MID-WEEK STOCK SALES

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 28 February 1935, Page 10

MID-WEEK STOCK SALES

REALISATIONS AT WESTFIELD

(By Telegraph--Press Association.; AUCKLAND, Feb. 27

There was again an increased yarding of cattle at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale. The number offered was about 800, of which the bulk were cows and heifers. The quality of ox beef was first class and selling under keen demand this realised prices on a par with those of last week’s sale. The demand for all but prime cows and heifers was less keen and values showed a slightly falling tendency. Well-finished sorts were in demand and some excellent prices were realised for individual lots.

Extra choice ox beef made 25s 1001 b; choice and prime, 20s to 245 ; secondary and plain, 16s to 19s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20s to 245; other cow beef, HOs to 19s; extra heavy prime steers, £lO to £lO 12s 6d; heavy prime, £9 to £9 17s 6d; lighter prime, £7. 17s 6d to £8 17s Gd; light prime, £G 15s to £7 15s; small .and unfinished. £4 to £6 12s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £8 2s 6d; heavy prime, £5 to £6 15s; lighter prime, £3 to £4 17s 6d; other killable cows, £1 ilo§ to £2 ss. Calves were in -greater supply with a larger offering than usual of heavy vealers. Although the demand was keen thei’e was a general easing tendency. Runners, 32s to 80s; vealers, 16s to 645.

A very small offering of «ns well below requirements. Although the quality on the whole was act good, buyers were very active and valves again rose, prices being up to 3s n head higher than those of lasr. week. Store sheep were also plentiful and sold well. Lambs came forward m smaller number and realised I’ull.v late rates. Wethers, prime, 22s to 31s; unfinished, 17s to 23s Od; ewes, prime. 17s to 22s 6d; unfinished, 5s to 16s 6d; lambs, prime 17s to 27s 9d; unfinished, 10s to 16s 6d.

Botli fat and store pigs were in shorter supply. The offering included many well-finished baconers i< r which the demand was again easier, prices receding about 2s a bead. Light, porkers were firm at late rates, but heavier sorts realised slightly loner pricers. Baconers, 51s to 765; porkers, 34s to 48s; large s’ures, 20s to 28s; prices per lb., baconers 6£d to s£d, porkers 5Jd to 52d.

ADDINGTON VALUES.

CHRISTCHURCH, Feb. 27

The sale all round to-day at Addington was good, there being a slight improvement- in values for most classes of stock. ■Store lambs.—A heavy entry can e forward. Good rape lambs made .16s 4d to 16s oil, medium rape 13s 3.1 to 14s 9d, wether lambs 10s Id to !2s od, ordinary wether lambs 8s fid to 9s lOd, cull os Id to 8s 3d. Store sheep.—Good ewes were firm at last week’s rates, and inferior a shade easier in the concluding stages of the sale. Extra good two-tooth threequarter-bred ewes made 31s id, good two-tooth threequai»ter-bred 25s to 27s 3d, medium two-tooth tlireequarterbred 22s 9d to 245, good twotooth Corriedale 30s, good two-tooth halfbred' 2Ss to 30s 6d, medium twotooth halfbred 23s to 255, inferior twotooth halfbred 21s to 22s 6d, extra good s.m. halfbred to 20s 9d, goos s.m. halfbred 17s 6d to 19s, medium s.m. 15s 6d to 17s, ordinary s.m. 13s 9d to 15s 3d, inferior s.m. 11s to 13s Gd, f.m. ewes 7s Gd to 9s, cull ewes 4s lOd to 6s 6d, good wethers 17s to 19s, ordinarv 14s to 16s 3d.

Fat lambs.—Export lambs maintained the schedule of 71 d a pound and heavy lambs for butchers’ trade up to Bd‘. Show lambs made 40s Gd.

Fat sheep.—Four*thousand two hundred were yarded, as against 45C0 last week, a small proportion being prime sheep. Best ewes were up by 2s to 2s 6d a head, and wethers by 3 s to Is 6d, others were unchanged. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 33s 3d, prime heavy 24s 6d to 275, prime medium weights 22s to 275, medium quality 39s to 21s 6d, light wethers Ids to 38s 6d, extra prime heavy ewes to 25s 7d, prime heavy 20s to' 22s Sr, prime medium weight 36s to 39s 6d, ordinary 32s 6d to 15s fid, light to 12s.

Fat cattle.—Four hundred and fifty penned, including more lietter quality. Good cattle improved by 10s a head;

diuni and inferior showed no change. Best steer and heifer beer sold at up to 25s 6d per 1001 b, good from 21s 6d to 245, heavy from 18s 0d to 20s, secondary from 14s to 16s, and rough down to 11s per 1001 b. Extra prime heavy steers made to £ll 7s 6d. prime heavy £9 10s, medium weight prime £8 30s to £9 10s. medium qual- ; ty £4 10s to 7 10s, light £4 ss, extra prime heifers to £9 7s 6d, prime £js 5s to £7 10s, medium £3 5s to £5, light to £3. Extra prime cows to £7 37s 6d, prime £5 to £6 ss. ordinarv £2 35s to £4, light and aged 35s to £2 10s

Fat pigs.—A medium entry, porkers being in small supply. The demand was good” particularly for porkers, which showed an appreciation in values. Choppers made £2 5s 6d, baconers 50s to £SB« 6d, heavy £3 to £3 7s 6d, extra heavy to £3 14s 6d, average price per lb was 5Jd to fijd; porkers made 35s to 38s 6d, heavy 40s to 46s 6d, average price per lb. 6d to 6 id.

REALISATIONS AT BURNSIDE. DUNEDIN, Feb. 27. Tlicre were large entries in both beef and mutton sections at the Burnside sale to-day. Fat cattle: The offering numbered 325 head, a large percentage comprising cows and heifers, a few pens being of outstanding quality. There was a dearth of heavy bullocks, most of this class being of medium quality. The sale opened with prices for all classes showing a drop of 15s a head, but there was a sharp rise over the final races, and the opening drop in values was practically recovered. Extra prime heavy builoeks sold to £ll 7s Gd; prime heavy, £9 2s (id to £lO 2s Gd; medium, £7 2s Gd to £8 7s Gd; light, down to

£5 12s 6d; extra prime heifers made to £9 2s 6d; prime cows and heifers, £4 10s to £6 2s Gd. Store cattle: An entry of 23S head was forward, a large proportion being vealers. On account of the large supply- late values were barely maintained. There was a small entry in the dairy section, only 22 head being yarded. There was a keen demand for all young cows close to profit. The fat sheep offered for sale numbered 2445. The entry included a small number of "wethers and a few outstanding consignments of heavy ewes, *he I largest proportion consisting of mtuium ! quality ewes. There was a keen demand [ for all heavy sheep at the commencement of the sale, but after the first three races had been disposed of prices j cased, and over the final races there I was a drop of ls.Gd to 2s per head for all heavy sheep. Extra prime heavy 1 wethers sold to 295; prime heavy, 25s to 26s Gd; medium, 22s Gd to 245; light, down to 19s; extra prime heavy young ewes, to 255; extra prime heavy ewes, 20s to 235; prime heavy, 17s to 19s Gd; medium, 15s Gd to 16s 9d; light, down j to 11s. Fat lambs: The entry numbered 1296, the bulk of which was of average qualI it}". Extra prime heavy lambs sold to 130 s; prime heavy, 23s to 25s Gd; I medium, 20s to 22s Gd; light, down to ' 16s. The fat pigs forward numbered 86. The ghort supply had the effect of firming prices. There was a keen sale for both baconers and porkers, the former realising from £3 to £4 6s and good quality porkers from £2 5s to £2 14s. An entry of .147 store pigs was sold I at satisfactory prices.

THE WANGANUI SALE. Freeman R .Jackson and Co. report as fellow: We had a good yarding, slightly in excess of 8000 sheep, and met a good free sale with practically a total clearance in all section. The demand for ewes was particularly keen, buyers* having waited for the recent rains before completing their purchases, and any good breeding ewes sold at an advance on recent sales. Lambs appear to have had a check, and do not look to be thriving at all well, and by appearance fanners may have trouble this winter with their hoggets. Practically the total passings at to-day auction were lambs. Cattle remained at late rates. In the nig section baconers and porkers were round late rates. No stores were offered, but a fair yarding of weaners met poor competition and sold at a very low figure. Sheep: Fat ewes 15s 6d to 16s; fat lambs 21s; fat wethers 21s to 245; good two-tooth ewes to 32s 8d; medium 21s 3d to 26s 3d; small 20,s to 225; four- tooth ewes, 30-s; six-tooth ewes, 27s 2d; tail-end four and sixtooth, 21s 6s; four-year ewes, 20s lOd I to 21s 8d; four and , five-year ewes to 21s; poorer sorts, 16s to 18s 8d; fiveyear ewes, 14s 4d to 16s 8d; aged fattening 12s to 14s 2d; culls 4s to 9s ; b.f lambs 13s to 13s fid; wether lambs 12s to 12s lOd; culls 4s 6d to 10s ; two tooth wethers, 19s fid to 21s; medium 18s to 19s; m.a. wethers 19s lOd to 20s; S.D. rams, £1 Is to £1 6s 6d; Romney rams, 1 to 1 igns; aged 8s to 15s. Cattle : Prime dairy cows, £3 6s to £4 2s fid; fab ditto £1 15s to £3: young forward dairy cows and heifers 18s to 30s; Jersey heifers r.w, bull to £2. Pigs: Baconers £2 to £ 210 s; heavy porkers 29s to 335; porkers 24s to 27s fid; weaners 5s fid to 7s fid; good >P.A. runners £2 5s to £2 12s; good P.A. vonlcrs £1 15s to £2 2s; poor vealci'S' £1 5s to £1 10s; calves (poor) 10s to 15s.