FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20482, 6 February 1930, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFI ELD SALE.

LATE RATES MAINTAINED,

READY SALE FOR SHEEP. Late rat.es were maintained at the weekly Westfiold fat stock sale yesterday. Beef was penned in large numbers, with cow arid heifer beef predominating. There was practically no alteration in the values and a steady demand existed throughout the sale. Sheep, which were penned in average numbers, met with e. ready sale at late rates, and lambs also had a good market. Calves came forward in ample numbers and although bidding was steady values were a shade easier.

Competition was keenest for pigs and tho yarding was above the average. All classes sold well and tho recent increases in values were fully maintained. Store pigs were not so plentiful and prices were a little firmer.

Tho 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. BEEP (per 1001b)Extra choice ox . , 42/6 43/ Choice and prime ox .. ... 30/- to 41/- 39/- to 42/Choico arid primo cow and heifer 31/- to 39/ 31/- to 39/SHEEP (per head) Primo wethers .. 24/- to 28/9 24/- to 29/G Unfinished wethers 21/6 to 24/3 22/- to 24/Prime ov.-e3 .. 10/6 to 23/'- 17/- to 23/Prime lambs .. 18/oto2G/9 211- to 26/3 CALVES (per head)

Runners . . . . 100- to 175/- • 100/- to 201/Vealers . . . 50/- to 116/- 60/- to 107/PIGS (per head)— Baconers . . . GO/- to 97/- 71/- to 90/Porkers .. .. 50/- to 88/- 50/- to 82/"Wcnners .. .. 12/- to' 24- 12/- to 25/Slips . . . . 30/- to 36/- 28/- to 37/Large stores . . 40/- to 51/- 40/- to 48/.LONDON MARKET RATES. N Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on tho London market:—

Wethers and Maidens.—Canterbury quality, selected brands, light, a lb; medium, 7^(1; heavy, 6 7-Bd, Other brands, light, 7£d; medifftn,, 7Jd; heavy, 6 7-Bd. Ewes, 641b and under, 5 3-8 d; 641b to 721b, sd. Lambs.—Selected North Island Wands, -light, 11 l-Bd. Other North Island brands, first quality, light, 103 d. Pork.—Medium, lid; heavy, Baconers, 1211b to 1801b, 9jd.

DALGETY AND COMPANY.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report;— Wo offered ox beef in numbers well up to usual, the quality being standard. Although the demand was hardly as firm ns last week, values generally may be quoted on a par. P«ime heavy bullocks realised £l4 to £l4 12s fid; medium, £l2 10s to £l3 10s; light. £ll 15s to £l2 2s fid. The entry of cow and heifer beef was n large one, all good young cows and heifers selling at full lato rates, while secondary and plain cattle were slightly easier of sale. Prime young cows and heifers realised £9 to £lO 12s fid; medium. £7 12s fid to £8 15s; light, £C> 10s to £7 ss. Extra choice ox sold to ■l2s per 1001b; choice and prime. 3Ss_ to ■10s; plain and secondary, 33s to 355; prime young cow and heifer beef, 37s to 395; just Uiliable, 29s to Sis. The sheep pens wero well filled with first-class quality. Competition was steady and Inst week's values wero in all cases exceeded. Extra heavy prime wethers made 27s 9d to 28s; heavy prime, 27s 3d: medium, 253 9d to 2Gs; light and unfinished, 25s fid; heavy prime ewes, 19s 3d to 19s 9d; lighter, 17s 9d to 18s; other ewes, lfis to 17s. Lambs wero offered in large numbers, values for fats being on a par with late rates. Rape and shorn lambs also sold under good competition at fully late values. Heavy prime lamb made 235; medium. 21s to 225; light, 19s to 20s. Calves yarded in larger numbers sold under steady competition. Good quality calves hold their values, but plainer sorts were ensier. Runners made £6 to £8 12s; heavy venlers, £4 10s to £5 8s; medium vealers, £3 5s to £1 ss; light vealers, £2 5s to £3; rough vealers, 18s to £1 18s. Pigs sold briskly at fullx equal to last week's rates for porkers, with baconers nt improved prices. Heavy baconers made £4 (is to £1 12a; heavy porkers. £3 to £3_ss; medium baconers, £3 18s to £4 4s; medium porkers. £2 14s to £2 ISs; light baconers, £3 8s to £3 15s; light porkers. £2 8s to £2 12s.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. Tlio New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Beef was penned in larger numbers, cow and heifer beef predominating. There was little or no alteration in values, Quotations being about the same. Extra choice ox sold to £1 2a per 1001b: choice and prime. XI 19s to £2 Is; ordinary and plain, £1 llts to £1 18s; prime young -cow and heifer beef, £ 1 17s to £ 1 19s; ordinal cow beef. £1 lis to £ 1 lOs; heavy prime steers, £ls to X 10: lighter primo,' £l3 15s to £l4 17s Gd; light prime, £l2 to £l3 12s Gd; unfinished and small, £lO 10s to £ll 17s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, .£lO 15s to £l2; heavy prime, £9 to £lO 10s; lighter, £S to £B. 17s Gd; light cows. £G 10s to £7 15s; other cows, £5 IIP; wards. Heavy prime steers from Motuihi island realised up to £IG. Sheep were yarded in average lumbers and sold at late rates. Heavy primo wethers made £1 7s to £ 1 8s 3d; medium prime, £ 1 5s Gd to £1 6s 9d: light prime, £1 4s to £1 5s 3d; small and unfinished, £1 2a Gd to £J 3s 9d: heavy prime ewes, £1 to £1 3sj medium prime, 17s to 19s Gd; light prime, 15s to lGs 9d; inferiorly-fatted, 10s upwards. Lambs were penned in average numbers and sold at late quotations. Heavy prime ma do £1 3s 9d to £1 ss; medium prime. £1 1b Gd to £1 3s Gd; light prime, ISs Gd to £1 Is; unfinished, best Ms to 17a Gd. others 10s to 13s 9d. A largo yarding of pigs was sold under keen competition. Values were firm and heavy baconers sold at improved values. Choppers sold at £2 10s to £4; heavy and medium baconers. £4 10s to £4 17s: light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 lGs to £4 8s; medium porkers and light porkers, £3 to £3 l'2s: small and unfinished porkers, £2 5s to £2 18s. Store pigs were penned in small numbers. Values were firm at late Quotations. Large stores made £2 to £2 8s; slips, £1 10s to £l. IBs; weariers, 12s to £1 2s. There was s heavy yarding of calves. V alues were on a par wtili last week's quotations, except for heavy vealers, which were easier in values. Kunners made £5 to £8 15s: he aw vealers. £4 14s to £5 lGs; medium vealers, £4 to £4 12s; light vealers. £3 8s to £3 18s; smaller vealers. £2 10s to £3 Gs; small and fvesh-dropped, 7s to £2 Gb; rough calves, 17s to £1 12s.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:—Wo penned fat catllo to the number of 321 head, as compared with 3C>7 head at last week's market, comprising Kit steers and 157 cows and heifers. The quality of the ox beef was first-class. There was a steady demand, with values unchanged. Extra clioico ox sold to £2 2si per 1001b: choice and prime, £1 10s to £2 Is; secondary and plain. £1 17s to £1 IS? Gd; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 l-ts to £1 17s; ordinary cow beef, £1 10s to t'l 13s; extra heavy primo nteers ranged from £l6 10s to £IG 17s Gd; heavy prime. £ls 15s to £l6 7s fid; lighter, prime. £l4 to £ls 12s Gd; light prime, £l2 15s to £l3 17s Gd; small and unfinished, £9 to £l2 12s Gd; extra heavy primo young cows and heifers. £ll 5s to £l2 ss. nine primo young cows and heifers from the "Waikato averaging £lO 17s Gd; heavy primo cows and heifers. £0 10s to £11; lighter prime, £8: to £9 -s (id; other kitlablo cows, £5 to £/ l<s Gd. There 'was about an average yarding oi sheep, which met with a ready salo at late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 f?s to £1 fis 3d: heavy prime, £1 Gs 9d to £1 7s 9d; medium to heavy prime. £1 5s Gd to £1 Gs.Gd; light to medium prime, £1 4a lid to £1 5s 3d: unfinished, £1 Is (id to £1 Is 3d; extra heavy primo young owes. 19s fo £1 Is; heavy prime owes, 17s Gd to 18s Od: lighter prime, lGs Gd to 17s 3d: other killable ewes. 15s to lGs 3d: other owes, 12s Gd to t'ls Gd (>SGB sheep sold). Lambs were penned to the number of 388 and sold freely at ruling rates. Exti.i heavy prime lambs made £1 .>s to £1 Gs 9d; heavy prime, i'l 3s Gd to £1 4s Od: lightci prime. AT Is to £1 38,3 d; light.prune. ISs Gd to £1 Os nd; small and plain. 13s Gel to 17s Gd. Wo had n full yarding of fat and young calves. Bidding was steady, but. values generally were lower. Runners made £5 10s to £8; heavy vealers, £3 Ifis to J.'fi 2s; medium, £3 0s to £3 1,35; light. 4*2 10s to £3; small. £1 17s to £2 2s; bucket-fed calves. £1 5s to £1 11s; rough and unfinished. 18s to £1 3a; small and fresh-dropped. 5a to His (248 calves sold). There was more than nil avorage entry ot pi mi. Competition was keen, all classes selling at recent, high rates. Baconers realised an average price of 6Jd <o 7icl per lb; and porkers, 7id to Btl • per lb; extra heavy prime bnconers, £4 10s to £4 lGs; medium, £4 2s to £4 fis; light. £3 13s t > £.' 17s; choppers, 12 5s to £4 2s;heavv porkers, £3 5s to £3 medium, £2 lGs to £3; light. £2 10s to £2 14s: small and unfinished, £2 5s to £2 8s: good stores. ££ fis to £2 1 In; smaller, £3 to £2 4s; slips, £1 12s to £1 lGs; 'weanera, £1 1* to £1 4« for best: small, 13s to IGa (a total of 400 piss was sold).

COUNTRY SALES. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, report:—During the week we held cattle sales at Pukekohe, Westfield. Kutneu and Waiotiru, also a pig sale at Wuiuku. Full entries at all yards found ready buyers. Best dairy cows at profit mado £l3 to £ls IDs; good cows. £lO 10s to £l2 15? • other dairy cows, £7 10a to £10; nged and inferior cows, £4 10s to £7 sa; best springing heifers, £lO to £l2 10s: other springing heifers, £5 10s to £9 15s; emr J ~ young cows and heifers, £4 10s to £0 10s; old and boner cows, £2 10s to £G 15s: fat steers, £l2 5a to £ls 10a; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £lO lighter fat cows and heifers, £5 15s to £7 17s 'Gd; forward conditioned four-years-old steers, £lO 10s to £ll 15a; three to four-years-old steers, £0 5s to £lO 7s Cd: two to three-yearn-uld steers, £7 15s to £9 2s 6d: yearling to 18-months steers, £slos to £7 10s; best 18-months-old in-calf dairy heifers. £7 10s to £0; others, £5 5s to £7 Fcows with calves, £8 to £ll 15s; weaner heifers, £2 to £4 3s; weaner steers, £2 10s to £4; heavy bulls, £8 to £l2 7s fid: sound young herd bulla, £5 5s to £lO 10s; other bulls, £2 10» to £G. More than an average yarding of pigs at Waiuku met with o- very keen sale, the recent advance in values being sustained. . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports Sales were held during the past week at Westfield, Clevedon (sheep fair), Paeroa, Ngatea, Papakura, Waiheke (sheep), Waiuku (piga) and Whitford (clearing sale). There is a steady demand for nil classes of cattle, with values firm at late rates. Pigs of all classes were also selling readily, with values very firm. Ml sheep sold have realised prices decidedly better than was expected by vendors. At Whitford there was a good demand for the registered pedigreo Jersey cattle, a satisfactory sale resulting. We quote: Best dairy cows and heifers, £ll to £ls 10s: other dairy cows. £G to £lO 10s; aged cows and inferior heifers, £8 10s to £5 15a; bulls, £5 to I'll, according to weight; store and boner cowh, £4 to £7 10s; weaner heifers, £2 5s to £4 15a for best; weaner steers, £2 10s to £5; heifers, suitable for dairy purposes, A's 103 to £8; yearling to 18-months steers, £5 10s to £7: 2 to 21-year steers, £7 5s Jo £8 ss; 3 to 31-year steers, £8 10s to £9 15s; grown steers, in forward condition. £lO to £ll ss; two-tooth ewes, £t 2s (id to £1 8s: four and six-tooth ewes, £i 4a to £1 7s; four to five-year ewes, 18s to £1 3s; full-mouth ewes, 15s to ]7s 3d; other ewes, 8s upwards; store lambs, shorn, (is to lfis ; woolly lambs. 9s to 18s; stud rams, 3jj:is to (i'gns; Romney rams, 3gns to tans. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton, reports that at the Hamilton sale on Tuesday the company penned ox and cow beef in more than average supply. There was a keen demand, and prices advanced over last week's sale. A large entry of fat and store sheep met with good competition. Prices were:— Cattle: Prime fat steers, £l4 2s to £l4 10s: lighter prime, £ll ]4s to £l3 4s; prime fat c< ws and heifers. £9 12s to £lO 2s; lighter. £8 (is to £9 9s; plain fat cows, £7 to £7 17s: veal calves, £3 7s fid to £3 9s. Sheep: I'at wethe~s, £l. 7s to £1 8s 7d; light, £1 4s 2d: fat owes, 17s fid to 18s 2d: cull lambs, 7a fid to 8s fid. Pigs: A good entry of fat and store pigs met with spirited competition, and sold at advanced rates. A pen of nine fat pigs topped the market at £4 15s. Heavy baconers made from £4 10s to £4 15s; medium, £4 to £4 Gs; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 10s to £3 16s; porkers, £2 ISs io £3 ss; stores, £2 to £2 Ss; slips, £1 10s to £1 lGs; weaners, lGs Gd to £1 ss.

I?ATES AT ALDINGTON

GOOD DEMAND FOR BEEF. FAT LAMBS SELL WELL. [BY TELEGRAPH. —riIESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At the Addington market to-day values for fat sheep showed a decline on last week's sale. l'rices for beef and fat lambs remained firm, while store lambs sold at advanced rates. A big yarding of store sheep sold firmly at late rates. Values were:— Store Lambs.—Rape lambs, 20s Gd to 21s Gd: medium rape lambs, ISs Gd to 20?; backward wether lambs, 15s to 17s; best mixed sex lambs, to 225; good, 18s to 20s Gd; ordinary, 15s to 17s; cull lambs, 10s Gd to 14s; ordinary ewe lambs, 203 to 21s 6d. Store Sheep.—Four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, 22s to 245; medium four and sixtooth halfbred wethers, 10s to 21s; ordinary two-tooth and halfbred wethers. 17s to ISs Gd; backward, wethers, to 15a lid; good fourtooth crossbred wethers, to 255; good fourtooth Homney wethers; to 24s 3d: good twotooth halfbred ewes, to 303; ordinary twotooth lmllbred ewes, 23s to 24s Cd; backward two-tooth halfbred ewes, to 20s; ordinary sound-mouth halfbred ewes, 19s to 225; good four, six and eight-tooth. .Romney owes, 27s to 28s 6d; medium four, six and eight-tooth Romney ewes, to 26s Gd; backward four, six and eight-tooth Romney ewes, to ISs Gd; Bound-mouth crossbred ewes, 18s to 20s.

Fat Lambs.—There was an entry of 28"0 and prices remained firm >at from 8d to 83d per lb. Extra prime lambs made up to 30s 4d; prime. 26s Gd to 295; medium, 23s to 25s Gd; light, 20s to 22s Gd. Fat Sheep.—The heaviest entry since December, comprising 11 races, as against six races last week. Extra prime wethers made to 34s lOd; prime wethers, 30s to 325; medium wethers. 2Ss 6d to 295; light wethers, 21s Id to 255; extra prime ewes, to 2Ss Id; prime ewes. 24s to 275; ordinary ewes, 19s to 235; light ewes, 14s 6d to 17s 6d. _ Fat Cattle.—Best ■ medium-weight prim* beef made from 44s to 47s per 1001b; good medium-weight prime beef, 40s to 435; heavy steer beef. 40s to 42s 6d; good cow beef, to 395. Extra heavy prime steers realised up to £23 7s Gd; heavy prime steers, £lB 10s to £2l 10s; medium-weight prime steers, £l7 to £l9; ordinary steers, £l3 to £IG; ' light steers, £lO to £l2 10s; extra prime heifers, to £IG 17s Gd; prime heifers. £l3 10s to £ls; ordinary heifers, £ll to £l3; light heifers, £7 10s to £lO 10s; extra prime cows, to £l6 7s 6d; prime cows, £l3 to £l4 10s; medium cows. £lO to £l2 10s. Vealers.—Good vealers made from £4 5s to £5 ss; best calvern, £2 13s to £3 Ss; others, 17s to 40s. Dairy Cattle.—A Shorthorn second calver brought £lB 10s; good second and third calver?. £l4 to £ls 10s; others. £6 to £l3; good heifers, £l3 to £ls; others, £S to £l2. • Store Cattle.—Thero was a satisfactory sale at late rates. Fat Pigs.—A medium entry with values a little easier. Choppers made 50s to £3 Is; baconers, £3 15s to £6 (average price per lb, 7d to Sd); porkers, £2 103 to £3 8s 6d (average price per lb. Sid to 9{d). Store Pigs.—A small entry and a good sale. Weaners showed a sharp rise 011 late rates. Stores brought 34s to 535; slips, 30s to 335; weaners, 22s to 31s.

JOHNSONVIIJLE PRICES. r lIY TELEGRAPH. —OWN" CORRESPONDENT. ] AVELLHSTGTON. Wednesday. Messrs. Wright. Stephenson and Co.. Ltd.. and Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the Johnsonvillo eale to-day as follows:—-An average yarding of all classes of stock. The bullocks comprised mostly medium to lightweight cattle, and a good sale resulted at prices on a par with last week's rates. Wethers met with good competition at last week's rates, but ewes were slightly easier. The quality of the lambs, with the exception of a few pens, was not up to the usual standard. A good sale resulted, however, with no alteration in prices. Vealers were in keen demand. We quote: Heavy bullocks, £l6 10s to £l6; medium bullocks. £ls 15s to £l4 17s Gd: light bullocks, £l2 7s Gd to £ll 10s; heavy cows, £ll 10s to £lO 15s; cows, £9 to £8 10s; light cows. £7 ]2s Gd to £G 7s Gd; vealers. £1 10s to 30s; heavy wethers, 20s to 275; wethers, 2(>s to 21s Gd: heavy ewes. 19s to 18s; ewes, 1/3 to IGs; heavy lambs. 20s Id to 235; lambs, 21s to 19s.

SEARCH FOR OIL IN PAPUA

GOVERNMENT GIVES UP. CANBERRA, Feb. 5. The Federal Government has decided to discontinue prospecting for oil in Papua, owing to financial difficulties. The search, which was conducted by the Anglo-Per-sian Company for the Commonwealth, has cost about £500,000 to date. DEBENTURES SUBSCRIBED. FULLER-HAY WARD THEATRES. The greater part, of the 8 per cent, debenture issue of £125,000, of which £IOO.OOO was offered by the Fuller-Hay-ward Theatre Corporation, Limited, for subscription before C hristmas, has been subscribed. A limited number is still available. The issue went to allotment, yesterday. COLOMBO TEA SALES. (Received February 5. 9.5 p.m.) COLOMBO. Feb. 4. At this week's tea sale in Colombo 1,810,0001b. were offered. Common teas were easier, but. all grades were clearer. Next week 2,200,0001b. will bo catalogued. PROPERTY SALES. T. Mclndee' ami Son will offer at auction ill their rooms. 300. Dilworth BuildiiiFts, at 11 o'clock this morning:, sixroomed residence on section at No. 16, Onklands lioad. Mount Eden, nnd seven-roomed villa on ono acre section tit. No. 12, Victoria Road, Avondaic.