FAT STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21744, 8 March 1934, Page 5

FAT STOCK MARKET

WEEKLY WESTFI ELD SALE GOOD PRICES FOR CATTLE VALUES FOR PIGS MAINTAINED There was again a good sale atr tho ■weekly Westfield fat stock market yesterday, and prices generally tended to be firm, with the exception of those for calves. . ,

In spite of a much larger yarding of beef cattle tho recent price levels were maintained. The number offered was 674, against 563 last week, and these sold in a keen market. The extensive private buying for the chilled beef market appears to have given some permauenco to the recent advanced prices. Extra choice ox again realised 24s per 1001b., with rates for other classes fully maintained. Prices given for individual offerings were again high, and in one sale 77 steers were disposed of at prices over £B. The highest prices for steers and cows were £lO 12s 6d and £8 12s 6d respectively, the latter being for the best of a line from the Waikeria Borstal Institute. Heavyweight cattle tended to be a shade easier.'

The offering of calves was smaller than usual and there was distinct shortage of good calves. Bidding was not keen and, with the exception of those- for light vealers, values again showed a .falling tendency. The best price of the day was that paid for an exceptionally well-finished runner from Mr. A. W. Wright, of Te Aroha, which sold for £4 17s.

The sheep pens were comfortably filled and the average quality was good. Competition was steady throughout. Wethers realised prices fully on a par with those at recent sales,'while there was a very firm market for wellfinished ewes. Lambs sold freely at ruling rates. A fine lot from Mr. G. Booth, of Wliakatane, was disposed of at 26s 9d.

There was a smaller yarding of fat pigs and the demand remained very firm, with a steady sale resulting. Baconers improved slightly, with a top price of £4, and porkers sold at ahout late rates. The average price per lb. for baconers worked out to between 5d and s£d, and for porkers to between 4Jd and s£d. Store pigs showed little change in value. •Comparison ol Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales: — This Week Last "Week BEEP (per lOOlb) Extra choice ox ~ 24/- 24/Choice and prime ox • • . • • 21/- t0 23 '- t0 23/ " Choice and prime cow and heifer 18/- to 23/- 18/- to 23/Boner and rough 12/- to 19/- 12/- to 19/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers . 23/- to 31/- 23/- to 31/Unlin. wethers . 18/- to 23/6 17/- to 23/6 Prime ewes .. 14/- to 25/- 13/- to 22/6 TJnfin. ewes .. 12/- to 16/9 12/6 to 15/6 Prime lambs .. 16/- to 26/9 15/- to 26/6 Unfin. lambs . . 6/- to 15/6 6/- to 17/6 CALVES (per head)— Runners . . • 40/- to 72/- 40/-' to 80/Vealers . . . 18/- to 63/- 20/- to 64/PIGS (per head)—

Baconers . . . 49/- to 80/- 49/- t0.78/Porkers . •. 24/- to 41/- 22/• to 40/"VVeaners . . • 4/- to 14/- 7/- to 14/Slips .. .. 11/-to 21/- 11/-to 21/Large stores . . 22/- to 25/- 23/- to 26/Individual Consignments

Top price in the ox beef market was realised for a line.of choice steers from Messr6. Blackett Brothers, ex Frankton, which sold up to £lO 12s 6d. Another good line of prime steers were sold on behalf of the Alexander Bell Estate, Papamoa, for top prices of £lO, while a further lot from the same vendor sold up to £9 2s 6d. From Mr. B. L. Orr, of Ohinewai, came steers selling up to £9 12s 6d and the offering of Mr. Harold Windsor, of Matangi, was disposed of at top prices of £9 7s 6d. A consignment from Mr. W. Morrissey, of Tangowahine, was disposed .of at up to £9 ss. Two lines selling up to £9 came from Mr. B. Reed,of Te Kauwhata, and Mr. J. Hannon, of Hautapu. The estate of Mrs. A. Muir, of Tuakau, sent in steers' which secured a top price of_ £8 15s. Two other consignments which sold well were those of Mr. J. R. Hill, of' Ohinewai, and Mr. A. Faithfull, junr., of Okaihau, the top prices being £7 15s and £7 10s respectively. In the cow beef market there were some very choice cattle offered. Six cows from the Waikeria Borstal Institute sold for an average of £7 12s 6d and a top price of £8 7s 6d. Two good lines selling up to £6 10s came from Mr. H. Windsor, of Matangi, and Mr. B. L. Orr, of Ohinewai. A line of very choice Hereford heifers sold on behalf of the Portland Cement Company, ex Portland, realised up to £6 7s 6d. For a consignment of cows sold for Mr. J. Reardon, of Awakaponga, top prices of £6 were' secured, and from Mr. F. B. Hardy, of Te Kuiti, came a consignment selling up to £5 10s. Another good-class offering sold on behalf of Mr. H. F. Coghlan, of Mangere, made up to £4 10s.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS DALGETY AND COMPANY f ■ . Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on the sale aa follows:—. Beef.—We yarded 188 head of beef, comprising 51 steers and 137 cows and heifers, against 167 head 1 at-.t week. The quality was well up to standard, and the offering sold under' good competition at values on a par with late rates for all classes except heavy weights, which ruled a shade lower. Extra choice ox sold to 24s per 1001b; choice and prime, 21s to 235; just killable, 17s to 20s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20s to 225; just killable, 14s to 19s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 to £9 7s Cd for steers sold 011 account of Mr. Harold Windsor; heavy prime, £8 to £8 17s 6d; lighter prime, £7 to £7 17s 6d; light prime, £6 to £6 17s 6d; small and unfinished, £5 to £5 17s. Extra choice prime young cows and heifers, £6 15s to £8 7s 6d for cows from the Wriikeria Borstal Institute; heavy prime* £5 10s to £0 12s Gd; lighter prime, £4 to £5 7s Gd; other killable cows, £2 to £3 17s 6d. Shsap.—Sheep came forward in average numbers and sold under good competition at full late rates. Extra heavy prime wethers, 28s Gd to 29s 9d; heavy prime, 26s to 235; medium prime, 24s to 25? 9d; light and unfinished, 20s 6d to 23s 6d. Heavy prime ewes, 18s to 20s 3d; lighter prime, 16s-to 17s 9d; other ewes, 12s to 15s 6d. Lambs.—An average yarding of fat lambs sold freely at values fully equal to late ruling rates. Heavy prime lamb. 25s 9d to 2Gs 9d, for lambs from G. W. Booth, Whakatane; medium prime, 23s 3d to 255; light prime, 17s 6d to 225. Calves.—Calves were yarded in less than average numbers, there being few good calves included in the offering. Competition wa« not yery keen, and values again eased. We did not offer any runners or heavy vealers. Medium vealers, £1 18s to £2 4s; light, £1 8s to £1 15s: small, 18s to £1 ss; rough calveß, 10s to £1; small and fresh dropped, 8s to Bs. Pigs.—A good yarding of pigs came forward. Competition for all classes was keen and last week's values were maintained. Heavy baconers, £3 lis to £3 18s; medium, £3 to £3 4s; light, £2 9s to £2 14s; heavy porkers, £1 18s to il Is; medium, £1 12s to £1 14s; light, £1 6s to £l*los.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE Th« New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sftlo na follows: — Ueof.—Beef was penned in larger number#. 2124 head being ponned. Competition was keen, with values Ann at late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £1 4s per 1001b: choico Riid prime, £1 Is to £1 3s; ordinary and plain. 16s to £1; prime young cow and heifer beef, 18b to £1 3s; ordinary cow beef, 14s to 17s. Extra heavy prime steers rariged in price from £9 2s 6d.to £10; heavy prime. £8 to £9; lighter prime. £7 to £7 17s 6d; light prime. £6 to £G 17s Gd; unfinished and smflU, £4 5s to £5 15s. heavy prime young cows, and heifers, £5 15s to £G 7s 6d; heavy primo, £4 17s 6d to £5 12s 6d; lighter, £4 to 15s; light cows,

£3 to £3 7b 6d; other cows, £1 10s to £2 15a. Extra prime steers from Bell's Estate, Papamoa, realised lip to £lO. Sheep.—Sheep were yarded in less than average numbers, 973 sheep being penned. There was a ready demand, with values very firm ot late rates. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 10s io £1 lis for sheep from Mr. H. S. Duncan, Cambridge; henvy prime, £1 7s to. £1 9s 6d; medium prime, £1 5s 9d to £1 6s Gd; light prime, £1 3s to £1 Bs 6d; best unfinished wethers, IBs to £1 2s Gd; others, 10s to 17a. Maiden prime ewesi, £1 Is to £1 4s; heavy prime, 19s to £1 Oil 9d; medium prime, 17s to 18s 9d; light prime, 14s to 16n 9d; interiorly flitted ewes, 5s to 13s. Lambs.—Lambs, penned to the number «f 759, sold readily at late values. Heavy prime, £1 4a to £1 5s 6d: medium prime, £1 Is Gd to £1 3s; light prime, 16s to £1: unfinished, best, 12s to l.'is 3d; others, 8s to lis 9d. Pigs.—Pigs were penned to the number of 367. Values generally were on a par with last week's quotations. Choppers sold from £2 5s to £3 8s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 3s to £4; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 6s to £3 6s; medium porkers and light porkers, £1 12s to £2 4s; small. £1 6a to £1 10s. Store pigs were firm at late rates. Large Btores, £1 2s to" £1 ss; slips, 15s to £1 Is; weaners, Gs to 14s. Calves.—26o calves weru penned. The quality was not up to last sale. Values were easier. Kunuers, £2 5u to £4 173 for an extra well done runner from A. \V. Wight, Te Arohii; heavy vealers, £2 5s to £3 3.3; medium, £1 16s to £2 3s; light, £1 10s to £1 158; smaller, £1 to £1 8s; small and fresh dropped, 3s to 17s; rough calves, 7s to 16s. t

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report on the sale as follows; Beef.—Our beef pens contained 262 head, aB against 242 head at last "Wednesday's sale, comprising 115 steera and 147 cows nnd heifers. The ox beef was first-class. Heavy cattle were a trifio easier, although our quotations are the name. Cows and heifers were unchanged. Extra choice ox sold to £1 4s per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 Is to £1 3s; secondary and plain, 17s to £1; prime young cow and heifer beef, 18a to £1 2s; ordinary covr beef. 12s to 17s; boners and carvers, 7s to lis. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £9 15s to £lO 12s 6d for steers from Messrs. Blackett Brothers. There were 77 eteera, which sold at £8 upward. Heavy prime steers, £8 15s to £D 12s (id; lighter prime, £7 158 to £8 12s 6d; light i.rime, £6 10s to £7 12s 6d; email and unfinished, £4 10s to £6 7s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and hoifers, £5 _'os to £6 ss; heavy, prime, £4 10s to £5 7r Gd; lighter prime, £3 5s to £4 7s Gd; other killable cows, £1 10s to £3 2s 6(1.

Sheep.—The sheep pens were comfortably filled with/ 0, nice class of mutton, which sold readily throughout with little or no alteration iu values. (1345 sheep sold). Extra heavy prime wethiirs, £1 8s 6d to £1 10s 6d; heavy prime, id 7s to £1 8s 3d; medium to heavy prime, £1 6s to £1 6s 9d; lighit to medium prime, £1 4s to £1 5« 3d; unfinished, 18s 6d to £1 3s 6d; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, £1 Os 6d to £1 ss; heavy prime, 18s to 19s 9d; lighter prime, 16s 6d to 17s 9dj other kill able awes, 14s to 16s 3d; other ewes, 6s to 13s 6d.

Lambs,—Lambs penned to the number of 545' and sold freely at ruling rates. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 3si 6d to £1 £s, for lambs from Mr. Claud Motion, Otaua; heavy prime, £1 Is to £1 3s 3d; lighter prime, 18s 6d to £1 Os 3d; light prime, 16s 6d to 18s 3d; email and plain, 12s 6d to 15s (Id. Calves.—Our offering of calves was much smaller than usual. Bidding was not keen and, except for light veo.lers, which maintained late rates, all clauses sold at lower rates. Runners made £2 to £3 8s; heavy vealers, £2 10s to £2 15u; medium. £2 to £2 4s; light, £1 14s to £l. 18s; small, £1 Is to £1 8«; unfinished and bucket-fed, 10s to 17«; bobby calves, 3s to 15s. (A total of 3141 calves was Bold).

Pigs.—There was also a entailer yarding of fat pigs. The demand remained, very firm and a steady sale .resulted. Choppers made £2 5a to £3 16s; hiDavy prime .baconers, £3 12s to £3 18s; medium, £3 to £3 iss; lisht, £2 9s to £2 14a; heavy porkers, £1 18s to 1 £2; medium, £1 IS'.b to £1 15s; light, £1 7s to £1 lis; small find unfinished, £1 4s to £1 6s. No large stores were penned; medium sorts, 19s to £l, 2s; slips, lis to 123; good weaners, 8a to lie; small, 4s to 7s. Baconers realised an average price per lb. of {ld to s}d. and porkers 4Sd to 5Jd. (A total of 437 pigs was sold).

RATES AT ADDINGTON STEADY MARKET *OR BEEF STORE' SHEEP IN KEEN DEMAND [by TELEGRAPH —rREiSS association] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday The heaviest yarding of store sheep for the season came forward at the Addington market to-day, the entry being approximately 18,000, drawn from many parts of the South Island. There was a very keen demand, with values slightly firmer than last week. Good two-tooth Romney ewes made 30s to 31s 9d; medium 1 two-tooth crossbred ewes, 26s to 28s 6d; good twotooth halfbred, 33s to 36b; medium, to 30s; backward, to 21s; ordinary four and sixtooth crossbred ewes, 513s 6d to 26s 3d; good six and eight-tooth, halfbred ewes, to 25s Gd; good sound-mouth halfbred ewes, 21s to 235; ordinary sound-mouth crossbred, to 18s 3d; sound and failing mouth, lis to .14s; forward young wethers, 103 6d to l!2s 3d; others, 14s 6d to 18s (id. Store Lambs.—A smaller offering met with a strong demand for ewe lines. Values were fiftner and other classes maintained late rates. Good ewe lambs made 19s 3d to 21s; medium, IBs 6d to 19s; cull lambs, 1()3 to 12s.

Fat Lambs.—The entry was 4200 and the quality was very mixed. There was a steady sale, but an easier tendency was apparent. Extra prime heavy lambs sold at up to 30s lOd; prime, 23s to Z6s; light, 17s 6d to-20s.

Fat Sheep.—An entry of 6000 was more than . sufficient for butchers' requirements a:ad in consequence there was an easing of In 6d to 2s a head for heavy-weights. Freezing weights were firm at late rates. Extra prime heavy wethers realised up to 26s 4d; prime heavy, 22fi 6d to 255; 9d; prime mediumweight, 21s to 235; ordinary, 18s 6d to 21s 5 light, 17s to 18s; extra prime heavy owes, to 24s Id; prime heavy, 20s to 21s 6d: prime medium-weight ewes. 17s to 20s; ordinary, 13s to 1.75; light, 125.t0 14s 6d. Fat Cattle.—There wc.s an entry of 425 and the market was steady. Best beef made from 22s to 24s 6d per UOOlb.; good, 18si 6d to 21s 6d; heavy-weight, 16s to 18s; ordinary quality, 14s to 17s. Extra prime heavy Bteers sold up to £ll 2s 6d; prime, £7 IBs to £9: medium-weight, £6 15s to £8 10s; ordinary, £4 5s to £6 ss: light, to £4; extra prime heifers, to £8 17s 6d; prime, £4 to £8; medium, £3 to £4; light, to £2 15s; extra prime cows, 'lo £9 2s 6d; prime. £3 10s to £5 10s; medium, to £2. Fat Pign.—A medium entry. Few pigs were bought for export. Choppers made 30s to £4 18s 6d; baconers, 50s to £3 15s 6d (average price per lb., 4id to ;- porkers, 2Ss Gd to 44s 6d (average price per lb., 4id to sJd>. VALUES AT HASTINGS LATE RATES MAINTAINED [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] BASTINGS, Wednesday Willi a heavy entry of approximately 300 head of fat cattle at Stortford Lodge today, values, particularly for quality lines, were on a par with last week's rates. Bid cling was strong .on good lines, with fair demand for lighter soxts. The top prices were not as high as last week, but this was solely due to lack of Bush high quality cattle as were .entered at the previous sale. Bullocks, medium to prime, mado £7 10s to £8 16s; others, from £5 103; cows,' .medium to prime, £4 16s to £6 15#; otherß, from £3 10s; heifers, medium to prime, £5 to £6 ss; others, from £4 4s. A total of 900 store cattle came forward. Bullocks and steers made to £6 14s; cows, to £4; heifers, to £2 3e. ,«*• An entry of 3600 fat eheep met with a strong demand for ewes and fairly good inquiry for wethers and lambs. Local and exi'Ort buyers competed for the. two latter classen, with local interests doing the bulk of the purchasing of ewes. Ewes, medium to prime, made 16s 9d to 18s 4d; others, from 14s 6d; wethers, meduim to prime. 21,8 to 245; lambs, 16s to 22s 6d. Store sheep •numbering: 1900 sold vrell. The quality of the entry was mixed, including a large proportion of back country iumbs. Ewes sold particularly well, while lambs and wethers mado rates much on a par with last week's sale. Two-tooth ewes sold up to 25s 6d; older ewes, to 9s 2d; fattening ewes, to 13s Gd; wethers, to 20s; lambs, to 17a; Gd. _j 'TE PUKE PRICES [by telegraph—own correspondent! TE PUKE, Wednesday The Farmers' Auctioneering Company reports that at the fortnightly etock sale at To Puke yesterday, a very good yarding came forward. Good quality steers made reasonbly •• high priceis, and other lines were on a par with rates at recent oales. Prices, were: Good quality steers, £5 to £6 lighter, to £4 10s; fat cows, £3 10s to £4 ss; store cows, to £2 15s; others, to 355; bonersi, to 28n; yearling heifers, to 355; yearling steers, to £2 lis; good storo pigs, to 295; -weaners, 9s to Ms