FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20364, 19 September 1929, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WEST; :£LD SALE.

STEADY DEMAND FOR BEEF.

MORE SPRING LAMBS OFFERED.

Cattlo wore penned in more tlian overages numbers at tho Westficld weekly stock sale yesterday, and met with a steady demand. Tho major portion of the ox beef offered was in excellent condition. Values remained on a par with late rates, selling again at 44s per 1001b., whilo prime cow and heifer beef was slightly easier. There was a good yarding of sheep, which met with a steady sale throughout. Values for the most part remained unchanged, hoggets alone showing any marked increase on last week's rates. Increased numbers of spring lambs came forward and sold readily, the larger yarding resulting in an easing in price of 2s. There was a smaller offering of fat pigs than usual. The average range of prices of baconers showed little alteration, but porkers improved in values. Again there was keen competition for prime calves, and improved prices ruled in all classes. The following is a summary of (he prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tho West-field fat stock sales, together with the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market:— This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per lOOlb,) Extra choi'jo ox . 44/- 44/C'iioice and prime ox . . . . 41/- to 43/- 41/- to 44/Choice nntl prime cow and lieifer 38/- to 42/- . 38/- to 42/SUEEP (per head)— Prime wethers 41/6 to 42/6 34/- to 44/Unfin. wethers i 32/- to 34/9 31/- to 31/6 Prime ewes . . 30'- to 34/6 29/- to 37/6 Hoggets . . 26/6 to 34/- 20/6 to 32/6 Spring lambs . . 25/- to 32/- 29/- to 34/CALVES (per head)— Runners • . 95/- to 155/- 92/- to 150/Vealerß . . . 52/- to 115/- 62./- to 102/PIGS (per head) Baconers . . 75/- to 96/- CO/- to 96/Porkers .. 45/- to 72/- 48/- to 76/Weanere .. 11/- to 25/- 9/- to 24/Slips . . . . 26/- to 33/- 22/- to 33/Largo stores .. 35/- to 43/- 32/- to 49/-

LONDON MARKET RATES,

Following are the latest rates for New Zealand meat on the London market: Wethers and Maidens.—Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 6jd per lb.; medium, 6gd;; heavy, 53d. Other brands, light, 6^d; medium, s£d; heavy, 5Jd. Ewes, light and medium, 4^d. Lambs. —Canterbury quality, ligbt, B'd ; medium, 8^1; heavy, Sd; seconds, 7|d. Selected brands, light., Bgd; medium, 8(1. Other brands, first quality, light, B£d; medium, 7Jd; second quality, 501b. to 321!)., average, 7£d. Pork.—Porkers, light., BJd; medium, 8d; heavy, Bd. Bat-oners, B^l.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Acency Company, Ltd., reports:—Beef was penned in more than average numbers. There was a steady demand, and values for choice and prime ox wero on a par with last report, while prime cow and heifer beef was inclined to be easier. Extra choico ox sold to X2 4s per 1001b: choice and prime, £'2 la to X2 3s; ordinary and plain, XI 18s to £2; primo young cow and heifer beef, £1 19s to £2 1b; ordinary cow beef, XI IGs to XI 18s; extra heavy prime steers, Xl 9 to- £2l: heavy prime, £l7 10s to XlB Ins; lighter prime, XIG to Xl 7 7s Gd: light prime, £ll to £ls 17s Gd; unfinished and small. XII to XJ3 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l4 10s to £l6; heavy prime, £l2 10s to £l4 ss: lighter. £lO 10s .to £l2 7s Gd; light cojvs, £9 to £lO 7s fid; other cows, XG 10s to £8 10s. Extra heavy prime steers from Mr. K. Lo Gallais, Tauhoa, realised up to £2l, being purchased by Mr. T. Baster, Ponsonby. Heavy primo ewes made XI lis to XI 13s: medium price, XI 8s to XI 10s 9d; light prime, XI 5s fid to XI 7s 9d; inferiorly fatted, 15b to XI 3s; prime hoggets, £1 Gs Gd to £1 15s. Spring kmba were penned in increased numbers and values were easier. Primo lambs made £1 Gs to £1 12s Gd; others, XI 0s bd to £1 bs Gd. Pigs were penned in average numbers. Baconers sold at lute rales nnd porkers improved in values. Choppers sold at X2 10s to £3 ss; heavy and medium baconers, £3 13s lo £4 ss; light baconers and heavy porkers, X 3 lo £3 12s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 2s to X'2 19s. Store pigs sold readily at improved rates. Large stores made £1 15s to £2 3s; slips, £1 9g lo £1 14s; weaners, 18s to £1 Bs. Calves were penned in average numbers. There, was a keen demand and values improved. Runners made £5 to £7 15b; heavy vealers, X 4 IGs to £5 15s; mediufti, £3 15s to £4 15s; light, £2 12s to £3 10s: smaller, £1 12s to £2 10s; small und fresh dropped, 5s to IGs; rough calves, 17s to XI 10s.

DALGETY AND COMPANY

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:— We offered ox beef in larger numbers than last week. Tho quality was good and competition being steady last week's values again ruled. Extra heavy prime bullocks realised £lB 15s to £l9 7s f»d; medium, £ls 17s (id to £Ui 15a: light, £l3 5s to £l4 7s Gd. One truck of extra heavy prime bullocks on account of Messrs. Taylor Brothers, 'L'nupiri, realised £IG 15s to £l9 7s Gd, Messrs. Jjeea and Company being tho purchasers of the best pen. Tho line averaged £lB 9s Bd. Bullocks on account of Mr. R. Hannon, Hautapu, realised £l4 5s to .€'s 17s (id, tho Auckland Meat Company being tho purchasers of the best pen. Bullocks on account of Messrs. Sinton Brothers realised £l4 17s Gd to .£l6 2s Gd. tho Auckland Meat Company being tho purchaser of tho best pen. Cow and heifer beef also camo forward in larger numbers, and the market showed a slight easing in values. Prime heavy cows and young heifers realised £l-1 to £ls 17s Gd; medium, £lO to £l2 2s Gd; light, £7 to £8 12s Gd. Ono truck of extra heavy cows from tho Waikato realised £l4 to £ls i"s Gd. tho beat pen being purchased by Messrs. D. Bridson and G. O. Knight. Tho line averaged £l4 18s. Extra choico ox sold to 41s per 1001b; choico.and prime, -lis to 4,' is; ordinary and plain, 38s to 40s; prime voung cow and heifer beef, 39s to 41s; just kiliable, 3Gs to 38s". _ Sheep: A very heavy yarding of fat. sheep canio forward, and in consequence the market was easier than last week. Prime heavy wethers realised 40s Gd to 425; medium. 37s to 395; light, ."Ms Gd to 35s Gd; shorn wethers realised 25s to 275; heavy prime ewes, :-0s; lighter. 275; other ewes, 24s Gd. Wethers on account of Mr. G. A. Pearce, Putnruru, realised 40s Gd to 425; wethers on account of Mr. R, Ball, 41b 9d. Lambs; Spring lambs camo forward in fair numbers and sold at lato rates. Lambs on account of Hobson Farm. Limited, realised 325. Heavy primo lamb inado 32»; medium. 275; light, 21s. Calves sold readily at fully late quotations. Runners made to £7 8s; heavy vealers, £4 15s to £5 10s; medium, £3 5s to I't ss; light, £2 2s to £3 3s; small. £1 to £1 IPs; fresh-dropped, Gs to lbs. i igs yarded in smaller numbers realised improved values for porkers, baconers being very firm. Heavy and medium baconers. £3 10a to £4 7s; light baconers. £3 to £3 8s: heavy porkers £ ll 12s to £2 18s; medium porkers, £2 5s to £2 10s; light corkers, £2 to £2 4s.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS

Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd.. report: Our supply of fat cuttlo totalled 31G head as against 314 head at last Wednesday 3 market, comprising 17G steers and 140 cows and heifers. Tho major portion of tho ox beef was of excellent quality. 'J hero was a keen demand and last week's values wero easily sustained. Extra choice ox sold to £2 .Is per 1001b; choice and prime, £2 Is to £2 3s: secondary and plain, £1 18a to £2; prime young bow and heifer beef, £1 ]Bs to £2 2a; ordinary cow beef, £1 Ms to £1 17s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £lO 15s to £2O 10s, the latter pneo for Rteers from M.r. R. IT. Bniloy, Timu, bought by Mr. R. E. Stott, Birkenhead; heavy prime steers, £lB to £l9 12s ficil; lighter prime, £l6 10s to £l7 17s Gd: lignt prime, £l4 10s to £IG 7s fid: small and unfinished, £8 10s to £l4 ss. Extra heavy prime voung cows and heifers made £l4 to ill) lbs, heavy primo, £l2 to £l3 17s fid: lighter prime, £9 to £ll 17s fid: other killnble cows. £G 10s to £3 17b Gd; 15 light, but extia choice quality, heifers from Mr. R. C. Morgan, Matamata, averaged £lO 17s fid. Ino highest averages for steers wore: 22 from Mr. R. H. Bailey, Tirau, £lB lfis 3d; 8 from Mr. Thomas Murray, Pukekawa. £lB (," id; 4 from Mr. R. C. Morgan Matamatli, £l7 13# 9d; 8 from Mr. John McGowan, Waiuku. £l7 lis 10d: 25 fromi Mr. H E. R. L. Wily, Maukn, £lb 10s 9d; 1G from tho Waikato, £IG 9s lOd: G from Gambia Park, Papatoetoe, £ls 5s lOd; 8 from Mr J Ilarmon. Hautnpu, £ls 2s (xl. Sheep were penned to the number of 1151 and met with a steady sale throughout, values being on a par with last week's Bale. Extra heavy prime wethers mado £2 Is fid to £'3 2fl fid, the latter price for wethers from tho Marist Brothers' Tuakau property, bought by Mr. P D. Parsons: heavy primo wethers, £1 193 to £2 Os 9d; medium to heavy prime, £1 17s to £1 18s 9d: light to medium prime. £1 lEs to £1 lGs 9d: unfinished, £1 12a to £1 11b 9d: shorn wethers from Mr. L. W. Heals, Onewheio, realised £1 10s and were

bought by tha Auckland Meat Company. Ltd. Extra heavy prime young ewes made £1 12s Cd to £1 14a Cd; heavy prime ewes, £'l 10s to £1 12a; lighter prime. £1 7s to £1 9a 9d; other killable ewes, £1 4s Cd to £1 fis 9d; other ewes, 17s to £1 3s. Spring lambs were penned in increased numbers und sold readily. Best prime lamba inado £1 12s to £1 13s for lambs from Mr. H. A. Robertson, Mangoro, purchased by R. and W. Hollaby, Ltd.; lighter prime, £1 9s to £1 Us 6d; light prime, £1 6s to £1 8s 9d (42 lambs sold). 'We had an average yarding of calves. Prime vcalers were scarce, the bulk of the entry being small and bucket-fed sorts. Competition was very keen and prices were firm. No good runners were offered. Medium-weighls mado £4 15b to £G ss; no heavy vcalers came iorward; medium vcalers, £3 18s to 2.s 1o £3 10s; small venlern, £2 5s to £2 13b; good bucket-fed calves, £2 2s to £2 8b; rough and unfinished, £1 4s to £1 10s; fresh-dropped and small, 5s to £1 (302 calves sold). A small offering of fat pigs found ready buyers. Buconers realised late rates and values for porkers improved. Choppers made up to £3 (no heavy choppers were sold); heavy prime buconers, £4 12s to £4 16s; medium, £4 5s to £4 8s; light, £3 15s to £4; heavy porkers, £3 to £3 9s; medium, £2 12s to £2 17s; light, £2 7s to £2 10s; small and unfinished, £1 12a to £2 3s. Sloreß mado up to £2 2s; slips, £1 6s to £1 13s; best weaners, 18s to £l. ss; others, He to 15s (189 pigs sold).'

COUNTRY SALES

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:— During tlio week wo held sales at Westficld, Waiotira, Waiuku, 'l'urtia, Kmuou. Pokeno and Kunciman, also, in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, the annual bull sale on account of the Franklin Jersey Breeders' Club. Full yardings came forward at all centres and found ready buyers. Best dairy cowa and heifers mado £ls to £l9; second grade, £lO 10s to £l4 15a; backward and other dairy cows. £5 10s to £10; small springing heifers, £6 to £8 15s empty young cows and heifers, £5 to £7 ss; heavy prime fat cows and heifers. £ll 1o £lO 15s; lighter fat cows and heifers, £7 to £lO 15s; fat steers. X'l2 10s to £l7 17s 6d; grown steers in forward condition, £lO 15s to £ll IBs; four-year-old steers, £9 10s to £lO 10s; three to four-year-old steers, £8 15s to £0 10s; two to three-year-old steers. £7 10s to £S las; yearling to two-year-old steers, £5 53 to £7 10s; well-bred yearling to 15-months-old heifers, £6 to £8 Is; other yearling heifers, £3 15s to £5 15s; pedigree •Jersey bulls, £lO 10s to 45 guineas, according to age. breeding and quality: grade Jerseys, £7 7s to £lB 18s; Shot thorn bulls, £8 8s to £l6 16s; other bulls, £4 to £8; heavy bulls, £8 10s to £l2 7s Gd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, limited, reports:—Sales were held during the past week ut Westfield, Pukoltohe (cattle and pigs), Warkworth, Pnpakura, Paeroa, and Ngatea. We report good 3ales, with values firm for all classes of cattle. At Papakura thero wa» a large attendance of buyers for the advertised store bullocks, which sold very readily. AVe quote:—Dairy cows and heifers, best, £l3 to £l7 ss; others, £8 to £l2 10s; aged cows and inferior heifers, £4 10s to £7 10s; store cows, £4 to £7; bulls, £5 5s to 20 guineas, according to age, breed and quality; yearling heifers, best. £5 10s to £7 15s; others, £3 10s to £5 ss; yearling to 18-months steers, £5 to £7 ss; two to two and a-half year steers, £7 10s to £8 15s; three to three and a-half-vear steers, £9 to £lO 10s; four to four and a-half-year steers, £lO 15s to £ll 183; beef at fully Westficld quotations. Dalgety and Company. Limited, report haviiijr held a sale at Helensville on Tues'day. There was a fair yarding of cattle and competition was steady throughout, practically a total clearance being effected at' ruling rates. Several buyers from outside districts assisted materially in the success of this fixture. Few good otialily dairy cows were yarded, but these sold readily, shorthorn Bnringers making up to £lO. Several pens of fat shorthorn cows met with fair competition and made up to £9. Quotations: —Light fat cows, £7 7s fid to £!•: stor* cows, £1 15s to £5 9s; low conditioned sorts. £3 15s: shorthorn yearling efeers. £5 10s to £5 IBs; Shorthorn-Jersey cross yearling heifers. £3 15s; shorthorn yearling heifers. £4 2s Gd: dilirv cows. £7 17s Gd to £9; backward sorts. £5 7s 6d to £6 15s.

RATES AT ALDINGTON.

FAT STOCK PRICES EASIER

[BY TELEGRAPH. —mESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday.

At the Addington market to-day Btore sheep fully mi<inl ainerl last week's values, with a shade of improvement, but fat cattlo and fat sheep both eased ill price. Store Sheep.—The smallest entry for some weeks. Quality was very mixed and priceK showed little change. Medium six and eight-toothed crossbred ewes made to 31s; cood four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, 27s to 2Ss (id; ordinary four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, 23s to 265; two and fourtooth halfbred wethers, to 24a 9d; good halfbred ewe hoggets, to 28s 6d; good Corricdalo wether hoggets. to 21s lOd; ordinary halfbred wether hoggets, to 19s; ordinary three-qunrterbred ewe hoggets, fo 255; good three-quarterbred wether hoggets, to 22s 4d; lambs, to 15b Sd. Fat Sheep.—Slightly larger entry, with prices down from Is (3d to 2s a head for lieavy sheep, and to Is Gd for lighter. Prime heavy wethers made 39s to 445; mediumweight prime wethers, 35s to 38s Gd; ordinary wethers, 31s to 345; light wethers. 2Gs Gd to 31s; extra frrimc ewes, 4Gs to 47s 4d; prime ewes, 32s to 37s Gd; medium ewes, 27s to 31b; light ewes, 21s to 2Gs; hoggets, 21s to 30s. Fat Cattle.—An entry of 402, with a big proportion very good quality, including several outside lines. The result was a drop in prices of from £2 to £2 10s in heavy steers, with lighter sorts down by up to £2 a head. Good prime beef made from 53s to 55s per 1001b: odd pens, to 57s Gd; medium steers. 49s to 52s Gd: heavy beef, 47b to 51s; good cow. 48s to 51s; secondary. 40s to 455; aud inferior down to 3Gs. Extra prime heavy steers mado to £27 17b Gd: heavyweight prime steers, £22 to £25; prime medium-weight steer 3, £l9 to £22; medium quality sieers, £l6 10s to £lB 10a; light steers, £l2 10s to £l6; extra prime heifers, to £l7 17s Gd: prime heifers, £ls to £IG 15s; medium heifers, £l2 15s to £l4 15s; light heifers, £8 10s to £l2; extra prime cows, to £l7 17s Gd; prime cows, £l4 10s to £l6 10s; medium cows, £l2 to £l4 ss; light and aged cows, £8 to £ll 153. Vealers.—Values showed no alteration, 12 to 18-months-old calves making to £l2: good vealers. £6 7s 6d to £8; medium, £4 17s Gd to £6: calves, 35s to 50s: Store Cattle.—A heavier entry, with values scarcely retaining last week's level. Threeyear steers mado to £lO 13s Gd and best cows from £8 10s to £9 13s. Dairy Cattle.—A brisk demand, with values showing a little improvement. Second and third calvers made £lO 10s to £l4; ordinary cows, £8 to £10; best heifers, £lO 10s to £ls. Fat Pigs.— small and market showing a slight increase. Choppers made £3 to- £G 18s Gd; baconers, £3 15a to £5 lis Gd; nverago price, 7d to 7{d per lb; porkers. 44s to 58s Gd; averago price per lb, 9d to 9idStore Pigs.—A larger yarding and prices on a par with hißt week's rates. Stores mndo 19s Gd to £2 5s Gd; slips, 14s to 193; weaners, Gs to 245.

INSPECTION OF MEAT.

VISITING EXPERT'S CRITICISM,

Tho Corporation of tho City of London has published a long report written by Lieutenant-Colonel T. Dunlop Young, its veterinary surgeon, on his visit of inspection to Australia and New Zealand at the invitation of their Governments. Commenting on tho inspection of meat in tho slaughterhouses, tho report says:— "While I found that in tho examination of carcases and viscera of cattlo and pigs the organs were examined at the same timo and without their identity being lost, this was not so in tho examination of sheep and lamb carcases; a serious weakness in any system of meat inspection, but one not peculiar to Australia, as tho samo system was observed in South Aroeiica and New Zealand. "The carcases are dressed, tlie sKins passed through an aperture in the floor to another compartment; tho carcases are then passed on to be inspected and [Traded. By this method all identity between the carcases and tho viscera from them is lost. , "In tho United States of America and Canada I observed that all carcases and viscera of Aniwnls wcro ©xfttnincd th® samo time, so that their identity was not lost; thus lesions found in tho viscera caused the inspectors to be specially careful in the examination of the carcases, and in this way it is possible to lceop records as to whether any disease is of a localised, advanced or generalised character. That is meat inspection as it ought to be done."

PROPERTY SALES.

Richard Arthur. Ltd., will offer at auction at their rooms. Upper Queen Street, at two o'clock this afternoon, the following properties:—Block of shops at the corner of Ayr Slredt and Manuk.au Road, Parnoll; two concrete shops in Mount Eden Road, a boarding house in Pitt Street, and house and section in St. James' Street; block of shops at tho corner of Eden Terrace and Exmouth Street; block of four shops in New North Road, Morningside; block of five shops in Great North Road, Avondale; 10acres section at Hillnborough; and freehold property in Queen Street, near tho ' lown Hall, 32ft. frontage by 120 ft. depth.