LIVE STOCK MARKET

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 109, 11 May 1939, Page 8

LIVE STOCK MARKET

FAVOURABLE WEATHER. 'PASTURES STILL GROW4NG. FUTURE VALUES UKCERTAHT. Since last review the most notable event in the live stock market is the announcement by the Meat Board of the restrictions that are to take place in the export of mutton to the United Kingdom. So far there has been no noticeable reaction on local markets, but a big sale to be held at Moi rins\ ille next week will provide an opportunity to test the position. Meanwhile it seems evident that the quantities being forwarded to Smithfleld are fully up to the requirements of tlie market, as [dealers find it difficult to quit their holdings at current rates which are well below those ruling a year ago. A similar position j obtains in regard io butter, and latest advicen notify a reduction in the price of Xew Zealand to 112/ per cwt. Crossbred wool continues firm, and in view of the long-term requirements of the. armament programmes it will not be surprising if next season's values are higher than they \ have been in the season just closed. Of i conditions in the country our Waikato cor respondent writes:— Although the weather still remains good for this time of the year, nnd the grass is still growing, it haw had little effect on the stock market, and prices for all classes have shown no improvement. The only exception, perhaps, is fat sheep. For' a long time this section was particularly dull, and it is pleasing to report that the improvement which took place during the last few weeks haw been maintained, this in spite of large offerings. Many of the sheep penned Jack bloom and condition—no doubt the dry season had its I effect and a big proportion of the entries comprise unfinished sorts. Butchers show a strong preference for prime mutton, and it is this class which has shown the most improvement. I , ractically no business has been transacted in the store sheep section, although n fairly large sale is being advertised to take place at Moi linsville during the coming week, when both breeding ewes and stoie wethers will be offered, and it will be interesting to see whether the latest meat restrictions will have any effect on the market. It is such a long time eince a yarding of breeding ewe* has been mitted to auction that probably a new >tand,ird of values will have to be set. ft is generally recognised thnt a number of sheep farmers will require still further supplies of breeding ewes to bring flocks lip to full strength, while there has also been all inquiry fur store wethers during recent weeks. Xc> doubt next Friday's sale will be watched with great interest by sheep farmers. In the cattle section an enormous number of boner cows are everywhere coming forward and export buyers* find the greatest difficulty in coping with the supply. Practically all freezing works arc killing at capacity and it is extremely difficult to secure killing space. A few odd sales of store tittle have been held during the week, but in miwt cases juices j have shr.wn no improvement- in fact in I til" Cife of weuner steers and heifers ) values have, if anything, been lower. In the beef section, alt Hough only small yardinirs of prime quality have been | penned, a good many butcher* are draw- I ing their supplies from the heavy quantities of blMier cows offering. Owing to the lateness of the season, only a email number of fat pigs are coming forward and export houses are showing great keenness to secure (supplies of heavy, baconers and porkers. Unfinished pigs and etorea, however, are fairly dull of sale. RATES AT WEBTFIELO. CALVES HAVE POOR SALE. At the weekly sale at Wentfi'-ld yesterday competition was steady for an avemgp entry of beef cattle, but a heavy yardiw of calves met with a dull s.il-e. There waw n good demand for fat sheep and lamlki at late latcs. Fat aluo sohl well. porkers icalirtiiitf improved values. This \\><-k. I-nst WVek. IIKEF (].rr 1001b) ■— Kxtra clioico ox 34/ 34/ Choice and prim* , <•* HO/ to 33/ 30/ to 33/ C'liolw nn<l prime ci>w nml heifer 24/ to :»8/ to 28/ Boner ami rough 17/ to 23/ 17/ to 23/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethiTH . 18/ to 20/9 is/ to 27/ rutin, wethers - 1-/ to 18/11 18/ to l!)/0 Prime ewes .. 13/ to 24/.1 IS/ to 25/ rutin, ewes .. L" tolL'/il 2/0 to 14/ Prime liiinlis . l.i/ to '17%1 ]."./ to 2(1/ t'litin. lambs . 4/ to 14/U 0/ to 14/0 t'AI.VKS (per liend) — Itiinrtm-s 00/ to 1."7/0 45/ to 100/ Vciilim-s :!/ to SU/ 5/ to 07/ PIGS (|»r-r head) — Bnoonor.s (ij/ to 80/ en/ to 87/ Pnrki-rs :sr./ ic.v.i/ 3.->/ tool/. JVfniKTH ;;/ tola/ 1/ to S/ MIP" !«•/ t" 13/ 8/ to 14/ Ivarjre stores .. 14/ to 28/ 14/ to 24/ DALGETY AND COMPANY. D.ilgt'ty and ('oinpany. Limited, report: Beef.—At our weekly Wewttield fat stock market our offering ~f beef totalled 150 head, comprising 38 steers and 112 cows and heifers, against 1!)4 head last week. The quality of the ox beet' was fully up to the average, and sold readily at very linn late rates. Cow and heifer Wf also drew trood competition, selling at values very firm on late rales. Kxtra choice ox sold to 34 per lOOlb; choice and prime ox, 31/ to ."5.V: just killal.le. 27, to 30/; prime young cow and heifer bed. 24/ to 28 : just killable. IS to 23 . Kxtra heavy prime steers ranged in price irom £12 lo to £13 .">.' f»r j steers sold on account of Keid Brothers, i Opotiki: heavy prime steers, £12 to £12 ISO: lighter prime steers. £11 to £11 l.i : light inline steers, £10 to £10 17,0: small and unfinished steers. £4 17, (i to £7 I 10 ; extra heavy prime \-<iiuijr cows and heneis, £!) to £10 17,0. for cows sold on account of Mr. H. Windsor, Ta-mahere; heavy prime cows and heifers, £7 10/ to £S b>, ; lighter prime cows and heifers, £6 10 , / t(> , .f, 7 :> : U * hi <"«■«> £o to £6 5/; other killable cows, £3 to £4 10/. Sheep.—We had fully an average entry ot sheep. Competition was again keeii, ali-1 last weeks rates were fully maintained. Kxtra heavy prime "wethers realised £1 .V to £1 63; heavy, £1 4/ to U 4.6; medium. £1 2/ to £1 3'6; light and unfinished, 19/ to £1 ]/6; heavy prime ewes, 18 6 to £1 ].o ; lighter, 16/ to 18/: other ewes, .y to 15/. La in be.—An average entry of lambs sold iree.v at values fully on a par with last week s quotations. Heavy prime lamb sold at 22/ to 2.V; medium, 20/ to ■•>] ,'6lighter, 18/ to 19/6; small and'light. 12/ Calves.—We yarded calvee in large numbers. The quality for the most part was hist class, which, however, did not elicit any competition, and values were hardly ef|u«l to the recent low quotations Runners brought £3 10/ to £5; heavy vealers £3 12/ to £4 6/; medium. £2 14/ to £3 6/; li«ht, £2 to £2 10/; small, £1 8/ to £1 16,': emaller, 16' to £1 4/; bobby cnlves, 6/ to 13/, PW".—l%s came forward in average numbers. A steady sale resulted in values for bacon remaining firm, while values tor well finished pork showed an improvement on last week s rates. Choppers made up to £2 18/; heavy baconers, £3 15/ to £4medium. £3 10/ to £3 14/; £3 3/ to £3 8/; heavy porkers, £2 14/ to £2 19/; medium, £2 6/ to £2 12/; light, £1 15/ to £2 3/; email, £1 8/ to £1 14/. '

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report: — Beef.—At.±he*TOeetfield*fat stock market our yarding of beef wae an average one, a emaller number than laet week being penned. There wae a ready demand, and although our quotations are the same values were inclined'toiifcm. Extra choice ox eold to £1 14/ per 100H>; choice and prime ox, £1 10/ to £1 13/; ordinary and plain, £1 3/ to £1 9/; prime youu£ cow and iheifer beef, £1 4/ to £1 7/; ordinaiy cow -'beef, 17/ to £1 3/. Heavy prime steers, £11 17/6 to £12 17/6; lighter, £10 to £11 15/; -light, £0 to £9 17/6; plain ami small, £6 to £8 15/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £8 10/ to £9 17/6; iheavy, £7 7/6 to £8 5/; lighter, £6 7/6 to £7 51; light, £5 to £<> 5./; ajjed and pkun finished cowe, £3 to £1 15/. Sheep.—A large yarding of sheep mot steady competition, with little or no alteration in values. Plain unfinished sheep were nyain hard to sell. Heavy prime wether* wold ,-jt £1 5/ to £1 6/6; medium, £1 2/9 to £1 4/9; liffht, £1 to £1 2/6: emaller, 15/ to 10/; small and unfinished wethers. 10/ to 14/6; heavy prime owns, 18/ to 10/3; 7iic.lium, 10/3 to 17 !); litrlil, 13/ to 16/; just killable ewes, '.) (i to 12/!); 1 interiorly fatted ewes, 2/ to !)/. Lamlw.— Lamlw also were entered in )a.rf_'e numbers, with prime quality •it lute (|u<itations. I Jnfi niched norfcs were timiiu dull <>f sale Heavy priinu made £1 4' to £1 r> :?; niediuin, £1 2/ to £1 3/0; litrb-t. 18,0 to £1 1/0: emailer, 15/ to 18/; niifiiimlied, best, 10/ to 14/; others, 5/ upward. PitfH. —W<> liad a smaller ynrdinsr of pijjß. The demand mw keener, and values were Kniipr mi last week'n quotation*. Choppers wold from £2 to £.'J 13/; heavy and medium Imeonciw. from £3 12/ to ,C 4 :'.': HilUt baconers and -heavy porkers, from £2 17/ to t'-'i 10/; medium porkers, and ]i<:ht porker*, from £2 5/ to £2 I"./; small. CI 10/ to £2 •_>'. A Mtnall yarding of «tore fiittH Hold at late rate*. Lartfe stores made Hi/ to £1 3/; nlipn. 0/ to 13/; we.mciw, .")/ to 8/: sows, with litter*, to £."> .">': due to farrow, £4 5/: boars, £1 to £2 10'. Calves.--Our entry of calves was again a hu-jrc one, most of the yiirdinn bcins plain calves. The*, wcie dulj of tsale, with values hardly up to last -week's rates. A few pood ((utility calven sold at very firm values. Runners realised £2 5/ to £<i 10/; hoavy vealeis, £3 10/ to' £4 3/; modium, £2 Hi' to £3 8/; %ht, £2 'a/ to £2 14/: smaller. £1 10/ to £2 2/; small IS/ to £1 8/; i ouffh calvee, 8/ to If) ; fresh dropped, 5/ to 16/. ALFRED BUCKLANO AND SONS. Alfred Biirkinml and Sons, Limited report :•- « Heef.—At our weekly Westfield fat stock market we penned fat cattle lo the number of 2<J4 head, no against 247 head last Week, comprising .58 steers and L'.Sti cows and heifers. A small offering of ox beef .sold under keen competition at fully late quotations. Cows and heifer* were penned in large numbers, and they also sold freely at value* slightly in advance of late sales. Extra choice ox sold to £1 14/ per lOOlb; choice and prime, £1 11/ d> £1 13/: secondary and plain, £1 7/ to CI 10'; prime yoiintf cow and heifer beef, £ 1 ;■>' to £1 7/: ordinary cow beef. 18/ to £1 1/. Kxtra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £13 to £14; heavy, £12 to £12 15/: liphter. £11 to £11 l.i/; light £10 to £10 10/; small and unfinished, £.■; 15/ to £!): extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. X 0 to £10 12/; heavy. £7 to £«: lighter. £.- to £(i 5/; other killable cows. £,S 10/ to £4 10'. Sheep. Sheep were penned fo the number of 120-2. Oood prime wethers mid |,l(M met kern coinp'-tif inn, and vain--; remained firm, while medium and unfinished were not so ke O nlv unujrht. Kxtra •envy prime wethe>* ie:ili»-d £1 5/ to £1 <i 0: he-ivy. £1 2 (i to H 4'; medium to luiivy. CI to CI IT,; li-r:, t („ medium. IS/ to lW'fJ: unnninhed wetlvr.*, 14' to 1(5 (i; extra heavy prime youns rwpi £1 to £1 4/3: heavy, 17' to )8.'6: lighter. I.V fo 16'6; other killable ewes, 11/ to 13 '()■ other ewes. 2/ to fK La-nibs.—Onr total yarding of Limbo numbered 691, and wild freely at late rates. Kxtra heavy prime lambs brought €1 3' to £1 5/: heavy. £1 to £1 2/; lighter. 17'6 to in': lijrht, I.V to 16'G; small and nlain lambs, 4/ to 10/6. Calves.—There was again an over-supply of calves. The demand for prime heavy vealers was not as good as last week, anil only in odd instances were last week's rates maintained. Unfinished and i.l-.in (lives were not wanted, and values "or thfue were lower. There was a "nod deivnnd for r>\in lieqvy p. ime qunlii v vii'i-npi-a. and villus «howed n con-Me-able iiMrtrovmer.4 on l-i>-t wck's n'i'l-1 , : on*. Kx'rn lifnvv prim" runnei-s mnil» f(i t-i ••7 H T,: r>l lin ..,,,,1 iM,fi,,- -1,,. 1. ,■;{ (f) t>a I.V , heavy in inm voal 'is. V?. ]() (r, £1 .-,'• |.-.-di'MU. f? I.V f,, fn .-,'; ]i,,V. CO O> J.', C-> 12'; Rin-ilh-r, CI -V to c 1 is '- ■=•,,■,]! I.V tf. CI ?.': unfini-heil and buck.-(-fed' calvos. 7/ to I.V; bobby nlves 3/ to 14' A total r.f 322 Pfilves was sold. Pias.-Wp had an aver.i-r,. yarding of pi'.'S. The ilemand for bacouers was very firm, while pnrkers showed a slight improvement, on last week's quotations. A (rood yarding of store pijjs sold at i-lin'itly better values. Choppers mndp from £2 to £3 6/; heavy primp baconers £3 18/ to £4 2': a «plendi,l line of 4-i medium and heavy b-ii-oneis from <:i<-n----dene Farm. ITendersou. avor.-iifins; C 3 17'-'!; medium prime bapnnore. {':? 10' to £.1 15/: light. £3 2' to £3 7': heavy porkers. .C 2 10/ to £1 is': medium f> 3/ to £1 8'; light. £ 1 I.V to C-2: smnll nnd unfini.-slipcl, £1 2' to £1 13'; lniiie sieves. £1 to .CI 8': other stood stores H' to IS': slips. 10/ to I.V: weaner-s. 3/ to 12/. Rar-nners nverased per lb and porkeis ."iVjcl to 6%d per lb. A total of f>6l pigs was sold.