FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22424, 21 May 1936, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD DEMAND FOR BACONERS OX BEEF VALUES FIRM Brisk bidding, which resulted in a sharp increase in the price of baconers, was a feature of the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday, and prices per lb. were quoted at from 5Jd to 6d, as against 5Jd to 5Jd at the previous week's sale. Yardings of fat pigs are now becoming considerably reduced owing to the near approach of the end of the season, but some very prime baconers were penned. Ox beef values remained firm on last week's sales, extra choice ox being quoted at 27s per 1001b. Yardings in this section were considerably smaller. Cows and heifers, however, were again yarded in good numbers and with spirited bidding, late rates were maintained. There was a large yarding of calves, but these were of mixed quality and only the better finished sorts realised late rates. A definite improvement, however, was shown in prices for small vealcrs and competition was keen. Although wethers were in short supply, there being a good demand for any well finished pens, there were good entries of sheep. Ewes in particular were penned in more than average numbers and competition was keen, with values firm at late quotations. Lambs were again comparatively plentiful and although all classes were keenly sought, the quality in most instances was well below the usual standard. Prices showed considerable variation, but the values generally compared favourably with recent sales. Owing to the recent reduction in buying schedules prices for porkers eased, while there was no improvement for stores and weaners. In keeping with the increase in prices in the bacon section, well finished porkers sold freely at an increase on late rates. Signs of reduced skim milk supplies, owing to the colder weather, were apparent, for the pens showed a number of unfinished porkers, which buyers were not prepared to take at anything over store prices. 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 BEEF (per 1001b.) — Extra choice ox 27/- 27/Choice and primo , ox .. .. 23/- to 26/• 23/- to 26/Choice and prime cow and heifer 22/- to 26/- 22/- to 26/SHE.EP (per head)— Prime wethers . 28/- to 32/6 25/• to 82/6 Unfin. wethers .. 20/- to 25/- 19/6 to 24/Prime ewes .. 19/- to 24/- 17/- to 23/9 Unfln. ewes ... 6/- to 16/6 7/6 to 16/9 Prime lambs .. 201- to 27/- 19/- to 28/9 Unfin. lambs . . 14/- to 17/- 14/- to 18/6 CALVES (per head)— Runners .. ~ 46/- to 104/- 47/- to 102/Vealers .. .. 35/- to 76/- 33/- to 73/PIGS (per head)— Baconers .. 50/- to 75/- 50/- to 69/Porkern .. 83/- to 48/- 82/- to 48/Wednera .. 4/- to 12/- 4/- to 9/Slips .. 11/- to 17/- 10/- to 15/Large store* .. 14/- to 23/- 16/- to 23/Indtvidual Consignments Top' price in the ox beef market was realised for a pen of prime steers from Mr. E. A. Price, of Papatoetoe, which sold for £lO 17s 6d. A good lot from Mr. W. Matheson, of Karaka, made up to £lO 12s 6d, while a small consignment from Mr. R. Bevill, of Tuakau, was disposed of for £lO 10s. The best of a lot of 14 from Mr. W. R. Macklow, of Waimauku, were sold for £lO ss, while a large consignment from Mr. D. McDonald ranged from £7 5s to £lO 7s 6d. A pen from Mr. J. Scott, of Mnngere, was. sold for £lO, while from Mr. W. of Walton, came a consignment which made up to £9 17s 6d, and one from the estate of D. Finlayson, of Ruawai, which ranged up to £9 15s. Two small lots, one from Mr. B. Speechley, of Howick, sold for £9 15s, and another, from Mr. H. Robinson, of Putaruru. made £9 10s. Mr. J. Fleming, of Kirokopuni, received up to £9 for one pen. For a consignment from Mr. A. Orr, of Hoteo, up to £8 12s 6d was paid, while other consignments were from Mr. A. L. Ariell, Paparoa, £8 10s; Mr. M. Given, Walton, £8; and the estate. of B. Weston, Papatoetoe, £7 17s 6d. In the cow and heifer beef market the best price was that for a truck from Mr. J. A. Hill, of Ohinewai, which made up to £8 12s 6d, while another truck of good quality from Mr. J. Pohlen, of Matamata, made up to £B. From Mr. R. Bevill, of Tuakau, came a small pen, which realised £7 2s 6d a head. TJp to £6 17s 6d was paid for two trucks from Mr. H. Robinson, of Putaruru, and a lot from Messrs. H. S. and A. E. Holm realised £6 7s 6d. From Mr. James Hemphill, of Dargaville, came three trucks, which mad© up to £6 ss, and up to £6 12s 6d was obtained for a truck from Mr. T. W. James, of Te Kuiti. Two lines for which up te £5 17s 6d was paid came from the estate of B. Budge, Kiokio, and Messrs. Holdsworth Bros., Whakatane, while £5 15s was obtained by Mr. J. Fleming, of Kirokopuni, for two trucks. Mr. W. Chavtor obtaiued up to £5 10s; Mr. C. Dickey, up to £5 ss; and Mr. L. S. James, of Turua, £5. Lp to £o 2s 6d was realised for two lots, one from Mr. J. C. Ambury, of Waiotira. and the other from Mr. F. Dodds, of Putaruru. _______ DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Bucklnnd and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—Our yarding of fat cattle numbered 279 head, as against 284 head last week, comprising 76 rfteers and 203 cows and heifers. Ox beef w«a yarded in smaller numbers than last week and values remajned firm on last week's report. Cows and heifers were again yarded in good numbers. Bidding was spirited and late rates were main- . tnined. Extra choice ox sold to £1 7s per 1001b.; choico and prime, £1 3s to £1 ss; secondary and plain. £1 to £1 2s; prime young cow and heifer. £1 4s to £1 6s; ordinary cow beef, 13s to £l. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £lO to £lO 17s Gd; heavy prime, £9 5s to £9 15s; lighter primo. £8 10s to £9; light prime, £7 10s to £8 ss; small and unfinished steers. £4 10s to £G ss. Extra heavy prime" young cotfa and heifers. £7 to £8 15s; heavy prime, £5 to £6 ss; lighter prime. £4 to £4 10s; other killablo cowb, £2 15a to £3 ss. Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the lium her of 708. Wethers were in short supply, while ewes were penned in good numbers. Competition was keen and all classes were firm at lute rates. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 10a to £1 11a Cd; heavy prime. £1 7a Gd to £1 88 6d; medium to heavy prime, £1 4s 6d to £1 6a; light to medium prime. £1 2« to £1 3s: unfinished. £1 to £1 Is 6d. Extra heavy prime young ewes. £1 Is 6d to £1 2a Od; heavy prime. 19a fid to £1 Is;, lighter Vrime. 17a 6d to 18s Gd: other killable ewes. 15s 6d to lGs 6d; other ewes, 4a to 12s 6d. Lambs.—Our yarding of lambs numbered 096. The Quality was not up ty the usual standard. Bidding was good and late ratoa were easily sustained. Extra heavy prime lambs. £1 6a to £1 7a; heavy prime. £1 2s Gd to £1 4b; lighter prims, £1 la to £1 2a; light prima, 18b 6d to £1 0s 6d; email und plain, 14a to 16s Gd. "

Oalves.—We had a full yarding of calves. Competition«was keen and values very firm, prices fo* small vealers showing a further improvement. Runners made £2 8s to £5 4s; heavy prime vealers, £8 9s to £8 16s; medium- £5 lGs to £3 3s; light, £2 Gs to £2 13s; small, £1 17s to £2 4s; unfinished and bucket-fed, 16» to £1 9s; bobby and rough calves, 4s to 14s. (214 calves were sold.) , '

Pigs,—There was also a good entry of pigs. Bidding for all baconers was extremely brisk and our quotations show a sharp rise. Owing to recent reductions in buying sched-' ules, prices for porkers eased. There was no improvement for stores and weaners. Choppers made £1 15s to £3; heavy Prime baconers. £3 8s to £3 14s; medium, £3 to £3 6b: light, £2 13s to £2 18s; a line of 43 extra good quality baconers from Olendene Farm averaged £3 lis sd: heavy porkers, £2 3s to £2 8s; medium, £1 14s to £1 lis; light, £1 9s to £1 lis; small and unfinished, 16s to £1 6s; stores, 14s to 19s; slips. 8s to 10s; weaners, 4s to 7s; baconers sold ftt an average of s{d to Gd per lb. and porkers 6d to sid per lb. <A total of 624 pigs was sold.) LOAN AND • MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—Our yarding was an average one and although quotations are the same, values were firmer than those of last week's overHow wile. Extra choice ox sold to £1 7s per 1001b: choice and prime, £1 3s to £1 6s; ordinary and plain, £1 to £1 2s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 3s to £1 6s; ordinary cow beef, 18s to £1 2s. Our entry did not include any extra heavy prime steers. Heavy prime steers# £lO 2s Cd to £lO 12s Gd; lighter prime, £9 2s Gd to £10; light prime, £8 to £9; plain and small, £5 to £7 15s. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 to £8; heavy prime, £6 2s Cd to £G 15s; lighter, £5 to £6; light. £3 10s to £4 17s 6d; aged and plain finished cows, £2 5s to £3 7s 6d. Bheep.—We had more than an average entry of sheep. Competition was keen with values very firm at late quotations. Extra heavy prime, wethers, £1 31s 9d to £1 12s Cd; heavy prime, £1 10s Gd to £1 lls Cd; medium prime, £1 9s to £1 10s 3d; light prime, £1 6s to £1 8s 9d: small and unfinished, £1 3s to £1 5s 9d. Prime maiden ewes, £1 3s Gd to £1 10s Cd; heavy prime ewes, £1 2s to £1 3s; medium prime, £1 0s 9d to £1 Is 9d; light prime, 19s to £1 0s Gd; just killable, 15s to 18s; poor ewes, 7s Cd to 12s 6d. Lambs.—We penned lambs in average numbers. Competition was keen and all classes sold readily. Heavy prime, £1 5s to £1 6s; medium prime, £1 3s to £1 4s 9d; light prime, £1 to £1 2s 9d; small and unfinished, 12s to 19s. Pfgs.—We had an average yarding of pigs. Competition was keen for baconers, for which values showed a sharp increase. Good quality porkers sold readily at late rates, but there was a lot of plain and unfinished porkers, for which values were easier. Choppers sold from £1 10» to £3 7s. Heavy and medium baconers, from "£3 3s to £3 15s; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £2 10s to £3; medium porkers, from £1 16s to £2 8s; light porkers, £1 6s to £1 12s; small and unfinished, 18s to £1 ss. The demand for store pigs improved. Values were firmer. Large stores, £1 to £1 3s; slips, lis to 17s; weaners. 5s to 12s. Sows (in pig). £2 10a to £4 17s 6d, sow, with litter, to £6. Calves.—Our entry of calves did not come up to our average yardings. Quality vealers were in short supply. The demand was keener and values showed a sharp rise on last week's quotations. Runners, £2 to £4 12s Gd; heavy vealers, £3 10s to £3 16s; medium, £3 to £3 8s; light, £2 10s to £2 18s; smaller, £2 to £2 8s; small and fresh dropped, 6s to £1 16s; rough calves, 15s to £1 15s. DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—We yarded 187 head of beef, comprising five steers and 182 cows and heifers, against 296 head last week. The quality wae again first-class, and, selling under a ready demand, we have to report a good sale at firm late rates. Extra choice ox sold to 27s per 1001b; choice and prime, 23s to 265; just killable, 18s to 225: prime young cow und heifer beef, 24s to 265; just killable, 18s to 235. Heavy prime steers, £9 10s to £lO 10s; lighter prime, £8 10s to £9 ss; light prime, £7 10s to £8 ss; small and unfinished. £4 10s to £6 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 10s to £8 12s 6d for heifers from Mr. J. A. Hill, Hoe-o-Tainui; heavy prime cows and heifers, £6 to £7 it; lightor, £4 10s to £5 10s; other killable cows, £2 to £4. Sheep.—.An average yarding of sheep, comprising principally well-finished wethers, sold under a good demand, and values remain firm. Extra heavy prime wethers, 29s tj 30s 9d: heavy prime, 27s 6d to 28s 6d; medium, 25s to 275; light and •unfinished, 23s 6d to 24s 6d; heavy prime ewes, 21s to 23s ed; lighter, 39s to 20s 6d; other ewes, 17s to 18s 6d. Lambs.—A moderate entry of lambs drew steady competition, and sold on a par w'ith late rates. Heavy prime lamb, 22s to 22s 6d; medium, 20s to 21s 6d; light, 17s to 19s 6d. Calves.—An average yarding of calves came forward. Competition was keen, especially for light to medium . vealers, values for which showed a marked improvement on laßt week's rates. Heavy vealers sold readily at values very firm to slightly better than late ratee. Medium runners, £2 10s to £4; heavy vealers, £3 8s to £3 15s; medium, £2 17s to £3 6s; light, £2 7s to £2 15s; smaller, £1 14s to £2 4s; rough calves, 15s to £1 10s; bobby calves, 4s to 10s. Pigs.—A full yarding of pigs was penned. Competition for baconers was very keen and prices improved considerably on last week s rates. Good quality heavy porkers sold at late values, while lighter porkers and unfinished pigs were easier in value. Heavy baccners, £3 8s to £3 14s; medium. £3 to £3 4s: light, £2 12s to £2 18s; heavy Porkers, £2 3s" to £2 7s; medium, £1 15s to £1 19s: light, £1 9s to £1 12s; small and unfinished, 16s to £1 se. RATES AT ADDINGTON SHEEP MARKET FIRM EASING IN BEEF CATTLE [BY TELEOEAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday • Entries were smaller in the eheep eection and larger in the fat cattle at the Addington market to-day. There was a good market for sheep and a weaker one for Store' Sheep.—All classes sold well. Ewes v/ere better by up to Is & head, .* also forward wethers and ewe lambs. The latter made to 32s 3d and forward wethers ranged from 22s to 23s 9d. Fat- - Lambs.—There was a slightly easier market, export competition not being so widespread. Fat Sheep.—An improved sale by up to Is a head. The entry was 1100 less tha_n last week. Best wethers sold at from 27a to 345; good, from 23s to 26s 6d; best ewes, from 22s to 275; prime medium-weight, from 18s to 235; export, from 14s to 17s. Fat Cattle.—A heavy entry of 550 head rnd a weakening in values by up to 20s a head. Best steers made from £lO .to £l3 7s 6d; good, from £8 to £9 10s; inferior. £4 5s to £6 10s; best neiters. to £7 to £9: 'medium, £4 10s to £5 10s: best cows, £6 10s to £9 10s; medium, £4 to £5; best beef, 25s to 27u per 100lb.; medium, 22s to 24a. Fat Pigs.—Baconers were firmer and porkers cheaper. There was no export buying. Baconers made 47s 6d to £4. The average price per lb. was 5d to sld. Porkers mad© 28s to 41s 6d. The average price per lb. was sid to s}d. Choppers, 30s to £3 18s Cd. MOTUMAOHO DAIRY HERD The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company. Limited, reports having held a clearing sale at Motuniaoho on Monday on account of Mr. F. Colbeck. The herd of approximately 70 dairy cows came forward in good condition and attracted a fai»* attendance of buyers. Competition for early calvers was good, while later calvers also sold firmiy, prices being on a par with recent clearing sale rates. Realisations were:—Good quality Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, early calvers, £6 5s to £7; other early calvers. £5 to £6; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, later calvers, '£3 15s to JO4 15s; Short* horn-cross cows, early calvers, £3 15s to £4 15s; heavy draught gelding, £23. LARGE WELLSFORD .YARDING [from our own correspondent] WELLSFORD, Wednesday There was a large yarding of cattle at the fortnightly sale at Wellsford held by the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited, on Tuesday. A large proportion of the yarding was killable cows and boner cows from dairy herds, - these being taken by exporters at current schedule rates. The two advertised herds of dairy cows sold to a good demand, but other dairy cows were hard to quit. Very few fat cattle were yarded, but wore in good demand for country butchers. Any Shorthorn store cattle of good quality met good competition. Owing to the close of the dairy season young pigs sold at low Tates. There was a good attendance of buyers and practically the whole yarding was sold under the Vnmmer Values were:—Young Jersey cows di\f> in July or August, £4 10s to £5 17s 6d: ditto, due in September, £3 10s to £4 15s; poorer Jersey cows, £2 2s 6d to £3 ss: Frirsian cows due in June or July. £3 5s to £4 10s; Friesian heifers, £3 7s 6d; small Jersey cows and heifers, £1 10s to £2 ss: good Shorthorn cows, to £4 10s; poor Shorthorn cows, due early. £3 2s 6d to £3 15s: old Shorthorn cows, £2 15s to £3: Shorthorn cows with young calves, to £5; btg boner cows. £2 5s to £2 10s; light boner cows, £\ 5s to £1 15s; cull cows 12s to 20s; light fat Jerseys. £2 10s to £2 17s: killable Jersey cows. £2 4s to £2 7s; Jersey cow with big calf, £2 16s the pairs sn*®]' Jersey-cross heifers in calf to Jersey bull, 325; small yearling Shorthorn steers, £2 Is; Red Poll, yearling heifer, £2 7s: gocd Shorthorn eteer calves, £2; heavy farm mare iti foal. £24; small store pigs, 9s to lis; smaL slips, 7b 6d.