LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 207, 1 September 1932, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

EXPORT POSITION IMPROVES.

UPWARD TREND OF VALUES

SPRING. LAMBS COMING ON,

I Despite unprofitable .prices there are elements of consolation in the latest world developments so far as they affect the live stock markets. The sharp increase in wool prices in ' Sydney, though chiefly confined to Merinos, lends encouragement to the belief that crossbreds will in due course share in the favourable movement. Tuesday s cable from Bradford states that topmakers there are adopting protective measures. This reads like a clear indication that rock bottom has been found in the wool market and that values are at last on the upgrade. Last year's average price of New Zealand wool was 5%d per pound, and, as it is estimated that the cost of production is not less than a shilling a .pound, it will bo seen that the market has a long way to go before it can be considered as satisfactory to New Zealand graziers. Meanwhile the prices of such by-producte as hides, sheepskins, and tallow have also improved. Here again values had been so low that there seems little likelihood of any recession. At Smithfield there has been a slight improvement in demand, due, it is said, to the advent of cooler weather. Lamb is selling so cheaply that the return to the New Zealand farmers is below 3d per pound. Dairy produce is holding steadily to late values, and appears to have recovered from a temporary reverse which a week ago threatened to bring prices back. Climatic conditions in the .province continue very favourable, and warm rains early in the week have been welcomed by farmers. Due to the factors referred to above, there has been a better tone in the country stock markets, although this is the slack season of the year, and not much business is doing. New season's lambs are coming on satisfactorily, and a fair number was available at Westfield yesterday. Prospects for fancy prices for early lines shipped to catch the London Christmas market, however, are not promising. Australian farmers, who have taken up the lambraising industry in earnest, can get their earliest drafts of lambs away weeks before j their Dominion competitors, so that thei special attraction of New Zealand spring I lamb as a Christmas titbit becomes largely] discounted. ! At Westfield. j At Westfield yesterday there was an] average yarding of ox beef, but cows and| heifers were not so plentiful. Quality on the whole was good and under keen demand values advanced from 10/ to 15/ per head. Prime vealers and runners were below requirements, and prices rose in consequence. An average yarding of fat sheep found a ready sale, with recent values fully maintained. There was quite a good entry of spring lambs, many showing excellent quality, and the various lots were soon disposed of at satisfactory values. The pig pens contained an average yarding and there was a good clearance on the basis of full late rates for fats, and improved prices for stores. The range of prices, together with those ruling the previous week, was as follows: — This Week. Last Week. BEEP (per 1001b)— Extra choice ox .. 22/ 21/ Choice and prime ! ox 10/ to 21/ 18/ to 20/ Choice and prime cow and heifer . 18/ to 21/ 17/ to 20/ Doner and rough 12/ to 17/ 12/ to 10/ SHEEP (per head)— Heavy prime wethers 15/6 to 16/0 15/6 to 10/0 Medium prime wethers 13/ to 15/3 13/ to 15/ Unfinished wethers 0/6 to 12/ 10/ to 12/6 Prime ewes 10/ to 13/6 10/ to 14/0 Unfinished ewes .. 8/ to 0/0 8/ to 0/6 Hnggetß 8/0 to 14/6 8/6 to 15/ Sp.'ing lambs .... 11/6 to 30/0 23/ to 27/ CAIWES (per head)— KMiners 40/ to 108/ 40/ to 87/6 Vealers 20/ to 74/ 20/ to 64/ PIGS (per head)— Baconers 38/ to 54/ 34/ to 52/ Porkers 25/ to 37/ 22/ to 35/ Weaners 7/ to 14/ 7/ to 14/ Slips 14/ to 17/ 12/ to 17/ Lrrge stores 10/ to 23/ 18/ to 22/ D.ALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows: — Beef. —Ox beef was yarded in average numbers, the quality being first class. There was a better demand, and values improved fully 1/ per 1001b. Cow and heifer beef was yarded in under average numbers, the demand being keen, -frith values improved fully 2/ per 1001b. Extra choice ox sold to 22/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 19/ to 21/; just killable, 17/ to 18/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 19/ to 21/; just killable 12/ to 18/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in prico from £8 17/6 to £9 2/6, for bullocks from Mesers. Reid Bros., Opotiki. Heavy prime steers, £7 15/ to £8 15/; lighter prime steers, £7 to £7/12/6; light prime steers, £6 to £6 17/6; small and unfinished steers, £4 7/6 to £5 17/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 10/ to £7 7/6, for heifers from B. M. Wright, Mauku; heavy prime cows and heifers, £5 to £6 7/6; lighter prime cows and heifers, £4 to £4 17/6; other killable cows, £2 to £3 17/6. Calves. —Calves were yarded in average numbers, and sold at prices rather better than last week. Some good quality wethers were penned, and sold under keen competition. Runners made £2 to £4 10/; heavy vealers, £2 10/ to £3; medium vealers, £2 to £2 8/; light vealers, £1 10/ to £1 18/; small, £1 to £1 8/ rough, 4/ to 10/; small and fresh dropped, 3/ to 16/. Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in about average numbers, and found a ready sale at firm late rates for wethers, while values for ewes, which were sold in small numbers, were improved. Hoggets aleo are finding a. ready sale at firm rates. Prime hoggets, 12/ to 12/9; medium hoggets, 10/ to 11/9; extra heavy prime wethers, 15/3 to 16/3; heavy prime wethers, 14/ to 15/; medium, 12/9 to 13/9; light and unfinished, 10/3 to 12/6; heavy ewes, 12/ to 12/9; lighter, 10/6 to 11/9; other ewes, 8/9 to 9/6. Lambs.—Spring lambs are now coming forward in large numbers, and finding a ready sale at what must be considered satisfactory values. Heavy prime lamb made 29/. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency' Co., Ltd., report on the sale ae follows: — Beef.—Ox beef was penned in average numbers, and cow and heifer beef in email numbers. There was a keener demand and values improved 10/ to 15/ per head, the advance being more marked as the sale proceeded. Extra choice ox sold to 22/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 18/ to 21y/; ordinary and jplain ox, 15/ to 17/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 18/ to 21/; ordinary cow beef, 14/ to 16/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 to £9 7/6; heavy prime steers, £8 to £8 17/6; lighter prime s,teers, £7 to £7 17/6; light prime steers, £6 to £6 17/8; unfinished and email, £5 to £5 17/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 7/6 to £7 5/; heavy prime young cows and hefers, £5 10/ to £6 5/; lighter, £4 5/ to £5 7/6; light cows, £3 to £4 7/0; other cows, £1 10/ to £2 15/. Heavy prime steers from M. Harding, Wellington Park, Panmure, realised up to £9 7/6. ' Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in more than average numbers. Competition was brisk, with values very firm at late rates. Hea.vy prime wethers made 15/ to 16/9; medium prime wethere, 13/6 to 14/9; light prime wethers, 12/ to 13/3; prime hoggets, 10/6 to 14/6; heavy prime ewes, 12/ to 13/6; medium prime ewes, 10/9 to 11/9; light prime ewes, 9/ to 10/6; inferiorly fatted ewes, 7/ to 8/9. There was an improved demand for store wethers and hoggets and these improved in value 1/ to 2/. Store wethers made 9/ to 11/9; store hoggets, 7/ to 10/3. Spring lambs in increased numbers sold readily from £1 1/ to £1 10/, this latter price being realised on account of Mr. Geo. Leitch, Hunua,

Pigs.—Pigs were penned in average numbers, "and sold at values on'a par with last week's quotations. Choppers sold from £1 10/ to £2 8/; heavy and medium bacouers, from £2 2/ to- £2 13/; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £1 17/ to £2; medium porkers and light porkere, from £1 8/ to £1 14/; email and unfinished porkere, £1 2/ to £1 6/. "Values for stores firmed on last week's quotations. Large stores, £1 to £1 3/; slips, 14/ to IS/; weaners, 8/ to 16/. Calves.—A small yarding of calves sold readily at improved values. Runners made £4 10/ to £5 8/; heavy vealers, £4 6/ to £5 3/; medium, £3 to £4; light, £2 to £2 15/; smaller, £1 10/ to £1 18/; small and fresh dropped, 31/ to £1 8/; rough calves, 5/ to 10/. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report on the sale as follows:— Beef. —Our supply of fat cattle numbered 194 head, as against 280 head at laet week's sale, comprising 130 steers and 61 cows and beifers. The ox beef was of excellent qualify. There was a keen demand and all classes sold at advanced rates. Extra choice ox sold to £12/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 19/ to £11/; secondary and plain ox, 17/ to 18/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 18/ to £1 1/; ordinary cow beef, 14/ to 17/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 ito £9 15/, for eteers from Mr. W. C. Ring, Hinuera, seven averaging £0 10/; a line of 16 from Mr. J. S. Allen, Tirau. averaged £8 10/, selling up to £9 10/; heavy prime steers made £8 to £8 17/6; lighter prime steers, £6 15/ to £7 17/6; ligllt prime steers, £6 to £6 12/6; small and unfinished steers, £4 10/ to £5 17-/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 to £6 15/; heavy prime cows and heifers, £5 to £5 17/6; lighter prime cows and heifers, £4 to £4 17/6; other killable cows, £2 10/ to £3 17/6. , . Sheep.—Sheep were penned in about average numbers, and sold freely, last week's advance being easily sustained. A total of 994 sheep was sold. Extra heavy prime wethers realised 15/6 to 16/6; heavy piiine wethers, 14/6 to 15/3; medium to li:avy prime wethers, 13/0 'to 14/3; light to medium prime wethere, 12/6 to 13/3; unfinished wethers, 9/6 to 11/9; prime hoggets, 12/6 to 14/6; other hoggets, 8/6 to 11/6; heavy prime ewee, 11/9 to 13/; lighter prime ewes, 10/6 to 11/6; ot.ier killable ewes, 8/ io 10/3. A total of 29 spring lambs came forward, and sold briskly. Best sold up to £1 10/9 for lambs from Mr. Ken. Matheson, Wai an Pa; lighter, £1 3/ to £1 7/9; light and small, 11/6 to 17/. Calves.—We had a full yarding of fat calves, which met-with keen competition at values on a par with last repor>t. Run- | ners brought from £2 15/ to £4 10/ for a prime heifer from Messrs. Thomas Bros., I Morrinsville; heavy vealers, £2 11/ to £3 ; 14/; medium, £1 19/ to £2 9/; light, £1 < 12/ to £1 18/; small, 15/ to £16/; rough I and bucket-fed, 8/ to 17/; bobby calvas, 1/ Ito 6/. A total of 302 was sold. I Pigs.—An average yarding of fat pigs met with a keen inquiry. Baconers sold at slightly advanced rates, while porkers realised fully last week's rates. Choppers mace £1 10/ to £2 11/; heavy prime baconers, £2 9/ to £2 14/; medium baconer.s. £2 5/ to £2 8/; light. £1 18/ to £2 4/; heavy porkers, £1 13/ to £1 17/: medium. £19/ to £1 12/; light and unfinished, £1 5/ 'to £1 8/; good sjtores, 19/ to £1 2/; slips, 14/ to 17/; best weaners, 10/ to 13/: others, 7/ to 9/; sows in pig, £2 to £4 1/. A total of 337 pige was sold. IN THE WAIKATO. (Prom Our Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, Wednesday. A week of better weather suggests that spring is at last approaching, and the long-looked-forward-to growth of grass should not be much longer delayed. Without doubt this hae been one of the longest winters experienced for a number of years, and as most farmers have been carrying more stock than is usual, the shortage of feed has been very badly felt. At the start of the winter, dairy fanners especially had heavy supplies of ensilage and hay, and in almost every case this has been completely consumed. No doubt a good growth of grass will put further life into the stock markets generally, and a better tone all round can be looked for. In most cases quotations show a slight improvement on last week. Beef has maintained its price, and in the case of prime and second quality has shown an improvement. Store cattle are not yet coming forward to any extent, but those that do find their way to the market usually change hands at advancing prices. The supply of fat ewes is showing signs of being exhausted, and no doubt farmers will take the opportunity of culling as many dry ewes as possible from their flocks. There appears to be ample supplies of fat wethere in sight for the next few weeks, and th?s clase of sheep has not shown the advaico in price that was anticipated earlier in the winter. Store sheep have practically disappeared off the market. Conditions are as follows: — Beef. —Smaller yardings of beef have been coining forward to the country centres, although at Frankton thie week a full yarding of bath ox and cow beef was penned; the quality was first-class, and prices showed a. slight improvement all round. Even second quality beef also participated in the advance. Prime ox beef has been making up to 22/ per 1001b; medium quality, 18/ to 20/; prime young cow and heifer, up to 20/; cow beef, 15/ to 16/; plain beef, 12/ to 14/. Fat Sheep.—Although there was a good yarding of fat sheep nt Frankton on Tuesday the majority of the entry comprised fat wethere , , and despite steady competition throughout there was practically no variation in the price of this class of sheep. Fat ewes, which have shown a decided falling off in numbers, and also in quality, met with fair competition, and sold at advanced rates. Quotations for fat hoggets remain the same as last week. Extra heavy fat wethers made up to 15/6; fat wethers, 14/ to" 15/; medium fat wethers, 13/ to 14/; light, 12/ to 13/; prime heavy fat ewes, up to 11/6; medium fat ewes, 9/ to 10/; light, 7/ to 8/; prime heavy fat hoggete, up to 11/6; medium, 9/ to 10/. Store Sheep.—A slightly better inquiry for all classes of store sheep; especially are quotations for young ewes with lambs at foot sought after, but this class of sheep cannot be handled until after lambing finishes. There is also a fair inquiry for store wethere and hoggets, with practically none being offered. Four-tooth store wethers are worth 10/; two-tooth wethers, 8/6 to 9/6; beet ewe hoggets, up to 9/6; mixed sex hoggets, 7/ to 8/; smaller hoggete, 5/ to 6/. Store 'Cattle.—So far this season very few lines of male cattle are coming forward, but at Frankton on Tuesday a few pens that were submitted to the hammer realised very satisfactory prices, and in fact showed an improvement on late sales. The demand for Jersey heifers and young Jersey cows is still as keen as ever. Boner cows have not shown any improvement, but good quality young- store cows are being sought after. Grown bullocks in forward condition are worth £3 10/ to £3 15/; three-year steers, from £2 to £2 10/; iwo-year steers, from £1 to 30/; yearlings, 15/ to £1; young empty cows, 30/ to £2; boner cows, 6/ to 16/; young empty Jersey cows, 30/ to £2 10/: yearling Jersey heifers, up to £3 10/; and occasionally a few shillings higher for pxtra choice animals; medium quality, £2 to £2 10/; mixed coloured heifers, £1 to 25/. Dairy Cattle. — Although a large number of dairy cattle are still being offered, the quality and condition in most cases is far from satisfactory. Practically no dairy cows are now available, and the yardings comprise chiefly heifers. Although in one of two instances quite satisfactory prices are realised, the majority of the offering realises prices that muet be a big disappointment to the vendors who have carried them through. Best Jersey heifers sell from £7 to £8, with a few extra special heifers at a higher figure: medium quality heifers. £5 to £6. with backward and poorer sorts, £3 to £4. Pigs.—Good yardinge of stores everywhere 1 attract competition, but the supply of fat ] pige is still too small to allow the bacon 1 buyers to operate. Heavy ,porkers have been making up to 32/; medium, 24/ to 30/; large stores, 12/ to 18/; slips, 6/ to < 12/; weaners, 5/ to 10/. Ji

THE ADDINGTON MARKET,

STORE SHEEP SELL BETTER.

(By Telegraph.—Tress Association:) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. A feature of the weekly market at Addington to-day was the keenness of the store sheep sales, there being an advance in values. Store Sheep.—There was a large yarding, which met with a brighter sale. Values advanced 1/ a head. Good ewe hoggets and ewes, in lamb, were keenly eought after. Values were: —Medium, soundmouth thr-ee-quarterbred ewes, 10/ to 12/3; sound and failing mouth, 6/9 to 8/9; aged, 3/6 to 6/; good ewe hoggets, 12/2 to 14/4; sound-mouth Merino ewes, to 4/6; ordinary four and six-tooth halfbred, to 12/1; medium halfbred wethers, to 11/; ordinary halfbred wethers, to 8/4; medium wether hoggets, to 9/10. Fat Sheep.—The entry of 440 head met with an erratic sale, wethers showin« a decline in value of 1/ a head. Spring lambs brought to 24/9. Values, were:— Extra prime heavy wethers, to 21/;; prime heavy, 16/ to 18/; ;prime medium weight, 14/ to 15/6; ordinary, 12/6 to 13/6; lMit, 11/ to 12/; show ewes, to 20/10; extra prime heavy, 15/6 to 16/6; prime heavy 13/6 to 15/; prime medium-weight, 11/6 to 13/; ordinary, 9/6 to 11/; light,'B/ to 9/ Fat Cattlei—There was an entry of 300 head, including some fro.ni Otago, Southland, the West Coast and the North Island. Last week's values were not improved upon. Best beef made up to 23/ per 1001b; K ood, 16/6 to 20/;. heavy, 16/ to 18/; secondary, 12/ to 16/; inferior and rough, down to 9/. Fat Pigs.—The entry was small and the demand was keen. Values were:— Choppers, £3 10/ to £6 6/; baconers, 54/6 to £3 5/6; heavy baconers, £3 10/ to id 17/6; extra heavy baconers, £4 8/6; average price per lb, 5%cl to 28/6 to 33/6; heavy porkws, 36/6 to £2 7/6; average price per lb, 6d to 7d. HAWKE'S BAY VALUES. HASTINGS, this day. At Stortford Lodge fat bullocks, prime heavy, realised £8 10/ to £81 17/6; heavy, £7 10/ to £8 5/; medium, £6 10/ to £7 5/; light, £5 to £6; fat cows, heavy £4 5/ to £4 10/; medium, £3 15/ to £4 5/; light, £2 7/6 to £3; fat heifers extra heavv, £5 10/ to £5 15/; heavy, £4 15/. to £5 5/; medium, £3 15/ to £4; dairy sorts, £1 5/; vealere, heavy, £2 10/ to £3 8/; light, 13/ to 25/; store cattle, forward bullocks, £4 3/ to £4 4/; three-year small bullocks, £3 10/; Polled Angus cows in calf, light condition, £1 18/; dairy cows, good, £8 to £8 12/6; others, £2 to £4 10/; heifers, £5 6/ to £7 5/; fat sheep, heavy ewes, 10/ to 11/3; medium, 8/ to 9/6; wethere, heavy, 13/9 to 14/7; medium, 12/2 to 13/6; liunbs, heavy, 13/ to 15/1; store sheep, ewe hoggets, 11/ to 13/5; wether hoggets, 9/6 to 10/11; forward wethers, 11/ to 12/1; store wethers, 10/ to 10/9; store ewes, 5/4. *