FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19558, 10 February 1927, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE. BEEF PRICES MAINTAINED. DECLINE IN PIG VALUES. An average yarding of beef at the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday met with a steady demand and values were maintained at late rates, with a slight firming tendency toward the close, There was little alteration in the number of sheep penned and prices were on a par with those made a week ago. A line of extra prime heavy wethers sold on account of Mr. M. Harding, Mount Wellington, topped the market at 275. Prime quality lambs sold .well at late rates, but for unfinished the market eased somewhat.

Calves were again forward in large numbers and the market remained at the lower level recorded last week. An extra choice line of runners from Rotovna made ,87s.

A large yarding of pigs met a dull market and prices were not maintained at the advance recorded last week.

The following table gives the prices realised for fat stock this week and last week:—

, ~ This Week. Last Week. BEEP (per 1001b.) Extra choice ox . 29/- 29/Choice and primo ox . . . . 26/- to 25/- 25/- to 28/Choice and prime cow and heifer 22/- to 25/- 22/- to 25/SHEEP (per head)— Prinie -wethers . . 21/- to 26/6 21/6 to 26/9 Prime ewes .. 13/- to 17/- 12/- to 16/9 Prime lambs . . 19/- to 25/6 20/- to 26/CALVES (per head) — Runners .. 54/- to BS/- 50- to 70/Vealers . . 20/- to 87/- 201- to 72/PIGS (per head) Baconers .. 56/- to 71/- 60/- to 76/Porkers . . 42/- to 63/- 42/- to 66/Weaners .. 12/- to 20/- 12/- to 23/Slips . . 26/- to 34/LONDON MARKET PRICES. Following are the latest prices for New Zealand meat on the London market: — Sheep.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands (old season), light, 6§d per lb.; heavy, 6d. Other brands (new season), light, 6gd; medium, sid; heavy, 6£d. Ewes (old season), medium and light, 4d. Lambs.—Canterbury quality (old season), light, lOd; medium, Bid; heavy, 7£d; seconds, 7d. Other brands, first quality (new season), medium and light, 10^d; seconds, Beef.—Ox fores. 3^d; hinds, 4d. Frozen Pork.—Bolb. to 1201b., 8d; 1201b. to 1801b., 7^d.

' LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:—Beef was Denned in average numbers, competition being steady, with values firm at late quotations. Extra choice os sold to 29s per 1001b; choice and prime, 26s to 28s; ordinary and plain, 22s to 25a; prime young cow and heifer beef, 23s to 255; ordinary cow beef, L9s to 225; heavy prime steers, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; lightei prime, £9 10s to £lO 7s 6d; light prime, £8 to £9 7s 6d; unfinished and small, £7 to £7 17s 6i; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 10s to £8; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 10s to £7 7s 6d; lighter, £5 10s to £6 7s 6d; light cows, £4 10s to 7s 6d: other cows, £3 10s to £4 6d. Sheep were yarded in average numbers, selling readily at late quotations Heavy prime wethers made £1 5s to £1 6s 6d; medium prime, £1 3s to £1 is 9d; light prime. £1 Is to £1 2s 9d; small and unfinished, 17s to £1 0s 6d; heavy prime ewes. 14s to 15s Gd; medium prime, 133 to 133 6d; light prime, lis to 12s 6d; interiorly fatted, 9s to 10s 6d. Lambs were penned in large numbers, being mostly unfinished, which were somewhat easier in value. Prime quality sold readily at late' quotations. Heavy primp made £1 4s to £1 5s 6d; medium prime, £l 2s to £1 3s 9d; light prime, £1 to £l Is 9d; unfinished, best, 14s to 17s; others. 8s to 12s 6d. Pigs were penned in large numbers, values being easier on late quotations. Choppers sold at £3 to £4 10s; heavy medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 lis; light baconers and heavy. porkers. £2 lfis to £3 3s;-medium porkers and light porkers, £2 83 to £2 14s; small and unfinished porkers, £2 to £2 -6s. Store pigs in small numbers sold at late quotations. Large stores made £1 15s to £2 2s; slips, £1 8s to £1 14s; weaners, 12s to 18s. Calves were penned in less than average very little quality being penned. Values improved on late quotation. Runners made £3 to £4 8s; heavy vealers, £2 10s to £2 18s; medium, £2 to £2 8s; light. £1 108 to £1 18s; smaller, £1 to £1 8s: small and fresh dropped, 3s to 18s; rough calves, fis to 14s.

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety aaid Company, Ltd.. report.— Beef: An average yarding, there being practically no change in values although ihe sale firmed toward the end. A consignment of medium-weight bullocks on account of Mr. Short, Matamata, sold at ill sb. _ Extra choice ox sold to 29s per 1001b.; choice and prime. 26s- to 2Ss; just tillable. 22s to 255; prime young cow and heiter beef. 23s to 255; just killable, 19s to 225. Sheep: A small yarding, there being little or no change in values. A line of extra prime heavy wethers, on account of Mr. M. Harding. Mount Wellington, topped the markat at 275. Extra heavy prime wethers made 275; heavy prime. 23s to 255; medium. 21s 6d to 22s 6d; light and unfinished. ISs to 18a; heavy prime ewes, 17s; lighter. 13s (kl to 15s: other ewes, 10s 9d to 12s 3d. Lambs: A good yarding, prices being unchanged for fats, but store and rape lambs were inclined to be slightly easier. Heavy prime lambs made 245; medium, 21s 6d to '23b; light, 19s to £1 Is. Calves: A large yarding. Competition was dull and prices easier. Runners made £2 10s to £4 10s ; s heavy vealers. £2 8a to £3 4s; medium, £2 3s to £2 7s; light, £1 16s to £2 2s; rough, Cs to 15s; fresh-dropped, 3s to 12s. Pigs: An average yarding, prices being easier. No choppers were penned. Heavy baconers, £3 lis; medium baconers, £3 4s to £3 8s; light baconers. £3 to £3 3s; heavy podsera. £2 los to £3; medium porkers, £2 10s to £2 14s; light porkers, £2 2s to £2 103. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons* Limited, report:—Our beef pens contained 402 head, as compared with 406 at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 208 steers and 19S cows and heifers. The demand and values were on a par with last report. Extra choice o% sold at £1 9s per 1001b.: choice and prime, £1 Gs to £1 8s; secondary and plain. £1 4s to £1 5s (id; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 2s to £1 ss: ordinary cow beet, 18s to £1 Is; heavy prime steers, £ll 5s to £ll 15s; lighter prime, £lO 5s to £ll 2s 6d; light prime, £S 10s to £lO 2s 6d; small arfti unfinished. £5 15s to £8 7s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 10s to £7 10s; heavy prime cows and heifers, £5 to £6 ss; lighter prime cowa and heifers, £3 los to £4 17s Cd; other killable cows, £2 10s to £3 12s Cd There was an average yarc,ing of sheep. Competition was not keen and there was little or no alteration in values. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 5s to £1 6s 3d: heavy prime. £1 33 to £1 4s 3d; medium to heavy J prime. £1 Is to £1 2<i 9d, light to medium [prime, 19s 6d to £1 9d; unfinished wethers. 1 173 to 19s 3d: extra heavy prime youns? ewes, 15s fid to 17s. heavy prime. 14a to los 3d; lighter prime, 12s 6d to 13s 9d. other killable ewt«. lis to 12s 3d: other ewes, 7s to 409 6d (1423 sheep penned). Lambs were penned to the sum ber of 503. There was a good inquiry, but generally values were a trifle Sower. Extra prime lambs made £1 3s to £1 4s 3d: heavy prime, £1 is to £1 2s 9d; lighter prime, 13s to £1 3d; 'light prime. 17a 8d to ISs 9d; small and plain. 12s 6d to 16s Cd. Calves ware again yarded in large numbers. values for all classes showing a further decline on last week's low quotations. Runners made £2 Ms to £3 13s. heavy vealers, £2 $a to £4 7s (the latter price far the best of an extra choice line from Rotorua): medium, £1 16s to £2 7s; light, £1 to £1 15s; rough and plain, 5s to 18s; small and fresh dropped. 3s to 12s (254 sold). We also bed * good yarding of fat pigs.' Last week's advance proved only temporary, oar prices receding to those ruling a fortnight ago. Heavy prime baconer* made £3 8* to £3 Vis; medium, £3 3s to £3 7s: light. £3 to £3 2s; heavy porkers. £2 16s to £3 Is: medium. £2 12s to £2 14s; light and small. £2 2s to £2 10s; choppers. £2 to £3 ss. The few stores sold readiiy. Fair framed up to £1 19,5; slips, £1 &s to £1 lis; weavers, 15s. to £1; for good scrts; small. 8s to 131" (418 piga gold).

THE HAMILTON MARKET.

EASIER VALUES FOR BEEF.

The. Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company report :~W# had s lair entry of Leer and TSiyes. if anything, were easier. A full number of fat and stors sheep submitted and prices for in-4® were tin *p late rates, while stores failed to obtain the late firm . 'competition- The usual large entry oi fat and • store pigs came forward, and prices for si! classes were easier, especially tor. young store*. Beef; Medium fat steers, £9 to £9 17* 6d: weU-finabed light. £8 to £B lis; heavy tat cows, £6 to £7, medium weights. £5 7s to £5 ->s • light cows and heifers. £4 16a to £ 4 tSs: rough and plain SOW'S, '£3 to £3 Sis: small veals r*. 37# &d to £2 5a- good S.E eteer caSrea sold to £2 10s, da:rr cows in milk, £5 to £S7» &3: iS-moßths Jersey •• cross in-calf heifers. £3 ss; weaaer Jersey calves. £1 to iSs. Sheep: F*4 wethers sold to 24* j fat and

forward ewes, lis Gd to l!Js: extra prime heavy -woolly lambs, 25s to 27s Dd; unfinished ewes. 10s to lis: four and five-year breeding ewes, 14s Gd to 17s; aged ewes, 9s to lis 3d. good two4ooth ewes. 245: twotooth -wethers. 17s' to 18s; four-tooth wethers, £1; good rape lambs, 14s to 15s Cd; stores. 8s to 103. Pigs: Heavy baconcrs, £3 8s to £3 12s: light baconers. £3 to £3 6s; heavy porkers. £2 15s to £2 19s: light porkers, £2 6s to £2 lis; choppers, £2 12s to £3 15s: large stores, 39s to £2; slips. 24s to 2Ss; best weaners, 15s to ISs: small and young. 3s to 10s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports.—Beef was penned in usual supply. There was a poor demand and prices were low. Only a few store cattle cailie forward. Tfcere was a very laTgo yarding of sheep, for which a steady demand existed throughout. Prime fat cows made £& to £6 ss; medium cows. £4 las to £5 12s 6d: fleshy cows. £2 las to £3 10s; prime fat heifers. £8 4s. small yearling steers. £1 8s: iat wethers. £1 3s fid; fat lambs. £1: fat and forward lambs. 15s 6d to lGs 6d; aged ewes. 6s 6d to 10s; two-tooth ewes. £ 1 3s 6d: two and fourtooth forward wethers. £1: rape lambs, xßs to lis; store'lambs. 9s to 10s; four arid five-year-old *>wes, 15s 9d to 18s 6a. Fat pigs were pel led in full numbers, and met ■with competition equal to late rates on baconers. Porkers showed a decline on last week's prices. A large entry of store and weaner pigs were dull of sale. Prime fat baconers made £3 Cs to £3 lis; medium baconers. £3 Is to £3 ss; light baconers and heavy porkers. £2 15s to £3; light porkers, £2 2s to £2 10s; unfinished, £1 12s to £1 ISs; best stores. Is to £1 8s; slips. 14s to 17a: weaners, Ss to 12s; others. 5s to 6s. 5* OTHER COUNTRY SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:—We held sales during tho past week at Westfielu, Pukekohe, Ngatea and ono clearing sale, all classes of cattle selliin? at late quotations. There is keen competition for dairy cows and heifers close to profit. We quote; Dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, best, £lO to £l4; others, £6 10a to £9 10s; backward springers, £4 to £7; aged cows and inferior heifers, £2 to £3 17s 6d; heifers suitable dairy purposes, best, £3 103 to £5: others, £2 10s to £3 ss; bulls, £2 to £7 10s, according to weight and quality; empty cows. £2 to £3 15s; yearling heifers, £1 5s to £2 ss; yearling to IS-months steers, £2 10s to £3 17s 6d; 2 to 21-year steers, £4 to £4 17s 6d; 3 to 3}-year steers, £5 to £5 | 17s 6d; 4 to 4|-year steers, to £6 17s 6d: j grown steers in forward condition, £7 to £7 15s. We also held our first sheep fairs at j Tuakau, Weatfield, Maungaturoto, Kaihu, I Omana and Mangawhare. At most places we report good yardings and most successful sales. We quote: 2-tooth ewes, £1 to £1 4s 9d; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, £1 2s to £1 Cs; f.f.m. ewes, 17s to £1; s.m. ewes, 12s 6d to 16s 6d; f.m. to failing mouth ewes, 6s to lis Gd; 2-tooth wethers, 16s to £1; fat wethers, £1 I 3 to £1 3s: Romney rams, 2tooth, 2i to Ggns: older Romney rams, 3gns, to 2gns.; Southdown rams, 6gus to Signs; Shropshire rams. Ign to 3sns; E.M. rams, lgn to Signs: B.R. rams, Sgns to sgns. Alfred Buckland and Sens, Ltd., report.— During the week we held cattle sales at West, field, Waiuku. Waiheke and Helensvillo. and sheep fairs at Westfield, Waiheke. Helensville and Clevedon, There were average yardings of cattle and sheep came forward 111 advertised numbers. Tho former sold at ruling prices and values -for sheep were about 011 a par with those obtained attthe luakau fair on Tuesday, February 1. Best two-tooth ewes made £1 3s to £1 Cs 3d. the latter price being realised for two pens of ewes sold on account of Mr. A. D. Bell, Clevedon. Smaller two-tooth ewes made £1 to £1 2s 9d: small two-tooth ewes, 17s Gd to 19s; best threo and four-year-old ewes. £1 Is to £1 3s 3d: other three and four-year-old ewes, 17s - to £1: good four and five-year-old ewes, 18s to £1 0s 3d: others. 15a to 17s Gd: older ewes. 10s Gd to 14s 6d; cull owes. 4s Gd to 9s Gd; fat arid forward wethers. £1 to £1 3s; store wethers. 17a to 19s Gd; small twotooth wethers, 15s to IGs 9d: fat lambs, 17s to £1: good forward lambs. 14s Gd to IGs Gd. storo lambs. 12s 6d to 14a 3d: smaller iambs, 10s to 12s 3d; small and cull lambs. Gs to 9s Gd; two-tooth Romney rams, £2_2s to £8 8s; two-tooth Southdown rams. £0 5s to £7 7s; two-tooth Border Leicester rams. £3 3s to £6 6s: two-tooth Shropshire rams. £2 2s ■to £5 ss; two-tooth Ryland rams. £G 6s; two-tooth English Leicester rams, 2{gns. to £5 ss: aged ranis. 10s Gd to £2 2s. Cattle: Best dairy cows at profit, £lO 10s to £l4: good cows, £7 to £10; others, £5 to £G 15saged and inferior. £3 to £4 10s: best sprinninc heifers. £7 to £9; others, £1 103 to £6 15s; empty younjr cows, £2 5s to £3: store cows, £1 to £5; grown steers in forward condition. £7 to £8: throe to four-year-old steers, £5 5s to £6 15s; two to three-year-old steers. £4 to £5; yearling to eighteen-month-old steers. £2 10s to £3 15s; fat steers, £8 to £lO ss; prime young cows and heifers, £5 to £7 7s 6d: other fat cows and heifers, £4 to £4 17s Gd; boner cows. £2 to £3 15s; eighteon month to two-year-old dairy heifers. £2 10s to £4 10s; good calves. £1 8s to £1 15s: smaller calves, £1 to £1 7s; small and weedy calves, 10s to IGs: heavy bulls, £4 to £G 10s: young herd bulls, £3 3s to £7 7s: other bulls. £1 to £2 15s. Thes New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, Hamilton, report:—At our Cambridge sale last Monday we penned sheep in more than average numbers and a medium entry of cattle, which met with good competition. Forward 2-tooth wethers mude 17s 7d to 19s; storo woolly lambs, 12s 6d to 13s; rape lambs, 14s, to 15s 9d; small lambs, 8s 9d: 4 and 6-tooth ewes, £1 Is Sd;'2-sbear Romney rams. "Hps. The line of 2-tooth ewes advertised failed to reach tho owner's re serve and was passed in. Fat cows made £4 10d to "£5 Us; rough cows, £3 14s to £4 Rs; small fleshy cows. £2 8s to £3! 2 to 2J-yoar-old steers, if! 4 fig to £5 14s: 2-year-old Jersey cross heifers, r.w.b., £5 6s: bulls. £3 to £5 ss. There was a large entry of store pigs. Unfinished porkers sold at £1 15s to £2 2s; stores, £1 lis to £1 14s; slips, £1 2s to £1 as; weaners, 15s to 17s.

RATES AT . ADDINGTON.

PFiICES GENERALLY LOWER.

[BY I'ELEGEAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION, j

CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday.

At tho Adding-ton market to-day thoro was an exceptionally heavy entry of store sheep and Jambs, and average pennings of fat cattle, fat lambs and fat sheep. Tho store sheep were lower in value, but the rat stock was quite up to prices of last week. Beei and fat lambs were a shade better. Thero was a very large entry of store sheep, and nearly all the available accommodation was filled Drafts were forward from as far North as Hicks Bay and from Marlborough Sounds, Nelson, the West Coast and the Chatham Inlands. Tiler© -wore a good many lota of Banks Peninsula lamba and ewes from various parts of Canterbury and Otago. On account of the continued spell of dry weather buyers were not propared to purchase freely, and prices generally were lower than last week. Lambs were down by a shilling a head and all classes of ewes were easier by Is to Is 6d a head. Aged and low-conditioned were most difficult to quit. Thero were numerous passings.

The following is' tho range of values:— Forward rape lambs, 19s to 20s 6d: medium lamos, 17s 3d to 18s 9d; small lambs, 13s 9d to 15s 6d; cull and inferior lambs, 12s to 13s 6d; good halfbred wether lambs, Ifjs fid to 20a !1d: medium halfbred lambs, 16s Gd to 18s; threo-ouarter-bred ewe lambs. 20s fid to 22s 3d; two-tooth halfbrcd ewes, 23s Gd to 31a Id; four and six-tooth three-ciuartei'-bred ov/es, to "!!3:s 6d; four and six-tooth crossbred ewes. 23a fid to 255; sound-mouth crossbred ewes, 18s to 20s; two-tooth crossbred ewes 21s to 235: aged crossbred ewes, Sa to 8s; better-conditioned aged owes, 10a to 12s; four and sir-tooth haifbred wethers, 20s to 21s 3d; two and four-tooth crossbred wethers, 18s Cd to 19s id; small and low-conditioned croß«bred wethers, 13s; two-tooth crossbred wethers, IBs lOd.

Fat Lambs (3100 yarded)'.—Batchers' lambs sold well. Extra prime made to 31* id; prime. 25s 6d to 2Ss fid; medium, 23a 3d to'2ss; light, 21s Od to 230 6d. Fat Sheep.—There was a£i average yarding, and a steady sale throughout. The ewe schedule is a farthing lower than last week, hut there was no change in values. Exporters operated freely throughout. E<tra prime wethers realieed up to 30* Id; prime wethers 2S» 3d to 27» 6d; medium wethers, 23* 3d to 25s 6d; light wethers, 22s to 23s 6d; extra prime ewe*, to 25b 7d; prime ewes. 18# to 21s 6d; medium ewea. 15s to 17s 6d; light ewes, 12a Sd to lis fid; aged ewes, 10s to 12s. Fat Cattle.—A slightly smaller entry than usual Good steer and heifer beef *old about 10s per head better than last weefe. Cows were unaltered. A Southland line of 34 iteers averaged £ls ss. Best beef, mads Ma to 37a 6d: medium Quality over-weight, 'His to 33s Cd: inferior, 27* to 30a per 1001b. : heavy steers, to £l6 2s Cd: prime medium* weight steer*. . £l3 10# to £ls; medium steer®, £ll to £l3 Sa; lieht steer*. £6 to £lO 10s; extra prime heifers, £ll to £l3 17* Gd; prime heifer*, £B.lo* to £lO 10<*; medium heifers, £6 .10® to £? 4*; light heifers, £5 to £R 7s Cd: extra prime covr?., to £l2 "s Cd; prime co*s. £7 15a to £9 1.5s medium com. £6 to £7 10*; light cows, £4 5* to £5 15*. Vealer#.—A smaller entry, Line# for kill-, able'sort# advanced.. Basnets made to £~ 15?: stood cake*, £S 5s to £6; medians. •£3 ISs to £5: small and inferior, 10* to 3£T3. Store Cattle,—A fairly large estnr- Ice demand vu good, bat hardly u kmn tf last week, two and deem made £5 15? to £C 15i; .food cow* to £4 50s; medium. £2 16* t> £3 lis; inferior, £2 to £2; bulls, £3 to £lO.

Fat Pig*.—There was a medium entry, and prices were firm at the start, but eased to. ward th« end. Chopper* realised £2 10# to £4; lisrht bacon era, £3 K»s to £3 17* Cdj heavy, £4 to £4 7* 6d-, extra heavy to £4 12s. Average price per '.6.. Sid to fi|d. Light porker*, made 48s to 55*; heavy, 57s Cd' to ©4s. Average price per ib. "id to Bd. Dairy Cattle.—An entry of 43 head Price* advanced * lightly for. beat aorta. Second, third and fourth e&lvers reef tied "from £l9 to '£s3 15a: medium, £7 to £9 10*: inferior, £4 to £6 MS*; fc«i sprinristr heifers, £8 to £l2: others, £4 to £7 IS»; cow* is swstt, £1 15* to .£ 4

Store Pip.—A small entry. The market opened oat. a par with late rales, but eased toward the end,. Small weaueta made IS* to. 16* fid;.medium, 1.7s u> 18*; good, 30* w» Jtos'ilip*. 25a to 29s fid; Jtmall, 80* to 23* i C2.£4iffi©» §sa to 4£a; large, to S3a feh