FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19860, 2 February 1928, Page 9

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE. BEEF VALUES MAINTAINED. PRIME LAMBS IN DEMAND. Beef of good quality, yarded in failnumbers, met with steady competition at the weekly Westfield stock sale yesterday arid values for extra choice ox beef ware maintained up to 33s per 1001b. No extra heavy prime steers were penned, the majority of the offering being smallframed cattle of good average finish. Heavy pr?me steers made up to £l3. A smaller yarding of sheep came forward. Well-finished wethers were in good demand, selling at enhanced values. Other classes of mutton sold at fully late rates. There was a keen demand for prime quality lambs. They came forward in limited numbers and sold at a premium on recent rates. Woolly extra' heavy prime made up t§ 325. Prices for unfinished lambs were easier. A small yarding of calves met with a ready sale, especially in the case of th« better sorts. Pigs were in moderate supply and sold under steady competition at late quotations. The following table shows the prices realised for fat stock this week, compared .with last week : This Week. Last Week. BEEP (per 1001b) Extra choice ox t 33/- 33/Chcice and prime ox . . . . 28/- to 32/- 28/- to 32/Choice and prime cow and heifer 25/- to 28/- 25/- to 28/SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers . 23/6 to 30/- 22/G to 29/3 Unfinished wethers 18/- to 24/- 19/- to 24/6 Prime ewes . . 14/- to 24/6 15/6 to 21/TTnfihished ewes 8/- to 13/6 10/- to 15/3 Prime lambs. Woolly ■ . . 21/ to 32/- 20/- to 27/6 Shorn, . . 16/- to 25/Unfinished lambs 12/- to 16/- 14/- to 16/G CALVfes (per head) — Runners . , 60/- to 80/- 54/- to 80/Vealers . . 40/ to 76/- 36/- to 74/PIGS (per head)— Baconers .. 45/ to 54/- 43/- to 52/PoTkers .. 30/- to 45/- 23/- to 46/Weaners . . 4/- to 11/- 6/» to 9/Slips .. 8/- to 15/- 9/- to 14/Large stores . . 16/- to 231- 15/- to 20/LONDON MARKET PRICES. Following are the latest prices for New Zealand meat on the London market: — Mutton.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, old season, light, per lb; medium, 6d: heavy, 5-|d; other brands, new season, light, 6jj-d; medium, 6|d; heavy, s|d. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, selected brands, new season, medium and heavy, 10jd; other brands, first quality, new season, medium and heavy, lOd; second quality, light, average 9jd. Beef.—Ox fores, 3|d; hinds, sd; cow fores, 3£d; hinds, 4d. Pork.—Porkers, 6gd to 7£d; baconers, 6/jd. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The 2vew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Beef was penned in average numbers. Competition was very steady and values were firm at late rates. Extra choice ox sold to 33s per 1001b: choice and prime ox. 28s to 325; ordinary and plain ox. 24s to 27s ;prime young cow and heifer beef. 25s to 28s; ordinary cow beef, 21b to 245. No extra heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers, .£l2 tt> JEW; lighter prime steers, .£lO 17s 6d to £'ll 17s 6d; light prime steers, £9 10s to £lO 15s; unfinished and small. ££ to £9 Eis; extra heajry prime young cows and heifers, £S to £9 ss; heavy prime young cdws and heifers, £7 to £7 17s 6d: lfghter, £6 to £6 17s 6d; light cows, £5 to £5 17s 6d; other cows. £3 15s to £4 17s 6d. Sheep were yarded in less than average numbers. Competition was keen for prime wethers and other classes sold at late rat€fs. Extra heavy prime wethers made J(M Sato £1 10s: heavy prime wethers, £1 6s 6d to £1 7s .'d; medium prime wethers. £1 5s to £1 fis 3d; light prime wethers. £ 1 3a 6d to £ 1 4s 9d; small and unfinished wethers, 18a to £1 2s 9d; extra heavy prime ewes, £1 2a to £1 4s 6d: heavy prime ewes, 18s to £1 Is 6d; medium prime ewes, 16s to 17s 9d ; light prime ewes, 14s to 15b 9d; mferiorly fatted ewes, 8s to 13e 6d. Lambs were penned in average numbers,- with a keen demand for prime quality, which Vere decidedly better in value. Unfinished lambs were dull of sale. Woolly extra heavy prime made £1 9s to £1 12s; woolly heavy prime, £1 6s 6d to £1 8s 9d: shorn, il Ss to £1 ss. woolly medjum prime. £1 4s to £1 6s 3d: shorn. £1 to £1 2s 6d; woolly light prime, £1 Is to £1 3s 9d: shorn. l(>s to 19s : unfinished, best 12s to lbs; others, 7s to lis 6d. Pies were penned in average numbers and values were firm at late quotations. Choppers sold from £2 to £2 15s- heavy and medium baconers from £2 lOr'to £2 14a; light baconers and heavy norktrs, from £2 5s to £2Bs; medium pOrkers and light porkers, from £1 18s to £2 2s- small and tmfinished porkers £i 10s to' £1 16a.. Store pigs were penned m small numbers, values being at late ouotations. Large stores made 16s ,tO £.l 3s; slipi, 8s to 15s: weaners, 4s to lis Calves were penned ill small numbers, values were very firm at late quotations. Ao extra hern y vealers were penned. Thinners maoe £3 lio. £4; heavy vealers, £3 16s x-o £* fis, mtdium, £3 3s to £3 14s; light, £2 10s to £3; smaller. £2 to" £2 8s; small and fresh-dropped. 58 to £1 18s; rough calves, 15s to £1 10b. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report:— We penned beef to the number of 468 head, as against 379 head at last Wednesday s sale, comprising 227 steers and 241 cows and heifers. Competition was less keen, out there was no alteration in the value of ox beef. Cows were easier. Extra choice ox sold to £1 13s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 10s to £1 12s; secondary and plain ox, £1 7s to £1 9s: prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 3s to £1 SS; ordinary cow beef, £1 to £1 2s 6d; heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l2 10s to £l3 10s (15 steers from Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga. averaged £l2 9s 8d); lighter prime steers, £ll 5s to £l2 7s 6d; light prime steers, £lO to £ll 2s 6d; small and unfinished steers, £5 10s to £9 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £8 to £10; heavy prime cows and heifers, £6 15s to £7 17s Od; lighter prime cows and heifers, £o 5s to £0 12s 6d; other billable cows, £3 15s to £0 2s 6d. There was, about an average yarding of sheep, which sold steacwy throughout. Prime wetbers were unchanged, but ewes and unfinished wethers were easier in price. Heavy prime wethers mode £ t 7s 6d to £1 9s; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 5s to £1 7s 3d; hgh', to medium prime wothers, £1 3s to £] 4s 9a; unfinished wothers, 19s to £1 2s 9d; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 to £1 3s; heavy prime ewes, 17fl to 19s -6d; lighter prime owes. 15s to 16s 9d; other killable ewftft, 12s lid to 14s 9d; other ewes, 10s 6d to 12s 3d (1059 sheep sold). Lambs were penned to the number of 599. Prime lambs were better worth. Plain and unfinished were lower. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 6s 6d to £1 9s (a pen of 9 extra special realised £1 12s 6d>; heavy prime lambs, £1 5s to £1 6s 3d; lighter prime lambs, £1 3# to £1 4a 9d; light prime lambs, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d; plain lambs, 16s to £1;. store lambs, 12s fid to 15s. A short yaTding of calves met a keen demand. Our quotations show an increase in values for all classes. Runners made from £3 to £5 6s for an extra prime heifer; heavy prime vealers, £3 15s to £4 6s; medium vealers. £2 18s to £3 16s; light, £2 to £2 14s; small, £1 6s to £1 15s; rough and plain calves. 15s to £1 9s; fresh-dropped. 5s to 10s (136 calves sold). We again had ft full supply of pigs. Bidding was steady, with prices equal to those ruling at recent sales. Light choppers made £1 10s to £2-7s (no heavy choppers penned): extra heavy prime baconers. up to £2 12s; light and medium, £2 4s to 7s; heavy porkers, £2 3s to £2 ss; medium, £1 18s to £2 Is; light, £1- 14s to £1 17s; small and unfinished, £1 3s to £l. lis. fto good stores were penned. Slips and stores, 9s to 18s; weaners, 6s to 10s pigs sold). DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgcty and Company. Ltd.. rei'ort Beef: There was a moderate yarding ot ox beef. Values were steady at late rates, cow being cheaper. Beef was yarded in large numbers and values were errutic and as a whole easier. Extra choice,ox sold to .Us per 1001b; choice and prime ox, lo iuit kiliable" ox. 24s to 275; prime young cow and heifer beef 25s 10 / 78 =,f J" able," 22s to 245. bheep: A smaller >ard ing. Well finished wethers *(;ld under ];e<n competition at fully late rutea, h»it all classes were easier. Heavy made £1 8s 9d: medium. £\ 4 o a 6( L tO (is • light and unfinished, £1 2s to , , £1 4dV heavy prune ewes, £1 to £l 2s, _ lighten 17s 6d to 19s: other ewes, , 14s to 15s 6a. Lambs: An average yarding, which consisted of very few well finished, which sold under keen competition. Unfinished lambß wero easier. Heavy prime lambs made £1 7s: medium. £1 8s <sd to £1 5s 3d: light., £ 1 to £ l 2s fid. Calves: A smaller yarding. which sold nuder good competition. Runners made £4 to £4 10s; heavy vealers, .C 4 to £4 6s: medium vealers. £6 to £4; light vealers. £2 to £2 15s; roftgh yealw, :£1 to £1 ISs: small vealers, 12s. Pigs: A fair yarding, with ho changa in values. Heavy baconers made £2 12s to a l 2 1.1s: medium baconers. £2 6s to £2 10s; light baconers, £2 to £2 5s- heavy porkers. £5 to £'.' Ss; medium porkers, £1 14s to £1 | 18s ligh': porkers, £1 10s.