LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 73, 19 December 1935, Page 16

LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Price Movements At Yesterday s Sales

There was an unusually large entry of. fat stock at Addington vesterday. Store sheep were cheaper by from 1/- to 1/6 a head. Lambs had a very keen sale, exporters paying full schedule votes for lighter sorts and butchers more for heavier lambs, the best ot which made 25/- to 30/-. An entry of 6200 fat sheep was taken mostly by butchers, exporters being unable to buy at schedule rates. Best wethers made 23/- to 28/6, and best ewes to -3/4. Fat cattle Were generally easier, best beef making 27/- to -9/6 per 1001 b. Porkers were firmer and baconers easier. At Auckland also there was an unusually heavy yarding of fat stock. Cattle were easier, extra choice ox beef being 2/- lower at 32/- per 1001 b. Lambs sold well, but sheep were slightly easier. At Johnsonville prices of Jambs and prime heavy bullocks were easier. Prime wethers and ewes were unchanged. A steady market ruled at Mastertou, and prices were fully firm at Wanganui. At' Stortford Lodge, Hastings, prime fat sheep and lambs were firmer on short supplies, and a Christmas demand. Prices for fat and store cattle and store sheep showed little or no change. In a double market at Dunedin prime bullocks advanced 20/- and cows and heifers 15/- a head. Fat sheep were easier by 2/- a head, but improved at the close. Fat lambs sold at full schedule rates.

Addington Market By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, December 18. To-day’s entry of fat stock was exceptionally -large, there being no further sale on account of the holidays until January 8. Store sheep: Mostly adult wethers were entered and these were cheaper by 1/- to 1/6 a head. The few ewes and lambs forward showed a similar easing. Fat lambs: 3300 were penned. It was a keen sale, exporters buying up to the limit of the schedule for lighter sorts and butchers paying more for heavier lambs. Best lambs made from 25/- to 30/-; medium, 22/- to 24/6; and unfinished, 19/- to 21/-. Fat sheep: An entry of 6200 head. There was a firm demand throughout from butchers, exporters being unable to secure any sheep at schedule rates. Best wethers sold at 23/- to 28/6; ordinary, 20/- to 22/9; extra prime ewee to 23/4; prime, 19/- to 22/-; ordinary, 14/6 to 18/6. Fat cattle: 720 head were penned, and showed an easing of 10/- to 15/- a head except for a few pens of specially good cattle. Best beef made from 27/- to 29/6 per 1001 b. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £l3/17/6; prime heavy, £9/10/- to £ll/15/-; prime medium-weight, £B/5/r to £9/15/-; ordinary, £B. Extra prime heifers to £l2/7/6; prime, £7 to £9; ordinary, £5/5/- to £6/15/-. Extra prime cows to £10; prime, £6/5/- to £B/10/-; ordinary, £4/10/- to £6. Fat pigs: A heavy entry saw -an improvement in porkers, but baconers were slightly easier. Baconers, 47/6 to £3 6/6; average per lb., 4Jd. to sd. Porkers, 30/- to £2/4/6; average per lb., sjd. to 6d. Dunedin Prices By Telegraph,—Press Association. Dunedin, December IS. For a double market there was only a small entry in the beef section at Burnside to-day, numbering 268 head. There was good competition for all prime bullocks, this class advancing fully £1 per head, while good cows and heifers 'sold at 15/- iper head dearer, with light and aged descriptions also a shade firmer. In the store cattle section 192 head were offered. A pen of three-year-old .steers realised £6/12/-, while good-con-ditioned cows sold at slightly firmer rates. Good quality vealers met a ready sale. Best dairy cows sold to £7. There were 1778 fat sheep penned. The sale opened with prices for all . classes showing a decline of 2/- per head, but with outside competition the market gradually firmed and over the concluding race’s values for all prime sheep were practically equivalent to those of the previous market. Medium quality and light sheep sold 2/- per head cheaper. The fat lamb entry numbered 2089 head. Exporters operated at full schedule rates, and butchers competed for all heavier lines. Values generally showed a rise of 1/- per head. There was a predominance of porkers in an entry of 134 fat pigs. Porkers sold at an increase of fully 5/- per head, but sellers of baconers had to accept slightly reduced rates. There were 160 store pigs forward. Buyers were plentiful,, and the market improved, best stores being from 3/- to 4/- per head dearer. Stortford Lodge Sale By Telegraph—Press Association. Hastings, December 18. A moderate yarding of 260 head of fat cattle and 970 head of store cattle was offered at to-day’s sale at Stortford Lodge. 'Steady prices ruled for prime entries in the fat cattle section, lighter-conditioned entries meeting restricted competition Gooil forward store-conditioned lines of heifers and steers were in good demand, but lots showing the effect of the hard winter found little competition. Prime fat sheep and lambs appreciated ni price owing to short entries and a Christmas demand. Store sheep were offered in increased entries, useful lines meeting late ril Fat cattle: Medium weight prime. £9 to £lO/5/-, others from £S; cows, medium prime £4/10/- to £7/1/-, others from £4; heifers, extra prime £B, medium £6 to £i 15/-. others from £5. Store cattle: Three-year-old steers, £6 4/-; two-year-old steers, £5/7/6; heifers, to £4/16/-. Fat sheep: Wethers, 22/4; ewes, to 16/2; lambs, to 25/6. Store sheep: 2-tooth wethers, to 21/9; 4-tooth. to 22/8; 5-year ewes, 19/-; good rape lambs. 18/4. Masterton Prices Dominion Special Service. Masterton, December 18., Fat sheep made late rates at the weekly Masterton sale to-day, while store wethers were in keen demand. The few dairy cattle offered realised prices comparing with recent values. Pigs met a good market. The New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Distributing Qo., Ltd., submitted a good entry of sheep and cattle, together with a few pigs, to a large attendance of buyers, effecting a clearance at the following range of prices:— Sheep: Light fat wethers, 22/-; fat m.s. Downs. 21/7; heavy fat ewes. 10/6: fat ewes, 12/6, 13/6, 14/-. to 14/6; 4tooth wethers, 21/10; b.f. 2-tooth wethers. 21/7; small 2-tooth wethers, 16/9 to 17/10; b.f. lambs, 14/-; store ewes, with lambs (all counted). 13/-. Cattle: Springing heifers. £3/7/6 to to 15/-; fat cows, ex dairy. £2/10/-. £3. £3 to £3/16/-: store cows. 24/- to 2S/-: forward cows. £2; vealers, £2 to £2/5/-: Jersey heifer calves. 15/-; Jersey bull. £2/12/6 Pigs: Good weaners, 22/6; weaners, 16/- to 19/-.

Westfield Sale By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland. December IS. There were exceptionally heavy yardinks of fat stock in all sections at the Westfield sale to-day, the total being approximately 14,060 head, of which over 10,000 were sheep and lambs. With no sale for the next three weeks, buyers were faced with the necessity of acquiring supplies for the holiday period, and there was a comparatively strong demand, the only weakness being in the beef section. About 1200 head of cattle were offered, and the yarding included a number of very prime lines though the general average was not high. In the ox beef market, in spite of a healthy demand, prices eased by 15/- to 20/-. n head, with extra choice beef quoted 2/- lower at 32/- per 1001 b. Bullocks declined most heavily, buyers tending to concentrate on other classes. Cows and heifers were plentiful, with a fair proportion of dairy sorts. The recent demand continued, and the market was generally firm on the whole. The drop in values was not due to the abnormally large yarding, but more to a belated adjustment of what are regarded as normal levels. Extra choice ox beef sold to 32/- per 1001 b.; choice and prime, 28/- to 31/-; secondary and plain, 21/to 27/-; prime young cow and heifer beef, 28/ to 31/-; other cow beef, 18/- to 27/-. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £l2 to £l3/7/6; heavy prime, £ll to £ll/15/-; lighter prime, £lO to £lO/17/6; light prime, £B/15/- to £9/15/-; small and unfinished, £5 to £B. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £B/17/6; heavy prime, £5/15/- to £6/17/6; lighter prime, £4/15/- to £5/10/-; other killable cows, £3/5/- to £4. The large supply of calves was not in excess of requirements. Runners tended to show a slight improvement. Runners. 50/- to 115/-; vealers, 40/- to 85/-. The heaviest yarding of sheep for a number of years comprised about 5000 head. The quality was good, and a satisfactory sale resulted, although prices receded for all classes. Lambs were offered in equally large numbers. The demand for the (Jiristmas trade brought values well in excess of schedule rates, competition remaining strong to the end. Tlie supply of pigs was far above the average. Heavy and medium baconers again eased slightly, while lighter sorts and all porkers commanded late rates, medium weight pigs suitable for fattening being in particular demand. Stores were also plentiful, and these sold well. Prices per lb. for baconers worked out at 4Jd. and for porkers at 54d. to 5Jd. a lb. Baconers made 44/- to 60/-; porkers, 34/to 45/-; large stores, 22/- to 28/-. Wanganui Sale Dominion Special Service. ■ Wanganui, December IS.. The closing sale of the year was a very satisfactory one, report Freeman R. Jackson and Co., Ltd., prices being fully firm at late rates, with a good sale for all store sheep and cattle. A heavy yarding of pigs sold well, with a total clearance under the hammer. Vealers also sold well. Sheqp: Fat lambs, 21/- to 23/-; fat wethers, 21/1 to 22/6; fat ewes, 14/10 to 16/5; two-tooth ewes, small, 28/-; four and six-tooth, 27/3; four-year, 23/3; four and six-tooth wethers,- medium, 19/10; two-tooths, 19/1. Cattle; Light fat bullocks, £7/17/6; fat cows, £5/2/6 to £6; lighter, £3/10/to £5; forward cows, £2/5/- to £3/5/-; forward crossbred bullocks, £6/19/-; three-year steers, £6/10/-; two-year P.A., £6/10/6; store cows, to £2/5/-; good boners. £l/15/- to £2/2/6; poor, 15/- to 25/-; dairy cows in milk, £3/10/- to £4 5/-; aged ditto, £2 to £3/5/-. Pigs: Baconers, £2/1/- to £2/12/6; heavv porkers, 33/- to 40/-; porkers, 27/to 32/6; stores, 19/- to 25/-; slips, 16/to 21/-; weaners, 16/- to 18/6; small, 11/- to 14/-; sows and litters, to £3/1/-. Vealers: Good Holstein vealers, £2 to £2/12/-; runners, to £3/13/-; two-year heifers, £3/15/- to £4/2/6. Johnsonville Sale Owing to the fact that a Christmas sale is to be held on Saturday, yesterday’s attendance of buyers at Johnsonville was not up to the usual numbers. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams Ltd. report that fair yardings of both cattle and sheep were submitted. Prime heavy bullocks met with good competition, but prices were again easier. Plain sorts were unsaleable. There was little demand for cows and heifers of all classes. The yarding of vealers and runners met with the usual good competition and sold at late rates. Prime heavy wethers sold at late rates, but buyers were , not interested in plain sheep. A good yarding of ewes came forward and met with brisk competition at prices on a par with last week. A few pens of hoggets came forward, prime sheep sold well, but plainer sorts were again hard to quit. A large yarding of lambs of all grades was offered and prices realised were a little easier than last week. ’ Cattle: Prime extra heavy bullocks, £ll/5/- (single), £ll/3/6 (single), £lO 16/- £lO/12/-. Prime heavy bullocks, £lO/3/- (single), £lO, £9/16/-, £9/12/-, £9/9/-, £9/5/-. Heavy bullocks, £B/18/-. £B/15/-. Extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £7/9/-. £7/6/-, £7. Prime_heavy cows and heifers, £6, £5/15/-, £5/11/-. Cows and heifers. £4/16/-, £4/10/-, £4 6/-. Runners, £3/10/-, £3/6/-, £3. £2 18/-. Vealers, £2/6/-, £l/18/-. £l/14/-, £l/8/-, £l/3/-. Sheep: Prime extra heavy wethers, 25/-, 24/9, 24/6. Prime heavy wethers, 23/-, 22/9. Medium wethers. 21/-, 20/-. Prime extra heavy ewes. 17/-, 16/6, 16/-. Prime heavy ewes, 15/S, 15/1. Medium ewes, 14/9. 14/6. Heavy hoggets, 20/3. Heavy spring lambs, 22/-, 21/6, 21/-, 20/6. Medium spring lambs, 19/3, 19/-, 18/6. 18/4. Light spring lambs, 17/6, 17/1.