STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 3, 5 January 1928, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

THE WESTFIELD MARKET. VALUES WELL MAINTAINED. PIGS SELL BETTER. The supply of beef cattle at Westfield yesterday was of average size and there was a steady demand at a slightly lower range of values. liime quality, both in eheep and lambs, met with a ready sale at late rates, but heavy ewes were easier in price. An average yarding of pigs met a better demand and prices improved slightly. Stores were dull of sale. There was a medium entry of calves, and for best quality anir..a!s there was keen competition. following is the range of prices together with those ruling two weeks ago:— , >r ._ , This week. Last week. LEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 32/ 00/ Choice and prime r-., 0 * ■•••••• 28/ to 31/ 28/ to 32/ Choice and prime ' cow and heifer .... 24/ to 27/ 24/ to 28/ SHEEP (per head) — Prune wethers 23/6 to 30/ 23/ to «>9/9 Tnfin. wethers 20/ to 23/9 19/ to 2V9 Prime ewes.. 14/ to 22/6 14/ to 21/6 Unfin. ewes.. 1.0/ to 13/9 __ ,^ ,n , bs - 21/ to 28/6 20/6 to 30/6 I nfin. lambs. 12/ to 20/ (per head) — Kunners 50/ to 93/ 50/ to 80/ Vealers .... 34/ to 73/ 36/ to 96/ PIGS (per head) — Baeoners. .. 46/ to 52/ 43/ to 51/ Porkers .... 40/ to 49/ 37/ to 47/ Weaners .... 8/ to 14/ 5/ to 15/ Mips ... 10/ to 22/ 13/ to 20/ Large stores. 21/ to 26/ 22/ to 28/ ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd report:—

Our supply of fat cattle numbered 438 head .comprising 224 steers and 214 cows and heifers. The quality generally was •X." iSS' There was a steady demand with little or no alteration in values from the market prior to the holidavs. Extra choice ox sold to £1 12/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 9/6 to £1 11/; secondary and plam, £1 7/ to £1 9/; prime voung cow and heifer beef, £1 4/ to £1 7/ordinary cow beef, £1 to £1 3/; extra heavy prime steers, £12 15/ to £13 12/6 (the latter price was obtained for cattle from Mr. W. Vosper's Dingley Dell, Cambridge); 26 steers from the same vendor averaged £12 4/iO; heavy prime steers made £11 10/ to £12 12/6; lighter prime £in 7/fi to £lii1 ii 12/ j' lig l lt P rime » £9 to ♦ v?o / small an< * unfinished, £6 10/ to £8 1//6; extra heavy prime voung cows and heifers, £7 10/ to £8 15/; heavy prime cows and heifers, £6 10/ to £7 7/6lighter prime, £5 10/ to £6 7/6; other tillable cows, £3 10/ to £5 7/6. There was a moderate yarding of sheep, which met with a steady sale. Wethers were very nrm. Heavy ewes were a trifle lower in price. Extra heavy prime wethers Iffi/ 0 £ a- 10/ i h , eavy prime > ' medium to heavy prime, f J "to £1 6/3; unfinished, £1 1/ to £1 3/9; extra heavy prime young ewes, '!, 19/6; heavy prime ewes, 15/6 to 16/9; lighter prime, 14/ to 15/3; other ki lable ewes, 12/6 to 13/9 (897 sheep sold). Lambs penned to the number of 561 ana sold readily, all classes being in demand. Extra heavy prime lambs made £17/ to £1 8/6; heavy prime, £1 5/6 to £1 6/9; lighter prime, £1 4/ to £1 5/3; light prime, £1 1/ to £1 3/9; small and plain, 14/ to £1. A medium yarding of calves met with a steady demand, values remaining about equal to those ruling prior to the holidays. Runners made £3 to £4 13/; heavy vealei_, £3 8/ to £4 *>/• medium, £2 8/ to £3 /6: light, £1 14/ to £2 7/; rough and plain, 10/ to £1: small and fresh dropped, 3/ to £1 10/ (207 sold). Fat pigs came forward in average numbers. Our quotations are slightly better than at our last sale. Extra heavy prime baeoners realised £2 15/; heavy baeoners. £2 11/ to £2 14/; light and medium, £2 7/ to £2 10/; heavy porkers, £2 6/ to £2 9/; medium, £2 3/ to £2 5/; light, £1 17/ to £2 1/; small and unfinished, £1 11/ to £1 15/. Values for stores were lower. Good slips made £1 2/. Weaners, 10/ to 13/ for best: others, 4/ to 9/ (333 pigs sold). LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:— Beef was penned in more than average numbers. Competition was not so keen as at last sale, and values were lower. Extra choice ox sold to 32/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 28/ to 31/; ordinary and plain, 24/ to 27/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 24/ to 27/; ordinary cow beef, 21/ to 23/; heavy prime steers, £11 15/ to £12 15/; lighter prime, £10 7/6 to £11 12/6; light prime, £9 5/ to £10 5/; unfinished and small, £7 10/ to £8 17/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to _£9 10/; heavy prime, £7 to £7 17/6; lighter, £6 to £6 17/6; light cows, £5 to £5 17/6; other cows, £3 15/ to £4 15/. Sheep were yarded in average numbers and sold readily at late quotations. Heavy p.ime wethers made £1 6/9 to £1 8/6; medium prime, £1 5/6 to £1 6/6; light prime, £1 3/6 to £1 5/3; small and unfinished, £1 to £1 3/; heavy prime ewes, £1 to £1 2/6; medium prime, 17/ to 19/9; light prime, 14/ to 16/9; infenorly fatted, 10/ to 13/9. Lambs were penned in average numbers and sold at late quotations. Heavy prima- made £1 5/ to £1 6/; medium prime, £1 3/6 to £1 4/9; light prime, £1 1/ to £1 3/; unfinished, best, 15/3 to 18/; others, 12/ to 15/. Pigs were penned in average numbers. Values for porkers improved on late quotations and baeoners remained the same. Choppers sold at £1 10/ to £2 10/; heavy and medium baeoners, £2 8/ to £2 12/; light baeoners and heavy porkers, £2 6/ to £2 8/; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 to £2 4/; small and unfinished porkers, £1 15/ to £1 18/. Store pigs were penned in average numbers and values were again easier. Large stores made £1 1J to £1 6/; slips, 15/ to 18/; weaners, 8/ to 14/. Calves were penned in average numbers. Values were very firm at late quotations. Runners made £2 10/ to £3 13/; heavy vealers, £3 5/ to £3 13/; medium, £2 10/ to £3 3/; light, £2 to £2 8/; smaller, £1 10/ to £1 18/; small and fresh dropped, 3/ to £1 6/,- rough calves, 12/ to £1 10/. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:— Beef. —There was an average yarding of beef and a good number of cows and heifers. Competition was erratic, and values as a whole were inclined to be somewhat easier. Extra choice ox sold to 32/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 28/ to 31/; just killable, 24/ to 27/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 24/ to 27/; just killable, 21/ to 23/. Sheep.—There was an average yarding, there being little or no change in values. Heavy prime wethers made £1 6/6 to £1 8/6; medium, £1 4/ to £1 6/3; light and unfinished, £1 1/ to £1 3/6; heavy prime ewes, £1 to £1 2/6; lighter, 16/6 to 19/6; other ewes, 10/ to 14/6. Lambß came forward in average numbers. Competition was steady throughout and values were firm at late rates. Heavy prime lamb made £1 8/; medium, £1 3/6 to £1 5/6; light, £1 1/6 to £1 2/6.

Calves. —A fair yarding, values being on a par with last sale. Runners made £3 to £4 12/; heavy vealers, £3 5/ to £4; medium, £2 9/ to £3 4/; light, £1 15/ to £2 6/; rough, 12/ to £1 2/; fresh dropped, 3/ to £1 6/.

Pigs.—There was an average yarding, prices being slightly better than last 6ale. Extra heavy baeoners made to £2 15/; heavy baeoners, £2 12/ to £2 14/; medium baeoners, £2 9/ to £2 11/; light baeoners, £2 6/ to £28/; heavy porkers, £2 7/ to £2 9/; medium porkers, £2 2/ to £2 o,'; light porkers, £1 17/ to £2. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET PRICES DECLINE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Average entries were forward at the Addington market to-day and values generally showed a decline on the preChristmas sale. Store Sheep.—Forward 4 and 6-tooth crossbred wethers made 24/3 to 25/7; medium 4 and 6-tooth, 22/ to 24/; good 2-too.thed, 21/6 to 22/; inferior 2-toothed, 17/6 to 20/; 4, 6 and 8-toothed ewes, 27/6 to 28/3; 2-tooth, 25/ to 26/10; 2-tooth woolly halfbred, 38/9; forward mixed sex lambs, 24/1 to 24/6; medium, 22/10.

i at Lambs.—With a small entry values went back to the export basis, which this week is 9Vsd per lb for 36's and under. Exporters were enabled to buy comfortably within their schedule. Extra prime lamb made up to 34/4; prime, 27/6 to 31/; medium, 24/6 to 27/; light, 22/9 to 24/1.

Fat Cattle.—The total of 500 was more than required for a midsummer sale. Extra prime heavy steers made up to £18 7/6; prime, £17 10./, £12 10/ to £14 10/; light, £8 to £12; extra prime heifers, to £14 12/6; prime, £11 to £12 15/; medium, £8 to £10 10/; light, £6 10/ to £7 15/.

Fat Sheep.—An easing of 1/ to 1/6 per head on the pre-Christmas sale was experienced and values were near an export basis. Factories bought a proportion of the entry of lighter sorts. Extra prime wethers realised to 35/4; prime, 29/6 to_3l/6; medium, 26/ to 29/; light' 23/ to 25/6; extra prime ewes, 29/ to 32/10prime, 22/6 to 26/6; medium, 19/ to 22/ • light, 15/ to 18/.

Vealers. A 6mall entry and a good 6ale. Iwelve to 18-months sorts made up to £6 10/; good vealers, £4 10/ to £5 17/6medium, £3 7/6 to £4 7/6; calves, 4/ to 10/.

~F at Pigs—There was a weak demand, tne yarding of baeoners being over the requirements. There was some buying 01 porkers for export. Baeoners, average price per lb, to sMsd; porkers, average per lb, 5%d to 7d.