THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 306, 25 November 1937, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDINGTON SALE. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Nov. 24. Sm&ll entries of fat stock at to-day’s Addington market met with an improved sale, particularly for rot sheep and to a lesser extent for fat cattle and fat lambs. Freezing works commenced operations this week and export buyers were in the market. Prices, however, were in advance of their rates, making from 9|d to 9|d. Store sheep had a much freer sale, with a slight advance in prices for ewes and lambs. These were better class and sold for twoloolhs at up to 255. Wethers were weak at from 17s to 19s. Fat sheep.—A small penning of 375*' met with a complete recovery in wether values of 2s a head and of ewes about 2s 6d. Best wethers made to 34s lOd, good 28s to 325, ordinary 23s to 265; best ewes up to 30s, good 24s to 275, average 18s to 21s. light down to 16s. Fat cattle.—Last week’s drop of 20s a head was recovered. Medium sorts showed a little improvement, but old cows were a shade weaker. Best young beef in a few : instances made to 40s a 1001 b, good 36s to 38s, rough down to 265. Top price for steers was £l7 17s 6d, numerous pens selling at £l4 10s to £l6 10., with inferiol down to £lO. Vealcrs soid at slightly lower rates and store cattle also eased on last week’s. There was an improved market for fat pigs. With the heavy entry and with the export price easing slightly there was a weaker sale for porkers, which were down by 2s to 3s a head. Baconcrs were slightly easier. Porkers made from 32s 6d to 56s 6d. The average price a lb was 6jd to 7id. Baconers made £3 9s 6d to £4 4s 6d, an average a head of 6jd to 7d.

VALUES AT LEVIN.

LEVIN, Nov. 24.

At the weekly stock sale at Levin yesteaday there were very heavy yardings in all sections, particularly in pigs. Prices “ t recent sales were fully maintained. Realisations: — _ . Pigs.—Light porkers. 31s to £24s 1 medium £2 6s 6d to £2 18s, heavy £3 to £3 10s; baconers. £3 15s to £3 16s; choppers, £2 3s to £2 7s 6d; weaners, 16s bd to 18s; slips, 19s to 23s 6d; stores, 29s to 37s 6d. Sheep; Fat lambs, 23s to 255; fat shorn hoggets, 26s 6d to 28s 8d; fat ewes, 21s 6d to 27s Id; shorn fat wethers, 27s sd. Cattle: Light fat cows, £3 9s to £4 7s 6d ; medium £4 10s to £5 ss, heavy £5 10s to £7, prime heavy £7 2s 6d to £8 15s; fat heifers, £6 to £8 15s; runners, £3 10s to £5 10s; vealcrs, 37s 6d to £4; potter bulls, £5; store cows, £2 to £5. STORTFORD LODGE. HASTINGS, Nov. 24. There were average to moderate entries in all classes of live stock at the Stortford Lodge sale to-day. The fat cattle entry was only moderate, cowg and heifers piedominating. Prices were on a par with last week for the best lines, but plain sorts dragged. Despite good rain which fell throughout the sale, store cattle mot with a lifeless market. There was a moderate entry of fat sheep; prices showed a decline compared with last week and values closed just above freezing rates Store sheep also showed a decline, several lots being passed. Fat cattle.—Single Shorthorn cow, wellgrown, £8 7s 6d; single P.A. cow wellgrown and weighty, £9 4s; similar beast, £lO 15s; single well-grown Shorthorn cow, medium, prime, £8 Is; two Shorthorns, £7 15s; two A.A. cows, well-grown, £8 14s- two Hereford cows, dehorned, good weights, £8 15s; single Shorthorn cow, well-grown and finished, £8 10s; single Hereford bullock, big-framed and weigmy, £10; two prime heavy A.A. heifers, £lO ss; single P.A. heifer. £10; single Shorthorn heifer, medium grown and finished, £7; lighter Hereford, £6; nicely grown, medium prime Hereford crossbred heifers, £9 14s; pair of A.A. heifers, £9 7s, prime quality Hereford runner, £5 12s 6d. Store cattle .—A line of 23. grown bullocks, Hereford bred, fat and forward order, £ll Is: sixteen well-grown A.A. and A.A.-llereford steers, £10; 20 two-

year-old A.A. 6teers, medium framed, £5 13s

Fat sheep.—Good ewes, prime and shorn, mado 20s; lighter sorts selling accordingly. Fat lambs also made in the vicinity of 20s. Prime wethers made 26s and over. Store sheep.—A line of 51 Down-cross two-tooth ewes, 22s 4d; 224 two-tooth ewevs, well grown and shorn, 32s 9d; 105 two-tooth wethers, fairly grown and shorn, 23s 4d; 300 shorn two-tooth wethers, similar order to previous pen, passed at 22s 6d and 22s 7d in two pons; 148 shorn twotooth ewes, 345.

WESTFIELD MARKETS. * Per Pro-a Association. AUCKLAND, Nov. 24. Lighter entries of ox beef after the decline in values quoted last week resulted in a firmer tendency in this section of the Westfield market to-day. Cow supplies were ample and rates were only firm. Extra choice ox made 40s a 1001 b, choice and prime 34s to 395, unfinished 25s to 365, prime cow and heifer beef 33s to 38, unfinished 20s to 335. me in 1 Extra heavy steers ranged £ls to £l6- heavy, £l4 10s to £ls; medium, £l2 to £l4 ss; light, £lO 10s to £l3 ss; unfinished, £6 10s to £lO 10s; extra heavy cows and heifers, £9 10s to £l2 17s 6d. hcavv, £8 to £10; medium, £6 10s to £8 10s; light, £5 to £6 10s; unfinished, £5 to £4 10s. . , . A limited entry of wethers resulted in firm prices being maintained, but ewes being reasonably plentiful values eased by about 4s a bead on last week’s quotations. Extra heavy wethors realised 60s to 33s 6d; heavy, 29s 6d to 31s 9d; medium, 27s to 29s 6d; light, 25s to 27s 6d; unfinished, 15s to 24s 6d; maiden ewes, U* to 275; extra heavy ewes, 20s to 235; heavy, 17s 6d to 20s; medium, 15s 6d to 18s 6d; light, 11s 3d to 16s 6d; unfinished, 12s 6d to 14s; prime spring lambs, 2j2s to 31s 6d; small and unfinished. 10s to 22.. Improved quality was offering m the calf pons, which were well filled. Valuer advanced by 2s a head on the. previous sale, except for plain calves which made firm prices. Runners brought £3los to £8 11s; heavy vealcrs, £5 to id im, medium, £4 to £4 18s; light. £3 to £3 16s; smaller, £2 to £2 19s; small and unfinished, 18s to 365; rough 15s to 30s; bobby, 7s to 19s. A large varding of good quality pigs failed to maintain the improved values of last week, both baconers and porkers being about 2s a head cheaper. Choppers made £2 to £4 3s; heavy baconers, £3 15s to £4 3s; medium, £3 8s to £3 its, light, £3 3 to £3 10; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 3s; medium, £2 5s to £2 14=; light £2 to £2 6s; small and unfinished, £1 10s to £2 2s; stores, 25s to 335; slips, 12s to 255; weaners, Bs.to 245. Baconers averaged 6d to 6id a lb, and porkers 6Jd a lb.