FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22412, 7 May 1936, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD BRIGHT TONE GENERAL SMALL YARDING OF BEEF Values ruled very firm in all sections at the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday. Beef was again in comparatively short supply, the total yarding being well under 600. Although the recent cold weather has almost stopped pasture growth no heavy yardings are anticipated till after the first frosts, and a firming market is expected in the near future. The small offering of steers contained a good proportion of well-finished sorts. Competition was keen and price levels ruled fully up to those of last week, with extra choice ox beef selling at 29s per 1001b. In the cow beef market the quality was mixed, but a keen demand brought a slight improvement on late rates. The best sale in the ox beef market was that of an attractive line of steers from Mr. A. E. Urquhart, of Karaka, with a top price of £l2 7s 6d. In the cow and heifer section, prime heifers from Mr. H. Robinson, of Putaruru, made to £8 10s. Calves came forward in full numbers and a bright sale resulted. Medium and light vealers were in particular demand and all young calves showing condition sold well. Month-old sorts made as much as £2 and bobbies sold freely. The pick of the market was a prime heavy heifer from Mr. W. A. Jefferis, of Waerenga, which sold for the good price of £6 3s. Sheep, Lambs and Pigs There was a small yarding of sheep the result of the narrow margin between values for forward stores and fat sheep. Buyers were actively engaged in filling requirements bringing a firm market for all wethers and a rise in values for ewes. Maiden ewes sold to as high as 275. The lamb pens contained an average yarding, some of excellent quality, and late rates were easily obtained. Although there was a falling off in the supply of pigs, tho yarding was still a large one. Competition was keen throughout and late rates were fully maintained. Heavy bac'oners sold to G7s, with an average of 66s 3d for a line of 24 from Glendene Farm. Store pigs met with a better demand at slightly advanced prices. Average values per lb. for fat pigs worked out at from s}d to 5Jd for baconers, and from to 5Jd for porkers. 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 29/- 29/Clioice and prime ox . . . . 25/- to 28/- 25/- "to 28/Choice and prime cow and heifer 22/- to 26/- 22/- to 26/SHEEP (per head)— Prime wethers . . 24/3 to 31/6 24/- to 31/Unfin. wethers . . 20/- to 24/- 18/6 to 23/6 Prime ewes . . 17/- to 24/3 Hi/- to 22/6 Unfiii. ewes . . 10/- to 16/9 51- to 15/6 Prime lambs . . 18/6 to 28/- 18/6 to 27/6 Unfin. lambs . . 91- to 18/- 10/- to 18/CALVES (per head) Kunnera . . 50/- to 123/- 45/- to 110/Vealers . . . . 31/- to 73/- 30/- to 72/PIGS (per head) Baconers . . 50/- to 67/- 50/- to 66/Porkers . . . . 32/- to 47/- 32/- to 47/Weaners . . 4/- to 11/- 2/6 to 8/Slips . . . . 8/- to 18/- 9/- to 15/Large stores . . 19/- to 26/- 16/- to 20/Individual Consignments There were very few quotable lines in the ox beef market, the best being a well-finished lot of 15 from Mr. A. E. Urquhart, of Karaka, which sold to £l2 7s 6d. A consignment of prime steers from Messrs. Trewin Bros., of Maungaturoto, made to £l2, the average for two trucks being £ll 2s, and up to £ll was realised for the offering of Messrs. Stephen Bros., of Waiotira. The best of the remainder was a line of 26 from the estate of D. Finlavson, Maungaturoto, which made to £lO 15s, and 19 from Mr. R. Harkness, of Karaka, for which up to £lO was paid. In the cow beef market the top price was that obtained for the best of- a line of 20 from Mr. H. Robinson, of Putaruru, which made to £8 10s. Another good consignment came from Mr. T. W. James, of Whakatane, a truck of whose heifers sold to £8 7s 6d. Up to £7 12s W was realised for the offering of Mr. J . A. Hill, of Ohinewai, and from Mr. P. McVerry, of Frankton, came cattle selling to £7 10s. For a lino from Mr. H. Windsor, of Matangi. up to £7 2s 6d was paid, and a cow from Mr. E. Andrews, of St. Heliers, sold for the same price. Ten cows and heifers sold on behalf of Mr. J. Dean, of Pokeno, made to £7, and tho best of the cattle of Mr. R. H. Reed, of Te Kauwhata, sold for £6 17s 6d, the same top price being obtained for a line from Mr. E. Ellett, of Mangero. From Mr. A. E. Sanderson, of Te Kauwhata, came a truck which made to £6 7s 6d, and the offering of Mr. E. JD. McLennan, of Clevedon, sold to £6 ss. Other good lots were those of Mr. J. Pohlen, of Matamata, and Mr. R. E. Grieve, of Otakiri, which made £6 and £5 17s 6d respectively. DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale us follows: Beef.—We yarded fat cattle to the number of 176 head, as against 224 head last week, comprising 56 steers and 120 cows and heifers. The quality of the ox beef penned was first class. Competition was keen and late values were maintained. Our yarding of cows and heifers were of mixed quality and they also sold at late rates. Extra choice ox sold to £1 9s per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 5s to £1 7s; secondary and plain, £1 2s to £1 4s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 4s to £1 Gs; ordinary cow beef. 13s to £l. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ll to £l2; 16 steers from Messrs. Trewin Bros., Marohemo, averaged £ll 2s; nine from Messrs. Stephen Bros., Waiotira, averaged £lO la 8d; heavy prime, £io to £lO 10s; lighter prime, £9 5s to £9 15s; light prime, £8 to £9; small and unfinished, £5 to £6 10s. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £6 10s to £7 ss; heavy prime, £5 to £6; lighter prime, £4 to £4 15s; other killable cows, £2 15s to £3 10s. Sheep.—Our sheep pens were well filled with a nice class of mutton. Both wethers and ewes again sold freely at late rates (70G sheep were sold) Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 8s to £1 lis 3d; heavy prime, £1 Us to £1 7s; medium to heavy prime, £1 3s 6d to £1 5s Gd; light to medium prime, £1 2s to £1 3s; unfinished, 19s to £1 Is, Extra heavy prime young ewes. £1 Is 6d to £1 3s Gd; heavy prime, 19s Gd to £1 Is; lighter prime, 17s 6d to 19a; other killable ewes, 15s to IGs; other ewes. 5s to 12s.

Lambs.—Our total yarding of lambs numbered G7G. Bidding was spirited for all prime sorts and sold freely at late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 5s to £1 8s; heavy prime, £1 3s to £1 4s; lighter prime, £1 Is to £1 2s Gd; light prime, 18s Gd to £1: small and plain, lis 6d to IGs. Calve9.—We had a full yarding of calves. Heavy vealers sold readily at last week's rates, while values for light and small calves improved slightly. Runners made £2 6s to £6 3s, for an extra prime heavy heifer from Mr. W. A. Jefferis, Waerenga; heavy vealers. £3 7s to £3 12s; medium, £2 15s to £3 Is; li«ht. £2 5s to £2 12s; small, £1 12s to £2; unfinished and bucket-fed. 15s to £1 ss; bobby and rough calves, 5s to lis, (263 calves were sold).

Pigs.—Pigs were also in good supply. The demand was keen throughout the sale, and all prime pigs realised very satisfactory prices. Choppers made £1 12s to £2 15s; heavy prime baconeis. £3 2s to £3 7s; (24 good quality baconers sold on account of Glendene Farm averaged £3 Gs 3d); medium baconers, £2 16s to £2 19s; light, £2 10s to £2 13s; heavy porkers. £2 2s to £2 7s; medium. £1 lGs to £2; light. £1 12s to £1 15s; small and unfinished, lGs to £1 9s; stores, 17s to 19s; slips, 8s to 10s; weaners. 4s to 7s. Baconers sold at an average of s}d to old per lb. and porkers, s}d to 52d per lb. (A total of 575 pigs was sold.) DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — Beef.—We offered 187 head of beef, comprising 5 steers and 182 cows and heifers, against 186 head last week. The quality of the offering was fully up to the average and selling under a ready demand we have to report a steady sale on a par with last week for ox, while the values for cow and heifer beef improved. Extra choice ox sold to 29s per 1001b; choice and prime, 25s to 28s; just killable. 20s to 21s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 22s to 265; just killable. 14s to 21 s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ll 10s to £l2; heavy prime, £lO 5s to £ll 7s Gd: lighter prime, £9 to £lO 2s 6d; light prime, £8 to £8 17s 6d: small and unfinished, £4 2s 6d to £7 15s. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £7 10s to £8 15s, for heifers sold on account of Mr. H. Robinson. Putaruru; heavy prime, £6 to £7 ss; lighter prime, £4 10s to £5 10s; other killable cows, £2 to £4. Sheep.—A smaller yarding than usual came forward, comprised mostly of wethprs. and sold under good competition at firm late rates for wethers, while ewes improved. Our offering did not include any extra heavy wethers. Heavy prime wethers, 26s Gd to 27s Gd; medium prime, 24s 6d to 265; lipht and unfinished, 93s to 24s 3d; heavy prime ewes. 21s 6d to 235; lighter prime, 20s to 21s; other ewes, 17s Gd to 19s 6d. Lambs,—An average yarding of lambs sold freely at full late rates. Heavy prime lambs, 24s to 25s 9d; medium prime, 22s to 23s Gd: light prime, QOs to 21s 6d; plain and unfinished, 17s to 19s. Calves.—Calves were penned in full numbers. Small and light vealers were keenly competed for and values improved. Heavier calves sold readily at values very firm on late rates. Medium runners. £2 10s to £4: heavy vealers. *£3 3s to £3 13s: medium, £2 15s to £2 19s: light. £2 3s to £2 12s; smaller. £1 lis to £2: rough calves, 14s to £1 ss; bobby, 4s to 10s. Pigs —Pigs were again yarded in full numbers, and sold under a steady demand at values very firm on last week's rates. Heavy baconers, £3 to £3 ss; medium, £2 15s to £2 18s; light, £1 10s to £2 13s: heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 8s; medium, £1 17s to £2; light, £1 13s to £1 15s; small and unfinished. £1 5s to £1 10s. LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—Our yarding nf beef was an average one. There was a ready demand, with values very firm on Inst week's sale. Extra choice ox sold to £1 9s per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 6s to £1 8s; ordinary and plain. £1 2s to £1 ss; prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 4s to £1 63; ordinary cow beef. ISs to £1 3s. Extra heavy prime' steers ranged in price from £ll 15s to £l2 7s (id; heavy prime, £ll to £ll 12s Gd: lighter prime, £9 to £lO 17s Gd; light prime, £7 to £8 15s; plain and small, £4 10s to £6 15s; extra heavy prime young cowb and heifers, £7 to £7 12s fid; heavy prime, £6 to £6 153; lighter, £5 to £5 17s Gd; light, £3 10s to £4 15s; aged and plain-finished cows. £2 to £3 7s Gd. Sheep.—Our sheep pens were moderately filled; competition was keen, with values improving on last week's sale. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 10s Gd to £1 lis 6d; heavy prime, £1 9s to £1 10s: medium prime, £1 7s to £1 8s 9d; light prime, £1 5s to £1 Gs 9d; email and unfinished. £1 to £1 4s 9d. Extra heavy prime and maiden ewes, £1 4s to £1 7s; heavy nrime, £1 3s 6d to £1 4s 3d; medium prime. £1 Is 9d to £1 3s 3d; light prime 17s to £1 Is; inferiorly fatted, 10s upwards. Lambs. —We penned lambs in average numbers. All classes sold readily at late values. Extra heavy prime, £1 5s to £1 6s 6d; heavy prime, £1 3s 9d to £1 4s 9d; medium prime, £1 Is 9d to £1 3s 6d; light prime, 18s to £1 Is Gd, unfinished, best, 13s to 17s; others, 93 to 12s. Pigs.—We had a full yarding of pigs. Comr>etiticn was again keen, and values j were firm on last week's quotations. Chop- ! pers sold from £1 10s to £2 14s: heavy and j medium baconers, £l' 14s to £3 6b; light I porkers and heavy porkers, £2 6s to £2 12s; ' medium porkers and light porkers, £1 15s I to £2 4s; small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 i 12s. Values for store pigs were firmer. Large j stores, £1 to £1 6s; slips, 10s to 18s; weaners. 6s to lis. | Calves.—Our entry of calves was an aver- ! age one. Values were on a par with last ) week's quotations, with the exception of i small vealers, which sold at improved rates. Runners. £2 to £4 14s: heavy vealers, £3 6s ' to £3 16s, medium, £2 14s to £3 4s; light, j £2 4s to £2 12s; smaller, £1 10s to £2 2s; I smnlL and fresh dropped, 5s to £1 Ss; rough calves, 15s to £1 103. RATES AT ADDINGTON HEAVY ENTRIES FORWARD STORE SHEEP EASIER [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Heavy entries were the rule at to-day's Addington market except in the store sheep section. Store Sheep.—Values were easier for ewes by Is to Is 6d a head, the penning being mostly aged sorts. Wethers and lambs, both forward and for carrying over, were easier by up to Is. Fat Lambs.—A good sale for a normal yarding. Fat Sheep.—A heavy entry of 5000 butchers' sheep sold at last week's rates, but lighter sorts were a shade firmer, exporters being more keenly in the market than last week. Beat wethers made 26s to 30s; medium, 23s to 25s 6d; light, down to 21s 6d. Ewes made from 22s to '26s, for best; 19s to 21a for medium, and down to 14s for light. Fat Cattle.—Poor quality predominated in a heavy entry of 510 head and values were back by 10s a head. Best steers made from £lO to £l2 7s 6d; medium, £7 10s to £9 10s; best heifers. £7 to £9 7s 6d; medium. £5 103 to £6 15s; best cows, from £6. 10s. to £8 15s; medium, from £5 to £6 ss; inferior, down to £3 10s. , Fat Pigs.—A good sale for baconers. but a weaker market for porkers. Exporters were in the market for porkers. Baconers mads 5d to sjd a lb; porkers. 5d to 51d. OFFERING AT KOPU [BT TELEGUArH OWN" CORRESPONDENT] THAMES, Wednesday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports having held its usual fortnightly Btock sale at Kopu on Tuesday when a full yarding of all classes of stock was submitted. There was an improved inquiry for beef and all suitable sorts sold under improved competition. Store cattle and pigs changed hands at current rates. Beef cattle: Best fat cows and heifers. £4 15s to £5; medium prime cow and heifers. £4 to £4 12s Gd; light fat cows and heifers, £3 5s to £3 17s 6d; killable cows, £2 10s to £3 ss; vealers, to £1 Is. Dairy cattle: Springing cows, to £5; cows in milk, £3 ss. Store cattle: Heavy fresh conditioned cows, £2 to £2 7s Gd: store cows, £1 10s to £ - J; cull and boner cows, 15s to £1 8s; potter bulls, £2 to £3 10s; heifers running with bull, £2 12s Gd to £4; heifer calves. 21s to £1 15s. Pigs: Medium baconers, £2 10s to £2 15s: light, £2 3s to £2 9s; heavy porkers, £1 13s to £1 18s; light medium. £1 8s to £1 l'2s; light and unfinished. £1 2s to £1 7s; stores. 16s Gd to £1 4s; slips, 12s to 14s 6d; weaners, 3s Gd to Bs. PUTARURU HORSE FAIR [from our own correspondent]. PUTARURU. Wednesday There was an excellent attendance of buyers nt tho horse sale held at Putaruru on Monday by Dalgety and Company, Limited, when all classes of horses were yarded in good numbers. Chief interest centred in draught horses of which there were some fine examples, while hacks were not so generally in demand. Full late rates were obtained in all sections. The top price of £47 was paid for a draught mare sold on account of Mr. A. V. Webby, while two draught mares on account of Mr. W. F. Saunders realised £46 and £45 10s respectively. A draught filly rising three years on account of Mr. R. J. Wilson, made £36 10s. A four-year draught mare sold on behalf of the Ngatuku Estate realised £27. A draught colt foal on account of Mr. R. T. Smith brought £2O. while £l9 was paid for a similar animal sold for Mr. R F. Wilson. An unbroken hack sold for Mr. Sutcliffe made £l3. Aged and inferior hacks sold on account of other clients made up to £5 10s. HORSE FAIR AT KAMO [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI. Wednesday The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, report holding a horse fair at Kamo yesterday, when a medium yarding was submitted to a fair attendance of buyers. Prices were slightly in advance of those ruling at recent sales for mediumchis9 horses. The highest price was £39 10s received by Mr. John Hay ward, of Maunu, for a very nice aged draught mare, the purchasers being Messrs. Pivac Bros., of Ruawai. Several useful sorts made from £3O to £33; light harness horses. £2l to £23 10s; good hacks and sulky horses, £8 15s; weeds and ponies, £2 10s to £7.