FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19718, 18 August 1927, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE. BEEF PRICES MAINTAINED. EASIER VALUES FOR SHEEP. There was a marked improvement in the quality of the beef offered at the weekly WestficlcJ fat stock sale yesterday. Competition was keen and last week's improved values were easily sustained. The top price was £l6 10s, which ••/as paid for fat steers from Mr. B. Reed, vVaerenga. There was a good yarding of sheep and although competition was steady prices were slightly lower. LamCs came forward in small numbers and on the whole there was little change in values. Pigs wore in short supply and toward the end of the sale the demand was very keen. Quotations show an improvement. There was an average yarding of calves and quotations are slightly lower. The following table gives the prices for fat stock for this week, compared with thoso for last week: — , This Week. Last Week.

LONDON 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 l-8d per lb.; medium, 5 3-8 d; heavy, sd. Other brands, light, 5Jd; medium, sd; heavy, 4|d. Ewes, 4,jd. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light, medium, B^d; heavy, 8d; seconds, 83d. Selected brands, light, 9d; medium, Other brands, light, 8 5-8 d; medium, 8 l-Bd. Seconds, Bgd. Frozen Pork.—Bolb. to 1201b., Bj-d; 1201b. to 1801b., 64d. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety. and Company, Ltd., report:— Beef: There was ail average yarding, there being a good proportion of untinisshed beei. vVeli-iimsuud cattle sold at fuiiy last week's quotations.- Kxtra choice ox sold to £1 lis per lOoib. • ■ choice and prune. £i 83 to £1 lus; mst Kiliaoie, £ 1 -Js to £1 sa; prime i'uuiii; cow ana iieifer beef. £l_ 2.9 to £1 7s. jad Kinaolo, lea lo 2ls Sneep: There was a good yarding, practically the whole of which consisted 01 famuned sheep, 'ihere was little or 110 change 111 values, althouKii in places prices were slightly easier. A pen ol prime wethers on account of Mr. T. ilurray Pukekawa. made £2; heavy prime wethers made £) lbs lid to £2; medium. £1 14a 6d to £1 17s 6d: light and unfin ished £ 1 63 to £ 1 12s tid; heavy prime ewes, £1 lis- lighter, £ 1 7s 9d to £ 1 93 9d. other ewes, 2is to 25s Lambs: There was a small yarding, which sold at late quotations. Heavy prime lambs made £ 1 6s to £1 7s medium, £1 2s 6d to 4s fid light. 19a to £1 Is Calves: An average yarding there being little or no change in values. Runners made £3 5s to £4 15s: .heavy venlers. £3 3s to £4 9s; medium, £2 15s to £3 2s; light. £2 2s to £2 14s: rough. 10s to, £1 6s ■ fresh-dropped. 3s to £1 4s. Pigs: There-was a fair yarding, both baconers and porkers realising higher values than last week. Choppers made £3 5s to £4 14s; medium baconers, £3 12s to £3 16s: light bnconers, £3 8s to £3 lis: heavy porkers. £3 4s to £3 7s- medium porkers, £3 Is to £3 3s: light porkers. £2 16s to £3.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The Aew Zealand JLoau aud Mercantile Agency Company, jbimuetl, lepurts.—JJeei was pciiueu 111 average numbers. (Jornpeuuun was aguin Keen values urin at iate y uulalious. t-xira choice oa sold to uis per iuuio.; cnoice and prime. v&s to oUa; ordinary ana Piaiii to z7s. prime young cow ana nener oeet/ids to -275; ordiuaty cow beet, i-a to 243 (3d; heavy prime steers, £l2 to £'l3 7b bd; lignter prime. £lO ios to ill 17s fid light prime, ia la i'lu 12s L>d; unmushed and small, £6 IDs to £s 17s bd. heavy prime young cows aud lieilers, £7 15s to £'B 15s; lighter. £6 10s to £7 12s 6d; light cows £5 to £6 7s Cd: others cows, £3 10s to £4 17s tid. Sheep were yarded in more than average numbers, .and although competition was steady throughout, prices were slightly easier. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 Is to £2 3s 6d. heavy prime, £1 19s to £2 0s Od; medium prime. £1 17s to £1 18s 9d : light prime. £1 lis 6d to £1 16s 9d; small and unfinished, £J Ss to £1 13s; extra heavy prime ewea. £1 13s to £2: heavy prime £1 tis to £1 9s 6d: medium prime. £1 48 to £1 5s 9d: light prime. £1 Is to £1 3s 9d; inferiorly fatted.. 18a oo £1 0s 9d. Hoggets were penned in small numbers, selling readily at late quotations. Extra heavy prime made £1 6s to £1 Ss 3d; heavy prime. £1 4s to £ 1 5s 9d; medium prime £1 2s to £1 ,3s 9d-. liaht prime, 19s to £1 la 9d; unfinished. 16ai to 18s 9d Pigs were penned in lesp than average numbers Competition was keen and values improved on late quotations. Choppers sold at £3 to £3 17s 6d; "f. a Y? and medium baconers. £4 to £4 Cs; light baconers and heavy porkers £3 . 10s to £3 18s medium porkers and light porkers. £3 to £3 "s small and unfinished porkers £2 10s to £0 IPs- An average yarding, of store pif's was sold under keen competition and values for all classes improved on late quotations. Large stotes mace £- 2s to £2 7s slips. £1 14s to £2: 'weaners £1 to £1 13a: backward sows. £3 3s to £4 4s sow and voung. Signs Calves were Penned in avernge numbers, the varding consisting mostlv of small and fresh-dropped values were at late quotations. Runners made £3 15s to £5 17s fid: veslerß. £3 JOs to £4 Ss- medium. £3 to £3 Ss. light. J - J< ■ to £2 IPs; smaller, £2 to £2 8s: sraall and fresh-dropped. 3s to £1 18s: rough calves. £1 to £1 lus

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. All red Buckland and Sons. Ljd. report: Our beef pens contained 443 . =l > compared with 329 at last Wednesdays sale, comprising *34 steers and 209 cows and neiters The quality was a decided improvement m last week's market. Competition was Keen and last weeks advance was easi!v sustained. Extra choice .ox sold to £1 11' Per 1001b; choice and prune. £1 Ss Cd to £1 10s, secondary and plain. *1 Gs to £1 Bs, prime young cow and heifer beef £1 2s to £1 7s; ordinary cow beef. Ids to £1 Is. extra heavy prune steers £ls to £l6 lOS, the latter *}F lce , V,® ins realised for steers from Mr. B. keed. Waeronga A line of 14 from Mr. B. Reed averaged £ls lis Id and 14 from Mr. Geo. Vos pet, Maungatautari, averaged £ls 5s lOd. Heavy prime steers made £l2 15a to £l4 15a; lighter prime. £ll 5s to £l~ 129 lid; light prime, £9 10s to £ll 2a bd, small and unfinished £7 10s to£9 eJtt «g heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 15s to £9 17s Od. a line of 17 from le Avvamutu averaging -t'J lOa and eight Messrs. Tolyar Tiros.. Taupin. £9 Cs lOd; heavy prime cows and heifers. ±<los to I2i Cd; Lighter prime heifers, £6 to £7 7s Cd- other Itillablc cows arid heilers. £4 to £5 ;.7s Od. Sheep came forward m increased numhera and met with a ready sale at last week's advanced values. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 0s Cd to £2 ~s 3d 85 from Mr. John Schlaepfer. Paerata. averaged £2 Is 6d. heavy prime. £1 17s l,d to .£'2; medium to heavy prime. £1 159 to £1 17s ad. light to medium prime. £1 J3s to £1 lb 9d; unfinished. £1 9s to £1 l».s Gd; esti a heavy prime young ewes. £1 8s to £1 9s 9d. heavy prime £1 7s to- £1 ,s 9d • lighter prime. £1 3s bd to £1 6s 6d (ill? sheep sold) There were only 118 hoggets penned and these sold at higher rates Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 Ms to* £1 10b ; heavy prime? £1 6s to £1 7s yd- lighter prime. £1 4s to £1 5s Od; small and plain. £1 to £1 3s. Calves were penned to the number of. 376. with few choice pood quality vealers. Competition was steadv throughout, values' being about equal to late quotations. Runners made £3 10s to £5 la. heavy vealers, £3 4s to £4 15s; medium. £2 18s to £3 13s; light. £2 2s to ££ 16s; rough and plain. tOa to £1 ss; small and resh dropped, 3s to £1 2s. A short yarding of fat pigs met with a ready sale, the demand being exceptionally keen toward the "onclusion. Our quotations show "an all-round improvement. Heavy choppers made €4 15r to £s' 5s <BO extra heavy offered); • extra heavy prime baconers up to £4 3s; heavy prime baconers, £3 Hs to £3- 19s; medium baconers. .£3 10s to £3 13s; light. £3 6s to £3 Ss; heavy porkers, £3 5s to £3 9s. medium porkers, £3 to £3 3s; light. £2 15s to £2 18s; small and unfinished, £2 5s to £2 12s. Stores were also wanted, selling up to £2 6a for best; smaller. £1 16s to £2 2s; slips. £1 8s to £1 13s; weaners, £1 2s to £1 ss; smaller, 16a to £1 (213 pies sold).

BEEF (per 1001b)Extra choice ox .. 31/Choice and prime ox .. .. 28/to 30/28/- to 30/Prime young cow and heifer .. 22/to 27/22/- to 27/SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers 38/6 to 43/41/- to 15/Unfin. wethers 28/to 33/ 27/- to 32/Priine ewes .. 23/-' to 31/30/- to 33/6 Hoggfts .. .. 26/to 28/3 Prime lambs .. 28/to 30/26/- to 27/9 CALVES (per head)- - Kunnera .. 05/to 117/C 65/- to 125/Vealers .. .. 63/to 95/62/- to 119/PIOS (per head)— Baconers .. 68/to 83/72/- to 83/Porkers .. 64/to 78/69/- to 76/Large Stores .. 42/to 17/36/- to 43/-