FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20086, 25 October 1928, Page 11

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE. KEEN DEMAND FOR BEEF. There was again a keen demand' for beef at the weekly Westfiold stock side yesterday. Prices remained about on a par with those of last "week, but a firmer tone in the market was noticeable. Large numbers of sheep were yarded, a 'steady demand being shown. Prices did not change materially from late quotations. Higher prices ruled for spring lambs, and one lot from Mr. A. Sinton, of Riverhead, realised 365. Increased numbers were yarded, all selling readily. There was again a full yarding of calves, prices easing somewhat. . The demand was steady throughout. An average offering of pigs met with good competition. Following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock this week compared with last week : Beef (per 101b.) 'J'liis Week. Last Week. Extra choice ox . . 45/- 45/C'lioice and prime ox <l2/- to It/- 42/- to 14/Clioico and prime cow and heifer . 37/- to 10/- 37/- to 10/SIIEEP (per head)— Prime Wethers— Shorn .. .. 31/- 1o 38/3 31/0 to 39/(5 Unshorn 39/- to 45/- 40/- to 49/0 Unfinished Wethers— Shorn . . . . 28/. to 32/3 25/- to 29/Unshorn . . 35/- to 38/9 37/- to 39/9 Prime EwesShorn . . . . 23/- to 30/- 23/- to 29/9 Unshorn . . 32/0 to 43/- 32/- to 41/Spring hunbs . . 23/- to 30/- 23/- to 31/9 CALVES (per head)— Hunners .. .. 85/-t.0145/- 110/- to 152/G Venlers . . . . 50/- to 110/- 00/- to 120'PIGS (per head) Baconers . . 50/- to 78/- 55/- to 87/0 Porkers .. .. 30/- to 03/- 38/- to 58/Wen Tiers .. .. 12/- to 10'- 10/- to 24/Slips .. .. 18/- to 22/- 19/-, to 30/LONDON MARKET PRICES. Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market : Mutton. —Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 7{-d per lb; medium, 7d; heavy, 6 7-Bd. Other brands: Light, 70; medium, 6 7-8 d; heavy, 6 3-4 d. Ewes, light and medium, 5 l-Bd. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light, medium, lO^d; heavy, 9 l-Bd. Seconds, Selected brands: Light, 10 l-3d ; medium, 10 l-Bd. Other brands: First, quality, light, 9Jd; medium, 9|d; second quality, 301b. to 321b., average, 9Jd. Beef.—Ox fores, 4d; hinds, sd. Cow fores, 3^d; hinds, 4Ad. Pork. —Porkers, to 7Ad; baconers, 7Jd. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited report:Beef: 13arely an average yarding of ox beef came forward, which sold under steady competition at late rates. Tho bulk of the yarding comprised well-finished cattle. We sold on account of Mr. Wilfred Johnstone, Taupiri, 17 bullocks, which averaged £'ls Is 9d, tho best making ,I'l7 7s Gd; being purchased by Mr. P. D. Parsons. One truck of heavy bullocks on account of Mr. R. H. Bailey, Tirau, made £l9 10s for the best, purchased by Mr. P. J. Fisk; the balance making £l6 15s and £ls ss. All average yarding of cows find heifer, beef came forward which sold steadily af prices firm on last week. Heavy cows and made X'!) 17s Od to £ll ss; medium sorts, £8 10s to £8 17s (3d. Extra choice ox sold to 45s per 1001b; choice and .prime, 42s to 41s; prime young cow and heifer beef. 40s; just killable, 30s to 31b. Sheep: More than an average yarding of sheep came forward. Competition was fairly steady throughout, and prices ruling were about on a par with last week. Extra, heavy prime wethers, woolly made 42s od, shorn 375; heavy prime, woolly 40s. shorn 31s 6d; medium, woolly 335, shorn 32s 9d; heavy prime ewes, shorn 29s 3d; lighter, woolly 32s 9d, shorn 27s 3d; oilier ewes, shorn 23s Od. Lambs: An average yarding of spring lambs came forward, which sold at late rates. Heavy prime lambs made 28s 3d; medium, 27s Od; light. 255. Calves were yarded in large numbers and sold freely at prices on a par with last sale. Heavy vealers made £4 10s to £5 ss; medium, £3- 10s to £4 ss; light, £2 2s to £3 ss; rough, £1 5s to £1 15s; small, 12s to 20s. Pigs sold at values equal to the previous sale. Heavy baconers made £3 10s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 6s to £2 12s; medium baconers, £3 to £3 8s: medium porkers, £2 2* to £2 0s; light baconers. C2 14s to £2 ISs; light porkers, ,11 His to £2. LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and -Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports :—Beef was penned in smaller numbers. Competition was very keen and although quotations are the same, tho market showed a firmer tone. Extra choice ox sold to £2 fis per 1001b; choice and prime, £2 2s to £2 4s; ordinary and plain, £1 19s to £2 Is; prime young cov,' and heifer beef, £1 18s to £2; ordinary cow beef, £1 15s to £1 17s; extra heavy prime steers, £l9 to £2O ss; heavy prime, £l7 to £lB 15s: lighter prime, £ls 10s to £l6 17s Gd; light prime, £l3 to £ls 7s Gd; unfinished and small, £lO to £l2 17s Od; extra hoavy prime young cows and heifers, £l4 to £ls 2s Gd; heavy prime, £l2 to £l3 15s; lighter, £lO to £ll 17s Gd; light cows, £8 to £9 15s: other cows, £0 to £7 15s. Sheep were yarded in large numbers. Competition was steady throughout, with values on a par with last week's sale. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, made £2 3s 9d to £2 ss; shorn, £1 10s 9d to £1 18s 3d; medium prime, woolly, £2 2s to £2 3s Gd; shorn, £1 14s Gd to £1 10s Od; light prime, woolly. £1 19s to £2 Is 9d; shorn. £1 12s Gd to £1 Its 3d; smP. 11 and unfinished, woolly. £1 15s to £1 18s 9d: shorn, £1 8s to ill 12s 3d; heavy prime owes, woolly £1 10s 3d to £1 18s, shorn £1 Ss to £1 10s; medium prime, woolly £1 14s to £1 lGs, shorn £1 5s 3d to £1 7s 9d; light prime, woolly £1 10s to £1 13s Od, shorn £1 3s to £1 ss. Spring lambs were penned in increased numbers and sold readily at late values. Extra heavy prime made to £1 10s for lambs from Mr. A. Sinton, Riverhead; heavy prime, £1 10s to £1 13s; medium prime, £1 7s to £1 9s 9d; light prime, £1 3s to £1 lis 9d. There was a large yarding of pigs. Values were on a par with last, week's Quotations. Choppers sold at £2 lo £3 7s: heavy and medium baconers, £3 0s to £3 10s: light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3 3s; medium porkers and light, porkers, £2 8s to £2 14s; small mid unfinished porkers, £1 10s to C2 os. A large yarding of _ store pigs again sold under keen competition at late rates. Large stores made £t 15s to £2 4s; slins, £1 to £1 13s; weaners, 9s to 17s. Calves wore again penned in large numbers. Values were firm but eased for tho late sale. Thinners made £4 5s to £5 13s; heavy vealers, £5 to £5 10s: medium, £4 10s to £4 18s: light, £4 lo £4 8s: smaller. £3 8s to £3 18s: small and fresh dropped. 9s lo £3 0s; rough calves. £1 to t'2 ss. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Bucklnnd and Sons, Limited, report:—Our beef pens contained 281 head, as against 219 head at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 109 steers and 112 cows and heifers. The quality again was first-class. There was a keen demand throughout, and in many instances last week's values were exceeded. Extra choice ox sold to £2 5s per 1001b.: choice and prime,' £2 3s to £2 4s; secondary and plain, £2 to £2 2s; Prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 17s to X'2; ordinary cow beef. £1 13s to £1 His. Heavy prime steers ranged from £l7 10s to £l9 2s Gd, the latter price for steers from Mr. B. Reed. Waerenga. purchased by Mr. Thomas Baster; 15 steers from Mr. Beed averaged £l7 9s; 10 from Air. F. A. Price, Ranganui. £lO 13s Gd; 12 from Mr. W. J. Elicit lhumnta. £lO Is 8d: 10 from the VVftikato, £ 10 Is Od; 20 three-year-old Devon steers from Mr. W. W. McLaughlin. Papaioetoc. £ls 15s; 40 steers from Messrs. Death Bros., Waitakaruru, £ls Gs 9d; 10 from Mr. It. C. Morgan, Matamata, £ls 9s: lighter primo steers mndo £ls 15s to £l7 7s Gd; light prime, £l3 to £ls 12s Gd; small and unfinished, £lO 2s Gd to £l2 17s (id. Extra heavy prime young eows and heifers made £l2 15s lo £l4. this prico for heifers from Cambia Park, bought by Messrs. Lee and Company: 8 heifers from Cambia Park averaged £l2; heavy prime cows and heifers. £lO 10s to £ 12 12s (id: lighter prime, £9 to £lO 7s (id: other killable cows, £0 to £8 17s Od. There was a heavy yarding of sheep, all classes being represented. Competition was steady in all departments, with, values on a par with last report. Heavy prime welhers, woolly, made £2 2s Od to £2 la 3d: shorn. £1 15s to

£1 Ifis 9fl; lighter prime, shorn, £1 13s to £ L 14s 9d; medium to heavy prime, woolly, £2 to £2 2s 3d; light to medium prime, woolly. £t 18s lid to £ 1 193 3d: light prime, shorn. XI lis to £l.-112s Gd: unfinished, shorn, £1 8s to £l;10s 9d; shorn store wethers, £1 Gs tov-fl 7s 9d: extra heavy prime .voung owes, woolly, £2 to £2 3s; ahorn, £ 1 8s to l'l 9s 9d: heavy prime ewea. woolly, ill 15s to £1 TVs Gd: shorn. .£1 Gs to £ 1 7s 9d; lighter prime, woolly, £\ 12s Gd to ,C 1 lis 9d; shorn, XI 3s Gd to XI 5s 9d ; other killable shorn ewes. XI 2s to XI 3s 3d (1733 sheep sold). Spring lambs penned to the number of 88 and met with a brisk sale at slightly higher rules. Heavy prime lambs made XI 10s to XI 1 "2s 9d; lighter prime, XI "s Gd to XI !)s 93: light prune, XI 5s to. XI 7s. We again had a full yarding of calves. ' Bidding was steady with prices firm at late rates. Good, runners mado XG to X 7 ss: heavy venlei*. X 4 fin to X 5 8s; medium, £3 Gs to £4 2s; light, X2 10s to £3 3s; rough and unfinished. XI 5s to £1 15s; small mid fresh dropped. .5s to XI 14s (285 calves sold). There was a medium offering of fat pigs. Competition for all classes was good, prime sorts being in most request. Heavy orime bricoriers made £3 lis to X 3 18s; medium, £3 5s to X 3 8s; light. £2 17s to £3 Is; heavy porkers, X2 13s to X2 15s; medium, X2 8s to £2 10s; light. X2 to X2 ss; small and unfinished, XI 10s to .02 3s. Stores also met a ready sale. Good framed. XI 8s to XI 15s; smaller, XI 3s to XI Gs; slips. 18s to Xt 2s; weanors, 12s to lGs; small. 5s to 9s (383 pigs sold.) COUNTRY SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports;— Sales were held during the past, week at Westfield, I'apakura and Waiuku. with good yardings at each centre. There i- a keen demand for all classes of cattle. We report most successful sales, especially the one held at Papakura, where values realised wore easily the highest this year. We also held a clearing sale on Tuesday, on account of Mr. A. M. I'aton, Clevedon, disposing of his registered pedigree Ayrshire herd. We report a most satisfactory i3ale. Itegistgred pedigree cows made to 25 guineas; registered pedigree springing heifers to 13 guineas: yearling heifers to 101 guineas; heifer calves to G} guineas. Quotations for other classes of stock are:—Dairy cows fl.nd heifers, best £ll to XIG 10s. othara £8 to £lO 15s: aged cows and inferior heifers. £4 to £7 15s; bulls, 5 guinea* to 25 guineas, according to age, breed and oualily; store and boner Cows, £1 to £li 15s: yearling to 18-months heifers, besc X 5 5s to X 7 10s. others X 3 to X 5; yearling to 18-monthsi steers. £4 to £G ss; two to 23-year steers, £6 10s to X 7 12s Gd; three to 3i-year steers. £7 15s to XS 15s; fotu to 4J-year steers, £9 to £lO 15s: grown steers in forward condition. £ll to Xl2 103. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, re port:—During the week we held tales at Westfield, Pukekohe, twice, and a clearing sain at Heleusville. All classes of cattle and sheen continue to be in strong demand, recent advanced rates being well maintained. Best dairy cows recently calved, or at profit, made Xl 3to XlB 10s: second-grado dairy cows. X 8 to Xl2 10s: aged and inferior cows. £ l to X 7 las ; best springing heifers, XlO 10s to Xl 5 15s: other springing heifers, XG lOs.to X 9 15s: well-bred yearling to IS-months-old dairy heifers. XG to X 8 ss: smaller well-bred heifers. X 4 15s to X 5 15s; other yearling heifers. X 3 10b to £ 4 12s Gd: empty young cows and heifers. £5 5s to £7: store and boner cows. X2 10s to £5 10s; cows with calves, £7 to £lO ss: heavy prime younr cows and heifers, X 9 10s to £l2 ss; lighter fat cows and heifers. XG to £9 5s- fat steers, Xl2 to £l6 6s: grown steers in forward condition. XlO 10s to Xll 15s: four-year-old steers, £8 5s to £lO ss. according to condition: three to four-year-old steers. £7 to £8 2s Gd: two to three-year-old steers. £5 15s to £7: yearling to 18-rnonth-old steers. £4 10s to £5 14s- sound young herd bulls. £8 8s to £ls 15s- heavy bulls. £8 10a to £l2: older bulls X 4 to £7 10s. The. high-grade yearling Jersey heifers advertised on account of Messrs. Roulston Brothers. Pukekohe. sold at £S 5s to £lO 7s Gd. RATES AT JOHN SON VILLE. LAMBS HAVE GOOD SALE. [BV TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Messrs. Wright. Stephenson and Company, Ltd., and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Johnsonville sale held today as follows:—There was a small attendance of butchers present, to whom we submitted a small yarding of sheep and an average yarding of cattle. Spring lambs were yarded in larger numbers than in the last few weeks. The slneep offered comprised a fair proportion of shorn, and a dull sale resulted, prices showing a decline on last week's rates. The lambs yarded were of good quality and met with a ready sale. The cattle offered were of good quality, but the demand was slack. Prices were:—Bullocks, Xl 7 to £l9 15s; cows, £lO 7s Gd to £ll ss: shorn wethers, 30s 9d to 313 Gd; ewes (shorn), 26s Gd to 30s Gd; ewes (woolly). 38s 9d to 39s 9d: spring lambs, 27s to 325. RATES AT ADDINGTON. RISE IN CATTLE PRICES. KEEN DEMAND FOR BEEF. [by telegraph.—rßEss association] CHKISTCHURCH. Wednesday. There were somewhat larger entries of fat sheep and fat cattle, and a much greater supply of spring lambs at Addington market to-day. The sale was a very keen one throughout, and there was a marked advance in prices for all classes. There wero practically no changes to note in fat sheep values, there being a steady demand throughout. A large entry of spring lambs was disposed of at a reduction of Is lo Is Gd per head in values. Thcro was a rather better tone in the store sheep market. Store cattlo met with good competition. Fat and store pigs were easier. A smaller mixed yarding of store sheep came forward, and there was a better sale than in the previous week, and fewer passings. Adult sheep were firm at late rates, shorn sheep selling comparatively better than those in wool. Hoggets were inclined to be easier. The best sale of the day was a line of 40G three-quarterbred ewe hoggets, which made 40is to 40s 3d. Prices were:—Good halfbred ewe hoggets, to 3Gs; short halfbred ewe hoggets, 08s; good three-quarterbred ewe hoggets, 3Gs to 40s 3d; three-quarterbred wether hoggets, to 31s 7d, halfbred wethers. 33s 7d to 33s 9d; shorn, 22s 4d to 2iis 3d: three-quarter-bred wethers, to 32s Gd; shorn. 22s -Id; halfbred ewes and lambs, 20s 3d to 21s 6d; three-quarterbred ewes and lambs, 21s 2d, all counted. An entry of 307 spring lambs, compared with 240 last week, met with a good sale at Is to Is Gd per head lower. Prices were: —Best lambs, 33s to 35a Gd; medium, 29a to 32s Gd, small, 25s Gd to 28s. The yarding of fat sheep was larger than last week. There was a steady demand throughout, and prices were about on a par with those of the previous week. The rango of prices was:—Extra prime wethers, to 51s 9(1; prime wethers, -13s to 47s Gd; prime medium-weight wethers, 37s to 42s Gd; medium and unfinished, 33s 4d to 36s Gd: prime shorn wethers, 32s to 40s 4d: lighter shorn wethers. 27s lOd to 31s Gd; extra prime ewes, to 51s 4d; prime ewes, 36s to 40s; medium ewes, 28s to Sss; aged and inferior ewes. 25s lOd to 27s Gd; shorn ewes, 24s 10d to 40s 10d; hoggets, shorn, 23s Id to 26s 7d. The yarding of fat cattle totalled 495. Tho quality of a large proportion of the offerings was better. The market opened with keen competition, and at an advance on the previous week's rates. The supply although larger than last week was evidently not equal to requirements. All classes were in demand right up to tho end of the sale. The advance in prices was from £1 to £2 per head, and in some cases more. Extra prime handy-weight steer and heifer beef was equal to 51s to 555; average prime steer beef. 47s to 50s; medium, 41s Gd to 4Gs: plain heavy steer, 38s Gd to 435: prime cow and heifer beef. 46s to 49s Gd; medium. 41s 6d to 455: rough, down to 32s per 1001b. Prices wore:—Extra prime steers, to £23 2s Gd prime steers, £2O to £2l 10s; medium steers, £lB to Xl 9 15s; ordinary steers, £l4 lo £l7 15s; extra prime heifers, to £lB 17s Gd; prime heifers, Xl 5 10s to £l7 10s; ordinary heifers, £8 7s (id to £ls ss; extra prime cows, to £l7 17s Gd; prime cows, £l4 10s to £l6 15s; medium cows. £ll to £l4 ss; aged and inferior cows, £7 7s Gd to £lO 15s. Good vealers were in sholi supply and sold well, other sorts showing a- decline on last week's prices. Values were:—Yearlings to two-year-olds, to £9 18s Gd ; good vealers. £7 to £9; medium vealers. £3 10s to £6 10s; small calves. 10s to £2 10s. There was a fair entry of store cattle, made ui> as usual chiefly of cows, with a few big steers and a couple of pens of yearling to 18-months stecra and heifers. Prices were:—Three and four-year-old steel", £lO to £l2: yearling and two-year steers and heifers, £4 7s to £4 lis; good cows, £5 to £7; medium, £3 to £4 15s; aged cows, 30s to £2 15s; hulls, £5 to £B. A medium yarding of moderate quality dairy cows met with a good demand at late rates. Values were:—Best, second, third and fourth culvers, £8 to £l2 15s; medium sorts, £6 to £7 15s; inferior and old cows in profit, £3 to £5 15s; heifers, X 5 to £8 ss. A medium entry of fat pigs sold at slightly easier rates. Values were:—Choppers, 30s to £4 8s Gd; light baconers, £3 to £3 12.1 Gd; heavy baconers, £4 to £l 6s 6d (average price per lb., 5,d to Old); light porkers. 35s to 435: heavy porkers, -16s to 57s Gd (average price per lb., GJd to 7}d). There was a medium entry of store pigs and the market opened on a par with last week's rates, hut collapsed later. Values were:—Small baconers. 7s lo 10s; good baconers, 12s to 15s; small stores, 14s to 17»; medium stores, 18s. lo 545; large stores, 20s to 31 ; extra large stores, to 3Gs Gd.