LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 282, 28 November 1929, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

BETTER EXPORT OUTLOOK. HEAVY PRODUCTION LIKELY. The most important feature of the live stock market since last report has been the Auckland wool sale, which confirmed the anticipations of falling values. All that remains is to hope that some appreciation in prices will take place before Auckland's next sale on January 21. This, it must be remembered, is limited to 20,000 bales, so that only early entries are likely to find a place in the catalogue.

Smithfield's weekly report of the lamb market notifies a slightly better inquiry for lambs, and New Zealand pigs are in good demand. This latter is particularly good news, as about 2000 pigs per week are now being dealt with at the local works. It will not be long now before the fat lamb trade starts locally, and it is most important that there should be a satisfactory demand in the Old Country at reasonable rates.

The dairy position looks fairly promising, though at lower values than ruled last year. In most lines increased production in the Auckland province will go some distance in compensating for the lower price lev rf. There will probably be more butter and cheese and a greater quantity of lambs available for export.

Local prices have shown little alteration during the week, keen competition for cattle continuing as a leading feature at the various country sales.

At Westfield. % There was a steady demand for fat cattle at Westfield yesterday, and an average entry was easily cleared at about last week's rates. Quality was first-class. There was a good sale for well-finished calves, with an improvement in prices. The entry of fat sheep was larger and values eased in consequence. M A much larger entry of fat lambs ■kne forward, but quality being better tliiPuemand was equal to the supply, and recent values were maintained. Fat pigs met a steady demand, and a good sale resulted with values unchanged. The range of prices, together with those ruling the previous Week, was as follow: — BEEF (per 1001b) — This week. Last week. Extra choice ox 42/ 42/ Choice and prime ox 37/ to 41/ 37/ to 41/ Choice and prime cow & heifer 35/ to 39/ 35/ to 39/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers: Shorn 25/6 to 29/6 26/6 to 34/9 Prime ewes: ' Shorn ' 18/ to 22/9 20/ to 26/9 Hoggets: Shorn ...... 22/6 to 28/6 24/6 to 30/9 Unshorn .... 27/9 to 31/3 32/ to 39/6 Spring lambs .. 21/ to 26/6 20/ to 26/9 CALVES (per head)— Runners ...... 110/ to 150/ 11'5/ to 221/ Yealers .... 40/ to 92/ 40/ to 122/ PIGS (per head)— Baconers ..... 62/ to 84/ 60/ ■tb 797 Porkers ...... 44/ to 57/ 43/ 'to s>7 / Weaners 10/ t0.22/ 10/ to 22/ Slips ......... 23/ to 27/ 18/ to 28/ Large stores .., 31/ to 40/ 25/ to 40/

DALGETY AND COMPANY.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: We offered ox beef in increased numbers. The quality wag first-class. Competition was steady and last week's values were • again maintained. Prime bullocks on account of .Mr. H. E>. Reed, Waerenga, realised £14 to £15 15/, the latter pen being , purchased by Mr. A. W. Scotting, St. Helier's Bay. Light prime bullocks from Mr. R. Harkness, Karaka, realised £11 17/6 to £14 17/6, Messrs. Caddy Bros, purchasing the latter pan. Bullocks from Mr. Maurice Harding, Wellington Park, realised £14 2/6 to £14 17/6. Heavy bullocks from the Waikato made £14 17/6 to £15. Cow and heifer beef was also penned in larger numbers than last week, biit •competition was steady and last week's values again ruled. Prime young cows on account of Mr. C. G. Orr, Pukekawa, realised £7 17/6 to £10 12/6, Mr. T. Collins, Avondale, being the purchaser of the latter pen. Heavy cows from the Waikato realised £8, 5/ to' £9 5/; other cows, £6 10/ to £7 12/6. Extra choice ox sold to 42/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 38/ to 40/; plain and secondary, 33/ to 35/; prime young cow and heifer, 39/; just killable, 34/ to 36/. Sheep were offered in larger numbers than has been the case for some weeks past. Competition was inclined ito be erratic, and values were hardly as firm as those ruling at last week's market. • Ewes showed a fair drop in values. Heavy wethers from the Waikato realised 28/3 to 28/9; good hoggets, 25/6 to 27/6; wethers from the estate of the late Mr. Alex. Bell, 26/6 to 28/6; heavy ewes from Mr. W. Duffus, 21/ to 22/. Extra heavy 'prime wethers, shorn, made 29/; heavy prime, 27/3 to 28/6; medium, 26/3; heavy, prime ewes, 22/; lighter, 21/; other ewes, 19/6. A large number of lambs came forward, which sold steadily at late rates. Heavy prime made 24/6; medium, 23/6; light, 22/. Calves penned in average numbers sold freely at last week's quotations. Runners made £6 to £7:' heavy yealers, £4 to £4 15/; medium, £2 15/ to £3 15/, light. £1.15/ to £2 10/; rough, 15/ to, £1 10/ Pigs sold under good competition at fully late rates. Heavy baconers made £3 12/ to £3 19/; heavy porkers £2 12/ to £2 16/; medium baeoners,£33/t 0 £3 10/; medium porkers, £2 3/to i.yu/, light baconers, £2 17/ to £3 2/; light porkers,' £1 15/|to £2 If.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. ' The New Zealand Loan ambMercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—Beef was penned in average numbers and sold at late rates, and'competition was steady. Jixtra choice ox-sold to £2 2/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 19/ to £2 1/; ordinary anc plain, £1 16/ to £1 W6;pnmeyoung cow and heifer beef, £1 17/ to £1 19/, ordinary, £1 14/ to £1 16/; heavy prime \ steers, £15 to £15 17/6; lighter, £14 to £14 17/6; others, £12 to £13 15/; unfinished and small, £10 to £12; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lu 10/ to £12; heavy, £9 to £10 7/6; lighter, £7 15/ to £8 15/; light, £6 10/ to £7 .10/; other'cows, £5 10/ to £6 7/6. Sheep were, yarded in large numbers. There was a steady demand with values slightly. easier on late quotations. Heavy prime wethers made £1 8/ to £1 8/9; medium, £1 7/ to £17/9; light, £1 6/ to £1 6/9; small and unfinished, £14/ to £1 5/9; heavy prime ewes, £1 1/ to £1 2/6; medium, 19/9 to £1 0/9; light, 18/ to 19/6; inferiorly fatted, 15/ to 17/9: prime hoggets in wool made £l 7/9 to £1 11/3, for hpggets fatted by Mr. J. T. Gear on, Mauku, purchased by Auckland Meat Company. Prime shorn hoggets, £1 4/ to £1 7/. Lambs were penned in average' numbers and sold at late rates, realising I f s° n ] 2 V to 25/ for prime to 15/ and I il tor small and unfinished. There was a: large yarding of .pigs,'which met with a! demand. Values were firm at late I quotations. Choppers sold at £2 to £3 t ' ' medium baconers rom £3 6/ to £3 18/; light baconets and heavy , porkers, from £2 14/ to £3 3/a nd light, porkers, from £2 2/ to V/ >, Bma ll and unfinished, £1 12/ to ; . £i. V alues were, firm at late quotations. 'wi re i PlgS T re pen , ned in small numbers and large stores sold, at £1 18/ to £2; slips, £i 6/ to £1 12/; weaners, 10/ to £1 halves were, penned in less than average numbers. There was a slack demand for heavy vealers and runners while lighter- calves improved in values 4or .two . runners; Mr... Sydney Day, of Ellerslie, paid £7 10/ each, while others made £5. A yealer 'purchased by Mr. C ~e , a rs' ,, of Point Chevalier, realised £6 13/ others selling at, £4 10/. - MedHun vealers were done at £3 10/ to «*s/. light,, £2 10/ to £3 8/; smaller £2 'to £2 8/; small to fresh-dropped, 7/ to 28/rough calves, 21/ to 35/. '' &. ....

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND §ONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report

Our beef pens contained 332 bead, as compared. with 302 head at last Wednesday's market, comprising 189 steers and 143 cows and heifers. With few exceptions the quality again was first-class. There was a steady demand, with little or no altera--tion in values from last report. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 17/ to £2 1/; secondary and plain, £1 15/ to £1 16/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1' 15/ to £1 19/; ordinary cow beef, £1 10/ to £1 14/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from

£16 to £17 7/6, the latter price for steers from Mr. H. Reed, Waerenga, bought by Mr. Thomas Baster, Ponsonby Road. Two extra well-done three and a-half-year-old

steers from Mangere realised £19 7/6, and

these also were bought by Mr. Baster. Heavy prime steers made £14 10/ to £15 17/6; lighter prime, £13 10/ to £14 7/6; light prime, £12 to £13 7/6; small and

unfinished, £11 to £12. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made £11 to £12 10/; heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 to £10 17/6; lighter prime,

£7 10/ to £8 17/6; other billable cows,

£5 10/ to £7 7/6. The highest averages for steers were: Seven from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga, £15 18/2; 23 from Mr. F. Vosper, Tirau, £14 14/2; 20 from Mr. F. A. Price, Ranganui. Papatoetoe, £14 6/3; 16 from the Waikato, £i 4 5/9; 23 from the estate of Mrs. Muir, Onewhero,

£14 3/2; 18 from South Head, Kaipara,

£14 0/10; 12 local, £13 18/6; 16 light choice quality from Mr. W. Main, Tirau, £13 6/10. Sheep came forward in increased numbers, and although there was a steady demand values generally were easier. No extra heavy prime wethers were penned. Heavy prime, £18/ to £1 9/6; medium to heavy prime, £1 6/6 to £1 7/9; light to medium prime, £1 5/6 to £1 6/3; unfinished, £1 4/ to £1 5/3; heavy prime hoggets, £1 6/9 to £1 8/6; lighter prime. £1 5/ to £1 6/3; light and plain, £1 2/6 to £14/; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 1/6 to £12/9; heavy prime ewes, £1 to £11/3; lighter prime, 17/ to 19/6; other kihable ewes, 14/ to 16/9; other ewes, 10/6 to 13/6 (1176 sheep sold). Springf lambs penned to the number of 285, as against 139 at last week's sale. The major portion were of prime quality. Competition was spirited and last week's values ruled. Heavy prime lambs made £1 5/ to £1 6/6; lighter prime, £1 3/ to £1 4/9; light prime, £1 1/ to £1 2/9; small and plain, 16/ to £1. We penned fat and young calves in average numbers. Competition was better and our quotations show an improvement compared with last week. No extra heavy runners were offered; medium weights, £5 10/ to £7; heavy vealers, £4 2/ to £4 12/; medium, £3 10/ to £3 18/: light, £2 9/ to £3; small, £1 16/ to £2 2/; bucket-fed calves, £1 6/ to £1 14/rough and unfinished, 18/ to £1 2/- freshen small >, 7/ t0 W- (168 calves sold.) I here was also an average yarding of fat pigs. Bidding for choppers and baconers was more spirited, and values advanced. Porkers sold at about last week's lates. Choppers realised £2 5/ to £4 9/ a io°iß/ n f to^ ei f, ht; heay y P" m e baconers', no/ 4 /> medium, £3 9/ to £3 £2' 13/ to i? 2 /?/ 0 £3 r /; heaVy porkersii/. r tA ™ )/' me dium, £2 9/ to £2 i /.' , ' !to £2 7/; small and un--16/to 2 £I £ lS/ 15 / to n £2 1,/; besfc Btores > £1 16/ to £1 18/; smaller, £1 11/ to £1 14/- £? S rm • t0 ,,f 1 7 /; weaners, 14/ to £1. (345 pigs sold).

IN THE COUNTRY. and Sons » limited, reweek we held sales at Westfield, Waitakaruru and Maungakaramea, and a dairy sale and also a horse sale tn i 6' , All classes of cattle continue , . ready buyers at ruling values. Best -dairy cows made £14 to £19 10/; good So/ t H ® econd "f?rade cows, fn/ \J re aged and inferior, £4 fj r n / hest springing heifers, £12 i 2/1} J ; B°°d heifers; £9 10/ to £11 17/6; small heifers, £5 15/ to £9; empty, young cows and heifers, £4 "15/ to £6 10/:' store and boner cows, £2 10/ to £6 5/3f Q aV £/ P ? me^ 0U !J? fat cows , an <i heifers' £8 10/ to £11 10/; lighter fat cows and i&f*' J? I°, £ ? ? /6; fat steers, £11 iJI f° 115I 15 12 /6; four-year-old steers, £9 ia/ " three to four-year-old steers, £8 10/ to £9 15/; two to three-year-old steers, £7 10/ to £8 10/; yearling to 18-months-old steers, £5 10/ to £7 10/; cows with calves, £7 15/ to £11 5/; best 15 to 18-montlis-old dairy heifers, £7 10/ to £8 17/6; smaller heifers, £5.15/ to £7 7/6; other heifers, £3 10/ to £5 12/6; heavy bulls, £9 to £13; sound young herd bulls, £6 6/ to £12 12/; other bulls, £3 10/ to

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Sales were held during the past week at Westfield, Pukekohe, Waiuku and Kaukapakapa. There was a steady demand for all classes, of cattle, at late rates. We quote: Extra choice dairy cows and heifers £15 to £20 10/; good dairy cows and heifers, £10 to £14 10/; others, £6 10/ to £9 10/;, a Kfd cows and inferior heifers, £3 10/ to £6; bulls, 3gs to 15gs; store and boner ?°^ s - to £7 2/6; yearling to 18-months heifers, best, £6 10/ to £8 15/; others, £4 to £6 5/; yearling to 18-months steers, £5 to £6 15/; 2 to 2%-year steers, £7 to £8 15/; 3 to 3%-year steers, £9 to £10 10/; 4 to 4%-year steers, £10 12/6 to £11 15/. Fat and store pigs at Pukekohe last Thursday sold at Westfield quotations. The Farmers' Auctioneering Co., Ltd., held the weekly Matamata stock sale yesterday. The beef offered was gener- 1 ally on ,the small side, but prices showed a slight drop. There was a good yarding of young cattle, for which rijling prices were quite maintained. Prices were:—

cows, £8 4/ to £9; lighter, £6 5/ to £7 4/; store cows; £4 5/ to £0 I 2/; cows, with calves, £7 to £7 3/; eighteen months to two-year steers (Shorthorn), £7 15/; yearling Shorthorn steers, £4 7/6 to £6 5/; two-year empty heifers, £5 10/; Jersey and Jersey cross yearling heifers, £5 11/ to £6 12/; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £5 16/ to £6 5/; 18-months Shorthorn heifers, £7 11/; Jersey weaner calves, £2 16/; bulls (potters), £4 15/ to £9.

Dairy Cattle. —Co we. close to profit, to £11 15/; heifers, £6 10/ to £8 10/. The pig section has now been eliminated from the general stack" sale, and is held on Tuesdays. The first separate sale was held this week, with the following prices: Heavy baconers, £3 15/ to £3 18/; medium, £3 8/ to £3 12/; light, to £3 5/; heavy porkers, £2 18/ to £3 3/; light, £2 8/ to £2 12/; stores, 35/ to 42/; slips, 28/ to 33. .

THE ADDINGTON MARKET. A BETTER SALE. . . " (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. At the Addington market to-day all the major sections, fat cattle, fat sheep and fat pigs, showed an increase on last week's prices, and the general tone of the market for all sections was healthier. The increases were due to the general rain, the first for two months. Store Sheep.—There was a moderate entry which met with a good sale. Wethers showed an increase of up to- 1/6 a head. Other values were firmer than at the previous sale. Prices were:—Good four and six-tooth Romney cross wethers (shorn), 23/9 to 25/; medium four and Romney ■ cross wethers (shorn), j u° uu \ gooc * aur an d six-tooth Romney halt bred wethers (shorn). 21/6 to 23/9; J, ® 1X eight-tooth halfbred dal*> »I s^ orn ) W6 to 17/3; good Corrie(w ? olly) - 25 /9; good 00/o • hoggets fwanlM fa * ■bko?«hlT9% h :I f „ b r 4 T h r *** Rets (shorn) - e T e hog " topth Romney cross^wil t v* €lght - good two-tooth (shorn), to 25/9; (shorn), to 25/- ur>r^ 6 ? Uar ewes I ewes (shorn) to o " t . oot h halfbred j •>*4* «w«= mouth halfbred ewes Jki 7 , failln g- i 14/3 to IV6; tou„f.^ o 'X a'K (, r lly) - ; lvith lambs (woolly), to 19/7 ewes \

Fat Lambs—There was an entry of over 700. The average price was 9d per lb and the top price was 30/10. 'Fat Sheep.—There was a much smaller entry than last week. The quality was good. Prices showed little quotable change on those of last week, wethers being a little easier. Values were: —Show shorn wethers, to 37/1; prime, 30/6 to 32/6; medium, 26/6 to 30/; light, 21/ to 25/6; show ewes, to 31/1; extra prime, to 29/7; prime ewes, 22/6 to 26/; ordinary, 20/6 to 21/6; light, 17/ to 19/6; best woolly wethers, to 35/10; best woolly ewes, to 34/1. Fat Cattle. —There was an entry of 370, over 100 less than last week. The market showed an increase in values of up to £1; a head for steer§ and £1 to £15/ for cows and heifers. It was a good sale. Best medium-weight prime beef made 44/ to 46/; good medium-weight prime beef, 41/ to 43/; heavy steer beef, 39/ to 42/; good cow beef, to 39/6; secondary, 34/ to 36/; light and rough, to 32/. Vealers.—There was a smaller entry than last week, which met with a good sale. Good calves sold at late rates, The top price was £7 11/. Good vealers made from £4 to £5; best calves, to £3; other sorts, from 10/ to 30/. Fat pigs. brought 6%d to W2 for baconers, and 7%d to BJAd8 J Ad for porkers.