FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20074, 11 October 1928, Page 9

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE. BEEF RATES LITTLE EASIER. HEAVY YARDING OF SHEEP. Heavy yardiugs of rattle and sheep at the weekly Wcstfield sale yesterday caused a slight easing of values, but the market remained eac.tr. The demand for ox beef was steady throughout, but last week's advance to 4bs per 1001b for extra choice ox was scarcely maintained, 45s being quoted as yesterday's figure. I'lie quality of the offering was, in the main, excellent,. An average,yarding of cow ltoef sold steadily at a shade below last week's quotations. Sheep, too, were offered in numbers above the average. There were quite a few shorn lots, including several good lines of ewes. Competition was active, but was liberally fed and values eased slightly. Spring lambs, came forward in larger numbers, but in the main sold readily at late rates. Values for calves again firmed, although there was a very substantial offering. Pigs of all descriptions sold well. Following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock this week, compared with those of last week:— This'v.-eck. Last week BEEF (per 100]!)) Extra choice ox 43/- 46/Choice mi'] prime ox . .. 4'2/- toll/- 43/- to 45/Choice and prime cow and heifer 35/- to 10/- 37/- to 40/SHEEP (per head) Prime wethers— Shorn 33/-' to 35/6 33/G to 3G/Uhshorn . 43/ Cto 45/0 45/- to 47/9 Unfinished wethers— Shorn .. 26/- to 29/0 30/- to 31/9 Unshorn 35/- to 38/9 33/6 to 39/9 Primo ewesShorn . 22/6 to 29/0 Unshorn .. 29/- to 39/6 30/- to 42/Hpniig lambs . . 25/- to 30/6 24/6 to 35/CALVES (per head)— Runners . 75/-to 110/ 70/- to 336/Vealers . 70/-to 116/- 50/- to Jls/L'IGS (per head)— Baconers . . 49/- to 84/- 58/- to 80/Porkers . . 46/- to 58/ 45/- to 68/Wcanors . . 5/- to 17/- 6/- to 13/Slips . . . . 18/- to 23/- 15/- to 30/ Lurgo stores . . <3O/- to 41/- 26/- to 40/-

LONDON MARKET PRICES. Following aro the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market : Mutton.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selecfed brands, light, 7 3-8 d per lb; medium, 7 l-8d; heavy, 6 7-Bd. Other brands, light, 7 l-8d; medium, 7d; heavy, 6-Jd. Ewes, 641b and under, 5Jd. Lambs.—Canterbury quality light and medium, heavy, 92d; seconds, 9 3-8(1. Selected brands, light 'and medium, 10 1-8(1. Other brands, first quality, light and medium, lOd; second quality, 301b to 321b average, 9 3-8(1. Beef.—Ox fores, 4d ; hinds, sjd ; cow fores, 3^(1; hinds, sd. Pork. —Porkers, to baconers, 7£d. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Beef was penned in more than average numbers. Generally last week's rates ruled, but in odd cases values were lower. Extra choice ox sold to £2 .5s per 1001b; choice and prime, £2 2s to £2 4s; ordinary and plain, £1 18s to £2 Is; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 17s to £2; ordinary cow beef, £1 14s to £1 16s; extra heavy prime steers, £l9 5s to £23 10s; heavy prime, £lO 10s to £lB 103; lighter prime, £l4'to £IG ss; light prime, £l2 5s to £l3 17s Gd; unfinished and small, £lO to £l2 23 Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l3 to £l3 17s Gd; heavy prime, £ll 10s to £l2 15s; lishter, £9 to £ll 7s 6d ; other light cows, £7 10s to £8 15s; other cows, £5 10s to £7 7s Gd; 39 steers from Mr. A. J. Finlayson. Dargaville, £lO 3s 9d; 45 steers from Messrs. Paterson Brothers, Motiti, £ls lGs 4d; 8 steers from Mr. F. Freegard, Waerenga, £ls Bs. Sheep wero penned in larger numbers, including Quito a number of shorn sheep. All classes sold readily at lato quotations. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, made. £2 3s Gd to £2 ss; shorn, £1 lGs to £1 17s 3d; medium prime, woolly, £2 2s to £2 3s Gd; shorn, £1 lis 3d to £1 15a Gd; light prime, woolly, £1 19s to £2 Is 9d: shorn, £1 10s to £1 14s; small and unfinished, woolly, £1 15s to £1 18s 9d; shorn, £1 6s to £1 9s 9d; heavy prime ewes, woolly, £1 17s Gd to £1 IDs; shorn, £1 Ps to £1 9s 6d: medium prime, woolly, £1 15s 3d to £1 17s 3d; shorn, £1 Qs Gd to £1 7s 9d; light prime, woolly, £1 13s to £1 las; shorn, £1 5s to £1 6s 3d. Spring lambs were penned in larger numbers and sold readily at late quotations. Extr.a heavy prime made to £1 14s; heavy prime, £1 8s to £1 10s Gd; medium prime. £1 5s to £1 7s 9d; light prime, £1 3s Gd to £1 4s 9d. Pigs wero penned in larse numbers, values being firm at late quotations. Choppers sold at £2 10s to £3 16s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 lGs to £4 4s; light baconers and heavy porkers. £3 3s to £3 lis; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 8s to £2 18s; small and unfinished porkers, £1 16s to £2 ss. Store piga were penned in average numbers and sold readily at late quotations. Larco stores made £1 10s to £2 Is; slips, £1 to £1 8s; weaners, 5s to lGs. Calves wero penned in large numbers. Competition was keen and values firmed on lato quotations. Runners made £3 15s to £5 15s; vealers, £5 to £5 10s; medium, £4 10s to £4 18s; light, £4 to £4 8s; smallor, £3 8s to £3 18s; small and fresh dropped, 9s to £3 Gs, according to size and quality; rough calves, £1 5s to £2 10s. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety aud Company, Ltd., report:— Bovf: A fail yarding of ox came forward, which sold under steady competition at prices slightly under those i'ulirig at last week'fa market C».w . beef was penned in average numbers', which also sold steadily nt prices slightly below last week's quotations, Extra choice ox sold to 45s per 1001b.; prime young cow and heifer beef, 39i. Sheep. More than an average yarding or sheep came forward and prices wero easier all round. A fair number of shorn sh ep ww yarded and comprised several Rood linos if ewes Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly made 42s Gd; shorn, 35s 3d; heavy prime, woolly, 89s 3(1; shorn, 33s 9(1: mediui woolly, 335; light and unfinished, woolly, !>!o Gd; heavy prime owes, woolly, 3Ss 8d; shorn. 28s; lighter, woolly, 53s Gd; shorn 2Gs • other ewes, woolly, 27s Gd. Lambs: An nvorace yarding of spring lambs cam- forward, which sold, steadily at late rates. Heavy prime lambs made 2Ss; medium, 255; light, 23s 9d. Calves continue to sell briskL' irood quality being keenly competed for. No runners were yarded Medium venlo'-s made £3 10s to £4 Gs; light, £2 10s to £3 8s; small. £1 10s to £2 Rs. I lgs wero ynrdel in average numbers, with prices on a par With Inst week. Heavy baconers made £3 12s to f:? lGs; heavy porkers. £2 10s to £2 )4st medium baconers. £3 5s t £3 10s; medium porkers, £2 4s jo f2 8s light bneonors. 17s (o £3 3s; | light: porkeK £1 15s to £3 2s

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS

Alfred Buckland and 6'nns, Limitod, roPort : —A\ e penned fiit cattle to the number '-f7 head, us against 271 head at Inst Wednesday's pale, comprising ICS stoers unci 119 cows and heifers. The quality generjilly wag first-class, and although there ujts.a steady demand throughout last week's advance was scarcely maintained. Extra choice ox sold to £2 5s pur 100 lb; choice and'prime. .£'2 2a to £2 4s; secondary and plain. XI 151 a to £2 Is:- prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 15s to £1 19s; ordinary cow beef, £1 10s to £1 Ms. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £lB 10s to £1!), the latter price 'for steers sold on account of Mr. E. A. Price, Gambia Park, and Mr. J. K. Self, Benohlca Downs, the buyers being Auckland Meat Company and Mr Thomas Buster. Sixteen steers from Messrs. Trewin Brothers, Marohenio, averaged £l7 10s; lti from Mr. Anjrus Gibbons, Morrinsville, £l7 3s sd; 7 from Mr. E. A. Price. Gambia Park, £lO l!)s 3d: 16 from Mr. J R. Self. I) each lea Downs. £lO 4a 4d; 1(5 from Mr. W. \V. McLaughlin. Paraunui. £lO 1()8 8d; 8 from Mr. Basil Oir. Hoe-o-'J'aintii. £1"? 0s Hd. Heavy prime steers made £l7 ■ 5s ' to £lB 7a od;< lighter, £ls 15s , to £l7. 2s Gd: light, prime. £l4 (o £ls 12s 6d; Bmall and unfinished, £lO 15a to JM3 17s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £iS 17s (id: one extra special heifer from Mr. \V. W McLaughlin realised £2O and was bought by Mr. Thomas Blister: heavy prime'cows and heifers, £lO to £ll 17s Odl ; lighter prime. £8 to £9 17s (id; other killablo cows. £5 7s Cd to £7 17s Od. There was a full varding of sheep, which met with a steady sale throughout. Values were if anything slightly easier. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, ma do £2 4s to £2 5s 0d; shorn. £1 13a to £l 15s 3d! medium to

heavy prime, shorn, £1 10s to £1 12s 9d: medium to heavy prime wethers, woolly, £2 2s to £2 3s 9d; light to medium prime wethers, woolly. £1 18s Cd to i £2 Is 9d: unfinished wethers, woolly. £1 IGs to £1 18s 3d; shorn, £1 7s to £1 9s Cd: extra heavy prime young ewes, wpoily, '£l 17s' 6d to £1 19s 6d; shorn. £1 9s; heavy prime ewes, woolly,. £1 15s (id to £1 17s 3d; shorn, £1 2s Cd to £1 5s 9d ; lighter prime ewes, woolly, £1 12s (id to £1 15s; other tillable, ewes, woolly. £1 <Js (id to £1 12s 3d; other ! ewes, shorn. 19s to £1 Is Gd (12C9 sheep sold). Spring lamb? penned to the number of 133, an increase of 68 on last week's entry. Values were lower for nil grades. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 9s to £1 lis Gd; heavy prime, £1 7s to £1 8s 9d: lighter prime, £! 5s to £1 (is 9d; light prime. £1 3s to £1 'ls 9d: small and plain, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d. Calves were again yarded in large numbers. Competition was keen, with values fully eqtinl to last week's high rates. Runners made £o iris to £7 for a very choice heifer from Mange re, purchased by NTr. A. W. Shotting. St, Heliers Bay: heavy vealers, £4 10s to £5 IGs; medium, £3 10s to £4 (is; light. £2 12s to £3 (is; rough and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 10s; small and fresh dropped, ns In t'l 9s (272 calves sold). A medium otTering of pigs met a ready sale for all classes. Chopners made £1 15s to £5, according to weight: heavy prime baconers, £3 Ms lo £3 19s; medium, £3 4s to £3 10s; light, £2 19s to £3 2s; heavy porkers. £2 12s to £2 15S: medium. £2 Gs to £2 9s: light, £1 18s to £2 3s: small and unfinished. £1 8s to £1 IGs. No good stores were penned. Slips and weaners realised better prices. Slips made 16s to £1 3s; medium weaners. lis lo 17s: small. S3 to lis (309 pigs sold). COUNTRY SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:—Sales were heki during the past week at Wes.tfield. Paeroti and Ngalea, with good yardings in each centre. There is a steady demand, all classes of cattle selling readily. At Papakura on "Friday we held ouir annual bull fair for that district, and report a most successful sale. There was a keen demand for good quality bulls, especially for Shorthorns. We also held two clearing sales, one in conjunction with Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd,, on account of Mr. B. C. Cuff, Patumahoe, and one on account of Mr. Ambrose Smales, East Tnmaki. Tliero were very larue attendances at each sale, and we are able to report most successful sales. Dairy cows and heifers, best, made £l3 to £2O; good fair, £9 to £l2; others, £G lo £8 15s; bulls, registered pedigree Jersey yearlings, £lO 10s to 20 guineas; grades, 5 guineas to. 12 guineas; two years, 12 guineas lo 25 guineas; grades 8 guineas to 15 guineas; yearling Shorthorn bulls. 5 guineas to 13 guineas; two years, 9 guineas to 191 guineas; registered yearling Ayrshire bulls. 5 guineas to 10 guineas; two years, 7 guineas to 15 guineas; grade Ayrshire bulls, 5 guineas to 7} guineas; registered Friesian bulls, yearlings, to two years. 8 guineas to 15 guineas; grade, 5 guineas to 8 guineas; aged bulls, G guineas to 10 guineas; store and boner cows, £3 10s to £6 12s Gd; yearling heifers, best, £5 to £7 ss; other yearling heifers, £3 to £4 17s Gd; yearling to 18-month steers. £4 to £5 10s; 2 to 25-year steers, £5 15s to £G 15s; 3-year to 35-year steers, £7 to £8 ss; 4 to 45-year steers, £8 10s to £9 15s. Alfred Buckland-and Sons. Ltd., report:— During the week we held sales at Westfield, Pukekohe, Wellsford, Waiuku, Helensville, annual bull sale at Pukekohe, pig sale at Tuakau, and two clearing uales. Heavy yardings of cattle came forward and found ready buyers. The recent advance, in values wad fully sustained. The advertised number of bulls was' penned at Pukekohe, and sold under keen competition, only two bulls failing to change owners. Best dairy cows made £ls to £2O; extra, to £25; good cows. £lO 10s to £l4 10s; others, £7 to £10: aged and inferior, £3 to £G 10s: best springing heifers. £l2 to £ls 10s; good average heifers. £8 10s to £ll 10s; small and backward, £5 5s to £8; empty young cows and heifers, £5 5s to £7; storo cows, £3 10s to £5; prime heavy young cows and heifers. £9 10s to £l4 10s; lighter fat cows and heifers, £6 10s to £9 ss; boner cows, £3 10s to £fi 7s Gd; fat steers, £l2 to £l9 ss; grown steers, in forward condition. £lO to £ll 153: good four-year-old steers, £9 to £10: three and fouryear old steers, £7 to £B:l7s Gd; two to three-year-old steers, £5 15s to £7; yearling to 18-month-old steers, £4 10s to £5 15s; cows, with calves, £7 to £11; well-bred yearling heifers. £6 10s to £7 15s. for best,; smaller, well-bred heifers, £5 5s to £6 7s Gd; other yearling heifers, £3 103 to £5; pedigree yearling Jersey bulls, best. 25 guineas to 40 guineas, for a bull bred by Mr. T. D. Beid. Glenbrook, and boucht; by Mr. N. It. McElwaine. Glenbrook; other yearlings, £l2 12s to 24 guineas; best two-year old pedicree Jerseys, 27 guineas to 37 guineas; other two-year-old pedigrees, £ls les to 2G guineas: grade Jerseys, £lO 10s to £IR 18s; small and rongh grade Jerseys. i! 6 6s to £9 9s: two-year-old grade Shorthorns. £l4 14s to 20 guineas: yearling Shorthorns, £9 93 1o £lClGs: aged bulls. £8 8s to £l2 12s; cull bulls. £4 4s to £7 7s; ewes, with lambs. 1 £1 • 12s to £2. HATES AT ADDING TON. SMALLER ENTRIES YARDED. RISE IN CATTLE PRICES. [1)1* TELEGRAPH—I'P.ESS ASSOCIATION.] CILRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. There were smaller entries all round compared with the previous week at Addinglon Markets to-day. Fat cattle were in short supply and prices recovered from the drop sustained a week ago. Fat sheep averaged about the same prices. Dry store sheep were in better demand, but values were unchanged, and ewes and lambs were dull of sale. Spring lambs sold at improved rates. The yarding of store sheep was about the same as that of the previous vveeK. but there was a larger proportion of good quality sheep. Dry sheep were m keener demand, well-woolled wethers in fair condition selling readily at late rates and good ewe hoggets sold well. Prices were:—Good halfbred ewe hoggets, 37s Gd to 435; ordinary wether hoggets. 265; well-woolled halfbred wethers, 31s to 33s Gd: shorn wethers, 22s to 255: four, six and eight-tooth threequarterbred ewes, tja 335; sound mouth halfbred ewes, to 23s Gd: sound mouth crossbred ewes and lambs, IGs to 19s, all counted. Spring Lambs.—The entry totalled 125, and under active competition prices showed an improvement. Extra good lambs sold to 43s 3d; good, 36s to 39s Gd: medium. 31s to 35s Gd: small. 27s to 30s, There was a shorter entry in the fat sheep section. The quality of the yarding was generally good. On the average prices were about the same as the previous week. Prices were:—Extra prime wethers, to 50s 4d; prime wethers, 43s to 47s Gd; prime medium weight wethers. 37s to 425: medium and unfinished wethers, 30s lOd to 355; shorn wethers, 28s Id to 38s Id; extra prime ewes, to 42s 7d; prime ewes. 86s to 40s; medium ewes, 28s to 355; aged and inferior ewes. 24s lOd to 27s Gd: shorn ewes, 17s lOd to 34s lOd; hoggets, 30s lOd to 39s lOd. Fat Cattle.—There was a considerable falling off in the numbers of fat cattle yarded, the total being 329, against 480 the week before, and 457 a fortnight ago. The quality was mixed, but on the whole similar to that of the previous yarding. Outside supplies .were represented by consignments from the West Coast and the North Island. The northern cattle had been down for some time and some of them had been offered at previous sales The market opened at an advance in prices. Prime Bteer beef sold to 50s, average, 44s Cd to 4Ss; medium, 39s Gd to 435; plain heavy steers. 36s Gd to 41s; prime cow and heifer beef, 44s to 47s Gd; medium, 39s Gd to 435; rough, down to 30:5 per 1001b. Prices were:—Extra prime steers, to £2l 12s Gd: prime steers, £lB 10s to £l9 17s Gd: medium steers, £l6 10s to £18; ordinary steers. £l2 2s Gd to £l6: extra prime heifers, to £l7 2s Cd; prime heifers, £l4 to £l6: ordinary heifers, £7 7s Cd to £l3 10s; extra primo cows, to £IG 2s Cd; prime cows, £l3 to £l6; medium cows, £9 10s to £l2 10s: aged and inferior cows, £G 12s Gd to £9. A small entry of vealers was mostly of poor quality, but there were some good animals among the older sorts. Prices showed an advance on late rates. Yearling to IS-monlhs sorts sold to £lO lis; good vealers, £6 10s to .£)); medium vealers, £3 10s to £5 15s; small calves, 20a to £2 15s. A small yarding of store calllo consisted mainly of cows and there was a good sale for all classes. Values were:—Good cows, to £6 10s; medium cows, £3 10s to £1 15s; aged and inferior cows, 20s to £2 10s: twoyear steers, £6 17s; yearling steers. £4 12s Cd; bulls, £3 to £6 10s. There was a medium yarding of dairy cows, both as to numbers and quality, and there was good demand. Values were:— Second, third and fourth calvers, £7 lo £ll 10s • heifers, £5 10s to £lO 10s: aged cows. £1 to £6 10s. . Tliero was a smaller yarding of fat pips, porkers being rather firmer and baconers selling at late rates. Prices were:—Choppers. 30s to £4 (is; light baconers. £3 7s Gd to £4; heavy baconers, £4 5s to £4 10s Gd (average price per lb, Gd to 6Jd): light porkers, 35s to 455: heavy porkers. 47s (id to 55s Gd (average price per lb, 7d to 7}d>. There was again a heavy entry of store pigs, resulting in i further full in prices. Values wero:—Small weaners. 5s to 7s: good weaners, 8s to 12s; small stores, 9a to 12s Cd; medium sloies, 13s to Iss: large stores, to 2Ss.

JOHNSONVILLE PRICES. GOOD DEMAND FOR BEEF. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. 1 WELLINGTON. Wednesday. .Messrs Wright, Stephenson mid' Company. Limited, and Abraham i:.nd Williams, Limited, report on the Johnsonville . sale held to-dny as followsTo a large attendance we submitted a full'yarding-of sheep and cattle. Tlio sheep offered were of pood quality and met with a ready sale at prices showing a slight decline on ■ last week s rales. Spring lambs sold freely. Tlio bullocks and' cow« submitted were heavy and extra good quality, utid a good sale resuited. Prices generally were on a par with late rates, as follows:—Bullocks, £l7, £l7 15s. to £l9 15s; cows, £l2 35s to £l3 10s: heifers. £33 10s to £ls 1.50 d- , -12s to 49s 3d; ewes, 38s 3d to -lis: spring lambs. 28s Cd to 3C«.