FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20594, 19 June 1930, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE.

BEEF PRICES MAINTAINED.

GOOD DEMAND FOR STORE PIGS

Beef cattla were yarded in average num. l.ers at the Westfield fat stock sale yesterday and tho quality .was well up to standard. The demand was steadily m.tiin tained, prices realised being on a par with those of last week.

A good yarding of sheep met with steady competition. _ Prices generally were maintained at last week's level, although there was a slight easing for the lowei qualities. Lambs sold steadily at late rates.

Calves were offered in increased numbers and, while prices were firm for best quality, values tended to ease toward the close.

Pigs were yarded in average numbers and the improved prices of last week were maintained. Stores were in better demand and this was reflected in the prices.

The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tho Westfield fat stock sales, together with tho latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market :

This "Week. Last Week BEEP (per 1001b.) — Extra choice ox 38/- 38/-

Choico and prime ox . . . . 35/- to 37/- 35/- to 37/Choice and prime , cow and heifer 31/- to 31/- 31/- to 33/ SHEEP (per head)—

Prime wethers . 25/- to !il/G 26/- to 31/3 IJnfin. wethers 19/- to 24/9 23/- to 25/9 Prime owes . . 14/- to 25/9 14/6 to 20/3 Prime lambs . . 16/- to 20/- 16/- to 20/G CALVES (per head)— Runners • « 86/-to 172/G lot* to 147/G Vcalers . • • • 35/- to 116/- 48/- to 100/PIGS (per head)— Baconera • . • 56/- to 77/- 571- to 84/Porker 3■ • • • 32/- to 63/- 31/- to 62/Weanora > .. 10/- to 10/- 9/- to 18/Slips .. .. 18/- to 28/- 16/- to 27/Largo stores . . 28/- to 30/- 25/- to 32/-

LONDON MARKET RATES. Following are the latest quotations for New Zealand meat on tho London market:—

Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers .and maiden ewes, 571b. to 641b., 4^d; 651b. to 721b., 43d; North Island, 581b. to 641b., 4j?d; 651b. to 721b., 4j>d. Beef.—Ox fores, 1601b. to 2201b., 3d; ox hinds, 1601b. to 2201b., sgd.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd.. report;— At our weekly Westfield fat stock market yesterday tho beef pens contained 399 head, "against 352 head at last Wednesday's market., comprising 203 steers and 191 cows and heifers. The quality was well up to the standard, and there was little or no change in the demand and values from last report. Extra choice ox sold to £1 183 per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 15s to £1 17?; secondary and p'.s'n, £1 12s to £1 14s; prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 lis to £1 133 Gd; ordinary cow beef. £1 4s to £1 10s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ls 5s to £IG, for Bteers from Mr. H. Reed, Wacrenga; heavy prime, £l4 103 to £ls 2s Gd; lighter prime, £l3 10s to £l4 7a Gd; light prime, £ll 15s to £l3 7s Gd; small and unfinished. £8 to £ll 12s Gd; extra beavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 5s to £ll 10s; heavy prime cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 2s Gd; lighter prime. £7 to £8 17s Gd; other killablo cows, £4 10s to £6 17s Gd. Bheep were penned in increased numbers, and met with steady comoetition throughout, values being very lirm at lato quotations. A total of 1152 was sold. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 10s to £1 lis 6d, for wethers from Mr. J. S. Fitch. Karaka; heavy prime wethers, £1 8s 6d to £1 93 Gd; medium to heavy prime, £1 7b to £1 83 3d; light to medium prime, £1 5s to £1 6s 9d; unfinished wethers, £1 2s to £1 4s 9d; small stores, 16s 9d to £1 Is; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 3s Od to £1 5s 9d, for maiden ewes from Mr. J. S. Fitch, Karaka; heavy prime ewes, £1 to £1 3s; lighter prime. 18s to 19a 6cf; other killable ewes. 16s Gd to 17s Od; other ewes, 7s to 14s Gd. Lambs sold ut ruling values, 19G being sold. Extra heavy prime lamb 3 made £1 3s 6d to £1 6s, for lambs from Messrs._ A. J. and S. V. Mills, Kaiwaka: heavy prime, £ 1 Is to £1 3a; lighter prime, 19s to £1 0s Gd; light prime. lGs to 18s 9d; small and plain, 12s Gd to 15s Gd; cull lambs, 8s to 103 6d. We offered on extra large, number of fat and young calves. In somai-cases prime quality vealers realised late rfttes, but generally values wero lower, tho lato entries Buffering most. Runners' made £1 6a to £8 12s Gd; heavy prime vealers, £8 12s to £4 4s; medium, £3 to £3 6s; light, £'2 10s to £2 10?; small vealers, £1 15s to £2 ss; bucket-fed calves, £1 7s to £1 lis; rough and unfinished, 16s to £1 2s; small and fresh dropped, 3s to lis. There were .352 calves sold. There was an average entry of pigs. Competition was again steady, with priceß equal to those ruling last week. Choppers made £3 to £3 10s; heavy baconers. £3 lis to £3 17s; medium, £3 5s to £3 9s; light. £2 18s to £3 2s; heavy porkers, £2 13s to £2 17s; medium, £2 9s to £2 lis; light, i'2 3s to £2 On; small and unfinished, £1 12s to £2. Stores were in better demand. Medium sorts made £1 8s to £1 15s; good slips, £1 48 to £1 6s; others, 18s to £l. A total of 357 was sold.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE

The Nqw Zealand Loan nnd Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—At the Westfield fat stock market yesterday beef was penned in average numbers and there was a steady demand with values on a par with last week's sale. Extra choico ox sold to £1 18s per 1001b; choico and prime, £1 15s to XI 17s; ordinary and plain. £1 12s to £1 14s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 lis to £1 14s; ordinary cow beef, £1 7s to £1 10s; heavy prime Bteors realised £l4 10s to £ls 7s Gel; lighter prime, £l3 to £l4 7s Gd; light prime. £ll 103 to £l2 17s Gd; unfinished and small. £9 to £ll ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 15s to £11; heavy crime. £8 7s Gd to £9 10s; lighter, £7 to £8 sa: light cows, £5 15s to £(» 17s Gd; other cows. £4 to £5 12s Gd. Sheep were varded in overage numbers Although there was n steady demand throughout values were easier than Inst week's extreme prices Heavy prime wethers brought £1 8s 9d to £1 9s 9d; medium prime, £1 7s fid to £1 ■Bs 6dflight prime, £1 5s to £1 7s 3d: small nnd unfinished, 19s to £1 3s Gd; heavv prime ewes, 19s (o £1 2s Gd: medium prime. lGs Gd to 18s 9d; light prime, 14s to 10sinferiorly flitted ewes. 8s to 13s Gd. Lambs wore penned in average numbers nnd sold at late rates. Heavy prime bro.ught £1 2s Gd to £1 4s 9d; medium prime, £1 to £1 2s-, light prime, 17s/to 19s 9d: unfinished. 10s, upwards. There was n small yarding of pigs, which sold at values firm m late quotations. Choppers sold from £2 10s to £3 14s; heavy and medium bacouers. £,! Gs to £3 10s: lfaht bsiconers nnd besw porkers. £2 lGs to £3 8s; medium porkers and light, porkers, £2 10s to £2 14s; small nnd unfinished porkers. £1 12s to A '- ,s - Store pigs wero penned in small nunibcs and values woro firm at late quotations. Large stores made £1 10s shrn. £1 to £1 Ss; weancra. 10s to IBs. A \erv heavy yarding of calves sold at late values, except for late calves for which ste 7s"to ' JC2°4s;° rough calves. His to £1 10s.

DALGETY- AND COMPANY

nnir-ptv and Company. Limited, reports:— TW- At or wool! I v WoMfiold fat slock market to day beef was offered in sliehlly Ipms than usual numbers. I he demand was .iii/i the previous week s rales again ruled No extra heavy bullocks were varded. Medium-wciaht primp .bullocks realised £l2 17s fid to £U: hM vnmo £io to £l2 7s Cd; light and unfinished. .1? 108 Cd to £lO. Cow and heifer beef enrne forward in larger numbers than usual. All well-finished lines wore sought and were firm at late rates. Poorly fattened and old cows were slightly ei'Hier in value. An extra well-finished heavy he.fer on account o a Waikato client, realised £ll 1/2 h fid A\tlh finished young cows and heifers realised £9 13d to £lO 12s Cd; medium prime, if ss' to £0 2s Gd. lighter. £7 5s to £7 ,7 « (id- lighter sorts. £0 to lb los; other cows, £4 to £O. Extra choice ox sold to !!Sa per 1001b: choice and pnmo, 3l>» to.'./s lid • secondary and plain, 33s to 355; prime young cow and lioifcr. 319 to 83a Mi; just killablo 25s to 30s. Sheep were yarded in well un to usual numbers. Tho demand wa3 hardly as strong ns last week, but values generally were about on a par with lato rates. An oxeep tionally nice line of wethers on account of Rcid Bros., Opotiki. realised 20s to 30a fid Extra heavy prime wethers made 20s (id to 30s Gd; heavy prime. :id to 28s Od medium. 20s 3d to 27s Od; light and unfinished. 23s 9d to 25s 9d; heavy prime ewes. 18s to 19a Od: lighter, 17b to 17s fid. othor owcb, 15b to 10a. Lumbß were offered

in about usual numbers and sold steadily (it late rates. Heavy prime lamb brought 20s to 1 21s (id; medium, 18s to 19s 3d: light, I (is to 17b (id. Calves were penned in largo numbers and met with fair compelition in tho early pari of the sale, but declined in value toward the end. Heavy vealers made X'l Ss to £5; medium, £3 8a to £4; light, £2 5s to £3 ss; rough, 20s to £2 10s; small, 253 to 355, Pigs elicited good competition at fully late rates. Heavy baconers brought £3 9s to £3 12s; medium baconers, £3 3s to £3 8s; light baconers, £2 15s to £3; heavy porkers, £'2 )0s to £2 14b; medium and light porkers, £2 to £2 Bs,

COUNTRY SALES. Alfred Buckland and S'ons, Ltd., report:— During the week wo held sales at Wcßt(ield, Turua, Polceno, Itunciman and Helonaand three clearing Bales. There were full yarditiga for tho time of (he season, and '.:ood clearances were effected at all centres. Best dairy cows made £l4 to £lB 10s; second grade dairy cows, £9 to £l3 10s; aged and infeiior, £4 10s to £8 15s: best springing heifers, £l2 to £l7 ss; others, £5 10s to t'll 15s; empty young cows and heifers.

£3 10s to £5; store and boner cows, £1 10s to £5: cows, with calves, £G 10s to £9 10s; tat cows and heifers, £5 5s to £9 17s 6d; fat sleers. £lO 10s to £l4 ss; weaner heifers, CI 15s to £4; weaner Bteers, £2 10s to £4 2s; threo to four-year-old sleers, £8 to £9 ss; two to three-year-old steers, £6 10s to £7 15s; yearling to 18-montli steers, £4 10s to £6 7b Cd; heavy bulls, £G 10s to £8 17s Cd; .sound young herd bulls, £4 to £9 9s; other l)ii'ls. £1 10s to £5. w J .. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, report:—Sales were held during the past week at Westadd, Pukekoho (cattle and pigs). Wuiuku. Warkworlh and Papakura, and a clearing sale on nccount of Mr. F. 11. Lupton, Kaiaka. There is a keen demand for choice and good quality dairy cattle, which are realising high values. Mr. Lupton's sale was a particularly good one. All other classes of caltle are selling at lata rates We quote:—Choice dairy cows and heifers. £l4 Ids to £2O; good dairy cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £l4 7s G'i; other dairy cows nnd heifers, £7 10s to £lO ss; aged cows and inferior heifers, £4 103 to £7 ss; bulls, £3 to £lO 10s, according to quality; store and boner cows, £3 to £5 10s; beef at fully Weslfield rates; weaner heifers, £1 15s to £4 ss; weaner steers, £2 to £3 17s Cd: yearling to 18-months heifers, £3 15s to £6 17s Gd; yearling to 18-months sleers. £4 10s to £5 17s Gd; 2 to 25-year steer 3, £6 to £7 15s; 3 to 31-year steers, -£8 to £8 17s Gd ; grown steers, £9 to £lO. Fat and store pigs at Westfield quotations.

KATES AT ALDINGTON.

FAT LAMB PRICES HIGHER.

[hy telegraph.—PßESS association.] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday

There were heavy entries in all the major sections at the weekly market at Addington to-day. Feature., of the market were the. firming in values for fat lambs and a decline in fat Bheep prices and the presence in the fat cattle entry of the first draft of North Island steers for this season. The entry of fat cattle was the heaviest for some weeks and was swelled by 49 head of steers from Gisborne. They averaged £ls la a head, and about 40s per 1001b. The remainder of this line of 105 probably will be entered next week. Values in this section were a shade eas'Or, consequent upon the big ontry, but to rio quotablo extent. The fat lambs sale was a very good one and values advanced Is and up to Is Gd a head. Thero was a very small entry of store sheep and the bigger proportion was made up of aged sorts. The basis of values was unaltered. A large yarding of fat sheep sold firmly at late rates, and a few pens of light wethers showed a slight advance in values. Pork • also firmed in price. Store Sheep.—There was a small entry, made up in the main of aged sorts. The basis of values was the same as that which lias been ruling for the past fortnight. Values were: Best ewe lambs, to 21s 3d: good ewe lambs, 17s to 19s 7d; ordinary mixed sex lambs, to 12s; orflinary wether lambs, 10s to 12s 3d; backward wether lambs. Gs 9d to 9s; best two-tooth halfbred ewes, to 24s Id; best 4 and G-tooth halfbred ewes, to 25s lid; sound-mouthed halfbred ewes. 12a 3d to 14s Gd; good 2-tooth Komney cross ewes, to 225; best 4 and 7tooth Romney-cross ewes, to 24s 4d: good C ar.d 7-tooth Romney-cross ewes, to 19s: ordinary 2-tooth Corriedale ewes, 15s 10d to IGs Cd; aged and fniline-mouth ewes. 6s to 11a; good 6 and 8-toofh halfbred wethers, to 19s 2d; ordinary halfbred wethers, 13s to 15s 9d; aged and backward wethers. 5s to lis. Fat Lambs.—A total of 2600 head was penned, and there was a good sale. Values firmed Is and up to is .6d a head. Prices were: Prime lambs, 2Gs to 2Ss lOd; medium lambs, 22s to 255; light lambs, ISs to 21s; store lambs, 14s Gd to 17s. Fat Sheep —There was a. large entry, but in spite of this values remained on a par w ; 'h those of last week, with light wether 3 selling at a somewhat advanced rate. Values were: Extra prime wethers _ and prime wethers, 27s Gd to 30s; ordinary wethers, 23s Gd to 2Gs; light wethers. 17s Gd to*22s Gd; extra prime ewes and prime ewes, 20s to 235; ordinary ewes, 16s to 19s fid; ligl't ewes, 13s"to 15a 6d; ased ewes. 10s to 12s Gd. Fat Cattle.—There was an entry of 545 head, the largest for some time. A line of 49 head from Gisborne was entered and also a line from the West Coast and the Chatham Islands. Values showed little alteration, although there was an easier tone apnaj-ent, consequent upon the big entry. Best handy-weight steer and heifer beef made from 40s to 43s per 1001b; best heavy-weight steer beef, from 35s to 38s; medium quality beef, from 33s to 3Gs; good cow beef, 32s to 34s Gd; secondary, to 31s; rough, down to 24s Par 1001b. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers, to £22 2s Gd; prime heavy steers, £ls 10s to £lB 10s; prime medium-weight steers, £l2 to £ls ss; medium quality steers, £9 10s to £ll 15s; light steers, £7 to £9; extra prime heifers, to ,fIG 2s Gd; prime heifers, £lO to £l3; medium heifers, £7 10s to £9 10s; light heifers. £6 to £7 ss; show cows, £l6 17s Gd; extra prime cows, to £ls; prime cows, £9 10s to £l2; medium cows, £7 to £9 6s; light and aged, £5 to £6 15s. S'ore Cattle.—The yarding of store cattle was a small one and a poor one from the point of view of quality. The only pen of steers was from the Chatham Islands. They were backward yearlings and sold up to £G 3s. Two and a-half to three-year-old cows in reasonably forward condition, suitable for graziers' requirements, sold up to £4 15s; yearling and IS-months calves made £3 ss. There was a poor yarding of potting bulls, 'the best price for which was £5 ss. Dairy 'Cattle.—The entry of dairy cattle totalled '7l head. The general quality was average and prices all round eased on a dragging market. Good second and third calvers made £ll to £l3; best sorts, to £l4; medium sorts, £8 10s to £lO 10a; aged and inferior, £3 to £7 ; good heifers, £lO to £l2; medium sorts, £9 to £9 10s; others, £5 to £7 10s. Vealers.—The offonng of vealers was a small one and generally of very ordinary quality. Prices much the same as they . were last wjeck. Values were: Best runners, to £7 lGs; good runners, £5 to £5 10s; medium runners. £3 to £4 10s; medium calves, 10s to 555; light calves, 23s to 355. Fat Pigs.—There was a fair-sized yarding of -porkers, including consignments from the South. The demand was good throughout and prices were firmer than those of last week. Thero was also a fair entry of baconers, for which competition was keen at late rates. Values wore: Choppers, £4 10s to £7 Is; porkers, 45s to 51s; heavy porkers. 50s Gd to £3 8s Gd (average price per lb. 7!d to 9d); light baconers, £3 10s to £4 6s; heavy baconers, £4 7s Gd to £o Os Gd (average price per lb, 7d to 7{d). Storo Pigs.—There was a email yarding of storo pigs, which mot with keen competition iroin a medium attendance of buyers. Values were: Large stores, 35s to 42s Gd; medium stores, 25s to 325; small stores, 213 to 245; slips, 15b to £1; weaners, 10s to

JOHNSONVILLE PRICES.

[BY TELEGRAPH- —OWN CORRESPONDENT

WELLINGTON. Wednesday

Wright, Stephenson and Company. Limited. and Abraham and Williams. Limited, ropo'rt on tho Jolinsonvillo sale as follows:There was a largo yarding of all classes of Block Tho cattle oflered were mostly prime Quality bullocks, with a few ;-ens of lighter sorts. A few pens of cows and heifers were also submitted. A good .-salo resulted, prices showing 110 alteration til Inn I. week's rates. Wethers met with a icnilv snle at Into rates, while the advance in ewe prices reported last v eek was barely maintained. A small penning of lambs mot with good demand. Prices were.—Extra heavy bullocks, £ls 10s to £1(5; heavy bullocks, £l4 5s to £ls: bullocks, £ll 15s to i'i:i 15s; heifers, heavy, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; cows, heavy. £!) to £11; vealers, !20s; wethers, heavy, 2C» 9d ,to 28s 7d: wethers, 203 (Id to 25s Gdj.ewce, heavy, 16s to 21s; ewes, 15s 3d to 17s Cd; lanlbs. 21u to 21s.

WHEAT PRICES RISING.

MARKET AT WINNIPEG.

WINNIPEG. June 17

Wheat prices rose almost four cents today owing,to halted rains and better ex port business. July wheat closed at 1 dollar 3 3-8 cents per bushel; October, 1 dollar 6 7-8 cents; December, 1 dollar 8 3-8 cents.

CHICAGO QUOTATIONS. " CHICAGO, June 1' Wheat.—July, 98 3-8 cents per bushel September, 1 dollar 1 1-8 cents; Decern Iter, 1 dollar 5 7-8 cents. ■i!