FAT CATTLE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19728, 19 September 1929, Page 13

FAT CATTLE.

As * result of the high pr.ces ruling at recent Bales, there was a big showing of better Quality beef. Though numerically the sale was not big—there were 402 head yarded—this was compensated by the good •ntry of first quality sorts. Of these there were more than sufficient, the high prices at the last two sales bringing heavy entries frop outside. The result was that heavy steers were down by up to £2 10s P 8 * head, more in eases, while lighter sorts were down by up to £2 per head. There wa particularly prime line of 49 bullocks froir Palmerston North, which averaged £25 7s 6d a head, the top price for a pen of three being £27 17s 6d. This was a ljne of exceptional quality, and at prices ruling at the sales for the last two weeks they would have averaged quite £2B a head. Some S 00 <* lines were forward from the Peninsula and local fatten»re, and also from the West Coast and South Canterbury. The market finished well, the weakest period being over the first couple of races. Good prime beef from 53s to 55s per 1001b. odd pens to 57s 6d, medium steers 49s to 52s 6d per heavy beef 47s to 51s, good cows 48s to 5 is, secnodary 40s to 455, and inferior down o 368 per 1001b.

Values were:— ' . Extra prime heavy steers to £27 17s oa. Heavy-weight prime steers, £22 to * 2 ®- Prime meigh-weight steers, £l9 -to Med nm quality steers. £l6 10s to £l™ Light steers, £l2 10s to £l6. Extra prime Heifers to £l7 17s OnPrime heifers, £ls to £l6 15s. Medium heifers, £l2 15s to £l4 15*. Light heifers, £8 10s to £l2. Extra prime cows to £l7 17s 6a. Prime cows, £l4 10s to £l6 10i - Medium eows, £l2 to £l4 ss. Light and aged cows, £8 to £ll 15s. The principal sales were:— For H. B. S. Johnstone (Otaio), 1 f, * /T ® at £l7 2s 6d to £2O 7s 6d; F. Leonardo (Le Bon'? Bay), 18 steers at £l7 78 .. 6d ~ t °,™. 2s 6d: Hector Mcintosh <Ka>apoi) 8 steers at £ls 17s 6d to £l6 17s; 6d, 1 cow at £l4 7s 6d; Pawsey's Estate ( H a" a rden), heifer at £l6 12s 6d, 2 cows at £9 2s 6d to £ 17s 6d: L. E. Meyers (Oxford), 5 steers at £l7 17s 6d to £22 17s 6d; fir George Clifford (Stonyhurst). 6 steers at -18 6d to £22 2s 6d: P. Batchelor (Knrowj, 8 heifers at £l6 2s 6d to £l7 17s 6 d3cowa at £l7 2s 6d to £l7 17s 6d:J. * ob inson (Halswell), 2 cows at £l2 2s = 6d; W. F. Deidriehs (Lower Kokatahi). 8 steers at £23 2a 6d to £24 2s 6d; Mrs H. McClelland (Oxford), 8 steers »t £l6 12s 6d to £2O 17s 6d; W. E. Guiney (Halkett), 1 cow at £l2 12i fid; B. Jameson (Rotherham), 4 steers at £l3 12s 6d to £l6 7s 6d, 3 heifers at £9 17s 6d to £l2 2s fid. D. G Macfarlane (Rafa Downs). 3 steers at £ls 7s 6d, 4 cows at £9 17s 6d to £l4 12s 6d, A. A. McPhail (Le Bon's Bay), 1 steer at £lB 17s 6d, 4 cows at £l3 7s 6d to 1 heifer at £ls 7s 6d; N. D Campbell (Glendhu), 1 steer at £l2 17a 6d. 1 heifer at £l2 17s 6d; E. Gardiner (Vulcan n P°* nß .': 1 steer at £l3 2s 6d, 4 cows at £9 2s 6d to £ls 12s 6d; I. Gray (Otaahna), 3 heners at £l4 12s 6d, 4 cows at £" '» 6* 12s 6d: client, 4 cows ot £8 2s 6d to £lO 7s fid; R. Crozier (Marshland), 1 cow at £l2 12s 6d: W P. Hamilton (Middleton), 1 cow at £8 2s fid; A. McLaughlin (Shirley), 2 cows at £lO 7s fid; J. Benton (Burwood), 1 cow at £7 7s 6d; W. P. DMdnchs (Lower Kokatuhi), 7 steers at £2l 12s fid to €23 12s 6d: North Island client, 13 steers at £2O 2s 6d to £24 12s 6d; Oaraam client. 3 cows at £ll 7s fid to £2O 17s fid, 1 heifer at £7 17s 6d; southern client, 1 cow at 417 17s 6d, 2 heifera at £ls 7s 6d to £ls 17s 6d; W. Lambie (Chertsey). 2 cows at £lO 12a 6d; southern client, 7 steers at £2O 17s 6d to $22 12s 6d; J. Bryce (Hornby), a cows at £9 17s 6d to £lO 7s 6d;; A. Dean fWoolston), 1 cow at £ls 7a 6d;. C. McFaddon (Belfast), 1 cow at £l4 12s 6d; D. Williamson (Cashmere), 2 cows at £ll 17g oa to £l3 12s 6d; T. Winfleld (Harewood), 1 cow at £l4 7s 6d; E. W. Long (Harewood), 1 cow at £ls 2s 6d; T. Sanders (GlenOroua), 49 steers at £23 17s 6d to £27 17s fid; client, 2 cows at £lO 17s 6d to £l4 2s fid; A Banks (Coutts Island), 3 cows at £8 17s fid to £l6 17s fid; H. Banks (Coutts Island). 1 lieifer at £ls 7s 6d, 1 eow at £lO 2s 6d; client, fi cows at £9 7s 6d to £ls 7s fid; F. G. Birdling (Birdling's Flat), 7 steers at £lB 12s 6d to £2l 7s fid: 8. Birdling (Birdling's Flat). 8 steers at £l9 2s fid to £22 17s fid; A. R. Fleming (Port Levy), 1 heifer at £lB 17s fid, 26 steers at £l6 6s fid to £22 2s 6d; J. Peach (Sefton), 4 cows at £l4 2s fid to £l7 17s fid; N. Rutherford (Mendip Hills) 9 steers at £l3 17s fid to £l7 17s fid; Thompson Bros. (Horretville), 2 cows at £l2 2s fid to £l6 7s 6d 1 heifer at £l2 12s fid. southern client, 6 'steers at £l3 17s 6d to £l4 2s 6d 3 cows at £lO 17s fid to £l4 17s fid, 2 heifers at £l3 7s fid; J. E. Thacker (Okain s Bay), 3 cows as £l3 17s 6d to £l6 2s 6d, 6 heifers at £l4 7s 6d to £l6 12s fid; J. and C. Thacker (Okain's Bay), 6 steers at £ls 17s 6d to £2O 2s 6d. 6 cows at £l3 7a fid to £ls 17s 6d. 5 heifers at £l3 17s fid to £lB 2ai fid; W. James (Halswell), 5 eows at £l4 7« fid to £ls 12s fid; client, 7 cows at £lO 2s fid to £lO 7s 6d; Husband and Gillett (Lakeside), 1 cow at £9 12s 6d-

VEALERS. The entry oi vealers was much the same as last week, both in numbers and quality. The market was a satisfactory one, and -values showed no alteration on laet week s. They were: ... , ■ , Twelve to eighteen month# old cans#, to £l2. (rood vealers, £6 7s fid to £B. Medium vealers, £4 17s fid to £6. Calves, 86s to 50* STORE CATTLE. Then was a much heavier entry of store rattle, which included a few lines of three and four-year-old eteere, Friesian and croestred colours, but small and low conditioned. The sale was a free one, although values scarcely retained last week's level. This was doubtless a reflection of the easier beef market A few of the principal sales were: Twelve three and four-year steers £lO 13s 6d, 12 three-year steers £9 10s, 34 two and three-year steers £8 3s fid to £8 lis, four three and four-year steers £lO 18s fid, six 12 to 18 ;nonths heifers £6 Is. Good cows mad* from £8 to £9 13s. DAIRY CATTLE. The entry comprised 86 head, tha bulk medium to low-conditioned. A brisk demand ruled throughout, and generally "prices showed a shade of improvement. Values were:— Best second and third calvers to £l4 10s. (rood second and third calvers, £lO 10s to £l2 10s. Ordinary cows, £8 to £lO Best heifers to £ls. Good heifers, £lO 10s to £lB. Ordinary, £8 10s to £lO 6s Inferior, £6 to £8 FAT PIGS. The entry of both baconers and porkers was small, and the market showed an improvement for both classes. Values were: Choppers, £3 to £6 18s fid. Baconers, £3 15s to £4 10s. Heavy baconers, £5 to £5 lis fid. Average price, 7d to 7Jd per lb. Porkers, 44s lo 55s Heavy porkers, 57s 6d to 56s fid. Average price per lb, 9d to 9sd. STORE PIGS. There was a large yarding of store pigs, consisting mainly of large stores Weaners were in better supply thaa last week, and prices for this class eased a little. Large stores met with a good demand, but the sale throughout was inclined to be irregular. Values were on a par with those ruling I ist week The range was:— ' Extra large stores to £2 Gs 6d. ' Large, 30s to 365. Medium, 25s 6d to 29a. Small, 19s 6d to 255. Slips, 14s to 19s. Good_ weaners, lfis to 34s Inferior weaners, fis to 10s.