FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20454, 4 January 1930, Page 5

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.

BEEF VALUES STEADY

LIMITED DEMAND FOR SHEEP

The first fat stock sale after the Christmas and New Year vacation was held at Westfield yesterday. The yarding of all classes of stock, with the exception of sheep, was up to the average. Beef cattle met with a steady demand and sold at rates equal to those ruling a fortnight ago. Extra choice ox sold up to 42s per 1001b. and prices for other classes of boef cattle were steadily maintained. The demand was limited for a smaller yarding of sheep. Wethers and ewes sold at late rates. Lambs also faced an easier market and values were appreciably lower. Calves, which were penned in small numbers, were not eagerly sought and the prices realised were considerably lower than late quotations. Competition was steady and satisfactory prices were obtained for a smaller yarding of pigs. Improved rates ruled for baconers. Store pigs were dull of sale and easier. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales; — This Week. Last Week. BEEF (per IOOIbJ Extra choice ox 42/- 42/Choice and primis ox . . . . 38/- to 41/- 39/- to 41/Choice and prime cow and heifer 34/- to 39/- 35/- to 39/SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers . 24/- to 28/6 25/6 to 29/Unfin. wethers . 23/- to 24/9 23/- to 25/Prime ewes . . 17/- to 21/6 17/- to 22/Primo lambs . . 17/- to 25/9 19/- to 25/3 CALVES (per head)

Runners . . 95/- to 140/' 100/- to 200/ Vealers . . 42/- to 90/- 45/- to 115/ PIGS (per head I

Baconers . . 64/- to 84/- 62/- to 73/Porkers . . 42/- to 63/- 46/- to 63/ Weaners . . 8/- to 20/- 10/- to 22' Slips . . . . 15 -t026 - 20/- to 29 - Largo stores . . 25.'- to 35/- 28/- to 38/-

LON DON MARKET RATES. Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market : Wethers and Maidens.—Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, 6 5-3 d a lb; medium, 6 3-8 d ; heavy, 6 l-3d. Other brands, light, 6 3-3 d; medium, 6jd; heavy, 6d. Ewes, light and medium, 4 5-3 d.

Lambs. —Canterbury quality, light B|d ; medium, 8d ; heavy, 7 7-Bd. Pork.—Porkers, light, 10? d; medium, 10Ad; heavy, 9|d. Baconers, Bjd.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reportsßeef was penned in average numbers, os heifer beef selling at late rates. Cow beef was inclined to be lower. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s per 1001b.: choice and prime cs, £1 18s to £2 Is; ordinary and plain c.x, £'l lis to £1 17s; prime heifer beef, £1 17s to £1 10s; ordinary cow beef. £1 13s to £1 lfis; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £35 to £ls 12s fid; heavy prime steers, £l3 los to £ll 17s 6d; lighter prime steers, £l2 10s to £l3 12s 6d; light prime steers. £ll to £l2 7s fid; extra heavy prime young cows ard heiiers. £lO to £ll 15s; heavy prime 'young cows and heifers. £8 15s to £9 17s 6d; lighter, £7 10s to £8 12s 6d; light cows, £6 53 to £7 as; other cows, £5 to £6 2s fid. Prime heifers from Mr. E. Allen (Cambridge) realised tip to £ll 15s, being purchased by SJr. G. Cressy, butcher. Prima steers from Messrs. Sinton Bros . Riverhead. realised up to £ls 12s fid. being purchased by Mr. T. Baster, butcher. Sheep were penned in small numbers and sold at late rates. Heavy prime wethers made £1 7s Dd to £1 8s fid; medium prime wethers. £1 Gs to £1 7s 6d; light prime wethers. £1 4s to £1 5s fid: heavy prime ewes, £1 Is to £1 2s; medium prime ewes. 10s fid to £1 0s Od ; light prime ewes. 18s to 13s. Lambs were penned in average numbers. Competition was dull and values were lower, lambs selling at from 17s to £1 3s 9d. unfinished. 12s upwards. There was a small yarding of pigs, which sold at late rates. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 ss; heavy and medium baconers from £3 6s to £3 lfis: light baconers and heavy porkers from £2 12s to £3 3s; medium porkers and light porkers from £2 2s to £2 10s; small and unfinished porkers, £1 15s to £2. Store pigs were penned in small n ambers and values were easier Large stores made £1 5s to £1 15s; slips, 15s to £1 3s; weaners. Ss to 15s. Calves were penned in small numbers, and were dull of sale. Values were considerably lower on late quotations. Runners made £5 to £7: heavy vealers, £4 to £4 10s; medium, £3 fis to £3 lfis; light, £2 10s to £3 3s; smaller, £1 15s to £2 8s; small and fresh dropped. 7s to £1 12s; rough calves, 10s to £l.

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:— We penned ox beef in average numbers. The quality was well up to standard and last sale values were again recorded. *Prime two-year bullocks from the "Waikato sold up to £33 7s Gd. Extra prime young- bullocks on account of Mr. Maurice Harding, Wellington Park, realised £l2 to £l3 15s, the latter pen being purchased by R. and W. Hellaby, Limited. Other bullocks from local fatteners realised £l2 to £l3 ss. Cow and heifer beef came forward in well up to usual numbers. All good sorts sold at well up to late rates, while secondary and plain cattle were slightly easier of 6ale. Good young cows and heifers from Morrinsville realised £9 15s to £lO 17s, the latter price being for heifers purchased by A. E. Rossiter. Cows from the Waikato made £8 17s (id to £9 10s and other cows and heifers £7 7s 6d to £S 12s 6d. Extra choice ox sold to 'l2s IOOId; choice and prime, 38s to 40s; plain and secondary. 33s to 355: prime young cow and heifer, 395; just killable. 29s to 31s. Sheep came forward in average numbers, but competition was restricted and late values were hardly reached. Extra prime two-tooth wethers on account of J. 8. Montgomery realised 25s to 25s Gd and were purchased by the Auckland Meat Company. Prime ewes realised to 21s fid; prime wethers from the Waikato, 265; two-tooth wethers from Rakino Island. 21s fid to 24s 3d. Heavy prime wethers, woolly, shorn, made 265. medium, 21s 3d; heavy prime ewes, 20s Gd; other ewes, 17s 6d. Lambs came foward in fair numbers, values for which were easier than at the previous market. Heavy prime lamb made 21s: medium. 20s; light, 17s (id to 19s. Calves were penned in lesser numbers nnd met an easier market, declining in value from the previous sale. Runners sold at £5 to £6 sb; heavy vealers. £1 to £4 10s; medium, £3 to £3 15s; light. £2 2s to £2 15s; rough, 18s to £1 10s. Pigs sold at about late values. Heavy baconers brought £3 12s to £3 38s; medium and light. £3 to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; medium nnd light. £2 2s to £2 Ss.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS

Alfred Bucklarid and Sons, Limited, report:—We penned fat cattle to the number of 359 head, comprising '242 steers and 11" cowb and heifers. There was a steady demand throughout, and values realised were much the same us those ruling a fortnight ago. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2b per 1001b.; choice and prime ox, £1 19s to £2 ls ; secondary and plain ox. £1 17s to £1 ISs (id; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 14s to £1 ITs fid: ordinary cow beef, £1 10s to £1 13a. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l6 5s to £ IV Ss for a steer from Mrs. A. M. Prentice, Te Kauwhata. which was bought by Mr. T. Collins, Avondale. Heavy prime steers brought £ls to £l6 2s 6d; lighter prime steers, £l3 153 to £l* 17s 6d; light prime steers, £l2 10s to £l3 12s fid; small and unfinished steers, £lO 10s to £l2 7s 6d • extra heavy prime young cows and heifers £lO 15s to £l2, the latter for a cow from Mr. David Hastie, Mangere; heavy prime cowb and heifers, £9 to £lO 10s; lighter prime cows and heifers, £7 las to £S 17a 0d •. other killable cows, £5 10s to £7 12b 6d. The highest averages for steers were. IS from Papatoetoe, £ls 5s 6d; 8 from the Waikato, £l4 Is 9d; 8 .froiTi Mrs. A. M. Prentice, Te Kauwhata, £ls 3s nd; 8 from Mr. C. E. Snmpson, Waerenga, £l4 0s 4d; 8 from Mrs. Potter, Pukekohe, £l3 17s fid; 12 from Mr. W. Ellett., Jhumata, £l3 14s 2d; 16 from Mr. F. A. Price. Ranganui. Papatoetoe. £l3 13Ls Id: 32 from Mr. J. P. Kidd. Karaka, £l3 Is 7d ; 17 from Messrs Proctor Bros., Orini. £l.i Is; 24 from the Waikato, £l3 5s 6d. Sheep were penned to the number of and there was only fi limited demand. Values for ewes were lowe r and wethers were unchanged. Heavy prime wethers made i'l 7s 6d to £1 8s 6d; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 6s to £i 7s 3d; light to medium prime wethers, £1 5b to £1 5s 3d;

unfinished wethers, £1 3e to £1 4s 9d; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 Os 6d to £1 Is 6d; heavy primo eweß, 16s 6d to £1: lighter prime ewes, 17s to 18s 3d; other killable ewes, 14s to 16s 6d; other ewes, 10a to 13s 6d. There wse an average supply oi iambß, and values slipped back fully 3s a head. Extra heavy prime lambs brought £ 1 5b to £1 5s 3d; heavy prime lambs, £1 3a <o £1 4s 6d; lighter prime lambs, £1 Is to £1 2s 6d; light prime lambs, ISs to £1; small and plain lambs, las to 17s 6d. A total of 275 lambs was sold. We had a small entry of fat and young calves. Bidding was very slack, a good proportion of the yarding being passed. Runners made £4 15s to £6 10»: heavy vealers, £3 12s to £-1 2s; medium, £2 15s to £3 3s; light, £2 2s to £2 lis; small, £1 13s to £1 16s; bucket-fed calvs. £ 1 to £ 1 ss; rough and unfinished, 16s to £1 3s; small and fresh dropped, 5s to 15s. A total of 102 calves was sold. There was a small yarding of piss. Competition was steady and satisfactory prices were realised. Choppers made £2 5s to £4, according to weight; heavy prime baconers, £3 16s to £4 4s; medium, £3 10s to £3 14s; light, £3 4s to £3 7s: heavy porkers. £2 16s to £3; medium, £2 10s to .'l2 13s; light, £2 4s to £2 8s; small and unfinished, £1 IPs to £2 Is. No good store pigs were offered Slips made £1 2s to £1 (is; weaners, 14s to £l. A total n! 137 pigs was sold.

JOHNSONYILLE PRICES

LATE RATES MAINTAINED

[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN* CORRESPONDENT. ] WELLINGTON. Friday.

At Johnsonville to-day Wright, Stephen sen and Company, Limited, and Abraham and Williams. Limited, submitted a smaller yarding than usual of all classes of stock. A good sale resulted at prices on a par with rates at the last sales. The following prices were realised: —Cattle; n-xtra nea'vj bullocks. £l6 12s 6d to £l7 2s 6d; heavy bullocks. £ls to £l6 2s 6d; extra heavy cows, £ll 15s to £l2; heavy cows. £lO to £ll 7s 6d; medium cows, £6 2s 6d to £. 10s- heavy heifers. £10; vealers. £3 to £4. Sheep: Heavy wethers, 27s to 2Ss; medium wethers. 25s 6d; extra heavy ewes. 22s 3d: heavy young ewes, 20s 3d; neavy ewes, lha to 19s 6d; medium ewes, 17s; hoggets, 6d; lambs, medium, 17s 6d to 19b.

THE LONDON MARKETS.

PRICES FOR METALS.

(Received January 3. 9.15 p.m.)

LONDON. Jan. 2. (Quotations on Dec. 31 in parentheses.) Copper.—Spot, £7l 8s 9d (£67 ss); three months, £7O Is 3d (£66 16sjlOjd) • Electrolytic Copper.—Spot, £Bo (-« 10s); three months, £BS 15s (£B3 10s). Wire Bars. —£33 15s (£B3 10s). Lead-Spot. £2l 8s 9d (£2l 13s 0d); three months, £2l 10s (£2l 10s). Spelter.—Spot. £l9 15s (£l9 los 10 2 d), three months, £2O 7s 6d (£2O 7s 6d). Xin —Spot, £IBO 6s 3d (£173 3s 9d); three months. £lB3 13s 9d (£l7B 13s 9d). Silver. —Standard. 21|d (21 5-16 d per nz. ; fine, 23|d (23d).

WHEAT, FLOUR AND PULSE

Wheat. —Cargoes are firm following upon £ood inquiry and prices have advanced 3d to 9d. Futures: London, January, 51s 3d per quarter; March, 525. Liverpool: March. 9s 11 7-8 d per cental; May, 10s l|d ; July, 10s 1 7-Bd. Spot trade dull. Australian ex store, 36s 6d. Oats.—Dull.

Peas and Beans.—Quiet. Beet Sugar.—February, 6s 9j|d

TIN SUPPLIES

Tin.—Visible supply, 27,926 tons; spot, 1778 tons; afloat, 2460 tons; deliveries, 2690 tons.

BRADFORD TOPS

The Bradford tops market is quiet and business is very slow pending the reorganisation of the colonial markets. Quotations are: 65's, 2s 7d per lb.; 60 s, 2s sd: 56's, 2s o£d; 50's, Is 9d; 46's, Is 6d; 40's, Is s^l.

MARKET REPORTS

FRUIT AND PRODUCE PRICES

There was only a fair demand for strawberries at the Auckland City Maikets vesterdav, good quality fruit realising 6d to Is 3d a chip according to variety. Both hothouse and outdoor tomatoes were dearer, the best hothouse variety selling up to Is Id a pound. Plums are now in shorter supply, and prices are consequently firmer, while good quality ripe bananas are scarce and prices as high as 26s a bushel case. Good quality Thames apricots sold fairly well yesterday, but there was no demand for inferior grades, which are really not worth sending in. At yesterday's sales peaches realised from 6s to 14s, according to quality. The' field produce market was very heavily supplied with new potatoes and green "peas, both of which were cheaper yesterday than at last week s sales. Vegetable marrows and cucumbers were also plentiful, while all root vegetables were in fair supply. The demand was fair for all lines, and prices were fairly steady. Medium supplies of poultry sold at prices slightly lower than thosp, ruling last week. There was a keen demand for table birds, and prime cockerels sol<? at 3s to 5s 3d. There were no laying hens or pullets offered, and turkeys and geese were not available.

Prices were unchanged yesterday in the dairy produce section, and the best quality hen eggs realised Is 6Ad a dozen. There was a good demand for only moderate supplies. Farmers' butter met a good demand at Is 2d to Is 4d per lb. The following prices were realised: — FRUIT. Apples, Canadian, 22s to 25s a case; local, green cookers, choice. Ss to lis: windfalls. 3s to 6s; Astrachans, 4s to 9s; tomatoes, hothouse. 7d to Is Id per lb; outdoor, first quality, 5d to 8;d; second quality and small, 2d to 4d; oranges, Californian, 35s to 37s 6d a case; cherries, Australian, 9s to lis; plums, cherry, Is 6d to 3s: Sharp's Early. 3s to 4s Gd, Wilson's Early, 3s to 4s; Tragedy prunes, 12s Gd; other varieties, 2s to 4s: apricots, Thames, first quality, 7s to Ss 9d; others, from Is C-d; Australian, 10s to 12s Gd: lemons, first quality. 14s to 17s; others, 6s to 10s; grapes, Californian, 22s Gd a barrel; hothouse, local. 3s Sd to Is 10-: d per lb; black currants. 5s to 5s Gd a tin: red currants, 7s; bananas, repacked, ripe. 22s to 2Gs a bushel case: others, poor condition, 5s to 10s; strawberries. Marguerites. Gd to Is a chip: Helensley Surprise. t>d to Is; Captain Cooks, 3d to Is 3d; peaches, 6s to 14s a case. FIELD PRODUCE. Potatoes, new, 2s to 3s a bag: onions, new season's, 3s to 4s; ktimaras, Tauranga. 7s to 9s per cwt: cabbage, 5s to 9s a sack; on benches, 2s to 4s n dozen: cauliflowers. 5s to 9s a sack; swedes, 2s to 13s 6d a bag; pumpkins. 8s to 10s per cwt; on benches, 9d to 2s Gd each, green peas, 3s to Gs a bag; beans, 3d to 4d per lb; lettuce, Is to 2s Gd a case; cucumber's, Is Gd to 3s Gd a dozen; vegetable marrows, 3s to 2s; celery, 2s to 4s a bundle; rhubarb. Is to lsjid 11 dozen; spinach, Is: spring onions, Gd to Is 3d a bundle; radish, Gd n dozen: carrots, parsnips, beet and turnips. Is to '2s a a dozen; leeks, 3d to 4d a bundle. POULTRY. Cockerels, heavy, piime, 4s Pd to 5s 3d each; heavy. 3s upwards: light, prime, 3s to 4s; iight. 2s, upwards: fat roosters, heavy, prime. 2s 6d to 3s Gd; ligh'. 2s to 2s Gd; fat hens, heavy. 3s Gd to 4s 3d; light, 2s to 2s 9d; drakes, young, prime. 3s to 4s: smaller. 2s. upwards: old. 2s: ducks, young. 3s to 4s; old, Is Gd to '.s.

DAIRY PRODUCE. Hen eggs, special grade, first Quality, Is GJ d a dozen; A grade. Is sd; B giade. Is 4d; duck eggs, special. Is od; A grade. Is 4d; B grade. Is 3d; farmers butter. Is 2d to Is 4d per lb.

LONDON MEAT MARKET. Dal get v and Company, Ltd., has received"" the following cablegram from its London house, dated January 2:—New season's New Zealand prime lamb, to lid; seconds, 9jd to lOd. The demand is limited. Otherwise the frozen meat market is unchanged.

CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Wheat. —March, 1 dollar 30 7-8 cents per bushel; May, 1 dollar 34J cents; July, 1 dollar 34 5-8 cents.