LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6319, 23 February 1922, Page 2

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDINGTON YARDS

SLIGHT ADVANCE IN BEEF AND MUTTON.

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 22. There was a smaller yarding of fat stock at Addington to-day, and values for beef and mutton were slightly better. Fat lambs on the average sold at last week’s rates. Store fcheep. —There was the biggest yarding of the season, being an overflow of lambs. There was a particularly keen inquiry tor bleeding ewes and rape lambs, and practically a total clearance. The inquiry for rape lambs was very strong, considering the steadying of the fat lamb demand. Forward rape lambs made 15s 6d to 13s 9d, good lambs 13s 6d to 15s; medium 10s to 13s; small and inferior Ss to 9s Gd; cull 5s 5d to 7s Gd; good G and 8-tooth ewes 19s Gd to 21s 9d ■ fair 15s to 18s 6d: inferior 10s 9d to 14s 3d; fading mouthed 9d Gd to 13s Gd; 2-tli 13s to 16s; good 4 and 6-th wethers 15s Gd to *l7s Gd; ordinary 13s to 14s 9d; inferior 6 and Bth 12s 3d, 2-th 12s 9d t.o 1.4 s 3d; cull tooth 8s Id to 9s 9d. Fat sheep. —A slightly larger yarding, but good wethers were in scarce supply, values appreciating. Freezers secured the proportion oi the secondary mutton, , principally ewes, at a share better prices than previously. Extra prime wethers made 28s to 34s ; prime 22s to 265; medium 18s Gel to 21s Gd ; light and inferior 15s Gd to 18s; extra prime ewes 25s Id; prime 17s 9d to 225; medium 15s to 17s 6d; light and inferior 11s to 14s 6d.

Fat lambs. —The yarding was 6400 compared with 9730 last week. There was a big proportion of light lambs. The demand at the opening was scarcely up to last week, hut it improved, and the sale finished animatedly. On an average the prices were about the same, a full 9d per lb. Some butchers hits brought up to 7-id and graziers secured a proportion of unfinished sorts. Extra prime lambs made 23s Gd to 28s; prime 20s to 235; medium 14s 3d to 20s; light and inferior 14s 9d to 17s. Fat cattle. —Good steer beef sold better up to 30s per 1001 b, but secondary was difficult to quit. Extra prime steers sold from £l4 10s to £l6 15s; prime £ll to £l4 os; medium £8 os to £lO 15s; light £6 17s Gd to £8; prime heifers £6 to £8 2s 6d; ordinary £3 15s to £5 15s- extra prime cows £ll_io», prime £5 15s to £9 4s Gd; ordinary £3 7s Gd to £5 10s. Vealers. —Prices were better all round. Runners made £4 17s Gd; good vealers £2 15s to £3 10s; medium £2 to £2 ss. Dairy cattle.—-There was a good demand for cows just calved or on the point of calving. Good second and third calvers £8 _to £l2 10s; ordinary £-1 10s to £7_los; extra good springing heifers £7 10s to £ll 10s; aged and inferior cows £1 10s to £4. Fat pigs.—A big entry and good demand. Prices were slightly easier. Choppers made £3 10s to £3; light baconers £3 15s to £4 10s; heavy £4 15s to £5 12s; average price per ]]» 61 d to 7d: light porkers 50s to 55s; 'heavy 60s to 70s; average price per lb Bid to 9d. Store pigs.— Prices all round were easier bv about os Tier bead. Large stores made 40s to 635; medium 25s to 375; good weaners 12s to 14s; small os -Id to 11s. —P.A. WESTFIELD MARKET.

AUCKLAND, Feb. 22. Beef.—A large entry and steady demand. Heavy cattle again receded slightly. others were unchanged. Extra choice ox made 255; choice and prime £1 2s to £1 4s; ordinary and plain ISs to £1 Is; prime young cow and heifer heef £1 to £1 4s; ordinary cow 16s to 19s. Heavy prime steers ranged from £8 IDs to £lO 2s 0d; lighter prime £7 _to Eo ss; light prime £5 15s to £6 17s 6d; unfinished and small steers £3 10s to £5 10s; heavy prime young cows and heifers £5 5s to £6 15s; lighter £3 15s to £5; other cows £1 to £3 10s. Sheep.—An extra large yarding, hut a l'aling off in demand and values further declined. Extra heavy prime wethers made 22s to 235; heavy prime 19s 6d to 21s 9d; medium' to heavy prime 16s 9d to 19s. Lambs. —An extra large entry. Although there was a steady demand values wore easier, especially for unfinished. Best heavy prime made 22s 6d to 25s 3d; lighter 27s 6d. Calves were yarded in extra large numbers. There was a. good demand for choice vealers at previous rates,, though plane were lower. Runners made 50s to 755; heavy vealers 55s to 70s. . .

Pigs.—A-large entry. Competition was steady and there was no change in values. Choppers made 35s- to 52s 6d; heavy baconers 75s to 84s; medium 65s' to 725; heavy porkers to light baconers 35s to 63s.—P.A.

MATAWHERO YARDS

BIG YARDING OF EWES

The usual weekly sale at the Matawhero yards was held yesterday by the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association under very unfavorable conditions as far as the weather was concerned. There was a very fair attendance of the public and a good yarding of stock, particularly of ewes. In consequence of the wet weather ,the stock yarded were not looking at their best. Bidding was moderately brisk, and late rates were well maintained, with a slight advanc-e in store cattle due probably to the good quality of the entries. Fat sheep were not well represented and what there were of them wore not of prime quality. In the fat cattle pens there were mostly lignt heifers and medium bullocks, which sold at recent rates. A number of rams were offered, for which there was no demand, probably due to the ram fair being field so recently, and most of them were passed n. Tl-eie were no pigs yarded. The yardings were as follows: Fat sheep 185; tA o c-attle 26; store sheep 13,281; store cattle 198. The following was the business done under the hammer (p) signifying lines passed in:— ! Fat sheep: 17 lambs 12s. 20 ewes 10s 9d, ewes and wethers 11s 9d, 9 ewes 13s Id, 39 lambs 13s, 63 ewes 15s, 18 ewes 13s 9d, 7 lambs 10s 6d.

Fat cattle: 5 light heifers (p) £3 2s 6d, 5 clo. (p) £3, 4 do. (p) £2 10s, 4 medium bullocks £5 15s, t bullocks (p) £4, 2 Jersey bullocks (p) £3 10s, 2 good bullocks £7. Store sheep: 442 mixed sex lambs (s) 4s Id; 245 up to 5-year ewes (p) 9s; 454 5-yr ewes (p) 12s 3d; 218 ewe lambs (s) 9s 8d; 255 2 and 4th wethers (p) 13s 9d; 1824 4. 6, and 8-th ewes 15s 6d; 260 2-th ewes (p) 13s 6d; 52 4-th ewes 10s; 285 5-yr ewes 14s ; 250 2-th ewes 12s 6d; 268 mixed age ewes (p) 9s'; 256 4-th ewes 14s 8d; 828 5-yr ewes 12s; Ibfi 2-th wethers (p) 12s 6d; 113 mixed ago ewes 8s 4a; 302 2-th wethers 10s; 50 2-tli wethers (p) 10s; 84 5-yr ewes 7s; 120 wethers (p) 11s 9d; 60 aged ewes (p) 3s; 103 5-yr ewes 8s 6d; 32 5 and 6-yr ewes 8s 8d; 28 aged ewes 5s 9d; 36 do. 3s sd: 40 2-th wethers 10s; 62 lambs 6s Id; 128 aged ewes 6s Id; 97 6-th to 5-yr v'ewes 41s Id; 119 wethers (p) 13s 6d; 156 aged ewes 5s 6d; 128 s.m. ewes 9s 6d; 122 4-yr ewes 10s Id; 72 5-yr ewes 12s; 65 2-tli ewes 9s 7d; 152 old ewes, no bid; 101 aged ewes 9s 3d; 271 do. 6s 9d; 120 2-th ewes 9s Id; 172 aged ewes 5s 3d; 47 4-tli ewes 12s; 87 m.s, lambs 4s 2d; 30 old ewes 4s ,6d; 39 4-th wethers 9s j 152 2-th ewes Us. lid; 182 m.s. lambs 3s 7d; 142 m.s. lambs-. 6s. 3d .81 2-ta ewes 11s 9d; 63 mixed age ewes 9s 3d;. 57 6-th ewes 12s; 304 mixed aged ewes (p) 7si; 128 wethers 14s 9d; 384 6-th to 5-yr ewes (p) 14s 3d;