FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20642, 14 August 1930, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE. j BEEF VALUES UNCHANGED. ! EASIER PRICES FOR PORK. c f \ A steady demand for beef existed at the weekly Wcstfield fat stock market yes- j tcrday without alteration "in values. Extra ■ choice ox again sold at 40s per 1001b. There was only a moderate yarding of sheep ojid good quality lines met with ready sain. Fat ewes came forward • in 1 smaller numbers. Prime lambs wero in good demand arid sold at improved rates. Calves were penned in larger numbers < and prime sorts continued to make good | prices. Unfinished lines weakened. < Competition for pigs was not so keen ! and lower levels prevailed in practically < all 'classes. The following is a summary of the 1 prices realised for fat stock for tho lasttwo weeks at tlio Wcstfield fat slock sale: — This "Week. Last Week. REEF (per lOOlb.) Extra choice ox 40/- 40/Choico & prime ox 3G'- to 39/- ,'i7/'- to MiChoice and primo cow and heifer 33/- to 35/- 33/- to 30/SHEEP (per head)— Primo wethers'.. 25/- to 30/0 24/- to 31/0 Unfln. wethers . '22/- to 24/9 21/- to 23/Prime ewes. .. 15/9 to 2.1/G 15/- to 23/Primo lambs .. 15/-to 27/'- 35/- to 20/Untin. lambs .. 4/- to 11/- 5/- to 35/G CALVES (per head)— Runners .. 97/- to 175/- 100/- to 200/Vealers • .. 00/-to 120/- 70/-to 111/PIGS (per head)--Baconers . . 53/- to 75/- 03/- to 73/Porkofs .. 41/- to 03/- 53/-to 71/Weaners . . 35/- to 28/- 18/- to 30/Slips . . . . 28/- to 38/- 28/- to 33/Large stores . . 35/- to 40/- 40/- to 4S/LONDON MARKET ItATES. Following are tho latest quotations for New Zealand meat on tho London market : Sheep.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred wethers and muidcri ewes, 481b. to 561b., sd; 571b. to 641b., 4 5-8 d; 651b. to 721b.. North Island, 481b. to 561b., Lambs. —Selected North Island brands, 371b. to 421b., 8 7-8 d; second quality, averago 311b., 7 3-8 d; other North Island brands, first quality, 361b. and under, BJd. | Pigs.—First quality, 601b. to 1001b., 7|d; 1011b. to 1201b., 7{d; others unj changed. ! ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, re. port us follows on prices ut their | weekly \V eat Held fat stock market yesterday : Cattle. —We penned fat cattle to the number of 181 head, as compared with 290 head I at last week's market, comprising 97 steers ! and 84 cows and heifers. There was a steady ' demand throughout, without alteration in values from last, report. Extra choice ox sold to £2 per 1001b.; choice and prime, £1 17s to £'l 19s; secondary and plain, XI 14s to £i His; prime young cow and lieifer beef, £1 35s to i'l 17s; ordinary cow | beef, £1 5s to £1 13s. Extra heavy prime [ steers ranged in price from £lO to £lO 17s Gd i for steers from Mr. Frank Vosper, Matamuta; heavy prime steers, £l4 15s to £ls : 17s fid; liirhter prime, £l3 10s to £ll 12s Gd; light prime, £l2 to £l3 7s 6d; smnll and unfinished. £9 17s 6d to £ll 17s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £ll to £l2 7s fid: heavy prime, £9 10s to £lO 17s (id; lighter prime, £7 los to £9 7s Od; other tillable cows, £'i 153 to £7 7s Cd. Sheep.—Tho pens were moderately filled with a nice class ,t>f mutton. There was an improved demaud, and generally, values were slightly firmer. There were 503 sheep sold. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 9s Gd to £1 30s Od, for wethers from Mr. E. Mason, Afahngatu.roto; heavy prime, £1 8s to £1 9s 3d; medium to heavy prime, £1 65 9d to £l 7s 3d; light to medium prima. £1 5s to £1 Os Od: heavy prime ewes, ISs r*l to £1 2s fid; lighter prime, 35s 9d to ItJS. Lambs.—There were 250 lambs penueJ. They were ot good quality and sold freely fit, higher values. E-tra heavy primo brought £1 3s Od to £1 Os. for lambs from Mr. Jas. Townseud, Bombay; heavy prime, £1 2s lo £1 Ms 3d;' lighter prime, £1 to £1 3s- 9d; light prime, 17s Od lo 19s Gd; small and plain, 15s to 17s. Calves. —Fat and young calves continue to como forward in c.\trrv large numbers, Primo runners and well finished venlers sold at late rates, while all others were lower in price. Runners made £1 17s Gd to £8 15s; heavy vealers. £4 15s to £5 123; medium. £3 15s to £4 fist light, £3 to £3 0s: small vealers, £1 10s to £2 7s; buckat fed calves, £1 0s to £1 lis; rough and unfinished, £l to £1 4s; small and fresh dropped, Cs to lfis. There were 009 calves sold.. Pigs.—We had more tha:a an average yarding of fat pigs. There was s. falling off in tho demand and values for all classes wero considerably lower. Choppers made £2 12s to £3 10s; heavy lfaconers, £3 Gs to £3.lis; light medium, .£'2 18s to £3 3s; heavy porkers, £2 lis to £2 10s; medium, £2 Os to £2 9s: light, £2 Is to £2 4s; smnll and unfinished. £1 15s to £1 16s. Store pigs sold readily. Best made £2 to £2 Cs; smaller, £1 15s to £1 17s; slips, £1 8s to £1 lis; good weaners, £1 ~to £1 ss: others, 35* to 38*. A total of was .sold. DALGETY AND COMPANY. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on their weekly Weslfield fat stock market yesterday as follows: Cattle.—Ox beef was yarded in lessor numbers than last, week. The duality was first-class and sold under a steady demand, tho previous week's rates again ruling. No extra heavy prime bullocks wero yarded. Prime heavy bullocks realised £ll 15s to £ls 12s Od; lighter prime, £34 to £l4 12s (id; light prime, £l2 ]os to £13 5 7s Od; small and unfinished, £lO to £l2 7s Od. Cow and heifer beef was yarded in average numbers. Again the quality was good and tho offering sold steadily at. full late rates. No extra heavy cows or heifers were offered. Heavy prime cows nud heifers realised £lO 10s to £ll 17s Gd: lighter prime, £6 to £lO 7s Gd; other killable cows, £5 5s to £7 17s Gd. Extra choice ox sold to 40s per 1001b.;' choice and prime, 37s to 395: just killable. 34s to 30s: prime young cow and heifer. 31s to 375; just killable. 25s to 335. , Sheep,—Tho yarding was small and sold under a steady demand at values a shade better than at the previous week's market. No extra heavy wethers were yarded. Heavy prime wethers brought. 27h Od to OSs; medium, 27s to 27s 3d; light and unfinished, 213 to 25s Cd; extra heavy prime ewes, 27s 3d; lighter prime. 22s Gd •to 22s 3d; other ewes, 19s 9d. . Lambs.—There., was mi average yarding, which sold at Into rates. Medium prime mad© 20s Gd to 21s; light. 38s 3d to 20s. Calves.—A largo number was penned and realised full lato rates. Heavy vealers brought £4 10s lo £5 10s; medium, £3 10s to £4 ss; light. £2 stt to £3 ss; rough, 20s to 40s; small, f 14s to £1 15s. Pigs.—There was a declino in values from last week, porkers in particular being easier. Heavy baconers made. £3 10s, to £3 15s. medium and light. £3 to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 18s; medium and light. £2 to £2 10s. . .. - LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, report on tho Wcstfield fat stock market yesterday as follows: Cattle.—Beef was penned in large numbers and there was a steady demand with values firm at Into rates. Extra choico ox sold to 40a per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 16s to £1 19s; ordinary and plain, £1 3,3s to £1 3.55; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 15s to £1 17s; ordinary cow beef, £1 6s to £ I lis. Extra heavy primo steers ranged in price from £lO to £l9 2s Gd; heavy prime, £l4 10s to £ls '77s Cd; lighter prime. £l3 to £l4 7s Cd: light prime, £ll to £l2 17s Gd; unfinished and small. £9 to £lO 15s: extra Jieavy primo young cows and heifers, £l2 10s to £ls; heavy prime. £lO to £l2 ss; lighter, £9 to £9 17s 0d; light cows. £7 to £3 15s, other cows, £5 to £0 15s. Extra heavy prime steers from Mr. W. H. McLcod, Ilikurangi, realised up to £l9 2s Od, and extra heavy prime heifers from tho sumo vendor £ls and £34 3.s Od. Sheep.—Tho yarding was scarcely up to averago numbers ana consisted mainly ot wethers. There was a ready sale. Very lew fat ewes wore penned. Heavy primo ' u'plhers' mado £1 9s to £1 10s 3d; medium > primed £l7 °to £ 1 Bs, Od : light pr me. £1 • is to El 0s 3d; small and unfinished, £1 • *3 to £1 4s 3d; heavy primo ewes. £1 Is to £1 3s Od: medium prime, 18s to £1 0s 1 3d • light prime, 153 to 17s 9d; infcriorly j fatted ewes, 7s Gd upwards, i Hoggets.—The number was not up to tho j average and sold readily at lato lates. Extra heavy prime sold to £1 7s; heavy i prime. £1 2s 3d to £1 ss: medium prime, t lfis 3d to £1 Is 3d; light prime, 15s to IS# 6d; unfinished. 4s to lis.

Pigs.—There was mi average yarding of )ig.s, competition was not so keen as last veek and values cased. Choppers sold from £3 to £5; heavy and medium baconers, £3 is to £3 15s; light baconers and heavy workers, £2 lGs to £3 3s; medium porkers t)id light porkers, £2 5s to £2 14a; small tnd unfinished porkers, £1 15s 1o £2 2s; \n average yarding of store pigs sold at ate quotations. Large Htores made i!' 3to C2 ss; slips, £1 10s to El.lSs; wean era,' CI la to £1 Bs. Calves,—There was a very heavy yarding if calves, which consisted mostly of small •alves. Values for good vealers were firm, mt' for small calves were easier. Runners riado £5 to £1 3s; lieavy vealers, £5 to £G; medium, £1 to £4 15s; light, £3 to £3 16s; smaller, £2 to £2 18s; small and resh-dropped, Gs to £1 ISs; rough calves, CI. io £-2 ss. COUNTRY SALES. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:—During the week v.c held cattle sales it Wcstfield, Turufl, Tunkau and Wellsford, uid alsp one clearing sale. There were averino yardings and a good demand for all classes, fev/ failing to change owners. Best lairy cows ajid heifers made £l4 to £18; iood cows aud heifers, £lO 10a to £l3 17e id; other cows and heifers, £4 10s to £10; jmpty young cows and heifer 3, £t to £5 10s; jtoro and Loner cows, £2 to £C; fat cows md heifers, £G 10s to £ll 15s; cows with calves, £7 to £9 15s; fat steers, £ll 10s to £l3 103; threo to four-year-old steers, £S 10s 1.0 £9 IGa; two to three-year-old steers. £7 5s to £8 10s; yearling to two-year-old steers, £4 10ft to £7; well-bred yearling dairy heifers, £5 to £7; other yearling heifers, £2 153 to £1 17s Cd; sound young herd bulls, £4 Is to £lO 10s; heavy bulls, £4 to £5 15s; other bulls, £1 10s to £4; ewes jn lamb, 13s to £1 4s; store wethera, 17s 6d to £1 2a; forward and store lambs, lis to lGs. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—Salts were held during the past week at Westlield, Pukekoho (cattle and pigs), Waiuku, \Varkworth, Papakura and Kaukapakapa, with all classes of cattle selling at late rates. Best dairy cows and heifers sold at from £ll to £lB 103; other dairy cows and lieifer3. £7 to £lO 15s; aged cows and inferior heifers, £3 15s to £G 15s; herd bulla, £1 to £lO 10s; bonor bulls, £2 to £5 ss; boner cows, £2 103 to £5 10s; store cows and heifers. £3 10s to £6' 10s; yearling to 18-months heifers, £2 5s to £6; yearling to 18-months steers, £3 5s to £5 17s Cd: two to two and u-half-year steers, £5 to £7 10s; threo to threo and a-half-year steers, £7 15s to £9; grown steers in forward condition, £9 sii to £lO ss. Beef and pigs sold readily at Weatfield ■ quotations. Dalget.v and Company, Limited, report having "held sales during tho week at Westfield, Albany, Paparoa, Ohaupo, To Awamutu. Otorohanga,_ Opotiki, Arapohno, Broadwood and Pakotai. Average yardings of all classes of cattle came forward at all centres. The demand for dairy stock atiil remains good and tho improved prices for storo tattle were still maintained. Best dairy cows and heifers made £l4 in £l7 12s Gd; good cowa and heifers, £ll 2s Gd to £l3 15s; others, £5 to £10; fat cowa and heifers, £4 15s to £lO 15s; best springing cows and heifers. £ll to £IG; good heifers, £6 _lss to £lO 10s; empty young cows' and heifers, £3 15s to £5 10s; store and boner cows, £3 to £5 10s; fat steers, £ll 5s to £l4; forward steers. £9 to £lO 10s; yearling to 18-m'onths-old steers, £4 2s Cd to £G; two to three-year-old steers, £7 2s Cd to £8; three to four-year-old steers. £8 1.3s to £9 173 Gd. Pigs were on a, par with Westfield rates. WAIKATO STOCK MARKET. QUIET CONDITIONS CONTINUE THE CURRENT QUOTATIONS. s Although a week of spring-like weather has been - experienced no benefit has been observed in stock values; indeed, apart from the ordinary operations of butchers very little interest, is being displayed. "With the great uncertainty that exists concerning the prospects of ail branches, enthusiasm is hardly to La expected, but certainly our sheep products, will require to bo very unpopular abroad, if to-day's purchasing values must still be considered unprofitable. In the dairy section some difficulty is being found in procuring a sufficient supply of cattle at profit. It is for these that tho demand exists and for good quality animals gonerous competition exists. Conditions as they affect the individual sections are as follows: BEEF. Last week's quotations have not been maintained. At the Central yards 011 Tuesday much lower values ruled for both ox and cow beef and in a number of instances failure to effect a transfer was re corded, Tiierq is no immediate sign oj shortage and it seem* improbable that we will reach last winter's values. Prime os equalled up to 355: ordinary, -16s: prime heifer and young cow. 35s to 375; ordinary cow, 30s (0 325. • ~ MUTTON. A much smaller yarding that usual was penned at tho Central sale and wethers in some instances were slightly firmer. The best of these reached 30s, with from 27s to 28s for lighter sheep. I'ot owes made to 19s and plainer quality from 15s; forward owes. 8s to 9s 9d. Best hoggets drew competition up to 22s Gd; lighter, weights from 17s Gd. STORE CATTLE. The offerings in this section are extremely small. Tho demand also seems to have slackened; at least there is not the koenness to purchase that existed a few weeks ago. Good Jersey heifers are saleable ahd there seems every prospoct of this buoyancy continuing through the. spring months. Fair supplies of empty cows still corno fqrwurd, but these are almost entirely absorbed by the boning companies. Forward steers sell up to £9 10s; 3-year steers, from £7 10s to £8 10s; 2-year beat, up to ;S7; medium quality. £0 to £6 10s; yearlings, best, up to £4 lus; second quality, from £3 10s; forward cows, up to £5 10s; smaller, from £3 to £4 ss; store cows, up to £4 10s; Jersey heifers (good quality), up to £5 10s; medium, £4 to £4 10s; small, £2 10s to £3 ss. STORE SHEEP. • Conditions are deplorable from a. vendor's point of view and considerable loss must have been experienced by many. Lambing being now fairly general, owes in this state are practically off the market. Empty ewes are worth from 7s to Ps; 4-too(li wethers make from 19s to 21s; best lambs, up to 15s Gd; medium, from lis to 13? Gd: small, from Ss 1o 10s. DAIRY'CATTLE. For early calving animals the market continues strong, and should remain so for some months to come. Unless tho wastage from dairy herds can be lessened it seems safe to assort that a greater number of replacements can bo absorbed than we have available this season, but some better regulation of calving dates seems desirable. Best cows are wo,rth up to £l4; medium quality. £lO to £l2; backward, £7 30s to £8 10s; heifers, up to £l3 for good quality: medium, £lO to £11; backward. £7 10.s to £8 3s. PIGS. Fat pigs are still short in supply but better competition has been offered. Baconers are selling up to £3 10s; lighter weights, £2 15s to £3; best, porkers, £2! to £2 10s; lighter weights, from 355. VALUES AT FRANKTON. The No v Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, re ports having helcl its weekly stock sale a Frankton yards yesterday. A heavy yardin? of both ox and cow bcei came forward, bu tho majority of the cow beef was of poo: quality. Bidding was not brisk, a decreasi on both classes ruling throughout, and onl; tho better quality brought any competition Fat sheep were yarded in average numbers and tho prices realised showed a slight in crease on last week's sale. Prices were:— Prime fat bullocks, £l4 to £l4 ss; lijjhte fat bullocks, £l3 to £l3 12s Gd; prima fa cows. £ll to £l2 2s Gd; fat cows, £9 Is t £0 12s Gd; light and unfinished fat cows £6 2s Gd to £7 7s Gd; killable cows, £4 17 Gd to £5 Gs; store cowa. £3 ISs to £4 5s boner cows, £3 2s to £3 13s; fat wethers, £ Gs to £1 7s 8d; lighter fat wethers, £1 4s G to £1 as 3d; good fat hoggets. 18s Sd t | 19s Sd; medium fat hoggets, 17s to 18s 3c A medium entry of both fat and store pis was penned. Under brisk competition fa pigs realised slightly higher prices than 1' last week's sale, while the demand for stov and weancr pigs was not so keen, A sligli reduction on last week's high prices wa obtained for tho latter. Medium baconers made £3 4s; pooro quality, £2 lis Gd to £2 17s Gd: porkers, £ 3s lo £2 9s; stores, £1 19a Gd to £2 -s slips, .ft 12s Gd to £1 10s; weaners, 19s Gi to £1 8s Gd. JOHNSONVILLE PRICES. [EV TELEGRAPH. —OWN" CORRESPONDENT. WELLINGTON. Wednesday. Wrinht, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.. ant Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report on th. Johnsonville stock salo us follows:-! hen was a medium yarding of cattlo and ai average yarding of sheep and lambs. Iy vealers camo forward. Bullocks were ti good demand at. last week's rates, and cow: and heifers sold freely. Tho quality of th. wethers offered was not up to last week ; yarding, but a good sale resulted at th samo prices. Ewes wero slightly easier whilo lambs were dull of sale. , Heav; bullocks made £l3 to £l6; medium bul locks, £l4 to £l4 10s; light bullocks. £1 °s Gd to £l3 10s; cows. £7 2s Gd lo £9 5s heavy wethers. 29s to 30s Id; mediur wethers,. 27s to 28s: light wethers. 25s 4 to Gd; ewes. 22s tid to Oos 9d; lambi I*s to 22s Gd.