FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20221, 4 April 1929, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.

BEEF PRICES MAINTAINED

VALUES FOR SHEEP IMPROVE

There was a keen demand for a smaller yarding of beef at the weekly Westficld fat stock sale yesterday and the values prevail l rig last Week were fully maintained. The quality generally war. good, extra choice ox again selling at 39s per 1001b. Sheep were yarded in less than averago numbers and found a ready sale at late quotations, although values improved in some classes. An average yarding of lambs sold for the most part at late quotations.

Prices were firm at last week's rates for calves, of which an average number was offering. There was a smaller yarding of pigs. The demand for baconers was steady, values being the same as for last week, and there was an improvement in the demand for porkers. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westficld fat stock sales,'together with the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market:— This tvcclc. Laat week. BEEF (per 1001b! Extra choice ok . . 39/- 39/Ghoice and prime ox .. .. 35/- to 38,'- 35/- to 38/Choico and prime cow and heifer 31/- to 34/- 31/- to 34/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers .. 31/- to 37/- 31/6 to 38/3 Prime ewes .. 25/- to 32/'- 23/- to 30/Prinie lambs .. 21/6 to 33/6 211- to 2010 CALVES (per head) Runners . . . . P5/• 1o 140/G 80/- to 107/6 Veulers . . . . 4?/- to 100/- SS/- to 114/I'IGS (per head)— Baconers '54/- to f<o/- 58/- to 80/Porkers .. .. 37/- to 08/- 46/- to 68/Weaners . .. 3/- loo,'- 3/- to 7/Slipa .. .. 9/- to 37/- 7/- to 12/Lurge storo3 . . IS/- to 27/- 15/- to 25/-

LONDON MARKET RATES

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£d; heavy, 5 1 3d. Other brands, light, 6gd; medium, 6 1-Sd; heavy, 5d Ewes, light arid medium, .4|d.

Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light., 9id; medium, 8 5-Bd, heavy, BJd. Selected brands, light, 9£d; 'medium, 8 5-Bd. Other brands, first quality, light, 9d; medium, 8Jkl; second quality, 301b. to 321b. average, Bfd. Pork.—Porkers, 8d to Bi,d; baconcrs, BJd. ,

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd., report:— Our beef pens contained 27;5 head, as u£&inst 314 head at last Wednesday's market, comprising ICO steers :md 115 cows and heifers. The qualify generally was first-class. There was a keen dfirund throughout, and ltist week's values were fully sustained. Extra choice ox sold to £1 18s per 1001b: choice and prime, £1 1G» to XI 17s Gd; secondary and plain, XI 11 s to £1 15s Gd; prime youne cow and heifer beef, £1 lis to £1 lis: ordinary cow beef, £1 5s to £1 Ws. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £ls 17s Gd to fit. Ins. the latter price for steers from Mr. B. Reed, "Wncrenca, bought by Messrs Lee and Co., Otahuhu, and Mr. R. E. S'tott, Birkenhead. Heavy primo steers made £'l4 15s to £ls 15a: lighter prime, £l3 to £1.4 12a iidi; light prime. £ll 10s to £l2 17s Cd; small and unfinished. £9 5s to £ll 7s fid; M steers from Mr. B. Reed. Wnerenga, averaped £ls l!)s; 15 from Messrs Ring Bros., Hinuera. £ls Ss iOd: IS flora Mr. R. C. Morgan, Matamata, £l3 17s Id: 11 from Mr. H. Eyre. Onewhero, £l4 9s 7d Extra heavy prime young- cows and heifers made £ll to £l2 10s. the last-named iigurp being- obtained for heifers from Paeranei Estate, purchased by Mr. R. S. Masill Heavy prime cows aad heifers ma ie £!) 10s to £lO 17s fid; lighter prime, £8 to £9 7s Cd: other kilhtble cows. £5 10s to £7 17s fid. The 030 sheep which cnine forward were insufficient for requirements, and in consequence there was a further advance in values. Extra heavy prime wethers made £ I IGs to £1 17s, the latter price for wethers from Mr. J. P. Kidd, Karaka. bought by Messrs. Bridges and Overington; heavy prime wethers, £1 14s 9d to £1 15s 9d: medium to heavy prime, £1 13s to £1 14s Cd: li?ht to medium prime. £1 lis to £1 12s 9d. Extra heavy prime young ewes made £1 10s fid to £1 12". the latter price for ewes from Mr. J. P. Kidd, Karaka, bought by Messrs. Bridges and Overington: heavy primo ewes, XI 8s to £1 9s Gd: lighter prime. £1 fis to £1 7s 9d; other billable ewes. £1 2s fid to £1 5s fid. T.nmb" penned to the number of 17G, and sold without alteration in values. Extra heavy prime lnmlis mnde £1 13s Cd. for a pen of short: lambs from Mr. W. T. Duder. Maraetai. bought by Mr. P. Brideson. Heavy prime lnmbs made £1 5s fid to £1 7s fid: lighter prime. £1 3s to £1 5s 3d; light prime, £1 Is fid to £1 2s 9d. There was i> short yarding of fat calves. Prices were firm, all clnsses sellinc at Into rriten. Runners mnde £4 5s to £7 Gs, for nn extra choice quality heifer from the North, purchased hv Mr. John Rowe. Newmarket. A prime steer from the same place was bought by Mr. R. 10. Stott, Birkenhead, for £fi. Heavy vealers mnde £4 4s to £5 9s; medium. £3 lis to £3 IBs: light, £3 to £3 7s: good bucket-fed calves. £2 lis to £3 3s: rough and unfinished, £1 Ps to £1 IGs: email and fresh-dropped, 3b to £1 3s (123 calves sold). Fe had less than an averago yarding of fat pigs. Bidding for nil classes was keen, prices for porkers showing an improvement. Choppers sold at £1 10s to £3 lis: heavy prime bneoners, £3 IGs to £4: medium. f3 9s to £3 12s: light. £3'ls to £3 ss: hbivvy porkers, £2 13s to £2 IGs; medium. £2 5s to £2 10s: light. £1 17s to £2 2s: small and unfinished, fl 8r to £1 14s. There was also a better demand for store nigs, our quotations being sliirhtly better. Best, framed mnde £1 4s to £1 7s; smaller. ISs to £1: slips. 10s to lis: wennera, 3s to 9s. according to quality (402 piss sold).

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Asoncv Company. Ltd., reports:--Beef was renneel in less than average numbers. I hove was a kpon demand for choice and prime quality, with values very firm and. in odd cases, better thin at last week's sn-e. Kxtra choice ox sold to £t 19s per 1001b: choice and prime, A'l Ins 1o £1 IP?: ordinary and Plain. £1 10s to £1 Its fid: prime young cow and hoifer beef, i'l lis to ft tils: ordinary cow beef. £1 8s lo heavy prime steers, £l3 IBs to £ls (is: lighter prime, £l2 to CITI 2« fid: h«i!it prime. A'lfl 15s to .£ll 17s fid: vinrniished and small. £9 to £lO 1 '2s fid: extra heavy prime yoiin* cows and heifers, £lO 15s to £ll lis fid: lmavy prime. £0 10s to £lO 12s fid: hsrMer. £3 to £S 17s fid: liftht cows, £7 *0 £7 17s Cd; other cows, £4 15s to f'\ 15s. Sheen were yarded in average numbers and sold readily at late rates. Heavy prim" wethers made'Cl It- to 51 15s: medium prime, £1 12s 9d to £1 13s 9(i: l.i'dit. prime. £1 lis Or] to £1 12s lid: small and unfinished, £1 8s to .CI 11m; heavy prime ewes made £1 Rh to £1 10s: medium prime, £1 fis 3d to £1 7s 9d: lisht prime. £J 5s to il. fis fill. Lambs were nn red m aw-ico numbers and sold at lute retes, T'-xtra heavy prime sold to £1 Us 3d for shorn lambs from Mr. V. Dudnr. Mnraetai. rmrebased by R. and W. Hellaby, Ltd.. butchers: heavy prime limbs made £1 fis fid to £5 P l * fid; medium, -ei 5s Cs ad: lisht. £1 ,1s to £1 4s 9d; unfinished, 17s to £1 Is f'd. Pie« wore penned in average numbers. There was a. steady demand, for 1"! roners, which sold at. 1M« quotations. Til-." wns an imiiroved demand Or por'-rifi. which wore better worth. Choppers sold at £2 10s to £.l ss: heavy and tncdiim baconi>rs J, 3 fis to £3 10s: light- bar mers and lieu'vv porker.®. <'2 Its to £3 Ps; medhnn norknrs and : <d i workers. £2 'o £2 13s. Utore P'TS SoN" 1 Ir.t" rates, L"i r -?e stores made IPs to /:'• slips, fls to 17s: weapon*. 3s to Bs. C-''ves were penned in sveriiEte numbers snd sold at late rs.tes?. Hunters made K's t">'£s 1?«: heavy vealevs, c.l to e4 15,-.; jY-jdinm. £3 5s to £3 19s: li«bt £" ?s -o £3 3ssmalW, ,£< "?• to £"• small a lid fresh crooned, 78 to 19c ronsh calves 15s to £i 10s

DALGETY AND COMPAQ- Y

Dakety and Ceiriiany, Limited, report:--\y,4 jvnued ox b<.»£ in average number#. Tho c. a lit v was {s> od and values throughout mitiineA Very -Arm on l.st we-ek hiiC; intionfl. Prim© hen/y bullocks roaljdscj - » x 1.0 m 2s fd end .CUV i 0«. 'the two latter roil a hehv?, purchased by 1. Baster. Lui,i'id, of Ponsonby. Two trucks of bimpcks from the Mfltavawa Land Company, .•• ok<fon. Kveraced £ls -Is. Medium bullocks roalined £l3 2s fid o £1:1 15a; liphter, £l2 0 fl'2 17s Pd Cov,' nnd heifer beei si'.so ram ft forward in average numbers, -ho ■m.tliiy lieing flrst-clnss. and prices remained firm at lest week's quote*. Prune heavy cows made £ll 2o 8a to £ls, tho bed

pen being purchased by Mr. G-. P. Smith, of Mount Albert. Two trucks of prime heavy cows on account of Mr. T. Eottomley, of Tirau, realised £7 7s 6d to £ls, and the line averaged £lO 10s 3d. One truck of prime cows on account of Mr. Alex Millar, Paeranpi station, averaged £lO 13s Od, the top pens realising £ll 2s 6d, being purchased by Mr. K. S. Magill and Mr. A. K. ftossiter. Extra choice ok sold to 38k per 1001b: choice and prime, 3fis to 375: just tillable. 33s to 355; prime young cow and heifer beef, 33si iunt killnble. 27s to 30s. Sheep: A short yarding of sheep came forword, for which competition was keen and values' exceeded (hose ruling at last week's market. Prime heavy wethers realised £I. Ms 3d fo £1 15s 9d, the best pens being on account of the Otihnhii Trotting Club *nd purchased by the Auckland Meat Company and'Seofts, Limifed. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 15s Od: heavy prime, £1 15s fid: medium. £1 lis 3d. Lamb: An average yarding of lambs rnme forward which sold at late rates. Heavy prime lamb made £1 3s 9d; medium. £1 3s; light. £1 Is 3d. Calves sold under "toady competition at fnllv late_ rates. Heavy vealers made £4 5s to £5 ss; medium, £3 5s to £1: light. £2 5s to £3: small. 12s fo 255. Piss met with a rppdv sale at nrices well up to last week's values. Heavy boconers made £3 10b to £3 I(>h ; medium bpconers. £3 9s to £3 Ps: light hr>coners. £2 14a to £3; hsavy porkers. £2 0s to *2 12s: medium porker*. £2 (o £2 ss; light porkers. £1 14s to £1 18s.

PRICES AT HAMILTON

FAT SHEEP SELL WELL

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN COIIEESPONDENT.] HAMILTON, Wednesday

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report having held its Hamilton sale yesterday. There was a medium entry of fat cattle and sheep, few etore3 being penned. Well-fatted cows sold at slightly increased rates, and fat sheep were a trifle firmer. Prices were:—Fat 6teers, £l3 15s; fat cows, £7 2s (3d to £9 12s; plain and light cows. £5 4s to £6 fis; fleshy boner cows. £4 to £4 7s tid; dairy cows at profit, £9 to £9 15s; weaner Jersey heifers, £3 2s 6d; fat wethers, £1 15s fid to £1 16s 6d. Fat and store pigs were penned in less than average numbers. Baconers made £3 8s to £3 13s; light porkers, £1 ISs to £2; store norkers. £t 3s lo £1 Cs; slios. 15s to 17s; weaners. 5s to 10s fid. Messrs. G. W. Vercoe and Company renort having held the weekly stock sale at the Frankton yards yesterday, with an average yarding of stock. Prices were:— Light eteere, £9 10s to £'ll 17s fid; prime cows. £9 5s to £l2; lighter eoris, £7 5s fo £8 15s; prime heifers, £9 to £10; lighter sorts, £7 15s to £8 2s fid: runners, up to £4 12s. Store cows. £3 10s to £5 ss; in calf heifers, up to £6 10s; heifer calves. £2 15s to £3; bull, £6 10s. Prime wether*. 34s to 34s Gd; small 2-tooth store wethers. 27s 6d: store lambs. 14s 3d to 19s; old ewes, lis fid. Baconers, up to £3 ss; porkers. £1 3s to £2 Cs.

COUNTRY SALES.

Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, report:—Wo held our weekly sale of dairy and store cattle at Westfield last Thursday, when the usual number camo forward and sold at ruling prices. At tho Waiuku pic sale on Tuesday about an average yarding was penned and values realised were on a par with 'ate s.ilea. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:—Sales were held during the past week at Westfield and Papakura. There is a steady demand for all classes of store cattle, which are realising late values. The demand for dairy cows and heifers close to profit has eased slightly, consequently values for these are somewhat lower Backward springers are realising late quotations. We quote:—Dairy cows and heifers, close fo profit, best, £ll to £11; others, <£B to £lO 10s; backward sprlncers, £0 to £9 15s; aged cows and inferior heifers,' £3 to £5 Jss; bulls, £2 10s 1o £9 10s, according to weight; boner store cows, £3 to £5 17s 6d; weaner heifers, £1 15s to £4; wearier steers, £2 5s fo £4 9s; heifers suitable for dairy purposes, £4 10a to £7 15s; yearling to 18-months steers, £4 15s to £0; 2 to 2J-year steers. £6 5s to £7 7s fid; 3 to 35-year steers, £7 10s to £S 17s Gd; 4 to 45-year steer*, £9 to £lO ss. At Waiuku pis sole on Tuesday pigs sold readily at fully Westfield rates.

JOHNSONVILLE PRICES

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN" CORRESPONDENT.]

WELLINGTON', Wednesday,

Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited, and Abraham and Williams, Limited. report on the Jolinsonville sale held to-day as follows:—There was a small yard ing of sheep and lambs, and an average yarding of cattle. Owing to the butchers being short of supplies and the fact that the yarding was not up to the usual numbers, sheep and lambs were in keen demand, prices showing a firming on last week's rates. A total clearance of the cattle offered was effected at prices on a par with last sale rates. . Vealers met with keen competition. Prices were: Bullocks. £l2 17s fid to £ls 15s: vealers. £2 lis to £4 15s: wethers, 30s 3d to 3"s; ewes, 22s 9d to 25s sd; lambs, 23s 4d to 2.?s 3d.

RATES AT ALDINGTON.

DECREASE IN ENTRIES.

[BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday

At the Addington market to-day the entries were much smaller, but in the store sheep section reoffcred lines of ewes in addition to consignments from elsewhere served to make up a heavy entry in this class for this time of the year. Store Sheep.—A smaller entry of lambs, which sold a shade better for rape sorts, but easier by Is to Is (Id a head for wethers for carrying over. Good young ewes and the better classes of older ewes recovered to a moderate extent the pronouncd drop of last week, but the lower conditioned sorts showed no improvements, although they sold more* freely.. The market generally however was inclined to be weak. Rape lambs made to 2-ts lid; eood wether lambs, 20s to 22s fid.; medium wether lambs. 17s 9d to 19s 9d: inferior wether lambs. 1 ;">s Od to 17s; cull lambs. 12s to 15s: extra pood two-tooth halfbrod ewes, to 'los Oil; Rood owe lambs, to 21s <ld; ordinary two-tooth halfbred ewes. 31s to 34s 9d; inferior two-tooth halfbred owes, 2(is Od to 29 s; good. four, six and eighttooth halfbred ewes, to 32s C>d; good soundmonth halfbred ewes, 24s 6d to 26s 4d; ordinary sound-mouth halfbred ewes. 23s to Cls 3d: ordinary sound-mouth halfbred ewes. 353 Gd to 31s 6d ; inferior failing-mouth linll'bred ewes, to 18s; cull ewes, 12s Gd to Kis: medium Romney-crosa two-tooth ewes, to Sis; inferior two-tooth crossbred ewes, to '26 a 9d: two-tooth halfbred wethers, to 23s 9d; ordinary halfbred wethers, to '-Is Fat Lambs.—A total of 2220 penned and sold at export values. Specially good lambs made 33s to 35s Id: prime._ 28s I'd to 31s: medium. 25g 9d to 2Ss; ligbt lambs, l J3s Gd to 2-is lid. Fat She'ep —A small entry and better sale by 2s per head for good wetners and owes, other sorts being unchanged. Extra prime wethers made to 39s 4d; prime wethers, 32s .Gd to 3Gs; medium wethers. 29s 3d to 325: light wethers, 27s to 295; extra prime owes, to 34s 7d; prime ewes. 2Ps Gd to 31s; medium ewes. 22s Gd to 2Gs: light ewes. 19s Gd to 225; nged ewes. 31s Cd to 19m. Fnt Cattle.—A small yarding of 330 head and a smart jump in juices of about 30s per head. Bent beef made to 51s. per 1001b; good. 47s to 50s: heavy. 43s to 40s: medium, •10s to 42s id; inferior, down to 335: prime heavy steers. £2O to £2l 17s Cxi: mediumweisriit prim- steers. £l* 10s to £l'J; medium quality steers. £lt Ills Jo £l7 ss: light steers." £9 10s to £1 I; extra prime heifers, to £l6 7s Gd : prime heifers. 113 15s to £ls; medium heifers, I'll 10s to Cl 3 ;<s; liglit heifers. £S to £11: extra prime cows, to £IS 17s lid; prime cows, *'l2 10s to .£l4 4s: medium cows, £lO 10s to J'l2 ss; light rows, £9 to £lO ss; aged cow*. £5 to £S 10s. Venlers.- A keen sale. Twelve to 18tnonth sorts made 1 o £9 <"s; vealers. 4s to Rs: calves, 35s to £3 ss. Store Cuttle.-A small eritrv. mostly rows, which sold at from i's to l« 10s fill' best. Pairv Cattle.—A very small miry and a rood sale. Second lo foirtl: culvers made to £iG; inferior. Jf* 10s to £9 10s; good heifers, to fla: medium, £lO 30s lo £l3: inferior, £7 10s to £lO. Fat Pics.— An average entrv and market. Choppers made £2 *<> £5 Is; light bnconers, 57s Gd to £3 7s fid; heavy baconors. £3 12s Gd to ft 2s (id: nvcuw price per lb, BUI to Gel: light, porkers. 35s to 455; heavy porkers. 47s Gil to 60s Cd; average price pc lb, 7d to " !, 1. Store Pigs.—A '1 ..11 rut y. '■' m stores, 8s to 1.95: moil'H'' l , IJ- t.- 1 : large stoics, 20? 2os: rr.tr? >'<'■ '' • ' '