STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 136, 10 June 1926, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND. TRICES AT WE3TFIELD. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile \gency. Company. Limited, report: —At Westffeld fat tsock market yesterday, beer \va« ppnned in average numbers, values ror ox beef being- firm at late quotations. There were less numbers or cow and heirer beer penned, and values Tor thcv«p were better. Extra choice ox sold to 32/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 28/ to 31/; ordinary and plain ox, 24/ to 27/; prime young- cow and heirer beer, 24/ to 27/; ordinary cow beer, 20/ to 23/; rough beer, 14/ to 18/; no extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime steers, £12 7/6 to £13 15/; lighter prime steers, £11 to £12 hi: light prime steers, £9 to £10 15/; unfinished and small, £7 to £8 15/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10/ to £9 5/; heavy prime young cows and heirers, £7 to £8 7/6' lighter, £G to £6 17/6; light cows, £4 10/ to £5 17/6; bulls, £1 10/ to £5 10/; other cows, £2 10/ to £4 o/. Sheep were yarded in average number?. Bidding- was erratic and values w>re easier. Heavy prime wethers made £1 10/0 to £i il/9; medium prime. £ I 0/ to £1 10/G: light prime, £1 6/G tn £1 8,9; small and unfinished. £1 1/ to £1 ">.': Heavy prime ewes £1 2/0 to £1 4/; medium prime. £1 1/ to £1 2/6; light prime, 10/ to £1 0/0; lnferlorly ratted. 15/ to 18/6. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold at late quotations. Heavy prime made £1 3/9 to £1 5/(5; medium prime, £1 2/3 to £t 3/6; light prime, £1 to £1 2/. Pigs were penned in loss than average numbers. Competition was keen and values again advanced. Choppers sold from £4 !»/ to £6 1/; heavy and medium baconers, £4 0/ to £4 12/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 10/ to £4 4/; medium porkers and lig-ht porkers. £2 14/ to £3 6/; small and unilnished, £2 2/ to £2 12/. Store pigs in small numbers sold at late rates. Large store made £1 10/ to £1 1(5/; slip.-. £1 to £1 8/; weaners, 10/ to 16/. Calves were penned In less t<.an average numbers. Values improved on late quotations. Very few calves of good quality were penned. Runners marie £3 15/ to £5; heavy vealers. £3 0/ to £3 12/; medium. £2 10/ to £3 4/; light, £2 0/ to £2 14/; smaller, £1 15/ to £2 4/; small and fresh-dropped, 3/ to 2S/; rough calves, 10/ to 28/. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. report: Yesterday at our weekly Westtleld rat stock market wo penned beef to the number or 573 head, as compared with 639 at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 2-20 steers, 342 cows and heifers, and 5 bulls. There was a steady demand throughout, and odd pens of extra quality were slightly firmer. All other classes were very firm at last week's quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £1 12/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 0/ to £1 11/: ordinary and plain ox. £1 7/ to £1 8/0; prime young cow and heirer beer, £1 4/ to £1 C/; ordinary cow beer, £1 1/ to £1 3/; plain and rough, 12/ to 18/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price rrom £13 15/ to £14 10/; S steers, rrom Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga, averaged £14 8/9; 16 rrom Mr. Air. J. Kidd, Aka Aka Plains, averager! £12 17/; heavy prime steers, £1-2 13/ to £13 12/0; lighter prime steers, £ll 5/ to £12 7/0; light prime steers, £» 10/ to £11 2/0; small and unfinished steers, £5 r> ■' to £9 7/0; extra heavy prime young cows and heirers, £S 15/ to £9 10/; heavy prime cows and heirers, £5 10/ to £7 7/6, other killable cows, £4 to £5 7/6; old and boner cows. £1 10/ to £3 17/6; hull?. £2 10/ to £. r , 15/. There was a heavy yarding or sheep. Prime wether mutton maintained last week's values, as also did several lines or extra good ewes. Other classes receded slightly. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 13/6 to £1 14/9; heavy prime, £1 11/ to £1 13/; medium to heavy prime. £1 9/ to £t 10/6; light and medium prime, £1 7/ to £1 8/9; unnnished wethers. £l 3/ to £1 0/0; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 S/ to £1 10/3; heavy prime, £1 4/ to £1 7/; lighter prime. £1 2/ to £1 3/9; light killable. ewes, 19/ 10 £1 1/0; other ewes, 12/6 to 18/0; 1910 sheep sold. The 282 lambs which came rorwaril sold at ruling prices. Extra heavy prime lambs madn £1 0/ to £1 7/3; heavy prime. £1 3/ to £1 4/ ; lighter prime, £1 1/ to £1 2/9; light prime, 19/ to £1 0/9. Calves were penned in small numbers, values showing a s!.arp rise on last week's improved (flotations. Runners made from Hi 10/ to £1 15/; heavy vealeis. £3 12/ 10 I £ 1 tr>/; medium vealers. £3 to £5; light, ci l!)/ to £2 17/; small and fresh-dropped, to £1 10/; 127 sold. Our yarding or I>.:rs. was agai small. Ridding was keen and prices again advanced. No extra heavy chuppers were, penned; choppers made. £3 to £4 10/; heavy baconers. £4 5/ to £4 12/; medium, 3 18/ to £4 3/; light, £3 11/ to £3 15/; heavy porkers. £3 5/ tr> £3 10/; medium, f 15/ to £3 1/; light, £2 7/ to .'ll/; small and untlnishrd, £1 18/ to £2 6/. Values Tor stores were also better. >'o really good were offered. Fair framed madu up to £1 11/; slips, IS/ to £1 3/; weanOTS, 13/ to 10/; 312 sold. During , the week we also held sales at Waluku, Kumeu, Kaiwaka, Maung-aturoto, and Runciman, also three clearing sales. Prices I'or all classes or cattle were, similar to those ruling at the previous week's sales. Dalgely and Company, Li' ited, report as rollows on their Westfleld sale yesterday: Beer: There was a good yarding, ox beer In places selling- to 32/ per 10Dlb, while cows and heirers were unchanged. We had a consignment of bullocks on account of .Mr. Kerr, Te Kuiti. which topped the market, going to £14 15/. Exlra choice and prime ox made 32/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 29/ to 31/; ordinary and plain. 26/ to 38/; prime young cow and heifer beer, 25/; ordinary, 23/; -oug-Jl, 18/ to 21/. Sheep: An averag-e yarding-, there beinglittle or no change in values. >o heavy prime wethers were yarded; medium prime made 29/ to 31/; small and unilnished. 24/ to 27/; best heavy prime ewes, 27/; medium, 23/ to 24/0; light and unfinished. £1 to 22/. Lambs: A small yarding, selling at late rates. Heavy prime lambs made 25/6; medium, 23/ to 24/; light, £1 to 22/. Calves: A small yarding, there being: a sharp rise in values. Runners made £2 10/ to £4 15/; heavy vealers, £2 12/ to £4 15/; medium, £3 to £4; light, £1 19/ to £2 17/; small, £1 to £1 10/; rreshdropped, 3/ to 18/. Pigs: An average yarding, prices Tor both baconers and porkers being very firm at late quotations. Choppers made £4 to £4 7/; medium and heavy baconers, £4 5/ to £i 15/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 12/ to £i 3/medium and light porkers, £2 12/ to £3 10/. ADDINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Store sheep were penned In smaller numbers at the Addington market to-day, and there was a good sale. Fat cattle and sheep were heavily yarded, and the market eased to some extent for cattle, but was brisk for lighter sheep. Store Sheep.—A moderate number were penned, including some good lines of ewes. North Island ewes sold well, considering their condition. Good hairbred ewe lambs sold up to 33/, and a pen of railing to sound-mouthed hairhred ewes to 33/9. Wethers sold at a "shilling a head lower than last week. Good sound-mouthed halfbred ewes to 38/6; sound and failingmouthed halfbred ewes, to 33/9; sound and railing-mouthed crossbred ewes, 26/ to 28/3; sound-mouthed North Island ewes, 22/ to 26/; railing-mouti.ed crossbred ewes, 18/ to 21/; two-toothed crossbred ewes, 22/ to 26/; halfbred ewes lambs, to 33/; ewe lambs, 24/ to 26/4; hairbred wether lambs, 18/6 to 20/9; ordinary wether lambs, 17/ to 18/6; two and Tourtoothed halfbred wethers, 24/3 to 25/3. Fat Lambs. —A small entry of 2000 head met with spirited demand. Exporters operated at Tull schedule rates. Extra prime heavy lambs realised up to 35/10; prime heavy lambs, 2S/ to 32/; medium-weight prime lambs. 26/6 to 29/6; medium quality lambs, 24/0 to 27/; light lambs, 23/ to 24/3. Fat Sheep.—There was a very heavy entry or 15 races, 50 per cent more than tho average. Heavy ewes were easier by 1/6 per head, and light ewes by 1/; but medium weights, ror which exporters bid rreely, were about the same. Considering the heavy entry, the quality or which was exceptional / good, the sale was a good one. Extra prime wethers brought up to 40/1; prime w&thers, 02/ to 35/; medium wethers, 29/6 to 31/6; light wethers. 28/ to 29/3: exlra prime ewes, to 34/1; prime ewes, 23/ to Sfi/; medium ewes. 20/ to 22/0; light ewes, 10/0 M 19/9; aged ewes. 11/ 10 10;. Fat Cattle.—Follow.ng :i sequence or heavy yarding* o Ir. lie.-id were entered. The, market ror a big rattle was easier by 2/6 per 1003b. t prices ror medium-weights, he.rers ana cows, showed a very slight n\° ,n n n, n »?- Best beer realised 35/ to 38/ heavy beef 30/6 to 35/6; medium quality llir oa/ ? /C , : o/ medlu "- cow and heirer 22/e f^ 10 32 /'™ UBb cow beef - down to **/*. a pen of five North Island toullocKa

made £18 7/6. Extra neavy steers, £18 to I £19 2/6; prime heavy steers, £15 to £17 3/, prime medium-weight steers, £13 to £15 15/; medium quality steers, £10 toi £12 15/; light steers, £7 to £9 10/; extra: prime heifers io Ell 10/; prime heifers, 1 £8 5/ to £10 15/; ordinary heUers, £6 10/ to £8; light heifers, £4 18/ to £6 5/; extra prime cows, to £13 /ii; prime rows, £7 15/ to £10: ordinary cows, £5 5/ to £7 10/; inferior cows, £3 10/ to £5. Vealers.—A .-hort entry met with keen sale. Runners made to £7 5/; medium, £4 to £6 10/; ordiriy to good calves, 30/ to £3 10/. Dairy Cattle.—There was a good sale. Best spring-era r-iug-lu £11 to £14 10/; medium, £7 to £10 10/; others, £4 to £6 10/; heifers. £G 10/ to £I;.'. Store Cattle.-—Cows and bulls only were entered. They sold at satisfactory rates. Fat pigs.—There was a heavy entry. Baconers sold "ii a par with last week, while porkers were llrmer except in the Unal stages. Choppers, £3 12/6 to £5; light baconers, £4 to £4 15/; heavy baconers, £5 to £6 10/ (average price per lb, 7Jd to SJd); porkers, 40/ to 73/ (average price per lb, 8d to 9d). Store Pigs.- A medium entry met with a sharp advance in rale-. Weaners, 12/6 to 17/; better sorts, tv 20/; slips. 25/ to 29/; small -tores, 30. tu 3i/j others, ac/ iv 3U/.