FAT STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 112, 14 May 1925, Page 4

FAT STOCK MARKET.

| Messrs. Alfred Buckland and Sons I report:— Yesterday at our weekly Westfield fat ; stock market we penred fat cattle to the 1 number of 307 head, comprising 2i3 steers, ', 252 cows and heifers, and 12 bulls. There j was an improved demand- und choice quality I cattle were iirmer, although our quotatious . arc the same. Extra choice ox sold to £1 • I 10/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 8/ |to £1 9/6; ordinary aud plain ox, £1 4/ to j£l 7/ ; prime young cow and heifer beef. . ,fl 1/ to £1 7/; ordinary cow beef, 15/ to ' i£l : rough beef, 10/ to 14/; extra heavy I prime steers ranged In price from £13 5/ •to £14; heavy prime steers, £11 to £13; , lighter prime steers, £0 10/ to £10 15/ ; 'light prime steers, £7 10' to £0 5/; [unfinished and small. £4 10/ to £7 s'; I extra heavy prime young cov.s and heifers. IS 10/ to £9 15/ ; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £5 15/ to £S 5/; lighter, £4 to £5 12,0; rough killable cows, £2 15/ to £3 '17/0; other cows, £1 to £2 12,0; bulls, £1 to £S 10/. There was scarcely half a market of sheep, and in consequence values were firmer. Heavy prime wethers made £2 1/6 to £2 3/(3 (no extra heavy prime wethers penned): medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 ls/U to £2 1/; light prime wethers, £1 16 to £1 IS/; store wethers, £1 11/6 to £1 15/; heavy prime ewes, £1 13, to £1 10/; lighter prime ewes, £1 10/ to £1 12 I) : other killahle ewes. £1 7/ to l£l 0/6 (707 sold). Lambs met with a i keen sale at fully last week's rates. Heavy i prime made £i 15/ to £1 IS/ ; lighter prime. '£1 10/ to £1 14/: light prime, £1 7/ to £1 11/6; unfinished. £1 3, to £1 0/ : stores 18/ to £1 2/ (656 lambs sold). Fat and young calves were penned in average numbers, values for all classes being firmer than lost week. Ilcnvy vealers made £3 5/ to . £4 12/ ; medium vealers. £2 to £3 : light ' vealers, £1 5/ to £1 IS/ ; small and freshdropped, 3/ to IS/ (236 sold). A smaller yarding of pigs sold under keen competition at better values. Choppers brought up to £4 10/; heavy baconers, £3 14/ lo £3 10/: medium nnd light, £3 3/ to £3 12/ ; heavy porkers, £2 8/ to £3; medium and light, £1 15/ to £2 6/; stores and slips. 15/ to £1 0/; wenners. 0/ to 11/ (421 sold). The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report :— At Westfield fat stock market yesterday, 1 beef was penned in average numbers. Competition was keen for goo.-l quality and j prime cattle, which improved in values hy 1/ to 2/ per 1001b. Other classes also Improved. Extra choice ox sold to 32/ p« r 1001b; choice and prime ox. 27/ to 31 / • plain and ordinary ox, 21/ to 25/; prime young cow and heifer beef. 23/ to 2S ' - other cow beef. 10/ to 24/: rough beef! 14/ to IS/; heavy prime steers sold from £12 to £14; lighter, £10 to £11 15/; light is 2/0 to £0 15/ ; small unfinished steers, £0 12/6 to £8; heavy prime cows and heifers £7 5/ to £8 12/6; lighter, £6 to £7 2/0: light, £4 5/ to £3 17/6; other cows. £1 10/ to £4 2/0; hulls. £2 to £4 15/. Calves were penned in small numbers, competition being keen. Prices improved on last week s quotations. Runners made £4 to £5 2/; heavy vealers, £3 10/ to £3 4/ for a special fatted vealer; medium vealers £'' 18/ to £3 S/ : light vealers, £2 to £2 if,/small and fresh-dropped, 3/ to £1 5/ - rough j calves. £1 to £1 10/. Sheep were penned In a\erage numbers, competition being keen for good quality, and we report a sharp rise of ' , t0 b J" r hn "' l - Prime wethers | made If 0/6 to £2 3/6; medium. £J g, ,';,r £2 - ; H li> ; hf ' £ i ,B/ ,n £1 small and I unfinished wethers, £1 10/ to £1 14/0----.extra heavy prime ewes, to £2 1/0; heavy eww, £1 13/ to £1 ir,/9; medium trffil f V'? £1 12/t): lnff,r ""- ewes, 14/ sot,. .V'v,' nmbs ,""""«' In average numbers sold readily, prime quality Improving in r, 'To/, E ; Urn hPnv - v I"' 1 "'" lambs made to 'irt/c '" : £ Pnvy primp tombs. £1 14/ to £1 10/0: medium. £1 n/ »„ £T , 3/ „. „ nf to £1 <T/nt,i /0; """i 131 ""! lambs. 17/G nnmw.' 8 _ ' CS W "" Penned | n average Zxi,,'?"" 6 °." lnc at ln ' e nuo,~„: iinns. mere was an improved>demand for porkers which improved in values Chonners made £3 10/ to £4 10/; heavy and mortem land llAt-W,™, £1 ore J'r" "Si 1 '" •■> dull sale. Weaners. B> to 1<?/' |«P«- n/ 13/ to 19/; large stores, £1 to |" ' — ! ADDINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CIIRISTCHURCII, Wednesday. The entries at the Addlngton market were much larger to-day in all main classes of stock Both store and fat sheep sold at practically last week's rates, but fat cattle were lower in price. Store Sheep.—There was a good-sized yarding for a winter sale, mostly lambs The entry was generally a plain lot and met with a free sale, with an easing in the later stages for backward lambs. Good half-bred wether lambs. 25/ to 28/1 ■ ord" ?./ r vf (*?«-*(!'' sma "' in/ t0 -'' /fi ': cv ". 14/ to IN,'!); three-quarter-bred 23/10 to -'.>/0; crossbred ewe lambs. 27/1 to ->.VlO • halfbred, 32/ ; sound-mouthed crossbred ewes. 33/ to 34/6; two-toothed three-quar-ter-bred ewes, 34/(5; falling-mouthed ewes in lamb, 22/0 to 28/3 ; aged ewes, to 21/9 • forward two-toothed crossbred wethers 35/4 - four and six-toothed crossbred wethers' 33/4 ; cull two-toothed halfbred wethers "4 ' to 24/11: two-toothed three-quarter-bred wethers, 27/(5. Fat Lambs.—A total of 2000 were yarded Prime sorts were fully up to schedule rates! but lighter sorts were easier. Extra prime 43/ to 4'!/: prime. 37/ to 41/; medium' S3/6 to 36/G ; light, 32/ to 33/ ; store, "07 to 20/. Fat Sheep.—There was an exceptionally heavy yarding, mostly of good quality. The : sale, though Irregular, was up to last : week's good rates, butchers buying more ' freely than usual. Extra prime wetbers 49/10; prime, 43/ to 4(5/; medium, 38/15 to 42/6; light. 33/0 to 38/; extra prime ewes 42/10; prime, 37/ to 40/; medium. 34/ to 36/6; light, 28/6 to 33/ ; aged, 22/0 to Fat Cattle.—A heavy entry of OGO head was yarded, including good lines of back- ; station steers. Last week's advance of 25. ' a head for steers was lost, but, considering the size of the yarding, the sale was a good one. Prime beef made from 33/ to 37/ - • medium, 29/ to 32/0 ; and light and rough' ' from 17/6 per 1001b: extra prime steers £17 12/0: prime. £13 5/ to £15 10/' ' medium. £10 15/ to £13; light, £8 10/ to ' £10 10/; rough. £6 10/ to £8 5/: extra ' prime heifers, £13 12/6; prime, £S to £10: > medium, £4 10/ to £7 15/ ; extra prime cows £12 17/0: prime, £7 to £0 1(1/; medium, £5 to £7: light. £3 10/ to £4 15/. Vealers.—The entry met with a dragging sale. Runners, to £7 5/ ; good vealers, to £5: medium, £3 to £3 10/; calves, 10/ to Store Cattle.—A total of 120 were for- ' ward, and sold mostly for potting purposes. ' | Dairy Cattle.—The sale was a good one I Best cows. £10 to £15 10/: medium. £6 10/ ' to £0 10/: best heifers, £S to £13 in//medium, £4 to £7 10/; poor cows, £2 to | Store Pigs.—The entry was fair, and the : sale slack. Weaners, 7/ to 15/; stores. 23/ to 40/. LONDON MARKETS. MEAT. ~ Th , e „ Ba nk of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office under date May 8:— ■ Prices for lighter-weight wetbers mnv weaken. There is very little inquiry for ewes. Lamb is unchanged The" beef market is depressed owing to heavy arrivals of Argentine. Mutton.—Wetbers. light 7Jd to 0,1 per lb, per fb 3(1 P<?r lb; CWOS ' 4 " (1 to 7, i Lamb.—Lambs, under 421b 11 Jd to 12} d ti"i ; 0, ;0 r , 421b ] ,? id t0 lld P er I°' seconds . 113 dto 12d per lb. Beef.—Ox hinds. 5d to s}d per lb- ox fores, 3d to 3jd per lb; cow hinds, 4(1 to 4jd per lb; cow fores, 2Jd to 3d.