PRICE CONTROL.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 217, 14 September 1939, Page 4

PRICE CONTROL.

FAT STOCK MARKET.

BLOW FOR AUCTIONEERS.

REFUND ON" PAST SALES ?

The official announcement that fat

stock prices rilling on September 1 must not be exceeded has come a*, a blow to auctioneering firms. It is not known how the selling system at the numerous sales held each week throughout the Auckland Province can be adjusted to meet this regulation, which was announced this morning by Mr. F. R. J'icot. controller .if foodstuffs.

I nofficial advice has been received that the new lobulation also requires that refunds be made <111 all realisations above those ruling 011 September 1, but Auckland state that thev have not as yet received such advice. As prices have risen as much as 40/ per head for fat cattle since that date, thi> would mean a refund to butchers on the transactions made on the Westfield market at held 011 .September 13 and September tl, and a debit against farmers 011 whose account the stock was <so]d. It would mean a preat amount of work for the selling agents. 0

MATAMATA SALE

VALUES RISE SHARPLY.

RECORD PRICE STORE PIGS.

Hie Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Ltd., held their sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when there was a large yarding of all classes of fat sheep, for which competition was verv keen' prices beiniT fully up |„ 1.,t0 Frank ton rates. Good store hoggets were keenly sought alter and realised very satsifactory prices. There was a l.u-e entry of all classes ot cattle, and competition all round was very keen. Values were fullv up to those of any outside sales. A bi" entry of dairy cattle, comprising mostlv heiiers. came forwaid. Jersey heifers realised £10 10/ to £12 10'; good Jersey cows 111 milk brought £8 to £10, while more backward heifers realised £6 10/ to £8 ' A fu " . v '" ding of fat pigs, and a medium entry of stores and weaners came forward. In the fat section the entry comprised a number of pens of good quality baconers, for which competition j was very keen. Values were in advance oi recent sales. Porkers also showed a I '. '"t '"crease. Stoi es and weaners were j m extra keen demand, and here again

pii.es .-houed a sharp rise, in some cases 1 each ing record levels. Breediii" | sows and boars also .-old well. On the j wnoie, tiie sale was one of the best held in 1 ccent yeaiv. \Vc «juote: — , ( ,? I r ln "!' lif - r|lt Hereford bullocks, '!' V/, • r/ 6; V av - v cows, fat, t - _t o £10 16 ; heavy Shorthorn cows, f £!) -fcrsey cows, it) o. to £7 l(,(j; medium Jersey cows, £j 0/ to £6 2,6; heavy boilers, £3 ]S/ to ±4 17/6; others, £3 to £3 15/; service Jersey bulls. £7 12/6 to £8; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 4/ to £3 17/. Sheep —Fat wethers, 29 9 to 35/- fat f we ®' 22/° to 27/9; prime hoggets/ 25 6 It o I' ot t er kil 'able hoggets, 19/6 to 23,9; store hoggets, 13/6 to 17/3.

L PigS '7?\ oppers ' £2 £3 7/; prime I goners, £4 to £4 3/; heavy, 18/; medium. £3 10/ to £3 15,., light. £3 5/ to £3 8/: buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers. £2 18/ to £3 3 " medium porkers, £2 10/ to £2 15/; light' ici /- !r 8/ ' " 00(1 quality large stores] , e. , £ 2 2/; large store. £1 12/ co choice quality slips. £] 19/ to £- 0/6; other slips, £1 ~/ 6 to £1 I]/f 1-/' , i°- £ l ' V 8: othrr 10/ to 17/6; Berkshire boars. £?, to £3 15/bree.Jing sows, £4 10/ to £5 10/.