LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 217, 14 September 1939, Page 21

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

VALUES STEADY. 1 PRICE FIXATION PROPOSED 1 - '! IMPROVEMENT IN PASTURES. t" ".-i.i'o .-peaking, the tre,n( of stock V lms Mlmvn variation in the i"'-l ueck. lueie is a prevalent belief Hill inene d good level ot' " l "' se.inoii s output, and I " I etleeli d|„ country sales. (», C(>11 . ''»• I'lo.iiue our Waikalo curi ■ ; • •• HI v. i i Irs: - l " , "> •-!'<'•» m'i;, all M'Lliuns of the- " " S 11 11 Lll (j lliovt'iliutll " > " 1 ' mil lilt' lucriiL \v«ii liter ; '■ ,' r ' ll M •» 1'1>" e. i.itod and " 7,'"u L " L ' , ' ,iK ' kL ' 1 ' cuiu--1 " Wl 1 1 •'I U'nnbei sin the j ard- , 1 1"• i"l>' has been u oil " ' • Ult st.lll11 at (t s ami the rise ''1 ■■ in iiiilaineil, ~u L owing t 0 pro- ' ' W " " IL "C tJA.ltIn„ „t |nu . U(j Ult ., c aii> lurther improve- " '" y l '"'*. In tile cow and heitcr *'' L 'o» leiuaiiicd oil a par u 111, ' ■ l es, wit,i ial .lei cows com|'|M" u l ' si' eater pioporLioii ot the ' section comprises in •"Idinents and boner cows, with no 1,1 " -tain,ii.n ed cattle olleinig dining Ul|, »- I nele is, iioiu'ier, a gooa 1,11 »d tl.ist.es, ,|||,| iiihu hviniioiil 111 ' ' " 1 """111 111 1 1 - - lugi'liici HI, the J" .to mm h ''-'lull 1110 still,. Itl.llkol, WllKll til "'' ' been somcw nal ,|,sa|,pointing i '' " 'iidoi s |>oiiiL oL view. '' 1 1 ] 1 '" 111 lor daily cattle is well II " ' 1 "" ' 1 - '"it the majority ot those * j 111J t y aiui toiidiUon, vvitli J "" ,"- :lv '"w or. 1 low c\ or, with ".".'.''"r*'' 1 'V " U 1,1 UI - lass 't is ex--1 1 1 11 ■ i bty and pr ito will improve l"l I :'.-i"Uldlllgly, .1 ho l aL sheep market is now past its i"''"" a'"l at i.-i'iilial yards this week prime I'ein y la- U ell,els received a slight . l i. , ait iinigli it in us t be taken into ""'-.dcialiun that the yarding was an "■■■'> > "ne and the ipialily, tom- '''!" Willi tlm t 111 the (Ilesioiis week's 1 u i,s l H '"ici . lii uinst iiisL.UK'cs fat '■■*e„ ina 1 1, la ill late values and lat hog--"liable lor local trade sell read iI v. sl "]' "el he, s and hoggets ale keeiih nevei tail to realise «atisr'.„'t• "i v \ allies.

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'". tin' tat pig section the demand is good, with prices remaining buoyant at " v V '«? 11 "'' ty porkers c " been handled in smaller numbers and prices accordingly have shown a slight increase, with unfinished porkers and sl '| , ' ps a ' s " selling freely at advanced rates. Stores and weaners continue to maintain their value, whilst breeding sows are still keenly sought, as high as £10 o/ being paid for good grade sows. WESTFIELD PRICES. Although beef juices continued to rise, ""'Hon declined on the Westtield fat stock market yesterday. Fat cattle brought the highest prices for years, ranging up to 46/ per 1001b for extra choice ox owing to the shortage of supplies. Sheep came forward in larger numbers, and sold up to 3/ a head cheaper than last week, ('alt prices were firm on recent high quotations, but pigs were easier, Following is the range of prices, together with last week's: — This week Last week HKKF (per 1.001b) — • K x I ra choice ox 46/ 43/ I 'lioice & prime "X 43/ to 45/ 40/ to 42/ Choice A prime cow & hearer 40/ to 42/ 38/ to 40/ Holier & rough 28/ to 36/ 31/ to 34/ SHKKP (per head) — I'rl mo wethers 22/6 to 42/6 25/ to 43/6 In fin. wethers 18/ tol'l/0 20/ t024/« I'rlme ewes . 111/ to 33/6 21/« to 35/0 rutin, ewes . 8/ to IS/« 8/6 to I'O/ I'rlme lambs. Hi/ to •_»»/« if,/ to .•{."»/ Cnlin. lambs . 8/ to 15/6 8/ to 16/ I 'A I.V MS (per heaxl) — limners .... 95/ to 232/6 120/ to 220/ Vcalers 2/ to 177/ 2/ to 200/ I'K.S (per hend)— llaconcrs ... 58/ to 80/ 60/ to 80/ I'orkers o !(/ t() -~/ . A . z/ to Weaners .... to/ to 22/ 12/ to 24/ ?"ps 10/ to 30/ 23/ to 34/ Large Stores . 27/ to 30/ 30/ to 44/ ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., leport:--Beef.—We penned 259 head of fat cattle against 231 last week, comprising 124 step, s and 135 cows and heifers. We again had a aihml yarding ot ox beef, and gelling under .1 keen demand value* improved by about .)/ per lOOlb, Cows and heifers also improved on recent quotations- Kxtra choice ox sold to 46/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 43/ to 45/; secondary and plain, 40/ to 42/; prune young cow and heifer beef, 40/ to 42/; ordinary cow beef, 33/ to 3(J/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price II om £17 10/ to £10 •">/, tor steal's from -Mr. y. Allen, Thau; heavy, £15 10/ lo £16 10/; lighter, £14 to £15; light, £12 ,1/ to £13 10/; small and unfinished, £5 10/ to £11 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £13 to £14 17,6, for a heifer from M. R. Hall, Wiri; heavy, £10 10/ to £12; lighter, £8 10/ to £0 It)/ ; other killabie cows, £5 10/ to £7 10/.

Shuep. —Sheep were penned to tho number of 1037. Bidding wan not eo keen und nil cliihhch were ennier than late quotritioiih, Kxtla heavy prime wether*, £ 1 IM/ to £2 0/0; heavy, £1 15/ to £1 17/; medium U> heavy, £1 10/ to £1 13/; li^ht to medium, £1 .">/ to £1 7/6; unfinished, 17/ to £ 1 3/; extra heavy prime young cwcn, £1 8/ to £1 10/3; heavy prime ewen, £1 4/ to £ I 6/; lighter prime ewes, 18/6 to Ul "J 6; other killn.ble ewes, 10/6 to 16/6; other ewes, 4/ to 7/6. Liimlw.—Our tota.l yarding numbered 425 and laic ((mutations were maintained- Extra heavy prime, £ I 5/ to £1 8/0; heavy, £1 3/6 to £1 5/; lighter, £1 to £1 2/6; lijl-lit, 16/ to 18/; small and plain, 10/ to 14/6.

Calves.—We had an average yarding, the majority being small and bobby calves. Heavy prime runners and vealenn were in very short supply. Competition for these was Upon and values showed a rise on last week's quotations. Unfinished and small calves sold readily at late rat'ee. Heavy prime runners, £0 to £11 12/6, the latter price realised lor* an ou<t*rt?andrng steer sold on account of Mr. W. Main, Hautapu. Lighter runnel's, £6 to £8 10/; hewvy prime venlers, £7 10/ to £8 1-V; medium, £6 to £7 2/; light, £4 hy to £."> 14/; smaller, £3 10/ to £4 10/; small. 18/ to £3 5/; rough calves, £1 to £1 IS/; bobby fa Ives, 2/ t'o 16/. A total of 2T>I calves was sold. . I'ijrs.—There was an increased offering. Bidding wa« not spirited, and except in odd instances for extra prime finality baeoners, values for all classes of faits weae lower. Choppers made £2 5/ to £ 4?5 X heavy prime baeoners, £4 4/ to £49/. medium. £.'{l2/ to £3 16/; light, £312/Ito £:t 7/; heavy porkers, £2 13/ to £2 16/; mediiiiin. £2 0/ to £2 10/; li®h.t, £1 18/ to £2 2/; small and unfinished, £1 }H to £ 1 10/; stores. £ I 0/ to £ 1 15/; slips. £1 2/ to £1 (i/: wean era, 12/ to £ 1. BaconeiH averaged 6Vid to 6V£d per lb, ana porkers sold from OV&d to /d per lb. total of 510 pigs was sold. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports: Heel'.—A smull yarding met a keen demand, with values again improving about 3/ per 1001b for ox beef and 2/ per IdOII, for row and heifer beef. Extra choice ox nold to £2 6/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £2 to £2 5/; ordinary and plain, £1 10/ to £1 19/; prime young cow and

heifer beef £1 15/ to £2 1/; ordinary, its t rVi L* extra heavy prime steers, *18 to £21; heavy, £16 to £17 15/' Sp'/ 1 ! . to £15 17/6: lijcht. £11 to I '/ 6 » r ,lilln and small. £9 to £10 17/6'ri »' i . 1 1 / e » Vy J , , r .' n , le voun2 lows anfl heifers', it,l t co '• heavy, £10 to £12 5/; bEhter, £8 to £9 17/6; light, £6 to £7 . I. - r. , and plain finished cows. £3 5/ \/o.■!'. !•'' prime steers from C Bros., Huawai, realised up

(Sheep. Sheep were again penned in ' numbers Although there was a r ' V '' cimand, values were easier, ewes >t nit; aflected mowt. Extra heavy prime to £V%/V ,'° £2 -/«: heavy, £1 16/ i;,i7 13/ to £1 15/0; c~i' 4.n" *,? smaller, £1 5/ to ... 7/ , ; fi, nall and unfinished, £1 to £1 0; sI J r "n wethers, from £1 to £1 8/; extra heavy prime ewes, £1 10/ to £1 I.M>; heavy £1 «/(i to £1 9/9; medium, in Jt , " L . l 6/: 1,K,1t - lo 2/9; just I-I liable. 10/ to 16/; inferiorly fatted ewes, *♦/ to !), .

l.ambs. Average numbers sold at late 'Isolations. Kxti a heavy prime, £1 7/ to ~ 0 ti, hc.ivv, £1 5/ to £1 6/9; medium, -I to_£l 4/9; light, i I to £1 1/9; smaller, 1,/ to 19,6; unfinished, best, 12, to Hi ; others, 8/ to 11/6.

I igs. \\ e had an increased yarding, for which the demand was not so keen, there was a drop in values on last week's quotations. Choppers, £1 to £3 15/; heavy and medium baeoiieis. £3 6/ to £4 3/;' light bac oners ami heavy porkers, £2 16/ to £3 ; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 1/ to £2 14/'; small, £1 15/ to £2 2/; unfinished, £1 10/ to £1 14/. A small yarding ot store pigs sold at easier values. I,aige stores, £1 6/ to £1 13/; slips, 17/ to £1 3/; weaners, 10/ to £1 1/.

( alvex. Our entry was an average yarding. I here was a shortage of good quality calves. Ihe demand was very keen, and throughout values were film on last week's '■nutations, ({miners, £5 to £S 17/ for riniiieiK Hum l{anginui Estate; heavy \ ralers, L'(> 111/ to £7 12/6; medium, £•"( "V -t'H 7/6; light, £4 5/ to £5 .""(/ ; smaller. U3 ti' to £-1 4/; small. £2 to £3 •'</; i oni:h_ calves. £1 5/ to £2 II)/; fresh dropped, 7/ to 1:!/. Some well-done calves one month old made up to £4.

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: Hen'.- -Our yarding totalled IU7 head, comprising 4.) steers and 62 cows ami lienors. against 100 head last week. Quality was again good, and, selling under a steady demand, values in odd cases for extia prime cattle exceeded those of last week. No extra heavy bullocks were .v aided. Kxtra choice ox, 46, per 1001b choice and prime, 43, to 4f>/; just killabie, 40 to 42 ; prime young cow and heifer beef. 41, to 43/; just killabie, .'i4 ' to 37/; heavy prune steers. £ Iti to £Hi 12.0; lighter. £14 10,/ to £15 15, ; light, £12 10/ to til .V; sm,ill anil unfinished. £11 2/6 to £ 12 ;i/ ; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £13 10/ to £14 10/. for heilers sold on account of Mr. .1. A. Hill, To Hoe; heavy, £V 2 to £13 5/; lighter, £10 10/ to £11 15/; light. £8 10/ to £10 5/; other killabie cows. £5 10/ to £8. Sheep. -We had a big yarding. Competition for prime wethers wrfs steady and values for this class ruled on a par with last week. Plain and unfinished wethers were dull of sale. For a big offering of ewes values eased about 3/ a head oil last week's quotations. Heavy prime wethers, £1 15' to £1 16 '; medium. £1 12/ to £1 14,6; lighter. £1 6/ to £1 11/; light and unfinished, £1 1/ to £1 5/; heavy prime ewes. £1 5/ to £ 1 0 6; lighter. £1 to £1 4/; others. 12/ to 10'.

Ijamlw. An average entry sold steadily on a par willi last week. Heavy prime. £1 2/ to £1 4, : medium. £1 to £1 1 6; lighter, 17/ to 19 6: small and plain, 10/ to I.V.

Calve*. An average yarding eatne forward. a keen sale resulting. Piime quality calves wore again in short supply and value* again showed a further 1 ise. Plain Und unfinished sold readily, with values firming on late quotations. Runners, £7 to £9 7/6: heavy vealers. £7 to £8 17/; medium. £6 to £6 17/6; light. £4 IS' to £5 18/; small. £3 I.V to £4 15/; smaller, £2 12/ to £11 11/; plain and unfinished, £1 10/ to £2 10/; bobby calves. 4/ to 18/. Pigs.—A large yarding was penned. A steady sale resulted, with values easing appreciably on last week's quotations. Store pigs were also easier of sale. Heavy bneoners. £3 18/ to £4 3/; medium. £3 12/ to £3 16/; light. £3 4/ to £3 10 heavy porkers. £2 12/ to £2 16': medium. £2 5/ to £2 10/; light. £1 16/ to £2 3/; small. £1 8/ to £1 14'; stores, £1 8/ to j £1 14': slips., £1 2/ to £1 5/; weaners, 10/ to £1.

ADDINGTON MARKET.

FAT SHEEP EASIER. BEST STEERS TO £24 12/6. (By Telegraph.— Press Association.) CHRIS'IXJHURCH, Wednesday. There was a sharp decline in the value ixf fat sheep at Addington. due to Ulie excess of entries. Rumoui's of Government a<-tion to prevent prices of meat rising t'tirCher were the cause of the overflow. For store siheep there was a slightly brighter sale. Ewe hoggets made to 20/6. ewes to 25/, and ewes and lambs all counted to 14/9. More than 8000 fat sheep were penned, a number of lines being from the south. The market opened 7/ to 0/ a head loss t'han last week's rates, and slipped still further in the final stapes by 8/ to 12/, bringing values to a lower level than a fortnight ago. Best wethers made to 4010. good .'l4-/ to 40/, best* ewes 32/ to 30/. good 24/ t'o 30/. Passings were heavy toward the end of the sale. There was a moderate penning of 450 head of fat cattle. A few pens of tops showed only a minor easing, but the bulk of the entry averaged about 20/ a head lower. Kxtfra prime beef in a few cases made to 51/ per 1001b, but the bulk of best quality made from 45/ to 48/. Best steers made from £20 to £24 12/6; good, £16 to £18; medium. £12 to £13. Specially do od heifers made high prices, a show beast realising £22 7/6, but most of llie average to gr>od heifers ranged frorn. £13 10/ to. £15. with cows 20/ less. There was a good sale of porkers and baooneij-i. Ohopfiers sold from £3 18/6 to £7 B'7; porkers, £2 7/6 to £3 5/6: average price per lb. 7 '/pel to BV6d: baconers,_ £3 9'6 to £4 awrage price per lb 7d to Bd.

PIG SALE AT TE PUKE. KEEN* PRICES GENERAL. (From Our Own Correspondent.) TE PUKE, Wednesday. An average yarding of pigs is reported by the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company at the Edgecunvbe sale tliifl week. \o prime bacon was yarded, but several pens of medium weights realised above ruling rates. There was a keen demand for buttermilk and store pigs, but smaller slips and weaners were rather dull. Quotations were: — Heavy choppers, £2 16/ to £3 6/; light, 25/ to £2; medium-weight baconers, £3 12/ to £3 15/; light, £3 4/ to £3 8/; good buttermilk pigs. £2 18/ to £3 2/; others. £2 14/ to £2 16/; light porkers and large stores, £1 18/ to £2 12 : medium stores, 31/ to 37/: slips, 24/ to 30/; best weaners, 17/ to 22/: smaller, 10/ to 14/: sow, with litter. £6 10/.

NORTHERN DISTRICTS,

(Ry Telegraph—Own Correspondent.)

WHANGARET, this dny

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report holding a sale at Moerewa yesterday when there was a large yarding, chiefly comprised of dairy stock, and these sold readily f»o that there was almost a total clearance. Best dairy cows made from £6 15/ to £7 15/; medium sort*, £4 5/ to £5; yearling Jersey heifers, best, £3 1/ to £3 5/; medium sorts. £2 1/ to £2 11/; fat cows, £6 9/ to £6 16/; cows and calves, £3 6/ to £4 6/; rising two-year-old coloured steers, £3 5/; empty heifers, £2 4/; boner cows, £2 to £2 11/; boner bulls, £4 9/ to £5 10/,