THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LV, Issue 304, 21 November 1935, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKETS.

SALE AT ADDINGTON. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 20. Largo entries at the Addington market to-day in the fat cattle, fat. sheep, and spring lamb sections resulted in. an easing in prices. Other sections maintained recent prices. The store sheep ' entry included Chatham Island Romney cross wethers which sold at from 20. sto 225. Best ewes and lambs made to 15s 3d, all counted. The wether and hogget” market was better by Is to Is 6d a head ewes and lambs being firm. Spring lamb sold at from 8d to Bjd per lb. Fat sheep.—4soo were penned. Wethers cased by Is 6d to 2s aiid ewes by Is a head. Passings were frequent at the end of the sale. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 29s 4d; prime heavy, 22s 6d to 255; prime medium-weight, 20s . 6d to 225; ordinary, 19s to 20s. Extra prime heavy ewes to 28s 4d; prime heavy, 20« 6d to 225; prime modium-weight, 18s to 20s; ordinary to 17s 9d. Fat caltle.—s6o head were penned. I here was a drop of 2s per 1001 b, best beef making 31s 6d to 335; good, 29s to 31s; and ordinary, 24s to 28s. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £ls 17s 6d; prime hc.a\y. £ll 15s to £l4 ss; prime medium-weight, £lO 12s 6d to £l2 10s; light and ordinary, £7 5s to £lO. Extra prime heifers sold to £l2 2s 6d; prime, £8 to £9 15s; ordinary £6 to £7 10s. Extra prime cows to £lO 12s 6d; prime, £7 10s to £8 15s; ordinary, £6 to £7 ss. , Fat pigs mot with a slightly improved demand, export buyers operating. Choppers made. 30s to £4; .baeoners, 45s to 52s 6d; heavy, 57s 6d to £3 6s 6rl; average price por lb, 4*d to sd. Porkers, 2os to 41s 6d; average price per lb, 5Jd fo 6d.

JONSONVILLE VALUES. A good yarding of cattle and a fair sheep offering were forward at the .Tolinsonvillc stock sale, held yesterday by Wright, -Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd. Uto bullocks comprised a number of pens of prime heavy cattle, which sold on a par with last week. Medium-weight bui locks were easier. Prime heavy cows and heifers sold well at late rates, while plain and unfinished sorts did not reach last week s prices. A small yarding of yoalers met with keen competition and sold well. 1 lie yarding of wethers sold at late rates. Prime heavy ewes were on a par with last week, but plain sorts were easier. The varding of hoggets sold at no change. Lamlis met with keen competition, but prices were easier by Is to Is 6d per beau. Cattle. — Prime extra heavy bullocks £l3 5s single, £l2 15s single, £l2 11s, £l2 2s; prime heavy, £ll 14s single, £ll 10s, £ll 7s, £ll, £lO 18s; heavy, £lO 3s 6d, £lO, £9 17s. £9 12s 6d; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £9 13s single, £9 7s single, £9 5s single, £9; prime licvay, £/ 16s, £/ 2s 6d, £6 17s, £6 11s, £6 Bs, £6 4s; cows and heifers, £5, £4 15s; runners £3 Is, £3, £2 16s. £2 14s; vealors, £1 19s, £1 10s, £1 6s, 16s, 11s. Sheep.—Prime extra heavy wethers, 23= Bd, 25s 3d, 255; prime heavy, 23s 3d, 235, 22s 6d; medium, 225; prime extra heavy owes, 20s 9d, 20s, 19s 7d; prime heavy, ]7s 3d, 17s, 16s 9d; medium, 15s sd, 15s 3d; heavy hoggets,. 25s lid; w°°llv. 24s 6d, 245; heavy spring lambs, 24s 9d, 24s 6d; medium. 22s 7d. 21s 9d, 21s 6d, 2u» 3d, 20s; light, 19s 7d, 19s, 18s 10d, 16s 6tl, 15s. LEVIN WEEKLY SALE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Levin sale:—A further large yarding of pigs came forward, together with a, small entry of sheep and a large yarding of cattle. The offering of dairy stock was consderably augmented by an entry on account ot Mr 1. Been, oi Manakau and realised particularly good prices. UUior cattle remained . firm at late rates, while pigs also maintained recent values. I rices trigs. —Sows to farrow, £2 to £2 7s 6d; sow and litter, £3; weaners, 8s to 11s bd; slips, 12s to 14s bd; light stores 15s to 18s; heavier sorts, IBs to 255; porkers, ligiil, 27s 6d to 32s bd; medium, 32s od to ols od; heavy, 37s 6d to £2 2s Od; choppers, £2 to £2 IDs; baconers, £2 10s to £o 3s. Sheep.—Ewes and lambs, 24s bd to 30s 3d; fat ewes, shorn, lbs to 15s bd. Cattle. —Fat cows, £2 2s 6d to £3 2s 6d; heavy, £3 2s 6d to £4; extra heavy, £4 to £5 ss; prime extra heavy, £5 bs to £6 ss; primo extra heavy heifers to £0 Is, vealors, 25s to £3; runners, £3 4s to £3 10s; store cows, 30s to 37s 6d; bulls £2 8s to £3 ss: yearling hellers, £2 /s oil to 15s Dairy stock : Cows in milk, special entry £4f £4 10s, £5 ss, £6, £6 10s, £6 15s, £7 10= to £8 ss. A six-year-old gelding realised the sum of £SO, while a five-year mare was sold at £35 10s. ;

PAIIIATUA SALE. Sheep were in keen demand at the weekly Pahiatua sale, when -the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd offered a yarding of 370 sheep and a small entry of 'cattle to a good attendance ol buyers, effecting a clearance at the following prices:-Sheep: Two and four-tooth shorn wethers, 21s; woolly wether hoggets, 23s lOd. Cattle: Storo cows, 30s;. Jersey bull, 114. STORTFORD LODGE SALE. Per Press Association. HASTINGS, Nov. 20. With a moderate entry of 275 head of fat cattle and a heavy offering of 1200 head of store cattle, tlio yards were filled at to-day’s stock sale at Stortford Lodge. Fat cattle were generally easier in tone, with a quieter demand, prices being from ■ -li.vViflv pasier for cow boot, bui looks beingy easier all round. Store cattle of with a steady demand, but vendois j^ et several ° instances did not meet the market Fat sheep made late rates, with tl o best demand for medium weights. In a^smaR 1 yarding of .tore es or ?^ ty but rU other lines a dfd Jl not meet a med'mn £ to pGmt’ to ‘ £7;/others’ Stem, 2-yo.r, » £5 15.1 bullocks, to £8 Is; cows, to £5 7s, tieueis, to Fajf sheep.—Shorn wethers, to 23s ; shorn ewes, to 18s 8d; lambs, t 0 25s 8d hoggets to 22s Bd. . Store sheep : Ewe ho g , 33s 2d; two-tooth wethers, to 20s. WESTFIELD SALE. Pnt- Pros? Association. AUCKLAND, Nov. 20. •p,was again a small yarding of cattle the *"Westfield fat stock sale, w-.th only about 600 offered. 'lhe quality of the ox beef was not quite up to standaid, but competition was ver yfroc, with late rates t it!' in tallied. A comparatively largei varding of cow's and heifers contained very cw nme young sorts, for which a strong demand existed, and the market was very firm. Fattening feed is now plentiful m the district. Extra choice ox beef made 34= a 1001 b: choice and prime. 30s to 335. ondarv and plain, 24s to 295; prime young cow and heifer beef, 29s to 335: othci cow beef, 21s to 28s. Extra heavy puine steers made £l4 to £ls ss; heavy prime r-Pl to £l3 15s; lighter prune. £ll to £.2 f 5 - light prime. £9 5s to £lO 15s; small and unfinished, £7 10s to £8 15s; extra heavy prime young cows' and hetfeis. £8 to £lO 17s 6d; heavy prune, £6 10s to £7 15s- lighter prime. £4 5s to £6 7s 6d. Other killablo cows. £2 10s to £4. The offering of sheep waS a larger one, with some well-finished lines. All so. U were in demand, and a good sale resulted at current rates. The spring lambs totalled just over 300, and values werei inclined to be' lower, especially for _ those lacking finisb. Wethers, prime 23s to 27s 6d; unfinished, 16s to 22s 6d. Ewes, prime 17s to 24s 3d; unfinished, 5s to 16s 9d: lioggcl s, shorn,. 21s to 24s 3d; tinshorn, 24s 6d to 28s 6d; spring lambs, best, 20s to 295; others, 15s to 19s fid. An abnormally largo yarding of fat ' pigs was regarded as tho first of a nuinbor that sliould get steadily larger till the 1

peak of tho season. Increased interest in this class on tho part, of dairy-farmers and stricter grading is likely to flood the market. Butchers were interested in light and medium porkers, which sold at late rates, but all heavier pigs, both porkers and baconers, were easier. Stores wore not plentiful, and a ready sale again brought good prices. Baconers, 49s to 635; porkers, 34s to 445; large stores, 24s to 295. Prices • per lb. baconers, 5d to s£d; porkers, 5Jd to 53d. BURNSIDE SALE. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Nov. 20. At the Burnside sale to-day an offering of 290 head of fat cattle came forward, including only a few consignments of primo heavy cattle, and prices showed very little change on the rates ruling last week. A large entry of 300 store cattle made generally firm values. The entry in the dairy section was a medium ono, and good young cows close to profit received most attention, but late calvers and backward conditioned sorts wore not roquirea. In the mutton section tho entry totalled 900, there being about an equal proportion of woolly and shorn sheep. Hollowing on the short entry at the previous sale butchers were bare of supphes. twer the opening races there was keen competition, prime heavy sheep appreciating 2s per head, but vaiuos receded as the sale progressed and the last sellers had to ac cept prices about Is below last . week s rates. An entry of 140 fat lambs included several choice lots, but prices were barely equivalent to late rates.