LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 87, 13 April 1933, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

EXPORT OUTLOOK BRIGHTENS

FREEZING WORKS STILL BUSY.

ABUNDANT FEED IN PROVINCE

Since last report there has been a definite, though slight, improvement in | the export outlook. Butter prices have at last taken a turn for the better, and latest advices tell of an improved demand and advanced quotations. Smithtield reports a satistactory consumption of lamb, and as a consequence export operators have raised their schedule rates in some centres. ' The wool market, too, has exhibited a more healthy tone than had been apparent for several months. Of conditions in the country, our Waikato correspondents say:— "The stock market during the week has been extrenielv quiet. Fat sheep appaar to be holding their own, but better finished sheep have been yarded this week. \Y ith; a further 'Ad increase in the schedule for fat lambs, this section is aiso showing an improvement. The store sheep section, however, is losing its activity. Even young breeding ewes, which have been extremely popular, are not so much in demand, but at the same time they are also in short supply. Store wethers are still being sought after, while store lambs do not meet with the same competition that they were getting a few weeks ago. "The most discouraging section is the beef section. This no doubt is due to the congestion at the works, and farmers with cull' cows and fat steers to go forward are forced to hold them, or seek the open market. Fortunately the season has been such an excellent one for feed that most farmers are prepared to hold their cattle in anticipation of the works reopening. There appears to be good quantities of beef-held, but a few frosts would drive large numbers on to the market, so that it' the works were not open to handle this surplus the position would become acute. Not much business has been transacted in the store section during the week, as practically no business is being done by private treaty, and it is only special sales t.f well-bred cattle that attract attention. Jersey heifer calves have also suffered a slight setback, while the market for twoyear in-calf heifers remains unchanged. "In the pig section a good volume of business is being done, with prices for bnconers and heavy porkers showing a slight decline." , Latest advices are to the effect that lot ul freezing works are again accepting beef cattle for killing, so that the difficulties referred "to should soon disappear. The schedule rate, however, has been lowered and now stands at 17/ per hundred for prime 140's to 220's, and 13/ for overs, unders and seconds. Large quantities of boners are being dealt with, and the works generally are quite busy. J hey will close from Good Friday to Faster Monday, both days inclusive. The new Canterbury schedule for tat lambs for export was in operation at Addington yesterday, the rates being Au higher than last week. The new rates are: —Under 361b. sd; 371b to 421b, 4d; over-weights, 3%d; seconds, 4Vid. At Westfield. A very short yarding, of fat cattle was entered at Westfield yesterday, but despite this fact there was no quotable change in prices. Calves were penned in usual numbers, find prices were a little easier. Both sheep and lambs had a ready sale, with recent rates fully maintained. The pig market was Inclined to be easier. The range of prices, together with those ruling the previous.week, was as follows: This week. Last week. BEEF (per 1001b)— Extra choice ox . 19/ 19/ Choice and prime 0 x 16/ to 18/ lb/ to 15/ Choice and prime , al7/ cow and heifer 13/ to 17/ L>/ to li/ Boner and rough . 8/, to 11/ 8/ to 1-/ SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers .. 12/ to 17/6 10/ to 16/6 linfin. wethers .. 10/ toll/6 9/fa to 11/9. Prime ewes 7/ to 13/ i/ to 13/b Unfin. ewes 2/6 to b/6 o/ to 6/9 Prime lambs </b to 14/ 8/ to 14/ Unfinished lambs. 5/ to </ 4/ to i/J CALVES (per head)— Runners 22/ to 55/ 20/ to 57/ Vealers -0/ to 40/ -0/ to 4-/ TIGS (per head)— Baconers 35/ to 55/ 37/ to 58/ Porkers 21/ to o-V -]■/ to 30/ Weaners 3/ to 8/ 3/ to 0/ Slips 7/ to 11/ 1/ to 12/ Large stores 1-/ to IS/ 15/ to -0/ LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports: Beef—Beef was penned in less than average numbers. There was an improved demand, with values very firm at late rates. Extra choice ox sold at 19/ pel 1001b; choice and prime ox, 16/ to 18/; ordinary and plain ox, 13/ to 15/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 1 o/ to i'/» ordinary cow beef, 12/ to 14/; heavy prime steers, £6 to £75/; lighter prime steers, £5 to £5 17/6; light prime Kteers, £4 to £4 17/6; unfinished and small, £2 10/ to £3 17/6; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £3 12/6 to £4 7/6; lighter, £3 to £3 10/; light cows, £2 to £2 17/6; other cows, £1 5/ to £1 17/6. . Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in more than average numbers. There was a ready demand, and values improved on last week's sale by 1/ to 1/6 a head. Heavy prime wethers made 15/ to 16/6; medium prime wethers, 13/6 to 14/9; light prime wethers, 12/ to 13/3; small and unfinished wethers, 10/ to 11/9; heavy prime ewes, 9/3 to 10/6; medium prime ewes, 8/ to 9/; light prime ewes, 6/ to 7/9; inferiorly fatted ewes, 2/6 to 5/9. . i Lambs. —Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold readily at late rates. Prime lambs made 9/ to 15/ for best; store lambs, best, 6/ to 8/6; others, 3/ to 5/9. Pigs.—Pigs were penned in average numbers. There was a slack sale, with a considerable decrease in values. Choppers sold from £1 to £1 16/; heavy and medium baconers, £1 16/ to £2 7/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £1 10/ to £1 14/; medium porkers and light porkers, £1 1/ to £1 8/; small, 15/ to £1. A large yarding of store pigs met with a poor demand, and values were easier. Large stores, i 2/ to 18/; slips, 7/ to 11/; weaners, 2/ to 8/. Calves.—Calves were penned in large numbers. Values were on. a par with last week's quotations, except for runners, which sold at lower rates. Runners made £1 5/ to £2 15/; heavy vealers, £2 to £2 6/; medium, £1 10/ to £1 18/; light, £1 to £1 8/; smaller, 10/ to 18/; small and fresh dropped, 3/ to 8/; rough calves, 4/ to 8/. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: Beef. —At our market ox beef was penned in under average numbers, for which a steady demand existed and values again ruled on last week's level. Cow and heifer beef also came forward in under average numbers, and met with a good demand, values ruling firm to better than i late rates. Extra choice ox sold to 19/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 16/ to IS/; ! just killable ox, 13/ to 15/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 13/ to 16/; just killable cow beef, 8/ to 12/. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £6 2/6 to £6 12/6; lighter prime steers, £5 5/ to £6; light prime steers, £3 12/6 to £5 2/6; small and unfinished steers, £1 10/ to £3 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £4 15/ to £5, for cows from estate of the late Alexander Bell; heavy prime cows and heifers. £3 10/ to £4 12/6; lighter prime cows and heifers, £2 5/ to £? 7/6; other killable cows. £1 10/ to £2 2/6. . , Calves.—-Calves were penned in lesser numbers than last week. The demand was slack and values were a little easier than last week's quotations. Runners, £1 5/ to £2 10/; heavy vealers, £1 14/ to £2; medium vealers, £1 7/ to £1 12/; light vealers, £1 to £1 5/: small vealers, 10/ to 18/; rough calves, 4/ to S/; small and fresh dropped, 3/ to 8/. Pigs.—Pigs were yarded in well up to average numbers, but met with a patchy I sfcle, values .for all a-littl&-onj

last week's quotations. Heavy baconers, | £2 12/ to £2 15/; medium, £2 6/ to £2 j 10/; light baconers, £1 15/ to £2 4/; ] heavy porkers, £1 10/ to £1 13/; medium porkers, £1 6/ to £1 9/; light porkers, 18/ to £1 5/. Sheep.—An average yarding of good qualit}'' sheep came forward. In the early part of the sale values firmed on late quotations and closing rates were fully 1/ to 1/6 per head better than late ruling rates. Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, 15/9 to 16/3; heavy prime shorn wethers, 14/6 to 15/6; medium shorn wethers, 13/ to 14/3; light and unfinished wethers, 10/6 to 12/9; heavy prime shorn ewes, 10/ to 11/6; lighter prime ewes, 8/ to 9/9; other ewes, 6/9 to 7/9. Lambs. —The offering of lambs was a full one, and drew steady competition at values fully equal to late rates. Heavyprime lambs, 12/ to 13/; medium prime lambs, 10/9 to 11/6; light prime lambs, 7/6 to 10/6. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:— Beef.—We penned fat cattle to the number of 161 head, as against 354 head at last Wednesday's maiKet, comprising 107 steers and 54 cows and heifers. There was no improvement in tlie demand, and generally values were on a par with last u eek's quotations. Extra ciioice ox sold to 19/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 16/ to 18/; secondary and plain ox, 13/ to 15/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 13/ to 15/; ordinary cow beef, 8/ to 12/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £7 2/6 to £7 10/ for steers from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waereuga; heavy prime steers, £6 10/ to £7; lighte.r prime steers, £5 10/ to £6 7/6; light prime steers, £4 to £5 7/6; small and unfinished steers, £2 5/ to £3 17/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £4 10/ to £5; heavy prime cows and heifers, £3 10/ to £4 7/6; lighter pume cows and heifers, £2 10/ to £3 7/6; other killable cows, £1 10/ to £2 7/6. Sheep.—There was a moderate yarding of sheep and a keen demand, with values firmer. A total of 944 sheep was sold. A pen of show wethers made 18/3; extra heavy prime wethers made 16/ to 17/6; heavy prime wethers, 14/6 to 15/9; medium to heavy prime wethers, 13/ to 14/3; light to medium prime wethers, 12/ to 12/9; unfinished wethers, 10/3 to 11/9; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, 11/ to 12/6; heavy prime ewes, 9/ to 10/6; lighter prime ewes, 8/ to 8/9; other killable ewes, 5/6 to 7/9. Lambs. —The 578 lambs which came forward were with few exceptions of good quality. It was a free sale at fully late values. Heavy prime lavnbs realised 12/6 to 14/; lighter prime lambs, 11/ to 12/3; light prime lambs, 9/ to 10/9; small and plain lambs, 5/ to 8/6. Calves. —We had an average offering of calves. The demand was not so good and our quotations show values slightly lower. Runners made £1 2/ to £2 11/; heavy vealers, £1 14/ to £2; medium, £1 0/ to £1 10/; light, £1 to £1 4/; small, 14/ to 17/; rough and bucket-fed, 7/ to 11/; bobby calves, 2/ to 6/. A total of 122 calves was sold.

Pigs.—There was again a full yarding of pigs. Except in odd instances bidding was slack, and generally values showed an easing tendency. Choppers made 18/ to £1 17/> extra heavy prime baconers, £2 15/ to £2 19/; heavy baconers, £2 11/ to £2 13/; medium, £2 fi/ to £2 9/; light. £1 15/ to £2 2/; heavy porkers, £1 11/ to £1 13/; medium, £1 8/ to £1 10/; light and unfinished, £1 3/ to £1 6/; small, 13/ to £1; stores, 11/ to 14/; slips, 7/ to 9/; good weaners, 5/ to 7/; small, 3/ to 4/. A total of 637 was sold. THE ADDINQTON MARKET, FIRMING FOR FAT LAMBS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. As the result of an advance of Vid a pomid ill the export schedule, fat lambs at the Addington market to-day were firmer, and the sale was keen. Freezing weights in fat sheep were also slightly firmer. Store sheep and fat cattle met with dull sales. Store Sheep.—A large entry met with an erratic sale, with best types bringing up to late rates. Average sorts were slightly easier. Lambs sold at late rates, with an easier tendency apparent. Values were: Forward mixed-sex lambs, 6/0 to 8/1; medium, 4/9 to 6/; inferior, 2/ to 4/3; extra good four-tooth Corriedale ewes, to 16/; medium two-tooth half bred, 13/ to 13/ C; ordinary four-tooth, 10/ to 11/; ordinary two-tooth crossbred, 8/9 to 10/; ordinary four and six-tooth, to 10/; good four-year Corriedale, to 10/4; good soundmouth, 5/ to 6/6; aged and failing-mouth, 9/ to 4/; forward wethers, 8/6 to 10/6; inferior and ordinary, 4/ to 7/. Fat Lambs. —The entry consisted of 3500 head. The export schedule has advanced by %d to 5d for two's, but this was not entirely reflected in this market. The sale was slightly keener than the previous week. Values were: Extra prime heavy lambs, to 15/4; prime heavy, 13/ to 14/6: prime medium-weight, 10/6 to 12/6; light, 8/6 to 10/. Fat Sheep.—The entry of 4700 was of very mixed quality. Southland and Otago were represented. There was one very large line of wethers from the Chatham Islands. Light ewes advanced up to 1/ a head, and other sorts were on a par with late rates. Values were: Show wethers, to 19/4; prime heavy, 15/ to 16/6; medium-weight prime, 12/6 to 14/6; ordinary, 10/6 to 12/; light, 9/ to 10/; prime heavy ewes, 9/6 to 10/4; medium-weight, 7/6 to 9/; ordinary, 6/ to 7/; light, 4/6 to 5/6. Fat Cattle—The entry of 342 head comprised the poorest quality for months. There was a dull sale for all except best sorts, which maintained late rates. Best beef realised 16/ to 18/ per 1001b; heavyweight medium quality, 14/6 to 16/; good heifer, 15/ to 17/; good cow, 13/ to 15/; secondary cow, 10/ to 13/; rough, down to 7/. Fat Pigs.—There was a medium entry, with a weaker demand for porkers, although some were purchased for export. Baconers maintained late rates. Values were: Choppers. 23/6 to £3 18/6: baconers, 35/ to 40/; heavy, 42/6 to 49/6; extra heavy, 52/6 to 59/6; average price per lb, 3%d to 4d: porkers, 22/6 to 27/6; heavy, 28/6 to 32/6; average price per lb, 3%d to 4d.