LIVE STOCK MARKETS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11450, 26 February 1931, Page 2

LIVE STOCK MARKETS

WESTFIELD YARDS

BEEF VALUES KECEDE SLIGHTLY

SHEEP PRICES UNCHANGED

(Press Association.) AUCKLAND, Fob. 20. At the Westfield sale, beef compe_. titron was not keen, and taking tho sale of a whole, values receded slight. I}'. Extra choice bx sold to £1 6s per 1001 b., choice and primo £1 3s to £1: 5s 9d, secondary and plain £1 to £1 2s; prime young cow and heifers £1 3s to £1 ss, ordinary cow 12s, to £1 28Extra heavy primo steers ranged in price from £lO 5s to £lo 17s, heavy primo £9 to £lO, lighter £7 15s to £8 17s Gel, light £6 10g to £7 12s 6d, small and unfinished £1 10s to £0 7s 6d, extra heavy prime young cows and heifers £7 to £7 15s, heavy primo cows and heifers £G to £0 17s 6d, lighter £1 to £5 15s, other kiljablo cows £2 to £3 17s 6d.

Sheep. —There was again a heavy yarding of sheep; demand and values lor which wore on a par with last week. Extra heavy prime wethers made 12 s to 13s, heavy prime 10s 9d to 11s 9d, medium to heavy 10s to 10s (id, light and medium 9s to 9s 9d, unfinished wethers 7s 6d to 9s Get, extra heavy .prime young ewes. 7s- to 8s 3d, heavy 5s 9d to Gs 9d, lighter ■ls 9d to 5s Gd, other killablo ewes 2s Cd to ds Gd, other ewes 2s Gd to 3s 3d. Lambs were penned in record numbers, which sold steadily throughout. Extra heavy prime lambs made Ids to lGs Gd, heavy prime 12s to 13s Gd, lighter 10s Gd to 11s 9d, light 8s Gd to 10s 3d, smal land plain 3s to 7s. 9d There was a large entry of calves, the quality' generally being first class. •Competition was very slack and all classes suffered declino in valuqs. Runners made £2 8s to £3 3s, .heavy, vealers £2 2s to £3 3s, heavy vealers £2 2s (J) £2 Bs, medium. £1 32s to £l small and light; £1 to £1 Bs, Ss to IGs, small and fresh tlrqVped 3s to 7s. jf hero was a smaller yarding of pigs, jjnio demand was firm throughout, flv-ith oorkcis in better request, selling at improved rates. . Choppers made £2 5s to £5, heavy baconers £2 Ids to £2 17s, medium £2 9s to £2 12s, light £2 5s to £2 7s, heavy porkers £2 to £2 ds, medium £1 15s to £1 18s, light £1 11s to £1 Ids, small and unfinished £1 ds to £1 10s, stores IGs to £1 3s, slips 13s to 15s, weaners G s to 12s.

ADDINGTON MARKET

STORE LAMBS HIGHER

GISBORNE STORE SHEEP MAKE

Ids Bd. » (Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Fob- 25. With the exception of an advance amounted to Is per head l'or all classes, tho weekly market at Addington to_day was a firm one in all the major sections, with 110 alterations on late rates to record. Store lambs: The heaviest entry of the season and one of good .even quality. There was a keen sale and a general advance in values of* Is per head. Values were; . medium rape lambs to 9s 9d; ordinary rape lambs 5s to Ss 9d; small and backward lambs to 3s Id; medium ewe lambs to 7s 2d; small ewe lambs to ds 3d.

Store sheep: A very heavy entry, including sheep from Blenheim Gis. borne, Kaikoura and Central Otago, and an irregular market, .but no quotable change on late rates- A feature was tlie salo of 314 Corriedale four tooth ewes at 15s lOd to IGs lid, the highest price at Addington for store sheep this season. Again 179 six.tooths made Ids 6d and a pen of Gisborne Romneys made Ids Bd. Values were: extra good four tooth Corriedale ewes 15.3 10(1 to 16s lid; extra good G.tooth Corriedale ewes to lls Gd; extra good 2.tootli Romney ewes to ids 8d; ordinary 2.tooth Romney ewes to 10s; four, .six and eight tooth Romney ewes 3s 6cl to ss; inferior S.M. Romney ewes to 3s Id; extra good two tooth halfbred ewes to Ids; good six and eight tooth half-bred ewes to 7s dd; ordinary six and eight tooth • quarter-bred ewes to 5s Gd; ordinary two tooth halfbred owes 9s Id to 10s Id; backward two tooth halfbred ewes 7s to 8s 10d; inferior two tooth halfbred ewes to Gs del; backward four tooth halfbred ewes to Gs sd; six and eight tooth halfbred ewes to Gs Gs; backward six and eight tooth halfbred owes lid to 2s Id.

Fat. lambs. —The entry of fat lambs was 4200 head and the quality* was generally below the average. There was a steady sale at late rates. Values wore; prime lambs 15s Gd to 10s Id; medium lambs J3s Gd to 15s; light lambs 10s 6d to 13s; store lambs 7s Cd to Ills

Fat sheep-—An entry of IGOO head. Wethers made up a bigger proportion than usual. There was an erratic, market aud no quotable cliange in values. Wethers were a little firmer, however. Values were; extra prime wethers to 17s Id; iprimo heavy wethers 15s to 16s; medium wethers 13s to 14s 6d; second quality wethers 9s to 12s Cd; light wetlidrs Cs Gd to Bs. Gd; extra prime ewes to 13s dd; prime ewes 10s to lls Gd; medium owes 8s to 9s Gd; light ewes 5s Gd to 7s Gd; aged ewes 3s Gd to ss. • . Fat cattle—The entry of 3G5 head was larger than for some time. There, was a firm sale but. tlio range of values was unaltered, as compared with last sale. Choico heavy beet' made 32s to 35s per 10,01 b. Best medium weight beef from 30s to 3ds; plain heavy • beef front 25s to 295; <sw beef 23s to 265; secondary, beet from 19s to 22s and rough down to ]ss. Values were; extra prime heavysteers to £l6 12s Gd; prime, heavy' steers £l2 to £ll 15s; prime medium weight steers £8 10s to £11; medium quality stueis £6 15 s. to £8; lignt steers to £6 ss; allow heiter ill -s Gel; extra prime heifers £ll 12-s Gd; primo heifers £8- to £lO ss; medium heifers £4 15s to £7 10s; light heifers ftf £4 10s; extra prime cows to £lO 17s. Gd; prime cows £7 IQs to £9 15s; medium cows £4 10s to £7; light cows to £4Vealers.—There was a small,, entry of vealers, and the general quality wasvery* poor. The salo was a good one for all better class, however, and killuble sorts sold at an advance of 5s per head. The top price for tho market was £5 8s Gd. Store cattle.—Tlio entry .of store cattle was a small one and tho quality throughout was very mixed. There were only tw-o straight lines of any size penned, one of them being a line of 18 months Hereford steers, which sold to £3 is, and the other ,a line of Hereford heifers of similar age. The latter was passed at £4 19s- -Good fresh cows made up to £2 15s and potting bulls, sold at late rates. ,• There was an average yarding in the dairy cattle section. It totalled GG head. There wa s an increase in values for all best Quality; cows offer, ing. Inferior sorts were hard to .quit. • Values were; good second and third culvers £9 to £11; medium second and third cal vers £7 to £8 15s; aged and inferior second and third calvers £1 10s to £5 10s; good heifers £9 to £10; medium heifers £7 to £8 10s; other sorts £4 55,,t0 £6. .. ~. •- ; iy , Eat jigs. There was ‘a smaller yarding of porkers, with a gefiefal, advance ixi' values for that, class. It amounted,' to about 4$ to 5g a ..bead-. tbe latter stages, of the. sale there was an casing and the saje closed with ,rates on a par. with those ruling, last,.week. There ‘was a- small, entry of baconers With a majority of oyer-Weights. wliich were practically'. Mnsaleaiblef. Values

were; choppers. '£3 : tp.£6 "Us (id; bac. oners -50 s to' 555; heavy bapOners 57s Gd to £3 Is (id; average price; per pound 4d to skl; porkers 3GstO'l2s; heavy porkers 45s to 18s (id; average price per pound sjd to 7d» ; , >■ There 'was '*&'■' small( entry of store pigs which -consisted .chiefly of wean-’ eds ..and slips. There were few good, stores and T a decline • tin. v4lnes • was recorded; ‘' Values ■ were ; 1 ,wmnor-s -9s to 12s; extra good ,i weariers to 1<«; slips 12s. to- 18s; small stores 22s to 255; large stores to 27s Gd.