LIVE STOCK MARKET

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 233, 1 October 1936, Page 20

LIVE STOCK MARKET

EXPORT TRADE GOOD ' BUTTER FLUCTUATIONS. SPRING'S TARDY ADVENT. Since List review the most noticeable feature in the export situation has been the rapid change in the butter values in London. After a sharp drop to OS/, the market took a. 6udden up turn and yesterday New Zealand first quality was quoted up to 105/. Cheese, too, moved up in sympathy with quotations at 70/. From femithfield the reports continue satisfactory. Demand for lamb is good and values firm. Quotations are slightly below those ruling at this time last year. Top values are 7%d for North Island Downs, and this compares with 7d obtainable for new season's Argentine, supplies of which have just come on the market. The wool position continues quite healthy and the offals market, hides, skins and tallow, shows improvement. [ Weather conditions, which were rather bleak and unseasonable last week, have again taken up_ and temperatures are gradually approximating to spring conditions with consequent benefit to stock of all kinds. Operations at the freezing works are still mainly confined to the killing of bobby calves, though this trade is now well past the peak of the season. Pigs are coming forward in increasing numbers, and beef cattle for chilling are being dealt with regularly. _ The Port Hobart is now loading a consignment for the London market. Of conditions in the country, our Waikato correspondent writes:—

Shortage of Feed. ' spite of the wintry conditions again prevailing, there is still a fair amount of buoyancy in the stock market. Certainly feed is shorter than a month ago and many fanners, especially dairy farmers, are starting to view the situation very seriously, as cream and milk supplies e\ er> where are on the downward grade instead of improving. Sheep farmers also require more sunshine and warm weather as the majority of the lambs, of which this year there are excellent percentages, are consuming a fair amount of grass. More Cattle Offering. "In spite of these conditions the inquiry for store cattle and for that matter, store sheep, but unfortunately the latter class are almost unprocurable, still 1-emaius satisfactory. A few months ago it was almost suggested there would be a shortage | of store cattle, and graziers were rushing from sale to sale to try and fill requirements where any special' yardings were advertised. However, history again repeats itself, and no doubt the improvement in prices has been the means of drawing larger numbers of cattle on to the market, and from all accounts large quantities of both male and female cattle are available to be offered during the next couple of weeks.

"The continual drawing upon supplies of beef by the exporters for chilling purposes has created a certain amount of confidence in the cattle market, and although the margin between prices given for stores and what is anticipated the exporters will be able to give for the same cattle as. chillers is very small, still there is no lack of confidence in the future. As already stated, export operations have kept the beef market steady, but there ifi a slight decline in values in the mutton section. Certainly larger yardings are coming forward and it is only to be expected that prices will ease back to somewhere near export values. "Business in the dairy section is restricted to in-calf heifers, and in this class of stock a serious drop in quality has been noticed.

"* Pig Trade Busy. "•A large volume of business is being transacted in the p-ig section and prices for all classes were well maintained during tho week." At Westfield. Beef, though still quoted up to 36/ per 1001b, showed an easing tendency at the Westfield sale yesterday. In spite of a smaller yarding, bidding was slacker. The feature was the price paid for a prime heifer from Wanganui, £15 5/, the best since 1929. Calves recovered last week's drop and sold readily at tho advanced rates of the previous week. Sheep were in short supply and a keen sale at slightly better prices resulted for all prime wethers, ewes and hoggets. Spring lambs came forward in far greater numbers and realised lower prices. A bigger yarding of pigs sold to spirited competition among a full bench of buyers, easily maintaining late rates for all classes. Following is the range of prices, together with those ruling last week: — This Week. Last Week. REEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 36/ 30/ Choice and prime ox 30/ to 35/ 31/ to 35/ Choice and prime cow and heifer 30/ to 35/ 30/ to 35/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers: Shorn 25/ to 33/9 2S/C to 33/9 Unsliorn .... 30/ to 43/9 29/ to 42/ Un fin i sJicd wet hers : Shorn — Unshorn 25/ to 00/ 25/ to 31/0 Prime ewes: Shorn 21/ to 2fi/3 25/ li Unshorn .... 22/ to 36/6 25/ to 37/ Unfinished ewes : Unshorn .... 3/0 to 29/0 7/6 to 20/ Hoggets: Shorn 22/ to 2S/ — Unshorn .... 24/6 to 36/ 22/ to 35/ Unfinished .. 38/ to 22/6 17/ to 23/6 .Spring lambs .. 18/9 to 33/ 21/ to 30/ CALVES-(per head) — | Runners 60/ to 152/ 50/ to 144/ 1 Vealers ' 28/ tollo/ 25/ to 120/ ' PIGS (per head) — . Baconers 50/ to SO/ 58/ to 79/ 1 Porkers 24/ to 57/ ' 24/ to 56/ i V\eaners 10/ to 25/ jo/ to 21/ < S»PS 16/ to 24/ IS/ 10 24/ ( Large stores .. 23/ to 35/ 23/ to 32/

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports: Beef.—We offered 179 head of beef, comprising 26 steers and 153 cows and heifers, against 193 head last week. The quality was again first class, but the offering met with a.weaker demand, and values were inclined to be easier. Extra choice ox sold to 36/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 32/ to 35/; secondary and plain ox, 28/ to 31/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 33/ to 35/ordinary cow beef, 27/ to 32/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged'in price from £14 12/6 to £15 2/6 for steers from Mr. AV. H. Eei'd, of Maxwell, Wanganui; heavy primesteers, ±13 15/ to £14 10/; lighter prime steers, £ J'-* 15/ to £13 12/6; light prime steers, £10 2/6 to £12 12/6; small and unfinished steers, £8 15/ to £10; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £10 10/ to £15 5/, for a prime heifer sold account Mr. W. H. Re id, Maxwell, and purchased by Mr. I.' Collins; heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 j 17/6 to £10 5/; lighter prime cows and heifers, £7 10/ to £8 15/; light prime COWS, £5 to £7 5/; other billable cows, £2 to £4 10/.

Sheep.—Less than an average yarding of sheep was offered, for which the demand was good, and values for both wethers and ewes ruled fully on a par with last week. An average entry of hoggets sold under good competition at full late rates. Medium prime hoggets, 26/ to 27/6; light, 24/6 to 25/6; extra heavy prime wethers, woolly, £1 19/ to £2 0/6; heavy, £1 17/6 to £1 18/9; i medium, £1 14/6 to £1 17/; light and unfinished, £1 12/ to £1 14/; heavy prime ewes, woolly, £1 12/ to £1 13/6; lighter, £1 10/ to £1 11/6; other ewes, £1 7/6 to | £1 9/6. A, large entry of lambs did not sell as freely as last week, and values eased considerably. Medium prime lambs, 25/ to 26/; light, 23/ to 24/6; small, 18/9 to 22/6. Calves.—We yarded calves in fewer than average number®. Competition was keen, and a free sale resulted, values for all classes V'ing very firm at late rates. Medium runners, £3 to £5 2./; heavy yealcre, £5 to £5 15/; medium, £4 to £4

8/; light, £3 3/ to £3 12/; smaller, £2 6/ w , £2 „ 1 4/; unflnifihed ami bucket fed, £1 bo'bby and rough calves, 4/ to £1 6/.

Pigs. An average yarding of pigs came tonvard. Competition was steady, and values for both baconers and porkers were very firm on last week's quotations. Heavv baconers, £3 I]/to £3 17/; medium, £3 4/ to £3 10/; light, £3 to £3 3/; heavy L 6 i/ £ r 1 ?( to £2 15 /J medium, £2 3/ to f/i. ''S'lt. £1 15/ to £1 19/; small and unfinished, £1 4/ to £1 12/

loan and mercantile. ■Jin- K n v Zea,and and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:— Beef.—Our Yarding of beef was an average one Competition was not as keen as U "u' a ! t , ho,lgh luxations are the onr,° g p t ay ,> there was an easing tend?noiK*. , X a cho , lco ox sold to £1 16/ per 1001b, choice and prime ox, £1 10/ to £1 10/; ordinary and plain ox, £1 5/ to £1 m) yl"" n K , eow and heifer beef, £1 p( i°, ordinary cow beef, £1 4/ to •„ J (- , x tra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £15 to £15 10/: heavy prime steers, £13 15/ to £14 17/6; 'lightlT prinle £io r t' r-n^f 13 10 /> Ji B ht prime steers, £ ™ V \ plaln and small, £4 10/ to £0 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £0 7/6 to £10 10/; heavy piime joimg cows and heifers, £8 to £0 %) S f- C , 17/6 to £7 17/0; light, £4 rmv= e* in'/ \ ase , (l , a " d plam finished cows, £2 10/ to £4 12/6. A truck of choice prune steers from Mr. W. J Kalnli f,.„ , h" ta .. realised up to £15 10/, the tnu-k of eight averaging £14 9/8. cheep.—-We had more than an average uifl?\-°i sl V cep - Competition was keen, ith \ allies for wethers very firm and imw3 , r P l' lme cwcs V t0 2 / a head. <--»o/a e ? ra heavy Prime wethers, £2 to heav 7 Prune wethers, £1 18/ to * ii medium prime wethers, £1 15/6 t° IJ/0; light prime wethers, £1 11/ cTi ±' 3; small and unfinished wethers, tt 5/ to £1 10/; medium to lieavv prime shorn wethers, £1 10/ to £1 13/9; light and small £1 5/. to £1 9/9; heavy prime ewes, £1 15/ to £1 16/6; medium prime 14/ C; lif?ht Prime ewes, ft /' n° n /0; Prime shorn ewes. £1 ' n,„, 6 ' 3; sm aller and just killable ewes, £1 _/ to £_1 8/; poor-condition ewes, /; "Pward; heavy prime woolly hoggets, £1 10/ to £1 16/; light to medium woolly, jr.,' t° £1 9/9; prime shorn lioggets, £1 1 ?/ to £18/. We penned spring lambs in 1 large numbers. There was a steady demand, with values lower by 3/ to 4/ a ; head. Heavy prime, £1 10/ to £1 12/' ' medium prime, £1 6/9 to £1 9/; li~ht 1 prime, £1 3/ to £1 6/6. Pigs.—We had an average yarding of pigs and competition was again very keen, with values firm on last week's rates. Choppers sold from £1 10/ to £3 S/; heavy and medium baconers. from £3 12/ to £44/; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £2 10/ to £3 10/; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 to £2 S/; small, £1 10/ to £1 17/; unfinished, £1 5/ to £1 9/ Store pigs were in keen demand and values were again firmer. Largo stores, £1 6/ to £1 15/; slips, 16/ to £1 4/; weanere, 12/ to £1 5/. Calves.—Our entry of calves was an average one. The yarding was mostly of small calves. Values were firmer, if anything, on last week's quotations. Runners, £4 to £6 10/; heavy vealers, £5 to £5 9/; medium, £4 to £4 18/; light, £3 to £3 18/; smaller, £2 to £2 18/; small, 15/ to £1 18/; rough calves, fresh dropped, 5/ to 11/.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., reports:— Beef. — We penned fat cattle to the number of 206 head, as against 259 last week, comprising 66 steers and 140 cows and heifers. The quality of ox beef yarded was again first class. Bidding was not so brisk as at recent sales and, although our quotations arc the same, all classes were slightly easier. The quality in the cow and heifer section was not up to [ the usual standard and values also showed an easing on last week. Extra choice ox sold to £1 16/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 12/ to £1 14/; secondary and plain, £1 9/ to £1 11/; prime young cowhand heifer beef, £1 12/ to £1 14/;

ordinary cow beef, £1 1/ to £18/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £13 10/ to £14 7/0; heavy prime steers, £12 10/ to £13 5/; lighter, £11 10/ to £12; light, £10 to £10 12/0; small and unfinished, £7 to £9. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £10 to £10 17/0; heavy, £8 5/ to £9: lighter prime, £5 10/ to £7; other tillable cows, £3 5/ to £5.

Sheep.—Our sheep pens were moderately filled with a nice class of mutton. Competition was keen throughout the sale and values improved on last week's sale, 479 sheep being sold. Xo extra heavy prime wethers were yarded. Heavy prime wethers, £1 17/0 to £1 19/; medium to heavy, £1 13/ to £1 15/6; light to medium, £1 10/ to £1 12/; unfinished wethers, £1 6/ io £1 8/6; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 14/6 to £1 16/'; heavy prime, £1 13/ to £1 14/; shorn, £1 4/ to £1 6/; lighter prime ewes, £1 10/ to £1 12/; other killable ewes, £1 4/ to £1 7/6; other ewes, 9/ to 16/6. Hoggets were penned to the number of 208 and sold freely at late rates. Extra heavy prime hoggets, £1 13/ to £1 15/; shorn, £1 4/ to £1 6/; lieaw prime, £1 10/ to £1 11/6; lighter, £1 6/6 to £1 8/; light, £1 4/0 to £1 5/6; small and plain, 18/ to £1 2/6. Our yarding of spring lambs numbered 74. Heavy prime lambs, £} W, W; medium, £1 6/ to £1 8/;. light, £1 3/ to £1 4/6; small and plain, 19/ to £1 1/.

Calves. Fat and young calves were again in full supply. The demand was keen and a recovery in values for light ■\ ealers was noticeable. All other classes sold readily. Runners made £3 15/ to £7 • 12/, for a prime heifer from Thomas •Bros., of Kiwitalii, and a line of 15 good quality runners averaged £5 16/4; heavy yealers, £5 6/ to £5 15/; medium. £4 3/ to £4' 10/: light, £3 5/ to £3 15/: smaller £2 8/ to £2 15/; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 12/ to £2 4/; bobby and rough calves, 0/ to £1 S/; 222 calves were sold.

Pigs.—We had an increased yarding, of pigs. Bidding was free for all classes and prices ruled fully equal to last sales Choppers made £1 15/ to £3 5/; heavy prime baconers, to £4 6/; heavy, £3 16/ to £3 19/; medium, £3 10/ to £3 13/: £3 2/ to £3 7/; heavy porkers, £- 12/ to £2 17/: medium, £2 2/ to £2 8/; light, £1 15/ to £1 IS/; small and unfinished, £1 7/ to £1 13/; best S n? £ l 8/ to £1 12 /: smaller, £1 3/ to «~/l 6/: slips, 38/ to £1 2/; weaners, 10/ ? * Baconers sold at an average of 6d per lb and porkers 6'/id per lb. A total of 507 pigs was sold.

THE ADDINGTON MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. A jj'- el ? was I'ttle change in values at Ackiington to-day, except in the fat cattle and spring lamb sections, and in some classes of store sheep. Cattle improved as a result of a short entry, and wether noggets declined because of ovor-supplv. Spring lambs were also in excess numbers, and these eased by 2/ a head. Store Sheep.—A heavy entry of wether floggeta was penned. They were weaker by 1/6 a head. Ewe hoggets ■ wore unchanged, but ewes and lambs improved o.v 1/6 a head. Hie best ewe hoggets sold at 31/6; best wethers, 23/6; outstanding four-tootli ewes and lambs, all counted. 24/. t Spring Lambs.—There were 150 penned and an easing of 2/. Rates were from O'/Sd to lOd per lb. Fat Sheep.—The entry was heavy, ineluding many southern lines. There was a good sale until near the final stages, when values weakened by 1/ a head. Best wethers made 35/ to 44/; good mediumweights, 30/ to 33/; other wethers, down to 27/; beet ewes, 28/6 to 36/10; good medium-weight, 24/ to 28/; others, down to .18/. Fat Cattle—A very small entry of 325 head came forward, with an improvement in value of 25/. Best cattle made from £14 to £17 17/6: good medium-weights, £11 15/ to £13 15/; light steers, to £9 10/; best heifers, £10 to £14; good, £8 to £9 10/; extra prime cows, £9 to £13 17/6; others, down to £5. j