THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 156, 3 June 1937, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDINGTON SALE. FAT SHEEP DEARER. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, June 2. Entries were smaller than usual at to-day’s weekly Addington market, and in the fat lamb and fat sheep sections they were less than butchers requirements. Fat sheep 'were dearer, hut fat cattle easier. In a small yarding ol store slicep> lambs were back by 2s a bead. Ewes were slightly easier, but wethers were unchanged. Station wetlier lines made from 24s to 20s. Fewer than 4000 fat sheep neie yarded. Wethers were in short supply, and were better by tip to Is Gd, and ewes by 2s a head. Exporters bought- light ewes freely. Best wethers made from 36s to 41s, good 30s to 345, prime medium weights 27s to 295, light down to 2'r; best ewes, 23s to 265; good, 20s to 22s 6d ; light down to 17s. The 540 fat cattle penned were mostly * of indifferent quality, and values were down by 20s a head. Best steers sold at from. £l3 to £ls 17s Cd. good £ll to £l2 10s, inferior down to £8 10s; best heifers, £8 to £11; good, £6 to £7 10s; best_cows to £lO 10s, good £5 10s to £7, inferior down to £4. In the fat pig section porkers were unchanged, hut baconers wore scarcely up to the rates of last week. Porkers made 25s 6d to 51s Gd, average price per lb 6d to 6^d; baconers 49s Cd to £4 19s 6d, average price per lb to 6!d. LEVIN SALE There were good yardings in the pig and cattle sections at the Levin sale yesterday, but only a small offering of sheep came forward. All stock met with a ready sale at late rates, with the exception of beef, which was in over-supply and slewed a slight easing t \ lencv. Realisations were:—Pigs. Light porkers, 25s to 325; medium, 32s 6d to £2; heavy, £2 3s to £2 10s; baconers, £2 14s to £3 4s; choppers, 35s to £2 10s; weaners, os Cd to 8s 6d; slips, 9s to 13s; stores, 15s to 18s 6(1. Sheep: Fat lambs, 22s Id to 235; fat ewes, 18s to 23s 6cl; stores, 15s to 18s 6d. Cattle : Light fat cows, £2 10s to £3 7s Cd; medium. £3 10s to £4 ss; heavy, £4 10s to £5 10s; heifers, £4 12s Cd to £5 10s; light vealers, 30s to £2; medium, £2 5s to £2 10s; runners, £2 17s 6d to £3 14s; store cows, 35s to £2 15s ; high-grade wearier heifers, £3 6s. Dairy stock : Springing cows, £3 10s to £6.; springing heifers, £5 12s 6d to £6 15s. RATES AT JOHNSONVILLE. At the Johnsonville stock sale yesterday there "was a smaller yarding of cattle than usual, a large yarding of sheep and a small penning of lambs. The bullocks were of good quality and consisted chiefly of prime heavyweight cattle, with a few pens of light to medium-weight sorts. Extra piling heavy bullocks met with a good sale at prices showing no alteration. Heavy to medium-weights were slightly easier, and unfinished cattle were hard to sell. A. good sale resulted for prime quality cows and heifers, prices being firm on last week. Light and unfinished cows were easier 5s to 10s a head. There was no alteration for cows ex dairy. No prime-quality runners and vealers came forward, lint allowing lor quality the prices resulting were on a par

with last week’s. The yarding of wethers was of exceptionally good quality, consisting of a few pens of extra prime heavy-weight sheep, the balance being light to. medium-weight good-quality wethers. Extra prime heavy sheep sold readily at prices firm to Is a head up on last week’s rates, prime medium-weights showed no alteration, and unfinished wethers were Is a head easier. The ewes yarded were mostly extra prime heavy-weights, .with a few pens of light-weight and unfinished sorts. All classes met with keen competition, the prices showing no alteration. The quality of the lambs yarded was not of the best, prices being Is to Is Cd a head up on last week. Realisations were as follow: — Prime extra heavy bullocks. £l3 5s to £ll 18s; prime heavy, £ll 15s to £ll 2s Sd ; heavy, £ll to £lO 12s 6d; light and unfinished, £lO Is to £9 ss; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 16s to £8 ss; prime heavy, £8 to £7 10s; lighter, £7 2s Cd to £6 18s; cows, ex dairy, heavy, £6 12s 6d to £5 ss; lighter, £4 12s to £2 10s; runners, £3 18s to £3 ss; vealers, £2 17s 6d to £2 ss; small calves, 35s to 10s. Prime extra heavy wethers, 35s 6d' to 34s Id; prime heavy, 33s 6d to 31s; medium, 30s to 28s; light Sptooth wethers, 27s 6d to 25s lOd; h.f. 2tooths, extra good, 33s Cd; others, 32s to 30s; prime extra heavy ewes, young sheep, 28s 3d to 26s lOd; prime heavy, 26s Cd to 25s 3d; medium, 24s 6d to 22s 8d ; lambs, 26s to 21s lOd. \ ' PAHIATUA SALE. A small entry of sheep and dairy heifers were offered to a small attendance. Sheep: 2 and 4-th wethers 28s«10d, whiteface wether lambs 19s lOd, medium w.f.w. iambs 16s Bd. Cattle: Dairy heifers close to profit £5 15s to £6, dairy cows £7, dairy heifers with calves £5 10s. WOODVILLE SALE. There was a small yarding of sheep with practically a full one of cattle. I The demand for both sheep and cat- I tie was sound. One lien of 40 head of weaner P.A. steers realised £5 15s. Quotations: Weaner P.A. steers, £4 10s, £5 15s; fat cows and heifers, ex dairy, £3 10s, £3 15s. £4, £4 os, £4 10s,' £4 15s, £5 to £5 ss; store cows, 30s, 355, £2, £2 7s 6d, £2 12s 6d. £2 15s, £3, £3 5s to_ £3 12s 6d; springing cows, £4 10s. £5 to £5 10s; wether hoggets, 14s, 15s to 16s 6d; store wethers, 25s 6d; four and sixtooth and four-year ewes, r.w. S.D. ram, 18s 6d. ASHHURST SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report a small yarding of sheep with a good one of cattle at the above fixture and a total clearance at auction of all lots submitted, with the exception of two or three springing cows. Fat cows and heifers' 1 all ex da.iry sold freely at. fully late rates, .the demand: for boner cows also values, being on a level with late-rates. :Quo~ tations: Fat cows and heifers., from £3 10s. £3 15s. £4. £4 -os. £4 10s;' £4 los. £5. £5 10s to £6 2s 6d; spg. cows and heifers, £4, £4 10s, £4 15s, £5, £5 ss, £5 10s, £6'; wLaner Jersey heifers, £2 tr> £2 10s: potter cows, £2 10«. £2 15s. £2 17s Gd, £3, £3 os to £3 7s Gd.

STORTFORD LODGE. HASTINGS, June 2. All lines sold well at current rates at to-day’s sale of sheep at Stortford Lodge, wethers bringing advanced rates. All fat sheep met with steady competition at firm rates, and the following prices were realised: Blaekfaced lambs, fairly_ grown, fat, 275; medium-grown, well-finished, 25s 6d; lighter sorts, down to 15s 8d; medium finished, 235; woolly ewe lambs, wellgrown, good quality, 28s 9d, smaller sorts 23s 6d; fairly-woolled, mediumgrown wether hoggets 17s 4d, seedywoolled lines, 15s; fat and forward twotooth wethers, well-grown, in excellent order, 28s 2d, well finished 26s to 25s Id, lighter sorts, carry-over proportions 22s lOd to 21s 6d; empty two-tooth owes, well-woolled, medium-framed, 26s Cd; four and six-tooth ewes, prime, well-framed, 34s to 32s ; well done, 30s to 27s 6d; well-grown, run with Southdown rams, 265; four and five-year ewes, exceptionally prime, run with Romney rams. 31s 7d, run with Southdown rams, 32s 6d; wethers, wellgrown and weighty, 34s 3d to 30s 6d; five-year ewes, in good order, soundmouthed, passed at 235; six-year ewes, run with Southdown rams, well-woolled, store to fre.-.h condition, passed at 14s. With no sale set down for next Wednesday because of the King’s birthday holiday, competition was strong in the cattle market, and a good all-round ■ advance was made on fat lines, butchers offering competition for suitable lines. Plain-finished lines were in the majority, and met with good inquiry, but they did not show such improvement in price as prime apd better-finished lots. Generally an advance of about 25s was shown on last week’s prices. Realisations were:—■ Cows.—P.A., big-framed, exceptionally heavy, prime, £lO 15s to £lO 7s, fairly-grown £lO, medium-framed. £9 7s to £8 11s, fairly-grown, mediumfinished, £8 2s : medium to prime Hereford cross, £8 10s to £8 4s; Hercfords, medium, fairly-finished, £9 2s, light and poorly-finished, £5 17s 6d to £5 os. Bullocks: Shorthorns, fairly-framed but ordinary quality, £l3; . Hereford, not particularly heavy, fairly-grown, £l3 12s. Heifers: P.A., well-bred, nicely grown, prime, £8 10s to £9 2s 6d; P.A.-Hereford cross. fairly-framed, medium-finished, £7 19s to £/ 3s; dehorned Hereforcis, small to mediumframed, good quality beef,! £8 10s to £6 12s (kl. Yen .vers sold to £4 12 s. Store cattle values were steady, with a slight increase, dairy lines selling at unchanged rates. P.A. grown steers, good chillers, £8 9s; weaner steeis. fresh conditioned, £4 10s to £3 l<s 6cl , Hereford and Shorthorn cross steers, useful store lines, to £6 12s.

WESTFIELD. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 2. Beef quotations remained firm at Westfield to-day, prices being on a level with those obtained last week. There was a ready demand for an offering of first-class ox beef, and cows and heifers also met with keen competition. Extra choice ox made 30s per 1001 b; choice and prime, 26s to 295; unfinished, 23s to 265; prime cow and heifer, 24s to 28s; unfinished, 16s to 235; extra heavy steers, £l2 to £l3 10s; 'heavy, £lO 15s to £l2 10s; medium, £9 17s Cd to £lO Jos; light, £8 10s to £lO 2s Cd ; Ismail and unfinished, £6 to £8 10s; extra heavy cows and heifers, £8 'to I£9 7s Gd; heavy, £7 to £8 7s Cd; I medium, £6 to £7 2s Cd; light, £4 1.1.0 s to £6; unfinished, £2 10s to £4 ' ss. .* ' . 7 There was keen competition for an average yarding of sheep, and values for both ewes and wethers improved. The entry of lambs was . fairly small, and firm rates were maintained. Extra heavy wethers sold at 34s to 36s 9d; heavy, 32s to 35s 9d; medium, 30s to 34s 6d; light, 28s to 325; unfinished, 20s 3d to 29s 9d; extra heavy ewes, 2Gs 9d to 28s; heavy, 25s to 27s 9d; medium, 23s to 26s Cd; light, 19s Cd to 24s 6d; unfinished, 7s to 19s; prime lambs, 20s to 30s Gd; unfinished, 8s to 19s. Competition was keen for goodquality calves in an average yarding and there was a slight improvement oh last week’s quotations, for all other classes. Runners made £2 to .£6 2s; heavy vealers. £3 14s to £4 8s; medium. £3 3s to £3 9s; light, £2 16s to £3 6s; smaller, £2 Is to £2 16s; unfinished, £1 4s to £2 4s; bobby and rough, 6s to £1 ss. An average entry' of pigs brought firm prices and’all prime sorts were in demand; Values for both porkers and baconers showed an improvement. Heavy baconers made £3 15s to £4 2s; medium, £3 9s to £3 12s; light, £3 2s to £3 6s; choppers, £1 10s to £4 12s 6d ; heavy choppers, £2 12s tc £2 17s; medium, £2 5s to £2 9s; light, £T 19s to £2 3s; small and unfinished, ,£1 to £1 14s; stores, 15s’ to 255; weaners, 5s to 10s; slips, 9s to 14s. Baconers averaged 6jd a lb, and porkers Gjd to 6Jd a lb. BURNSIDE PRICES. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, June 2. As the King’s birthday holiday will fall next Wednesday, a double market was hold to-day at Burnside, and though entries generally were heavy .tTihre -was an appreciation in values in all sections. Just over 500 fat cattle were yarded, the quality overall being good. Competition was keen and all good sorts were firm. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £l7, prime ,heavy £l2 7s Gd to £l4 7s 6d, prime £10.12s Gd to £ll 17s Cd. light and .unfinished down to £7 2s 6d; extra prime heavy cows’and heifers to £9 I7s Gd, prime £6 7s Gd to £8 2s 6d, medium £4 7s 6d to £6 2s 6d, light and unfinished down to £3 2s 6d. There was a large entry of 351 stores, good station cattle being firm at last weeks’ rates. Vealers brought £1 10s to £4 10s. The yarding of fat sheep totalled 3635 of good quality, with a few outstanding pens. The market generally was firm. Extra prime heavy wethers made to £2 6s, prime heavy £1 15s 3d to £1 17s, prime £l. 13s to £1 14s 6d, medium £1 9s 6d to £1 12s 6d, light down to £1 4s Gd; extra prime heavy ewes to £1 16s 6d, prime heavy £1 5s to £1 8s 9d, Prime £1 2s 3d to £1 4s 9d, light down to 16s. A large yarding of 3357 fat lambs was of disapopinting quality. Extra prime heavy lambs realised to £2 3s 6d, prime £1 8s Cd to £1 12s, medium fX 6s to £1 8s light and unfinished £L 2s 3d to £1 5s 9d. ’ Tn the pig pens there were 187 fat pigs and 94 stores. Forward porkers brought from £2 to £3 and baconers from £3 to £3 13s.

Evidence of the superior yields obtained from certified seed potatoes as compared with uncertified is contained in figures which appeared in the Abstract of Statistics recently. The superiority of certified seed in yield per acre in the throe principal specified varieties, Aucklander Short Top, Dakota, and Arran Chief, was 28 per cent., 30 per cent, and 18 per cent, respectively. In the large group of mixed and minor varieties certified seed yielded 28j per cent, more per aero than uncertified seed. Comparison of the Dominion average yield for certified and uncertified seed shows a superoritv of the formei amounting to 25 per cent. Arran Chief was by far the heaviest cropper.