LIVESTOCK VALUES GENERALLY FIRM

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 29, 4 February 1937, Page 9

LIVESTOCK VALUES

GENERALLY FIRM

EASING TENDENCY

' 'Values for livestock generally are firm with an easing tendency at some sales- Both beef and mutton eased at. the Burnside stock, sale yesterday, but fat lambs were in good demand and prices remained firm. A considerable increase in the beei yarding' at Westfield yesterday had no detrimental effect on the higher values which have been maintained for the past three weeks. Ox quality was first class, and an improvement was observed in cow and heifer quality, although bidding fell away towards the close of the sale. '.Fair yardings of good quality sheep easily maintained late quotations, and an increased delivery of lambs -was- cleared under keen competition at firm rates. A full yarding of calves sold under a strong demand at firm rates-until late in'the sale, when values tended to ease. Pigs .were'more numerous and the quality was satisfactory. . Baconers realised recent values, but prices for porkers eased by. up to 2s a head. WAIRARAPA PRICES. 'At the weekly sale' at Masterton yesterday the' New Zealand Farmers' Co.operative Distributing Co. report that prices of good lambs and small cull lambs. were on a part with last week's • sale, medium lambs being slightly easier. Ewe lambs sold particularly well throughout. Prices .were:^-232 black-faced lambs, at 22s 2d, 440 at 19s 6d, 50 at 17s 7d; 55 shorn wether lambs, small, 13s; 150 small ewe lambs, 19s: good black-f>aced lambs,' 21s-to 22s 2d; medium blackfaced lambs. 18s 6d to 20s 6d;. small black-faced lambs, 14s 6d to • 18s; good white-faced woolly lambs, 17s 6d to 18s 6d; good white-faced shorn lambs, 16s--6d to 18s; small ewe lambs, 16s 6d to 19s; small two-tooth, wethers, £1 3s 6d to £1.4s 9d; fat ewes, 19s 6d to 20s 6d; medium fat wethers, £16s to £1 7s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., offered a fair yarding of. sheep, realisations being::— ■222 hi. lambs, 18s 4d; 98 shorn w. lambs, 16s lOd; cull b.f. lambs, 14s Id; two-tooth Southdown ewes, ' 24s 6d; two-tooth ewes, 35s 6d: m.a. pigs, weaners, 15s to 12s; cattle, ex dairyfat cows, £2 17s 6d; store cow, £2 10s; cow and calf, £3 15s; vealers, 31s. • • ' ■ ' ■ Dalgety and Co., "Ltd.,- offered a yarding of 4000 sheep, all but one small pen being sold. Prices were:—Fat lambs, 28s; fat ewes, 20s; light fat ewes, 18s 9d; fat Down two-tooths, 25s to 25s 6d; two-tooth wethers, 25s 6d; twotooth wethers, 24s 3d; b.f. lambs, 20s; bi.- lambs. 19s 4d; b>f. lambs. 21s 7d t0.22s Id; b.f. rape lambs.- IBs to 19s 9d; shorn w.f.w. lambs, 19s sd; others, 14s 9d. to 16s 2d; medium shorn w.f. wether lambs, 13s Id to 14s 3d; small to cull do., 8s to 11s Id; woolly w.f. wether lambs, 17s to 18s; medium do., 14s to 15s; small do., 10s to 12s 9d; medium shorn w.f. ewe lambs, 19s to 23s 6d; small do., 14s to 17s 6d; medium, woolly w.f. ewe lambs, 19s 7d to 235; small do., 14s to 17s; medium b.f. lambs, 13s 6d to 16s; small do., 12s 6d to 13s 6d; s.m. and m.a. ewes, 19s to 23s 6d; pigs, weaners, 14s to 16s 6d; small do., 10s to 12s; forward cows, £4 18s. SALE AT LEVIN. There were, good yardings in all classes of stock at the Levin sale, held by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., on Tuesday, when keen competition prevailed. Realisations were as follows: — CattJe: Fat cows, light £3 12s 6d to £4; heavier do., £4 15s to £5; store cows, £2 17s 6d to £3 4s; vealers, 22s 6d to £2 19s; 18-months-old heifers, £3 13s to £4 12s 6d. Sheep: Fat lambs, to 245; fat ewes, 21s 3d-to 255; fat wethers. 27s Id to 27s 9d; shorn wether lambs fsmall), lls Id; small ewe lambs, 14s 8d to 18s 7d; black-faced lambs, small, 13s Bd. Pigs: Weaners, 9s to 12s 6d; slips, • 14s to 17s; small stores, 17s to 21s; others, 26s to 31s; porkers, light, 34s to 395,6 d; heavier do., £2 4s to £3; choppers, .£2 6s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report the following sales:—Fat wethers realised 27s 9d to 27s Id; fat ewes, 25s Id, 32s Id, and 21s 3d; five-year-old ewes. 265; ewe lambs (small), 22s lOd to 18s 7d; wether lambs, 17s 8d; porkers sold at £3, £2 14s 6d, £2 12s, £2 lls 6d, £2 13s, £2 9s, £2 6s, £2 ss, £2 4s, down to 395, while store pigs brought 21s to lls 6d. Fat cows-of average quality, realised £5 to £3 17s 6d for Jersey cross; vealers, to £2 19s; 12 months to two-year heifers, £4 12s 6d to £3 13s. VALUES AT JOHNS'ONVILLE. To an average attendance of butchers at the Johnsonville sale on Tuesday Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., offered a larger yarding of bullocks than usual. Competition was not keen, there being passed lots in all classes. No station cows came forward, while a small yarding of cows ex dairy met with fair competition. The wethers and ewes yarded were, for the most part, of good quality, a few pens of unfinished ewes coming forward. Wethers sold well, but the demand for ewes was not great, competition. being only fair. There was a large yarding of lambs of mixed quality.. Prime quality lambs met with a keen sale, while medium and unfinished sorts were not wanted. Quotations: —Prime extra heavy bullocks, £14 (single), £13 19s (single), £13 18s (single), £13 16s, £13 12s 6d, £13 lls, £13 8s 6d; prime heavy bullocks, £13, £12 17s 6d, £12 16s, £12 14s, £12 13s; heavy bullocks, £12 4s, £12 2s 6d, £12; light and unfinished bullocks, £11 11s, £11 10s, to £10 10s; cows ex dairy, JJS 12s, £5 ss, £4 10s, £4; vealers, £2, £1 18s, £1 16s, £1 2s Cd, 16s; prime extra heavy wethers, 28s 9d, 28s 3d, 28s 2d, 28s; prime heavy wethers, 27s Bd, 27s 6d, 275; medium wethers, 25s lid, 25s 4d; prime extra heavy ewes, 23s Id, 22s 9d, 22s 7d, 22s Id, 21s lOd; prime heavy.ewes, 21s, 20s 9d, 20s 7d, 20s 6d; medium ewes, 19s 3d, 17s 6d, 17s; heavy lambs, 25s 6d, 24s 9d, 24s 2d, 245; medium lambs, 23s sd, 23s 2d, 235; light lambs, 21s Id to 20s 2d. FORDELL SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report a highly successful sale at Fordell yesterday, when an entry of about 9500 sheep was submitted to a large attendance of buyers. The1 very best lines of ewes seemed to be comparatively the best value. The two-tooth ewes yarded were not' quite so good as usual, none of the lines being first class. However, up to 38s 9d was realised for this class. Five-year ewes sold up to. 30s 7d for a line on account of Mr.' H. C. Addenbrooke, which was not quite so high as had been expected. The same vender's four- and six-tooth1 ewes made 38s 9d. A big line of fiveyear ewes, mouths rather short, condition only fair, made 28s. The sixyear ewes sold at surprisingly good prices. A large number of ewes with very indifferent mouths sold up to 24s 6d. which made the best lines seem reasonable. Lambs sold particularly freely and every pen sold at auction. Values were a fair bit above prices at the last few sales and decidedly in sellers' favour. A line of excellent w.f. wether lambs sold on account of Mr. B. W. Burnett, made 19s 2d. Store wethers averaged about 24s for just fair sorts.