PRICES STILL RISING

Evening Post, Volume CXXIV, Issue 55, 2 September 1937, Page 20

PRICES STILL RISING

LIVESTOCK MARKETS

The keen demand for beef cattle which haft been a feature' of the livestock market in recent weeks was again, in evidence at this'week's sales, with further advances in prices.'* Sheep generally maintained late rates.

The best yarding of beef, both for quantity and quality, for many months maintained recent high values at Westfield. First-class ox was available, although the quality improvement was more outstanding in the cow section. Extra choice,ox sold to 41s a 1001b. An iaverage : yarding of' sheep sold at fully J^te ■ rates. Shorn sheep were more i \mieraus.. A small supply of hoggets realised, firm values. Spring lambs were offered for the, first time of the season, and realised to 41s 6d. A full entry of calves included mostly small sorts. Prime vealers were firm at late rates, with a slight easing of about 5s a head for unfinished calves. The biggest yarding of pigs for five months included good quality. Porkers were about 3s a head dearer, because of the operations of buttermilk men, and store*, were also firmer. Baconers eased by about 3s each. Included in a medium yarding of 287 head of fat cattle at Burnside were some exceptionally prime bullocks, as well as heifers> and cowr of good quality. An even sale resulted, and competition was well sustained. Although values for prime bullocks were a shade easier, heifers and cows were firm at late rates. The yarding of sheep numbered 1675. The sheep entry included a number of heavy ewes and a good percentage of prime wethers. Values on the whole were inclined to be erratic. Fat pigs were in short supply, the entry consisting principally of porkers, which sold at late rates. Baconers were also short and realised from 2s to 3s a head more than at the previous sale. A phenomenal rise in beef and mutlpn values was recorded at the Stortfbrd Lddge sale because of very short yardings. - \

JOHNSONVILLE SALE. ;" •■ Wrjjfct, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., aoi Abraham and Williams, Ltd,, report that a large yarding of cattle and an average yarding of sheep were offered at the Johnsonville stock sale yesurday. The bullocks were chiefly good-quality V medium-weight cattle, with; a few pens of heavyweights. Ail classes met with spirited competition, with prices for heavyweight cattle' firm to the extent of 5s on last week. Light and; mediumweights showed no alteration. The cows and' heifers were of exceptionally, good quality and; sold readily at prices, on a par with those ruling on outside markets. A .total clearance was effected for cows ex dairy at no alteration in prices. Only a fe- runners and vealers came forward and these met with a good sale at prices firm 5s to 10a on last week. The wethers penned were of good quality and chiefly light to mediumweight No heavy wethers came forward. Well-finished sheep met with a good Bale with no alteration in prices, but lightweight and unfinlrhed sorts were slightly easier. Th yarding of ewes was of indifferent quality, only a few pens of prime heavy sheep being yarded. These met with a steady demand at prices on a par. Unfinished and plain ewes.were easier by is to Is 6d a head with little inquiry. There was only a small penning of hoggets and two-tooths, which met with a good demand at late rates.

Quotations.v-

Prime extra heavy bullocks, £1G 10s down t0.£14 12s 6d; prime heavy, £14 10s to £14 2s 6d; heavy, £14 to £13 18s; light and unfinished, £13 5s to £12 7s 6d: extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £12 10s to £1110s; prime, £11 5s to £10 18s; ordinary, £10 10s to £8 17s 6d; cows, ex dairy. £6 17s Gd to £5 18s; runners, £5 5s to £3 17s Cd; vealers, £3 5s to £2 10s. nj Prime extra heavy wethers, 43s 9d to 41s; prime, heavy, 40s 9d to 40s; medium, 38s 9d to 36s 6d; prime extra hca.^- ewesL 43s to 41s; prime heavy,

40s to 37g-6d; medium ewes, 35s Get to 30s; heavy hoggets. 31s 6d to 30s; light. 27s 6d to 253 3d,

LEVIN SALE

Under keen competition from a largo attendance of buyers, prices for lat stock hardened further at the Levin sale. Other prices were on a par with fiill late rates. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., offered a full yarding of pjgs and good entries of cattle and sheep. Realiations were as follows:— Pigs.—Light porkers, 34s to £2; medium, £2 5s to £2 13s; heavy, £2 15s to £3 3s; baconers, £3 5s to £4; choppers, £2 2s to £2 4s; sows to farrow, £4 to-£5 10s; weaners, 13s 6d to £1; slips, 22s 6d~to 275; medium stores, 26s 6d to 30s; larger, 30s to 365. Sheep. —Light fat ewes, 25s to 325; medium ■wethers, 36s 6d to 39s 6d; fat hoggets, 26s 4d to 28s lOd; extra prime, 32s 6d; forward, 21s 6d to 23s 9d; ewe hoggets, 32s 6d to 36s;1 wether hoggets, 24s to 26s 6d; aged ewes, 14s 2d to 23s 4d, Cattle.-r-Light fat cows, £4 10s to £5 10si medium, £.6 to £7; heavy, £7 10s to £8; small vealers, 26s to 28s; medium, £2 2s to £3 6s; store cows, £2 18s to £3 17s; medium yearling heifers, £2 11s to £4 7s 6d. Dairy cattle. —Medium springing heifers, £5 5s to ■£.C 17s 6d; good, £7 5s to £8 17s 6d; springing cows, £4 16s to £6 17s 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., offered a good entry of sheep and dairy cattle, short yardings of fat cattle and vealers, and a fair yarding of store cattle. The supply of pork was not beyond thedem and, and there was only a medium offering of store pigs. The price range was as follows: — Sheep.—Fat ewes,26s 6d to £2 Is; fat shorn wethers, 26s 4d to 29s 6d; forward ewes, 19s; wether hoggets, 25s 6d. Cattle.—Fat cows, ex dairy, "£4 7s 6d to £6 12s 6d; vealers, £3 7s 6d; runners, £3 12s 6d to £4 2s 6d; store cows, £2 to £3 11s; cow in calf, £3 19s; coloured two-year steers, £4 ss; yearling Jersey betters, £3 ss; three-year-.Tersey bulls, £7 7s. Dairy cattle.— Springing heifers, £5 5s to £5 12s Gd. Pigs.—Light porkers, 35s to £2 Is; heavier, £2 7s 6d to £2 11s; weaners, 17s to 19s; stores, 22s to 355.

WAIRARAFA PRICES

. Tlie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., .Ltd. offered, a fair yarding of sheep, cattle, and pigs to a small attendance at the Mastetfoa stocksale yesterday. Fat sheep, remained at late rates : and store sheep 'showed- a slight improvement ;on .recent sales. Pigs were in keen demand, arid-values; appreciated considerably. ; TKere was a total clearance ~at the following 'prices.— ■■' ;;' '■"'•"— ~ . ■■■ . Sheep.—Good fa.t ewes> 355; .'medium ewes,:2Bs;: niedium wether hoggets, 22r, 4d to 24s 4d. Pigs.—Goo ; d ■weaners, 235; to 265;. medium weahers, 20s to 21s;; small: weaners; 14s to Vl7s. J ■■ Cattle.— I Springing: cow* '£5' lOjsj. empty heifers, i£3: heifers, just.calyed, £3 55.. ].. 'Wright,, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., '■submitted; a 1 medium entry of sheep to a fair attendance.; Competition was gobd arid all lines changed hands at prices well up. to expectations. The hoggets were not of outstanding quality, but nevertheless "made good values. Following were the prices;— Sixty-five ewe hoggets, 30s 8d; 121 b.f. hoggets, 21sfid; 100 w.w.. hoggets, 24s Id; 103 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 29s 6d; 19 2-tooth wethers (small), 25s lOd; 9 small w.t hoggets, 19s 6d; 11 small b.fc hoggets, 18s 3d; 10 small ewe lambs, 25s 3d, Dalgety arid Co. report that a medium yarding of sheep and dairy cows came forward, and were offered to a good attendance. The sale was much on a par with last week, there being a good sale for all classes of stock. Fat sheep were in good demand, and hoggets showing quality met with keen competition. A total clearance was effected as follows:— Falling-mouthed ewes, with 100 per cent b.f. lambs at foot, 15s, all counted; wJ. w. hoggets, 24s 7d; springing cows, £6 to £6 ss; cow, just calved, £4 2s 6d. , „ , , At. the Masterton stock sale yesterday the New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co. offered a good yarding of sheep and cattle.—Prices were as follows:— ■ '■■ ■ ■,' ■■ ' .-•■■' ' • ■Fat sheep.—Wethers, 37s to 41s; ewes, 37s- to 39s 6d. Store sheep.—Small wether hoggets, 19s 6d: good, 28s Id; B.F. hoggets, 23s 6d. Dairy cows, due

September, £4 10s to £6; later calvers, £3 to £4 ss.