FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20244, 2 May 1929, Page 11

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.

BEEF VALUES MAINTAINED.

FURTHER ADVANCE FOR SHEEP.

There was an average yarding of beef at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday, although heavier prime classes were not largely represented. The demand was steady, values generally being at late quotations. Extra choice ox again sold at 58s per 1001b. Competition was keen and values again advanced for sheep, of which the supply was on the short side. A line of extra heavy prime wethers sold to 39s 6d, Lambs, which were yarded in average numbers, found u ready sale at late quotations.- : 1

There was a smaller yarding of fat pigs, which met with keen competition. Values were fully on a par with last week's rates, although porkers again showed an easing tendency toward the close of the sale. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at Westfield fat stock sales, together with the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market:

This week. Last week. BEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox . 38/- 38/-

Choice and prime ox .. .. 05/- to 37/- 35/- to 37/Choice and prime cow and heifer 32/- to 34/- 31/- to 34/SHEEP (per head)—

Prime wethers . . 31/- to 39/6 83/- to 37/9 Prime ewes .. 25/- to 34/9 25/6 to 34/9 Prime lambs . . 22/- to 31/9 21/- to 28/9 CALVES (per head)— Runners .. . . ,100/- to 138/- 100/- to 176/Vealers . . .. 50/- to 118/- 52/- to 125/PIGS (per head)— Baconers .. . . 60/- to 87/- 66/- to 88/ Porkers .. . , 44/- tc 78/- 37/- to 78/Weaner3 .. .. 5/- to 12/- 31- to 10/Slips .. 10/- to 16/- 9/- to 15/Large stores .. IG/- to 301- 18/- to 27/LONDON M/IiKET RATES. Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand mjat on the London market :

Mutton.—Wethers and maidens, Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 7 l-8d per lb.; • medium, 6|d; heavy, 5 3-Bd. Other brands, light, 7d; medium, 6 l-8d; heavy, 5 3-Bd. Ewes, light .and medium, s£d. Lambs.—Canterbury quality, light, 9 5-8 d; medium, 9 l-8d; heavy, 8 3-8 d; seconds, 9 l-Bd. Selected brands, light, 9jrd; medium, 8 7-Bd. Other brands, first quality, light, medium, B|dj second quality, 301b. to 321b., average, 9 l-Bd. & '

Pork.—Porkers, 9d to 9fd; baconers 9|d„

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:—Beef was penned m average numbers. There was a steady demand, with values on a par with last week's sale. , Extra choice ox sold to 38s per 1001b; choice and prime, 35s to 375; ordinary and plain, 32s to 31s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 31s to 335; ordinary cow beef, '27s to 30s; extra heavy prime steers, £ls 7s Gd to £ls 17s Gd; heavy prime, £l-1 to £ls sa; lighter prime, £l3 to £l3 17s Gd: light prime, £ll to £l2 17s 6d; unfinished and small, £9 10s to £lO 17b Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £ll 15s; heavy prime, £9 to £9 17s 6d; lighter, £8 to •£8 17s Cd; light cows, £7 to £7 17s 6d: other cows, £5 10s to £6 355: extra heavy prima steers, from Mr. F. J. Hintz. Pukeokah.il, Taihape, realised £ls 17s 6d. being purchased by Mr, Tj Baster, butcher, Ponsonby. Sheep were yarded in average numbers. . Competition was keen, Rnd values again advanced. Extra heavy prime wothers sold to £1 19s Gd for eheep fattened by Mr. O. G. Orr, Pukekawa, and purchased by Mr. A. W. Scotting, butcher; heavy prime, £1 lGs Gdto £1 18s: medium prime, £1 15s 3d to £1 16s 3d; light prime, £1 14s to £1 153; email and unfinished, £1 9s to £1 13s; heavy prime ewes, £1 8s 9d to £1 10s; medium prime, £1 7s 3d to £1 8s Gd; light prime, £1 5s to £1 7s; inferior fatted, 15s to £1 Is. Lambs were penned in average numbers, and sold readily at late rates. Extra heavy prime sold to £1 lis 9d for lambs fattened by Mr. C. G. Orr, and purchased by the Auckland Meat Company, Pukekawa; heavy prime, £1 7s to £1 8s Gd; medium prime, £1 5s to £1 Gs 9d; light prime, £1 3s to £1 4s 9d; unfinished, best, , £1 to £l. 2s 6d; others, 17s to 19s. Pigs were penned in large numbers. Values were firm at late Quotations, except for porkers, which eased toward the end of the eale. Choppers sold at £2 to £4 11a; heavy and medium baconers, £4 to £4 7s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 18s; medium porkers and light porkers; £2 4s to £3 14s; small and unfinished porkers, £1 14s to £2 2s. Store pigs were penned in average numbers, and sold at late quotations. Large stores made £1 to £1 10s; slips, 10s to lGs; weaneiß, 5s to 12s. Calves were penned in average numbers. Values were firm at late quotations. Runners made £5 to £6 17s Gd; heavy vealers. £5 5s to £5 15s; medium, £4 10s to £5; light, £3 10s to £4 ss; smaller, £2 10s to £3 8s; small and fresh dropped, 5s to £2 Gs; rough calves, £1 to £2 ss. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report.— Beef: Ox beef was penned in average numbers, tho quality being fair. Competition was steady atio prices remained firm at last week's Quotations. Cow and heifer beef also came forward in larger numbers than usual, and prices hero again were on a par with last week's realisations. Heavy cows and heifers mado £9 to £lO 15s, the latter price being for cows from Matamata, purchased by Mr. A. E. Bossiter, of Kllerslie; medium, £7 10s to £9; light. £6 2s Gd to £6 17s Gd. - Extra choice ox sold "to 883 per 1001b.; choice and prime, 34s to 375; just killable, 32s to 335; prime young cow and heifer beef. 30s. Sheep: An averago yarding of fat sheep came forward. The quality was first-class. Competition was good and prices were inclined to be firmer than ruling at last week's market. Two trucks of prime wethers from Messrs. Barker Bros., Maugapeehj, King Country, realised 35s to 37s 3d. the latter pens being purchased by Messrs. IP. D. Parsons, Epsom, Heslop and Company, A. W. Scotting and Lees and Company. This lino of 124 wethers averaged £1 16s 7d; wethers on account of Mr. C. H. Worker realised 33s 3d to 375, Scotts. Limited, being the purchasers of the latter pen; two-tooth wethers from Mr. J. McDonald. Tuakau, realised 33s to 33s 9d. Prime heavy wethers realised 36s Gd to 37s 3d: medium, 33s to 35s 9d; light, 31b 9d to 32s 9d: heavy prime ewes. 27s 3d: lighter, 22a. Lambs: An average yarding of fat lambs came forward, and sold at late rates. Heavy prime lambs made 30s 3d: medium, 27s 6d: light, 24s 3d. Calves were penned in average numbers, and sold at well up to late rates. We topped the market with three exceptional quality runners on account of Dr. Gribben, Te Awamutu; Mr. John Rowe, Newmarket, purchased one at £9 7s; Mr. R. E>. Stott. Birkenhead, one at £9 7s; and Mr. A. W. Scotting. St. Heliers, one at £9. These were the best runners that have been yarded in Westfield for some considerable time. Runners mado £5 10s to £9 7s; heavy vealers. £4 15s to £5 7s; medium, £3 10s to £4 10s: light. £2 8s to £3 ss; email, 10s to £1 10s. Pigs sold at about ruling rales. Heavy' baconers made £4 to £4 ss; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 18s: medium baconers, £3 12s to £3 _18s;. medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 10s; light baconers. £3 3s to £3 10s: light porkers, £1 15s to £2. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: —Wo penned beef to the number of 376 hsnu, as against 434 head at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 231 steers and 145 cows and heifers. There was a steady demand throughout, with little or no alteration in values from last report. Extra choice ox sold to £1 18s per 1001b; choice and prime. £1 15s to £1 17s; secondary and plain, £1 12s to £1 14s: prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 12s to £1 14s; ordinary cow beef, £1 5s to £1 lis. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £ls 17s Gd to iIG 15s, the latter price for steers from the Waikato, bought by Mr. R. E. Stott. Birkenhead. Steers from Mrs. Muir's Estate sold at up to £lO 78 Gd and Mr. Vosper's cattle made up to £l6 10s, Tho highest averages for steers were: 24 from Mr. W. Vo3per, Dingley Dell, Cambridge, £ls 0s lOd; 16 from the Waikato. £l4 16s: 10 from Mr. R. E. Grieve. Te Teko. £l2 18s 9d: 1G from Mr. John Mclntyre. Puni, £l2 12s lOd; 13 from Mr. R. Harkness, Karaka, £l2 103 4d; 42 from the estate of the late Mrs. A. Muir, Onewhcro, £l2 0s lOd. Heavy prime steers made £l4 15s to £ls 15s: lighter prime. £l3 to £l4 12s 6d: light prime. £ll to £l2 17s Gd: small and unfinished. £7 IBs to £lO 17s 6d. Extra heavy prime young cows find heifers made £lO 10s to £ll ss. the, last-named, figure for heifers from Messrs. Medland Bros., Trynhena., Great Barrier, purchased by Mr. H. • R. Brindle, Edendals- U cows and heifers from Messrs. Medland Bros, averaged £lO 3s lOd. Heavy prime cows and heifers mado £9 10s to £lO 7s 6d: lighter prime, £3 to JMI 7s fid: other killable cows, £5 15s to £7 17s Gd. Sheep wore again penned short of requirements and met with a keen sale. Extra heavy prime wethers, made £1 ICs to £1 17s Gd; heavy prime, £1 lis 8d to

£1 15s 9d; medium to heavy primes £1 13s to £1 14s Sd; light to medium prime, £1 lis, to £1,12s 9d; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 Lis 6d to £1 13s Gd; one pen of extra good ewes making £1 14k 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 9s to £1 113; lighter prime, £1 6s to £1 8s Cd; other killable ewes, £1 4s to £1 6s Gd (373 sheep sold). The 203 lambs which came forward sold at last week's quotations. Heavy prime lambs made £1 6s Gd to £1 8s Cd. lighter primes, £l4s to £1 Cs 3d; light prime, £1 2s to £1 8s 9d; small and plain, 10s Cd to £l. Less than the average, number of fat calves came forward, selling at eqztal to late Quotations. Runners realised to £6 18s, this price being for one purchased by Mr. A. Couper. Dominion Road; prime' heavy vealers, £4 15s to £5 18s; medium vealers. £3 Ds to £4 10s; light. £2 10s to £3 4s: good bucket-fed calves, £2 to £2 18s rough and unfinished, £1 10s to £1 19s; small and fresh-dropped, 5s to £1 Gs (122 sold). Fat pigs were yarded in less numbers than last .week.. Competition was keen. Values for baconers were on a par with last report, porkers being better worth. Choppers brought to £3 4s; heavy prime baconers. £4 to £4 3s; medium baconers, £3 16s to £3 18s; light, £3 5s to £3 lis; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3; medium, £2 7s to £2 12s; light and unfinished, £1 8s to £2. Prices for stores showed an improvement. Best brought up to £1 .7s; smaller, 10s to £1 ss; slips, 10s to 15s; good weaners, 8s to 12s; small and weedy. Is to 7s (471 sold).

- COUNTRY SALES. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:—During the week we held sales at westfield, Wainku (cattle and pigs), and Waitakaruru. The usual number of cattle came forward and changed owners at ruling prices. A heavy entry of pigs at Waiuku sold readily at fully Westfield values. Best dairy cows and heifers recently calved or at profit, made jßli to £ls ss; second grade, £8 103 to £lO 15s; others, £4 10s to £8 7s' Gd; empty young cows and heifers, £3 10s to £5; store and boner cows, £2 to £4 10s; heavy young fat cows and heifers, £7 10s to £lO ss; lighter fat cows and heifers, £5 5s to £7 7s Cd; ,fat steers, £lO 10s to £l3; cows with calves. £6 10s to £9 10s; eighteen-months to tvyo-year-old in-'calf heifers, £7 to £9 15s; inferior sorts, £4 10s to £t 10s; grown steers in forward condition, £9 7s Gd to £lO 2s (id; three to four-year-old steers, £8 to £9 ss; two to three-year-old steers, £1 to £8; yearling to eighteen-months-old steers, £4. 10s to £G 12s Cd; good calves, £3 10s to £4 ss; smaller calves, £2 10s to £3 7s 6d; small calves, £1 5s to £2 7s Cd; heauy bulls, £7 to £9; sound young herd bullß, £5 5s to £8 8s; other build, £1 10s to £!>; forward and store wethers, £1 7s to £1 12a; sound-mouth ewes, in lamb. £1 8s to £1 lis; forward and store woolly and shorn lambs, 17s to £1 is. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Sales of cattle were held during the past week at Westfield, Kaukapakapa, Paeroa and Ngatea. At each centre we had an average yarding, all classes of cattle selling at late rates. Dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, best, made £lO 10s to £l4 ss; otherß, £8 to £10; backward springers, £6 to £9; aged cows and inferior heifers, £3 10s to £5 15s; bulls, £3 to £8 17s Gd, according to weight and quality; boner and store cows, £2 15s to £G 15s; heifers suitable for dairy purposes. £5 to £8 10s; yearling to 13months heifers, JE3 15a to £5 15s; weaner heifers, £1 10s to £3 10s; yearling to IBmonths steers, £4 10s to £6 10s; weanor steers. £2 10s to £4; 2 to 2s-year steers, £6 15s to £7 17s Gd; 3 to 3J-year steerß, £8 to £8 15s; 4 to 4J-year steers, £9 to £9 15s; grown steers in forward condition, £9 17s Gd to £lO 17s Gd. Pigs were penned in average numbers at Waiuku on Monday. Fat pigs met with a ready sale, values for these being easily on a par with Westfield sales. The demand for store pigs improved slightly with values for these better worth.