FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19960, 31 May 1928, Page 9

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WEST FIELD SALE. KEEN DEMAND FOR SHEEP. FURTHER ADVANCE IN PRICE. Trices for beef eased sliglitly at the weekly sale of fat stock at Westfield yesterday. There was a fairly large yarding of good, all-round quality, and the demand was steady. Extra choice ox beof sold up to 35s per 1001b., a« compared with 37s last week, and values for choice and prime quality eased by Is 6d in the case of steers and Is in the case of cows and heifers A moderate yarding of sheep met with a keen sale in all classes, and there was a further advance in values, heavy prime wethers making up to 42s a head. Ewes also sold well, although last week's maximum quotations were not reached. Lambs were keenly sought after, and in isolated instances ipade up to 39s a head. Calves, penned in fair numbers, met with a ready sale at late rates. The range of prices was up to £7 7s 6d for a specially well-finished runner. There was a steady demand for pigs. Baconers, which were in short supply, improved slightly in price, and porkerp sold on a level with last week's quotations. There was a better inquiry for stores. Following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock this week, compared with last w*ek: — ' This Week. Last Week. BEEP (per lOOlb) Extra choice ox . . 35/- 87/Choice and prime . ox . . 32/- to 34/6 32/- to 36/Choice nnd piime _ cow and heifer 25/- to 29/- 25/- to 30/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers . 34/- to 42/- 29/6 to 40/6 Unfin. wethers . 29/- to 35/- 29/- to 32/9 Prime ewes . . 25/- to 35/3 23/- to 35/9 Unfin. ewes" .. 20/- to 29/- 15/- to 24/9 Prime lambs . . 22/- to 39/- 21/- to 31/3 CALVES (per head)— „ Runne'rs . . 70/- to 147/6 80/- to 132/Vealers • . 34/- to 86/- 33/- to 103/PIGS (per head)—. Baconers .. 65/- to 87/- 63/- to 94/-Porkei-s .. 32/- to 84/- 33/- to 84/Weaners . • 3/- to 12/*. 3/- to 12/Slips . . . . 12/- to 19/- 9/- to 18/Large stores .. 20/- to 26/- 21/- to *25/LONDON MARKET PRICES Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market : I Mutton.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 7£d per lb; medium, 7d; heavy, 6Ad; other brands, light, medium,'6§d; heavy, Ewes, under 641b, s§d. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light, lOid; medium, 9jjd; heavy, 9£d ; seconds, 92d. Selected brands, light, 10gd; medium, 9fd; other brands, first quality, light, 9Jd; medium, 9£d; second quality, light, average, 9fd. Beef. —Ox fores, 4d; hinds, cow fores, 3id; hinds, 4j{d. Pork.—Porkers, 63d to, 7£d; baconers, 7d. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dulgety and Co., Ltd., reportsßeef. There was an average yarding of ox beef, which sold under fair competition, values being inclined to ease. Cow heifeV beef was" yarded in large numbers, while competition was keen for all well-finished sorts. Plain unfinished were easier. . Extra choice ox made 3Sb per 1001b.; choice and prime, 333 to 345; just killable. 29s to 325; prime young cow heifer beef, 25s to 28s; just killable, £1 la to £1 4s. Sheep.—An average yarding. Competition was very keen, values being firmer for all classes, especially ewes.- Heavy prime wethers made £1 19s 3d; medium, £l' 17s fid to £1 18s Gd; light and unfinished, £1 13s to £1 15s 6d; extra heavy prime ew?s, 345; heavy prime, 31s to 32s 6d; lighter, 27s to 30s. Lambs.— A somewhat smaller yarding. Generally values were better, the sale improving as it progressed. Heavy prime made 31s: medium, 26s to 295; light, 22s to 25s 6d. Calves. —A fair yarding, which sold readily under keen competition. Runners made £4 16s; heavy vealers, £1 lfis to £3 4s; medium. £2 5s to £2 12s; light, £1 12s to £2; small and fresh dropped, 10s to 20s. Pigs.—A good yarding, there being little or no change in valu'es. Choppers made £3 3s; heavy baconers, £4 15s; medium, £4 Rs to £4 12s; light,, £4 to £4 7s: Heavy porkers, £3 15s; medium, £2 10s to £3 10s; light, £1 5b to £1 15s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports;— Beef was penne#. in average numbers, and, although competition was steady throughout, values were slightly easier. Extra choice ox sold to 35s per 1001b.; choice and prime, 32s to 345; ordinary and plain, 29s to 31s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 2Gs to 29b; ordinary cow beef, 22s to 255; heavy prime steers. £l3 to £l4 7s 6d; lighter prime. £ll 17s 6d to £l2 17s <sd: light prime, £lO to £ll 15s; unfinished and small, £7 to £9 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 10s to £lO 15s; heavy prime, £7 15s to £9 ss; lighter, £G 5s to £7 10s; light cows, £5 to £6 2s 6d; other cows, £3. 15s to £4 17s Gd. Sheep were yarded in average numbers. Competition was keen and values improved. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 to £2 2s; heavy prime, £1 18s to £1 19s !>d: medium prime, £1 16s fid to £1 17s 9d: light prime, £1 15s 3d to £1 16s 3d; small and unfinished, £1 12s to £1 15s; heavy prime ewes. £1 10s to £1 13s; medium prime, £1 7s 9d to £1 9s fid: light prime, £1 5s to £1 7s fid. Lambs were penned in average numbers. Competition was keen, and values were again better. Extra heavy prime made £1 10s to £1 18s; heavy prime, £1 6s fid to £1 9s 9d: medium prime, £1 5s to £1 fis 3d: light prime. £1 2s to £1 4s 6d; unfinished, best, 18s to £1 Is; others, 15s to 17s fid. There vran a email yarding of px£s, with a scarcity of heavy baconers. Values improved in late quotations. Choppers sola at £2 to £3; heavy and medium baconers, £4 fis to £4 14s: light baconers and heavy porkers. £3 8s to £4 4s; medium porkers and ligtit, porkers. £2 lis to £3 3s; small and unfinished porkers, £1 18s to £2 3s. Store pigs were penned m small numbers, values being at, late quotations. Large stores made £1 to £1 fis; slips, 12s to 13b: weatiers. 3s to lis. Calves were penned in large numbers. Values were very nrm at late quotations. "Runners made £5 to £7 7s fid for a* specially well-done runner from Mr. James Taylor. Bardowie, Cambridge; heavy vealers, £3 16s to £4 6s; medium, £8 4s to £3 14s; light. £„ 10s to £3: smaller. £2 to £2 8s; small and fresh dropned, 5s to £1 18s; rough calves, £1 to £2. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, report:—Our supply of fat cattle totalled 41b head as against 369 at last Wednesday s market, comprising 234 steers and 184 cows and heifers. The quality was well up to the standard and although thisro was a. steady demand throughout values were inclined to be easier. Extra choice ox sold to ±1 15s per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 13a to it 14s fid; secondary and plain, £1 10s to iil 12s; prime young cow and heifer bee*, £i 5s to £t 8s; ordinary cow beef, £1 is to £1 4s; extra heavy prime steers, £l6, this figure being obtained for a steer trom Mr. W. W. McLaughlin, Puhunui, Papatoetoe; 8 nice quality steers from Mr. Wm. Main. Tirau, averaged £l3 16s 3d, and 24 from Mr. Win. Vospcr, Dingley Dell, Cambridge. £l3 3s; heavy prime steers, £l3 10s to Al4 7s 6d; lighter price, £l2 to £l3 7s 6d. light prime, £lO 10s to £ll 17s fid; entail and unfinished, £8 10s to £lO ss; e x tra heavy prime young cows and lieiters, iiu to £l2 17s 6d. the latter price for a cow from Mr H, E. Reed, Waerenga; heavy prime cows and heifers. £8 to £9 15s; hshter prime, £6 10s to £7 17s Gd; other killable cows, £4 10s to £6 7s Gd. The sheep pens were moderately filled with a nice class of mutton. There was a keen demand, with a further advance in values. Extra, hc«vy prime wethers made £2 to £2 2s 3d, a few extra prime making £2 3s; heavy prime, £1 17s 6d to £1 19s 9d; medium to heavy prime, £1 16s to £1 17b 3d; light to medium prime, £1 14s to £1 16s 9d;'unfinished, £1 9s to £1 13s 6d: extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 14s to £1 15s 3d; heavy prime ewes, £1 12s to £1 13s 9d; lighter prime, £1 10s to £1 lis 9d: other killable ewes, £1 Gs to £1 9s. (829 sheep sold.) The 553 lambs which came forward were keenly competed for, and the recent advance w&a improved upon. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 lis to £1 13s, an odd ertra special lamb making up to £1 19s; heavy prime 8s to £1 10s 6d', lighter prime, £1 6s to £1 7s 9d; light prime, £1 4s to£l 5s 9d; plain. £1 0s 9d to £1 3s 9d. A medium yarding of calves met with a Teady Bale, late values being sustained. Runners made £3 10s to £7: heavy vealers, £3 8s to £4 6s: medium £2 19s to £3 lis; light. £1 14s to £2 12s; rough and plain, 10s to £1 7s; small and fresh-dropped. 5s to £1 12s (110 sold). We had a small entry of fat .pigs. The.demand wtit s'eady and we report a slifcht improvement in prices for >)«coners. while porkers realised late rates. Choppers sold to j£i 2s: extra heavy prime baconers up to £4 17s; heavy prime baconers, £4 8a to £4 13s;

medium' baconers, £3 13s to £4: light. i 3 Ss to £3 10a; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 19s; medium, £2 3s to £2 6s; light, £1; 3.2s to £1 LQs; small and unfinished, ±1 to £t 10s. There was a better inquiry for ifttorea. »o extra large were penned; email sorts made up to £1 3b; slips, 14s to 19s; -weaners, 8s to 12s; sows, in pig, £2 5s to £2 17a 6d. (243 pigs sold). COUNTRY SALES. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports.<-*We held sales during the last week at Westfield. Pukeko'ne (cattle and pigs), Waiuku (oiga), Papakura (special danry sale), Clevedon (cattle and sheep), and three olaarin« sales. All classes of cattle and sheep sold readily at late quotations, with a keen inquiry for dairy cows and heife::s. We report a most successful sale ol sheep at Clevedon and at the clearing sales all dairy cows realised high values." We quote:— Dairy cows and heifers close to profit, bes« £lO to £l6. others, £7 to £9 15s; backward springers, £5 to £S 10s; aged cows and inferior heifers. £2 10s to £4 17e6d; bulls, £2 10s to £S: weaner heifers. £ 1 5s to £3 10s for Odd Jersey heifers; weaner steers, £1 las to £2 15s; heifers suitable dairy purposes, £3 5s to £G ss; yearling to 18-months steers, £3 to £4 2s lid; two to 2j-year steers. £1 6a to £4 17s 6d. three to SJ-year steers, £5 to £6 7b 6d; four to 4i-year steers. £6 10s to £7 7s 6d: forward steers. £7 10s to £8 10s: beef at fully Westfield Quotations. . Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited.— During the week we held sales at Westfield, Waiotira, Maungakaramea, Waitakaruru, pig sale at Waiuku and *, clearing sale on account of Mr. Y. M. Short, Patumahoe. There continues to be a good demand for all classes of cattle and sheep. Dairy cows and heifers at profit are keenly sought after and high values are ruling. Dairy cows imd heifers recently calved or at profit, made £l2 to £lB for best; others. £8 to £ll 10s; more backward calvers, £9 to £l2 for beat, others, £f> to £8 15s; inferior cows and small heifers. £4 to £5 17s 6d; 18-month to 25-year-old dairy heifers due in the spring, first quality. £G to £lO 103, others. £4 to £5 15s; empty young cowb. £2 108 to £4 10s; store cows. £2 to £3 ss: old cull cows. £1 to £1 17s 6d; heavy young prime cows and heifers £7 10s to £lO 108; lighter. £5 to £7 7s 6a; boner cows, £2 to £4 15s; light to medium fat steers, £9 10s to £l2 12s Gd; grown steers in forward condition, £8 to £9 ss; good quaSity 3£ to four-year-old steers in fresh condition. £6 10s to £7 17s (id; same age steers of less quality, £5 10s to £7; two to three-year-old steers. £4 10s to £5 10s: yearling to lfi-Jnonth-old steers, £2 15s to £4 10s; well-bred heifer calves, £2 10s to £4: others £1 10s to £2 ss; good steer calves, £2 2s to £3; others. £1 13s to £2; smaller calves, £ I 5s to £1 12s; small and weedy calves'. 15s to £1 3s: heavy bulls, £5 to £7 17s Cd; sound young herd hulls. £4 4s to £8 8s; other bulls. £1 10s to £3 15s: soundmouth. ewes in lamb, £ 1 8s to £ 1 10s • older ewes in lamb. £l 3s to £1 7s; failing and broken-mouth ewes in lambs, 18s to £1 2s. RATES AT ALDINGTON. KEEN DEMAND FOR LAMBS. [ISX TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHUKCH, Wednesday. Except in fat cattle, fat sheep and pigs the yardings of stocks wero somewhat smaller than last week. There waa a falling off in the quality of the store sheep that came forward and there was a weaker demand than lias been .the case this season. There was a large attendance of buyers. The numbers and quality of fat 'lambs penned were below previous weeks, but there was, nevertheless, a very keen demand and sales were made in some cases at -over the schedule rates. A large yarding of fat sheep was about the best of the season for quality and a very sound sale resulted. There was little or no change in the values of beef, although it was considered cows and rough sorts were easier than last week. The sale throughout was a good one. There was an oversupply of pigs, and sales of both fats and stores were made at reduced Store Sheep.—The yarding of store sheep was the smallest for the season and the quality, especially of the lambs, was very ordinary. Extra good halfbred ewe lambs made to 33s 3d; good halfbred ewe latnbs. to 28s fid; good three-quartorbred «we lambs to 283; ordinary tbree-quarterbred lambs, 24s to 26s 6d; rape lambs, 21s 6d to 235; backward lambs, 19s 3d to 21s; ~ inferior lambs, 17s to 19s: 2-tooth halfbred ewes, to 31s lOd; 4, 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes, 28s 6d to 31s 6d: inferior 4, 6 and 8-tooth halfbred ewes, 21s 6d to 245; extra good 2tooth three-quarterbred ewes, to 38s; extra good 2-tooth-crossbred ewes, to 34s 9d: food 4. 6, and 8-tooth crossbred ewes, 27s 3d to 30s lid; aged ewes. 14s 6d to 19s; good 2-tooth three-quarterbred wethers, to 33s 3d; good 4, 6 and 8-tooth halfbred wethers. 29s to 31s 3d; ordinary 4, ti and 8-tooth halfbred wethers, 26s 6d to 28s. Fat Lambs.—There was an entry of 2950, as compared with 2900 the previous week and there was a falling off m quality as well as in numbers. There was a keen demand for all prime lambs, exporters in some cases paying above the schedule rates. Light and unfinished sorts were easier. Extra prime lambs sold at 38s to 40s 7d: prime lambs, 34s to 375; medium. 29s 6d to 335; "light, 26s to 295; stores, 22s to 25s 6d Fat Sheep.—The yarding of fat sheep was about equal to that of last week m numbers There was a larger proportion of prime sheep. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 44s 7d; prime wethers, 3os 6d to 395; medium -wethers. 32s to 3os; light wethers, 30s to 31s; extra ewes, to 41s 4d • prime ewes. 29s 6d to 83s 6d, medium ewes, 25s 6d. to 295; light ewes. 21s to 255; poor conditioned and agec ewes, 17s 6d to 20s. ... . Fat Cat';le.—There was a fairly heavy yarding, the total being 560 against 540 in the previous week. Best steer and heifer beef sold up to 41s per 1001b; ®°od prime quality, 37s 6d to 395; medium quality. 84s 6d to 375; heavy-weight steers, 33s to 35s 6d- good cows, 32s to 355; rough sorts, down to 255; extra prime heavy steers made to £22 17s 6d; prime heavy steers. £ld 15s to £lB 12s Gd; prime heavy-weight steers, ±ia 10s to £ls 10s; light ordinary quality steers £lO 10s to £l3 6»: light steers, £7 5s to £lO 5s- extra prime heifers, to £l3 7s 6d; prime heifers, £lO 10s to 10s; ordinary heifers £7 15s to £lO 5»; light heifers, £4 12s 6d to £7 10s; extra prime cows, to £l4 lis 6d; prime cows, £lO to £l2! medium cows, £7 5s to £9 15s: light and aged cows, £4 Cattle. —There was a moderate entry, made up principally of cows of' ages, with an odd pen or two of *>««» steers and light heifers and a number of bulls. The sale was a good one tturotasbj out. Two-year steers brought £7; 2-year heifers, £5 17s 6d; ,medium CO , £2 10s to £3 10s; inferior cows, 30s to £-. b "l>airy *Va°ttle —The entry of dairy cattle totalled 51 head. Best second, third and fourth calvers brought £lO to £ls 15s, medium sorts, £8 to £9 10s; infenor sorts. ■PS 10s to £7 10s; best heifers, to £l2 as, small and backward heifers £4 10s to £7 10s; old cows m profit, £3 to £4 5s Vealers. —There was a heavy entry Twelve to. 18-months sorts made to £7 18s Gd. Rood vealers. £5 2s Gd to £6 15s; medium vealers. £3 10s to £5; others, 25s to £2 15s; small. ° l Faf S ' Pigs.—'There was a large entry, but the demand was weak and P w |! e easier all round. Choppers made £2 to £o. light baconers, 48s to 60s; heavy baconers, 65s to 80s;, extra heavy baconers \ to £5 (average pnee per lb, s}d to 6fa), ligni porkers. 24s to. 30s; h ea*yPorke r s 35s to 45s (average price per lb, ssd to store Pigs.—A large yarding, misdium and large met with a very poor demand and prices showed a father decline. Small weaners made 3a to 4s; good weaners 5s to 7s 6d; small stores. 9s to Us* medium stores. 12s to 15s; largo stores. Ills to 22s Gd. PEDIGREE JERSEY SALE. HIGH'PRICES OBTAINED. [B* TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] NEW PLYMOUTH, Wednesday. High prices were paid for pedigree Jerseys at a sale to-day of cattle submitted on behalf of. Mr. Samuel Dale, of Fairlie, Canterbury, a consignment of 12 realising 2077£ guineas, an average of 173 guineas. The highest price, 400 guineas, was paid by Mr. Truby King, Stratford, for the cow Xenia's Juilette (imp.). Mr. A. A. Watkins, Takanini, paid 300 guineas for Odd Trick (imp.). CLEARING SALE AT TAIHOA. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr. R. Holmes, Taihoa, on Monday last. Dairy cows, early calvers. ware in good demand. Choice Jersey cows, July calvers, brought £l2 10s to £ls: August calvers. £8 10s to £lO 10s; choice Shorthorn cows, July calvers, £ll 10s to £l4; August calvers, £7 10s to £9: Holstem cows, July calveTS, £9 10s to £l2; dairy cows, later calvers. £5 10s to £7; choice Jersey heifers, close to profit, £lO 5s to £l2.