LIVE STOCK VALUES

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 79, 16 March 1935, Page 9

LIVE STOCK VALUES

Trends on Dominion Markets PRICES WELL MAINTAINED Prices were generally well maintained on most ot the live stock markets ot the Dominion during the past week, with heavier supplies coming forward at many yards. Improved inquiry tor store stock reflected the improved feed conditions in most districts, and prices realised were good in most instances. Eat stock showed variations according to supply, but well finished cattle and sheep were but little affected. Ihe position on the principal mar kets is as follow:— W ES I MELD. T here was a comparatively hrm tone on most sections of the market at this week’s sale at Westfield, Auckland. Yardings throughout were large, reflecting the heavy flush of growth. Late rates were fully maintained on bullocks, with cows and heifers very firm. Calves were on a par to easier. Eat sheep showed an improvement in quality. Hie increased yarding however led to an easing in values. Lambs made late rates. Baconers and porkers sold very firmly, while store pigs were on a par to easier. W AIPUKLRAU. Values were practically unchanged on fat and store cattle at the Waipukurau sale. Eat sheep met good competition with prime sheep selling well. Store sheep generally sold firmly, BURNSIDE. An oversupply of fat cattle at the Burnside, Duneuin, sale, resulted in an easing in values. Few prime sorts were offering and passings were fairly frequent. A moderate entry of store cattle realised rates on a par to slightly down on late rates. A medium offering of fat theep met a steady sale, prices being on a par with recent safes for ewes, with wethers firm. Fat lambs met exceptionally keen export competition, buttressed by butchering demand Small yardings of tat and store pigs sold steadily. HASTINGS. A moderate entry of fat cattle, chiefly cows and heifers, sold at improved rate*, at the Hastings sale. Few prime cattle weie offering. Store cattle sold steadily at late rates. Fat, sheep met steady competition, prices showing a slight improvement on ewes, with withers and lambs steady. In the store sheep section values were variable on breeding ewes, wethers being sticky and lambs steady. ADDINGTON. Entries were again heavy at the Addington sale. The penning of store ewes was' one of the heaviest of the season, and although the big proportion of mediocre sheep wore slightly easier, all better sorts about maintained recent rates. Store lambfc were mostly of an indifferent class, and there was little change. The entry in the fat sheep pens was larger and there was a slight easing in values for wethers to a smaller extent than for ewes. Fat lambs were easier, many of the lighter forts failing to make schedule prices, but butchers’ sorts made late rates. Fat cattle in larger numbers eased for most classes by a little more than a shilling per 1001 b. 'There was a keen vealer market and a slightly improved sale for store cattle and pig* FEILDING. About 14,000 sheep were yarded at the Feilding sale, prices for breeding ewcfi being easier, owing to inferiority of quality generally, but there was a good demand for good ewes and for good store lambs. Ewes lor fattening sold well. Fat sheep prices were somewhat easier, though above export rates. There was a good sale of fat cattle. Fat sheep •_ prime fat wethers to 23/6, others from 19/-; prime heavy to 18/6, others from 13/-; prime heavy lambs to 25/-, others from 15/9. Store sheep; breeding ewes, twotooths to '3l/8, others from 18/7, fourtooths, to 28/-, four and six-tootlis to 22/-, four and five years to 23/-, five years to 19/1, others fiom 13/5; m.a. ewes to 20/7 ; two-tooth wethers to 21/1, others from 16/-, fattening ewes to 12/-; blackface lambs to 16/2; wether lambs to 15/4. m.s. lambs to 10/-. Eat cattle: bullocks to £B, heifers to £5, cows to £6, steers to £5 17/-, vealcrs to 32/6. Store cattle: forward cows to £2 10/-, heifers (R.W.8.) to 37/6, wcaner heifers to 3-5/-, two-year steers to £4 9/-. threeyear fteers to £5 10/-, dairy cows (in milk) to £3 10/-, springing heifers to £3 5/-.