THE STOCK MARKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 74, 24 February 1938, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKET.

ADDINGTON SALE. A RECORD ENTRY. Per Press Association. CI-IRISTCHURCII, Feb. 23. Tiie entry at to-day’s Addington market was the largest of the season, consisting of about 35,000 head, of which about 26,000 were store lambs and breeding ewes. There was an casing tendency tor all classes of stock except fat lambs, which sold at above the export schedule. Store lambs.—The best pens of rape lambs sold at from 17s to 18s 6d; few specially good to 20s; Romney cross ewe lambs, to 24s 3d. Store sheep.—Most of the ewe entry were travelled and aged. Medium to good pens of two-tooths made from 30s to 325, best to 375; Chatham Island mixed-aged ewes, 27s 6d to 28s 6d; good four-year to 225, four and live-year ewes, 17s 6d to 20s; failing-mouth ewes, 14s to 16s 6d; a pen of Chatham Island .wether's, 27s 6d; lialfbreds, to 235. Fat sheep.—There was a general easing of about Is to Is 6d a head, except for export ewes, which nearly maintained recent values. Best wethers made from 29s to 345; good 27s to 28s 6d, medium 24s to 26s 6d, light down to 20s; best ewes, 19s to 235, a few tops to 28s, medium 17s 6d to 19s, export sorts 14s to 16s 6d. Fat cattle.—Mixed quality, except for a few outstanding pens. Values were down by 10s to 15s a head in the case of cows. Best beef made from 33s to 36s a 1001 b. a few tops to 37s 6d. The top price was £l9 7s 6d, good £l3 to £l4 15s, medium to good £ll 10s to £l2 ss; . good cows and heifers to £2 12s 6d, medium to good heifers £8 to £9 15s; inferior and ordinary, £5 to £6 30s. Fat pigs.—A small porker entry improved by 2s to 3s a head, making fr°m 6£d to 6|d a lb. Baconers sold at a slight firming a lb, values being from 6d to 6jd. JOIINSONVILLE VALUES. A small yarding of cattle and a large yarding of all classes of sheep were offered at the Johnsonville . 6ale. Very few heavy bullocks came forward, the yarding consisting chiefly of medium-weight bullocks with a few pens of light and unfinished sorts. Only fino quality cattle were wanted, with little demand for lightweight cattle and unfinished sorts. The demand foi COWS and heifers was keen with prices showing little alteration. The yarding of vealers and runners was of poor quality with little demand. The yarding of sheep consisted chiefly of medium-weight sheep with a few pens of prime heavyweights There was keen competition throughout the sale for all classes, with prices showing little alteration except for unfinished sorts, which were slightly easier. the yarding of ewes was of mixed quality with good demand for all prime quality sheep, with prices slightly firmer on those ruling last week. A good_ sale resulte for all classes of lambs, prices being fully Is to Is 6d a' head above export parity. Quotations are as follow: Prime extra heavy bullocks. £l6 4s to £ls 7s; prime heavy bullocks, £l4 1 is to £l4 ss; heavy bullocks, £l4 to £l3 ss; light and unfinished bullocks, £l2 10s to £ll ss; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £9 to £8 5«; prime heavy cows and heifers, £8 to £7 12s; cows and heifers, £7 5s to £7; runners. £3 to £2 12s, vealers, £2 to 21s. • ~ Prime extra heavy wethers, 28s 6d to 28s; pnmo heavy wethers, 27s 9d , to 2 is 3d; medium wethers, 26s 3d to 23s bd, prime extra heavy ewes. 20s 7d to 19s;

prime heavy ewes. 20s to 18s 6d: medium ewes. 17s 9d to 15s 3d.; heavy lambs, 25s to 21s; medium lambs, 20s to 18s 6d; lightlambs, 18s to 17s 3d.

LEVIN QUOTATIONS. LEVIN, Feb. 23. The weekly sale was held at the Levin yards yesterday, with extra large yardings in all sections; the sale was an excellent one for every class of stock. A largo consignment of lambs was entered on behalf of the Hannan Estate and these brought prices as follow: 400 ewe lambs, 235, 450 wether lambs 16s 6d, 73 wethers 13s 4d,. and 70 owe lambs 17s. Realisations:— Pigs.—Light porkers 26s to 38s, medium £2 Is to £2 11s, heavy £2 13s to £2 17s; baconers, £2 18s 6d to £3 7s 6d; choppers, 34s to £3 7s; sows to farrow, £2 10s to £4 Is; slips, 16s 6d to 245. Sheep: Fat ewes 17s to 21s; fat wethers, 24s to 25s 9d ; b.f. lambs, 12s Id to 16s Id; ewe lambs, 14s 6d to 17s; fi.m. ewes, 15s to 19s 2d; two-tooth ewes, 13s to 20s 6d; Southdown rams, f.m., 10s 6d; one-shear Southdown rams 2i to 3gns; one-shear ltomnoy rams, 19s to £1 Us 6d. Cattle: Light fat cows, £3 5s to £4 5s medium £4 10s to £4 17s 6d, heavy £5 2s 6d to £6 7s 6d, prune £7 2s 6d to £8; runners, £3 5s to £4; vealers, 25s to £3; store cows, 27s to £3 ss; potter bulls, £3 2s 6d to £9 12s 6d; wcancr Infers, £2 5s to £2 10s. PAIIIATUA SUPPLEMENTARY EWE FAIR. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a good yarding of ewes of all ages at the above fair, the quality, which usual, not being up to the standard ot the first fair. Nevertheless, several lines of good ewes were submitted, those meeting with spirited competition, low conditioned aged owes not meeting - with the best of sales. Practically a total clearance was effectod at auction, the bulk of tho offering being secured by Manawatu buy" ers. Quotations: Good 4 and syr, 22s 6u, 23s 6d, 245, 255, 265, 26s 6d ; 4yr, 265, 27s 6d, 28s. to 29s Id; low conditioned sound ■ mouthed, 225, 22s 6d, 235, 23s 6d ; aged, 16s, 18s, 18s 6d, 19s to 20s; fattening, 9s, 10s, 11s 12s, 13s, to 14s; 2th good, 335, 345, 34s 6d, 34s 9d to 355; 2tli medium, 265, 275, to 28s 6d. DISPERSAL SALE. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., in conjunction with the N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. Distributing Co., Ltd., report on the dispersal sale of Romney flock and plant on account of Mr D. J. Willis, Marton. The sale attracted a large number of breeders of Romney sheep from practically all districts from both the east and west coasts.. The flock was founded in 1927 from a consignment of 46 ewes from tho registered flock of J. 11. McLean and Co., Ltd., the principal sires used in the flock being purchased from the following wellknown Romney breeders: Messrs W. F. Jacob and Son, J. E. Hewitt, A. L. Wheeler, and 11. B. Johnston. Owing to the continued dry weather experienced in the Rangitikei district this summer it was apparent that Mr Willis could not bring the sheep forward in (he condition he would like to have done, nevertheless, taking these conditions into consideration, the sheep on the whole came forward in good, healthy order and attracted keen attention. Wo report a highly satisfactory sale at values in excess of the vendor's expectations. A full range of farming implements and plant also sold readily. Quotations: Registered 2-th. ewes, 24, 21 3. 3i, 34, to 4gns.; 4-tli, 2, 24, 21 3, 34, to 4gns. ; 6-th . 2j, 22, 3, 31, to 4gns; 4yr., 2J, 3, 31, 3|, to 4gns.; syr., 2, 21, 2j, 2J, 3 to4gns; aged, 2£, 3, 34, 34, 32, 4, to '4|gns; stud rams, from 17, 25, 35, to 62gns. Tho stud ram realising 62gns. was from an Ovingdean ewe 6-29 sired by a Hewitt ram, R 203 of 29. Ram lambs, 2, 24, 2J, 3, to 4gns.; ewe lambs, 2, 24, 2|, to 3gns.; unregistered ewes, 4-ths 325, 6ths 295. 4yr. 28s 6d, syr. 25s to 28s : flock ewe lambs, 25s 6d, 275, 28s 6d to 31s.

STORTFORD LODGE. HASTINGS. Feb. 23. Record prices were made in the store cattle section at Stortford Lodge’ to-day. Values were admitted to be excessive by buyers, but exceptional growth following the recent rains loft them no alternative but to meet tho market, which was regarded as phenomenal and greatly exceeded expectations. Fat cattle showed a general rise of 20s a head and upward, butchers bidding strongly. Quality pens were few in "number, but brought strong competition from buyers, prices finishing in record levels. Owing to butchers bidding freely poorer quality pons made very dear buying. The store sheep market was sound, with lainb6 slightly easier than last week. Many good lines wero offered, wethers being the best buying of the day. Sheep.—White-faced, wether lambs light, shorn, 14s; well-grown shorn, 18s to 18s 9d; medium 1o good, well woollcd, 17s to 18s; Down cross, medium grown, to 18s 4d; two-tooth ewes, early shorn, good order, 29s 9d; well-woolled _ white-faced wethers, fairly forward condition. 18s lOd, good 233, fat and forward to 255; breeding owes, 26s Id. Store cattle. —Young bullocks, good order, £ll 8s; smaller grown. £lO 8s; small grown 18-month steers to £7 2s; cows with calves at foot, £9 8s; empty cows, good store condition, £7 3s; well-bred 3'o-montli dehorned Hereford steers, £lO Is. Fat cattle.—Aberdeen Angus heifers, killing at 5501 b, £lO 17s; medium-framed, light, £8 10s; Red Polled, solidly framed, £l2; Hereford cross prime, killing at about 7001 b, £l2 ss; Hcrefords, prime young, medium framed, £ll 10s, dehorned: good quality, £ll la, lighter finished, smaller, £9 15s to -£7; Hblsfeins, solidly finished, prime, £lO .. 15s; Aberdeen Angus cross, solidly finished, good weights, £ll 12s 6d to £ll ss, lightor, but showing quality, killing out at about 5751 b, £lO ss. Vealers.— Hereford, good condition, well grown, passed at £4 ss; Aberdeen Angus, small grown,' medium’ order, 70s.

V WESTFIELD. MARKET. * Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Feb. 23. Although increased numbers o£ steers were offered at-Westfield to-day, there was a smaller yarding of cows and heifers, and the firm“ rates of last week were fully maintained. Extra choice ox jjnade 425 % per " 1001 b, •"choice"prime 38s to 41s, unfinished. .34s to. 38sr . prime cow and heifer beef, 37s to 40s, unfinished 25s to 365; extra heavy, prime steers, £ls to £l6 103, heavy . £l3 5s t,o £ls 7s 6d, medium £l2 10s to £l4 7s 6d, light £lO to £l2 10s, unfinished £6 10s to £9 17s 6d; extra lieavycows and heifers £lO to £l2 7s 6d, heavy £8 to £9 15s, medium £6 10s to £7 15s, light £5 to £6 7s 6d, unfinished £3 10s to £4 15s. Extra heavy prime wethers mado 32s 6d to 34s 3d. heavy 30s to-31s 6d, medium 27s 6d to 29s 9d, light 25s to 27s 3d, unfinished 20s to 24s 9d; extra heavy ewes 21s to 24s 9d, heavy 19s to 20s 9d, medium 17s 6d to 18s 6d, light 15s to 16s 6d, unfinished 5s to 14s 6d. An' average yarding of lambs was traded at fully firm values, prime grades making 19s to. 28s 3d, .smaller and unfinished 6s to 18s-6d. Runner calves made £2 15s to £6 13s; heavy" venters,' £4 Is to £5 7s, medium £3 ‘to £3 14s, light £2 8s to £2 16s, smaller £1 12s to £2 3s, small and unfinished 16s to 30s; rough and bobby calves, 4s to 18s. . Choppers -made £2-to £4 16s; heavy baconers, £4 Is to £4 7s, medium £3 13s to ""£3 18s, light'£3 6s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 18s, medium £2 5s to £2 9s, light "£2 to "£2 4s, smaller and unfinished £l 9s to £1 'l7s: large stores, 21s to 29s slips, -14 s to 225; weaners, 6s to 15s. Baconer average 6jd to 6£d per lb, and porkers 6id. BURNSIDE PRICES. Per Press Association, f t DUNEDIN, Feb. 23. The high price's for beef repotted from Westfield to-day were not reflected in the

Burnside market, where 307 bead of fat cattle were yarded. They found a slack sale at from par to 10s easier. Few heavy bullocks were on offer, but tho quality was only medium. Extra piime heavy bullocks made to £l6 12s 6d, prime £l2 2s 6d to £l4 7s 6d,. medium £lO 2s 6d to £ll 17s bd, light and unhmshod down to £8 7s 6d ; extra prime heavy cows to £lO 2s 6d, prime £7 2s 6d to £9 2s 6d, medium £5 ,2s 6d to £6 17s 6(1, light and unfinished down to £3 7s 6d. ■ Tho entry of sloro cattle included a number of well-bred steers, which readily sold at from £6 12s 6d to £y 12s 6d. Other sorts were less easily disposed of, and vealers, which were in fair supply, wore easier by upward of 10s a head. Good dairy cows, close to profit, sold Prime heavy wethers were worth to £1 12s, medium ill 6s to £1 7s 9d, light and unfinished 18s 6d to £1 5s 6d; prime heavy ewes, to £1 4s 6d, prime 18s to £1 is, medium 15s to 17s 6d, light and unfinished 10s to 14s; extra prime heavy lambs sold to £1 9s 6d, prime" £1 3s 6d to £1 5s 6d, medium £1 Is 6d to £2 Is 3d, light,lßs 3d to £1 Is. v , Baconers brought from £2 lbs to £5 ss, and porkers £1 18s to £2 12s.