FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19748, 22 September 1927, Page 9

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFI ELD SALE. DECLINE IN BEEF VALUES. HIGHER PRICES FOR LAMBS. There was a much larger yarding of beef at the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday, and although several lines of extra prime cattle were offered, the demand was less keen and there was a sharp drop in values. Sheep were penned in average numbers and met with a steady demand, although generally values were slightly lower. The offering of spring iambs met with keen competition and sold readily at improved values. A few extra prime made up to 3Ss, this price being paid for a Suffolk-cross lamb. Calves were yarded in increased numbers and values declined considerably on late quotations. The number of fat pips offered was in-, sufficient for buyers' requirements, and competition, opening keenly, was responsible for higher prices, although there was an easing tendency toward the close. There was little change in values for state pigs. The following table gives the prices for fat stock this week, compared with those

LONDON MARKET PRICES. Following arc the latest prices for New Zealand meat on the London market:— Sheep. —Wethers and maidens: Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 6Jd per lb.; medium, 6 3-8 d; heavy, 6d. Other brands: Light, medium, 6d; heaw, s|d. Ewes, lis;ht and medium, 5 1 Bd. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light, 9id; medium, 9d; heavy, 8 5-8 d; seconds, 9d. Selected brands: light, 9 3-8 d; medium, 8 7-Bd. Other brands, 9 l-8d; medium, 8 3-8 d ; seconds, 9 l-Bd. Pork.—Bolb. to 1201b., 9ri; 1201b. to 1801b., 7;d. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report:—Beef.Both ox and cow beef eaine forward in very large numbers, and several well-finished lines were yarded. The demand was slack and values declined decidedly, the bulk of the good ox beef being sold at 2£s to 80s per 1001b. A line of cowa and heifers from Opotiki sold to £lO ss. Extra choice ox sold to 32s per 1001b.; choice and prime, XI 8s to £1 10s; just killable, 24b to 27b: prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 3s to £1 7s; just killable, £1 to £1 3s. Sheep.— Another heavy yarding, values again being inclined to ease. A fair number of shorn wether? are now coming forward, and are meeting with good competition. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, to £1 19s 6d; shorn, to £1 9s 6d; medium, woolly, £1 15s to £1 18s; short, £1 4s 3d to £1 7s 6d; light and unfinished, woolly. £1 9s to £1 12s; heavy prime ewea, £1 10s to £1 12a: lighter, £1 4s to £1 9s fid: maiden Down Cross owes, shorn, £1 4s 3d; hoggets, £1 4s <sd to £1 10s; a line of light woolly Southdown Cross ewes, on account of Messrs. G. and R. Coates, realised 32s 3d. Lambs.—A fair number of sprinsr lambs came forward. Heavy prime lamb made £1 12s: medium. £1 8s to £1 lis: light. £1 4s to £1 7s. Calvas.—A fair yarding, which sold at last week's nricea. Runners made £3 11a to £4 18*; heavy vealers, £3 6s to £1 12s; medium, £3 2s to £3 ss: light, £2 5s to £3 la; small, £1 18a to £2 ss; fresh dropped, 3a to £1 ss. Pigs.—An average yarding, there being little or no change in vxJuas. Choppers made £3 Is to £•<: moditim hac.orierg. £3 3s to <""> Gs; light ha eon era. £3 to £3 3s: heavy porkers. £2 jr.* to £2 19s: medium porkers. £2 13s to £2 15s: light porkers, £2 5s to £2 lis. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. reports ;—Beef was penned in larger numbers than last week. There was a falling off in demand, and values were considerably lower. Extra choice ox sold to 82s per 100lb.; choice and prime, 27a to 30s; ordinary and plain. 24s to 20s 6d; prime young cow and heifer beef. 2os to 275; ordinary cow beef, 31s to 245; heavy prime steers, £ll 15s to £l2 17s 6d; lighter prime, £lO 6* to £ll IBs (sd*. light prime, £9 to £lO 2s (3d; unfinished and small. £7 to £8 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifera, £8 to £10: heavy prime, £6 17s 6d to £7 17a Gd; lighter. £6 to £6 15s; light eows, £5 to £5 17s 6d; other cows. £3 10s to £4 15s. Sheep werft yarded in average numbers, with values firm at late Quotations. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, made £1 16s to £1 18s 6d; shorn, £1 8s 3d to £1 9s 9d; medium and light prime, woolly, £1 12s to £1 15s 6d: shorn, £1 5s to £1 8s; small and unfinished, woolly, £1 7s to £1 lis: heavy prima ewes, woolly. £1 6s to £1 J3s. Spring lambs were penned in average numbers and sold readily at improved values. Extra, heavy prime made to £1 17a f,i for a lamb from Messrs. J. and R. Olasson, Karska. Papakura: heavy prime. £1 15s to £1 lCs 6d: rnedinm prime. £1 12s 6d to £1 14s 3d; light prime. £1 9» to £1 12a; 10 lambs from Messrs J. and R. Glasson averaged £1 15s 3d. Pigs were penned in less than average number*. Values in the early part of the sale improved on late quotations, but toward the finish were easier. Choppers sold at £4 5s to £5; heavy and medium baeoners, £8 16s to £i 4a; fight baeoners and heavy porkers, £3 8s to £3 14a; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 18s to £3 6s: email and unfinished porkers, £2 8# to £2 14a. Store pig* in small numbers sold at late quotation*. Larse stores made £1 16e to £2; alips, £1 8s to £1 lit: wearer*. 15s to £1 Bs. Calves were penned in average number*, tralnm having an easing tendency on late quotation*. Banners made £5 10s to £6 18*; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 14a: medium.. £3 10s to £9 Ifls: light. £.3 to £3 fta: smaller. £2 10s to £2 18s: small and fresh-dropped. Ca to £3 8*; rough calve*,, £1 10» to £3 10*. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report :—Our beef p«rss contained 516 head, as compared with 452 at last Wednesday'* sale, comprising <33 steers, and 133 cow* and toiler*. There were many lines of extra prim© cattle. The demand *a» !•** keen, and this, coupled with the l»ri?a entry, accounted for a drop in value*. In an isolated case £1 12s was reached, but the ruling price* were from £l*Bs to £1 10s per 1001 a. Extra choice ox told to £1 12s per 1001b: choice and prime, £1 8s to £1 lis; secondary and plain, £l. fts to £1 7» 6d; prime young cow ar,d heifer beef. £1 3* to £1 7#; ordinary cow beef. £1 to £1 2s 6d: extra heavy prime steer*. £l4 to to £ls ss; hesvy prime, £l3 10* to £l4; lighter prime. £ll to £l2 "s ftd : light prime, £9 10s to £lO 17* id; *ma!l and unfinished, £7 10s to £9 7« fcd; extra heavy prune young cow* and heifera, £3 to £10; heavy prune caws and heifers, £7 I,o* to £8 18*; lighter pna«, £5 IS* to £7 7i fid; other tillable cow*, £4 to £5 12c fid. The fcighesst *v erase* for steer* were:—Sixteen from Mr. Geo. Voeper, Ma.nnr*t*«tare. £l3 13* id: 24 from Mr, We. Yoeper, Diagley Dell, C«sbnd4«, £U 17s; 16 ham Mr. ]2<fwa.rd Alton, £l2 IS*. 8 from Mr. K. D. Orr. Pakekaw*. £l2 S* «d. 30 from Mr. John Mclstjre, Patii. £l2 2ft, There w*« a heavy yarding of afaeep, wkseis m«t with » steady dequutd. aWteagfe generally values were fttagfw lower. Extra heavy prime wethers isi«# £2 to £2 2b. the latter pnee being obtained for wetcer* ircta Mr, Prank Hmuets- heavy prime wether*. £1 ifes to £t ito M: rr,e«as«Bi to heavy crime. £1 36* to £1 I'* Sd; light to medium rtnrr.e. £1 14s to £1 15* 94; en£ai*tod w*tia«», £1 8a to £1 lift fid; two extra prise.# Suffolk fttnet Mr. 3, KSelf. Bwcitt Dwwns, sas.de £2 to; «tr* heavy prase youcr ewe?, £1 lis M to £! Its. the laft-r-fcrsfrd price being realised for e®-fcs from Mr. ¥ A- Price. SoQgUtSi, Pirat-'etoe; heavy prime ewes. £1 12» to £1 Hi; lighter prime. £1 19* to £1 lift Sd; other tellable «*«, £} t* M to £1 »a « lias ftb«n» •eidh Tbft 43 eprmir Jmblw which cmp* forward ««t». WfPfMft for re#yß.ue3Ti«sst»» and J**t weelt's high Sir*-re* were axreestod A tew extra jtnn# Hs*<to tip to £1 IS*. tM* pr.ee toeM paid for a Suffolk lamb fram Jjr, -J « Self: li*is«er, £1 13s to £1 IS*; heat. £1 to to £i lit. There *** a fair*? &*a»j yarding of cake*, valur* *hewtag a MMMtasef* Aedim m l»t* groat*. Reamers «sa4« £3 lid* to £i 19s; heavy reeiers, .fit to £4 8*; medians. £3 19* to 2*; light, £3 4* to £2 16a; rough aad P *rr-. 14* J2 -p • •mfljj nfid ff«*r dwpw, S* Psß taldi} Tfc« rnamim of fat p<£J wfesefc earn* forward *** <&'■ to is«?tS«flnt to* pvtm* rata&HMftl*. *« kmti. %ad pncea iraa*d m-rvafblf, MrfI cgtnt heavy proas* to £4 1*; ' heavy p.-.me baconert, £3 IS* to £3 17ft; 1 as««'.ssi. £S S* to £3 T2»; light, £3 to to £3 a s; ii«* vy per tern, £3 to £3 to; m»-aiuia. | £2 IS* to £2 13*: iiffet. £2 lt» to £2 lU- | sxaall Md ania.saifeed, £S f M t« £3 A | good yaeding of itoxm pig* »#M readily, i G-w,I trasHHt made t\t> to £J to; ftjftftlkrr. £3 l&# to £3; Urr* ft'.ira. £1 JQft to £1 13a; eood we*ae.?» and kmu! r?tjw. £1 to to £1 i 8*: assaU *«aai, 14* to lis* tSt5? jsjg*

for last week:— This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per 1001b.)— Extra choice ox 32/ 35/Choice and prim© ox . . . . 27/- to 31/31/- to 34/Choice and prime cow & heifer 23/- to 07/. 27/- to SO/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers . 36/- to 42/37/- to 43,6 TJnSc. wethers 26/- to rfUG 23/- to 33/Prime ewes . 26/- to 3«/30/- to 35/9 Spring iambs . 25/- to 33/27/6 to 35/CALVES (per head)— Runners .. 50/- to 338/69/- to 172/6 Vealera . . 44/- to 34.'62/- to 95/PIGS (per head)— Baconers .. 64/- to S4 '- 66/- to 71/Porkers . . 46/- to 7 if52/- to Weanars . . 14/- to 28/12/- to 24/Slips . . 24/- to 34.'26/- to 34/Larg® stores . 35/- to 45/34/- to 41/-