LIVE STOCK MARKET

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 234, 3 October 1935, Page 25

LIVE STOCK MARKET

EXPORT TRADE BRIGHT FAT CATTLE SELL WELL. SPRING COMES AT LAST. Export values for primary products have been fully maintained since last report and from this point of view the farming outlook is satisfactory. Reports from Smithfield indicate a healthy condition in the meat markets • A^T°, oley the demand for butter is still keen and values have advanced a further 0/ per cwt. Leading authorities in the home trade anticipate a firm market at least from now till Christmas. Lheese, too, is sharing in the upward movement and 'f.o.b. sales at Gd per lb are being recorded. The wool market appears, to be quite steady, though -London values are lower than was expected before the present series commenced. Offals are selling well and hide prices registered a further advance at luesday's Parnell sales. It is distinctly : unfortunate that the present season has been heralded by a backward spring, in consequence of which farmers cannot take full advantage of the present favourable conditions. Local freezing works are still busy with the bobby calf trade, but otherwise they ar ® doing little at the present time. Of conditions in the country our Waikato correspondent writes:— The nice warm rain experienced on -Tuesday will have the effect of giving the pastures the much looked forward to springlike appearance There is little doubt that this has been a particularly late season and its effect is being felt not only by many dairy farmers but also by sheep men. Early lambs have had more or less of a setback, as most of the country is short of feed. As far as fat sheep are concerned a noticeable feature is the poor lambing. Everywhere farmers complain that their percentages are down and with the lack of growth lambs are not nearly so forward as previous years. Therefore it would appear that the exporters will not be requiring to open their works for a fortnight to three weeks later this year.

With a few days' warm sunshine feed will everywhere be in abundance and farmers will be on the look-out for store cattle to keep their pastures in order. During the past week the saleyards have had no offerings of store cattle, whilst stor6 sheep are practically unprocurable. One pleasing feature is the improved demand which again is noticeable in the beef section. At Frankton on Tuesday a better yarding of ox beef came forward and again high prices ruled, and there is every indication that the next week or two will see still further improved values.

Strangely enough, fat sheep are still holding their own and, although large yardings have, been offered at Frankton at each sale lately, the price if anything is or) the. improve. It is very noticeable that shorn sheep are more keenly sought than woollies and no doubt as sheep farmers take dry ewes out of their flocks they will be shorn before being put on the market.

The oig section at the present time is more or less dull. There are not enough prime baconers coming forward to attract buyers into competition, whilst the shortage of the milk supply has meant that stores and weaners are hard to quit. AT WESTFIELD. An average yarding of fat cattle was penned at Westfield yesterday, and again met with keen competition and a further advance in prices. There was a large entry of calves, the bulk of which were small and unfinished sorts. Late values ruled. The entry of fat sheep was an| average one and prices showed ■ -little alteration. Spring lambs were more plentiful and values. dropped in consequence. An average yarding of pigs met with a good inquiry. Baconers sold at late rates, while porkers and stores were firmer. The range of prices, together with those ruling the previous week was as follows: — This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 35/ 34/0 Choice and prime ox 31/ to 34/ 30/ to 33/ Choice and prime cow and heifer 30/ to 34/ 30/ to 33/ Boner and rough 22/ to 29/ 20/ to 29/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers: • Shorn 21/ to 26/0 22/ to 28/0 Unshorn .... 25/0 to 32/0 25/ to 32/3 Unfinished wethers : Shorn 17/ to 22/ IS/ to 21/ Unshorn .... 22/ to 24/9 . 22/ to 24/9 Prit;i(> PWP9 • Shorn ..'....12/ to IS/G 14/0 to 17/9 Unshorn .... 18/ to 24/6 20/ to 25/ Unfinished ewes: Unshorn 14/ to 18/ 5/6 to 18/ Hoggets: Shorn 17/ to 21/G — Unshorn .... 18/ to 29/9 18/0 to 28/3 Spring lambs . 12/ to 33/ 25/ to 34/0 CALVES (per head)— Uunners 50/ to 125/ 58/ to 117/0 Vealers 35/ to 84/ 35/ to 80/ PIGS (per head) — Baconers 43/ to 60/ • 43/ to 03/ Porkers 31/ to 44/ 31/ to 44/ Weaners 8/ to 18/ 8/ to 15/ Slips 10/ toll)/ 10/ to 20/ Large stores ... 20/ to 27/ 21/ to 28/ —— i LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows:— Beef.—We had an average entry of both ox and cow and heifer beef. Competition was brisk and values were very-firm at late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £1 15/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 10/ to £1 14/; ordinary and plain, £1 5/ to £1 9/> prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 10/ to £1 14/; ordinary cow beef, £1 2/ to £1 9/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £15 10/ to £16 17/6; heavy prime, £14 to £15 7/6; lighter prime, £12 to £13 17/6; light prime, £10 to £11 17/6; unfinished and small, £7 to £9 10/. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £10 to £11; heavy prime, £8 to £9 10/; lighter, £6 to £7 15/; light cows, £4 to £5 17/6; other cows, £1 15/ to £3 15/. Prime heiftfrs from Mr. 11. E. Potter, Karaka, realised up to £11.

Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in average numbers. Competition was steady throughout with values about same as last week. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, £1 11/ to £1 12/6; shorn, £1 6/ to £1 6/6; medium prime, woolly, £1 9/ to £1 10/9; shorn, £1 5/ to £1 5/9; light prinie, woolly, £1 5/ to £1 8/9; shorn, £1 3/ to £1 4/9; small and unfinished, woolly, £1 3/ to £1 4/9; shorn, 18/ to £1 2/. Heavy prime ewes, woolly, £1 2/6 to £1 4/; shorn; 16/ to 17/; medium prime, woolly, 19/3 to £1 2/; shorn, 15/ to 15/9; light prime, woolly, 16/6 to 19/; shorn, 14/ to 14/9; inferiOrly fatted, woolly, 12/ to- 15/. Heavy prime hoggets; woolly, £1 4/ to £1 9/6; shorn, £1 to £1 1/6; medium, / prime, woolly, £1 1/ to £1 3/6; shorn, 19/ to 19/9; light prime, woolly, 18/ to £1 0/9; shorn, 17/ to 18/9. Spring Lambs.—Spring lambs were penned in increased numbers. There was ready competition and values were on a par with last sale. Heavy prime lambs, £1 7/6 to £1 10/3; medium prime, £14/ to £1 7/3; light prime, £1 to £1 3/; smaller and unfinished, 12/ to 19/.

Pigs.—Pigs were again penned in average numbers. Steady competition again prevailed and values firmed on last week's quotations on porkers and medium-weights especially. Choppers sold from £1 to £4; heavy and medium baconers, £2 16/ to £3 10/; light baconers and heavy porkers. £2 9/ to £2 14/; medium, porkeys and light porkers. £1 16/ to £2 7/; small and unfinished, £1 8/ to £1 14/. Store pigs sold at improved values. Large stores, £1. to £1 4/; slips, 10/ to 18/; weaners, 11/ to 18/. . I C'aives.—Calves were penned in large) numbers. The yarding was mostly of small j and rough calves. Few extra Quality vealers were penned, tFje demand was keen with values well lip to late rates; Runners. £2 to £5 10/; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 17/0; medium. £3 8/ to £3 18'; light. £2 16/ to £3 6/; smaller, £1_ 14/ to £1 12/; rough cMves, 10/ to £1 15/to £2 14/; small and fresli dropped,, 5/1

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: —

Beef.—We yarded 108 head, of beet comprising 41 steers and l'J-t cows and heifers, against 187 head last week. The quality was Itilly up to the standard ot mat coming forward at recent sales, and the ottering sold under keen competition at rates advanced 2/ per 1001 b on late quotations. Cow and heiter beef was oilered in slightly u*ider average numbers i.nd sold freely. Extra choice ox sold to 30/ per lOUlb; choice and prime, 33/ to 35/; just killuble, 29/ to 32/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 32/ to 3j/; just killable, 23/ to 31/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £10 17/0 to £17, for steers from the estate of the late Alexander Bell; heavy prime, £14 5/ to £15 15/; lighter prime, £12 5/ to £14; light prime, £10 5/ to £12; small and unfinished, £G 10/ to £8 15/. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £10 5/ to £10 17/0; heavy prime, £8 10/ to £10 2/0; lighter prime, £7 to £8 5/; other killable cows, £3 10/ to £0 15/. Sheep.—Sheep came forward in full average numbers, and all well-finished lines sold under good competition at slightly better rates than last week. Heavy prime hoggets, 24/ to 25/; medium prime hoggets, 22/ to 23/6; light hoggets, 10/6 to 21/0; extra heavy prime wethers, woolly, 30/3 to 31/; shorn, 20/9 to 27/3; heavy prime, woolly, 28/ to 30/; shorn, 25/ to 20/6; medium prime, woolly, 26/ to 27/9; shorn, 24/ to 24/9; light and unfinished, woolly, 24/ to 25/0; shorn, 21/0 to 23/6; heavy prime ewes, woolly, 22/6 to 24/9; lighter prime, woolly, 21/ to 22/; other ewes, Woolly, 18/ to 20/.

Spring Lambs. —Spring lambs came forward in larger numbers than last week and late rates were not maintained. Heavy prime lamb, 23/ to 24/; medium prime, 21/ to 22/6; light prime, 15/ to 20/. Calves.—We yarded calves in short numbers this week. Competition was keen and all classes sold readily at values very firm on last week's quotations. Our offering did not include any heavy prime runners. Heavy vealcrs, £3 16/ to £4 4/; medium, £2 15/ to £3 6/; light, £2 8/ to £2 VI/-, smaller, £1 12/ to £2 1/; rough calves, 18/ to £1 9/; small bobby calves, 3/ to 8/. Pigs.—Pigs were yarded in average numbers. Porkers were in demand and sold at improved rates, while baconers sold at values firm on late rates. Heavy baconers, £2 19/ to £3 2/; medium, £2 9/ to £2 13/; light, £2 3/ to £2 0/; heavy porkers, £2 1/ to £2 4/; medium, £1 17/ to £2; light, £1 11/ to £1 15/; small and unfinished, £1 2/ to £1 9/. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report on the sale as follows: — Beef.—Our yarding of fat cattle numbered 248 head, as against 275 head last week, comprising 122 steers and 126 cows and heifers. The yarding of ox beef included several 'lines of choice prime quality. Competition was again keen, and last week's advanced prices were well (maintained. The yarding of cow and heifer beef was of medium quality. Bidding was brisk for all classes, and prices were firm at late rates. Extra choice ox sold to £1 14/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 11/ to £1 13/; secondary and plain, £1 8/ to £1 10/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 10/ to £1 13/; ordinary cow beef, £1 2/ to £1 9/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £15 10/ to £16 15/; 14 steers from Mr. Ben. Recti, Waerenga, averaged £14 10/4; eight from Mr. I. Hannon, Hautapu, averaged £13 9/; heavy prime, £13 10/ to £14 10/; lighter prime, £11 7/0 to £12 10/; light prime, £0 10/ to £10 15/; small and unfinished, £5 12/6 to £8 10/. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £0 10/ to £11 10/; heavy prime! £8 to £9: fighter prime, £6 5/ to £7 10/; other killuble cows, £3 to £5 5/.

Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in larger numbers than last week. The quality generally was not up to the usual standard. Bidding was free throughout the sale, and values were on a par with late rates. (1179 sheep were sold.) No extra heavy prime, wethers were yarded. Heavy prime, woolly, £1 9/ to £1 10/; medium to heavy prime, woolly, £1 7/6 to £1 8/6; shorn, £1 3/6 to £1 5/; light to medium prime, woolly, £1 5/6 to £1 7/; shorn, £1 1/ to £1 2/6; unfinished, woolly, £1 2/ to £1 4/9; shorn, 17/ to 19/6. Extra heavy prime young ewes, woolly, £1 2/6 to £1 4/6; heavy prinie, woolly, £1 1/ to £1 2/; shorn, 17/ to 18/6; lighter prime, woolly, 18/6 to £1; shorn, 15/ to 16/6 other billable ewes, woolly, 10/ to 18/; other ewes, woolly, 14/ to 15/. Extra heavy prime hog&ets, £ 1 0/ to £1 9/9; heavy prime, £1 2/6 to £1 5/; lighter prime, £1 1/ to £1 2/; light prime, 18/6 to £1; small and plain, 10/ to 17/0.

Spring Lambs. —Our yarding of spring lambs numbered 87. The supply was much larger than last week, with the result that prices were much easier. Extra heavy prime, £1 7/6 to £1 13/; heavy prime, £1 4/6 to £1 6/; lighter prime, £1 1/ to £1 2/0; light prime, 16/0 to 19/.

Calves.—We had a full yarding of calves. Bidding was steady, and values for all classes equal to those ruling last week. Runners made £2 18/ to £6 5/; 18 light runners and heavy vealers, from Mr. H. IC. Rendell, Iviwitahi, averaged £4 13/4; heavy vealers, £3 16/ to £4 4/; medium, £2 16/ to £3 5/; light, £2 S/ to £2 12/; small, £1 13/ to £2; unfinished and bucket-fed, 17/ to £1 8/; bobby calves, 3/ to 8/. (261 calves were sold.)

Pigs.—There was a smaller offering oE pigs. The demand was firm, and our quotations similar to last sale's. Choppers, £1 10/ to £2 10/; heavy baconers, £2 18/ to £3 6/ (two extra good pigs made £3 10/); medium baconers, £2 10/ to £2 13/; light, £2 4/ to £2 7/; heavy porkers, £1 18/ to £2 1/; medium, £1 14/ to £1 17/; light, £1 10/ to £1 13/; small and unfinished, £1 3/ to £1 8/. Stores sold readily at the following rates:—Mediumframed and good-conditioned, up to £1 7/; smaller, £1 2/ to £ I 5/; slips, 15/ to 19/; weaners, 8/ to 14/. Baconers average about 4%d per lb, and porkers per lb. (A total of 395 pigs was sold.)

SALE AT ADDINGTON

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.

Entries were slightly larger at the Addington fat 6tock sale to-day than at recent markets. There was again a good sale for fat cattle. Other sections showed little change. Store Sheep.—There was' no change in values. Ewe hoggets made to 27/11; wether, to 18/4; ewes and lambs, to 14/7 (all counted);.adult wethers, to 23/5. Fat Sheep.—The entry was 4900, compared with 3700 last week. There was a good sale for quality sheep until near the conclusion. Lighter sorts were 1/ easier. Extra prime heavy wethers, to 35/10; prime heavy, 27/6 to 31/6; prime medium -weight, 25/ to 27/; lol'dinary, 22/ to 24/6; extra prime heavy ewes, to 33/7; prime heavy, 23/ to 27/; prime mediumweight, 20/ to-2'2/6; ordinary, 18/.to 19/6. Fat Cattle—There were 420 penned, West Coast and South Canterbury consignments being heavier. There was an average advance for good cattle of 10/ a head. Others were unchanged. Best beef made 34/ to 37/; good, 31/6 to 33/6; ordinary, 27/ to 30/; best cow, to 30/; ordinary, 24/ to 27/;" extra prime heavy steers, to £16 7/6; prime heavy, £12 15/ to £14 15/; prime medium-weight, £11 to £13; ordinary, £7 10/ to £10 5/; extra prime heifers, to £11 12/6; prime, £8 to £9 12/6; ordinary, £p 15/ to £7 10/; extra prime cows, to £12 12/6; pmlie, £7 10/ to £9 5/; ordinary, £5 10/ to 15 /- „ . , , „ Fat Pigs—For anything finished there was a good sale. Choppers made £2 5/ to £3 12/6; baconers, 47/6 to 54/6; heavy, 58/0 to £3 7/6; extra heavy, to £3 16/6. The average price per lb"'was 3%d to Od. Porkers, 27/ to 32/6; heavy, 34/6 to £2 3/6. The average price per lb was 5%d to 6d.

PAEROA PIG SALE,

' There , was a bigger yarding than usual I and a much brighter- tone prevailed at the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency J Company's fortnightly pig sale at Paeroa this week, all classes meeting with a ready 'demand, except weaners. Baconers sold at from £2 10/ to £2 18/; medium-weight baconei'fi, from £2 to £2 9/; heavy, porkers, 33/ to £2: medium-weight porkers, from 25/ to 30/; large stores, from 30/ to 37/: medium-weight stores, from 23/ to 30/; slips, from 17/ to 21/, and good 1 weaners, from 10/ to 16/.