SOME VALUES DOWN

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 58, 10 March 1938, Page 23

SOME VALUES DOWN

BEEF GENERALLY FIRM

Firm prices ruled for Sail classes of beef at the Westfield stock sale yesterday. The entry was a well-assorted one of fair quality' and fulfilled all buyers' requirements. The quality was not up to the standard of recent entries in a large supply of sheep. Wethers sold best at fully firm rates, but there was an easing tendency among ewes. Fat heavy lambs were offered. In an average yarding values were slightly ■ dearer. An extra large entry of calves included mostly good , quality heavy ' and medium vcalers. ■ Bidding was steady, but values decreased up to 3s a head. A full entry of pigs met with keen demand. Baconers increased slightly, while porkers were firm.' , Only a few pens of outstanding bullocks were abovej recent parity at Burnside. The quality generally showed little improvement. There was a slight -easing at the commencement, prices remaining steady for the ' remainder of the sale. There was an unusually large supply of fat sheep and . the market opened, easy on recent parity. There was a further easing towards the end of the sale. The fat lambs were of similar quality to those seen-at recent sales and brought prices equal to late rates. Porkers found a ready market, but baconers, though in , short supply, were not wanted ana eased in value.

PAHIATUA SALE. The New Zealand Co-operative Distributing Company offered a heavy yarding of station cattle, and a good yarding of sheep at the Pahiatua weekly sale on Tuesday. The station cattle yarded were-of high standard, being well grown and in good condition, especially the grown cattle. The 18----months steers appeared to be neglected on the day, their condition generally being light in. comparison -to the grown cattle. A total of 900 head of station' cattle and over 1000 sheep was offered,' and .with the exception 'of a few pens of cattle which were passed in,' most venders met the market. A choice line of store P.A. bullocks offered on account of' Hodgins Bros, realised £11 13s, which topped the store bullock market. A line offered on account of H. H. Miller realised £11 6s, and were of high standard. -The same vender yarded a particularly .good pen of 24-year steers, which, realised £9 10s, and topped the market in their section. Realisations' were as follows: — , Cattle.—P.A. bullocks," account Hod"gins Bros., £11 13s; account H. H. Miller, £11 6s; steers, £9 10s; account A. Kriox, £8 7s 6d, £8 ss, £8; account E. Corkill, £9 7s 6d; account M. S. 'Alpass, £9 17s; account F. G. Lewis, £8 12s, £7 15s;-account Hodgins Bros., £7. 15s; account P. A. Bissett, £7 7s 6d. Weaner steers, account W. P. Nelson, £7 12s 6d, £6 18s; account F. C. Ebbett, £7 ss; account A. T. Sinclair, £T? account M. S. Alpass, £6 8s; account D. Miller, £5 17s 6d; account D. Butcher, £5 14s; account T. Daken, £5. Fat cows, account H. H; Miller, £8 10s, £7 15s; account A. Knox, £7 10s; account, F. W. Bibby, £8 4s, £7 7s; account J. S. Dick, £7 17s 6d; account McLeod station, £8 2s. Store, ' cows, account Hodgins Bros., £7 ss;. account,P. A. Bissett, £6 15s; account D. Miller (lower in condition), £4 16s. Yearling heifers, account.M. S. Alpass, £4 16s; account A. T. Sinclair, £4 16s; account-*". C. Ebbett, £4 15s. Twoyear. P.A. heifers, account !A. T.: Sin-; clair, £7. Coloured steers, account M., S. Alpass, £4 ss. Fat cows, ex dairy, i account N. L. Avery, £5 10s; account, G. Wade, £5 4s.- Store cows, ex dairy,, £4 Is, £3, £2 10s. i Sheep.—Account R. A. Wilson; fiveyear ewes, 245; six-year' ewes, 22V 3d;-two-tooth ewes (small), 25s 6d; account M. J. Brosnahan, two-tooth-ewes, 345; account R. J. Gregory, two-tooth ewes, 345; account R. Yeoman (sold in con- ' junction . with W.F.C.A.), six-year ewes, 17s 6d; acco.unt J. Anderson, w.f.w. lambs, 14s 8d; account I. M.

Baldwin, b.f. lambs, 16s Id;. w.f.w. lambs, 15s 3d to 16s 3d; account W. Falconer, two-tooth ewes (small), 24s 6d; account D. O'Brien, S.D. rams, 41 gns. to sgns. - LEVIN PRICES DOWN. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report that the usual weekly stock sale was held at the Levin yards on Tuesday. Smaller yardings than usual were offered in all sections. Prices throughout showed a slight easing, with the exception of those for cattle, which remained firm. Realisations were:— Pigs: Light porkers 26s to 375, medium £2 to £2 Bs, heavy £2 14si to £2 17s; baconers, £3 Is to £3 10s; weaners, 7s 6d to 11s 6d; slips, 12s 6d to 15s; stores,' 18s Gd to 21s 6d. Sheep—Fat ewes, 17s to 22s 3d; fat wethers, 17s to 21s Id; wether lambs 8s 4d to 14s; ewe lambs, 13s 3d to 13s 6d Cattle.-Light fat cows £3 10s to £4 7s 6d; medium, £4 10s to £5 2s 6d; heavy, £5 10s to £6 12s 6d; prime heavy, £7 2s 6d to £8 7s (3d; runners, £3 30s to £4 7s 6d; vealers, £2 to £3 ss; forc-srd ttfree, and four-year P.A. bullocks, £10; store cows, £2 4s to £3 2s 6d; potter bulls, £2 2s Cd to £9; weaner heifers, £2 to £2 17s. Dairy stock: Cows in calf, £7 to £8; • springing heifers, £8. The New Zealand Loan and MerIcantile Agency offered good yardings of all classes of stock. Cattle and porkers were in keen demand, though store sheep were not sought after. Realisations were as follows: — Pigs>-Light porkers, 29s to 36s 6d; heavy, 39s to £2 6s; baconers, £2 17s to £3 10s; stores, 12s 6d to 21s; slips, 1 83Sh1se t p.—Fat ewes to 225; fat wethers, 20s Id to 225; fat hoggets, 19s 3d to 245; wethejr lambs, 10s to 12s 9d; ewe I lambs to 18s 9d; bf. lambs, 9s 6d to ! 12s 2d; f.m. ewes, 15s to 16s 7d; twoshear Romney-rams, £1 Is to £2 2s 1 Cattle.—Light fat cows, £4 10s tp £5 10s; heavier, £6 to £7 10s; yeal'ers, £2 5s to £3; store cows, £1 14s to £2 17s 6d; potter bulls, £5 2s 6d to £5 15s.