FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20174, 7 February 1929, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.

DECLINE IN BEEF VALUES.

STEADY DEMAND THROUGHOUT.

Thore was o steady demand throughout at the weekly fat stock sale at Westfield yesterday, but in consequence of the increased entry there was a decline in values for beeft extra choice ox selling at 41s, which is 2s less than last week's rate. Choice and prime ox sold up to 40s, compared with 42s 6d the previous weok. Heavy cattle was affected to tho greatest extent.

Sheep were yarded in moderate numbers and sold readily, last week's advance in values boing sustained in most classes.

Lambs came forward in average numbers and sold at the level of last week's sale.

An average number of calves was offered, values being firm at late quotations.

There was a large yarding of pigs, all classes except stores selling readily. Values were firm and improved for baconers.

The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tho "Westfield fat stock sales, together with the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market: — This Week. Laßt Week. BEEF (per 1001b)Extra choice ox .. 41/ 43/Choice and prime ox .. .. 38/- to 40/- 41/-to 42/6 Choice and prime cow and heifer 33'- to 37/SHEEP (per head) Prime wethers . 29/6 to 37/- 28/- to 35 /- Prime ewes . . 20'- to 27/9 21/ to 22/6 Prime lambi' .. 2?/6to 31/ 22/- to CALVES (p<r head)—

Runners .. .. 80/-to 151/- SO/- to 140/Vealers .. .. 48/- to 112/- 48/- to 106/PIGS (per head)—

Baconers .. 55/- to 76/- 53/- to 71/Porkers 38/- to 03/- 37/- to 03/Weaners .. .. 5/- to 12/- 9/- to 15/Slips .. .. 10/- to 17/- 18/-to 22/Large stores 20/- to 34/-

LONDON MEAT MARKET,

Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market:

Mutton.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 7d per lb.; medium, 6 5-8 d; heavy, 5 7-Bd. Other brands, light, 6 5-8 d; medium, 6 3-8 d; heavy, s£d. Ewes, light and medium, 4 7-Bd.

Lambs.—Canterbury quality, new season, light, 10 l-8d; medium, 10 l-8d; heavy, lOd. Selected brands, new season, light and medium, 10 l-Bd. Other brands, new season, first quality, light and medium, 9gd; second quality, 301b. to 321b., average, 9d, Beef.—Ox hinds, sd; cow fores, 3id; cow hinds, 4£d.

Pork.—Porkers, 7d to 7Ad: baconers, 7d.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE

TIIO New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:—Beef was penned in large numbers, and, in consequence, values were lower by Is to 2s per 1001b. Extra choice ox sold to £2 Is per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 18s to £2; ordinary and plain, £1 15s to £1 17s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 15s to £1 17s; ordinary cow beef, £1 12s to £1 14s; no extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime, £l4 5s to £ls 2s Gd; lighter prime,' £l3 to £l4 2s Od; light prime, £l2 to £l2 17s Gd;' unfinished and;small. £lO 10s to £ll 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £l3 17s Gd; heavy prime. £lO to £ll 17s Od; lighter, £3 10s to £9 173 Cd; light cowb, £7 10s to £3 7s Gd; other cowb, £6 to £7 7a Gd; 14 prime cows and heifers from Mr, Jas. Taylor's Glen Innea property sold at £lO 12s Gd to £l3 17s Gd. the latter price being paid by Mr. Jno. Rowe. butcher, Nowmarket, Sheep were penned in average numbers, and again sold readily at late rales. Extra heavy priifte wethers made to £1 17s, for wethers fattened by Mr, Jas. Taylor, Cambridge, and purchased by Messrs. Scoits, butchers; heavy prime, £1 14s to £1 15s 6d; medium prime, £1 12s 9d to £1 13s 9d: light prime, £1 lis Gd to £1 12s Gd; small and unfinished, £1 8s to £1 10s 6d: heavy prime ewes, £1 4s 9d to £1 7s 9d; medium prime, £1 3s to £1 4s Gd; light prime, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d; interiorly fatted, 7s upwards. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold at late quotations. Extra heavy prime made to £1 10s 3d; heavy prime, £1 7s to £1 8s Gd: medium prime. £1 5s Gd to £1 Gs 9d; light prime, £1 4s to £1 5s 3d; unfinished, best, £1 0s Gd to £1 2s 9d; others, 18s to £l. There was a large yarding of nigs, which met with a firmer demand. Values were firm and improved for baconers. Choppers sold at £1 10s to £2 19s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 Gs to £3 13s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3 3s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 8s to £2 14s; small and unfinished porkers, £1 15s to £2 4s. Store pigs were easier in values. Large stores made £1 to £1 6s; slips, 10s to 16s; weaners, 5s to 12s. Calves were penned in average numbers, values being firm at late quotations. Runners made £4 to £7 lis; heavy vealers, £4 10s* to £5 bs; medium, £3 10s to £4 6s: lieht. £2 18s to £3 8s; smaller, £2 Gs to £2 lGs; small and fresh dropped, 8s to £2 4s; rough calves. £1 5s to £2 10s.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS.

Alfred Buokland and Sons. Ltd. .report We penned fat cattle to the number of 403 head, ns against 304 head at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 218 steers and 185 cows and heifers. There was a steady demand throughout, but the increased entry resulted in a decline in values, heavy cattle being affected most. Extra choice ox sold to £1 Is per 100lb; choice and prime, ±1 18s to £2; secondary and plain, £1 15s to £1 17s; prime young cow and heiter-beet, £1 13s to .£1 lCs; ordinary cow beef, £1 9s to £1 12s. Extra heavy primo steers ranged from £lO to £l7 ss, the latter pnoa for a steer from Messrs. Howie Morrinsville, bought by Mr. Thomas Baster, Ponsonby Road; 14 steers from Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga, averaged £ls 12s lOd; 16 from Messrs. Howie Brothers, Morrinsville, £l4 lis; 24 from Mrs. Main. Tainahere, £l4 0s • sd; 23 from Messrs, Proctor Brothers, Oriui, £l3 5s sd; heavy prime steers made £l4 IBs to £ls 17s Gd: lighter prime, £l3 5s to £l4 12s Gd; light prime, £ll 10s to £l3 2s fid; small and unfinished, £9 10s to £ll 7b Gd. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers mado £ll to £l3 10s; heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 15s; lighter prime, £7 103 to £8 17s Cd; other billable cows, £5 10s to £7 7s Gd. The sheep pens were moderately filled with a nice class of mutton. Competition was steady and last week's advance was sustained. Extra lioavy prime wethers made £1 14s to £1 15s 3d for wethers from Mr. John Mason, Clevedon, bought by Mr. John Rowe, Newmarket; heavy prime wethqrs, £1 12s Gd to £1 13s 9d; medium to heavy prime, £1 lis to £1 12s 3d; light to medium prime, £1 9s Cd to £.l 10s 9d; unfinished, £1 7s Gd to £1 9s Gd. Extra heavy prime young eweß, £1 5s to .£1 Gs 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 3s Gd to £1 4s 9d; lighter prime, £1 Is 6d to £1 3s 3d; other killablo ewes, £1 to £1 Is 3d (877 sheep sold). Tho 245 lambs which came forward met with a ready sale at ruling values, Extra heavy prime lambs mado £1 9s to £1 lis; a pen of extra prime shorn wethers from Mr. W. Duder realised £1 9s, being bought by R. and W. Hellaby, Ltd.; heavy prime lambs, £1 7s to £1 8s 9d ; lighter prime, £1 5s to £1 Gs 9d; light prime, £1 3s Gd to £1 4s 9d; small and plain, 17s to £1 2s Gd. An average number of calves wa3 offered. Values remain firm at about last week's quotations. Runners mado £5 to £7 2s; heavy vealers, £4 to £5 12s; medium, £3 5s to £3 12s; light, £2 10s to £3 8s; bucket-fed calves, £1 Gs to £2 8s: rough and unfinished, £1 2s to £1 9s; small and fresh-dropped, 7s to £1 (184 calves sold). We had an extra heavy yarding of pigs. All classes except stores sold readily. Our quotations for baconers show a further improvement, Choppers made £1 15b to £3 15s; heavy prime baconers, £3 lis to £8 16s; medium. £3 2s to £3 7s; light, £2 15s to £3; heavy porkers, £9 10s to' £2 13s; medium, £2 5s to £2 8s; light, £1 18s to £2; small and unfinished, £1 4s to £1 15b. Prices for stores were lower. Best mado to £1 14s; smaller. £1 to £1 4s; slips, 14s to 17s; weaners, Gs to lis' (087 pigs sold).

DALGETY AND COMPANY.

Dalgoty and Company, Limitedßeef. At our Westfield fat stock said held to-day ox beef was penned in average numbers. Competition was fairly steady, but the market was easier than last week, especially for heavy-weight cattle. Wo sold on account of. Mr. Donald McDonald, of Ohaupo, 25 prime bullocks, which sold as follows: £l3 6s to £ls; three pens at the latter price being purchased by Mr. W. Grimes, of Royal Oak, It. and W. Hellaby, ' Limited, and the Auokland Meat Company. Cow and heifer beef came forward in average numbers. Here again an easing in values was recorded. Good heavy cows realised £lO to £lO 17s 6d; lighter sorts. £7 15s to £9. Extra choice ox sold to 42s per 1001b;

choice anil- prime, 89a to 41? prime, young cow and Heifer beef, 863;- just killable, 28s to 82s. Sheep were penned in average numbers, the bulk of them comprising light and unfinished . sheep. .Heavy . wethers realised 32s 9d; lighter'sorts, 82s; heavy'ewes, 24s 3d;» lighter,- 228-. 9di-r heavy- prime 32s 9d; medium, 325; light and unfinished, 295; heaVy ' -priine ewes, 24a'9d; ' lighter,' 22s 9d. Lambs.—An average yarding.cama forward at fully late rates. Heavy prime lamb made 27s 9d; medium, 24s 9d; light, 223 3d. The market for calves remained sleady at current values. Runners made £5 to £6 10s; heavy vealora,' £3 10s to ,£4 10s; medium, £2 10s to.£3 6s;- light, £1.15 a tor £2 ss ; small, 12s to 20s. Fat pigs met with good competition with prices firm. Store pigs' were easier. Choppers made £1 to £2 12s; heavy baconers, £3 7a to £3 14s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 ' 10s; medium baconers, £2 18s to £3 ss; medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 4s; light baconers, £2 10s to £2 ICS; light porkers, £\ 16s to £2.

COUNTRY SALES, Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited. report;— During the week wo held sales at Westfield. Waiuku. Wellsford find - Kumeu. also a pig sale at Waiuku. Thero were average yardings.' and a keen' inauiry'continues to exist for all classes. Dairy cows and heifers at profit are in specially keen request, Best cows are Belling at £l4 to £18: second grade. £lO 10s to £l3 15s: more backward. £7 10s to £10: aged and inferior. £4 to £7: grown steers in forward condition. £lO 5s to £11: three and a-half to four-year-old steers. £8 15s to £10; two to three-year-old steers. £7 to £8 12s Gd: yearling to 13-montha-old steerß. £5 10s to £6 15s; good calves. £3 10s to £4 5&: smaller calves. £2 5s to £3 7s Gd: small calves. £1 5s to £2 2s: well-bred 18-months-old heifers, r.w.b., £6 to £8 10a: other heifers. £4 to £5 15a; fat steers. £ll to £l4 ss: heavy prime fat cows and heifers. £3 lOn to £11: lighter fat cows and heifers. £G lOn to £8 7s Gd; boner and store'cows. £3 to £G 7s Gd: cows with calves. £7 to £lO 15sheavy buljs. £7 to £11: sound young, herd bulls. £5 5s to £l2 12b; other bulls. £3 10b to £5. At Waiuku,. nigs were penned to the number of 553. and met with a free sale. Prices for all fat pigs continue their hardening tendency. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Te Puke, reports having held a most successful sale in its saloyards on Tuesday. Buyers were present frQm Whakatano, Tauranga, Rotorua and Waikato. The following is the range of prices:—Best heavy fat cows, £lO 12a 6d to £ll 17s 6d; lighter fat cows, £8 15a to £9 17s Gd; fresh-condition grown bullocks, £lO 12s 6d. to £l2 10s; good quality three-year steers. £9 IBs to £lO 12s Gd: inferior threeyear steers, £S 2s 6d to £9 Ess two-year steers, £6 17s Gd to £7 15s; weaner calves, £3 2s Gd to £3 7s Gd: cows q,nd calves, £7 Is to £9 lis; springing cows, £8 10s to £10; potter bulls, heavy, £8 ss, to £ll ss. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports Sales were held during the past week at Westfield, Pu'kekohe, Paeroa, Ngatea and Papakura. A clearing sale at Makarau, a sheep fair at Clevedon and a pig sale at Waiuku. At all places we report good sales, with values for all classes of cattle-and pigs firm at late quotations, The sheep .fair at Clevedon was a particularly good one, values for all clases of sheep being decidedly in .advance of the same sale last year. Dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, best. £l2 to £l7 178 Gd; others, £9 to £ll 15s; backward springers, best, £8 10s to £lO 10s; others, £6 to £8 ss; aged cows and inferior heifers, £4 to £5 17s Cd; t bulls, £3 to £lO 15s, according to age, weight and quality; store and boner cows, £4 10s to £7 ss; heifers,- suitable for dairy purposes, £5 10s to £8 ss; yearling to 18-months heifers, £3 15s to £5 ss; weaner heifer calves, £1 10s to £3 10s;'weaner steer calves, £2 10s to £4 15s; yearling to 18-months s.teers, £5. to £6 10s: 2 to 2|-year steers, £8 16s to £8; 3 to 3}-year 6teers, £8 5s to £9 IBs; 4 to 41-year steers. £lO to £lO 15s; grown steers, in forward condition, £ll to £ll 12s 6d; twotooth ewes, £1 10s 3d to £1 16s; four and six-tooth eweß, £1 12s to £1 16s; f.f.m. ewes, £1 8b Cd to £1 13s; sound-mouthed epes, £1 5b to £1 8s 3d; full to failing-mouth ewe 3. £1 le to £1 4s 9d; store wethers, £1 Gs Gd to £1 9s 6d; store lambs, beßt, £1 Is to £1 3s 3d; others, 13s Gd to £l.-

JOHNSONYILLE PRICES.

GOOD RATES FOR STORES.

[By TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

WELLINGTON, Wednesday,

Messrs. Wright. Stephenson-and Company report on the Johnsonville sale held. to-day as follows:—At the sale of store stock there was a yarding of- 31QQ ewes, lambs and wethers, mostly ewes. Buyers . were present from the Rangitikei, Man&watu, Horowhenua and Hutt districts, and the bulk of the yarding was purchased to go to the districts mentioned. Bidding throughout the sale was keen and spirited. A total clearance 1 was effected. Prices for all classes of stock showed a considerable advance on those ruling at last year s fixture, and were generally speaking above the average prices ruling for similar classes of stock at country sales.

Some of tli© lines sold wore as follown: Four and six-tooth ewes, to 355; four-year ewes, to 29s Hd; five-year ewes, to 26s 3d; two-tooth wethers, to 26s 6d; lambs, to 23s lOd: rams, Southdowns, to 4°; ms; Romney. to 3}?ns; dairy cows, £6 12s 6d to £lO 10s; horses, hacks, £2 to £6 6s.

RATES AT ADDINGTON.

ENTRIES GENERALLY HEAVY.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CERISTCHURCH, Wednesday.

At the Add in gt on market to-day entries generally were heavier, particularly in the store sheep section. Fat sheep and fat lambs were also more numerous and fat cattle about the same. Store Sheep.—There was a heavy ewe entry, including lines from Marlborough and the West €oast and several excellent lines of young well-bred Romney cross sheep from Poverty Bay. A keen sale took place for all ewes of class, t which showed an advance, other sorts being unaltered. All but a few exceptional lambs sold at Is 6d easier. Forward .. x»pe lambs brought 25s to 27s 6d; medium to,no lambs, 22b to 245; good mixed box lambs. 22s 6d to , 255; medium . mixed sex lambs. 203 3d to 225; extra good wether lambs, to 20s; medium to good \yether lambs! 21s to 22s Gd; inferior lambs, lGs to 18s Gd: cull lambs, lis to 14s; good ewe lamb's. 28b to 28s; ordinary ewe lambs,.. 22s to SBs 6d: extra good two-toothed Romney-cross ewes, to 435; ordinary -two-toothed Romney-cross ewes, 35s to ,375; extrp, good -four-toothed Romney-cross ewes', 40s to 42s Gd;' extra good six-toothed-Romney-cross ewes, to 40s Gd; good four, six and eight-toothed' Rom-hey-cross ewes, to' 87s : 3d; ordinary four, six and eight-toothed Romney-cross ewes. 32s to 84s Gd; best two-toothed •' half bred ewes, 34s to SGs lOd;, best, four, six and eight-toothed halfbred ewes, 83s to ' 3Gs; ordinary four, Bis and eight-toothed halfbred ewes, 28s to 31s; sound-mouthed (balfbred ewes, to 265: good two-toothed three-quarter-bred ewes, to 39s 3d:' good four, six and eight-toothed threequarter-bred ewes, to 395; ordinary four, six and eichttoothed crossbred ewes, to 325; ordinary sound-mouthed ewes, 2Gs to 27s Gd: good halfbred wethers, 27s to 295; ordinary halfbred wothers, to 25s Gd: backward halfbred wethers, 20s to 23s 6d; good orosnbred wethers, to 27s 3d.

Fat Lambs.—A total of 26G0 came forward. Prices were down la 6d to Is 9d a head, in accordance with the reduced rates for export. Best lambs sold to 33s lOd; prime, 29s Gd to 32s Gd: medium lambs. 27s to 295; night lambs. 25s to 2Gs Gd. Fat Sheep.—Ten races camo forward, compared with eight at recent sales. There was an all-round easing of up to Is Gd a head. Exporters bought a small proportion of classes suitable for the trade. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 40s Id: prime heavy wothers, 31b to 345: medium wethers. 28s 6d to 30s Gd; light wethers, 26a to 28s; extra prime ewes, to SGs lOd: prime eweß, 20s to 80s: medium ewes, 22s to 255: light ewes. 19s to 21b Gd; aged ewes. lGs to 18s Gd.

Fat Cattle.—A total of 405 was yarded. The quality was mixed. Values were bolter by up to Is Gd per lOOio for the bettor classes, other sorts being unchanged. Best beef made from 46s Id to 49s per 1001b: good heavy, 38s to 43s Id; medium to good. 41s Id to 44s Id: best cow. 88s to 42s Gd; inferior, 34s to 37s Gd: and rough down to 32a Gd: extra prime heav.v steers, to £22 12s Gd; primo heavy steers. £lB to £2O; medium-weight primo steers, fl'7 to £l9 10s; medium-quality steers. £l3 16s to £l6 10a; light steers. £ll 10s to £l3 10s: extra prime heifers, to £IG 17s Gd: primo heifers. £l3 10s to £ls 10s: medium heifers, £ll to £l3 ss; light heifers, £7 103 to £lO 15s; extra prime cows. £ls to £l7 12s Gd: prime cows, £l2 5s to £l4 10a; medium cows, £9 15s to £l2: light cows, £7 to £9 10s Vealera.—There was a good sale. Twelve to 18-months sorts made to £10: good vealera. £6 10s to £7 10s Id; others. £4 la to £6 6s Id; calves, 20s to £3. Store Cattle.—A mixed lot sold well. Good cows made £5 10s to £7; medium. £3 to £5; others, 30s to 60s; bulls. £4 to £6; heifer calves, to £2 15s; bull calves, to y>3.

Dairy Cattle,—There was a slightly easier domand. Extra good second to four then] vers sold to £ls 15s: good -sorts, £9 to £l3; medium, £7 10s to £8 10s; inferior. £G to £7; heifers, £9 to £lO-'10s; 'cows in profit, £G to £8 IO3; late calvers.. £fl. to £lO 10s.

Pat Pigs.—There was a medium entry. There was a good demand with an improvement in values. Choppers brought £2 to £4; baoonera. £3 to £3 10b: . heaw baconers, £3 15s to £4; extra heavy. £4 10s to £4 18a Gd -(average price Per 'lb; Gd to.GJd); porkers, 345-to.4Ss; heavy porkers. 47s to 5Gs Gd (average price per lb. 7d to 7}d). .. Store Pigs.—A reduced entry was offered. Prices for slips'and small and ;; medium stores showed an _ improvement on r.eoent rates; all lots being cleared at auction. Slips made 9s to 14s: small stores. l!!s to 20a; medium stores, 21s to 295.