FAT STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 272, 16 November 1926, Page 4

FAT STOCK SALES.

PRICES AT WESTFIELD. CATTLE DECLINE, OTHERS FIRM. This week's stock sales at Westfleld were held yesterday, in oraer not to clash with the Royal Show. Beer cattle showed a further slight decline, equal to almost a shilling per 1001b, but calves, or which there waa a somewhat small yarding, Armed a little. The sheep yarding was less than the average, and brisk bidding maintained last week's rates, while hoggets and lambs also sold well. There was also a good demand for pigs at recent values. The fallowing table gives the prices realised for fat stock this week and last week:— This week. Last week. BEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 33/ 3-4/ Choice and prime ox 28/ to 32/ 30/ to 33/ Choice and prime cow and heifer 23/ to 30/ 27/ to 32/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers, Shorn 21/ to 27/9 23/6 to 27/ Unshorn 28/ to 31/6 Unfin wethers 19/ to 22/ 18/ to 21/ . Prime ewes ... 20/ to 24/3 19/ to 22/6 Hoggets 19/ to 23/6 Spring lambs .. 18/ to 26/ . 18/ to 26/9 CALVES (per head) — Runners 70/ to 105/ 48/ to 125/ Vealers 20/ to 96/ 26/ to 89/ PIGS (per head) — Baconers 67/ to 86/ 63/ to 86/ Porkers 40/ to 75/ 40/ to 72/ Weaners 15/ to 20/ 16/ to 25/ Slips 20/ to 30/ 23/ to 28/ The reports or the firms which operated are appended:— OALQETV AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report:— Beer: There was a good yarding, prices again being easier. Heavy cattle were very dull or sale. A pen or extra prime P.A. bullocks on account of Mr. Imons, Okaihau, topped the market at £15 17/6. Extra choice ox sold to 33/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 30/ to 39/; Just killable, 27/ to 29/; prune young cow and heifer beef, 26/ to 30/; Just killable, 23/ to 25/. Sheep: There was a small yarding, values being very firm at late quotations. No extra heavy prime wethers were penned; heavy prime, shorn, 26/6; medium, £1 3/6 to £1 4/6; light and unfinished, 19/ to 22/; heavy prime ewes, £1 0/6 to £1 2/; lighter, 17/ to £1; other ewes, 14/ to 16/. Calves: A small yarding sold at advanced prices. Runners made £4 10/ to £5 5/; heavy vealers, £3 14/ to £4 II; medium, £2 18/ to £3 8/; light, £l 15/ to £212/; rough, £1 to £i 10/; rresh dropped, 3/ to 14/. Pigs: An average yarding,prices being on a par with last week. Choppers made £2 10/ to £4; heavy baconers, £3 19/ to £4 3/; medium baconers, £3 12/ to £3 18/; light baconers, £3 7/ to £3 tl/ ; heavy porkers, £3 3/ to £3 5/; medium porkers, £2 12/ to £3; light porkers, £2 7/ to £2 11/. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:—Beer was penned in average numbers, values again being slightly easier. Extra choice ox sold to 33/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 28/ to 32/; ordinary and plain, 25/ to 27/; prime young cow and heirer beer, 26/ to 30/; ordinary cow beef, 21/ to 25/. No extra heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers, £13 to £14; lighter prime, £11 15/ to £12 17/6; light prime, £9 10/ to £11 10/; unfinished and small, £8 10/ to £9 7/6; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 15/ to £8 15/; lighter, £6 15/ to £7 10/; light COWS, £5 10/ to £6 10/. Sheep were yarded in less than average numbers, values Improving on last week's sales. Heavy prime wethers made £1 5/ to £1 7/9; medium prime, £1 3/ to£l */9; light prime, £1 1/ to £12/6; small and unllnished, 17/ to £1; heavy prime ewes, £1 3/6 to £1 4/3; medium prime, £1 2/ to £1 3/3; light prime, £1 to £1 1/6; Inreriorly ratted, 13/ to 18/; prime hoggets, 19/ to £1 3/6. Spring lambs were penned in average numbers, selling at late quotations. Heavy prime made £1 3/9 to £1 6/; medium prime, £1 1/ to £1 3/6; light prime, 18/ to £1 0/9; others, 13/ to 17/9. Pigs were penned in less than average numbers, and sold at late quotations. Choppers sold at £2 10/ to £3 15/; heavy and medium baconers, £4 to £4 6/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 8/ to £3 16/; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 18/ to £3 6/; small and unfinished porkers, £2 to £i? 14/. Store pig's in small numbers were slightly easier in values. Large stores made £1 11/ to £2; slips, £1 to £1 10/; weaners, 15/ to £1. Calves were penned In small numbers. There was a sharp rise In values, the supply not meeting the demand. Runners made £3 10/ to £5 2/6; heavy vealers, £4 Lp £4 16/; medium, £3 10/ to £3 18/; light; £3 to £3 8/; smaller, £2 10/ to £2 18/; small and rresh dropped, 3/ to £2 6/; rough calves, £1 5/ to.£2 5/. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND BONB. AKred Buckiand and Sons, Ltd., report: —We penned fat cattle to the number of 374 head, as compared with 437 at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 202 steers and 172 cows and heifers. The demand was not keen and generally values met with a further decline. Extra choice ox sold to £1 13/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 8/6 to £1 12/; secondary and plain, £1 7/ to £i 8/; prime young cow and heirer beer, £1 7/ to £1 10/; ordinary cow beef £1 1/ to £1 5/; heavy prime steers, £12 10/ to £14 2/6; the highest average, £13 8/6, was obtained ror 15 steers Trom Mr. Edward Allen, Cambridge; lighter prime, £11 to £12 7/6; light prime, £9 15/ to £10 17/6; small and unfinished, £7 15/ to £9 12/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £9 2/6; heavy prime cows and heirers, £6 10/ to £7 17/6; lighter prime, £5 to £6 7/6; other killable cows. £3 10/ to £4 17/6. There was about an average entry or sheep, competition was more keen and values for all prime mutton was slightly firmer. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 7/ to £1 7/9; heavy prime, £1 5/ to £1 6/9; medium to heavy prime, £1 3/ to £1 4/9; light to medium prime, £1 1/6 to £1 2/9; unfinished, 18/6 to' £1 1/3; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 2/6 tO'fl 4/3; heavy prime ewes, £1 1/ to £1 2/3; lighter prime, 17/ to £1 0/9; other killable, 14/ to 16/9 (1302 sheep sold). The lamb pens were comfortably filled and values were Arm at last week's rates. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 4/6 to £1 6/; heavy prime, £1 3/ to £1 4/3; lighter prime, £1 1/ to £1 2/9; light prime, 18/6 to £1 0/9; small and plain, 14/ to 17/6 (227 lambs sold). There was an extra small yarding oi good quality heavy vealers. Runners made £2 5/ to £4 11/; medium vealers, £2 10/ to £3 2/; ight, £2 to £2 11/; small, good quality vealers, £1 6/ to £2; Tresh-dropped and plain calves, 3/ to £1 1/ (81 calves sold). As in the case or calves there was a scarcity or pigs, with the exception or odd pens, values did not improve. Bacon buyers were not operating to any extent, whilst the butchers' requirements were soon satisfied. No good quality heavy baconers were penned; medium baconers, £3 10/ to £3 19/; light, £3 4/ to £3 8/; heavy porkers, £3 to £3 6/; medium. £2 15/ to £2 18/; light, £2 5/ to £2 11/; small and unnnlshed, £l 16/ to £2 6/. No store pigs offered (154 pigs sold). COUNTRY STOCK BALES. Alfred Buckiand and Sons, Ltd., report: Since last Wednesday we have held sales at Westneld, Pukekohe. Turua, and pokeno. There was a heavy yarding at Pukekohe. and average entries at other centres. There continues to be a good inquiry for all classes, few railing to change owners,' values being on a par with recent sales. Best dairy cows made £10 10/ to £14: extra, to £17 10/; gppd average cows. £7 to £10 5/; others, £3 10/ to £6 15/; best springing heirers, £9 to £11 10/' Others, £7 10/ to £8 15/; small and backward, £5 to £7 5/; empty young cows. £3 to £4 5/; store cows. £2 to £2 17/6; old and cull cows. £1 to £1 15/; prime young fat cows and heirers £7 to £9 5/; heavy fat cows and lighter heirers, £5 to £6 17/6; rough and boner cows £2 10/ to £4 10/; rat steers, £9 10/ to £12 15/; grown steers, in forward condition, £8 to £95/; four-year-old steers, £7 to £; 17/6; three to four-year-old steers, £5 10/ to £/; two to two and a-haH-year-old steers, £4 10/ to £5 7/6: yearling to 18-months-old steers, £3 to £4' 5/; well-bred yearling to 18-months-old heifers, £3 15/ to £5 5/: Plainer heirers. £2 10/ to £3 10/; lowconditioned Polled Angus cows, with calves, £4 15/; yearlirtg to two-year-old Polled Angus heirers, £2 16/ to £4' 5/; good young herd bulls, £5 5/ to £10 10/; heavy bulls. £4 to £6 15/; other bulls, £2 ™ £ .? 13/: gooa calves. £i 10/ to £1 16/: smaller calves, £1 3/ to £1 0/; small and weedy calves, 12/ to £1 2/. A large yard-wLtnoi-F'&'L.n. Pu fc«*ohe sold at about 1 westfleld quotations.