LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 289, 6 December 1928, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

HEALTHY TONE

APPARENT.

EXPORT BUSINESS STARTS SATISFACTORY PRICES.

Though there in still a dull tone on tlir Smithfieid market, so far as New Zealand niutlDii niul Limb is concerned, there arc evidently expectations of an carl) improvement. TJir export, peasnn for lamias has officially opened in both islands, and the. pii.es offered by exporters indicate conliilnwc in the I'uhrv. Competition ,iumnsr«t buyers appear* t" lie keen—they ar« ottering above London parity—and immers .Tie doubtless satisfied with the juices that are being paid. The season's priMtprctri have been further improved by the increased strength of the v.-00l market, for it now eewns clear that the (sntiefartnry opming rntce me likely to be fully maintained, if not exceeded, for the bulk of the Dominion's clip. Kx porters just nnw are interesting themselves in beef rattle, and even at the current lii.tfh rates, some business is beincc ,1,,-ie. Cow beef was bought fit Wentfield yesterday for shipment to New York, where the beef market is favourable at present. At country sa.les during the. week etore rattle have' eased slightly in sympathy with the lower price for beef, but dairy cows are as keenly sought as ever. A welcome improvement is noted in the case- of pigs, for which a better demand exists. AT WESTFIELD. Bullock* were in short supply at "VVestfield yesterday. Quality was very good and values were a shade firmer. Cows were more, plentiful, and here also competition was keen for all well finished animals. Not so many fat eheep were yarded, and there wae a larger proportion of. cwee, all of which were ehorn. These were comparatively dull of. ealee, but wethers were dear. There was an average yarding of lambs with little alteration in values, the presence of export buyers having a steadying effect upon the market. There was a full supply of calves, and values were distinctly eaeier. An average yarding of pigs met with keen competition, and better pricee were realised. The Tange of pricee, together with those ruling a week ago, was as follow: — This Week. Last Week. BEEP (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox . 43/ 42/ C, o 0 K Ce .. nnd . P ! l . m ?3B/t04 2 / 37/ to 41/ Ch c° 0 , w 3 a a nd Elite? 84/ to 37/ 33/ to 36/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers .. 28/ to 35/ 29/ to 34/6 Unfln. wethere .. 26/ to 30/ £>/ to 28/9 Prime ewes .... 21/ to 27/0 22/ to 29/ Prime lambs 22/ to 28/ 22/ to JJ/G CALVES (per head) — Buaaere 80/ to 142/ 70/ 113/0 Vealers 40/ to 02/ 02/ to 120/ PIOB (per head)— Baconere 35/ to 66/ 42/ to 63/ Porkers ... 80/ to 54/ 32/ to 02/ Weanew . . .... */ to 18/ 3/ to 11/ Sllns 20/ to 28/ 10/ to 18/ , Large stores .... 30/ to 3»/ 20/ to 34/ ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: Our beef pens contained. 351 head, as againet 332 at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 142 eteere and 209 cows and heifers. There waa an improved demand and values were very firm at last week's quotations. Extra choice ox eold to £2 2/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 18/ to £2 1/; secondary and plain, £1 15/ to £1 17/; prime young cow and heifer beet, i.l 14/ to £1 17/; ordinary cow beef, £1 10/ to £1 13/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £15 15/ to £16 12/6, the latter price for steers from Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga, bought by Mr. Thomas Baster, Ponsonby Road; 15 steers on account of Mr. Reed averaged £15 7/. Heavy prime steeri made £14 10/ to £15 12/6; lighter prime, £13 to £14 7/6; light prime, £11 6/ to £12 17/6; email and unfinished, £9 15/ to £11 2/6. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made £11 10/ to £12 17/6 for , fcows from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga, purchased by Messrs. Smith and Smith, Grey Lynn; eight cows from Mr. Reed averaged £10 16/9. Heavy prime cows and heiferi made £9 10/ to £11 7/6; lighter prime, £8 to £9 7/6; other killable cows, sBS 10/' to £7 17/6. Sheep were penned in about average numbers. Ewes predominated, and were easier in price. ,Wethers were unchanged. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 14/ to £1 15/; heavy prime, £1 12/ to £1 13/9; medium to heavy prime, £1 10/ to £1 11/0; light to medium prime, £1 8/ to £1 9/9; unfinished, £1 6/ to £1 7/9; extra heavy prime young ewee, £1 5/ to £1 6/3; heavy prime ewes, £1 3/ to £1 4/9; lighter prime, £1 1/ to £1 2/9; other killable ewea, 18/ to 20/6. (907 sheep sold.) The 197 spring lambs which came forward met with a steady sale throughout. Heavy prime lambs made £1 7/ to £1 8/; lighter prime, £1 5/6 to £1 6/9; light prime, £1 3/ to £1 5/3; email, £1 1/ to £1 2/9. Fat and young calves were in full supply. The demand was poor and all classes suffered a considerable decline in values. Runners-made £4 to £5 3/; heavy vealers, £3 15/ to £4 8/; medium, £3 2/ to £3 9/; light, £2 to £2 15/; good bucket-fed calves, £1 5/ to £2; rough and unfinished, J 38/ to 23/; small and fresh-dropped, 7/ to * '18/. (259 calves sold.) We had an average yarding of fat pigs. Bidding was steady, anVl our prices show ji slight improvement, particularly for porkers. Choppers made £1 &/ to £2 16/; medium to heavy prime baconers. £2 14/ to £3 6/; light, £2 3/ to £2'll/; heavy porkers, £2 5/ to £2 9/; lish'..;and medium, £1 15/ to £2 3/; email an< iunfinished, £1 5/ to £1 13/. No good stors; or slips were offered. Weaners made to 12/. (426 pigs sold.) DALGSTY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:— Beef: An average yarding of ox beef came forward, for which competition was steady. Although competition was keener than last week, only in odd cases were last week's values exceeded. A fair yarding of cow unci heifer beef came forward. Competition was steady and values were slightly in excess of those ruling last week. Prime' bullocks made £15 7/(j to £15 17/G; lighter sorts, £13 10/ to £14 7/0; prime young cows and heifers, £7 17/6 to £0 10/; lighter sorts. £6 5/ to £7 10/; extra choice ox sold to 42/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 37/ to 41/; just I killable, 35/ to 36/; prime young cow and heifer beef. 34/ to 37'; just killable, 31/ to 33/6. Sheep: Barely an average yarding of .fat sheep came forward. Competition was fairly steady and prices were slightly firmer than last week. A line of prime heavy wethers from the Waipa Estate topped the market, realising 32/3, 32/6, 32/9, 34/, 35/6.. The last pen was purchased by Scotts, Limited, of Devonport. Extra Heavy prime wethers, shorn, made 35/6; heavy prime, 34/; medium, 32/9; light and unfinished. 30/9; heavy prime ewee, 26/9; lighter, 26/; other ewes, 23/9. Lambs: A heavy yarding of spring lambs came forward, for which competition was steady from all quarters. Values were about on a par with last week's rotes. Heavy prime lambs ? made 29/3; Medium, 27/;" fight, 24/9. C*TvW penned in ■" erage numbers, sold at Vitrues lower t;.r.n hav« ruled for uorae • considerable tiuv. All clauses showed a decline. Heavy und medium vcnler* made £3'to £3 10/; light, £2 to £2 15/; small, 25/ 'to-"35/. J lira: Competition for fat pigs was better, price* being very firm at late rates. Heavy.batpjiere made £2 13/ to £2 18/; heavy poHtere, £2 2/ to £2 4/: medium baconers, ,«2 6/ to £2 12/; medium and light porker*. £1 18/ to £2 l /; \ leM Laconeie, £2 3/ to £2-5/.

I LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:— Ueuf was penned in less than average numbers. Competition was steady, with values ! firm at late quotations. Kxtra choice ox Hold to £2 3/ per 100lb; choice and prime, £2 to £2 'I/; ordinary and plain, £1 17/ to £1 111/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 ]'>/ to £1 17/; ordinary cow beef, £1 12/ to £1 14/; no extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime, £1.3 to £1.1 17/0; lighter prime, £13 15/ to £14 17 G; light prime, £12 to £13 10/; unfinished and small, £9 to £11 15/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, , £11 10/ to £12 17/6; heavy prime, £10 to £11 7/0; lighter, £8 15/ to £9 17/6; light cows, £7 to £8 10/; other cows, £o to £0 15/. Sheep were yarded in less than average numbers. There was an improved demand and values improved. Heavy prime wethers made £1 14/ to £1 15/; medium prime, £1 12/6 to £1 13/9; light prime, £1 11/ to £1 12/3; small and unfinished, £1 8/ to £1 10/; extra heavy prime ewes, £1 6/6 to £1 7/6; heavy prime, £1 5/ t o £1 6/3; medium prime, £1 3/ to £1 4/?, light prime, £1 0/9 to £1 2/6. Lambs were penned in | average numbers and sold at late rates. Heavy prime made £1 7/ to £1 8/; medium prime, £1 4/ to £16/9; light prime, £1 2/ to £1 3/9; unfinished, 18/ to £1 1/9. There was an average yarding of pigs, which met with a better demand. Values improved. There was no demand for choppers. Choppers sold at £1 to £2 10/; heavy and medium baconers, £2 16/ to £3 4/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 10/ to £2 14/; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 to £28/; small and unfinished porkers, £1 10/ to £1 18/. Store pigs were penned in average numbers. Competition was keen and values improved. Large stores made £1 10/ to £1 19/; slips, £1 to £1 8/; weaners, 8/ to 18/. Calves were penned in average numbers. Values were easier. Runners made £4 5/ to £7 2/; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 12/; medium, £3 8/ to £3 18/; light, £2 10/ to £3 6/; smaller, £2 to £2 8/; small and fresh dropped, 8/ to £1 18/; rough calves, £1 to £2 5/. COUNTRY SALES. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report:—During the week we held sales at Westfield. Vukekohe, and Kumeu, pigs sales at Waiukii and Pukekohe, also one clearing sale. There was a heavy yarding of cattle at l'ukeirohe, and average entries at other places. Ail classes of cattle continue to be in demand, without alteration in values. Best dairy cows, recently calved or at profit, £12 to £16 5/; second grade cows, £9 to £12; others, £4 to £8 15/; best springing heifers, £10 to £13 10/; others, £5 10/ to £9 10/; empty young cows, £5 to £6 15/; store and boner cows, £3 to £6; heavy prime fat cows and heifers, £8 10/ to £10 10/; lighter fat cows and heifers, £6 to £8 7/6; fat steers, £10 10/ to £14 5/; fresh-con-ditioned 4-year-old steers, £10 5/ to £11 1/; 3 to 4-year-old steers, £8 10/ to £10 2/6; 2 to 3-year-old steers, £7 10/ to £8 10/; yearling to 18-months-old steers, £5 10/ to £7 7/; yearling to 2-year-old Polled Angus heifers, £6 to £8 10/; cows with calves, £6 10/ to £9 15/; yearling to 18-months-old dairy heifers, £6 10/ to £8 for best, others, £4 10/ to £6 5/; heavy bulls, £8 10/ to £12; sound young herd bulls, £7 7/ to £15 15/; other bulls,. £3 to £6 10/. Pigs are coming forward in large numbers, and are not in keen demand. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—Sales of cattle were held during the past week at Westfieid and -Papakura, a clearing sale at Manurewa, and a pig sale at Waiuku. Values for most classes of store cattle are easier. There is a steady demand for dairy cattle at late rates. The sale of pigs at Waiuku on Monday was a good one, values easily being on a par with Westfield sale. Mr. Rushton's clearing sale at Manurewa was a most successful one. Dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, best, £11 to £14 10/; others, £8 to £10 10/; -backward springers, £6 to £9 15/; aged cows and inferior heifers, £4 to £7 10/; bulls, £4 to £15 15/, according to breed and quality; store and boner cows, £4 to £6 15/; yearling heifers, empty, £3 10/ to £5 10/; heifers suitable for dairy purposes, £5 to £6 10/; yearling to 18-months steers, £4 10/ to £6 7/6; 2 to 2%-year steers, £6 10/ to £7 7/6; 3 to 3%-year steers, £7 10/ to £8 15/; 4 to 4%-year steers, £9 to £9 15/; grown steers in forward condition, £10 to £10 15/. PRICES AT ADDINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. To-day's market at Addington was the firet eince the freezing eeason opened, but the entries of both fat sheep and lambs were smaller, due to the liberal export prices being offered on the farm, which are causing farmers to forward their stock direct to the works. Store Sheep.—A heavier entry which included Poverty Bay ewes and Otago shorn Merino wethere. All classes eold well, the Otago eheep being the one exception. Dry eheep improved by 1/ and ewea and lambs were a little firmer. North leland 4 to 8-tooth eWes sold to 29/; good ewes and lambs, 24/ to 25/6; ordinary, 19/ to 23/; inferior, 16/6 to 18/6; 4, 6 and 8-tooth crossbred ewee, 27/ to 29/; good halfbred wethere, 25/ to 28/; ordinary wethers, 23/ to 24/6; ehorn Merino wethere, 8/3 to 11/10. Fat Lambs.—A email entry of 640 head, being 200 lees than last week. There was a keen sale, butchers buying the output at slightly over export rates, 10% d a lb for 36'e, under 10d for 37-42's, and 9%d for over 42'e. Extra prime made to 35/10; prime, 31/ to 33/; medium, 29/ to 30/6; light, 26/6 to 28/6. Fat Sheep.—Slightly over the average yarding. Prices Avere easier over -the "arlier stages, but hardened, and export rates were fully maintained. Extra prime wethere made to 35/10; prime wethers, 32/6 to 35/; medium wethers, 29/ to 32/; light wethers, 24/6 to 28/6; extra prime ewes, to 33/6; prime ewes, 28/6 to 31/6; medium ewes, 26/ to 28/; light ewes, 22/6 to 25/6. Fat Cattle.—A total of 490 penned, big plain steers and cowe being numerous. For these there was a slight easing on last week, but other classes were unchanged. Kxtra Rood beef made to 49/ per 1001b; good prime. 44/ to 47/6; heavy, 38/ to 41/; medium quality, 39/ to 43/; secondary cow, 34/ to 38/; rough, down to 28/. V ealers.-Keen sale, beet 18-monthe e .?o ts n ? a , k »ng £10 8/6: others, £3 10/ to i 8 Calves, 15/ to £2 10/ «Sa T i Ca * t,e —A email''entry and a m°de S £i e O. eeC ° c nd t0 io ™ ih cal^s llO' to £9 10°'- 1 : f', nf ?r rior t0 medinni, £5 . iu to t» 10, ; best heifers. £9 10/ to £12I other ,orta, £6 10/ to £810/ ' I rat 1 ;gs.—A large entry and price unjpte^6\^[r7d p^icepe^lb • s^t e o6 n d.