FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19676, 30 June 1927, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.

BEEF MARKET FIRMER. KEEN DEMAND FOR SHEEP. A firmer tendency in the beef market was the principal feature of the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday. There was a large yarding of first-class quality and competition was keen. Quotations per 1001b. show pi'actically no change from last week, hut the tone of the market is reported to be much improved. Sheep were offered in small numbers. Under lively competition prices advanced slightly for prime wethers. Lambs came forward in average numbers and sold at recent rates. .There was a steady demand for pigs, but on the whole values were lower. The following table gives the prices for fat stock this week, compared with those of last week: — This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per 1001b.) Extra choice ox 27/- 27/Choico and prime ox .. 24/- to 26/0 24/- to 26/Prinie yount; cow and heifer .. 21/- to 24/- 20/-to 24/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers .. 30/- to 32/0 20/-to 31/3 Unfinished wethors 21/- to 24/9 23/- to 24/9 Prime ewes .. 23/3 to 26/3 21/- to 29/9 Prime lambs .. 23/- to 25/6 23/- to 25/6 Unfinished lambs 12/0 to 17/0 10/0 to 16/CALVES (per head) Runners .. .. 4h/- to 80'- 60/- to 85/Venters .. .. 50/- to 78/- 65/- to 76/PKiS (per head) Haeonors .. 69'- to 75/- 60/- to 77/Porkers .. .. 55/- to 67/- 54/- to 63/Large stores .. 30/- to 37/- 36/- to 44/LON DON 1 MARKET PRICES. Following are the latest prices for New Zealand meat on the London market:— Sheep.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 6 18d; medium, s|d; heavy, 4£d; other brands, light, 5 7-8 d; medium, sd; heavy, Ewes, medium and light, 4 l-Bd. Lambs, Canterbury quality, light, 9 ,il-8d; medium, 8 l-8d; heavy, Bd. Seconds, 8 3-8 d; selected brands, light, 9 l-8d; medium, 8 l-8d: other brands, light, 8 5-8 d ; medium, 8d ; seconds, B§d. Frozen Pork.—Bolb. to 1201b., 9d; 1201b. to 18011,., 7*d.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Beef was penned in large narnbers. The market showed a better tone, values improving as the sale advanced, especially for the heavier cattle. Extra choice ox sold to 27s per 1001b.; choice, and prime. 24s to 265; ordinary and plain, 21s to 23»; prime young cow and heifer beef, 21s to 235; ordinary cow beef, 18b to 20s; extra heavy prime steers, £ll 15s to £l2 ss; heavy crime; £lO 103 to £ll 12s Gd; lighter prime. £9 10s to £lO 7s Gd: light pr.me, £8 to £9 7s 6d; unfinished and small, £5 10s to £7 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 10s to £8 ss; heavy irime. £6 to £', ss; lighter, £5 to £5 17s 6d; light cows and heifers, £4 to £4 17s 6d; other cows, £3 to £3 17s Gd. Sheep were yarded in small numbers. Competition was keen, and values again advanced. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 lis to £1 12s tid; heavy prime, £1 9s 9d to £1 10s 9d; medium prime, £1 7s to £1 9s 3d; light prime, £1 5s to £1 6s 9d; small and unfinished, £1 Is to £1 Is 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 3s to £1 4s; medium prime, £1 Is to £1 2s Gd; light prime, 19s to £ 1 0s 9d; inferiorly fatted. 15s to 18s. Larnbs were penned in average numbers, selling readily at late quotations. Heavy prime made £1 3s to £1 4s; medium prime, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d; light prime, 19s to £1 0s 9d; unfinished, 12s Gd to 17s 6d. A small yarding of pigs met with a dull sale, values being at late quotations. Choppers sold at £3 10s to £4 lis; heavy and medium baconers. £3 9s to £3 15s: light baconers and heavy porkers. £3 to £3 7s; medium porkers and light porkers. £2 10s to £2 18s; small anr' jnfinished porkers, £2 to £2 Bs. Store pigs 111 averagt- numbers sold at late quotations. Large stores made £1 10s to £1 17s; slips. £1 2s to £1 8s; wcaners, 12s to £l. Calves wer penned in average numbers, and sold under keen competition at mproved values. No extra heavy vealerß were penned. Runners, £3 to £3 18s; heavy vealers. £3 8s to £3 14s; medium. £2 18n to £3 6s; light. £2 8s to £2 16s; smaller. £2 to £2 6s; small and fresh dropped, 5s to £1 ISs; rough calves. £1 to £1 10s DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report:—Beef: There was an average' yarding. The demand for well-finished cattle was decidedly keener and values for prime ox were firmer. Extra choice ox sold to £1 7s per 1001b; choice and prime. £1 5s 6d to £1 6s 6d; just killable, 20s to 245; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 Is to £1 4s; just killable, 18s to 20s. Sheep were penned in less than average numbers and sold readily tinder keen competition, values being very firm. Heavy prime wethers mace £1 9s to £1 lis; medium. £1 6s Gd to £ 1 8s Gd; light and unfinished. £1 3s to £1 os; heavy prime ewes, £1 3s; lighter, £1 to £1 2s 6d; other ewes, 17s to 19s 6d. Lambs: A fair yarding sold at late quotations. Heavy prime lambs made £1 2s 6d to £1 4s 6d: medium. £1 Is Gd to £t 2s 3d; light, IGb. to £l. Calves: A medium yarding sold readily, prices being firmer. Runners made £3 5s to £4 I3s; heavy vealers. £3 5s to £3 12s; medium. £2 10s to £3 3s; light, £2 ,5s to £2 8s: fresh-dropped. 5s to 14s. Pigs: A fair yarding, there being little or no change in values. Choppers made £3 10s to £5: heavy baconers. £3 12s to £3 15s; medium baconers. £3 6s to £3 9s; light baconers. £2 18s to £3 2s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 17s; medium porkers. £2 9s to £2 13s; light porkers, £2 Is to £2 9s.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd., report:— We penned fat cattle to the number of 397 head, as compared with 571 at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 224 steers and 173 cows and heifers. The quality generally was first-class. Competition v, r as decidedly keener and heavy prime steers were firmer by fully 15s a head. Extra choice ox sold to £1 7s per 1001b; choice and prime. £1 5s 6d to £1 6s 6d; secondary and plain, £1 4s to £1 ss; prime young cow and heifer heef, £1 Is to £1 4s; ordinary cow beef. 18a to £' I. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l2 17s 6d to £l4 17s 6d. The latter price was obtained for two extra special steers from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga The highest averages for steers were: Seven from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga £l2 18s 2d; 12 from Papatoetoe, £l2 Is: 32 from Waikato, £ll 7s 6d; 21 from Mr. C. C. Otway. To Akau. £ll ,16s sd; 8 from Messrs. Trewin Bros., Maroheino, £lO 17s 6d; 31 from Mr. 11. A. Robertson, Mangere, £lO lis 4d; 13 from Mr. Basil Orr. Hoeotainui, £ll Oh 3d. Heavy prime steers made £ll to £l2 12s 6d; lighter prime. £9 10s to £lO 17s 6d; light prime, £8 to £9 7s 6d; small and unfinished. £5 15s to £7 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £8 ss; heavy prime cows and heifers, £5 15s to £6 17s 6d; lighter prime, £4 15e to £5 12s 6d; other killablc cows. £3 to £4 lis 6d. The sheep pens were moderately filled with a nice class of mutton. There vas a keen demand and last week's advance was fully sustained. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 10s to £1 12s, the latter price for a pen of wethers from Mr. E. A. Price, Cambria Park. Papatoetoe; heavy prime, £1 8s to £1 9s 9d: medium to heavy prime. £1 6s to £1 7s 9d; light to medium prime. £ 1 3s to £1 5s 9d. Fifty-six wethers from Mr. O. C. Otway's Karaka property made £l_ lis. Extra heavy prime young ewes made £1 5s to £1 6s 3d: heavy prime. £1 4s to £1 4s 9d; lighter prime. £1 2s 6d to £1 3s 9d; other tillable ewes. 18s £1 2s (933 sheep sold). Tho 347 lambs penned sold freely at tilling values. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 4s to £1 5s 6d; heavy prime. £1 3s to £J 3s 9d: lishter prime, £1 Is Od to £1 2s 9d: light prime. 19s 6d to £1 0s 9d; small and plain. 17s 6d to 19s 3d. An average yarding of calves sold at about the same values as those ruling at our Inst week's sale. No extra heavy runners wero penned. Runners made £2 5s to £4 fis: heavy vealcrn. £2 10s to £3 13s; medium, £2 Is to £2 lis; light, £! 14s to £2 3s: rough and plain, 10s to £1 Us; small and fresh-dropped. 3s to £1 2s (175 calves sold). Pigs came forward ill increased numbers, the majority being firstclass quality. Although a steady demand existed values were lower, all classes being affected. Heavy choppers made. £3 10s to £4 12s (no extra heavy offered); heavy prime baeonors. £3 9s to £3 12s: medium, £3 fis to £3 7s; light, £3 to £3 3s; heavy porkers. £2 15s to £2 19s: medium, £2 10s to £2 13s; light. £2 4s to £2 8s: small and unfinished, i'l 18s to £2 '2s. Store pigs in sympathy with fats were also lower. Best framed and conditioned mude to £1 17s: smaller, £1 lis to £1 14s; slips, £1 4s to £l 7s; woaners, 18s to £1 for best; small, tls 1.0 15s (390 piss sold).