ADDINGTON MARKET Wether lambs improve again

Press, Volume CXII, Issue 32819, 20 January 1972, Page 7

ADDINGTON MARKET Wether lambs improve again

Under steady competition from a sizeable gallery, store lamb values showed a further lift at the Addington market yesterday. Several pens of the top fine-woolled wether lambs sold in -the $4 to $4.25 range.

Both two-tooth and adult breeding ewes were again forward in small numbers, but some very good ewes were included. The best of the two-tooths reached $7.10 and adult ewes $5.05. Ewe lamb values showed little change, with the exception of Border Corriedales, which were easier. The store sheep yarding tallied 9360, compared with 10,025 last week, and consisted of 4760 wether lambs, 2695 ewe lambs, 400 twotooth ewes, and 1510 adult sheep. Store lambs Store lambs again had a very satisfactory sale. Fine-woolled wether iambs again made up the bulk of the entry, which again included a number of high country lines. Although quality was good, there were not as many top pens as there were last week.

A sizeable gallery followed the sale, and buying inquiry was brisk for the major part of the day. Until the closing stages of the market, values for the betten quality wether lambs were 30c stronger.

Where the best of the Corriedales and halfbreds reached their limit at $3.85 last week, there were several sales of top pens yesterday at more than $4.

Best fine-woolled wether lambs sold from $3.75- to $4.15, with odd sales to $4.25; good average from $3.35 to $3.65, and smaller down to $3. A small selections of Romneys sold at similar rates.

A small entry of Down-cross lambs had quite a buoyant sale, values being fully firm on last week. The best of them ranged Hora $3.70 to $4.25, with most of the remainder from $3.30 to Ewe lambs had a reasonably good sale, although values were still far from strong. With some exceptions, values were much in line with last week’s rates. Although some well-grown lines were included, the general offering was not comparable with last week’s.

The best of the Corriedales sold to $4.30 with average from to $3 80, and others down to f 3.

Several pens of BorderCorriedales had an easier sale. The best of the entry reached 55.30, but others changed hands at less than *4. A limited offering- of Romneys sold to $4.40. Sales of store lambs included: ■Wethers: Glens of Tekoa Es-

tate (Culverden), 428 halfbreds ’at $3.25 to $3.55; J. R. Murray .«Clarence Bridge), 269 Corriedales at $3.30 to $3.50; E. S. Henderson (Kaituna Valley). 390 Romneys at $3.45 to $3.95; Glynn Wye Station (Lewis Pass) 700; halfbreds at $3.35 to $3.50; C. L. Bary (Claverley), 79 Down cross at $2.70 to $3.35; 193 Corriedales ; at $3.35 to $3.75; J. A. Paton Oaro), 244 Halfbreds at $2.85 to, $3.45; J. C. Rodger (Ethelton*. 293 Down cross at $3.55 to $4.25, 46 Corriedales at $3.45; A. Prendergast (Tai Tapu), 325 Romneys i at $3 to 54.15; estate T. W. Bamford (Hurunui). 200 Corriedales at $3 35 to $4.25; A. D. McKay iHurunui). 237 Corriedales at $3.15 to $4.15. Ewes. E. S. Henderson (Kaituna Valley), 290 Romneys at $3.60 to $4.40; Lands and Survey. Department (Cheddar Valley). 1517 Corriedales at $3.10 to $4.20; J. M. Oliver (Hororata). 196 Border-Corriedales at $4 to $4.75; T. H. Ensor (Cheviot). 118 Bor-der-Corriedales at $3.25 to $4.40:1 J. A. Paton (Oaro), 108 halfbreds at $3.10 to $3.35. Breeding ewes Although the breeding-ewe entry was again a small one for this time of the year, some lots of very good quality were included. While the level of values for the best lots was higher than last sale, these ewes! were still far from dear buying. The best of the well-mouthed, cast-for-age Corriedale ewes reached $5.05, and there were other sales at $4.25 to $4.80. Most of these ewes were spring shorn and in excellent order for early tupping.

Older, plainer ewes, with barely ; a season's breeding use left, sold from $1.85 to $2.50 Some spring-shorn from a well-known flock topped the small two-tooth section at $7.10, while other sales ranged from $5.50 to $6.60.

Sales of breeding ewes included:

T. G. Forrester (Rotherham), 100 two-tooth Corriedales at $7.10, 51 mixed-age ewes at $4.80; Pahau Downs. Ltd (Culverden), 174 two-tooth Corriedales at $5.50 to $6.60, 76 four-year-olds at $5.05, 130 five-year-olds at $3.75.