LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 166, 16 July 1931, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

MEAT SELLS WELL IN LONDON

BUT AT LOW PRICES

DAIRY PRODUCE BETTER

The export markets for New Zealand meat have shown little alteration since last report. At the lower levels recently accepted our mutton and lamb is apparently finding a ready market. In this connection it is interesting to note that for the current year, namely, from October 1, 1930, to June 30, 1931, exports of New Zealand lamb to the United Kingdom totalled the enormous quantity of 6,405,080 carcases. In addition, 1,894,639 carcases of mutton were also dispatched. This is a substantial increase over the figures for the corresponding period last year, when 5,2*29,186 carcases of lamb and i,530,035 of sheep were sent. This, with the contributions sent from Australia and South America, has put a tremendous strain on the buying capacity of the British public, who also absorb immense quantities of Argentine chilled beef. Prices for our lamb at Smithfield, namely, 69& d to 7%d, and for mutton, 3%d to 4%d, are so low as to leave little for the'producer at this end. Unfortunately, the wool market shows no improvement, and unless conditions in the textile trade at Home and on the Continent brighten up materially the outlook for next season's clip indicates another period of disappointing returns for New Zealand farmers.

The'dairy produce market, after a long period of dullness, has shown a better tone than' has been evident for some months. The rise in values of both butter and cheese, though relatively small, has been maintained more consistently than had been the case with similar movements m recent months. However, with butter selling in London at 115/ per cwt and cheese from 58/ to 63/, there is room for much higher advances before the local farmer can count on what is generally considered a payable return for his labours. Business in the country has been dull, this being a normal condition at this time of vear. - Climatic conditions have not been unduly severe, and, although f ced is scarce on many farms, stock, as a whole, may be said to be wintering well. At Westfield. At Westfield yesterday there was a full yarding of fat cattle totalling 642 head. The quality was first-class* and, with keen demand, recent values were fully iStS. Good rather better than usual. There was a smaller yarding of calves than m recent weeks, but the quality n °* Advance Well-finished animals showed an advance in price. . Fewer sheep were penned, and tne quality, generally speaking, showed the a'tutetjS advance for really prime lots of we'thers one, and OUS week. A suoi The rar , ge 0 f as■- ins the previous week, was as follow. This Week. Last Week.

BEEF (per 1001b)— 24/ Extra choice ox. - 4 / Choice and prime 0 3/ 20/ t o 23/ Choice and prime 20/ t0 03/ cow and heifer -1/ to - ! tQ 20/ Boner and rough 10/ co ' SHEEP (per head)- 12/ C) t0 20/6 Prime wethers . 10/ 10 /(; to 13/9 Unfin. wethers . 1-/0 to i+A> Q 15/ Prime ewes .... W f ' 7/610 13/ Unfin. ewes .... 0/ ™ 12 /6 to 16/0 Prime lambs ... 0/6 to / Q IQ/6 Unfin. lambs ... 4/ to 0/ CALVES (per l,e«fSKS? $ s « 13/10 PIGS (per iead;- tQ iy Baconers 64/ f (/>/ 35/ to 68/ Stores' . n/ to 38/ 10/ to 30/

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons Linute vepo t on tie weekly W«tficld fat sale held yesterday as follows---Beef —Our beef pens contained 330 hea as against 360 head at last W ednesday. market, comprising 196 steers and 139 and heifers. The quality standard, Thev \^l t \^ e k ! quota and values were farm at last « eeiv . i tions. Extra choice ox sold to i V P?! 1001b: choke and prime ox fcl -/ to 3/ per 1001b; secondary and plain ox, ~ ss a s«rpS- pno, from £10 10/ to £11 5/; heavy prime steers, £9 10/ to £10 7/6; lighter prim, steers £8 to £9 7/6; light prime steers Ve 15/ to £7 17/6; small and unfinished to ft'w; e |t r ? heavy ~nr.. young cows and heifers £6 10/ heavy prime cows and hei ers £o to £ 7/6; lighter prime cows and heifeis, d>4 tc £4 17/6; other killable cows, £.2 Sheep!— The number of sheepwas77l and met with a very keen further advance in values. Extia h<eav > -nrime wethers sold from 19/ to £1 Vo* heavy prime wethers, 17/6 to 18/9; mediim to heavy prime wethers, 16/ to 17/.5, 1 g to medium prime wethers, 15/ to Jo/J, unfinished wethers, 12/6 to e '^/. heavy prime young ewes, 15/6 to 'A heavy prime ewes, 14/ to io/3, A'f, , , prime ewes, 12/6 to 13/9; other ki labU ewes, 9,/ to 12/; other ewes, 2/6 to 7/ Lambs.—The 638 lambs which came forward sold at ruling values. A few extra special lambs made up to £1 V;: extra heavy prime lambs brought froml6/6J to 18/; heavy prime lambs, 14/6 to io,.J lighter ipr'ime lambs, 13/ to 14/3; light prime lambs, 11/ to 12/9; small and plain lambs, 4/ to 9/6. . ' Calves—Fat calves were penned in smaller numbers than at last week s sale. Good quality vealers were scarce, and realised improved prices. The bulk of the yarding was showing the eftecji ot the adverse weather, and the demand waj about on a par with late sales. Lunners made £2 3/ to £6 1/ for an exceptionally heavv Shorthorn steer; heavy vealers, £; 14/ to £3 S/; medium, £2 2/ to £2 9/; light, £1 14/ to £1 18/; small vealers, £1 1/ to £1 9/; rough calves, 12/ to £1 2/; fresh dropped, 2/ to 8/. (We sold 30£ calves.) . „ . Pigs—A small entry ol fat pigs proved insufficient for requirements. Baconers sold at fully late rates, while all good quality porkers were in keen request. Our quotations for these show considerable improvement. Choppers made £2 10/ to £3. No extra heavy baconers were offered. Heavv baconers brought from- £3 13/ to £3 16/; medium, £3 6/ to £3 9/; light, £2 18/ to £3 1/; heavy porkers, £2 16/ to £3; medium, £2 15/ to £2 18/; light, x.2 10/ to £2 13/; small and unfinished, 19/ to £2 6/. Store pigs also met a ready sale. Best made £1 14/ to £1 18/; smaller, £1 S/ to £1 10/; slips, £13/ to £1 5/; good weaners, 18/ to £11/; small, 11/ to 14/. (A total of 296 pigs was sold.)

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile | Agency Company, Limited, report on the weekly Westtield fat stock sale held yesterday as follows:— Beef.—Fat cattle were penned in average numbers and sold at late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to 24/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 21/ to 23/; ordinary and plain ox, 17/ t-o 20/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20/ to 23/; ordinary cow beef, 14/ to 19/; extra 'heavy prime steers ranged in price from £10 to £10 17/6; heavy prime steers, £9 to £9 17i/6; lighter prime steers, £7 5/ to £8 15/; light prime steers, £6 to £7 2/6; unfinished and small, £4 10/ to £5 15/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £7 12/6; heavy prime 'young cows and iheifers, £6 to £6 15/;

lighter, £5 2,'6 to £5 17/6; light cows. £4 to £5: other cows, £2 I<V to £3 15/. Sheep—More than average numbers were yarded and competition was keen. Values improved 1/6 to 2/ per head, the rise being more marked as the sale progressed. Extra heavy prime wethers i realised up to £1 1/ for sheep .fattened by Mr. M. Harding, _Panmure. Prime wethers sold at from 15/ to £1 0/3; small unfinished wethers, 12/6 to 14/9; prime ewes, 12/ to 17/; poorer ewes, 7/ upwards. Lambs. —Average numbers were penned. Prime quality sold at late rates. Unfinished were dull of sale. Prime lambs sold at from 10/ to 17/; unfinished, 4/ to 9/. Pigs.—Small numbers were penned. Competition was keen and. values _ showed a sharp rise on last weeks quotations. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 12/6; heavy and medium baconere, from £3 10/ .to £3 19/, 1 jo-lit baconers and heavy porkers, from £3 to £3 8/; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 10/ to £2 18/; small and unfinished porkers, £- to £- o/. Store pigs sold under keen compGtition and values showed a flu A tller "greaseLarge stores made £1 10/ toil IS/, slips, £1 to £1 8/; weaners, 10/ to £1 4./: sows with litters, to £8 10/. Calves. —Average numbers were penned, few good quality calves being entered Values were on a par with last week s quotations. Runners sold from £- W tr> £5 7/• heavy vealers, io to x-o y/, medium £2 W to £2 18/; light £2 to £2 8/; smaller, £1 8/ to £1 18/; small and fresh dropped, 5/ to 16/; rough calves, 12/ to £14/..

dalgety and company. Dakety and Company, Limited, report on the weekly Westfield fat stock sale held yesterday as follows: Beef—Ox beef came forward in full numbers and sold under a steady demand at full late rates. Cow and heifer beet was also offered in good numbers, and sold steadilv at last weeks rates. _ Lxtra choice ox sold to 24/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 22/ to 23/; secondary and plain ox 20/ to 21/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 21/ to 23/; ordinary cow beef, 15/ to 20/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 W to £10 5/; heavy prime steers, £8 17/6 to £9 W/&, lighter prime steers, £ 7 Jf/ to light prime steers, £6 Id/ to £7 12/6, small and unfinished steers, £4 10/ to £6 12/6" extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 5/ to £0.17/6; .heavy prime cows and heifers, £o of to^ 6 2 / 6 ' £ prime cows and heifers £4 to to other billable cows, a>2 to £3 1//0. Sheep.—Fewer sneep were penned and the duality was not as good as at last week's offering. Competition was keen and late rates were improvedupon. Extra heavy prime wethers, 19/6 to 'ieavy prime 18/3 to 19/3; medium, lov 6 to 18/, licrht 'and unfinished, 13/3 to 14/3; hea\y prime ewes, 16/ to 16/3; ighter, 14/ to 15/9; other ewes, 11/ to 14 • Lambs.—The offering was smaller than usual and sold steadily at little or .no alteration in values. Extra heavy prime famb made from 17/ to 17/9; heavy prime lamb, 15/ to 16/9; medium, 11/6 to 14/J, .— were yarded in smaller numheraivhich resulted ma el«ht Runners sold from £3 to £4 15/, liea T vealers £2 10/ to £2 15/; medium, £2 to'£2 7/; light £1 10/ to £1 18/; rough, —The"en-try wa°s small and sold at considerably increased rates. Porkers sold particularly well. Choppers brought from £2 10/ to £4; heavy baconers £3 4 / ta £3 19/; heavy Porkers, £2 10/ to poitrs, 12°7/ r to £2. 9/; light Woner* £2 to £'2 19/; light porkers, £17/ -o £2 4/.

IN THE WAIKATO,

dairy heifers cheap

(From Our Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, Wednesday. The most disturbing factor during the Dist week has been the slump in dauy heifU; although this class, of stock has never been very popular this season they reached the low.it level thi, weekthat thev have been for a number of \eais. There is still a fair demand for good quality young dairy cows close to profit. Beef i d oeing held in fair quantities by grazieis, although yardings all round have been smaller lately. Store cattle are still veiy dull with perhaps the exception of > earling Jersev heifers. Fat sheep are attracta good deal of attention, while hit ewes are practically unprocurable, but fat wethers will no doubt soon show a good increase in values. Although there is a better inquiry for young breeding ewes the store sheep market generally is fairly quiet. Conditions are as follow. jj ee f —Although there was a small entry at Frankton this week prices remained on a par with last week's quotations. Cow beef was especially short, although theie were some good quality cows amongst those offered. Prime ox made up to -22/ per 1001b; medium. 19/ to 20/; prune young cow and heifer, 18/ to 20/; medium, 16/

Fat Sheep—Although the yarding of fa sheep was not as big as last week som< very good wethers were penned, and al classes met with good competition, lni prices realised are getting beyond thos. that the exporters are prepared to give but still a considerable number have bcei frozen during the last month. Practical 1; no fat ewes are now being held, and tin: class will be short until the empty ewe: are culled from the flocks. Fat lamb are still in good demand, although tin varclings are getting smaller. Prime fat wethers made up to 18/6; medium 16/ to 17/; older, 14/ to 15/; fat ewes up to 13/6; medium. 8/ to 9/; prune heavj fat lambs, up to 18/; medium, la/ to 16/ light, 12/ to 13/. . * . Store Sheep.—The increase in the prie< of fat sheep will no doubt be reflecter in the store market, although very few store wethers are being yarded. At tin same time feed is very scarce, and unles: store sheep are put on turnips it will b< hard to improve their condition. Ther( is a stronger inquiry for good young breed ing ewes, and genuinely-farmed sheep art hard to find. Fat- and forward wethers are making from 10/ to 12/'; two-tootl wethers, 8/ to 9/; best store lambs, ni to 7/6; medium, 6/ to 7/; small, 5/ t( 6/; young breeding ewes, in lamb, 10/ t< 12/6; five-year ewes in lamb, 7/ to 8/ aged ewes. 5/ to 6/. Store Cattle—This section is' still prac tically lifeless, especially in all classes o male stock, the one bright spot being yearl ing Jersey heifers, and these are increas ingly hard to find. Four-year-old steer; have been making from £4 10/ to £5 three-year, £3 to £3 10/; two-year, £' to £2 10/; yearlings, £1 to 30/; fat ant forward cows, 30/ to £2; stores, 20/ t< 25/; best Jersey yearling heifers, £2 10, to £3; medium, 35/ to £2 5/; mixec coloured, 10/ to £1. . Daily Cattle. —The season for clearmj sales will soon be at an end, and dairj cows which have been the most populai of recent weeks still continue to be thi best sellers. Practically nothing is doin< in the dairy heifer trade, and tliosi farmers who have to face the open marke must be selling their heifers at a con siderable loss. Any demand that does exis is only for heifers that are close to profit while both backward cows and heifer: are practically unsaleable. Best dairj cows nvke from £10 to £12; later calvers £7 10/ to £8 10/; backward, £4 to £5 best Jersey heifers, close to profit. £S t< 1 £9; later calvers, £7 to £7 10/; back ■ ward heifers. £4 to £5. Pigs—Although the yar dings of al classes of pigs are becoming small, stil competition remains keen, and good prices are realised. Heavy baconers make up to £3 14/; medium baconers, £3 to £3 10/; ] heavy porkers, 45/ to 50/; stores, 25/ to 30/; "slips, 18/ to 22/; weaners, 10/ to 17/.

THE AD.DINGTON MARKET

RISE IN - FAT CATTLE

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHEISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Supplies at Addington to-day w ere heavier than at the last sale, r hut were only of normal winter size. The chiet feature was a keen fat cattle sale with an advance in values.

" Store Sheep—There was a better-class entry of ewes and prices improved by 1/ to 2/ a head, compared with the last market. In spite of the advance a big proportion of the entry passed. A allies were: Good four-tooth halfbred ewes, to 18/10; medium, to 13/6; good sound mouth haltbred ewes, to 15/; ordinary, to 9/; ordinary sound mouth three-quarter-bred ewes, to 11/; good sound mouth crossbred ewes, 14/ to 16/9; medium, 12/ to 13/6; good two and four-tooth crossbred wethers, to 14/; medium halfbred wethers, to 10/; plain, fa/ to Fat Cattle.—An entry of 352 head with quality improved generally. One line ot steers from Palmerston iSorth brought £11 12/6 to £15 2/6. The sale was a keen one, and there was an advance m values of £1 a head for all classes. Fat Sheep—An entry of 4/dO head, as compared with 2800 last week, ihere was a keen sale with ewe values unaltered, but wether prices were a shade easier. V aiues were: Extra prime heavy wethers, to 24/1; prime, 18/ to 20/6; medium, 14/6 to 17/6; light, 10/ to 14/; extra prime ewes, to 22/4; prime, 15/ to 18/; medium 11/ to 14/; light, 8/ to 10/; aged, 6/ to 7/6, prime hoggets, to 20/4; medium, 16/ 18/; light, 13/ to 16/. Fat Pies—There was a medium entry of fat pigs, though baconers were m rather small supply, and as a result better in price. Values were. Choppers, £2 7/6 to £6 16/; baconers, 48/6 to 50/b, heavy baconers, 60/ to 69/6; extra heavy, to £3 19/6; porkers, 32/ to 35/6; heavy porkers, 38/6 to 45/6. v