FAT STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21560, 3 August 1933, Page 5

FAT STOCK MARKET

WEEKLY WESTFIELD' SALE SHEEP AGAIN DEARER STEADY PRICES FOR BEEF There was a steady demand for beef at tho weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday and values for both ox and cow beef were unchanged. Tho total yarding was about 750 head, compared with 650 head last week. Some choice quality lines were included in both sections of tho market. A consignment of 15 steers ex Frailkton sold up to £9 15s and netted tho excellent average of £9 9s 2d. In tho cow and heifer section, a lino of 32 well-finished heifers from Ohinewai mado up to £(3 and averaged £5 2s. A short yarding of sheep drew spirited competition and values advanced by from 3s to 4s a head for all prime sorts. Numbers were hardly sufficient for the requirements of the local trade. Prime wethers sold up to 34s a head and prime ewes up to 29s 9d. Top price in both eases was secured by consignments of well-finished Hydatids from tho Paerata district. Exporters operated to a limited extent for last year's lambs, which have now moved into the hogget class. Steady inquiry was maintainedand values were on a par with last week. A few pens of spring lambs were available, and these sold from ]"s to 33s Od, according to quality. The demand was not keen. A moderate supply of calves met with a, good demand. Prices for all wellfinished sorts were higher, plain calves selling at unchanged rates. There was a short yarding of pigs, but tho demand was slow and prices were a shade easier. Comparison of Quotations Tho following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tho Westfield fat stock sales: —

Individual- Consignments Top price in the ox beef market was realised by a consignment of. steers from J3lackett Bros., Frankton, which made up to £9 15s. Two trucks from Sir. B. .T. Bell, Tangowahine, realised up to £!) 12s Cd. Steers from Bell's Estate, Papamoa, were priced up to £8 10s, further consignments from the sail") source making up to £8 5s and to L 7 10s. A lino from Mr. W. McLaughlin, of Papatoetoe, made up to £8 2s Gd, and from Mr. J. Mclntvre, Pukekolie, up to £B. Steers from Mr. H. Makgill, To Aroha, sold at up to £7 17s 6d, and from Sir. H. Hawkins, Frankton, up to £7 15s. Prices up to £7 7s 6d were realised by a lot ex Ohincwai, and a truck from Mr. C. G. Vosper, Cambridge, sold at up to £7. Steers ex Pukekolie and from Mr. D. Finlayson, Paparoa, sold up to £6 17s Cd, and consignments from Hargreaves Bros., Kaiwaka, and Mr. H. L. Bavlev, Okoroire, wore priced up to £6 15s. A consignment from Mr. T. .T. Murray, ox Tuakau, sold up to £6 12s Gd, and eight steers ex Hikutaia brought up to £0 7s 6d. In the cow and heifer beef market, heifers from Mr. J. A. Hill, Ohitiewai, realised up to £6. and prices up to £5 17s 6d were realised by a lino from Thompson and Ernest, Whakatano, who also sent forward another consignment making up to £4 7s 'Gd. Heifers from Hargreaves Bros, made up to £5 15s, and from Mr. H. L. 'Bayley up to £5 10s. A truck of cows from Waiukn made up to £5 15s, and cows from Sir. W. Dickie, Walton, sold up to £5 10s. A lot from Mr. G. O. Bergcr, Ahamoa, made up to £5 7s 6d, and 20 ox To Awamutu to £4 ss. DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland niul Sons, Limited, report on the sale as follows: Beef.—We penned fat cattle to the number of 269, against 240 head last week, com. prising 189 steers and 80 cows and heifers. A number of pens of ox beef was of prime quality, and sold at late quotations. If anything, light and medium-weight cattle were easier. Cows and heifers sold on a par witblast report. Extra choice ox sold to 21s per 1001b.; choice and prime ox, 17s to 20s; secondary and plain ox, 14s to 16s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 15s to 18s; ordinary cow beef. 10s to 14s. Extra heavy prime steers rangfd in price from £9 5s to £9 15s, for cattle from Blackett Bros., Frankton, 15 averaging £9 9s 2d; 8 from Hamilton, £7 8s 9d; 8 from Te Awamutu, £0 15s 7d; 14 from Te Aroha, £7 10s; 8_ from Waiuku, £7 Ga lOd; 8 from Tangowahine. £G lis 7d: 23 from Papatoetoe, £7. Heavy prime steers, £8 to £8 17s Gd; lighter prime steers, £0 12a Gd to £7 15s; light prime steers, £5 10s to £G 10s; small and unfinished steers, £4 5s to £5 7s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £5 10s to £5 15s; heavy prime cows and heifers, £5 to £5 7s Gd; lighter prime cows and heifers, £4 5s to £4 15s; other killable cows, £2 to £4 2s Gd. Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in small numbers, and met with a brisk sale at a further advance in value; 623 sheep were sold. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 7b 3d to £1 13s; heavy prime wethers. £1 4s to £1 5s Gd; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 to £1 3s Gd; light 1o medium prime wethers, 17s Gd to 19s 9d. The top price for wethers was for Ryeland sheep from Mr. .Tno. Sohlnepfer, Paerato. Extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 Ob 3d to £1 !)s Od; heavy prime ewes, £1 2s 9d to £1 4s; lighter prime ewes, 17s Gd to £1 0s Gd; other killable owes, lis Od to lGs. A truck of Ryeland two-tooth ewes from Air. Jno. Schlaepfer averaged £1 9s Id. Lambs.—The 22" lambs were keenly competed for. Extra heavy prime lambs, 18s to £1 2s 6d; heavy prime lnnibs, 15s 9d to 17s; lighter prime lambs, 14s Gd to 15s; light prime lambs, 13s 3d to 14s; slnall and plain lambs, lis to 12s 3d; 9 spring lnmbs realised from 17s to £1 lis Gd. Calves.—Wo had n larger offering of calves. Bidding was again spirited for all prime mother-fed vealers. with values showing a further slight improvement, The plainer sorts sold at last, week's rates. Bttnners made £2 12s to £4 17s, for an extra good Shorthorn heifer: heavy vealers, £3 Gs to £3 12s; medium. £2 15s to £3 3a; light, £1 14s to £2 ss; small, £1 Gs to £1 10s; rough and bucket-fed. 13s to £1; bobby calves. 3s to Bs. A total of 225 calves was sold. Pigs,—There was a smaller entry of fat pigs. The demand Was limited, and with the exception for extra heavy prime bacorfers values suffered a drop. Choppers made £2 to £3; extra heavy haconfera. £2 lGs to £3 4s; heavy bnconers, £2 8s to £2 13s; medium, £1 18s to £2 2s : light. £1 13s .to £1 lGs; henvv porkers, £1 8s to £1 12s; light and medium, £1 4s to £1 7s;* small and unfinished, 17s to £1 2s. Stores were in full supply, and realised late rates. Best made up to £1 2s; slips, 13s to 10s; good weaners, 11b to 12s; smaller and weedy sorts, 5s to 8». (A total of 362 pigs was sold.) DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows: Beaf.—Ox beef was yarded in averago numbers, for which there was a steady 'demand, and values again ruled at late rates. Cow and heifer beef also was penned in usual numbers, meeting with a ready sale at values fully equal to late rates. Our offering of cow and heifer beef was a very highclass one, being composed practically wholly of station-bred cattle. Extra choice ox sold to 21s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 18s to 20s; just killable, 15s to 17s; prime young

cow mid heifer beef, 17s to 20s; just killable, 13* to IGs. Heavy prime steers, £7 7s ('id to £8 ss; lighter prime steers, £6 ISs to £7 ss: light prime steers, £5 10s to £6 12s Gd; small and unfinished steers, £i 5s to £5 ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £5 2s Gd to £G; heavy primo cows nnd, heifers, £4 to £5; lighter prime cowb and heifers, £8 to £3 17s Gd; other killable cows, £2 to £2 17s Gd. A line of 3G wellfinished cows and heifers- sold on account of Messrs. Thompson and Ernest, Whakatane, averaged £5; 82 well-finished heifers on account of Mr. J. A. Hill, Ohinemuri, j averaged £5 2a. Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in under aver-, ago numbers, being barely sufficient for requirements, and as «• result values again were higher. Prime heavy hoggets. 17* to | 19s; medium hoggets, 13s to lGs; plain and unfinished hoggets, 10s 9d to 12s Gd; extra heavy prime wethers, 27s Gd to 28s 9d; heavy primo wethers, 2Gs 3d to 275; medium wethers, 22s 9d to 2Gs; light and unfinished, 15s 6d to 18s 9d; heavy prime ewes. 22* 9d to 25s 3d; lighter prime ewes, 20s to 225; other ewes, 10s to 14s Gd. Calves.—Calves were again yarded in-short numbers. Competition was keen, especially for. good quality calves, values for which show a further improvement on last week's quotations, while plainer calves sold nt fully Into rates. We did not offer any good quality runners. Heavy vealers, £3 Gs to £3 10s; medium vealers. £2 lis to £2 17s; light vealers. £1 12s to £2 ss; small vealers. £1 5s to £1 10s; rough calves, 12s to £1;» small and fresh dropped, 4s to £1 3s. Pigs.—Pips were yarded in less than average numbers. The demand was not keen and values were easier than last week's quotations. Heavy baconers, £2 lis to £2 15s: I medium baconers, £2 to £2 ss; light baconers, £\ 14s to £1 18s; heavy porkers, £1 9s to £1 12s; medium porkers. £1 5s to £1 8B; ligllt porkers, £1 Is to £1 4s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports oil the sale as follows: Beef. —lleef was penned in averse num- | bers. Competition was steady throughout, ! with values on a par with last week's rei port. Extra choice ox sold' to £1 Is per ; 1001b; choice and prime ox. • 17ft to 20s; ! ordinary and plain ox, 14s to l(5s; prime i young cow nnd heifer beef, IGs to 20s; i ordinary cow beef. 12s to 15s; extra heavy ! prime steers ranged in i.rice from £8 5s I | to £9 12s Gd; heavy prime steers, £7 2s: Gd to £8 2s Gd; lighter prime steers. £G_to ! £7: light prime steers, £4 15s to £5 15s; unfinished and small, £2 15s to £4 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. A'o 7s (id to £<>; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £4 12s Gd to £5 ss; lighter, £3 I 15s to £4 10s: light cows, £2 15s to £3 12s , ! Gd; other cows, £1 10s to £2 10s. Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in average i numbciH. Competition was keen. Values again advanced 3s to 4s for all classes of prime mutton. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 lis Gd to £1 14s: heavy prime wethers. £1 Rs to £1 lis; medium prime wethers, £l-Gs to £1 7s 9d: light prime wethers, £1 to £1 5s Gd: small and unfinished wethers. 14s 1 o 19s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 3s to £1 5s 9d; medium prime ewes, 19s to £1 2s C.d; light prime ewes, 15s to 18s fld; j ! interiorly flitted ewes, 7s to 14s. Heavy prime hoggets, ISs to £1 3s; medium prime I hoggets. Its Gd to 17s (id; light prime hogI gets. 10s to 14s 3d: unfinished hogget*, 6s to 9s 9d. Spring lambs, penned in excess of requirements, were easier in value, selling at from £1 to £1 7s for a lamb fattened by Mr. J. Glasson, Karaka. Pigs.—There was an average yarding of pign. Competition was s'eady. with values firm on last week's Quotation*. Choppers sold from £1 t" £1 15s; heavy and medium baconers. £2 10s to £3 3s; light baconers and heavy porkers. £1 18s to £2 8s: med'tim porkers nnd light porkers. £1 8s to £1 IGs; email and unfinished porker*. £1 to £1 Gs. Store pigs sold at late quotations. Large stores, £1 to £l.4s; slips, 12s to 18s; wtaners, 8s to 14s. Calves There was a small yarding. of calves, which sold under keen competition at improved values on last week s quotations. Runners, £2 to £4 12s; heavy vealers, £2 18s to £3 8s: medium, £2 10s to £2 IGs; light. £2 to £2 8s; smaller. £1 8s to £1 IGs; small and fresh dropped, 5s to £1 Gs; rough i calves, 7s to 14s. RATES AT ADDINGTON HIGH QUALITY OF STOCK FAT SHEEP SELL WELL [by telegraph —rnESs association] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday The Grand National double market at Addington to-day maintained its reputation for the gathering of the finest exhibition of show fat stock of the Dominion. The entries were representative of both Islands, the representation of North Island fotteners being extensive. Store Sheep.—A. large but poor quality entry created little interest, values being on a par with late rates. were: Good wether lambs. 9s to lis: ordinary mixed sex, 7s 3d to 9s; good six and eight-tooth lialfbred ewes, to IGs lid; medium, to 13s 6d; good sound mouth, lis to 13s; sound and full-mouth, 8s to 10s; old and low-conditioned, 5s to 7s; young lialfbred wethers, to 12s 7d. Spring Lambs.—'There was a keen sale for an entry of 52 head, top price being 32s lOd. Fat. Hoggets.—An entry of 900 head met with a good sale, with a rise of Is Gd a head all round. Many show lines came forward. Values were: Show hoggets, to 31s Id; extra prime. 22s Gd to 255; prime, 19s to 225; medium, 15s Gd to 18s Gd; light. 10s to 15s. ' ' V Fat Sheep.—The entry of G9OO head' included many Southern sheep, with the North Island represented by several consignments. The entry was short of requirements, and there was a sharp rise of 2s 6d a, head in all classes. Values were: Show to 42s 4d; extra prime heavy, 27s to 32s 6d; prime heavy, 24s to" 2Gs Gd; medium-weight, 21s to 23s Gd; ordinary, 18s Gd. to 20s Gd; light, 15s Gd to 18s; show ewes, to 29s Id; extra prime heavy, 24s to 275; prime heavy, 20s to 23s Gd; mediumweight, 17s to 19s Gd; ordinary, 13b Gd to IGs Gd; 'light, 10s to 13s, Fat Cattle. —The entry of 500 head was not sufficient for the demand, but the market was irregular. Consignments Of show bullocks came' forward from Wanganui, Palmerston- Nortfi, Hawke's Bay, Gisbome, the West Coast of the South Island, Otago and Southland. Best beef made from 23s to 2Gs and up to 28s per 1001b.; heavyweight, 18s to 21s; medium, IGs to 19s; rough, down to 12s Gd. Values were: Show et'sers, £l3 to £2O 10s; extra prime, heavy, £ll to £l2 17s Gd; prime heavy, £9 10s to £.11; medium-weight, prime. £8 to £lO 10s: ordinary, £5 15s to £8; light, to £s;'extra prime heifers, to £9 17s Gd; prime, £6 to £8 10s; medium. £4 5s to £G; light, to £4; show cows, to <2lO 12b 6d; extra prime, to £9 7s 6d; prime, £5 15s to £7 15s; medium, £3 15s to £5 10s; light, to £3 10s. » Fat Pigs.—The demand was better for a good entry of baconers. Porkers were in large supply. Values were. Choppers, 30s to £4; show choppers, £5 .Gs to £8 18s fid; bnconers, 45s to 60s; heavy, 62s to 58s Gd; extra heavy, to 08s; average price per lb., 3Jd to 4Jd; porkers, 18s Gd to 24s Gd; heavy, 26s fid to 30s Gd; extra heavy, to 32s Gd; average price per lb., 4d to 4}d.

VALUES AT HASTINGS ' MOST CLASSES EASIER [nv TELEGRAPH—PIIEBS ASSOCIATION'! HASTINGS, Wednesday A heavier yarding of fat cattle than for tlio past few weeks met with a perceptibly slucker market at the Stortford Lodge saleyards to-day, particularly on lighter finished lines. This was due to the increased yarding and the smaller amount of competition from export operators. With a smaller yarding the fall -would not have been so appurent. Bullocks. medium to prime, made £5 7s Gd- to £8 Gs; others, from £4; cows, medium to prime, £3 15s to £'s 6s; others, from £2 10s; heifers, medium to prime, £3 17s Gd to £5 17s; others, from £'2 15s. There was an enlry of 400 store cattle, the quality being less finished than of late. Values in this section of the sale also moved back, and in consequence a number of entries failed to meet the market.. Cow# made to £2 10s; bullocks and steerß, £3 to £4 14s. An average yarding oi' fat sheep met with a decidedly easier market, values declining considerably on last week's rates, the rates now ruling being practically the same as those of a fortnight ago. Ewes and wethers allowed the bifrgest decline in values, while jamb values varied unappreciably. This can be attributed almost entirely to lack of outside competition, no Wairarapa or Manawatu buyers acting to any great extent. The high scale values ruling at last week's sale induced a good entry, and a number of vendors were not prepared to accept the prices offering. Ewes, medium to prime, made 15s to 19s 3d; others, from 8s; wethers, medium to prime, 16s to 21b; others, from 14s; hoggets, medium to prime, 16s 9d to 22s 6d; others, from 13s. Store sheep met with n brighter market generally, values for breeding ewes, wethers and hoggets showing an improvement Whether this rise is temporary or not is difficult to stale, although some vendors anticipate that these rates will hold during the current month. Breeding ewes made 8s lOd to £1; wethers, Us lOd to 15s 6d: hoggets, 10s to 15s 9d. BRITISH WAR LOAN British Wireless RUGBY. August 1 War Loan, 3J per cent, is quoted today at £9B- 16s 3d, same as yesterday.

This week Last week BEEP (per 1001b.) — Kxtra choico ox . 21/Choice piul prime ox O o 17/- to 20/Choice and prime cow and heifer IS/- to 20/15/- to 20/Honor fliid rough 10/- to 17/10/- to 17/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers 17/r. to 34/17/0 to 27/Unfinished,wethers 11/- to 17/(1 12/- lo 17/3 Prime, ewes'* 15/- to 20/9 13/9 to 23/0 Unfinished owes . 7/- to U.'G 2/0 to 13/G Prime hoggets . . 10/- to 23/12/- to 24/C Unfinished hoggets r>/- to n/n — Spring Inmbs . 17/- to 31/G — Prime lambs — ■ 12/9 to 22/9 Unfinished lambs — 9/9 to 12/CALVES (per head) - Runners . . ■10/. lo 97/37/G to 70/Vcnlers 25/- t o 77/25/- to 70/PIGS (per hcad)-« - Uaconers . 33/- to 04/35/- to G5/Porkers 17/- to 32/.19/- to 35/Wen n ers 5/- to 14/6/- to 13/Slips 12/- to 18/10/- to 17/Lsrge stores 20/- to 24/18/- to 221-