LIVE STOCK MARKET

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 185, 6 August 1936, Page 16

LIVE STOCK MARKET

EXPORT VALUES GOOD.

KEEN COUNTRY SALES. HEALTHY TONE MANIFEST. '-.J'; ' . > -.. \ Since last review export values for New Zealand primary products have been fairly steady. Butter has been selling at slightly lower values, but consumption is satisfactory, and there is no indication of any substantial decline. However, from now on the London quotations for butter and cheese will be of less interest to dairy farmers, as their return is to be •made by the State at a fixed rate. At Smithfield quotations are fairly steady, and consumption good. Lambs are realising rather less than they were a year ago, but beef, both frozen and chilled, as well as pork and bacon, are bringing higher prices. At this time last year ox hinds (chilled) from New Zealand were quoted at 3d per lb, whereas last week the figure was iVzd.

Activities at the freezing works are now mainly confined to the killing of bobby calves, which are coming forward in large quantities, and to limited supplies of chilled beef.

Climatic conditions in the province continue favourable, and farmers must be having one of the best winters for stock experienced in several years. Of conditions is the country our Waikato correspondent writes:— Guaranteed Prices. "The sole topic of conversation amongst dairy farmers this week will be the guaranteed price of butterfat. Although the announcement has just been made, very few farmers realise what the price will actually be to tliem. At the same time there appears to be genuine ment on all sides; especially is this so coming on top. of the quite good payout for last season. Just what effect it will have on the stock market it is hard to say, but there is no doubt that many farmers in buying their dairy cattle took into consideration the fact that prices would be better during the coming year than for several years past.

"Most of the clearing sales are now finished, and practically the only dairy cattle changing hands arc in-calf heifers, for which com petition throughout the week has been showing sir.us of declining. Other sections of the- stock market will not be affected to any great extent. "It is pleasing to note that beef, which suffered a serious setback last week, recovered slightly, noticeably at Frankton on Tuesday, and graziers generally hope that they will receive improved prices when the next chilling requirements axe being filled. Store Cattle Wanted. "The most buoyant section, without doubt, is store cattle, and although prices offering to-day are fully equal to, and in many cases in advance of, the best prices paid last spring, there is an unsatisfied demand, especially for male cattle. In-calf station-bred cows are also keenly sought, and no difficulty is experienced in selling all lines that appear on the market. "In tlie sheep section, * although thera, was a smaller entry at Frankton on 'l'ues- . day, the recovery was only slight; in fact in some cases not at all. A noticeable 1 feature of late, however, has been . the | buoyancy of store hoggets, and at all sales this class of sheep lias shown an jui- • provement; Ewes in-lamb are not so keenly sought, but only interior sheep arc coming on to the market. j "Only small yardings of fat pigs are J coming forward, with increased offerings i of stores and weaners. Store pigs and I slips are selling at advanced rates, but j weaners are not so keenly sought."

AT WESTFIELD. Fat cattle were in short supply at - the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday, and, with good quality all round, splices advanced 1/ per 1001b for both ox and cow and heifer beef. Calves also were scarcer, and values-firmed. Following last week s big rise in the price ox fat pigs, a record yarding for the year came in. Demand was good in the baconer section, and values were maintained, but porkers are quoted lower. A ftiuch larger number of better quality sheep came forward, values remaining steady. A better offering ot' lambs sold freely at rates very firm on last week's. The range of prices, together with those ruling last week, was as follows:— This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 31/ 30/ Choice and prime ox 27/ to 20/ 26/ to 20/ Choice and prime cow and heifer 27/ to 29/ 20/ to 29/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wetners . 35/0 to 40/ 35/0 to 30/0 Uniin. wethers . 20/ to 27/0 2-4/ to 29/9 Prime ewes ... 30/ to 33/3 30/ to 34/0 Unlin. ewes .. . 10/ to 23/ , 20/ to 23/0 Spring iambs .. 35/ — prime lambs . . 20/ to 31/6 26/ to 31/9 Unlin. lambs . . 15/ to 10/ 10/ to 19/ CALVES (per head) — Kunners 05/ to 129/ 05/ to 128/ Vealers 87/ to 98/ 86/ to 97/ PIUS (per head) — Baconers 80/ to 01/ 85/ to 92/ Porkers 56/ to 60/ 00/ to 08/ Weaners 10/ t.o 14/ 11/ to 14/ Slips .-... 13/ to 18/ 10/ to 18/ haige stores . . 21/ to 27/ 22/ to 27/ ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:— Beef. —Our yarding of fat cattle numbered 185 head, as against 243 head last week, comprising 42 steers and 143 cows and heifers. Ox beef was penned in small numbers. Competition was spirited, and values improved by 1/ per 1001b. A smaller yarding of cows and heifers also sold under keen competition, with values improving on recent sales. Extra choice ox sold to £1 11/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1.7/ to £1 9/; secondary and plain ox, £1 4/ to £1 6/; prime young cow and heifer beef, ,£l7/ to £19/; ordinary cow beef, 10/ to £1 3/. No extra heavy prime steers were yarded, -but 15 steers from Mr. Ben Reed, of Waerenga, averaged £11 12/8. Heavy prime steers, £11 5/ to £13; lighter prime steers, £9 15/ to £10 10/; light priiUPv steers, £8 15/ to £9 10/; small and unfinished steers, £6 10/ to £7 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10/ to £10 17/6, the latter price being for a heifer sold on account of Bell's Estate and purchased by Mr.' Thomas Collins; heavy prime cows and. heifers, .£6 10/ to £7 10/; lighter prime cows and heifers, £5 5/ -to £6 o/; other killable cows, £3 to £4 10/.

Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 715. Bidding was not so brisk as last week, with. . the result that both wethers and ewes showed a decline on recent sales. Extra heavy prime wethere, £1 14/ to £1 16/; heavy prime wethers, £1 11/ to £1 13/; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 7/ to £1 8/6; light to medium prime wethere, £1 4/6 to £16/; unfinished wethers, £1 1/ to £1 3/; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 10/ to £1 13/3; heavy prime ewes, £17/ to £1 8/6; lighter prime ewes, £1 2/ to £1 5/; other killable ewes, 17/6 to £1; other ewes, 8/6 to 10/6. Lambs. —Our yarding of lambs numbered 305. The quality generally was first class, and all sold under, keen competition. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 6/ to £1 11/6; heavy prime lambs, £1 3/6 to £1 5/; lighter prime lambs, £1 to £1 1/6; light prime lambs, 18/6 to 19/6; small and plain iambs, 15/ to 16/6. Calves. —We had a small offering of calves, the majority being small and young sorts. Values were very firm, and full late rates were obtained. Runners made £3 5/ to £6 9/; heavy vealers,' £4 7/ to £4 18/; medium, £3 9/ to £3 15/; light, £2 15/ to £3 4/; small, £2 4/ to £2 8/; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 4/ to £1 16/; bobby and rough calves, 3/ to £13/; 216 calves were sold. Pigs.—There was a surprisingly large yarding, of fat pigs for this time of the year. A steady sale resulted, although values foL porkers were considerably lower than last week's extreme rates. Baconersj sold at late quotations. Choppers made £1 Jt

16/ to £3 14/; no extra prime baconers were penned; medium baconers, £3 14/ to £4 3/; light, £3 3/ to £3 10/; heavy porkers, £2 16/ to £3; medium, £2 5/ to £2 10/; light, £1 16/ to £2; small and unfinished, £1 2/ to £1 12/; stores, £1 1/ to £1 7/; slips, 13/ to 18/; good weaners, 10/ to 14/; weedy and small, 5/ to 8/; sows due to farrow, £2 10/ to £4 12/6. Baconers sold at an average of 6Vi per lb, and porkers 6%d to 6%d per lb. A total of 723 pigs was sold. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:— Beef. —Our yarding of beef was less than an average one. Competition was keen, and values firmed on last week's sales by about 1/ per 1001b. Extra choice ox sold to £1 11/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 7/ to £1 10/; ordinary and plain ox, £1 4/ to £1 6/; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 7/ to £1 10/; ordinary cow beef; £1 2/ to £1 6/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £13 15/ to £14 15/; heavy prime steers, £12 10/ to £13 10/; lighter prime steers, £11 to £12 5/; light prime steers, £9 to £10 15/; plain and small, £7 to £8 15/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 to £10 15/; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 10/ to £8 15/; lighter, £6 to £7 5/; light, £4 5/ to £5 15/; aged and plain finished cows, £2 10/ to £4. Extra prime steeri from Mr. J. H. Houghton realised up to £14 15/, 10 steers averaging £13 14/9. Prime cows from the same vendor realised up to £10 15/.

Sheep.—We had a large entry of sheep. There was a ready demand, with values on a par with last week's sale. Extra heavy prime wethers, from Mr. J. R. Self, of Papatoetoe, realised to £2; heavy prime wethens, £1 15/6 to £1 16/9; medium prime wethers, £1 13/ to £1 15/3; light prime wethers, £1 8/0 to £1 12/6; small and unfinished wethers, £1 to £1 7/6. We penned no extra heavy prime ewes. Heavy prime ewes, £1 9/6 to £1 10/0; medium prime ewes, £1 8/ to £1 9/3; light prime ewes, £1 4/ to £1 7/9; just killable, 19/ to £1 3/; other ewes, 5/ upward. Hoggets in average numbers met a ready sale, with values very firm at late rates. Extra heevy prime, £1 6/ to

£1 8/; heavy prime, £1 4/ to £1 5/6; medium prime, £1 2/ to £1 3/6; light prime, £1 to £1 1/9; unfinished best, 15/ to 19/; 'others, 10/ to 14/6. Lambs. —We penned the first spring lambs of the season yesterday at Westfield. These came from Mr. David Nathan, of Manurewa, and realised up to £1 15/. Pigs.—We had a large yarding of pigs. Competition was steady, with values on a par with last week's quotations. No extra heavy baconers were penned. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 17/6; medium baconers from £1 to £4 11/; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £3 3/ to £3 16/; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 10/ to £3; small, £1 .15/ to £2 8/; unfinished, £1 5/ to £1 10/. Store pigs sold at- late quotations. Large stores, £ 1 3/ to £ 1 6/; slips, 15/ to £1 2/; weaners, 9/ to 16/.

Calves. —Our entry of calves was less than the usual yarding. Few heavy vealers were penned, the majority of calves being small. The demand was keen, with values showing an advance oil last week's quotations. Runners, £2 10/ to £6 9/; heavy vealers, £5 5/ to, £5 15/, for an extra choice vealer from W. Cash more and Sons, of Clevedou; medium, £4 10/ to £5 2/6; light, £3 10/ to £4 5/; smaller, £3 to £3 8/; small, £1 10/ to £2 15/; rough calves, £1 to £1 10/; fresh-dropped, 5/ to 10/.

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: Beef.—We yarded 209 head of beef, comprising 19 steers and 190 cows and heifers, against 233 head last week. The quality was again first class, and, selling under a keen demand, we have to report an improvement of 1/ per 1001b on last week. Extra choice ox sold to 31/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 27/ to 30/; secondary and plain, 22/ to 26/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 28/ to 30/; ordinary cow beef, 22/ to 27/. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £10 7/6 to £11 12/6; light prime, £9 5/ to £10 5/; small and unfinished, £8 7/6 to £9 2/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 to £10 12/6. for heifers sold on account of Mr. Jas. Hill, of Hoe-o-Tainui; heavy prime, £7 15/ to £8 15/; lighter prime, £5 15/ to £7 10/; other killable cows, £2 10/ to £5 10/.

Sheep.—A larger yarding than last week of sheep came forward and } nc ' uc ' a good number of well-finished lines. -ine demand was good and we have to report a firm sale at late rates. Lxtra heavy prime wethers, 35/3 to 37/6; heavy prime, 33/6 to 35/; medium, 30/ to 33/; light and unfinished, 27/6 to 29/; heavy prime ewes, 28/ to 30/6; lighter, 24/ to 27/ fa; other ewes, 19/6 to 23/6. . , Lambs.—An average ot ambb sold under good competition at full late rates. Heavy prime lambs, 20/6 to 30/, medium, 22/6 to 25/; light, 19/6 to 22/, small and plain, 16/ to 19/. . Calves. —Calves were yarded in shoitei numbers, the yarding comprising very lew good quality vealers. Competition was good and all classes sold very freely at values very firm, or slightly bettei than last week's quotations. luinners, £3 to £7 1/, for extra choice runners sold on ac.ount of Mr. J. A. Hill, of Ohinewai; heavy vealers, £4 6/ to £4 19/; medium, £3 9/ to £3 18/; light, £2 15/ to £3 •>/: smaller. £2 3/ to £2 8/: unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 to £1 18/; bobby and rough, 4/ to £1 3/. Pigs—A heavier yarding of pigs was penned. Porkers sold steadily- altlioiigh prices did not reach hist weeks level Baconers sold on about a par with late rates. Heavy baconers. £3 16/ to £44/, medium, £3 12/ to £3 15/; light, / to £3 8/; heavy porkers, £2 10/ to hi 15/; medium, £2 to £2 6/; ,I'Kht, £ 1 12/ to £1 17; small and unfinished, £1 to £1 IC/.

THE ADDINGTON MARKET,

BULLOCK BRINGS £40

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Overflow entries were the rule at to-day's Addington national stock market. For the first time for a numm'ber years there were no entries from the North Island, but Southern provinces were well represented. There was not the same number ot show cattle and sheep forward as at past national sales, but the general display was better. The best beef prices for some years were realised, best quality selling at up to 37/6 a 1001b. The top cattle price was £40, for a South Otago bullock, and the best

sheen figure was 60/, for an Ellesmere pen sheep. The sale fully maintained last week's good rates, and fat cattle were up to 25/ a head dearer. The few store sheep forward sold well. Fat Sheep.—ssoo were penned, comprising a good display of mutton Last weeks ,-ood rates were maintained. Show wethers Tnade to 60/; heavy, 37/ to 40/: P r ™j medium-weight, 29/ to ,32/; light and ordinary, 25/ to 28/; extra good show ewes, to 41/; good prime heavy ewes, 2.3/ to 37/; prime medium weight, 20/ to -®/ > light, down to 20/. Fat Cattle.—6Bo were penned, including a fine showing of prime cattle. Best 'beet made to 37/6 a 1001b; good to medium, 31/ to 34/; good heifer, from 31/ to 34/; p:ooa cow, 29/ to 32/; medium quality, 24/ to ?7'6. Show bullocks sold at £40, £32, £31, and £25 10/. Good prime heavy steers made £14 to £18; medium, £12 10/ to £14 10'; best heifers, £11 to £14 17/o; good, £9 to £11: best cows, £10 to £14; good, £8 10/ to £10. Fat Pi"s.—A good sale for baconers. Choppers Inade £2 8/6 to £10 8/6; porkers, 32/6 to 47/6: average price per lb, oVzd to 634 d; baconers. 50/6 to £5 4/6; average price per lb, sMid. to 6d.