LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 258, 31 October 1929, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

CATTLE STILL IN DEMAND.

LAMBS FOR LONDON

WOOL OUTLOOK BETTER

There Lave been 110 important changes in the live stock markets since last report. Beef cattle are still in keen demand, sheep are tending to lower prices and the pig market is exceedingly active. Useful rains have fallen all over the province with untold benefit to farmers. There are, of course, disadvantages for frequent intervention of showers makes it very difficult to get through the shearing operations satisfactory. In this connection a warning has come from Napier to the effect that wool buyers intend this season to guard themselves against possible losses resulting from wool being packed in damp condition. On the subject of wool it is gratifying to note a much better tone at the Australian sales. There are now reasonable grounds for hoping that when the New Zealand clip becomes available in a few weeks' time there will be active competition, although at very much lower rates than ruled last season. The Smithfield markets appear to be normal for this period of the year. Large supplies of Home killed are interfering wth the sale of New Zealand lamb, which is quoted nearly per lb lower than at this time last year. Within a few weeks farmers will be anxious to learn the export value of the new season's lambs. Sir Alexander Roberts, speaking at _ Gisborne the other day, expressed the opinion that in view of their heavy losses over last year's trading, dealers were not likely to offer more than about 8d per lb. A few hundred early reared lambs are likely to be shipped by the Remuera, loading next week, to catch the Christmas market in London and these should, of course, realise higher values. At Westfield. There was a fair yarding of fat cattle at Westfield yesterday, and a ready sale at recent values. Quality on the whole was excellent. A large entry of calves sold a little easier except prime vealers, for which there was brisk competition. There was a good sale for spring lambs at a shade higher than the previous week. Fat sheep were in moderate supply, and the quality good. Values were inclined to be firmer. There was a large entry of pigs, and a very good sale. The range of prices together with those ruling the previous week was as follows:— This week. Last week. BEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 43/ 43/ Choice and prime ox 38/ to 42/ 38/ to 42/ Choice and prime cow & heifer 36/ to 40/ 30/ to 40/ SHEEP {per head) — Prime wethers — Shorn 26/6 to 80/9 27/6 to 30/6 Unshorn .... 33/9 to 36/ 31/6 to 36/ Prime ewes ... 16/ to 29/9 18/ to 29/9 Hoggets 22/ to 28/6 — Spring lambs . 22/ to 28/9 20/ to 27/9 CALYES (per head)— Runners 120/ to 170/ 120/ to 165/ Vealers 40/ to 105/ 45/ to 150/ PIGS (per head) — Baconers 68/ to 94/ 63/ to 103/ Porkers 40/ to 76/ 48/ to 78/ Weaners 10/ to 27/ 12/ to 25/ Slips .. 27/ to 34/ 20/ to 28/ Large stores .. 34/ to 47/ 30/ to 36/ ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:—Our supply of fat cattli! totalled 323 head, as compared with 299 head at last Wednesday's market, comprising 207 steer 3 and 116 cows and heifers. The quality of the ox beef was well up to the standard. There was an even demand throughout, and last week's values were maintained. Extra choice ox sold to £2 3/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 18/ to £2 2/; secondary and plain, £1 15/ to £1 17/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 16/ to £2; ordinary cow beef, £1 10/ to £1 15/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £16 10/ to £17 10/, the latter price for steers from Papatoetoe, bought by Messrs. T. Baster and E. Wilson; heavy prime steers, £15 10/ to £16 7/6; lighter prime, £14 5/ to £15 7/6; light prime, £12 15/ to £14 2/6; small and unfinished, £10 15/ to £12 12/6. No extra heavy prime young ows and heifers were penned. Heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 15/ to £11 17/6; lighter prime. £7 15/ to £9 12/6; other killable cows, £5 to £7 12/6. The highest averages for steers ware:—Seven from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga, £16 16/5; 8 from Mr. R. H. Hall, Cambridge, £16 5/; 25 from Mr. W. Vosper, Cambridge, £16 3/10; 8 local, £16 1/3; 16 from the Waikato, £15 16/4; 8 from Mr. L. R. W. Reid, Te Hoe, £15 6/3; 27 from South Head, Kaipara, £13 18/8; 16 from Mr. W. Main, Tirau, £13 18/1; 26 from Messrs. Ring Brothers, Hinuera, £13 13/2; 13 from Mr. W. Ellett, Ihumata, £13 6/11. The sheep pens were moderately filled with a nice class of mutton. There was an improved demand and values were slightly firmer. Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, made £1 9/6 to £1 10/1 for wethers from Messrs. Levet Brothers, Wayby, and Mr. ,T. P. Kidd, Karaka, the buyers being the Auckland Meat Company, Mr. J. Rowe and Mr. F. D. Parsons; heavy prime wethers, shorn, £1 8/6 to £1 9/3; woolly, £1 14/ to £1 15/; medium to heavy prime, shorn, £1 7/6 to £1 8/6; light to medium prime, shorn, £1 6/6 to £1 7/3; unfinished, shorn, £1 4/ to £1 6/3; extra heavy prime young ewes, shorn, £1 0/6 to £1 1/9; heavy grime ewes, shorn, 18/6 to £1; woolly, £1 7/6 to £1 9/9; lighter prime, shorn, 16/ to 18/3. (674 sheep sold). The 123 spring lambs which came forward met with a free sale at last week's quotations. Heavy prime lambs made £1 7/6 to £1 8/9; lighter prime, £1 5/ to £1 7/3; light prime, £1 2/ to £1 4/9; small and plain, 12/6 to £1 1/. We had a full yarding of calves. Prime vealers sold at late rates, but values for all other classes were considerably easier. Runners made £6 to £8 3/; heavy vealers, £4 10/ to £5 5/; medium vealers, £3 10/ to £4 6/; light. : £3 to £3 5/; small, £2 to £2 10/; good bucket-fed calves, £1 8/ to £1 14/; rough and unfinished, 16/ to £14/; fresh-dropped 1 and small, 5/ to 15/. (246 sold). There was an average entry of fat pigs. The quality was not up to the usual standard ■ and values were slig'atly lower. Heavy choppers made £4 4/i to £4 10/; lighter, £2 10/ to £3 10/; no heavy prime j baconers were offered; good medium baconers made £4 5/ to £4 13/; light, £3 : 16/ to £4 2/; heavy porkers, £3 tj £3 1 7/: medium, £2 12/ to £2 18/; light, £2 ( 7/ to £2 10/; small and unfinished, £2| to £2 5/; medium stores, £1 14/ to £1 18/; good weaners, £1 to £14/; small. 12/ to 17/; weedy, 8/ to 11/. (531 pigs were sold). DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: Ox beef was penned in average numbers, the quality being first-class. Competition t was steady and last week's values were j easily maintained. Prime bullocks from c Messrs. Layton Bros., Taupiri, realised s £16 to £17; bullocks from Mr. George t Hastie, £16 17/6; bullocks from Mr. r Maurice Harding, Wellington Park, £14 £ 10/ to £16 17/6; bullocks from the Wai- 1 kato, £12 17/6 to £14 17/6. Cow and ] heifer beef also came forward in average numbers. Values were firm at last week's t rates for all good young cows and heifers. 2 1 rime young cows from Morrinsville rea- ] used £9 to £11 2/13; prime cows from 1 Matangi, £8 5/ to £9 10/. Extra choice t ox sold to 43/ per 1001b; choice and prime, c 39/ to 41/; secondary and plain. 35/ to 1 37/; prime young cow and heifer beef,: i 38/ to 40/; just killable, 34/ to 36/. Sheep 1;

J came forward in average numbers. Competition was good and prices vrere a sliade better than at last week's market. Prime wethers from the Waikato realised 27/9 to 29/3. Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, made 29/3; heavy prime, 28/9; medium, 27/9; lighter prime ewes, 21/3. Spring lambs again came forward in large numbers and sold at well up to last week's rates. Heavy prime lamb made 28/; medium, 25/; light, 22/. Calves were penned in larger numbers and commanded fair competition for all good quality vealers, other classes being lower than lR last week. Heavy vealers made £4 to £5; medium, £2 18/ to £3 15/; light, £2 2/ to £2 15/; rough, 16/ to £1 15/; I, small, 7/ to 20/. Pig's met with a steady e sale at about last week's rates. Heavy , baconers made £4 3/ to £4 8/; heavy porkers, £2 12/ to £2 18/;. medium baconers, e £3 12/ to £4; medium and light porkers, £2 2/ to £2 10/. Light baconers, £3 to r £3 10/. s LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile i- Agency Company, Limited, reports:— r Beef was penned in average numbers and ,i there was a steady demand, with values , on a par with last report. Extra choice ox sold to £2 3/ per 1001b; choice and " prime ox, £2 to £22/; ordinary and plain ox, £117/ to £1 19/; prime yonng cow and heifer beef, £1 18/ to £2; ordin- ' ary cow beef, £1 14/ to £1 17/; heavy _ prime steers, £15 5/ to £16 10/; lighter ' prime, £14 to £15 2/6; light prime steers, £12 15/ to £13 17/6; unfinished and t small, £9 to £12 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £12 to £13; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £10 e to £11 15/; lighter, £8 10/ to £9 17/6; e light cows, £7 to £8 7/6; other cows, 5 £5 to £6 17/6; heavy prime steers, from I from Mr. H. E. Reid, Waerenga, realised t up to £16 10/, being purchased by Mr. S. 8 Rossiter, butcher. Sheep were yarded in average numbers. There was a steady • demand, with values firm at late rates. Shorn heavy prime wethers, £1 9/ to £1 1 9/9; shorn medium prime wethers, £1 r 8/ to £1 8/9; shorn light prime wethers, 7 £1 6/9 to £1 7/9; shorn small and unfinished wethers, £1 4/6 to £1 6/6; prime - wethers in wool, £1 13/9 to £1 16/; prime > woolly ewes, £14/ to £19/; prime shorn 3 ewes, 18/ to £12/; prime shorn hoggets, f £1 2/. to £1 8/6, for hoggets fattened by Mr. I. Wymer, Glenbrook, and purchased by Mr. M. Harris, butcher. Prime woolly hoggets from Mr. Alex. Robertson, 5 Mangere, realised £1 13/, being purchased 3 by Mr. G. Cressey, butcher. Spring 2 lambs were penned in average numbers 5 and sold at late l-ates. From £1 2/6 to £1 8/6 was paid for lambs fattened by Mrs. K. J. Lynch, Papakura, and purchased by t Messrs. R. and W. Hellaby, butchers. Smaller and unfinished lambs, from 15/ to 1 £1 1/9. Pigs were penned in large num--3 bers. Values were firm at late quotaf tions. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 16/; [ medium baconers. from £4 to £4 14/; 2 light baconers and heavy porkers, from £3 8/ to £3 16/;' medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 16/ to £3 6/; small and unfinished porkers, £2 5/ to £2 15/. Values were at late quotations. Store pigs were penned in average numbers. Large stores, £1 15/ to £2 7/; slips, £1 7/ to £1 14/; weaners, 10/ to £1 7/. Calves were penned in average numbers. Values for good quality calves were on a par with last week's quotations, but for rough calves were easier. Runners, > £6 to £8 10/; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 16/; medium, £3 6/ to £3 16/; light, £2 1 10/ to £3 3/; smaller, £2 to £2 8/; small > and fresh dropped, 7/ to £1 18/; rough calves, £1 to £2 8/. i ' MATAMATA STOCK SALE. There was a big yarding of beef at the r weekly Matamata stock sale conducted by the Farmers' Auctioneering Co. yesterday (Wednesday), and all were quitted at late rates. Stores and forward conditioned cows sold exceptionally well. Jersey and Jersey cross heifers were not in great demand. The pig market showed a sharp rise with heavy supplies. Good stores I went to £2 16/. Prices were:— Cattle.—Fat bullocks to £14 5/; heavy j fat cows, £11 10/ to £12 7/6; medium cows, £8 17/6 to £9 17/6; light cows, £7 , 18/ to £8 5/; fresh conditioned cows, £7 j 2/6 to £7 10/; forward conditioned cows, , £5 17/ to £6 12/6; store cows, £"4 to ; £5 5/: yearling Jersey heifers, £6 to j £6 17/6; yearling Jersey cross heifers, £3 i 19/ to £5 3/; Friesian heifers, £5 to £6 2/6; Shorthorn cross heifers, £4 15/ to ; £6; bulls, Ayrshire, £8 15/ to £10 5/; , Shorthorn, £10 to £12 10/; potters, £6 to £8 5/; small bulls, £3 to £4 5/.' Pigs.—Heavy baconers. £4 2/ to £4 ' 6/; medium, £3 5/ to £4; light, £3 7/ to : £3 12/; heavy porkers, £2 18/ to-£3 4/; : light porkers, £2 10/ to £2 15/; good . stores, £2 8/ to £2 IG/; slips, 36/ to 46/; weaners, 24/ to 32/; Berkshire sows in , pig, £2 5/ to £4 2/6. IN THE COUNTRY. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. reports:—Sales were held during the past week at West- " field, Pukekohe (cattle and pigs), Waiuku, I Papakura (dairy sale) and Kaukapakapa. Dairy and store cattle of all descriptions ' sold readily at late quotations. We quote: Dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, best, £12 to £16 5/; others, £8 to £11 [ 10/; backward springers, £6 10/ to £9 j 15/; aged cows and inferior heifers, £4 to £6; bulls. £3 3/ to £15 15/, according ' to breed and quality; store and boner ! cows, £4 5/ to £7 5/. Beef at fully . Westfield quotations. Heifers, yearling to 18-months, best, £6 to £8 10/; others, £3 . 10/ to £5 15/; yearling to 18-months | steers, £5 to £6 17/6; two to two and a- ! half-year steers, £7 to £8 15/; three to ! thi-ee and a-half-year steers, £9 to £10 . 10/; four to four and a-half-year steers, ; £10 15/ to £12, At Pukekohe pigs of all : classes sold readily at values easily on a par with Westfield sale. ! Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, re- , port:—During the week we held sales at Westfield, Maungaturoto, Waitakaruru and i two clearing sales. Good yardings were ] offered to ready buyers, and values obtained were equal to recent sales. Best dairy cows at clearing sales made £17-to £20; good cows, £13 to £16 15/; secondgrade, £10 10/ to £12 15/; others, £8 to £10 7/6; aged and inferior, £5 to £7 17/6; best springing heifers, £13 to £16; good average heifers, £9 to £12 17/6; J small heifers, £6 to £8 15/; empty young cows and heifers, £4 10/ to £6; store and boner cows, £2 5/ to £6; cows witb calves, £7 10/ to £10 15/; heavy prime ] young cows and heifers, £9 to £11 15/; lighter fat cows and heifers, £6 5/ to £8 17/6; forward-conditioned four-years-old steers, £10 to 10/ to £11 8/; three to foui-years-old steers, £8 15/ to £10 7/6; two to three-years-old steers, £7 12/6 to £8 15/; yearling to two-years-old steers, £5 7/ to £7 11/; well-bred 15-months-old heifers, £7 to £8 15/; less quality heifers £5 10/ to £6 15/; other yearling to 15-months-old heifers, £4 to £5 7/6; sound young herd bulls, £7 7/ to £14 14/; heavy j bulls, £8 to £11 7/6; other bulls, £3 10/ to £6 15/. THE ADDIMGTON SALE. < FAT SHEEP SELL WELL. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The store sheep entries were larger at the Addington market to-day, and those in most other sections smaller. Beef values declined still further, but fat sheep and 'I spring lambs sold soundly. In store sheep there was a much heavier entry, mostly of hoggets and wethers. These sold slowly and were down by about 1/6 a head. Ewes and lambs showed little change. Passings of dry sheep were numerous. Good half'ored etffe hoggets made 22/6 to 26/5; good halfbred wether hoggets, to IS 22/11; good halfbred wether hoggets, shorn, 15/9 to 16/9; medium halfbred wether hoggets, shorn, 13/ to 14/6; good mixed K sex hoggets, 20/ to 23/6; good • threequartarbred ewe hoggets, to 34/6; good three-quarterbred wether hoggets, to 23/1; sound-mouthed halfbred ewes, shorn, with lambs, to 18/3; aged and failing-mouthed

halfbred ewes, with lambs, 8/10 to 15/6; good four-tootli halfbred wethers, to 27/3; good four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, to 23/8; good four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, shorn, to 21/4; backward halfbred wethers, 11/1 to 17/3. Spring Lambs.—There were 490 yarded, and the sale was brisk. Values averaged about 10d a lb. The bulk of lambs averaged ■from 27/ to 31/, with specially good ones up to 34/. Fat Sheep.—An entry of 4500, compared with 6000 last week. Though prices were irregular, the market showed a slight recovery on last week. Lines were forward from the North Island. Otago and Southland. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 49/1; prime heavy, 39/ to 44/; medium-weight prime, 34/ to 33/; ordinary, 30/ to 33/6; light, 28/ to 29/6; best shorn, 32/6 to 35/10; ordinary shorn, 25/6 to 28/; extra prime heavy ewes, to 41/10; prime heavy, 35/ to 39/; prime, 32/ to 34/; ordinary, 27/9 to 31/; light and aged, 24/ to 26/6; shorn, to 27/10; ordinary shorn, 22/ to 24/.

Fat Cattle.—36o yarded, over 100 coming from the North Island. There was a further easing of from 20/ to 30/ on big cattle, and about 20/ on other sorts. Best beef made 48/ to 51/ per 1001b; heavy, 41/ to 44/1; medium quality, 43/ to 46/; best cow, to 45/; secondary, down to 35/. Vealers.—The best brought up to £8 6/ and good calves to £3. Others made 14/ to 30/.

Pigs were slightly easier. Baconers averaged 7d to 8d per lb, and porkers, 8d to 9Ysd.