STOCK SALES

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 94, 18 October 1934, Page 16

STOCK SALES

MARKET GENERALLY FIRM

REPORTS. FROM CENTRES

The market for good quality fat and store livestock remained firm at the principal sales held in the .Dominion yesterday, though in some instances heavy yardinga, and poor quality caused prices to drop. There was little change in prices at the local sale, at which there was keen competition for good ewes. Though entries were larger than usual, there was a keen sale in both the beef and mutton sections at Addington. Beef values remained very firm at the VVestn'eld sale as the result of a short yarding, 200 less than last week being offered. The quality of the ox beef was good, but many cows and heifers were hardly up to standard. Although the yarding of sheep was on the short side, there were enough for requirements. The general quality was good, but old ewes are beginning to come in after being shorn and only a few woolly lots were offered. All good lines of wethers commanded recent prices, but ewes showed an easier tendency, especially to-, wards the end of the sale. At the Burnside sale there were heavier yardings in both the major sections. Of the entry of 248 fat cattle, anything lacking finish sold at slightly easier rates than last .week. Prime bullocks ahowed little change, and there was a strong demand for quality cows and heifers. A large yarding of store cattle met with a keen demand,; and one line sold up to £7. A good proportion of wethers was included in- the 1300 fat sheep penned, and competition was good throughout for all classes, except unattractive lines of ewes. Other qualities showed no change. PRICES AT JOHNSONVILLE. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Johnsonville sale held yesterday, as follows:—To an average attendance ot buyers we offered the usual yarding of all classes of stock. There was a large yarding of ox. beef, comprised largely of heavy-weight bullocks with a few pens of medium, weights. Prime heavy cattle sold with a slightly easing tendency, while prime medium weight were firm at late rates. There was a smaller yarding than usual of cows and heifers of indifferent quality; only prhne cattle were in de-, mand, plain and unfinished cows being unsaleable. There were a few runners and vealeirs offering which • met with a keen sale.. The sheep yarding comprised a few pens of prime heavy wethers, the balance being made up of medium-weight and unfinished sorts,. A' good sale resulted, prime sorts being firm on last week s rates. Medium weights and finished were on a par. There was a large yarding of good quality ewes, which met with keen competition, heavy sheep being firm, medium and ■ plain being slightly easier. There was a, small yarding of hoggets, showing no alteration in prices. Heavy spring lambs met with a good demand, whilst light lambs were a little easier. We quote:—Prime extra heavy bullocks, £12, £11 17a 6d, £11 16s, £11 10s, £1.1 ss; prime heavy bullocks, £10 13s, £10 10s, £10 79, £10, £9 16s; extra prime, heavy cows and heifers, £7, £6 18s, £6 13s, £6 10s, £6 ss, £6; prime heavy cows •and heifers, £4, £3 14s; cows and heifers, £2 16s, £2; runners, £4 15s, £4 10s, £3, £2 10s- prime extra heavy shorn wethers, 27s Bd, 26s Id; woolly, 29a, 28s 3d; prime heavy wethers, shorn 25s 6d, 245, woolly 27s 2d; prime extra heavy ewes, shorn 24s Bd, 23s'6d, 23s 3d, woolly 26s 6d, 25s lOd, 25s Bd, 25s 6d, 25s Id; prime heavy ewes, shorn 24s Bd,'23s 6d, 21s 3d; heavy hoggets; shorn 235, 225, woolly 26s 6d; light hoggets, shorn 18s 9d, woolly 22s lid; heavy spring lambs, 28s, 27s 6d,25s 9d, 255, 24s 6d, 24b 3d, 23a 6d, 22s lOd, 22s 6d; medium-spring lambs, 21s 7d, 21s sd, 20a lid, 20s 6d, 20s; light spring lambs, 10s 9d, 19s 6d, 18s 6d. WAIRARAPA VALUES. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative Distributing C 0.,: Ltd., report that spirited competition for hoggets, which sold at .prices ml advance of recent sales, was evidenced at the Masterton sale yesterday. ■Pigs alsornet a good market, while cattle were, on.a par with late prices. A total clearance was made of a yarding of 700 sheep; 35 head of cattle, and 20 pigs, at the following prices:— 1 .Sheep.-'-Fat woolly wethers, 21s; fat shorn ewes*, 17s; fat woolly maiden ewes, 245; aged ewes, with b.i: lambs at foot (one counted), 33s lOd to 34s 7d; 450 woolly wether hoggets, 22s 6d; small lots of igood wether hoggets, 23s 9d, 245, 24s Id, to 24s 4d;.others, 21s to 22a 8d; small ewe hoggets, 24s Id. to 24s 6d. Cattle: Fat heifers,. £6; springing cows, £2 15s to £3 10s; empty Jersey heifers, £1 10s. Pigs: Light porkers, 275; slips, 275; weaners, 21s 6d to 225. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., offered an entry comprising mostly good quality hoggets, which met animated competition, selling at prices in advance of those ruling at recent sales. Their realisations were asr follows: —Sheep: 143 w.f. .woolly hoggets, 235; 32 w.f. ewe hoggets, 25s 4d; 98 wether hoggets, ISs 6d; forward empty ewes, 15s; fat shorn ewes, 17s. One pen of ewe hoggets offered by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., realised 275. Following is the firm's range of prices:— Woolly ewe hoggets, 22s 2d to 275; woolly wether hoggets, 20s to 23s 9d; m.s. hoggets, 15s 2d; fat wethers, 245; two-tooth ewes, passed at 22s 2d. CARTERTON BULL SALE. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., submitted 70 bulls, chiefly Jerseys, at the annual Carterton sale of dairy bulls. Prices were not on a very high level, and best two . and three-year-old bulls made prices ranging from 8 to 12 guineas, and inferior bulls sold at 4 to 6 guineas. Wellgrown yearling bulls met with a fair demand, and made up to 10 guineas, but small bulls -not fit for service this year were not wanted. In all 60 bulls were sold. THE ADDINGTON SALE. (By Telegraph—Press -Association.) .CHRISTCHURCH, October 17. Entries were much larger than usual at today's weekly market at Addington, but in both beef and mutton sections there was a keen sale. Store Sheep.—An indifferent quality entry, and an easing tendency. Ewes and lambs, all counted, ranged from 8s to 14s 3d; ewe hoggets sold at 25s 7d; and wethers to 25s 9d. Fat Sheep.—A heavy entry with an improvement for medium-weight woolly and shorn ewes of Is 6d a head, light wethers to Is up, and heavyweights • firm at last week's prices. Extra heavy prime wethers sold to 34b 7d; heavy prime, 27s Cd to 30s; medium-weight prime, 25s 6d to 27s 6d; ordinary, 23s to 255; light to 22s 6d; extra, heavy prime ewes, to 28s 7d; heavy prime,'24s 6d to 275; medium-weight prime, 23s to 259 6d; ordinary, 21s to 22s 6d; li<rht and aged, to 20s; prime shorn wethers, 22s 6d to 26s lOd; ordinary shorn, ISs 6d to 225; prime shorn ewes, to 22s 4d; medium-weight shorn, ISs 6d to 20s; light shorn, 15s to 17a 6d. . Fat Cattle—Four hundred and sixtyfive penned,. including the fast draft, numbering 49, from the North Island. They averaged £13 ss, and the best local pens from £13 to £14 to. The marke was firm at last • weeVs rates. Best beef made 29s to 32 3 per 1001b; heavy, 26s to 28s 6d- ordinary. 23s to 25s 6d; and rough down to 18s; extra heavy prime steers sold to £14 17s 6d; heavy prune £11 fe to £13; medium-weight prime, £9 10s to to £11 15s; ordinary, £7 to £9; light, to £6 15s; extra prime heifers, to £10 -s 6d- prime, £7 5s to £9; ordinary, £5 10s ro £7- light, to £5 ss; extra prime cows, t« £91"s 6d- prime, £6 15s to £9; ordinary £5 5s to Ye 10s; light >nd aged, £3 to £5 Of the store cattle forward, wellbred steers made to £7 16s and 18-months toFa £t 2pigs.-An over-supply of heavy porkers and-an easier sale. Choppers, 22s 6d to £3 18s 6d; baconers, 54s 6cl to £3 10s 6d; average price per lb, 5%d to o/sd, porkers, 32s to 42s 6d; average price per lb, 5%d to 5%d. NEW POTATOES MARKET. (By Teleoraph.) (Special to tho "Evening Post.") PUKEKOHE. This Day. H. H. Pattle, Ltd., report values for Pukekohe potatoes 13s to 13s 6d, with a falling tendency. Heavy rain. Prices firm