FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19470, 28 October 1926, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFI ELD SALE. BEEF PRICES UNCHANGED. MUTTON VALUES SHOW DECLINE. Prices for beef at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday were firm at recent rates. There was a good yarding of cattle and competition was keen. Sheep were penned in large nnmbors and as a result prices all round showed a decline of Is to 2s a head. There was j also a good yarding of lambs, prices for which were slightly easier. Some nice lines of hoggets were offered, values being well maintained. A good yarding of calves sold well at recent rates. There was a fairly good demand for an average yarding of pigs, but prices were hardly equal to late rates. Tho following table gives the prices realised for fat stock this week and last week:— This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per tOOlb.)Extra choice ox 39/- 39/Choice and prime ox . . . . 34/- to 38/- 36/- to 38/Choice and prime cow and heifer 27/- to 36/- 32/- to 36/Sheep (per head) — Primo wethers, Shorn . 21/- to 26/- 24/6 t,o 28'9 Unshorn .. 29/- to 34/9 32/- to 35/9 Unfin. wethers . . 18/- to 22/- 24/- to 29/9 Prime ewes. Shorn .. .. 17/. to 24/3 18/-to 24/9 Unshorn .. 21/- to 29/9 22/- to 29/6 Hoggets, Shorn . . . . 18/- to 22/G 20/- to 23/6 Unshorn . . 21/- to 26/- 22/- to 26/6 Spring lambs . . 18/- to 27/Calves (per head) Runners . .. 82/- to 105/. 68/- to 90/. Vealers . . 20/- to 92/- 20/- to 85/Pigs (per head)— Baconers . . 65/- to 89/- 73/- to 98/Porkers . . 50/- to 65/- 48/- to 73/Weaners . . 14/- to 23/- 20/- to 23/Slips . . . . 30/- to 381- 34/- to 38/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, per lb.; medium, 6£d; heavy, 6d. Other brands, light, 6^d; medium, 6d; heavy, s|d. Ewes, light and medium, 4 3-Bd. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light, lOJd; medium, heavy, 8 l-8d; seconds, 9|d. Other brands, first quality, medium, 9£d; seconds, 9J,d. . Beef.—Ox fores, 4d; hinds, sd. Cow fores, 2Jd; hinds, 4^d. Frozen Pork.-801b. to 1201b., ll£d; 1201b. to 1801b., 9d. D ALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—Beof.— There was a good yarding, which sold under keen competition, values being firm at last, week's quotations. Extra choice ox sold to 39s per 1001b; choice and prime, 34s to, 365; just killable, 30s to 335; prime young cow and heifer beef, 32s to 365; just killable, 27s to 31s 6d. Sheep.—There was a very heavy yarding, prices in consequence being easier. No extra heavy prime wethers were penned; heavy prime, woolly, 34s 9s; shorn, 263; medium, 32a 6d; shorn, 23s 6d; light and unfinished, 265, shorn, 19s to 225; heavy prime ewes, 27s 6d; shorn, 00s to 225; lighter, 245; shorn, 17s to 19s. Lambs.—There was a good yarding, values being easier. Heavy prime lamb made 24s 6d to 26s sd; medium, 22s to 245; light, 18s to 21s Gd. Calves.—There was a good yarding of calves, there being little or no change in values. Runners made £4 10s to £5 ss; heavy vealers, £3 10s to £4 ss; medium, £2 15s to £3 ss; light, £1 14s to £2 10s; rough 1 , £1 to £1 10s; fresh dropped, 3s to 12s. Pig3.—An average yarding, prices being considerably lower than last week. Choppers made £3 to £4 4s; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 9s; medium baconers, £3 10s to £4; light baconers, £3 5s to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 3s; medium porkers, £2 10s to £2 17s; light porkers, £2 3s to £2 9s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:—Beef was penned in average numbers, competition again being keen, with values very firm at late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to 39s per 1001b.; choice and prime, 86s to 38s; ordinary and plain, 32s to 355; prime young cow and heifer beef, 34s to 365; ordinary cow beef. 2Ss to 335. No extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime, £l4 17b 6d to £l6 7s 6d; lighter prime, £l3 to £l4 15s; light prime, £lO to £l2 17s 6d; unfinished and small, £8 5s to £9 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £ll, 15s; heavy prime, £8 10s to £9 17s Gd; lighter, £7 to £8 7s Gd; light cows, £6 lo £6 17s 6d: other cows, £4 to £5 17s 6d. Sheep were yarded in more than average numbers, and although competition was steady throughout, values were lower by Is to 2s a head. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, £1 13s to £1 14s; shorn, £1 4s to £1 ss; medium prime, £1 lis Gd to £1 12s Gd: shorn, £1 2s 9d to £1 3s 9d; light prime, £1 9s to £1 lis: shorn, £1 Is to £1 2s 6d: small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 8s; Bhorn, 18s to £l. heavy prime ewes, woolly, £1 6s 6d to £1 9s 9d; shorn, £1 3s to £1 4s 3d; medium prime, £1 4s 3d to £1 6s; shorn, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d: light prime, £1 2s to £1 4s; shorn, 18s to £1 0s 9d; woolly hoggets, £1 Is to £1 6s; shorn hoggets, 18s to £1 2s 6d. Spring lambs were penned in average numbers, selling at values slightly lower than last week. Heavy prime made £1 5s to £1 7s; medium prime, £1 2s Gd to £1 4s 9d: light prime. 19s to £1 2s: unfinished. 10s to 18s. Pigs penned in large numbers were again slightly easier in values. No heavy baconers were penned. Choppers sold at £3 to £4 6s; heavy and medium baconers, £4 2s to £4 Gs; light baceners and heavy poTkera, £3 10s to £4; medium porkers and light porkers, £3 to £3 Ss; small and unfinished porkers. £2 10s to £2 183. Store pigs in average numbers were easier in values. Large stores made £2 to £2 12s; Blips, £1 10s to £1 ISb; weaners, 14s to £1 3s. Calves were penned in less than average numbers, values being at late quotations. Runners made £4 2s to £5 ss; heavy vealers, £3 10s to £4 12s; medium, £2 lfls to £3 8s: light, £2 10s to £2 lGs; smaller, £1 lfls to £2 8s: small and freshdropped, 3s to £1 14a; rough calves, £1 to £1 10s. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd,, report; We penned fat cattle to tho number of 328 head, as compared with 338 at last Wednesday's market, comprising 203 steers and 123 cows and heifers. With few exceptions the ox beef was of excellent quality, the demand and values being similar to last week'a sale. Extra choice ox sold to £1 19s per JOOlb,: choice and primo. £1 16s to £1 ISs: secondary and plain. £1 12s to £1 15a; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 12s to £1 15s; ordinary cow beef. £1 5s to £1 10s ; heavy prime steers, £l4 10s to £ls 12s Gd; thero were no extra heavy prime steers offered. Tho highest average, £ls 7s 2d, was obtained for 14 steers from Mr. B Heed, Waerenga. Lighter prime steers, £l3 5s to £l4 7s 6d, light prime, £lO 10s to £l3; small and plain, £8 17s Gd to £lO ss: extra heavy primo young cows and heifers. £lO to £lO 17s 6d: heavy primo cows and heifers. £8 15s to £9 17s Gd: lighter prime. £6 10s to £a 12s Gd: other killaolo cows, £4 15s to £6 7s 6d. Sheep wero penned in increased numbers. There was a steady demand with little or no alteration in values. Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly, £1 15s to £1 17s; heavy prime, shorn, £1 4s to £t 7s; heavy prime, woolly, £1 12s Gd to £1 14s 9d; medium to heavy prime, shorn, £1 2s 6d to £1 3s 9d; light to medium prime, shorn, £i Is to £1 2s 3d; fat hoggeti, woolly, £1 5s to £1 7s; shorn. £1 2s to £1 3s; light, £1 to £1 Is 6d (1405 sheep sold). Extra heavy prime young ewes, woolly, £] 6s to £1 8s 6d; Bhorn, £l Is to £1 3s; heavy prime ewes, woolly. £1 3s to £1 5s 9d: shorn. 19s to £1 Os 9d: lighter prime, shorn. 17s to lEs 6d. A full supply of spring lambs sold Rteadily at easily last week's rates. Extra heavy prime lambs mado £1 6s to £1 7s; heavy prime. £1 3s Gd to £1 Es 9d; lighter prime, £1 lo 6d to £1 3s 3d; light prime, 18s to £1 0s 6d; small and plain, 12s 6d to 10s 6d (ill lambs sold). Calves were again yarded in large numbers, with a tendency for all classes to ease in valne. Runners made £2 7s Gd to £5 10s; heavy vealers, £3 9s to £4 lis: medium, £2 18s to £3 10s; light, £2 Is to £2 IBs; small and freshdropped, 3s to £2 (309 sold). We had an average yarding of pigs. Tho demand was sluggish and prices again considerably lower. Choppers made £2 7s to £4 3s; heavy baconers, £4 3s to £4 9s: medium, £3 18s to £4 Is; light, £3 12s to £3 16s; heavy porkers, £3 6s to £3 10s; medium, £2 18s to £3 3s; light, £2 10s to £2 16s; small and unfinished. £2 to £2 7s; stores sold readily, making up to £2 16s for extra good; slips, £1 10s to £1 IGa; weaners Irom 16s to £1 6s (306 aold).