FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20518, 20 March 1930, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.

VALUES GENERALLY EASIER.

RATES FOR PIGS MAINTAINED

At the Wcstfield stock sale yesterday values generally tended to bo easier. The (fontanel for beef cattle, which were yarded in good numbers, had not improved, and prices dropped Is all round. For sheep, which came forward in rather mote than averago numbers, the demand was restricted, and last week's rates wero scarcely maintained. This applied in a lesser degree to lambs. A largo offering of calves resulted in a decline in prices, particularly those for runners and heavy vealers. Pigs, penned in averago numbers, sold freely, and fully maintained late rates.

The following is a summary o£ the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Wcstfield fat stock sales:— This Week. Last "Week. BEEF (per 1001b) — Extra choico ox 37/- 381Clioico and prime ox ... ... 31/- to 36/- 35/- to 37/Choice and prime cow and heifer 29/- to 33/- 30/- to 34/SIIEEP (per head) — Prime wethers .. '25/6 to 20/9 20/- to 29/G Unfinished wethers 23/- to 20/- 24/- to 25/9 Prime ewes .. 14/- to 21/- 17/6 to 24/Unfinished ewes 8/- to 12/Prime lambs .. 17/6 to 24/0 18/-to 25/6 Unfinished lambs 11/- to 17/- 15/- to 17/CALVES (per head) Runners .. .. 80/-to 107/- 90/-to 177/6 Vealers .. . 4Q/- to 80/- 34/- to 101/PIGS (per head)— Baconers .. .. 68/- to 98/- 63/- to 99/Porkers .. .. 45/- to 74/- 45/- to 78/Weaners .. . 10/- to 22/- 15/- to 22/Slips .. .. 20/- to 36/- 22/- to 33/Large stores .. 40/- to 48/- 30/- to 45/-

LONDON MARKET RATES. Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market: —Lambs : Canterbury, 361b and under 8 7-8 d; 371b to 421b, Bfd; 431b to 501b, B£d; second quality, average 331b, Bjd; selected North Island brands, 361b and under, 8 7-8 d; 371b to 421b, 431b tcT 501b, B^-d; second quality, average 311b, B|d; other North Island brands, first quality, 361b and under, Bgd; 371b to 421b, B£d; second grade, average 311b, B|d. Sheep: Canterbury and North Island, selected crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, 481b to 561b, 7^d; 571b to 641b, 7|d; 651b to 721b, 6|d; North Island, 481b to 561b, 7-id; 571b to 641b, 7d; 651b to 721b, Pigs: First quality, 1011b to 1201b, others unchanged.

ALFRED BUCKLAND ,AND SONS

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:—We penned beef to the number of •113 head, as compared with 400 head at last Wednesday's market, comprising 283 steers, and 160 cows and heifers. The quality generally was first-class. As was the case last week the demand was not strong and values again Receded. Extra choice ox sold to ill 17s per 1001b.; choice and prime, £1 Ms to £1 16s; secondary and plain. X'l 12s to X'l 13s Gd; prime young cow and heifer beef, XI 10s to X'l 13s; ordinary cow beef. XL 3s to X'l 9s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from Xl 4 15s to £ls 10s for steers from the Waikato; heavy prime, £l3 10s to X'l4 12s Gd; lighter prime, £l2 15s to £l3 10s; lifeht prime, £ll to £l2 12s Od; small and unfinished, £8 10s to £lO 17s 6d. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made £lO to £ll ss; heavy prime. £8 10s to £9 17s Gd; lighter prime, £7 to £8 7s Gd; other killable cows, £4 10s to £6 17a Gd. There was a full yarding of sheep, which sold steadily throughout with little or no alteration in values from last report. Extra heavy prime wethers made £1 9a to £1 ]os 3d; heavy prime, £1 7s 9d to £1 8s 9d; medium to heavy prime, £1 6s (id to £1 7s (Id; light to medium prime, £1 5s Gd to £1 (is 3d; unfinished, £1 3s to £1 5a 3d; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 to £1 2s 3d; heavy prime ewes, 18s to 19s 9d; lighter prime, lGs to 17s 9d; .other killable ewes, lls Gd to 15s 9d; other ewes, 7s 6d to 14s (997 sheep sold.) There was more . than an average yarding of lambs, including a large proportion of plain and unfinished. Values wero on a par with recent sales. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 2s 6d to £1 3s 9d; heavy prime, £1 Is to £1 2s 3d; lighter prime, 19s to £1 0s 9d; light prime, 16a to 18s Gd; small and plain, 13s Gd to 15s 9d (736 lambs sold.) There was again a good entry of fat and young calves. Small vealers and rough calves realised late rates, but bidding for all other classes was slack and prices • again receded. Kunners made £4 7s to £8 ss; heavy vealers, £3 12s to £4 10s; medium, £3. to £3 6s; light, £2 6s to £2 13s; small, £1 15s to £2 2s; bucketfed calves, £1 4s to £1 10s; rougn and unfinished, 18s t-0 £1 3s; small and freshdropped,, 5s to 16s (248 calves sold.) Our offering of fat pigs was the largest for tho season. Choppers were in extra keen request and our quotations show a'shnrp rise. Heavy and medium baconers also sold readily, but values for lighter pigS were inclined to ease. Baconers sold at equal to G.]d to- 7id per lb., and porkers at 7 J ,d to 8d per lb. Choppers made £3 Is to £6 lis, according to weight; heavy prime baconers, £4 13s to £5; medium, £4 4s to £4 8s; light, £3 Iss to £4; heavy porkers, £3 7s to £3 113; medium, £2 16s to £3 2s; light, £2 9s to £2 13s; small and unfinished, £2 3s to £2 7s; stores, £1 lGs to £2 2s; slips, £1 5s to £1 10s; best weaners. 163 to £1 Is; suckers, lis to 14s; small and weedy, 5s to 9s (total of 742 sold.)

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:— At the Westfield fat slock market yesterday beef was penned in average numbers. There wns no improvement in demand and values were again lower for all classes. Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 lis to .£1 16s; ordinary and plain ox, £1 lis to £1 13s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 lis to £1 13s; ordinary cow beef, £1 8s to £1 10s. Heavy prime steers sold from £l4 to £ls ss; lighter prime steers, £l2 10s to £l3 17s (id: lijrht prime steers, £ll to £l2 7s 6d; unfinished and small,'£9 to £lO 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 1o £ll 15s; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 15s to £9 17s' Od; lighter, £7 5s to £8 10s; light cows, £G to £7 2s Gd; other cows, £4 10s to £5 17s (id. Sheep were yarded in averago numbers and sold at lato rates. Heavy prime wethers brought from £1 8s Gd to £1 !)s nd; medium prime wethers, £1 7s to £1 8s 3d; light prime wethers, £1 5s Gd to £1 6s 9d; small and unfinished wethers, £1 3s to £1 ss> 3d; heavy prime ewes, 19s to £1 Is: medium primo owes. 17s to 18s 9d; light prime ewes. Us to lGs 9d; inferiorly fatted ewes, 8s upwards. Lambs were penned in averago numbers and sold at late rates, prime quality realising from 19s to £1 4s Gd, and unfinished from lis to 17s. Pigs were penned in average numbers. Values were firm at late quotations. Choppers f»>ld from £3 1o £6 lis; heavy and medium baconcrs from £4 8s to £4 18s; light baconers and heavy fiorkers. £3 14s to £4 4s; medium porkers and light porkers, £3 to £3 12s; small and unfinished porkers, £2 5s to £2 10s. Store pigs sold at late quotations. Largo stores brought £2 to £2 8s; slips. £1 Gs to A'l ICs; weaners, 10s to £1 2s. There was a large yarding of calves which met with a very dull sale. Runners and heavy vealers were considerably easier on last week's quotations. Runners sold at £4 (is to £5 7s; heavy vealers, £3 5s to £3 14s; medium. £2 13s to £3 3s: light, £2 to £2 lis; smaller, £1 8s to £1 18s; small and fresh dropped, 7s to £1 Gs; rough calves, 15s to £1 ss.

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dnlgety and Company, Limited, report:— Wo offered ox beef in laTgo numbers. The quality was good, but as competition was slack values were again easier by la per lOOlb. Well-finished heavy cattle realised £]2 5s to £l4 12s Gd: medium prime steers, £ll 12s Gd to £l2; light steers, £9 15s to £lO 10s. Cow and heifer beef was also yarded in usual numbers, the finality being first-class. Competition was poor and last

week's values were not maintained. Prime quality Polled Angus heifers realised £S 5s to £lO ss; one extra prime and extra heavy cow topped the market at £l2 17s Gd; medium cows made £7 17s Gd to £8 10s; light cows and heifers, £6 15s to £7 10s; extra choice ox sold to 37s per 1001b.; choice and prime, 31s to 365; just killable, 32s to 345; prime young heifer beef, 335; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20s to 31s; just killable, 22s to 2Gs. Sheep were yarded in more than average numbers, the quality being first-class. Competition was restricted, however, and last week's values were hardly maintained. We sold an extra well-finished line of wethers from the Waikato at 27s 3d to 29s 3d. There were four trucks in the line. Extra heavy primo wethers ma<lo 29s 3d; heavy prime, 28s to 28s 9d; medium, 275; light and unfinished, 253 to 2Gs: heavy prime ewes, 17s Gd to 18s fkl; lighter, 14s to lGs 3d; other ewes, 8s to 12s' Fat lambs were offered well up to usual numbers, no alteration in values being recorded. Store and forward-conditioned lambs were in fair demand at lata rates. Medium prime lambs made ITb fid to 18s; light, 15s to 17s. A heavy yarding of calves again came for-

ward, and in consequence values declined on Inst week's rates. Medium to heavy vealers suffered most, competition in 'these being most restricted. Heavy vealers made £3 8a to £4; medium, £'2 15s to £3 ss; light, £1 2s to £2 12s; small, 18s t0.30a. Pigs sold freely under steady competition at full lato rates. Heavy baconers, £4 12s to £4 IGs; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 ss; medium baconers, £4 to £4 10s; medium porkers, £2 12s to £2 17s; light baconers, £3 8s to £3 ISs• light porkers. £2 5s to £2 10s.

COUNTRY SALES. Tlie New Zealand Loan and»Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—Sales were held during the past week at Westfield, Warkworth and Waiuku (pigs). Values for all classes of cattle and pigs were steady, at late rates. We quote:—Dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, best, £ll to £l4 10s; others, £8 10s to £lO 10s; backward springers. £6 to £0 15s; aged cows and inferior heifers £'2 15s to £5 15s; bulls, £3 10s to £9 10s. according to weight and quality; store and boner cows, £3 to £6 10s; weaner calves, heifers, £1 10s to £3 17s 6d; weaner steers, £2 to £4 as; heifers, suitable for dniry purposes £1 10s to £6 17s 6d; yearling to 18-months steers, £5 to £6 15s; two to 2i-years steers, £7 to £8 10s; three to 31-years ste.-is, £8 12s 6d to £9 17s Gd; grown steers in forward condition, £lO to £lO 15s. . . , „ Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:—During the week \Ve held cattle sales at Westfield. Pukekohe, Turua, Clevedon, Kirikopuni, Pokeno, Helensville and Runciinan, also pig sales at Waiuku and Pukekohe. Thero was a heavy yarding of cattle at Pukekohe and average entries at other centres. Pigs were penned in large numbers at both Pukekohe and Waiuku. Fat cattle are lower in value. Grown steers are also slightly easier. Pigs of all classes are meeting with a strong sale and values are very firm. ,Best dairy cows made £ll to £ls 10s; second-grade cows. £8 to £lO 15s; aged and inferior, £4 to £7 17s Gd; springing heifers, best, £lO to £l3; others, £5 10s to £9 15s; empty young cows and heifers, £4 to £5 15s; boner and store cows, £2 to £5 15s; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £lO 15s; lighter fat cows and heifers, £5 to £7 173 6d; fat steers, £ll 10s to £l3 17s 6d; cows with calves, £7 to £l2 ss; grown steers in forward condition, £lO 5s to £ll 4s; three to four and a-half yearß old steers. £8 10s to £lO ss; two to three-years-old steers, £7 10s to £8 103; yearling to two-years-old steers, £5 10s to £7 10s; weaner steer calves, best, £4 5s to £4 16s; other steer calves, £3 to £4; weaner heifer calves, £2 103 to £4 ss; eighteen-months-old, in calf dairy heifers, £4 10s to £K) 10s, according to quality; heavy bulls, £7 io £lO 10s; sound young herd bulls, £5 5s to £9; other bulla. £2 to £5.

RATES AT ADDINGTON.

'VALUES generally lower.

SHARP DECLINE FOR BEEF.

[IIY TELEGRAPH. —MESS ASSOCIATION'.] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.

A decline on last week's values was recorded in all major departments of the weekly market at Addington to-day. Store sheep have declined sharply during the week, and compared with the market last week they were down by up to 5s a head. Fat sheep were eas er in price. The decline in fat cattle values was the sharpest Miia year, all classes being down by from £ l ]os to £2 a head on last week's rates. Fat lambs eased by about Is a head. Store Lambs.—There was an entry of 7000 compared with 8500 at last week's sale. Values declined by up to 5s a head on last week's rates. Best rape lambs made up to • 16s; good rape lambs, 13s Gd to 15s; medium rape lambs, 10s to 13s; good mixed sex lambs, to 13s; medium mixed sex lambs, 9s to 12s 6d; halfbred ewe lambs, 13s 9d; medium wether lambs, 10s 9d. Store Sheep.—The yarding was easily the heaviest of the seascin. Lines were penned from the North Island, tho West Coast, Otago, Southland, Nelson and Kaikoura. The quality was very mixed, and values showed a decline of up to 5s a head. Extra good two-tooth Romney ewes realised up to 31s Gd; good two-tooth Romney ewes, 25s 6d to 295: medium two-tooth Romney ewes, to 24s • good four, six and eight-tooth Romney ewe's, to 24s 3d; ordinary four, six and eight-tooth Romney ewes, to 21s 6d; soundmouthed Romney ewes, 17s to 19s 8d: extra good two-tooth halfbred ewes, to 26s 6d; good two-tooth halfbred ewes. 20s to 23s 9d; backward two-tooth halfbred ewes, los to 17s 6d; good four, six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes. 18s Gd to 20s; ordinary, 15s to 17s Gd; ordinary four, six and eight-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes, 16s 3d to 17b 3d; two-tooth Merino ewes, to 9s Gd; ordinary two-tooth half-bred wethers, lis. to 14s Gd; ordinary two and four-tooth Merino wethers, 2s Gd to 9s Gd. Fat Lambs.—An entry of 2720 head was penned and the quality was very mixed. Show lambs made 403: extra prime lambs, to 32s 4d ■ prime lambs, 24s Gd to 27s Gd; medium lambs, 21s to 23s 6d; light lambs, 18s to 20s Gd. Fat Sheep.—A larger entry than usual and values wore a shade , easier. Prime wethers made 27s to 29s 7d; medium wethers, 24s to 26s 6d; light wethers, 19s Gd to 23s Gd; extra primo ewes, to 24s 7d; prime ewes, 19s Gd to 225; medium ewes, 16s 6d to 19s; light and aged, 12s to 15s 6d. Fat Cattle.—An entry of 572 head of fat cattle was almost as big as that of "the "double" market last December; Rates for all classes were down by.£l lOs.to £2 a head. Best medium-weight .prime beef made from 40s to 43s per lOOib.; medium quality, 34s to 38s per 100lb.; heavy steer. 33s to 375; good cow, 30s to 345; secondary, 24s Gd to 28s 6d. Extra heavy prime steers brought up to £2O 17s Gd; heavy prime steers, £ls 15s to £lB 10a ; medium-weight prime steers, £l3 5s to £ 1G; ordinary steers,, to £l2 J ss; light steers, £7 10s to £9 10s; extra prime heifers, to £l4 12s 6d; prime heifers, £lO 15s to £l2 15s; ordinary heifers, £9 to £lO ss; light heifers, £6 to £7. 10s; extra prime cows, to £l4 7s Gd; prime cows, £lO 10s to £l2 10s; medium cows, £7 10s to £9 15s

Store Cattle.—There was an exceptionally , good entry of young cattle and prices were on a par with those which ruled last week. Steers, 18 months, brought £6 16s to £8; heifers, to £5 17s 6d; good cows, to £6 10s; bulls, to £l4 10s. Vealers.—A free sale for -killable sorts at late rates. The top price was £9 18s 6d. Fat Pigs. A large entry of both porkers and baconers met with fair competition. Prices were a shade easier. Choppers made £3 to £7 17s Gd; porkers, £2 12s 6d to £3 8s 6d (average price per lb., BJd to 9Jd); baconers. £3 15s to £5 14s 6d (average price per lb., fi|d to 7sd). Store Pigs.—A large entry. Values were a shade easier. Large stores made 40s to 455; small to medium stores, 26s to 375; slips, 23s to 265; good weaners, 15s to 20s; inferior weaners, 5s to 12s.

JOHNSONVTLLE PRICES. GOOD DEMAND FOR BULLOCKS [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. J WELLINGTON. Wednesday. At the Johnsonville sale to-day there was the usual attendance of buyers. There was a smaller yardin/f than usual of all classes of stock. The cattle yarding comprised mostly' heavy-weight bnllccks, with a few pens of cows and heifers. Vealers were also yarded in large numbers. Competition for bullocks was good, at last week's rates, and cows and heifers also met with fair competition, while runners and vealers were in kten demand. The quality of the sheep was not up to the usual standard. A good clearance, however, was effected, but wethers showed a decline of Is to Is Cd per head, and ewes Is on last week's rates. A small yarding of lambs sold freely. Prices are';— Heavy bullocks. £ls 15s to £l6 10a; bullocks. £l4 2s Cd to £ls 2s Cd; heavy cows, £lO to £lO 10s; cows, £8 to £9 10s; runners, £5 to £7 2s Cd; vealers, 30s; heavy wethers, 2Cs (id to 27s 6d; wethers, 2-ls 3d to 25s Cd; heavy ewes, 16s Id to 18a 3d; lambs, 19s 3d to, 23s Cd. DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. LONDON MARKET VALDEB.

Newton King, Limited, have received the following cable report from R. and W. Davidson, Limited, dated March 18: Butter: The market is weak; salted, 137s to 140s; unsalted, 148s to 1545. Cheese: The market is easjer; white, 83s; coloured, 84s to 85s.

Leonard and Son, Limited, have received the following cablegram from Mr. A. C. Rowson, London, dated March 18:—The butter and cheese markets show an easier tendency. Joseph Nathan and Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from its London house, Trengrouse and Nathan, Limited: —Butter, 138s. Cheese: White, 83s; coloured, 84s. Both markets are quiet.

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, March 18. The following are among to-day's quotations on the London Stock Exchange:— Bank of Australasia, £ll 16s 10£ d; Bank of New South Wales, £37 12s 6d; Union Bank, £lO 7s 6d; National Bank of New Zealand, £6 3s £Td; Bank of New Zealand, 4 per cent, guaranteed stock, £94; snares, 53s 6d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., debentures, £7O 15s_j ordinary, shares, £lO2 10s*