FAT STOCK MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20902, 18 June 1931, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY WESTFI ELD SALE.

BEEF PRICES EASIER.

SHEEP VALUES HOLD.

Trices in most sections of the weekly West field fat stock sale yesterday hold on a par to slightly below last week's rates. The beef market, showed a decline of Is per 1001b. The market for mutton and lamb held very firm as a result of the operations of exporters. Tho following is a summary of tho prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tho Westfield fat slock sales:— • BEEP (per 1001b.)This Week. Last Week. Extra choice ox 24/- 25/Choicc and prime ox • • .• • io - 1 '- to 23/ - Choice nnd prime cow nnd heifer 16/- to 23/- 17/- to 24/Boner and rough 8/- to 15/- 61- to 16/SIIEEP (per head) Prime wethers . 13,'- to 17/6 12'6 to 13'Uiifm. wethers . 9'- to 12/9 10/- to 12'3 Prime ewes . . 10/6 to 15/6 10/6 to 14'9 Unfinished ewes 6/- to 9/6 5/9 to B'9 Prime lambs .. 12/- to 20,' ft Unfiu. lambs . 6/6 to 11/6 CALVES (per head) Runners . . 33/- to 55/- 46/- to 76/Vealers . . 15/- to 40/- 15/- to 42/PIGS (per head) — Ha con era . . 50/- to 77/- 50/- to 77/Porkera • . 30/- to 49,'- 33,'- to 49/Stores .. .. 8/- to 29/- 8/- to 28/Latest quotations for New Zealand meat on the London market are as follows : . Mutton.—Canterbury and North Island selected crossbred, 481b. to 561b., sjd; 571b. to 641b., sd; 651b. to 721b., 4gd; North Island crossbred, 481b. to 561 hj., sd; 571b. to 641b., 4gd; 651b. to 721b., 4^d; ewes, under 481b., 4j*d; 481b. to 641b., 4d; 651b. to 721b., 3Jd. Lambs. —Canterbury, 361b. and under, 7£d; selected North Island brands, including Downs, 361b. and under, 8d; 371b. to 421b., 7i»d; 431b. to 501b., 7|d; second quality, average 301b., 7d; other North Island'brands, first quality, 361b. and under, 7|d; 371b. to 421b., f£d; second quality, average 501b., 6£d. Beef.—Ox fores, 1601b. to 2201b., nono offering; other sorts, none offering. Pigs.—First quality, 601b. to 1001b., average 901b., 5Jd; 1011b. to 1201b., s^d.

Ohoice Quality Beef Entry

An aggregate entry of approximately 600 head of fat cattle came forward. The quality of the ox beef entry was very good." The demand was rather erratic, however, and prices, generally, were slightly below those of last week. Heavy cattle suffered the most. Best ox made up to 24s per 1001b., and best young cow and heifer beef tip to 23s per 1001b. Average butchers' purchases of prime ox worked out at around 20s to 22s per 1001b. Old cow beef sold down to as low as 8s per 1001b., a few pens changing hands at 30s a head.

Top price in Iho section was secured for a particularly choice prime line of solid-boned steers from the King Country which made up to £ll. A small lino of extra choice quality three-year-old steers on account of Mr. j. Scott, Mangere, sold at from £9 12s 6d to £lO. Heavy prime steers on account of Mr. B. Beed, Waeronga, realised from £9 2s 6d to £lO 10s. Extra choice prime Aberdeen Angus steers on account of a Papamoa vendor realised £9 15s. Forty good quality light-weight cattle from the Waikato made from £4 17s 6d to £6 2s 6d. Cows and heifers made up to £7 32s 6d for a particularly choice quality lino from Okoroire. The biggest part of the cow and heifer entry sold at under £4 10s a head. Poor Demand For Calves.

Calves again met a dull sale. Thero was an appreciable percentage of station calves and larger numbers of young calves also camo forward. Tho demand was weak. A few pens sold at premium prices to butchers seeking special quality lots, but the biggest part of tho offering of good quality vealers mado from 15s to 355. Fresh dropped to one week-old calves sold to exporters for tho bobby veal trade at from Is to 8s a head.

Another heavy entry of fat sheep came forward, (ho offering being dfawn from as far south as To Kuiti and Opotiki. Tho average quality of the wether entry was good, although there was not a very big percentage of heavy prime sheep forward. Medium weights predominated. The market held last week's rates, prime wethers making from 13s to 17s 6d. Prime ewes brought from 10s 6d to 14s. Primo lambs made round the equivalent of s£cl to a lb., and in sumc cases even higher prices.

An average entry of pigs met an erratic market. Baconers held last week's prices, selling at around 5Ad a lb. Porkers wero a shade easier, at times realising down to 5d a lb.

DETAILS OF SALES.

REPORTS OF AUCTIONEERS.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report on (he weekly Westficld fat stock sale held yesterday as follows: Beof.—Our supply of fat cattle totalled 32(5 head, comprising 224 steers and 10'2 cows and heifers, as against 489 head at last Wednesday's sale. Values were slightly easier, heavy steers suffering most. Extra choice ox sold to £1 Js per 1001b; clioico and prime ox, i'l .Is (o X'l Us: secondary and plain ox, 18s to XI; primo young cow and heifer beef. £1 Js to ill its; ordinary cow beef, 10s 1o £1; extra prime steers ranged in price from £lO to £11; heavy prime steers, £8 10s to £9 15s; lighter, £7 to £8 7s Gd; light. £6 to £C> 17s (id; small and unfinished. £4 10s to £5 17s Gd; exlra, heavy prime young cow a und heifers. £6 10s to £7 12s lid; heavy. £5 lis to £0 7s lid; lighter, £4 to £5 2s Gd; other killnble cows, £2 to £3 17s Gd.

Shoep.—There was a steady demand al Inst week's improved values (1827 sheep sold). Exi.ru heavy prime wethers, 10s Gd to 17s i!d; heavy, 15s to Ids 3d; medium to heavy, I.ls Gd to lis 0d; light to medium. 12s Gd to 13s 3d; unfinished, 10s Gd to 12s 3d; extra heavy prime young ewes, 12s (id to 14s 9d; heavy, lis Gd to 12s 3d; lighter, 10s to lis 3d; other killablo owes. 8s to 9s 9d; other ewes, lis to 7s Gd. Lambs.—Lambs penned to tho number of 897 and sold at last week's advanced prices. Extra, heavy primo lambs, 19a to £t On Gd; heavy, lGs to 18s; lighter. Ms to 15s Od; light, 12s Gd to l,Js Ud; small and plain, 4s to 10s Gd.

Calves.—Bidding was erratic and prices generally showed no .improvement. Runners niado .CI 13s to XI Us; heavy voalern. A'l 15a 1o £2 sa; medium, £1 8s to £1 13a; light, £1 5« to £1 8s; small, Us to £1 3s; fresh dropped, 3s to Bs. (25G calves were sold.) Pigs.—Fat pins met with steady competition and last week's values ruled. Choppers made £1 15s to £3; heavy prime hneonors, £3 10s to £,'t 15s; niodium, £3 2s to £3 (3n; light, £2 lis to £2 17s; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 9s; medium. £t lfis to £2 Is; light,, £1 12s to £1 15s; snnill and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 9s; Rood stores, £1 Gs to £1 9s; smaller, £1 to £1 3s; slips, K'm to ISs; wcaners, Cs to Ms, (A total of 401 l>ig3 was sold.)

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the weekly Wcstfiold fat stock sale held yesterduy as follows : Beef. —Although thevo was a steady demand values were inclined to bo easier, extra heavy cattle being affected most. Extra choice ox sold to 24s poi lffOlb.; ehoico and prime, 20s to 235; ordinary and plain, 17s to 19s; primo young cow and heifer beof, 19s to 235; ordinary cow, 12s to 18s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 to £9 12s Gd; heavy, £8 5s to £8 17s fid; lighter, £7 5s to £8 2s Gd; light, £G to £7 2s Gd; unfinished and small. £5 to £5 15s; extra heavy prime young' cows and heifers, £G las to £7 ss; heavy primo, £6 to £6 12a Gd; lighter, £5 to £5 15s; light cows, £4 to £4 17a Gd; other cows, £2 to £3 17s Gd. Shoep,—An average entry sold readily nt lato Tates. Prime wethers, 13s to 17s fid; small and unfinished, 9s to 12a 9d; extia heavy primo ewes, up to 15s Gd; primo ewes, lis to 143 Gd; poorer owes, Cs' Gd to 9s 9d. Lambs. —An average entry sold nt late rates. Prime lambs, 12b to lGs; othojs, 7s Gd to lis Cd.

Pigs.—Less than average numbers Bold at unchanged prices:—Choppers, £2 to £3 6s; heavy and medium baconers, .£.l 9s to £3 14s; lisht baconers and heavy porkers, £■2 17s to £3 7s; medium and licM porkers, £2 5s to £3 15s; small and unfinished. £1 ]os to £2 2s; large stores. iSs to £1 4b; slips, 10s to 17s; weaners, 9s to 13s. Calves.—Although value 3 were low they showed an improvement on last week's Quotations. Runners, £2 15s to £4 3s; heavy vealers, £'2 to £2 8s; medium. £1 10s to £1 ISs; light, £1 to £1 8s; entailer, 10a to ISs; small and freshed dropped, 5s to 9s; rough calves, 7s to l'-S.

DALCETY AND COMPANY.

Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports on tlie weekly Westfield fat stock sale held yesterday as follows: —

Beef. —The quality was first-class, but the demand was not keen and values eased. Extra choice ox sold to 24s per 1001b; choice and prime. 21s to 235; just, killable. ISs to 20s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20s io 235; just killable. 9s to 10s; heavy prime steers, £S 15s to £9 10s; lighter, £7 15s to £3 12s l'«J; light. £6 10s to £7 12s Cd; small and unfinished, £3 5s to £4; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £G 12s Cd; to £(> 15s; heavy. £5 17s fid to £f> 10s; lighter prime. £4 5s to £5 15s; other killable cows. £2 10s to £4 2s Gd.

Sheep.—A large entry Bold at values very firm to slightly in advance of late rates. Heavy prime, lCs 3d to 17s; medium, 15s to 16s: light and unfinished, 12s to 14s Cd; heavy prime ewes, 13s to 14s 3d; lighter, lis to 12s Oil; other ewes, 9s Cd to 10s 9d. Lambs. —Lambs met a steady demand at full late rates. Heavy prime lambs. It's to 19s; medium, 12s 3d to 15s 9d; light, 9s Cd to 12s.

Calves.—The market showed little to no improvement on last week's prices. Runners, £2 15s to £3 17s; heavy vealers,'£2 to £2 lis; medium, £1 ISs to £1 19s; light. £1 9s to £1 lis; rough, 12s to £1 7s; small, 4s to lGs.

Pigs.—Values were firm at late rates. Choppers. £1 30s to £3 Ss; heavy baconers, £.' i 10s to £3 15s; medium, £3 Is to £3 7s; light. £2 10s to £2 ISs; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 10s; medium. £1 17s to £2 2s: light. £1 to £1 16s; small and unfinished, £1 4s to £1 7s; large stores, 20s to 2Gs; slips, 10s to 19s; weaners, 5s to 14s.

RATES AT ADDINGTON.

MORE HEAVY ENTRIES.

EASIER TENDENCY IN PRICES

[BY telecraph.—press association.] CHRISTCHURCn, Wednesday

Entries at the weekly Block market at Addington to-day were again very heavy, those in tho fat lamb and fat sheep sections establishing a winter record second only to that of tho market last week. Features of the sale were a decline of 9d a head in the value of fat lambs and Is a head for fat ewes. Prices for fat pigs also declined. Store Sheep.—There was a small yarding. Wethers were in demand and sold well. Good six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes brought up to 12s Gd; medium sour.dinouthed open woolled ewes. 10s to lis Cd: good, to 12s Gd; medium two-tooth halfbred wethers, to 10s Sd; backward crossbred. 7s to 8s Gd; good six and eight-tooth halfbred wethers, to 13s; ordinary, to 9s Gd; good wether lambs, to 9s 3d; ordinary ewe lambs, to 9s.

Fat Lambs.—An entry of 4GOO and a keen sale with export competition keen throughout. However, values did not maintain last week's level and there was an easing to establish values on a basis corresponding with export schedule rates. Show lambs realised tip to 2Ss 4d; extra prime, 21s to 235; prime, 19s to 20s Gd; medium, IGs 9d to IPs fid; light. 13s Gd to lGs fid. Fat Sheep.—An entry of 9300 met with a steady sale. Extra prime wethers sold up to 20s 9d ; prime, IGs Gd to 19s; medium, 1 -is to 16s; light, 10s Gd to 13s Gd; extra prime ewes, to ISs Id; prime, 13s to 14s 9d; medium, 10s 9d to 12s Gd; light, Ss Gd to 10s 30.

Fat Cattle.—There was an entry of 333 head and the salo was irregular except for best beef. Best beef made from 2Gs to 30s per 1001b; good prime beef. 22s to 25s fid: ordinary, to 20s; best heifer beef, to, 30s; pood cow beef, to 225; ordinary, I3s to IGs. Extra primo heavy steers sold tip to £ll 2s Gd; prime heavy, £lO to £l2 10s; mediumweight prime, £7 10s to £9 15s: ordinary quality, £(> to £7 ss; extra prime heifers, to £lO 17s Gd; prime, £6 to £S; medium, £3 15s to £5 15s; extra primo cows, to £ll 7s (id: prime, £5 10s to £7 10s; medium, £3 10s to £5. Fat Pigs.—The demand was not as strong as last week and prices were a little easier. Choppers made up to £4 17s Gd; baconers. 4fis to 525; largo baconers. 57s Gd to G9s Gd (average price i er lb, 4jd to 5Id); porkers. 32s Gd to 37s Gd: large porkers, &*s Gd to 44s Gd (average prices per lb, 52d to G'd).

WAIKATO STOCK MARKET.

LAMBS IN KEEN DEMAND.

BETTER VALUES FOR MUTTON

Shortage of pasture and the uncertainty of value improvement aro apparently the chief forces responsible for the large amount of stock being offered for sale at, present, l'addock quotations for lines of nil descriptions nro readily obtainable. Mutton and lamb form practically the solo exception, and in this branch export activity has given an impetus that was greatly reeded. Conditions as they affect the individual sections are: — BEEF. Demand seems insufficient to cope with supply. A very heavy .yarding at the central yards this week caused a decline of from Is to 2s per 1001b., but occasional lots of extra prime cattle were well competed for nnd made-closo on recent values. Prime ox sold from 20s to 21s per lOOlb.; ordinary, 19s; plain, 10s; primo heifer, 20s to 21s; prime cow. 18s to 20s; ordinary, 15s: plain. 12s; medium runners, £2 6s to £2 17s (id; heavy vealcrs, 303 to 355; light, from XI. MUTTON. Competition in all centres is brisk, with values firming gradually. Kxporl operations, if continued at their present rate, must soon diminish tho surplus nnd add a value to what remains. Unfortunately local killings seem greatly restricted this year. Lambs aro in excellent demand, both primo and secondgrado being eagerly sought. Values at tho central yards on Tuesday were:—Heavy wethers, Ms to 15s; a few oddments Bold ns high as 17s; medium-weights. 12a Gd to K!s fid; light, from lis; best ewes, to 11b; medium, 8s to 9s; unfinished, from fis Gel: heavy lambs, 15s to 17s fid; medium, 12a Cd to lis Od; light, from 10s.

STORE CATTLE. Only lines of exceptional quality nrouso interest. Good coloured Jersey yearlings | are the most saleable item and values for theso aro comparatively high. Prices are: — Forward bullocks, Xt 10s to X 5 f>s; stores, X 3 IBs to XI ss; three-year steers, £3 to X 3 10s; two-year, X2 5s to X2 15s; small, 25s to 355; fresh cows, 35s to £2: stores. 20s to 255; Jersey heifer calves, £2 to £2 30s; medium, XI 5s to XI 10s; small, from 12s Gd. STORE SHEEP. Operations in this branch are not. extensive, although largo offerings aro being submitted. No doubt the improvement in mutton will before long have a beneficial inlluenco on all sheep, but so far it is not perceptible. Largo drafts of store wethers from Gishorne nro still in tho district awaiting purchase. Prices are:—Forward wethers, 9s to ]os; stores, 7s fid to 8s fid; owes, ill lamb, young, 12s to 13s; four-year, 9s fid to lis; five-year. 7s to 8s; aged, 5s to (is fid; lambs, best, to 8s; medium, 5s Gd to 7s; small, from 4s. DAIRY CATTLE. Clearing sales are n little erratic, but in some cases good averages aro obtained, though naturally strong preference is given to early culvers. Values are:—Young cows, close to profit. .£8 to £10; July-August culvers, £(! to £7; backward, £3 to Xt 10s; best Jersey heifers, close. £7 to £!); August culvers. X 5 to Xfi; backward, X 3 to XI; inferior quality cattlo are. below theso values considerably. PIGS. Pat pigs still maintain firmness in all centres. Stoics are inclined to advance and at Plankton on Tuesday prices wore decidedly belter. Heavy bneoners sell from £3 3s to £:) 10s; lighter, from £2 12s; heavy porkers, X2 7s lo £2 12s; light, 38s to £2 ss. FAT STOCK FOR EXPORT. ACTIVITY OF BUYERS. Exporters have been operating freely in tho market for fat wethers and lambs over the past week or two, and prices have held on levels considerably in advance of thoso expected for this month. At Westfield yesterday exporters were paying up to 16s for primo quality wethers, and up to a lb. for lambs. HAWKE'S BAY STOCK MARKET. A heavy entry of fat stock came forward to the Stortford Lodge (Hawke's Bay) stock sale yesterday. Exporters operated freely for wethers and lambs. Wethers niado up to 16s 9d; ewes, to 15s; lambs, to 17b 6d; steers, to £9 10s; heifers, to £Bj cows t to £6,