £l4 19s fid. Choppers, £8 Is to £ll Ila. STOKE PIGS There was a medium entry of store pigs which consisted mainly of slips and small stores. The attendance of buyers was much smaller and the Improvement of last week disappeared. Overall values could be quoted easier by 5s to (s a head. Values were:— Small weanars. 40s to 50s. Best weaners 52s to 80s. Slips. 80s to 70s. Small and medium stores, 74s to 955. Large stores. £5 to £5 Ils. I