FAT STOCK MARKET.
WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.
OX BEEF SLIGHTLY LOWER.
MUTTON VALUES MAINTAINED
There was a large offering of beef at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday, many lines being extra prime. The demand was steady, but prices for ox beef showed a slight decline. Prices for prime cow and heifer beef were maintained at late rates.
There was an average yarding of sheep, and the improvement in mutton values recorded last week was sustained; all grades selling well. The first spring lambs of the season to make an appearance at the sale sold readily at good prices. Largo numbers of calves were offered, and values showed an easing " tendency compared with recent rates.
There was a fairly, good demand for pigs, but prices were slightly lower than those recorded at the previous sale. The following table gives the prices realised for fat stock this week and last week:—
LONDON MARKET VALUES. Latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market are as follow :
Sheep.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 6£d per lb; medium, heavy, s|d Other brands, light, 6d; medium, s|d; heavy, s£d. Ewes, light, per lb. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light, 9£d per lb; medium, B§d; heavy, Seconds, B|,d. Selected brands, light, B§d; medium, B£d. Other brands', first quality, . medium, Bd. Seconds, B|d. Beef.—Ox fores, 3£d; hinds, s£d. Cow fores,. 2|d; hinds, 4^d." Frozen Pork.—Bolb. to 1201b., lid; 1201b. to 1801b.,, lOd.
DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and' Company, Limited, report:— Beef: There was a slightly smaller "yarding of both cow and ox beef. Prices were about 10s a head easier for ox, there being little or no change, in values for cows and heifers. Extra choice ox sold to 37s per 1001b.; choice and prime, 34s to 365: just killable, 27s to 30s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 8s to £1 12s; just killable. £1 4b to £1 Bs. Sheep: There was an average yarding last week's prices being unchanged. No extra heavy prime wethers were penned; heavy prime, woolly, 33a 6d to 355; shown,. 25s 6d; medium, woolly, 30s 6d to 32s 9d; light and unfinished, woolly, 24s to 275; hetrsry prime ewes, woolly, £1 4s 6d to -£] 6s Gd; lighter, woolly, £1 2s to £1 4s;;■ shorn, 17s Gd ; other ewes, woolly. 18s to 20s. Calves: A small yarding, there being; very few heavy calves penned. Runners made £3 10s to £4 10s; heavy vealers, £3 9s to £3 16s; medium, £2 lOs. to £3 3s; light, 35s to £2 Os.: rough, 16s to 265; small. 24a to 31s; fresh dropped, 3s to 15s. Pigs: There was ah average yarding, all classes being somewhat easier, Choppers made jG3 10s to £5 lQs heavy baconers, to £5 ; medium, £ 4 5s to £4 ■ 12s; light, £i to' £4 4s; heavy porkers, £3 15s to £3 19s; medium, £3 4s to £S 12s; light, £2 15s to £3 Is.
LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—Beef was penned in less than avetage numbers, and although in places last week's Quotations were realised, 1 generally values were slightly easier. Extra choice ox sold to 37s per 1001b; choice, and prime, 33s to 365; ordinary and plain, 28s to 325; prime young cow and heifer beef, 29s to 325; ordinary cow beef, 22s to 28s; heavy prime steers, £l4 15s to £l6 2p 6d; lighter prime, £l2 fOs to £l4 10s. light prime, £9 12s 6d to £l2 7s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO. 2s 6d to £l2. for a heifer fattened by Mr." E. fl. Nolan. Waimarama; £8; heavy prime, to £9 17s 6d; lighter, £7 to. £7 17s (id; light cows, £5 15s to £6 17s 6a; 16 steers from Mr. C. G. Robertson, Otaua, averaged £IG. Sheep were yarded in more than average numbers, values being very firm at late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 16s to £2 2s; heavy prime, £1 12s 6d to £1 14s 6d; medium prime. £J, 10s to £1 12s 3d; light prime, £1 7s to £1 9s 9d; heavy prime ewes. £1 4s 6d to £l'6s- 9d;. medium, prime,- £1 2s to £1 4s; light prime. £1 to £1 Is 9d. Hoggets were penned in small numbers, selling at late quotations. Heavy prime made £1 4s 9d to £1 8s 6d; medium prime, £1 3s to £1 4s 6d; light prime. £] Is to £1 2s 6d; unfinished. 17s to £l. Pigs penned in average numbers, soiling under keen competition at improved values. Choppers sold at £3 to £4 10a; heavy and medium baconera, £4 7s to £4 IBs; light baconera and heavy porkers, £3 15s to £4 6s; medium. porkers and light porkers, £2 9s to £3 14s. Store pigs again sold at extreme values. Large stores made £1 ISs to £2 10s; slips, £1 8s to £1 ,17s; w»aners. 15s to £1 7s. Calves were penned in large numbers, there being very few of good, quality. Values generally were easier. Runners made £2 to £F . 10s; heavy voalers. £3 18s to £4 .15s; medium. #3 fia to £3 17s; light. £2 5s to £8 4s: smaller. £4 5b to £2 4s; small and freshed dropped, 2s to 17s; rough calves, 18s to £1 7s.
ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS.
Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report;— Our beef, pens contained 369 head, as against 252 at last Wednesday's market, comprising 268 steers, 101 cons and heifers. The entry included many lines of extra prime cattle. Ihero was a steady demand, but generally values for ox beef receded about 10s per head,. Prime cows and heifers realised fully late rates. Extra choice ox sold to £1 l7s per 10»lb; choke and prime, £1 145.t0.il 16s; secondary, £1 10s to -£i 13s; prime iroung cow and heifer beef, £1 9s to £1 12s; ordinary cow beef, £1 4s to £1 8s; extra heavy prime steers, £l6 to £l7 17s 6d, the latter price being obtained for three steers from Messrs. Taylor Bros,, Taupiii; heavy prime, £l3 15s to £ls 15s; lighter prime, £l2 to £l3 12s 6d; light prime, £lO os to £ll 17s 6d; small and plain, £7 to £9 15a; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £ll 7s 6d; heavy prime, £3 10s to £9 17s 6d;. lighter prime £G 10s to £8 7s 6d; other tillable cows, £4 10s to £G 7a fid. The highest averages were; ]! steers from Messrs. Taylor Bros., Taupiri, £l6 lis Id; seven from Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga, £l6 lis Id; 16 from Mr. George Vosper; Maungatautari, £ls 13s 9d: 36 from Mr.;Wm. Vosper. Dingley Dell. Caml.idge, £ls 14s 9d; seven from Mr. Ldward Allen, Cambridge, £ls 8s 7d. The sheep pens were moderately filled with a nice claw of mutton. Competition was steady throughout and last week's advance was sustained. Extra heavy prime, wethers made £1 16s to £1 178; a small lot of extra special made £1 19s 9dt heavy prime wethers, £1 14s to £1 15s 9d; medium to heavy prime, £1 12s to £1 13s 9d: light to medium prime, £1 9s to £1 Us 9d; unfinished, £1 5a to £1 Ps Gd; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 7s fid to £1 heavy prime, £1 5s to £1 7s 3d; lighter prime, £1 3s 6d to £1 4s 9d; light killable, £1 Is to £1 3s: prime hoggets. £1 6s to £1 9s 3d; lighter fat hoggets, £1 3s to XI 5s 3d; other hoggets, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d. fB9B sheep sold.) Five spring lijmbs, the first of the season, from Mr. Fred Stephens, Clevedon, made from £1 to £1 10s. Calves were again yarded in large numbers, with an absence of good Quality heavy venters. Values were easier for all classes. Runners, made from £3 Fs to £5 7a 6d: heavy vealers, £3 Is to £4 ss; medium vealers, £2 IBs to £3 12s; light. €1 10s to £2 16s; small and_ fresh-dropped, 2s to £1 9a (362 sold). An increased yarding of fat pigs came forward. Values were lower all round and bidding was les* snirited.- Choppers made £2 17s 6d to £4 !?s; extra heavy good quality baconers fo •to 3b- heary baconers. £4 8s to £4 19s; medium. £4 4s to £47°: light. £3 19s to £4 2s; heavy porkers, £3 15s to £4; medium. £3 5s to £3 12s;. light. £2 9s to £2 19s; small and unfinished, £2 lss to £2 Bs. Very few stores were penned.. Sows in pig mado up to 3Sgs.; weaners from 16s to £1 4s (336 pigs sold).
This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per lOOlb.)— Extra choice ox 38/Choice and prime 85/- to 87/ox .. . . 34/to 36/Choiceand prime cow and 82/heifer . . 24/to 32/24/- to SHEEP (per head)- _ Prime wetnera 27/to 42/28/- to 36/6 Unfinished 2S/wethers ... 25/ to 2S/Q 23/- to Prime ewes ,. 20/to 27/3 20/- to 27/9 Unfinished ewes .. 18/to 20/15/- to 19/Hoggets .. 17/to 29/3 21/- to 30/-. Spring lambs 20/ to 30/CALVES (per head) — Runners .. C8/to 110/70/- to 118/Vealers : . . ]0/to 35/15/- to 78/PIGS (per head)— Bacoiiers ., 80/to 103/84/- to 103/Porkers . . 41/to 80/44/- to 84/Weaners ' . . 15/to 27/10/- to 20/Siips ... 28/to 37/26/- to 34/-
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19416, 26 August 1926, Page 7
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