STOCK PRICES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXII, Issue 268, 27 October 1932, Page 11

STOCK PRICES

STOBTFOBD LODGE SALE A LOWER RANGE IN VALUES. The number of beef and store cattle yarded at Stprtford Lodge sale yesterday was much beyond the capacity of the yards. The yards are planned out for the selling of cattle through the ring, and if offered from the rails buyers are not able to secure a proper view of the stock. If the present entries continue, some alteration should be seriously considered by the brokers. Prices for fat bullocks eased about 10/- per head from last week’s sale. In the fat Cow and heifer section, the offering was beyond requirements, making it necessary for some lines to be withdrawn from sale; otherwise there would have been a collapse in values.

Both cow and heifer beef were easier by 10/- -to 20/- per head. In the store cattle section there was a very heavy yarding, the number offered being difficult to arrive at, as the yards were refilled after the beef pens were cleared. The line of P.A. cattle offered on account of Tikitapu Station, Wairarapa, sold at rates which must have been disappointing to the vendor, a line of 2-yr. P.A. steers from this draft selling in two cuts at £2 12/- and £2 8/- respectively. Two-year P.A. heifers from the same draft made £2 3/-, and a 3-yr.. line £3 7/-. A forward line of 4-yr. P.A. bullocks, sold on account of Mr. J. Williams,* Waimarama, were purchased by a local grazier at £4. Several drafts of 2-yr. Hereford and P.A. steers from Wairoa district realised from £1 19/6 to £2 5/-. Station cows and heifers, which have been selling at recent sales at values in advance of their parity with beef, were sold at yesterday’s sale at a much lower range of values. ■ln the dairy section yearling Jersey heifers again met with a keen demand, a pen of extra choice realising £4 7/6. In the fat- sheep section, shorn fat ewes were on a par with last week, selling round about 5/-. Heavy weight shorn wethers were sold from 8/7 to 10/6.

Evidently vendors of fat lambs have not much faith in the export market, being prepared yesterday to accept a much lower rang? of values. There was a much larger yarding of sheep in the store pens, owing to a number of farmers closing largo area’ up for grass-seed. Prices were much easier, although when values are compared with those ruling in the fat section, there is still no. margin for the grazier. A draft of forward shorn wethers, sold on account of Mr. lan Hamilton, Sherenden, realised 8/7. Woolly wether hoggets made from 9/6 to 10/2.

BROKERS’ REPORTS.

The Associated Auctioneers report a heavy yarding of over 500 fat cattle with a big yarding of store cattle and a good offering of sheep. Prices were on. a par with recent sales and with a slightly easing, tendency. Following is a range of prices: Fat bullocks £4 to £5 10/-, fat steers £3 to £3 15/-, fat cows £2 to £3 8/6, fat heifers £2 10/fo £3 5/-, vealers 15/- to £2 3/-, 2-yr steers £2 to £2 5/-, 3-yr steers £3, grown bullocks £3 to £3 5/6, station cows to 35/-, 3-yr heifers £2 8/-, 2-yr heifers to £2; fat ewes (woolly) to 7/3, shorn 4/6 to 5/6, fat lambs 8/- to 11/-, fat wethers 8/7 to 9/11, fat hoggets (woolly) 8/- to 11/3, ewes and lambs (all counted) 3/11 to 5/3, store ewes to 3/-, 2 and 4-th ewes (shorn! 6/7.

Brokers report the following sales Williams and Kettle, Ltd. — 1 fat bullock £4 18/6, 4 at £4 15/-, 3 at £ ’ 410/., 4 at £5, 3 at £4 18/-, 1 at £4 3/6, 4 at £5 10/-, 4 at £5 5/-, 3 at £4 17/-, 4 at £4 3/-, 4 fat cows £2 17/1,. 4 fat heifers £2 15/-, 9 at £2 17/-, 2 at £3 2/6, 2 at £2 12/6, 6 at £2 16/-, 85 2-yr steers £2 5/-, 60 3-yr steers £3 5/6, 42 at £3, 19 bulllocks £3 5/-, 7 at £2, 5'3 2-yr steers £2 3/- 23 2-yr Hereford steers £2 11/6, 8 3-yr heifers £2 8/-, 7 2-yr steers £1 19/-, 8 2-yr heifers £1 6/-, 1 dairy cow (on drop) £4, 1 fat cow £2 14/.-,. 28 ewes with 28 lambs 3/11 (all counted), 38 store ewes 2/9, 58 fat woolly ewes 7/3, 20 at 6/6, 25 fat lambs 10/-, 43 at 8/-, 26 at 10/-, 50 shorn fat ewes 5/5, 23 at 5/4, 22 at 5/-, 12 at 4/6, 2 fat ewes 6-th 9/3, 1 fat hogget 11/3, 4 fat lambs 10/-, 36 fat woolly ewes 4/6. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.—l fat heifer 25/-, 49 2-yr steers 37/-, 2 vealers £3, 1 vealer £2 10/-, 1 store cow 5/-, 3 fat bullocks £4 12/6, 6 at £4 10/-, 3 at £4 5/-, 2 black fat cows £3 14/-, 2 fat cows £3 11/-, 3 at £3 7/6, 4 at £3 6/-, 1 at £3 7/6; 24 fat wethers 9/11, 24 at 9/11, 12 at 9/11, 13 fat lambs 11/-, 8 at 11/.6, 20 at 12/6. H.B. Farmers’ Co-op. Assn., Ltd.— 60 fat wethers 8/6, 25 fat ewes 5/2, 41 at 5/-, 20 at 6/6, 8 at 6/-, 9 at 4/7, 31 at 4/2; 3 fat wethers 9/2, 16 fat lambs 12/7, 10 at 11/7, 61 ewes 67 lambs (all countejJ) 5/11, 26 ewes, 28 lambs 4/6/42 hoggets 9/6, 6 dairy heifers £3 2/6, 6 at £3 12/6, 1 dairy cow £3 10/-, 1 heifer in profit £6 10/-, 1 at £6, 1 Jersey steer 10/-, 30 Hereford steers £2 10/-, 46 at £2 2/-, 26 P.A. steers £2 5/-, 30 at £1 19/6, 24 P.A. bullocks £4, 7 at £3 17/6, 15 at £3 11/-, 12 cows and calves £1 19/-, 13 P.A. cows £1 12/-,. 24 Hereford cows £1 11/-, 1 Jersey bullock £5, 1 fat cow £3 1/-, 4 at £2 18/-, 1 at £3 6/-, 4 at £2 10/-, 2 fat heifers £2 12/6, 2 at £2 12/-, 1 at £3.- In conjunction with Dalgety and Co., Ltd.— 6 fat bullocks £5 6/-, 4 at £5 8/6, 2 at £5 10/-, 2 at £5 5/-, 2 at £5 2/6, 2 at £5 5/-, 3 at £5 7/-. De Pelichet, McLeod and Co., Ltd —6 fat bullocks £5 7/-, 2 fat cows £2 16/-, 1 at £2 9/-, 1 at £2 6/-, 5 at £2 15/-, 5 at £2 12/6, 2 at £2 14/-, 1 at £1 10/-, 34 2-yr steers £2 6/-, 27 2-yr heifers £2, 10 forward bullocks £2, 13 at £3 1/-, 1 at £3 16/-, 2 at £1 10/-, 2 store cows £l, 9 3-yr heifers £2 6/-, 1 cow (in calf) £3, 1 springing heifer £2 10/-, 3 fat wethers 12/-, 15 forward wethers 10/-, 14 forward hoggets 9/-. Hoadley, Son and Stewart, Ltd.— 37 3-yr P.A. steers £2 14/-, 6 yearling

steers £1 16/6, 18 bullocks £3 10/-, 7 at £2 6/-, 9 at £2 1/-, 7 at £3 1/-, 4 fat heifers £3, 6 at £2 18/6, 7 at £3 4/6, 6 fat cows £2 12/6, 5 at £3 10/-, 11 at £3 2/-, 3 at £2 4/-, 10 Jersey yearling heifers £3 10/-, 5 at £4 5/-, 2 at £3, 1 at £2 12/6, 5 at £3 15/-, 1 at £2 2/6, 1 springing cow £4 17/6, 1 at £3 15/-, 1 at £4, 1 at £5 15/-, 1 at £4, 1 at £2 2/6, 1 at £7, 1 at £5 5/-, 1 at £5 7/6, 1 at £2, 1 at 25/-, 1 at £2 12/6, 12 fat 2-ths 11/-, 9 fat hoggets 9/9, 21 fat ewes (shorn) 5/-, 40 fat ewes 4/6, 38 f. and f. wethers (shorn) 8/1, 60 woolly hoggets 9/6, 80 at 9/10, 70 woolly wethers 10/2, 5 yearling Jersey heifsey heifers £4 7/6. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.—2 fat bullocks £5, 1 at £4 1/s, 5 at £4 18s 6d, 1 fat cow £2 17s 6d, 1 fat bullock £5 ss, 5 at £5 4s, 10 at £5 Is, 5 at £4 17s 6d, 2 at £4 12s 6d, 1 at £5 8s 6d, 1 at £4 12s 6d, 7 at £4 1.3 s 6d, 9 fat cows £2 Is 6d, 8 at £2 16s. In conjunction with H.B. Farmers:— 4 fat bullocks £5 8s 6d, 6 at £5 6s, 3 at £5 7s, 2 at £5 10s, 4 at £5 ss. On account of Tikitapu station;— 22 f. and f. P.A, cows £1 17s, 21 at £1 15s, 27 f. and f. cows £1 15s, 39 3-yr P.A. cross heifers £2 7b, 40 2-yr steers £2 12s, 38 at £2 Bs, 46 2-yr P.A. cross heifers £2 3s, 14 3-yr heifers £1 15s, 39 fat wethers 8s 6d, 27 fat ewes ss, 49 at 5s 2d, 17 fat wethers 8s 7d, 140 at 9s, 43 fat ewes 5s Id, 5 at 6s 6d, 41 fat wethers 9s 6d, 7mt 10s 6d, 161 wether hoggets 9s 9d.

Murray Roberts and Co., Ltd.—-4 fat Bullocks £2 10s, 5 at £5 ss, 7 at £5, 1 at £4 18s 6d,-7 at £4 2s 6d, 4 steers £2 12s, 4 at £3 6s, 3 at 355, 4 at £3 19s, 8 fat Jersey steers £3, 1 fat cow £2 10s, 4 at 80s, 3 at £2 6s, 2 at £2 ss, 1 at £2 17s, 1 at £1 15s, 2 at £2 14s, 1 at £2 10s, 8 at £2 4s, 1 at £2 7s 6d, 2 at £1 16s, 1 at £2, 5 at £2 18s, 5 at £2 5s 6d, 1 vealer £2 10s, 1 at £l, 1 at £1 15s, 19 store steers £2 Bs, 23 at 30s, 1 Jersey heifer £1 6s, 4 store cows £l, 10 steers and heifers 19s, 16 cows and calves £1 15s. 16 3-yr steers £3, 26 2-yr P.A. steers £2 9s 6d, 4 steers 15s, 9 store cows £1 7s 6d, 30 fat ewes 6s 6d, 11 wethers 10s, 31 fat ewes 6s, 11 at 5s Bd,. 19 fat hoggets 8s 6d, 20 fat ewes 6s, 12 at ss, JlB ewes 122 lambs, all counted 4s lOd, 134 ewes, 142 lambs, all counted 5s 6d, 147 f. and f. wethers 10s, 104 fwd. wethers 10s lOd, 126 m.s. hoggets 9s, 37 hoggets 7s, 16 m.a. ewes ss, 379 store wethers 8s 7d, 81 at 6s 7d, 1 store dairy cow £1 2s 6d, 1 Jersey heifer £2 7s 6d, 1 black heifer 10s, 1 Jersey cow £1 2s 6d.