THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 308, 26 November 1936, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKETS.

SALE AT ADDINGTON. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 25. Shcop entries were smaller at to-day’s Addington market, but those of cattle were very much larger. Fat lambs advanced strongly in price, fat sheep fully maintained recent values, and fat cattle were easier. Store sheep: A small entry, but last week’s high rates were not maintained, there being a goneral easing for all classes of Is a head. Spring lambs: The entry was insufficient tor butchers’ requirements, and an advance of up to 3s a head resulted. The bulk of the lambs sold at 9d to 9id per lb. Fat sheep.—A small entry of approximately 3600 head met with an irregular sale, but on an average fully up to last week’s rates. Best wethers sold at 295; good, 25s to 27s 6d; prime medium, 22s 6d to 24r> 6d; others, down to 20s; best ewes, to 265; good, 21s 6d to 23s 6d; good medium-weight, 19s to 21s; light, down to 15s. Fat cattle.—A heavy entry of 567 head met with an uneven market, with an casing on last week of Is 6d per ICOib except for primest voung steers. Best steers made to £l6 17s 6d; good, £ll to £l3 10s; ordinary, £9 Ss to £lO 15s; good heifers, £l2 2s 6d; medium, £7 to £8 15s; others, down to £6; best eorvs, to £ll 17s 6d; good, £7 5s to £9 ss; others, down to £5 15s. Fat pigs.— l There was little difference in values from last week. Porkers made 30s 6d to 47s 6d (average per lb., 51d to 6Jd); baconers, 54s 6d to £4 3s 6d (average per lb., s£d to 6id). JOHNSON V TLI. E VALUES. A small yarding of cattle and a heavy sheep entry were forward at the Johnsonvillo stock sale held yesterday by \\ right, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd. The yarding of bullocks was of good quality with a few pons of prime heavy cattle. A good sale resulted for all classes of cattle with no alteration in prices. The cows and heifers yarded were of exceptionally good quahtv, prices being firm on last week’s rates. Ihcrc was a large yarding of runners and vcalers, which met with a ready sale, prices being firm. The wethers penned were chiefly of prime hcavv class with a few pens of medium and unfinished sorts. Prime heavy sheep sold readily at prices on a par with those ruling last week. Unfinished sheep were Is easier. There was a good yarding of prime quality ewes, all classes meeting with a good sale at prices well up to late rates. Prime heavy hoggets sold at late rates, while small and plain sorts were easier to the extent of Is per head. Only a few pens, of prime heavy spring lambs came forward. These met with a keen demand, prices being well above export schedule, the balance of the lambs yarded consisting of light prime and plain lambs. leaking into account the quality of these, prices woro on a par. , Cattle.—Prime extra heavy bullocks, £l4 IDs (single), £l4 2s (single), £l3 15s, £l3 12s, to £l3 2s; prime heavy, £l2 1/s, £l2 16s. £l2 13s 6d, £l2 10s, £l2 8s 6d: heavy, £l2 5s £l2 Is, £ n 18s 6d; light and unfinished, £ll Is, x-. 1, £lO 19a; extra prune heavy com's and heifers, £9 Is (single), £9 (single), £8 18s, £8 16s, £8 12s to £8 3a; prime heavy. £7 19s, £7 17s, £7 Me M, £7 12s to £7 ss; cows and heifers, £6 lorn £6 12s 6d; runners, £4, £3 12s. £3 10s, £3 ss,'to £2 18a; vcalers, 30s to 12s. Sheep.—Prime extra heavy wethers, 295, 28a 7d, 28s Cd, to £2 7s 4d; prime heavy, 27s Id, 26s lid, 26s 9d, 26s Bd, to 26s 2d. unfinished, 25s 2d, 24s lid; prime extra heavy ewes, 26s 6d to 25s 2d; prime heavy, 24s scl, 24s 3d, 23s lOd, to 22a 4d; medium, 21s 8d to 20s 7d; heavy hoggets, 24s 3d, 24a Id' light, 23s sd, 22s lid; heavy spring lambs,' 25s 9d, 25s 7d. 25s 6d to 24s 2d: medium, 22a sd, 22a 4d 22a 2d, 225, 21» lid; light, 21s to 18s lOd.

levin sale. At the Levin sale on Tuesday, a very large yarding of cattle and pigs, and a medium yarding of sheep were offered Practically a total clearance was made at the following prices :—Pigs : Small stores, 13s 6d to 18s 6d; large, 23s to 275; light porkers, 31s to 365; heavy, 37s 6d to £2 6s; baeoners, £2 15s to £3. Sheep; Good fat ewes. 20s 3d; fat hoggets 22s 6d. Cattle: Fat cows, ex dairy, best, £6 os to £7; good, £5 5s to £6; light and unfinished, £3 17s 6d to £4 12s 6d; runners, £3 to £4 Is; vcalers, 29s to £2 6s; store cows, £2 15s to £3 2s; potter bulls, £3 15s to £4 17s 6d. STORTFORD LODGE VALUES. Per Press Association. HASTINGS, Nov. 25. Values were fully firm in the fat cattle section of to-day’s stock sale at Slortford Lodge, rvhen a moderate entry of 185 head Mas offered. Female beef predominated, with bullock lines few and meeting with a strong demand. The quality of the ontry was quite good, the majority of the cattle being fairly-grown medium-finished lines with only a few lop lines on oiler. Light-finished entries were not in very strong demand Store cattle were feu-er, only 380 head being on offer. The quality was not so good generally, but several outstanding pens were included. The market was on a par to easier according to quality. Fat sheep were in normal sup ply with ewes principally penned. Wethers and lambs were firm at late rates, while ewes- recovered a shilling on last week. Store sheep, principally two-toolli M’clhers and ewes, made late rates generally. A few lines of ewes and lambs sold well. , _ ~ , Values were: —Fat cattle: Bullocks, medium to prime, £lO 17s 6d to £1218s; others, from £10; cows, medium to prune, £7 7s 6<l to £9 7s; others, from £5 2s 6d; heifers, medium to prime, £7 6s to £9 Is. Store cattle; Yearling steers, to £7 ss; two-year, to £8 9s; grown, to £9 12s; cows with calves, to £7 12s 6d; empty cows, to £6 15s. Fat sheep: E'vcs (shorn), to 20s 6d; wethers -(woolly);', to 31s; lambs, to 25s 2d. Store sheep. Ewes and lambs (all counted), to 21s Id, two-toolh wethers, to 23s 3d; two-tooth owes, to 23s 6d. WESTFIELD MARKET. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Nov. 25. Fourteen weeks after beef made 36s per 1001 b for the first time in six years, values eased by up to 2s for prime and 4s for other grades at Westfield to-day. Jscef cattle were numcrou. the offering being the heaviest since the high price was quoted, and bidding quietened throughout the sale. The decline in individual quotations was as much as £1 a head. Extra choice ox sold to 34s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 29s lo 335; secondary and plain, 25s to 30s; prime cow and heifer beef, 29s to 335; ordinary, 20s to 28s. Extra heavy steers made £l3 to £ls; heavy, £l2 to £l3 15s; medium, £ll to £l2 7s'6d; light, £9 10s to £11; extra heavy cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 10s; heavy, £7 to £8 17s 6d; medium, £5 to £7 7s’ 6d. Sheep receded in value as much as a head in consequence of a big yarding, and the lack of heavy soils. Heavy Mothers ranged from 27s 9d to 30s; medium, 25s 6d to 27s 9d; light, 23s lo 25s 9.1; extra heavy ewes, 24s lo 265; heavy, 23s to 24s 3d; medium, 22s to 23s 3d. The limited supply of pigs resulted in firm bidding at values equal to those operating a week ago, averages remaining unchanged at 5Jd a lb for baconers and 6id for porkers. BURNSIDE SALE. Per Press Association. , DUNEDIN, Nov.-25. There' 1 was an easing in values for both beef and mutton at the Burnside slock sale to-day. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £l4 17s 6d; prime. £l2 to £l3 10s; medium, £9 10s to £11; light, down to £3 ?-■ 6d; extra prime cows and heifers, to [79 17s 6d; prime. £6 5s to £8; ! medium and light, £4 15s to £6. Sheep: Extra prime woolly wethers, to £1 17s 6d; prime, £1 13s to £1 15s; medium, £1 10a to £1 12s; extra prime shorn

wethers, to £1 9s 6d; prime, £1 4s to £1 6s; medium and light, £1 2s 6d to £1 3s 9d; extra prime M’oolly owes, to £1 14s 6d; prime, £1 8s to £1 12s; medium and light, down to 28s; extra prime shorn ewes, to £1 6s 6d; prime, £1 3s to £1 ss; medium and fight, 15s 6d to £1 Is; hoggets, from £1 5s to £l 10s. BULLS SALE. Dalgety and Coy., Ltd., report on their Bulls sale held on Monday last, when good average entries in all sections came to hand. There was fair competition throughout with a sound sale. We quote: Mj shorn hoggets, 245; owes and lambs (ail counted), iss, 16s 6d, 18s 9d; weancr pigs, 16s. 6d, 17s, 18s; slips, 17s 6d, 19s 6d, to 21s; store pigs, 19s 6d, 21s Cd, tef 2i's; porkers. 33s to oss; tat dairy heifers, £4 to £4 10s; fat Jersey cows, £3 Bs, £3 13s, £o 19s, £4 to £4 8s; store cows, 26s 6d, 50s to 58s; dairy heifers, £4; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 17s.