FAT STOCK MARKET

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21910, 20 September 1934, Page 7

FAT STOCK MARKET

WEEKLY WESTFIELD SALE FURTHER ADVANCE IN BEEF LARGE OFFERING OF PIGS The strong tone of the beef market, which has been a feature of the Westfield sales for the past few vjpeks, was maintained yesterday and extra choice ox was quoted at li2s per 1001b., a rise of Is on the price a week ago. The yarding was about 50 less than that of the previous week, but it included a good proportion of very prime steers, the best of which sold for prices that have not been realised in recent years. The best consignment came from Mr. H. E. lleed, of Waerenga. Sixteen of these averaged £l4 9s 6d, and one extra heavy Shorthorn sold under keen competition for £lO, the brisk bidding starting at £l4. In the cow and heifer beef section there was a large number of roughvr sorts, but the best offerings sold well, the top price of £lO 15s being secured for a large roan Shorthorn from Messrs. Thompson and Ernest, of Whakatane. Calves were yarded in full numbers, the offering being on the poor side, with few outstanding animals. Competition was keen and runners and medium and light vealers sold at recent rates, but lighter and rough latesale calves declined by full.y 2s a head. The high price of £6 10s was secured for an extra heavy heifer, but this was of the baby-boef type. Sheep and Lambs

About an average yarding of sheep consisted of a large number of ewes and a comparative shortage of eood vvethors. Values for ewes showed a distinct drop, while well-finished wethers sold at rates fully on a par with those ruling last week. Hoggets were not plentiful and sold freeb throughout. ' The yarding of spring lambs was again small, farmers apparently beine inclined to keep their lambs for some weeks and also to sell them out of the salej*ards. Those offered were in keen demand and a good line from Mr. J. S. Montgomerie, of I'aerata, sold up to 345.

There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of pigs and buyers were active throughout the sale. The demand for heavy prime baconers was again strone and values were very firm, a number of pens selling at over £4 a head, with a top price of £4 4s. Lighter baconers tended to be easier, but porkers sold at fully late rates. Store pigs were again keenly sought and realised good prices. The values per lb. for both baconers and porkers worked out at between s*d and 6d per lb. Comparison of 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 1001b.)

Extra choice ox 32/- 81/Choice and prime ox _. . . . 28/- to 31/- 28/- to 30/Choice'and prime cow and heifer 27/- to 31/- 27/- to 80/Boner and rough 18/'- to 26/- 17/- to 26/SHEEP (per head)--Prime wethers;

Shorn . . 23/- to 29/3 Unshorn . . 25/6 to 33/6 25/- to 38/Unfiuished wethers; Unshorn . . 23/- to 25/9 16/- to 25/Prime ewes; Shorn . . 18/- to 22/9 Unshorn . . 20/- to 26/6 22/9 to 28/9 Unfinished ewes: Unshorn .. 10/- to 18/- 18/- to 22/6 Hoggets: Shorn . . 16/- to 19/-

Unshorn . . 18/- to 26/9 14/- to 30/6 Spring lambs .. 17/- to 34/- 17/- to 31/3 CALVES (per head)— Runners .. 55/- to 100/- 58/- to 115/Vealers . . 30/- to 78t- 30/- to 81/PIGS (per head)— BaconeTt .. 54/- to 84/- 55/- to 82/Porkevs .. 28/- to 52/- 28/- to 52/Weaners .. 8/- to 20/- SI- to 20/filipa .. 21/- to 30/- 17/- to 20/L&rge stores .. 32/- to 36/- 24/- to 34/Indivldual Consignments

The top price in the ox-beef market was that realised for a very choice lino of Shorthorn steers from Mr. H. E. Ileed, of Waerenga. These sold from £l4 to £l6, and 10 averaged £l4 9s 6d. Another excellent line of 16, consigned by Mr. W. J. Ralph, of Mahuta, sold to £l3 15s, while top prices of £l3 were secured for the offerings of Mr. W. A. Jefferis, of Te Kauwhata, and Mr. A. W. Alley, of Hikutaia. For the steers of Mr. R. C. Morgan, of Matamata. and Mrs. M. Finlayson, of f'aparoa, prices rangiug up to £l2 17s 6d were realised, and a good line soiling to £l2 12s 6d came from Mr. J. 11. Hill, of Ohinewai. For the consignments of Messrs. Thompson and Ernest, of Whakatane, and the State Farm. Mamaku, prices up to £l2 10s were paid, and up to £l2 7s 6d was paid for steers from Messrs. Chamberlain Bros., of Ponui Island, and Mr. H, Robinson, of Putaruru. Top prices of £l2 were secured for the steers of Mr. Blash Evans, of Wharepapa. Other good cattlo came from Mr. R. Walters, of Waiuku, and Mr. R. H. Bailey, of Tirau, these selling to £ll 17s 6d and £lO 15s respectively. In the cow and heifer beef market the top price was secured for a very prime roan Shorthorn from Messrs. Thompson and Ernest, of Whakatane. which sold for £lO 15a. The best of a large consignment from Mr. H. Windsor, of Matangi, made £9 15s and Mr. H. Robinson, of Putaruru, sent is. cowb and heifers, which sold to £9 10s. From Mr. H. E. Reed, of Waerenga, came a good line selling to £9 ss, and for the best of the consignment of Mr. W. A. Jefferis, of Te Kauwhata, £9 2s 6d was paid For the offering of the State Farm, Mamaku, up to £8 5s was paid and prices up to £8 2s 6d were realised for the offering of Mr. Q. Reed, of Waerenga. Good cattle from Mr. W. J. Ralph, of Mahuta, sold to £7 17s 8d and for the heifers of Mr. W. J. Orr, of Whakatane, up to £7 7s 6d was paid. Another quotable line was that of Mr. B. L. Orr, of Ohinewai. whose heifers sold up to £7 ss.

DETAILS OF SALES

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Bucltland and Sons. Limited, report© on the sal© as follow© k B ® e / r, 7^ V ? Penned fat cattle to the number of 187 head, as against 219 head at last week s sale, comprising 106 stoors and 81 cows and heifers. The quality generally was i C i f' el ® ttgain was a keen demand and last week's advance was easily sustained and in many cases exceeded. Extra choice ox sold to £1 12s per JOOlb;; choice und Pnnie. £1 9s to £1 11b; secondary and plain, £1 6s to £1 8a; prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 7g to £1 10e; ordinary cow beef, £1 to £1 6s. Extra heavy prime steers rangffd in pace from £l4 to £l6, for steere from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga; 15 steers from Mr. Reed averaged £l4 9s 6d; heavy prime. £l2 10* to £l3 17s 6d; lirhter prime. la n 7s P r ' m e- f to £lO 7s 6d: small and unfinished, £li 10« to £8 17s 6d. Extra heavy prime young cowe and heifers, £8 to £9 ss; heavy prime. £0 15« to £7 17s fid; lighter prime. £6 10s to £6 12s 6d; other killnble cows, £2 to £5 7b Bd. ShMpr—Sheep were penned in leaser numbers and the major portion were ewes. Wethifre maintained lata values, but ewes were lower (671 sheep sold). Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 Us 6d to £1 18s: heavy prime. £1 9s 6d to £1 lis 3d: medium to heavy prime, £1 7s 6d to £1 9s 3d;" light to medium prune. £1 6s to £1 7s 3d; unfinished, £1 3s to £1 5s Gd; onei pen of ehorn wethers, £1 9s 3d. Extra heavy prime young ewes, £t 4s to £1 5s 3d; one pen of shorn mniclen ewes. £1 5s fid: heavy prime, £1 Is to £1 3s fid; lighter prime, 18s to £1; other killabie ewes. 15s to 17s.

HoiJgetS.— Hoggets penned to the number of 2*24 and Bold freely throughout. Extra heavy prime hoggota. £1 4a to £1 5s fid; heavy prime, £1 2s to £1 3e 9d: lighter prims. £1 to £1 Is 9d; small and plain, IGs to 19 s.

Spring Lambs.—Forty-six spring lambs which came forward met with a ready Bale, selling at from £1 Os 9d to £1 12s.

Calves.—We had an extra heavy ' offering of calves. All prime runnere, heavy and medium vealcra were in good request and sold at last week's rates. Unfinished calves und small Horts realised lower prices. Runners made £2 15s to £0 10b for an extra heavy heifer; heavy vealers, £3 12s to £3 18s; medium, £2 16s to £3 4s; light, £1 16s to £2; small, £1 5s to £1 10s; unfinished and bucket-fed, 10s to IGs; bobby calves, Is to 4s. (We sold 375 calves.) Pigs.—There was the largest yarding of pigs for some considerable period. The demand for all heavy prime baconers was again strong and values very firm. Prices eased slightly for the medium-weights. Porkers sold at fully late rates. Choppers made £2 to £3 9s; heavy prime baconers, £3 17s to i' 4 4s: medium, £3 6s to £3 lis; light, £2 Ms to £3; heavy porkers, £2 5s to £2 12s; medium, £1 17s to £2 2s: light, £1 14s to £1 IGs: small and unfinished, £1 8s to £1 12s. Stores, up to £1 12s; slips, 18s to £1 Is; good weaners, 14s to 17s; others. 8s to 10s; sows duo to farrow, £3 10s to £4. Baconers and porkers again realised sjd to 6d per lb. (a total of 383 pigs was sold.) DALCETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports on the sale as follows; Beef.—We yarded 263 head of beef, comprising 90 steers and IG4 cows and heifers, against 269 head last week. The quality was again first-class, and selling under a keen demand, we have to report a further rise of Is per 1001b. We yarded r.o extra heavy bullocks. Extra choice ox sold to 32a per 1001b.; choice and prime, 29s to 31s; just killabie, 25a to 28s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 28b to 30s; just killabie, 18s to 275, Heavy prime steers, £l2 to £l2 10s; lighter prime, £lO 7s Gd to £ll 17s 6d: light prime, £8 17s 6d to £lO ss; 3mall ai.d unfinished. £6 to £8 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £9 to £lO 15&, for a heifer from Thompson and Ernest, Whakatane : heavy prime, £7 15s to £8 17s Gd; lighter prime, £6 to £7 12s Gd: other killabie cows, £2 10s to £5 17s 6d. Sheep.—Sheep came forward in full average numbers, with only a email number of well-finished wethers in the offering. Ewes were yarded in large numbers, and values ehow a distinct drop on late rates. Good quality wethers ruled at late rates, while values for light and poorly-finished were easier. We penned no extra heavy wethers. Medium prime wethers, 26s to 28s; light and unfinished, 24s to 25s 9d: heavy prime ewes, 24s Gd to 25s 3d: lighter prime, 20s 9d to 245; other ewes. 18s to 20s Gd.

Hoggets.—Heavy prime hoggets. 23b Gd to 34s &d: medium prime, 22a to 235; light prime, 16s to 21a 6d. Calves.—A very heavy yarding of calves came forward, there beipg very few good Quality calves included in the offering. Medium and heavy vealers sold at late rates, but lighter Borts and plain calves were easier. We did not pen any heavy prime runners. Medium runners. £2 15s to £3 12s; heavy vealers, £3 lis to £3 18s: medium, £2 15b to £3 7s: light, £1 17s to £2 4s; small, £1 8s to £1 13s; rough calves, 9s to 18s; bobby calves. 2s to 4e.

Pigs.—A very heavy yarding of pigs came forward. The sale opened with valuta on a par with last week's rates, but eased a' little toward the finish. Heavy baconers, £3 16s "to £4; medium. £3 7s to £3 12a; light, £2 16s to £3 1b : heavy porkers. £2 7s to £2 8s; medium, £1 17s to £2 Is; light, £1 13s to £1 15s: small and unfinished, £1 7s to £1 10s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—Our boef pens were moderately filled. There was again a keen demand, with values improving on last week's sharp advance by about la r>er 1001b. Exiu choice ox sold to £1 12s per 1001b; choice and prime. £1 8s to £1 lis; ordinury and plain, £1 8s to £1 7s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 7s to £1 lis; ordinary cow beef, £1 to £1 6s. No extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime, £l2 10s to £l3 15s; lighter prime, £ll to £l2 7e 6d; light prime. £8 to £lO 15s; unfinished and small. £6 to £7 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 ss; heavy prime, £7 to £8 7s 6d: lighter. £5 15s to £6 17s 6d; light cows, £4 to £5 12s 6d: other cows, £2 5s to £3 17s fid. Heavy prime 6teers from Mr. W. J. Ralph, Mahuta, realised up to £l3 15s. Cows from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga, realised up to £9 ss.

Sheep.—'We had an average yarding of sheep, and there wag a Teady demand for prime wethers, which sold at late values. Although there was a steady demand for ewes, values for these were easier. Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly. £1 12s to £1 13s 6d; heavy prime, woolly, £1 10s to £1 lis 9d; shorn, £1 7s 9d to £1 8s 6d; medium prime, woolly. £1 7s 9d to £1 9s 9d; shorn, £1 6s to £1 7s 6d; light prime, woolly, £1 5s fid to £1 7a 6d.; shorn, £1 3s to £1 5s 9d; email and unfinished, woolly. £1 3a to £1 ss. Heavy prime ewes, woolly, £1 5s to £1 6s 6d; shorn, £1 Is 9d to £1 2s 9d; medium prime, woolly, £1 2s 6d to £1 4s 9d; Bhorn, £1 to £1 Is 6d; light prime, woolly, £1 to £1 2s 3d; shorn, 18s to 19s Gd; inferiorly fatted, woolly, 7e Gd to 18s. Hoggets.—Heavy prime hoggets, woolly. £1 5« to £1 6s 9d; ehorn, £1 3s to £1 4* 6d: medium prime, woolly, £1 3s 3d to £1 4s 9d; shorn, £1 Os 3d to £1 2s 9d; light prime, woolly, £1 to £1 3s; shorn, 18s to £l. Spring Lambs.—A small entry of spring lambs again sold readily tinder keen demand, selling at from 17s to £1 14s. Lambs from Mr. J. 8. Montsomerie, Paerata, realised up to £1 14s. Lambs from Campbell Traders, Maraetai, realised up to £1 8s 9d. Plg».~-There was a heavy yarding of pigs, for whioh there ie still a very keen demand, quotations being very firm on last week's values. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 16s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 13s to £4 4«: light baconers and heavy porkers. £2 lGs to £3 12s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 to £2 14s; small, £1 10s to £1 18s Store pies were penned in large bers and. wore keenly eought after. Values were firm on last week's quotations. Store pigs were penned in large numbers. Large Blores, £1 12s to £1 16s; slips, £1 5s to £1 lie; weaners, 12s to £1 4s.

Calves.—Calves wore penned in large numbers. Good quality calves were scarce, but values generally were on a par with last week's quotations except toward the end of the sale, when they eased. Runners, £2 to £3 19s; heavy vealers, £3 to £3 12s: medium, £2 10s to £2 18s; light, £2 to £2 8s; smaller, £1 10s to £1 18s: small and fresh dropped, 8s to 18s; rough calves, 5s to 10s. RATES AT ADDINGTON DEMAND FOR STORE SHEEP CATTLE MARKET FIRM # ■ [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CKRISTCHU'RCH. Wednesday With the exception of fat sheep all major sections of the Addington market to-day maintained or bettered late rates. A feature of the market was the heavy supplies of all classes of stock from the southern portion of the South Island. Store Sheep.—The ontry wu almost entirely comprised of hoggets, the sale for them being keen and firm at late rates* The top price for ewe hogget# wm 28s 3d; wether hoggets, to 19s 4d; old ewes, with lambs, from lis 6d to 14s 6d; wethers, 22s 9d. \ , Spring Lambs,—There was an entry of 64 head and values declined to 9jd to 10Jd per lb, the top price being 28a Id. Fat Hoggets.—The entry totalled 300, which was smaller than for several weeks. There was little change,in values. Tho top price realised was 28s 4d. Fat Sheep.—The entry of 3700 head was more than sufficient for requirements, consequently there was an easing in values amounting to up to Is per head for all classes and Is to Is 6d per head for heavy types A big proportion were southern sheep, many having been held over from last week. Extra prime heavy wethers, to 30s Id; prime. 27s Cd to 295; mediumweight. 21s fid to 275; ordinary, 20s Gd to 245; light, to QOs; extra prime heavy ewes, to 28s 4d; prime, 21s Gd to 255; mediumweight, 19s to 21s; ordinary, 17s 6d to 19s; light, to 17s. Fat Cattle.—There was an entry of 374 head, a big proportion being made up of steers and heifers from Southland, South Canterbury and the West Coast. The sale was erratic, but late rates were maintained. Good beef made 29s 6d to 31s 6d per 1001b; extra good. 32s 6d; prime heavy, 2fis to 295; ordinary. 22s Gd to 2Gs; secondary, 20s tc 225; rough, down to 18»; extra prime heavy steers, to £l4 17s 6d; prime heavy, £ll 5s to £lB ss; medium-weighty £lO to £ll 10s; ordinary, £7 to £9 10s; lights to £6 15s; extra prime heifers, to £ll 7s f>d; prime, £7 5s to £9 10s; medium, £5 16s to £7; light, to £5 5»; extra prime cows, to £lO 12s 6d; prime, £7. to £9; medium, £5 to £6 16s; light, £3 10s to £4 15s. , Vealers.—There was a large entry, including many newly-dropped calves, whioh brought 2s 6d to 3s, and in off casea up to 4b per head. The top price, £7 8s fld, was paid for the pick of a line of runners, which averaged £ti per head. Dairy cattle sold well, but quality was lacking. Good cows made to £5 10s; good heifers, to £6. In the store cattle section good fresh cows made £4; good steers, % to

Store pigs improved in demand. Weaners, 13s to 17s 6d: stores. lGs to 30s; sows, in pig. 20s to 37s 6d. There wns a medium entry of fat pigs, prices for all classes being slightly firmer. Choppers, 30s to £4 Is; baconers, 45s Gd to £3 4s Gd; extra heavy baconerß. to £3 11a. 6d; average price per lb, 6d to 5Jd; porkers, 30s to £.l 4s 6d; average price per lb, 52d to 6id.