FAT STOCK MARKET

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 103, 4 May 1927, Page 8

FAT STOCK MARKET

TO-DAY'S SALES AT WESTFIELD.

Alfred Backland and Sons, Ltd., report:" To-day at our weekly Westfied fat stock market the entry of fat cattle totalled 53t heads, as against 561 last Wednesday, com* prising 307 steers and 229 cows and heifers. The quality was equal to recent yarding*, and the demand and values on a par with last week's sale. Extra choice ox sold to £17/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £15/ to £1 6/6; ordinary and plain ox, £1 3/ to £1 4/6; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 1/ to £1 4/: ordinary cow beef, 17/ to £1; heavy prime steer* ranged in price from £10 10/ to £11 10/; no extra heavy penned; lighter prime steers, £9 5/ to £10 7/6; light prim* steers. £8 to £9 2/6; unfinished and small, £5 15/ to £7 17/6; extra heavy prim* young cows and heifers, £8 to £9 5/t heavy prime young: cows and heifers, £6 15/ to £7 17/6; lighter, £4 10/ to £• 12/6; other cows, £3 to £4 7/6.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—To-day at our weekly Westfield fat stock market beef was penned in large numbers, and competition was steady throughout, with values on a par with last week's sale. Extra choice ox sold to 27/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox 24/ to 26/; ordinary and plain ox. 20 f. to 23/; prune young cow and heifer beef, 20/ to 23/; ordinary cow beef, 17/ to 19/; heavy prime steers, £10 15/ to £11 12/6; lighter prime steers, £9 15/ to £10 12/6; light prime steers, £8 to £9 12/6; unfinished and small, £5 10/ to £7 17/6: heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 10/ to £7 10/; lighter, £5 5/ to £6 7/6: other cows, £3 to £3 17/6; light cows, £4 to £5 2/6.

: \** FRANKTON STOCK SALE. FAT SHEEP IX DEMAND. \ (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) \ HAMILTON, this day. '" The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneer* ing Co., Ltd., report:—At our wee'dy stock sales at the Frankton yards yesterday, we had a good yarding, principally of cow and heifer beef. We are unable to report any improvements in values. A small yarding of fat sheep met with a firm demand, and advanced rates, while there was a good demand for various lots of store lambs offered. An extra heavy, yarding of fat and store pigs was sub* mitted. Well done pigs sold firm, but the majority of the yarding were unfinished sorts, for which prices were easier. There was a fair demand for all classes of stores:— Beef.—Good quality prime cows and; heifers, £6 12/6 to £7; heavy prime ■ £6 to £6 6/; medium prime, £5 to £5 ■ 12/; plain heavy cows, £5 15/ to £4 17 6: light cows and heifers, £3 10/ to £3 17/6: > vealers, £2 10/; runners. £2 12/6; good J framed, fresh-conditioned, young cows, i £3 10/ to £3 17/6: two-year steers, £4: ( weaner Jersey heifers, £2 12/6; best f dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, £• ! to £9 5/; others. £4 to £6 10/. Sheep.—Fair fat wethers sold to 25,': small and light, 10/; extra good quality prime heavy maiden ewes, 26/; fat woolly hoggets, 22/3: small two-tooth ewe*, in lamb, 17/; good woolly store lambs, 16/1; well grown shorn . lambs, 14/2; medium woolly, 12/9: small shorn, 10/; f.m ewes, in lamb, sold to 18/9. Pigs.—Heavy baconers, £3 5/ to £3 12/;' light baconers, £2 18/ to £3 2/; heavy porkers, £2 14/ to £2 17/: light porker*. £2 5/ to £2 10/: slips, 23/ to 26/: be/ weaners, 15/ to 18/; others. 9/ to 1?«

OUR MEAT EXPORTS. MORE LAMB LAST YEAR. New Zealand export totals for the past five years were as under, viz:— Mutton. Lamb. B*ef. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1922 ... C 9.817 77.230 25.551 172.598 1923 ... 38,375 74.106 3G.736 149.217 1924 ... 50.450 73.413 32.413 156.276 1925 ... 54.111 75.014 35.300 165.325 1926 ... 48,500 78,000 19,000 146,0«> rt

THE PRICE OF GOLD. LONDON, May 3. The price of gold is 84/10% per oz. LONDON WOOL SALES. **" OPENING RATES. (Received 11.30 a.m.) LONDON, May 3. At the wool sales 115,000 bales were offered. There was a poor selection, including many second-hand parcels from Bradford, on which reserves have been fixed above March rates. Consequently, a fairlylarge quantity was withdrawn. The attendance was moderate, and all-round competition prevailed. For Merinos, best shafty sold on a parity with March, closing medium ind faulty par to five per cent cheaper Crossbreds were firm at March rates, lower grades five per cent cheaper. Stipes were unchanged occasionally in buyers* favour. For lambs, best sorts w-ere unchanged, with faulty five per cent cheaper. New Zealand's Waikameoa realised 17d to 16d, Lonphorn. 23% d to 23d.—(A. and N.Z. and Sydney "Sun. , ';