FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22200, 29 August 1935, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD BEEF AGAIN ADVANCES GOOD GENERAL TONE The strong tone of the beef market at last week's Westfield fat stock sale had the effect of bringing an increased entry of cattle yesterday, but the yarding was still below the average. The quality of the ox beef was the best for a considerable time and competition was again brisk, with a further rising tendency in values. Extra choice ox beef realised fully 30s |>er 1001 h. in all but a few cases, and other classes also improved. The offering of cows and heifers included, in addition to many of high i quality, a fair proportion of rougher j sorts, but here again there was a firm- ! ing tendency. Prices for individual lines j of beef ruled higher than at any other j sale since last September, when £l6 was j obtained. Very prime steers from Mr. 10. T. Bain, of Rangiriri, sold to £l4 I 5s and an outstanding cow from Mr. F. ! Yates, of Karaka, realised £lO 10s. Calves came forward in a full yard- j ing, but good runners were again short, ' the supply being mainly of small vealers and lighter calves. A bright demand was again a feature of the sale and fully late rates were maintained, with heavy vealers advancing in some cases to a new high level for this year at 86s! Sheep, Lambs and Pigs A larger number of sheep was penned with a good offering of prime sorts. I Competition was firm for wethers and j values for these remained well up to j those of last week. Ewes were inclined j to be a shade easier. A good offering of i lambs in forward condition sold freely j at unchanged prices, while the only two j spring lambs in the market sold at 25s and 27s each. The yarding of pigs was a good one for the time of the year and the demand was strong, with baconers at unchanged prices. Porkers were again the subject of keen bidding, and values improved slightly. Store pigs were in lioavv supply and the demand was easier. Prices ]>er lb, for fat pigs worked out at from od to 5Jd for baconers and from 5Jd to oijd for porkers, 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 BEEF (per 1001b)—• Extra choice ox 30/- 29/Choice and prime ox . . . . 2r>/- to 29/- 25/- to 28/Choicc and prime cow & heifer 25/- to 21)/- 24/- to 28/Boner k rough 17/- to 24/- 18/- to 23/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers 24/- to 33/- 24/- to 33/Unfin. wethers 21/- to 23/9 21/- to 23/9 Prime ewes . . 17/- to 23/9 18/- to 24/3 Unfin. ewes .. 8/- to 16/9 10/- to 17/9 Prime lambs . 18/- to 23/9 17/9 to 26/Unfin. lambs .. 15/- to 17/9 151- to 17/6 CALVES (per head)— Runners .. . • 52/- to 115/- 50/- to 108/Venlers . .. 30/- to 86/- 30/- to 80/PIGS (per head)— Baconers . .. 47/- to 71/- 46/- to 70/Porkers .. * • 32/- to 4b/- 3)/- to 46/Wenners . .. 6/- to 14/- 7/- to 15/Slips .. .. 13/- to 19/- 14/- to 19/Large stores . 20/- to 28/- 20/- to 28/Individual Consignments. Top price in the ox beef market was that realised for very prime heavy steers from Mr. E. T. Bain, of Rangiriri, which sold to £l4 ss. Another excellent line of heavy cattle was that of Mr. H. E. Reed, of Waerenga, these selling to £l4, with an average of £l2 12s 3Od, while 14 bullocks from the Waikeria Borstal Institute realised to £l3 17s 6d, the average of an even lot being £l3 5s 9d. Messrs. Blackett Brothers, of Te Kowhai, again sent in well-finished steers, which made to £l3 15s, and two consignments for which up to £l2 15s was paicl came from Mr. J. Mclnt.vre, of Pukekohe, and Messrs. Thompson and Ernest, of Whakatane. For the best of three trucks from the Estate of D. Finlavson, Dargaville, £l2 2s 6d was paid, and the steers of the Estate of Mrs. A. Muir, Tuakau, sold to £ll 15s. From Mr. R. G. Ellett, of Karaka, came cattle selling to £lO 17s 6d and the oifering of Mr. R. Harkness, of Karaka, was disposed of for prices ranging to £lO ss. The best of the remainder, all of which lines sold to £9 10s, came from the Ngapuke Estate, Messrs. Hargreaves Brothers, Batley, and Mr. G. Bull, of Glen Afton. In the cow >»nd heifer beef market the exceptional price of £lO 10s was paid for an extra choice cow from Mr. F. Yates, of Karaka. From Mr. A, V. Halliday, of Paerata, came good cattle selling to £9 7s 6d. For a line of 18 from the Ngapuhe Estate up to £9 2s 6d was paid, and £9 was the top price for the heifers of Mr. A. Halliday, of Paerata. For the offering of Mr. F. Ruddell, Kirikopuni, up to £8 10s was realised, and a good line of cows and heifers from Mr. F. V. Pilling, of Motumaoho, sold to £8 7s Sd. Prices ranging to £7 17s 6d were secured for a line of 18 cows from Mr. R. J. Bell, of Tangowahine, and the offering of Mr. W. T. Campion, of Dargaville, sold to £7 12s Gd. From Mr. H. Windsor, of Matangi, and Messrs. Thompson and Ernest, of Whakatane, came cows and heifers selling to £7 7s 6d, DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Bucldand and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—Wo penned fat catlle to the number of 317 head, as against 153 head nt last week's sale, comprising; 97 steers and 220 cows and heifers. The quality generally was first-class. Competition was keen throughout and last week's advance was fully sustained. Extra choice ox sold to £1 9* per 1001b.: choice and prime, £1 (is to £1 8s; secondary and plain, £1 2s to £1 ss; prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 5s to £1 7s; ordinary cow beef, 17s to £1 4s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l2 17s to £l4; steers from Messrs. Blackett Bros., To Kowhai, averaged £l3 lis, and seven from Mr. H. E. Heed, Waerenga, averaged £l2 12s lOd; heavy prime, £ll to £l2 15s; lighter prime, £9 10s to £lO 17s Od; light prime, £8 to £9 7s fid; small and unfinished. £0 15s to £7 17s fid. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 17s fid: heavy prime, £7 10s to £B 7s fid; lighter prime, i'fi to £7 7s fid; other killable cows, £2 15s to £5 17s fid. Sheep.—Sheep came forward in increased numbers. Wethers sold nt late but owes were easier (lllfi sheep sold). Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 Us to £t 13s; for Ryeland-cross wethers from Messrs, R. and A. Schlaepfer: heavy prime, £1 8s fid to £1 10s fid: medium to heavy prime, £1 7s to £1 8s 3d: light to medium prime, £1 5s to £1 (is 9d; \infinished, £1 2s Cd to £1 4s od. Extra heavy prime young ewes. £t Is to £1 2s; heavy prime, 19s to £1 0s fid; lighter ptinie, 17s fid to 18s 9d; other killable ewes, 15s fid to 17s 3d. Lambs.—273 lambs were penned and sold at ruling prices. Extra heavy prime lambs. £1 2s lo £1 3s 9d, heavy prime. £1 to £1 Is 9d: lighter prime, 18s to 19s 9d. Two spring lambs from Mr. P. Kimpton made £1 5s and £1 7s. Calves. —There was a full yarding of calves, the majority being light vealers and small sorts. The demand was very firm and all classes sold under strong competition at fully lnle Quotations. Runners made £2 12s to £5 15s; heavy vealers, £3 13s to £4; medium. £2 13s to £2 19s; light, £2 (is to £2 10s; smaller, £1 9s to £1 17s; unfinished and bucket-fed, 18s to £1 8s: bobby calves, 3s to 8s (305 calves were sold). PlKB.—We had an increased offering of pigs. Ridding for baconers was steady and late values ruled. Porkers were keenly competed for and prices were slightly higher. Stores were in heavy supply and the inquiry was inclined to slacken. Choppers made £1 10s to £3 (is according to weight and quality; heavy prime hacrners, £3 3s to £3 lis; medium. £2 12s to £2 18s; light, £2 7a to £2 10s; heavy porkois, £2 4* to

£2 6s; medium, £1 18a to £2 Is; lijrht, £1 12s to £1 15s: email and unfinished, £1 2s 1o £1 10s; stores. £1 Is to £1 8s; slips, 13s to 17s; good weaners, lis to 14s; others, 6s to 9s; sow with litter of nine, £6 7b Gd. Baconers sold at about 5d to old per lb., and porkers. 5Jd to sld (a total of 4<pigs was sold). DALGETY AND COMPANY Dnl»et.y and Company, Limited, reports oil thfi sale as follows: , Beef.—We yarded 168 head of beef, compris.ng 62 steeis and 106 cows and heifers, against 151 head last week. The quality of the offering was the best for some time and, selling under a ready demand, wo,have to report a further ris" of Is per 100. Extra choice ox sold to 30s perlOOlb.; choice and prime, 27s to 295; just killable, 23 s to 20s; prime young cow and heifer beet. 2(is to 295: just killable, 19s to 255. Extra heavy pr.me steers ranged in price from £l2 15s io £l3 17s Cd for bullocks from the Wftikeria Borstal Institute: heavy prime. £ll 5s to £l2 12s Od; .lighter prime, £lO to £ll 2s Cd; light prime. £8 to £9 12s fid: small and unfinished, £6 10s to £8 12s Cxi. Heavy prime cows and .heifers, £7 7s fid to £8 7s fid: lighter prime. £G 5b to £7 sb: other killable cows £3 10s to £6. Fourteen well-finished bullocks from the Waikeria Borstal Inst.lute av-eniiejU 13 ™ 9d • eight steers from Mr. H. neea. Waerenga, averaged £ll 12s 2d; seven steers from Mr. J. Lake, Tirau, averaged £lO GB Id. Sheep.—Sheep were penned in over ayernße numbers, and comprised main.y prime quality. Although the demand was steady Inst week's rates for wethers were not maintained. Well-finished ewes sold freely and late rates for these were mainta.nd Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn. 29s fid to 30s Gd: heavy 2 ®» to fi j. i ; ?ht medium prime, 2Gs 9d to 27s Gd. light "nd unfinished. 24s Gd to 26.; heavy prime ewes. 19s to 21s; lighter prime. 17s Gd to 18s Gd: other ewes, 15s to 17s. Lambs.—A small _ entry of lambs sold under good competition at to last week. Heavy prime latao- 20 ®. ™ 20* fid; medium prime. 19s to 19s 9d; Ugnt prime, 17s to 18s Cd. Calves.—Calves were penned .in average numbers, the yarding comprising mostly light vealers and small calves. Competition was keen and all classes sold at values very firm on late rates. Medium runners, £3 to £3 16s: heavy vealers. £3. 13s to £4 63; medium, £2 15s to £3; light £2 2b to £2 10s; smaller, £1 10s to £1 ISs; rough calves, 15s to £1 8s; bobby calves, 3s to Bs. Pigs,—An average yarding of pigs came forward. A steady sale resulted, with values very firm on last week's quotations. Heavy baconers. £3 Is to £3 6s; medium. £2 lis to £2 14b; light. £2 6s to £2 9s; heavy porkers. £2 2s to £2 6s; medium. £1 IBs to £2 Is: light;. £1 10s to £1 14s; email and unfinished, £1 la to £1 Bs. LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale aa follows: — Beef.—We penned beef in more than average numbers. Competition wns very kern and values again improved Is per 1001b. Extra choice ox sold to £1 10s per IGOlb: choice and prime. £1 6s to £1 9s: ordinary and plain. £1 3s to £1 ss: prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 6s to £1 9?; ordinary cow beef. £1 2s to £1 5.8. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l3 to £l4 ss; heavy prime. £ll 10s to £l2 15s: lighter prime, £9 Ins to £ll 7s 6d; light prime, £7 12s 6d to £9 10s; unfinished nnd small, £6 10s to £7 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £9 to £lO 10s; heavy prime. £8 to £8 17s 6d; lighter, £6 10s to £7 17s Gd; light cows, £5 to £6 7s 6d; other cows, £2 10s to £4 15s. Extra heavy prime steers from Mr. E. T. Bam. Rangiriri, realised top price of £l4 ss: extra heavy cows from Mr. F. Yates. Ivaraka, realised up to £lO 10s.

Sheep—We had a larger entry of sheep and, although there was a steady demand, values were slightly easier. Heavy prime wethers, £1 8s 3d to £1 10s 6d; medium prime, £1 6s to £1 8s; light prime. £1 4s to £1 5s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 2s to £1 3s 9d; medium prime. £1 to £1 la 9d: light prime, 17u to 19s 6d: inferiorly fatted, 8s to 15s; h*ftvy prime hoggets, £1 2s 3d to £1 4s; medium. £1 0s 9d to £1 2s: light. 19s to £1 0s 6d: small, and unfinished. 14s to 18s 6d.

Pigs.—Pigs were penned in increased numbers. There was a steady sale throughout. with values very firm on last week's quotations. Choppers sold from £1 10s to £2 16s; heavy and medium baconers, £1 18s to £3 10s; light baconers and heavy porkers. £2 8s to £2 16s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 to £2 6s; email and unfinished. £1 Be to £1 14s. Store pigs sold well at late rates. Large stores, £1 to £1 4s; slips, 15s to 19s; weaners, 8s to 16s; eows in pig, £2 10s to £5. Calves.—We ha/1 a full yarding of calves, which sold under keen competition, values being very firm on last week's quotations. Runners, £2 5s to £4 19s; heavy vealers. £4 to £4 7s; medium. £3 8s to £3 18s; light, £2 8s to £3 6s; smaller, £1 10s to £2 6s; small and fresh dropped, 5s to £1 8s; rough calves, 15s to £1 10s. RATES AT ADDINGTON SMALLER ENTRIES FORWARD VALUES SLIGHTLY WEAKER [BY TELEGRAPH —PHKSS ASSOCIATION J CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Entries were slightly smaller to-day in the major sections of the Addington stock market and values were slightly weaker. Store Sheep.—Several days of north-west-erly winds and heavy frosts have checked pasture growth and this was reflected in a drop in values of both ewes and «we hoggets of Is 6d to 2e a head, and of wether hoggets by Is. Spring Lambs.—The best of a few pens of spring lambs Bold at 30s 6d. Pat Sheep.—Some exceptionally good linen of ewes were forward from Otago and MidCanterbury and of wethers from Mid-Can-terbury. Wethers were down by Is a head. Ewes were unchanged. Show wethers made to 38s 4d; extra prime, 29s 6d to 31s 6d:, prime heavy, 26s 3d to 295; prime mediumweight, 24s to 25s 9d; ordinary, 20s 6d to 23s 3d; extra prime heavy ewes, to 29s 7d; prime heavy, 21s fid to 235: prime mediumweight. 17s 6d to 20s 6d; ordinary and light, to 17s. Fat Cattle.—The entry of 455 compared with 641 last week. Outside entries were fewer. Best steers and cows fairly maintained last week's easier values, but all other classes were down by 10s a. head. Best beef made from 26s to 28s per 1001b. and in a few cases to 30s; average quality, 22s 6d to 256; extra prime heavy steers made ',o £l3 12s 6d; prime heavy, £9 to £11: prime, -medium-weight, £8 to £9 15s; ordinary, £5 as to £7 ss; extra prime heifers. io £lO 7s 6d; prime, £5 5s to £7 10s; ordinary heifers. £4 to £5; extra prime cows, to £9 12s 6d; prime, £5 to £6 los; ordinary, £3 15s to £4 151. Fat Pigs.—TUe yarding of porkers was heavier than usual. Good quality maintained last week's rates. There was also a good entry of baconers, which met. with a steady sale. Choppers made 30s to £4 ISs 6d; porkers, 25s to £2 lis. The average price per lb was 5-} d to fid. Baconers, £2 3s fid to £3 17s. The average price per lb was s}d to s}dCATTLE AT WAIOTIRA [from our own correspondent] WHAXGAREI, Wednesday The Xortli Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive. Limited, reports holding a stock sale at Waiotira yesterday, which was the best sale held at that centre since before the depression. All classes of cattle were yarded in large numbers, beef cattle predominating, and all changed hands at prices in advance of late rates. This was especially bo for beef. Fat cows and heifers made £5 5s to £7 ss; lighter sorts, £4 10s to £5 15s; light fat. ox, to £6 15s; forward store steers, to £5 18s; coloured steers, to £6 ss; boner bulls, to £2 Is: dairy cows close to profit, to £3 15s. . . , Dalgetv and Company. Limited, reports that at its stock sale at Waiotira yesterday, more than the average yarding of all classes of cattle was offered. Competition was keen for beef and store cattle, both selling well up to recent quotations. Fat Shorthorn cows made up to £5 lis; lighter, £4 to £4 9s; light fat heifers, £3 to £3 15s; tillable Jersey steers, to £4 8s; best 35-year-old Shorthorn bullocks, to £5 18s: others £5 5s to £5 12s• 2j-vear mixed steers. £2 3s to £3 13s, cows and calves. £4 9s; fresh Shorthorn cows, to £2 lfis; potter bulls, to i2 10s: medium springing Jersey dairy heifeis. £. 10s to £3; sound springing cows, to i.d. STORTFORD LODGE VALUES [by telegraph—press association] HASTINGS, Wednesday Particularly strong selling was experienced in the fat cattle section at to-day s nab at Stortford Lodge. Values for female beef of good quality rose 10s and more a head, and bullocks sold firmly to unproved levels. The entry totalled 250, and selling was brisk throughout. Dairy sorts also sold well. Store cattle numbered 560 head principally steers and bullocks, which SO'" at rates on a parity with recent sales. Faf. sheen were in short supply and improved ]s to Is fid a heiid on ewes, with wethers and hoggets steady to slightly improved ' Principally hoggets were on offer in the store sheep section, and sold at late rates on ewe hoggets, with wether hoggets at easier values. Fat cattle: Bullocks, medium ti prime, £H 15s to £10: cows, medium to prime. £6 to £" 15s; others, from £4; heifers, medium to prime, £6 10s to £8 ds; others, from £5. Store cattle: Bullocks, tc £7 Cs fid: steers, to £6 ss; cows, r.w.b.. to £5 15s. Fat sheep: Ewes, medium to prime, lfis fid to 20s: wethers, to 255; hoggets, jo 23s 2d. Store sheep : Ewe hoggets, to 2<s 9d; wether hoggets, to 19a 6d; wether®* to 23g.