FAT STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21471, 20 April 1933, Page 5

FAT STOCK MARKET

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE BEEF VALUES IMPROVE KEEN DEMAND FOR SHEEP Yardings in most classes at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday were rather shorter than the average, and as a result there was a brisk demand, prices generally rising. The quality of beef was patchy, and the small numbers of first-class cattle yarded sold keenly at prices fully Is per 1001b. above last week's figures. Unfinished sorts, however, showed little change. The offering of sheep was smaller than usual, but the quality was generally good. Although exporters were not operating to any extent, the local demand was keen and values appreciated Is or Is Od a head in nearly all classes. I ambs wore yarded in averago numbers and sold steadily at values firm at late rates.

The offering of calves was of about averago numbers, there being a good representation of fat and young calves. Prime light-weight vealers sold readily at fully late quotations, but except for extra good quality sorts, prices for heavy vealers and runners were lower. Tho pig market was depressed. Tho yarding was average, and the quality generally good, but there was a poor demand and values fell up to 3s a head. Exporters were very quiet and tho supply seemed to bo too heavy for local requirements. Comparison of Quotations

The following is a summary of tho prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tho Westficld fat stock sales:— This Week Last "Week BEEF (per 1001b.) — Extra choice ox . . 20/- 19/Cl'oico and prime ox . . . . 17/- to 10/- 16/- to 18/Clioice and prime cow and heifer 13/- to 17/- 13/- to 17/Boner and rough . SI- to 13/- SI- to 12/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers . . 12/6 to 18/G 12/- to 17/6 Unfin. wethers . . 10/3 to 12/- 10/- to 11/6 Prime ewes . . 8/- to 14/- 7/- to 13/Unfinislied ewes . 2/-to 7/6 2/6 to 6/6 Prime lambs . . SI- to 15/- 7/6 to 14/Unfin. lambs . . 5/3 to 7/6 5/- to 71CALVES (per head)— thinners . . . . 20/- to 5'21- 22/- to 55/Vealers . . . . 20/- to 38/- 20/- to 40/PIGS (per head) Baconers ■ . . . 33/- to 53/- 35/- to 55/Porkers .. .. 15/- to 31/- 21/- to 33/Weaners . . . . 2/6 to 8/- 3/- to 8/Slips . . . . 7/- to 11/- 7/- to 11/Latge stores . . 10/- to 18/- 12/- to 18/Individual Consignments Best price in tho ox beef market was secured by two trucks of extra choice bullocks from Mr. B. Heed, of Waerenga, which mado up to £8 15s, 14 of the consignment averaging £8 Is sd. A line from Mr. James Scott, Mangero, realised up to £8 2s 6d, and well-finished cattle from Mr. G. Orr, Pukekawa, sold up to £7 17s 6d. Prices ranging from £0 17s 6d to £7 7s Gd were secured by a consignment from Mr. A. B. Williams, Putaruru, and a line from Messrs. Miller and Vercoo, To Puke, made from £6 12s 6d to £6 17s 6d. » In tho cow section, best price was realised by a line of extra choice heifers from Mr. Pilling, Morrinsville, which secured tho fine price of £5 17s 6d. Top price in .a consignment from Messrs. Heid Brothers, Opotiki, was only 2s 6d lower. A truck of heifers from the Matarawa Land Company realised from £3 12s 6d to £5. Mr. H. Windsor, Tamahere, secured up to £4 12s 6d for two trucks of cows and heifers. A truck of cows from the estate of the late Mr. Caleb Hill, Ohincwai, made up to £4 ss, and two trucks from Dingle and Son, Waiotira, secured up to £4.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and. Compnny, Limited, report on the sale as follows: Boef.—Ox beef was yarded in average numbers, meeting with a steady demand, and values improved fully Is per 1001b on late quotations. Cow and heifer boef came forward in full average numbers itnd here also a steady demand resulted and values improved on late rates. Kxtra choice ox Bold to 20s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 17s to 19s; just killable ox, 14s to His: prime young cow and heifer beef, 14s to 17s; just killable, 9s to 13s; heavy prime steers, £.l to £7 7s Gd; lighter prime steers, £6 to £C> 17s (id; light prime steers, £5 to £5 17s Gd: small and unfinished steers. £3 5s to £4 17s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £4 5s to £5: heavy prime cows and heifers, £3 5s (o £4 2s Gd: lighter prime cows, and heifers", £2 10s to £3 2s 6d; other killable cows. £2 12s 6d to £2 7s Gd. Calves.—Calves were yarded in average numbers and sold steadily at values on a par with late rates. Runners made £1 5s to £2 10s; heavy vealers, £1 14s to £2; medium vealers, £1 7s to £2 12s; light vealers, £1 to £1 ss; small vealers, 7s to 19s; rough calves, 5s to 10s; small and fresh dropped, .'is to Bs. a Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in about average numbers and sold .under keen competition ut values improved on late rates One pen of show wethers realised 18s 6d. Extra' heavy primo wethers, shorn, 10s to 17s; heavy pi'jme wethers, 14s Gd to 15s 9d; medium withers, 13s to 14s 3d; light, ami unfinished wethers, 10s 3d to 12s 9d; extra heavy prime ewes. 10s 3d to 12s; lighter prime ewes, 9s to 10s; other ewes, Gs to 8s 9d. Lambs.—Lambs were offered in full average numbers and sold readily at-late ruling rates. Heavy prime, 13s to 13s 9d; medium prime, lis Gd to 12s 9d ; light prime, 8s to Us Pigs.—A heavy yarding of pigs came forward and met with a slack sale, values for all classes being easier than last week's quotations. Heavy baconers, £2 8s to £2 lis; medium baconers, £2 to £2 7s; lighl baconers, £1 13s to £1 18s; heavy porkers, £1 9» to £1 Us; medium porkers, £1 5s to £t 9s; light and unfinished porkers. 15s to £1 3s. W LOAN 1 AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows; Boef. —Beef'was penned in less than average numbers. Choice and prime quality met with a steady demand anti values improved about 5s to 10s per head. Plain and unfinished cattle sold at late rates. Extra choice ox sold to £1 per 1001b.; choice and prime ox. 17s to 19s; ordinary and plain ox, 14s to 10s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 13s to 18s; ordinary cow beef, 10 B to 13s; no extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime steers. £0 10s to £7 ss; lighter prime steers, £5 7s Gd to £fi 7s Gd; light prime steers, £4 to £5 fis; unfinished and small, £3 to £3 15s; extra heavy primo young cows and heifers, £5 0s (ifl to £5 15s; heavy prime young cows and heifers. £4 to £5; lighter, £3 to £3 17s Gd; light cows, £2 2s Gd to £2 17s Gd; other cows, £1 to iI2. Extra heavy primo heifers from Messrs. Reid Bros., Opotiki, realised up to £5 15s.

Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in average numbers. Competition was keen and values for prime quality advanced fully Is per head 011 last week. Heavy prime wethers made 10b 1o 17k 6d; medium prime wethera, Hs to 15s 9d; light, prime wethers, 12s to 13s 9d; unfinished wethers, 10s to Us 9d. Prime wethers from Messrs. Reid Bros.. Opotiki, realised up to 17s Gd. Prime maiden ewes made lis to 14s; heavy prime ewes, 9s Cd to 10s 9d; 'medium prime ewes, 8s (id to 9s 3d: tight prime ewes, 7 g to 8s 3d; inferiorly fatted ewes, 'is upwards. Lambs.—Lambs penned in average numbers sold readily, values being firm at late quotations. Heavy prime lambs made 13s to 15s 3d; light to medium lambs, 9s to 12s (id; unfinished, 5s 3d to 8s Od. Pigs.—'J'lieie was an average yarding oi pigs. The sale was patchy, with a genetul easing in value. Choppers sold from £1 to £1 18s; heavy and medium baconers, £2 to £2 lis; light baconers and heavy porkers. £1 10s to £1 IDs; medium porkers and light

porkers, £1 3s to £1 8a; small and unfinished, 15s to £1 Is, Store pigs sold at lower values. Large Btores, 14s to 18s; slips, 7s to lis; weaners, 2s Gd to Bs. Calves.—Calves were penned in average numbers. There was a steady sale, with values very firm on last week's quotations. Runners made £1 5s to £2 10s: heavy vealers, £1 12s to £2 Is; medium. £1 5s to £1 10s; light, 18s to £1 3a; smaller, 10s to lGs; small and fresli dropped, 3s to 8s; rough calves, 5s to 12s. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS ' Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report on the sale as follows: — Beef. —Boef came forward to the number of 208 head as against IGI head at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 123 steers and 85 cows and heifers. The quality was not equal to recent markets, and in consequence choice and prime ox was belter worth, other classes being unchanged. Extra choice ox sold to AM per 1001b.; choice and prime ox, 17s to 19 s; secondary and plain ox. 14s to 10s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 13s to 15s; ordinary cow beef, 9s to 12s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £8 to £8 15s for steers from Mr. B. Heed, "VVaerenga. Fourteen from Mr. B. Reed averaged £8 Is sd, nino steers from Mangere averaged £7 14s 2d and eight from Miller and Vercoe, Te l'uke, £7 4s 4d. Heavy prime ateors. £7 lo i! 7 17s Gel: lighter prime steers, £5 10s to £0 17s fid; light prime steers, £4 to £5 7s (3d; small and unfinished steers, £2 to £3 17s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £4 to £4 15s; heavy prime cows and heifers, £2 10s (o £3 2s Gd: other killable cows, £1 10s to £2 7s Gd. Sheep.— Sheep were penned to the number of 1035 and met with a keen sale with a further- advance in values. Extra heavy prime wethers realised IGs Gd to 17s 3d; heavy prime wethers. 15s to IGs 3d; medium to heavy prime wethers, 14s to 14s 9d: light to medium prime wethers, 12s Gd to 13s 9d; unfinished wethers, 10s Gd to Us 9d; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, Us 9d to 13s; heavy prime owes, 10s Gd to Us Gd; lighter prime ewes, 9s to 10s 3d; other killable ewes, 8s to 8s 9d: other ewes, 5s to 7s 9d. Lambs. —There was about an average entry of lambs which sold readily, throughout. A total of 458 lambs wob sold. Extra heavy prime lambs mado 14s to 15b for lambs from Mr. Adam Hudson. Pollok; heavy prime lambs, 12s fid to 13s 9d; lighter prime lambs, lis to 12s 3d; light prime lambs, 9s to 10s 9d; small and plain lambs. 7s to fis 9d. Calves.—There was an average entry of fat and young calves. All prime lightweight venlors met a _ ready sale at fully late rates. Except in odd instances for extra good quality sorts, values for lieavy vealers and runners were lower. 'Runners made £1 2s to £2 12s; heavy vealers, £1 12s to £1 18s; medium. £1 7s to £l 10s; light. £1 2b to £1 Gs; small, 15s to 19s; rough and bucket-fed, 7s to U.s; bobby calves, 3s to Gs. A total of IG6 calves was sold.

Pigs.—We again had a full yarding of pigs. Tho demand was slack and values were lower for all classes. Choppers mado 153 to £2 10s for an extra heavy sow; heavy prime baconers. £2 10s to £2 13s; medium, £2 3s to £2 Gs; light, £1 14s to £1 18s; heavy porkers, £1 9s to £1 12s; medium, £1 6s to £1 7s; light and unfinished, £1 to £1 Is; small. 12s to 18s; stores, 10s to 13s; slips, 7s to 9s; weaners, 4s to Us. A total of 595 was sold.

RATES AT ADDINGTON FAT LAMBS IN DEMAND SHORT SUPPLY OF PIGS [BY TELKGIIAI'IT PRESS ASSOCIATION'] CHR I6TCHURCH, Wednesday The prolonged period without rain is having an effect on the stock entered at the Aldington market and the quality to-day generally was indifferent. Store sheep and lambs were not in demand, owing to the general shortage of feed and water. Fat lambs and sheen were firm at late rjites. Store Sheep.—A small entry consisted mainly of inferior or Tavel-s*,.iined types. Good sheep sold up to late rates, but ether sorts declined in values. 3b">ie lambs declined Is to 2s a head. Forward mixed sex lnmbs made 5s 9d to Gs lOd; medium, 3s to ss; inferior, to 2s 7<l: good crossbred ewe lnmbs, to 7h 4d: good ?wo-touth hrufbred ewes, to 15s Sd: medium. 12s to 13s; ordinary, to 9s; good four and six-tooth crossbred ewes. 12s 4d to 13s Gd: medium, to lis 3d: good four-year-old rrossbreds, to 10s; ordinary, to 4s; halfbred wethers, Is to Gs 3d. Fat Lambs.—The entry was 2?00. Butchers were a little keener than Inst week, whilo freezing buyers operated at the export schedule. Extra pr*uio heavy lambs made to 17s Id; primo heavy, 13s Cd to 15s: primo medium-weight, 10s Od to 13s; light. 8s to 10s. Fat Sheep.—An entry of 5100 head maintained late rales. Extra prime heavy wethers realised up to 18s 7d: I rime heavy, 15s to 10s fid: medium-weight prime, 12s Gd to 14s fid; ordinary quality, 10s fid to 12s; light, to 10s; extra t rime ewes, to 12s 4d; prime. 9s Gd to 10s Gd; inedmm-w< icht, to 9s; ordinary, to 7s. Fat Cattle.—The entry cf M>o head was the smallest for some time and the duality was mixed. Best beef advanced up to »l a head, but other sorts were uncharMii. Best beef was worth 17r, to 20s ver K9)b; heavy-weight and medium beef, 14s <d to 17s: good heifer, 'ss to 18s; good tow. Lite to IGs; extra prime heavy steers sc.'d up to £9 17s fid: prime heavy, £7 to £8 10s; prime medium-weight, £o 10s tj ft?: crdinnry quality, £4 10s to i'fi; 1i s !ht, to ft; extra prime heifers, tr £7 !2s Gd nrime, £4 5s to £0: medium, £3 to £4: light, to £3; extrc. prime raws, to £G 7 s Gd: psime, £3 10s to £5: light avd medium, to £3. Fat Pigs.—A very small entry can fed a keen sale, with a rham advance in r.es. Dunedin, North Is'.vnd and export buy rs were represented, but the keenness of the sale prevented them from entering the market. Choppers made 30s to £4 IGs: bnconers. 40s to 47s fid; heavy, 32s Gd to sfis fid; extra heavy to £3 Is Gd (average price per lb. 3Jd to 41d) ; porkers, 26s Gd to 32s Gd: henw, 33s fid to 38s fid (average price per lb, 4Jd to sd).

MONEY FOR BUTTER-FAT NEW ZEALAND COMPANY NET RATE 6|d A POUND [from OUlt own correspondent] HAMILTON, Wednesday The New Zealand Co-operativo Dairy Company, Limited, will make an advance net payment on March supply of 6l'd per lb. for finest quality butter-fat for both butter and cheese making. The payments are free of share deductions. The pay-outs for the corresponding month last year were lOd per lb. butter-fat for butter making and lid per lb. for cheese. PAY-OUT AT HIKURANGI 8D A POUND FOR FINEST r ItY TELEGRAPn —OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANG AREI, Wednesday For the March supply of butter-fat the Hikurangi Dairy Company, Limited, will make an advance payment tomorrow at the rate of 8d per lb. for finest quality, which will absorb £11,700. ]n the corresponding month last year, when the advances were at the rate of 10id for finest, tho amount distributed was £11,140.

TALLOW AND HEMP LONDON MARKETS QUIET The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated April 13, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Tallow.—The market continues quiet. Fair business done in gut, etc., at last quotations. Hemp.—Manila: The market is dull and unchanged. Sisal: The market is quiet, but steady. April-June shipment No. 1 quoted sellers, £l4 15s. New Zealand: Market quiet and unchanged, with no first-hand sales reported. CANADIAN MINERALS GOLD OUTPUT HIGHER Canada's mineral production in 1932 was valued at 182,320,150 dollars, about at par, a decrease of 20 per cent from the 1931 total of 228,029,018 dollars, about £45,000,000 at par. Gold was much higher than all other metals in the value of its output, production increasing to the new high record of 3,050,581 lino ounces, valued at 63,061,103 dollars, a gain of 13.2 per cent over the 1931 figures. All other metals showed decreases, both in quantity and value, compared with the previous year.