COMMERCIAL.

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 4 May 1934, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

WESTFIELD STOCK SALE

RISING TENDENCY SHOWN AUCKLAND, May 2. There wais a firm tone in all sections at the Westfield fat stock sale to-day. The short offering last week Was responsible for the keen demand, and values showed a rising tendency. Beef cat-tie wore yarded in rather less than average numbers ; the quality was good with some large lots of well-finished •sorts. Ox beef imi>roved in price by Is to .seir at 2ls per 1001 b, and other classes of beef were correspondingly firmer. Extra choice ox made 21s a 1001 b, choice and prime 17s to 20s, secondary and plain 14s to 17s, prime young cow and heifer beef Ids to 20s. ordinary cow beef 10s to Ids, extra heavy prime .steers £8 Ids to £9 10s, heavy prime £S to £8 12s 6d, lighter prime £6 Ids to £7 17s 6d, light prime £d ds to £6 12s 6d, small and unfinished £3 10s to £5 2s od, extra heavy prime young cows and heifers £d 10s to £6 7s 6d, heavy prime £4 ds to £d 7s 6d, lighter prime £2 Ids to £3 1 7s (3d, other killable cows £1 10s to £2 12s 6d. Increased numbers of calves came forward, and sold under keen competition, with the result that prices showed an improvement on those of last week. Runners made 37s to 725, vealers 18s to 60s. There was a very firm sale in the sheep section, and values improved in all classes. The mutton quality was good throughout. Wethers were very firm and ewes improved as much as Is Od. Wethers, prime 23s 0d to 295, unfinished 18s to 245, ewes, prime maiden 22s 9d to 245, prime 16s 3d to 235, unfinished 10s to 18s 9d. Lambs were offered in fair numbers, and again sold under keen competition, with values improving on recent rates. Lambs, prime 17is to 27s 9d, unfinished 10s to 18s 6d. The yarding of pigs was well up to average. Fats sold well at slightly improved rates. Store pigs were not up to standard, and there was an appreciable drop an price. Baconers 42s to 68s, porkers 18s to 38s, large stores 14 s to 20s.

J3IG ADDINGTON ENTRY

EASING OF VALUES

CHRISTCHURCH, May 2

Tiiere was an overflow entry of fat cattle at the Addington market to-day, entries in the other sections being oj nominal size. • Eat sheep, fat lamos, good, (young: ewes, dairy /cattle and vealers sold well, but fat cattle of inferior quality and store lambs were easier.

The store sheep entry was drawn from Marlborough, Nelson, the south, and Chatham (Islands, and for the most part comprised a mixed display. Good younp- ewes were in keen demand. Good two-tooth crossbred ewes made 29s to '3os . Gel, plain two-tooth 17s to 19s 6d, ordinary 4 and 6-tooth half bred ewes 21s to 22s 6d, ordinary 4 and 6-tooth crossbred ewes 20s to 21s 9d, medium 6 and 8-tooth lialfbred ewes 21s to 235, ordinary 6 and S-tooth ha If bred ewes 19s to 20s 6d, low conditioned 6 mid 8-tooth jewes 16s to 18s. 'ordinary s.m.- 16s to 17s 6d, s. and f.m. ewes 13e to 15s 6d, ageu and inferior 10s 6d to 12s 6d, forward full-mouth lialfbred wethers 2ds to 21s, medium full-mouth halfbred 18s to .21s. medium .full-mouth lialfbred LBs to ,19s 6d, ordinary two-tooth hellbred 18s to 18s 3d. Store lambs.—A heavier entry than the fortnight previously. Lambs foi

the carrying over were easier, although <r o od ewe lambs were wanted. Good halfbred ewe lambs made to 21s, medium halfbred ewe iambs 15s 3d to 17s 9d, forward store lambs to 22. s '<<l, medium store lambs 15s to 16s 6d, inferior and plain store lambs 9s 3d to I4s. The fat lambs entry of 4300 sold at full schedule rates. Extra prime heavy lambs made to 29s 4d, prime heavy 24s to 275. prime medium-weights 21s to 23s 6d, light 16s to 20s 6U. Fat sheep.—An entry of 6300 head. Export competition maintained rates at schedule level. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 29s 4d, prime fieav--25s to 275, prime medium-weight 22s to 24s 6d. oramary quality 19s to 9is 6d light to 18s 6d. prime he as y ewes 22s “to 23s 6d, prime mediumweight ewes 19s 6d to 21s 6d, ordinary quaLitv ewes 16s to 19s, light eaves to los (id. - Fat- cattle.—An excess entry of -oo head met* with a dragging sale. Good beef sold at little difference, but cows were hard to quit and there was an easing in values. Special beef maue to 265, good 20s to 22s 6d, heavy to 17s, medium quality 16s 6d to 19s Id, and interior down to 12s* 6d. Extra prime heavy steers made to £ll 7s 6d, prime heavy £6 los to £8 ss, prime, medium-weurht £6 "to £7 os ordinary quality £S to £5 10s, light to £3 15s, extra prime heifers to £B, prune £4 to £6 15s, ordinary £2 los to £3 10s, light heifers to £2 I.os. extra prune cows to £8 2s 6d. prime £3 5s to £4 15s, ordinary £2 to £3, rough to 355. Fat pigs.—A good entry met with a steady demand. Choppers £2 to £4 18s 6d, baconers 44s 6d to £3 10s 6d, avei'age price a lb 4Jd to sd. Porkers 2Ss to 39s 6d, average price per lb, 4fd to 5Jd. Store pigs : A large entry, which sold slightly better. Weaners 6s to 11s, slips 8s to 10s, stores 10s to l7s, extra good to 265, sows in pig 45s 6d.

BURNSIDE PRICES DECLINE.

LARGE YARDING OF CATTLE.

DUNEDIN, May 2. There was a large yarding of fat cattle numbering over 400 at to-day’s Burnside sale. Heavy bullocks: were firm, but others were fully 10s a head easier owing to over-supply. Extra prime heavy bullocks £ll 17s 6d, prime heavy £8 10s to £lO 2s 6d, medium £6 15s to £8 2s 6d, light down to £o ss, extra prime heifers, to £7 12s 6d. extra prime cows to £5 2s 6d. The fat sheep entry numbered 1900.

Heavy wethers and heavy ewes sold finn at late rates, others declining iiuliy Is a nead. Export buyers operated at the increased schedule for freezing ewes. Extra prime heavy wethers 3os 3d, prime heavy 24s 6u to 2i s bd, medium 22s to 23s 6d, extra prime heavy ewes to 20s, prime heavy ltis 6d to IPs, medium 15s 6d to 16s, 6d, light down to 12s 6d. The iamb section attracted an entry of 700, the quality throughout, being only fair. 'The fall in the iamb schedule was noticeable, and medium heavy quality lambs declined in value about Is a head. Extra prime heavy butchers’ lambs to 29s 9d, prime heavy 24s to 275, medium 22s 6d to 245, light down to 20s 3d. In the fat pig section 166 were penned and baconers were in good: demand, but porkers hardly realised, late rates. The entry of 102 store pigs met a dragging sale. There was a large yarding in the store cattle section, the top price being £6 2s 6d for a. pen of ifour-year-old good conditioned bullocks; 2£-year-old steers soul from £3 to £4 7s 6d and. 2J,-year-old heifers to £3 3s. The usual assortment of cull cows changed hands at slightly lower rates. The dairy section attracted a full attendance of buy el’s, and: any cows close to profit were keenly sought after, realising up to. £8 2s 6(1.

JOHNSONVILLE YARDING

LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES.

There was little change in prices at the Johnsonville sale on Wednesday, when a full yarding of sheep and cattle came forward. The quality of the bullocks offered was hardly up to last week’s yarding. Taking this into consideration, prices showed no alteration. Cows and heifers had a good sale at late rates, and vealers were in keen demand. The sheep offered were generally of good quality, and prices for wethers were on a par with last week’s rates, while ewes were slightly easier. Lambs were dull of sale and met a poor demand. Cattle.—Heavy bullocks £8 2s to £7 13s, bullocks £7 6s to £6 10s, heavycows and heifers £5 12s. to £5 ss, runners £2 18s to £2 10s, vealers £1 18 s to £l.

Sheep.—Prime heavy wethers 26s lOd to 25s 6d, prime wethers 25s to 23s 9d, prime extra heavy ewes 22s to 21s 7d, prime heavy ewes. 21s to 20s 6d, extra heavy lambs 23s 3d to 23s Id, heavy lambs 22s 6d to- 20s 3d.