Commercial

Northern Advocate, 31 January 1936, Page 10

Commercial

WESTFIELD STOCK

{Special to "Nortltem Advocate."} AUCKLAND, Thursday. There was again a short yarding of ox beef at Westfield stock sales today, and, as*a consequence, cattle continued in keen demand. The yarding including some inferior quality lines, but, taken generally, the standard was well up to recent level. Brisk bidding characterised the sale, and steers j were dearer than they have been for some time. A line of steers sold from. £lO 10/ to £l4 17/6. ! Cow and heifer beef came forward | in average numbers, and under | steady competition being, if anything, a shade better than last week. Calf pens were well filled and, selling under ready demand, calves were very firm at last week's rate. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports that it had a small entry of beef, which met with a ready market, with values firm at late quotations. Extra choice ox sold at 32/ per 1001 b; choice and prime, 29/ to 31/; secondary and plain, {25/ to 28/; prime young cow and 'heifer beef, 27/ to 31/; secondary, 23/

jto 26/; extra heavy prime steers rang|ed in price from £l3 to £l3 15/; 'heavy, £l2 to £l2 17/6; lighter, £lO 10/ to £ll 17/6; light, £9 to £lO 7/6; small and unfinished, £7 10/ to £8 17/6; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £7 10/; heavy, £6 to £6 17/6; lighter, £5 to £5 17/;, light, £3 10/ to £4 15/; others, £2 to I £3 7/0 j The entry of sheep at the Westfield 'sale yesterday was larger than at re- | cent sales, but ewes were noticeably I short, owing to the demand for breedI ing stocks. Competition was strong, { and prices for prime sheep remained unchanged. The few hoggets in the market sold well, with prices up to 26/6. The present confidence in sheep

prospects was reflected in a free sale for store and for maiden ewes. The fat lambs were penned in fair numbers, and buyers operated actively at fully late rates. The pig pens were well filled. Competition was brisk for all prime ' baconers, well-done pigs over 150 lbs realising to 58/. with 59/ for outstanding pens. There was a slightly ' easier tendency for porkers.. Stores were in strong demand at improved rates. Prices per lb for baconers worked out at 43d, and for porkers, Sid to 5Jd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports as fol- ; j lows:—

Sheep.—We had more than an average entry of sheep. There was a , steady demand with values firm at last ] week's rates. Heavy prime wethers, j £1 6/6 to £1 7/6; medium prime, £1 J 5/ to £1 6/3; light prime, £1 3/ to £1 ' 4/9; small and unfinished, 18/ to £1 2/9; prime hoggets, £1 2/ to £1 6/6; t unfinished, 16/ to £1; prime maiden ewes. 19/3 to £1 2/; heavy prime, 18/ ' to 19/; medium prime, 16/9 to 17/9; light prime, 15/ to 16/6; inferiorly fatted, 2/ upward. Lambs.—Store lambs also sold read- ! ily, selling at from 13/ to 19/; prime lambs met a good market, and sold at from 19/6 to £1 4/. Pigs—We had a full yarding of baconers and porkers. There was a . keen demand, with improved values ruling for baconers,; and very firm 1 rates for porkers. Choppers sold from £1 10/ to £2 15/; heavy and medium . baconers, £2 10/ to £2 18/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 2/ ' to £2 9/; medium porkers and light porkers, £1 14/ to £2 1/. Last week's firm rates for store pigs were easily maintained. Large stores, £1 9/ to £1 13/; slips, £1 to £1 8/; weaners, 7/ to 19/. :

VALUES AT PUKEKOHE {Special to "Northern Advocate."] PUKEKOHE, This Day. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. reports that cattle came forward in average numbers at their Pukekohe sale yesterday. There was a large entry of dairy cattle, which were readily sought. Best dairy heifers, £6 to £7; others, £4 10/ to £5 15/; small and backward, £3 to £4 5/; dairy cows, £4 to £6 7/6; medium prime steers, £8 2/6 to £9; .heavy prime cows, £6 to £7; medium, £5 to £5 15/; light, £3 10/ to £4 15/; killable cows, £2 15/ to £3 7/6; boner cows, £2 to £2 12/6; others, £1 to £1 15/; heifers, running with bulls, £2 6/ to £3 1/; weaner heifer calves, £1 to £1 11/; steer calves, £2 to £2 16/; bulls (potters), £3 10/ to £6 17/6. A yarding of fat and store pigs came forward*, Prices were keen. Weaners were hardly so keenly sought after. Choppers, £1 10/ to £2 8/; heavy prime baccners. £2 1/ to £2 18/; medium, £2 10/ to £2 13/; light and unfinished, £2 7/ to £2 9/; heavy porkers, £2 1/ to £2 6/; medium. £1 16/ to £2; light. £1 8/ to £1 15/; large stores, £1 6/ to £1 12/; slips, 18/ to £1 5/; good weaners, 15/ to 18/6; others. 11/ to 14/; small, 4/ to 10/; sows, due to farrow. £1 15/ to £4 4/; pedigree Tamworth sows, 2£ gns to 31 gns; pedigree Tamworth boars, 2 gns to 3 gns.

STOCK VALUES AT KAMO

INCREASE ON LATE RATES The North"-Auckland Farmers' Coop. Lid. report having held a stock sale at Kamo yards yesterday. There was a large yarding of all classes, and competition was keen, psrlkulr.rly for

boner sorts. Pn:}S showed a:.i increase on }ate rates.

Quotations:—Fat ox, to £9 8/; lighter sorts, £6 15/ to £7 15/; fat cows. £6 10/; lighter. £4 15/ to £5 5/; 3-year-old Shorthorn steers, to £5 2/6; 2£-year-old coloured steers, £4 5/ to £4 12/6; boner cows, fleshy, to £2 10/; lighter sorts, £1 7/6 to £1 12/6; others, 17/6 to £1 5/; boner bulls, heavy, to £5 10/; medium sorts, £4 10/ to £5; lighter sorts, £2 15/ to £3 15/; 18months Jersey heifers, r.w.b., £3 5/; fat and forward lambs, to 20/; good mixed sex lambs, woolly, 15/3; smaller sorts, 8/3 to 10/3; light baconers, to £2 12/; heavy porkers, to £1 19/; light porkers. £1 9/ to £1 13/; weaner pigs, 8/. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. had an average entry of cattle, both beef and stores selling under good competition. Boners were particularly keenly sought, prices j being well up on previous market i rates.

Values.—Light fat Hereford cows, £4 10/; fat Holstein cows. £3 19/; heavy fat medium quality cows, £3 12/6 to £3 19/; fresh and forward condition cows, £2 7/ to £2 11/; heavy boner cows, 32/6 to £2 1/; lighter boners. 24/ to 30/; mixed coloured grown steers. £4 1/; mixed 18months heifers, r.w.b.. £1 8/; medium potter bulls, to £4 10/; lighter, £3 5/ to £3 14/; sound young dairy cows, close to profit, to £4 7/6; heavy baconers, to £2 11/; heavy porkers, to £1 17/.