THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 72, 22 February 1940, Page 12

THE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDINGTON SALE. FAT LAMBS ADVANCE. I’cr Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. Feb. 21. Yardings were again substantial at the Addington market to-day. Fat catile were forward in heavy numbers and were cheaper, but fat sheep noid well. Lambs were also dearer. The entry of stoic sheep was the heaviest for the season, but the sale was dull for all except crossbreds, and prices, were lower. About 13,000 store sheep were entered and 7000 store lambs. For all classes except crossbreds the sale was slow, with values hack Is a head. Two-tooth Romneys made to 43s and C'orl'iedalee to 30s. The fat lamb yarding was 3500, compared with 4000 a week ago. Exporters bought keenly and values picked up the shilling fall of last week. Butchers bad to pay 9<l for their requirements. The fat sheep yarding was 7000, the same as last week. There was a good demand for all classes, particularly light and medium ewes, for which exporters competed steadily at values Is up on those of last week. The top price for wethers was 37is 4d and for ewes 27s Id. Heavy wethers made 28s 6d fo 31s, medium weights. 25s to 28t=. light to 20s. The fat cattle entry was 583, against 440 last week, and the total was more than the market could absorb. The quality was better but prices were down 25s lo 30s a head. Best steers made £ls to £l9 17s 6d, medium weights £l3 to £l4 15ft, light to £9; best heifers £9 5s to £ls 2s 6d; medium, £8 to £9; light lo £7 15s; best cows, £7 10s to £ll 7s 6d; medium, £5 15s to £5 ss; light, to £5 10s. The pork entry was the largest for sonic time, hut values, were firm. Choppers were in heavy supply, with prices slightly lower; baconers were forward in large numbers, but the sale was excellent. Choppers made to £5 11s; porkers, 39s 6d lo 56s 6d, average 6j,d to 7RI a lb: baconers, 58s 6d to £4 6s 6d with extra heavy to £4 19s 6d, average 6jd to 7d a lb.

JOHXSONVILLE VALUES. Smaller yardings than usual were offered at the sale conducted in Johnsotivi’.le yesterday. The bullocks comprised chiefly heavyweight sorts, with a few pens of medium-weights. Extra prime heavy bullocks met with keen competition, prices showing little alteration on those ruling iast week. Mediumwcight cattle were easier by 5s a head. No prime cows and heifers came forward, the yarding eonlisting of a few pens of plain and unfinished cattle. Because of the poop quality, there were frequent passings. There was a large yarding of vealers. though prices showed no alteration on those ruling last "tv. yarding of wethers was smaller than usual; and prices for prune sorts were firm on last week. Medium weight sheep showed no alteration in prices. though Jjcrht and unfinished sorts were 6d a head easier. Heavyweight owes met with a keen demand at. prices Is above those o last week. Lightweight and unfinished 'ewes were not wanted. All classes ot lambs met with a steady sale at prices Hiightly above those obtainable at the " °Cattle.—Prime extra heavy bill locks, £l4 5= to £l3 18s, prime heavy £l3 15s to £l3 10. heavy. £l3 7s 6d to £l2 12s 6d light and unfinished £ll 15= 1° > c 0", send heifers, £7 2s 6d to £5: runners and vealers. £4 to £1 15s; small vealers, -2= 6d to 20s. , Sheep. —Prime extra heavy wetheis. 25s 6d to 245, prime heavy 23s ad m 20. , medium 22s 6d to 20s; prune extra heavy ewes, young 20, 6d to 17s9d, 17s 6d to 16s, medium 15s 6.1 to 12s 3d, extra heavy lambs, 26s 3d to 24s 9d, he y 24s 6d to 22s 6d. medium 21s to 19= nil, light 18s 6d to 15s.

LEVIN REALISATIONS. Prices at the Levin sale were: Pigs.—Light porkers. 3Cs, 345, 365, £2, £2 2s 6d, £2 ss: medium do., £2 7s 6(1, £2 9s. £2 11s, £2 12s 6d £2 _ 15s, £2 17s 6d; baconers, £3, £Z6( , LI Bb, •£3 9=, £3 12s 6cl; stores. 12s, 15s, 20s, 22a, 2 (a, 295. 325, 33s 6d. ~ , , , • Sheep.—Fat ewes 12s, 14s, 15s, 16a 6 • 13s; fat lambs, 17s 4d, 19s, 20s, 225, =- 24s 6d; fat wethers. 2Cs 6d, 22s 4d, 235, 5-year ewes, 13s Id, 14s 6d, 15s, 4-year A’ 17s 9d to 18s 6d; 6-year V., 6s, 9s, 11 3d; wether lambs, 9s 7d, 12s 6d, 15s. Cattle.— Vealers, £2, £2 10s, £3, £3 Us, £3 15s £4, £4 ss. £4 7s 6d, £4 12s; runners, £3 10s, £3 11s, £4, £4 10 s, £5 £5 2s 6d £5 10s: fat P.A. and Hereto] cl cows, ’£6 17s, 6d, £7. £7 14s: fat cows (exdairy), £3 12s 6cl, £4, £4 10s. £5, £5 Us, £6 ss, £6 10s: wearier heifers 32s 6d, 395, £2 2s 6d; heifers (r.w.b.), £4, £4 ss, £4 7a 6(1: potter bulls, £3 12s 6d, £4 15s, £7 12s 6d, £7 15s to £8 15s: store cows, £1 m 6d, £2, £2 10s. £3, £3 10s; springing heifers, £7 10s, £8 ss, £9 10s; springing cows, £6, £6 15s, £7 10s.

WOODVILLE SALE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their weekly Woodvillc sale.-A good yarding o 1 lambs of all grades, along with a fair number of breeding ewes, met with a free sale throughout, tins being particularly noticeable for lambs of all gtades, and we report almost, a total clearance m this section at values highly satisfactory to vendors. Several pens of station-bred cattle failed to attract attention. An average yarding of fat cattle met with a satisfactory sale, late rates being well maintained. Quotations: -Shorn b.f. lambs. medium, 12s, 12s 6d, 13s to 13s 6d ; woolly b.f. lambs, 13s, 14s, 14s 9d. 15s to 17s 7(1: shorn wether lambs, 12=, 12= 6d. 13=, lbs, 17s 6(1; woolly ewe lambs, 16s, 17s 18s, to 18s 9d ; fat lamos, 17s 6d, 18s 6(1, 19s, 19s 3d lo 20s; f<ll ewes, 14s, 14s 6tl, 15s to 16s on . fat wethers, 13s, 19s, 20s to 22s 6d; small wether lambs, ss, 5s 6d, 6s , 6s 9d, 7s to 10s 6d. Cattle: Light fat P.A cows £6 7= 6d ; fat cows ex the dairy, *4 15s, jjd, ijO ss, £5 10s, £5 15s, £6, £6 10s, £6 15s, £7 ;• potter cows, £2 15s, £3, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 15s to £4 ss.

PAIIIATUA EWE FAIR. At the Pahiatua ewe fair the quality was not near the standard of the , fail two weeks previously, although quite a number of attractive pens were offered, the 4-yr. ewes being in good demand. 1 lie yarding of 2-tooth ewes comprised only medium to small sheep, the best lullgrown sheep selling freely, flic majority remained locally, while the Manawatu buyers were represented. Good sheep m all classes sold well up to late rates. Quotations: — Four-year ewes. —24s 9d. 23s 4d, 22s 3d to 20s 6d ; 5-year ewes, 21s, 20= 4(1, 19= 3d, 19s 3d, 18s 7d, to 17s; six-year ewes, 13s Bd, 15s to 14s; m.a. ewes, 23s 9d. 22s 9d 22s to 20s 6d : 2-looth ewes, 30s, 295. 28s 7d, 26s sd. 265, 255, 245, 23s 6d ; medium, 225. 21s 4d, to 20s; wethers, 2tlis., 16s lOd to 16s; lambs, 13s 3d, 12= 9d to 10s; ewe lambs (small), 10s 9d to 10s.

BULLS SALE. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having a large entry of approximately 2500 sheep and a small yarding of cattle and pigs at their fortnightly sale held at Bulls on Monday. The entry comprised principally 5 and 6-ycar ewes, with several pens of younger sheep; buyers operated freely for all younger owes and realisations were well up to recent sales. For the six-year-old ewes competition was restricted, and although there was not a strong inquiry for this class, we report practically a total clearance at late rates. Some good quality lambs were included in the offering, which sold under steady competition at prices satisfactory to vendors. The fat cattle yarded were secured by the local butchers at prices firm on late rates. The demand for store pigs was not so keen as at the previous sale; vendors, however, met the market and a complete clearance was effected. Several Southdown rams sold under keen competition, the tops making from 6 to 9 guineas. Quotations: 2-th ewes, 31s 2d;

5-yr owes, 17s, 18s 7d, 21s 3d; 5 and 6-yr ewes, 15s 9d_. 16s, 16s 6d; 6-yr caves, Us, 12s, 12s 3d, 15.=, l€s 6d; fat ewes, 14s 3d, 18s 3d; fat wethers, 20s, 26c; fat lambs, 18s 4d; Southdown rams, 3igns, 4gns, 6gns, 7jgns, 9gns; b.f. lambs 10s 9d. 13f>, 11s, 15= 8d; w.f. wether lamos, lie Id, 13s Id; cull lambs, 5s to 7s 9d; fat heifers, to £5 7s; fat. cows, £4 17s 6d, £4 19=, £5 Is, £5 7s, £5 16s; store pigs, 22s 6d, 25e 6d; large stores, £2, £2 6s; fat pigs, £3. RAXGIWAHIA SALE. The N./-. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their sale at Rangiwahia on Tuesday, where they yarded a small number of 6-yr ewes, a good yarding of stoic w.f. ewe and wether lambs and approximately 90 S.D. and Romney raitie from 2-th to 5-vr. Competition on the 6-yr ewes was slack, but vendors met the market at satisfactory values. The w.f. ewe and wether lambs were in strong demand and in this section more than satisfactory sales resulted. Southdown rams were keenly sort after, while competition on the Romneys was not at all keen; however, practically everything was sold under the hammer. Quotations are as follow: B.f. lambs, 8s 6d to 11s 3d; woolly wr. lambs, 12s 6d to 13s; wr. lambs, 6s 9d, 8s 9d, 10s, Bs, 9s lOd. 7s 6d: ewe lambs. Us, 11s 4d, 11» 6d, 12s 6d, 14s; 6-yr ewes, 8s 6d, 9s 3d, 11s Id to 14s; 2-th ewes, 21s 6d. 22s Id to 24s 3d; 1-shear Romney rams, lgn, 3gns, 32gns to 4gns; 1-shcar S.D. rams, 22gns, 3gn=, 31gns, 3iigns, 4fgns, to 4sgns. STORTFORD LODGE. HASTINGS. Feb. 21. Little interest, except for shorn lambs in very forward condition, was taken in the sale at Stortford Ixxlgc. Values for fat rallies were easier, though well-finished entries showed an improvement. Heavy rows showing finish brought from £7 lOst to £8 10s and lighter pens from £6 5s fo £7. Very forward, high-country, wellgrown shorn Romney lambs brought from 14s 9d to 17s 9d: medium grown woolly pens in quite fair order from 10s to 12s, and small-grown woolly pens from 8s to 9s. The ewe lambs made 13s 6d for pens out of wool. WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Fob. 21. Beef prices at Westfield were quoted firm and unchanged on last week's values. Quantity and quality were absent from the market, in which competition was always keen. Extra choice ox beef made 37s a 1001 b, choice and prime 33s to 365, secondary and plain 28s to 325, prime cow and heifer beef 28s to 355. Extra heavy prime steers made £l4 to £l4 10s, heavy £l2 17s 6d to £l3 17s 6d, medium £ll 12s 6d to £l2 15s, light £lO to £l2: extra heavy prune cows and heifers £9 to £lO 2s 6d, heavy £8 to £9 7s 6d, medium £6 15s to £8 ss, light £5 10s to £6 15s. Extra heavy prime wethers made 26s ocl to 28s, heavy 24s 9d to 275, medium 23s to 25s 6d, light 21s to 245: extra heavy prime ewes 22s 6d to 25= 6d, hea\y IBs to 21s, medium 16s lo 18s 3d, light 14s to 16s 9cl. The primest grades of land) made 18s to 31s, small and unfinished 10s to 17s 9d. Runners made £2 to £6. heavy vealers £4 to £5, medium £3 3s to £4. light £2 5s to £3. Choppers made £2 10s to. £6 19s; heavy baconers £4 to £4 Us, medium £3 15s to £4 Is, light £3 8s to £3 14s; heavv porkers £2 16s to £3 6s, medium £2 12s to £2 18s, light £2 5s to £2 12s. WAITORU ROMNEY SALE. Per Press Association. INVERCARGILL, Feb. 21. Exceptionally good prices for stud owes were a feature cf the unreserved dispersal sale held to-dav of the well-known Waitoru Romney sheep stud, consequent upon the recent 'death of Sir William Hunt. Up to 40 guineas were paid for stud ewes, the top figure being given by 11. B. Johnston. the well-known Fcdding breeder, for a very classy one-shear owe. The sale which was conducted by Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., on behalf of the estate of the late Sir William Hunt and W. E. Hunt, Waitoru Downs, attracted Romney breeders from many parts of New Zealand, including North Auckland, Watrarana and Manawatu districts. Several single owes were bought for export to Australia. The 828 stud owes which were offered first were in quite fair order, considering that lambs had only recently been weaned off them. - . , , , Some of the prices arc: One-shear stud ewes, single lots. 4 guineas to 40 guineas; pens, 3 guineas to 10 guneas; , twoshear stud ewes, single lots, . 5 guineas to 20 guineas; pens. 21, guineas to 14 guineas; three-shear stud ewes, single lots, 5 guineas to 321 guineas; pons, 3 guineas to 82 guineas.