FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22685, 24 March 1937, Page 9

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD

LIMITED HOLIDAY SUPPLIES SHORTAGE IN MOST LINES Small entries and firm prices were the rule at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday. Cows were offered in the largest numbers, and best quality stock maintained the previous level of values, but inferior grades were as much as 7s 6d a head and Is per 1001b. easier. Heavy calves were a shade cheaper. Sheep, lambs and pigs were hardly sufficient to cope with butchers' requirements for the holidays. After the ample and fine-quality yarding of ox beef last week, the market was less lively, although the bidding showed 110 tendency to drop. Jt ranged to £l3 7s 6d for the best steers, averaging Ms per 1001b. The bulk of the, cow and heifer delivery consisted of weedy and inferior types, suitable as boners more than for any other purpose. The tlemand for this line was dull, and only the choicest sorts were easily quitted at up to £'lo 10s, which was slightly under the top bid of a week ago. Sheep and Pigs in Demand

Many sheep pens were empty. Quality suffered little in consequence, however, there bein# several attractive lines of heavy wethers, which sold to 35s 3d each, against tho best price of 31s last week. Prime maiden ewes provided the main transactions -in this section, and realised to 26s each, on a par with last week's bidding.Exporters were repeatedly outbid for a limited supply of lambs, in which there was only a small proportion of quality stock. Values were fully maintained, but unfinished lambs were inclined to ease toward the end of the sale.

Average quality was available in a medium offering of calves. A firm demand followed the sale from first to last, only the heaviest calves failing to realise recent prices by about 2s a head. Runners were traded to £5 and vealers to £'•! 18s, both lower quotations than those recorded at the last sale. Bern use of a greatly reduced entry of pigs, prices for baconers improved by about 3s a head, and porkers sold under steady competition at recent rates. Both sorts were quoted unchanged from s}d to ojjd per lb. Stores also brought good prices, the qualitv generally being very fair. Comparison of Quotations 'i he following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the "U'estfield fat stock sales: — This Week Last Week BEEF (per 3 001b) Extra choice ox 33'. 33/. Choice <£■ prime ,„ 0 * ■ • • 20/- to ,32/- 20/- to 32/Choice and prune cow <fc heifer 25/- to 2S/. 25/- to °!)/- Boner & rough 11/- to 21/- 10/- to ~21/« SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers 21/0 to 35/3 21/- to 31/rnfin. wethers . 20/- to 20/0 is/- to °(i/') Prime ewes .. IS/- to 20/- in/- to 20/Unfiu. ewes to 38/0 to 10/0 Prime lambs 20/- to 30/- 22/- to 31/. Unfin. lambs 13/- to 20/- 10/0 to 21/0 CALVES (per liead) Hunners .. 4S/- to 100/- 50/ to 112/0 * calers .. 5/- to OS/- 3/- to 100'PIGS (per head)— Baconers . . 57/- to 75/- 57/- to 7■»/• Porkers . . •_'s/- to 52/- 25/- to 53/\Veallcr3 .. G/- to 13/- 4/- to 12/Slips . .. io/- to 10/- 10/. to 10/Large stores . IS/- to 2S/- is/- to 27/Individual Consignments

lop price in the ox beef section was j £l3 7s Gd, realised for choice steers i from Mr. H. E. Heed, of Waerenga, ; who obtained to £l2 15s for a second consignment. A truck from a Hoten | dealer sold to £l3 2s 6d. Bullocks j entered by Mr. J. R. Self, of Papa toetoe, ranged to £ll lis Gd, and a j pen from Mr. J. Scott, of Mangere, I made to £ll ss. Cattle from Mr. O | G. Orr. of Tua kau, were auctioned to i £8 2s 6<l. and one steer from Mr. G. i Booth, of Homai, brought £7 17s Gd. Cows and heifers were more numerous, tlie best lino being sold to £lO 10s, A Papakura vendor received to £9 los. Stock from Mr. H. Massev, of Onetca, brought to £8 2s Gd, and cows forwarded from Wknkatanc and Katikati farmers made to £7 17s Gd. 31 r. J. A. Hill, of Ohinewai, accepted offers to £7 los, and a pen from Mr. Orr was traded to £7 12s Gd. An offering from Mr. F. Freegard, of Te Kauwhata, brought to £7 7s Gd, and cattle from Mr. E. W. Weed, of Waerenga, were cleared to £7 2s Gd. Other quotable lines were sold for Mr. D. V. Bryant, of Hamilton, Mr. G. K. Turner, of Waiuku, Mr. .T, Johnstone, to £(? 17s 6(1; Mr. E. Morle.v, of Papatoetoe. to £6 7s Gd; Mr. 0. T. Newlove, of Mamaranui, to £6. DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—Our yarding of ox beef was a small one. Competition for prime steers < improved on late sales. Although quotations remain the samo in this class values were very firm. A I large entry in the row and heifer section met with only a fair demand, and values for cow and heifer beef were inclined to ease. Extra choice ox sold (0 X L 13s per 1001b; choico and prime ox, XI Os to X'l 12s; ordinary and plain ox, X'l 'ls to X'l Ss; prime young cow and heifer beef, X'l 5s to £1 Ss; ordinary cow beef, ISs to XI -Is. No extra heavy prune steers were penned. Heavy prime steers, X'J2 to X'l3 7s (id; lighter prime steers, XlO to X' l L 15s; light prime steers. X'S 10s to X'ii 17s Gd; plain and small, X'G to X'S ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, X' 7 5s >.'< XO 15s; heavy prime young cows and hoifers, .(.'(! 10s to X' < 2s 'id; lighter, X's Ids to £(> 7s lid; light, X't to £5 7s (id; aged and plain finished cows, X2 10s to X' 3 15s Sheep We had an average yarding of sheep. There was a steady demand with little or 110 alteration in values. Heavy prime wethers, XI 12s (id to XI Ms 3d; medium prime wethers, x'l 10s to X'l 12s 3d; light prime wethers, XI 7s to XI 0s 9d; small and unfinished wethers, x'l 5s to X'l Os Od; prime maiden ewes, £1 -Is to XI (is; heavy prime ewes, .CI Is (id to X'l 3s; medium prime ewes, XI to £1 Is 3(1; light prime ewes, ISs to lt>s Od. just killnble ewes, lis to 17s (id; poorer ewes, 5s to 12s (id. Lambs.—Lambs in average numbers sold readily at late quotations. Extra heavy prime, x'l (Is to X'l Ss (id; heavy prime, XI Is to X'l 5s Od; medium prime, XI 2s to X'l 3s Od; light prime, XI to XI Is Od; smaller, ISs to 10s Od; unfinished. 15s to 17s Oil Pigs.—Wo hi J an average yarding of pigs. Competition wits keen throughout, and values were well up to Inst, week's quotations. Choppers sold from XI to X' 3 10s; heavy and medium baconers, f-oin X' 3 7s to £3 13s; light baconers and heavy porkors. from £2 12s to £3 Os; medium porkers and light porkers, from £1 llis to £2 lis; small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 15s. Store pigs were yarded in smaller numbers, and sold well. Large stores, £1 to £1 Ss; slips, Ms to I Os; weane.rs, (is to 13s. Calves.—Our entry of calves was an average one The (lonian,l for good quality vealers was steady, and values remained firm. The demand for large runners and rough calves whs easier, ft miners, £2 8s to £-1 15s; heavy vealers, £3 ISs to C 4 ISs; medium, £2 His to £3 17s; light, £1 15s to £2 15s; smaller, XI to £1 lis; small and freshed dropped, (is to 17s; rough calves, 12s to £1 Is. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred . Buckland and Soils. Limited, reports on the sale as follows; Beet.—We penned fat cattle to the number of 222-head, as ngainsf 800 head last week, comprising 30 siecrs and 1 S3 cows and heifers. Our yarding of ox beef was much smaller than usual. Competition was good, and values were firm at late rates. A good demand ruled for best quality cows and heifers, while medium and inferior were dull of sale. Extra choice ox sold to xi 13s per loolh; choico and prime ox. XI Os to XI lis; secondary and plain ox. £1 (is to xl Ss; prime young cow and heifer beef. XI (is to xl s;s ordinary cow beef. 15s to xl 2s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l'4 to £l2 17s (id; heavy prime

steers, £ll 10s to £U 15s; lighter prime, steers. £ll to ill ss; livrht prime steers. £9 15s to £lO iu„; small and unfinished steers, £(> to £S His; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £lO 10s; heavy prime rows and heifers, £0 10s to t~; lighter prime cows and heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss; other killable cows, £3 to £4. Sheep.—Our iota! yarding of sheep numbered 750. Bidding was steady for all classes, and late values were again maintained- Extra heavy prime wethers, £.l 10s to £1 15s 3d; heavy prime wethers, £1 8s to £1 9s; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 7s to £1 7s Od; light to medium prime wethers, £1 Is (id to £1 lis; unfinished wethers, £1 to £ I 3s; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 2s to £1 3s; heavy prime ewes, £1 Is to £1 Is (id; lighter prime ewes, 19s to i'l; other killable ewes, 17s (id to 18s Od; other ewes, (is to lis. Lambs. —Lambs were penned to the number of •_»<11. and sold under keen competition at late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 8s (id to il 10s; heavy prime lambs. £ 1 7s to £1 8s; lighter prime lambs, £1 ■ls to £1 .5s (id; light prime lambs, £1 2s to £1 3s; small and plain lambs, 13s to £l. Calves. —We had a smaller yarding of calves. The demand was firm throughout, and values for all classes, excepting heavy-weights, were equal to last week. Runners made £2 15s to £5; no extra good runners were penned. Heavy vealers, £3 IBs to £4 (is, medium. £3 'is to £3 J'-is; light, £2 1 'is to £"_' 18s; smaller, il 18s to £2 -Is; un finished and bucket-fed, £1 2s to £1 lis; bobby and rough calves, os to l(is; 195 calves were sold.

Pigs.—There was also a smaller entry of pigs. Bidding was steady for all prime sorts, at prices slightly -improved for best baconers, while porkers were at late rates. Choppers made £1 15s to £1 -Is; heavy prime baconers, C.'i 9s to £3 12s (two extra special pens realised £3 15s and £3 Mh); medium baconers, £3 Is to £3 7s; light, £2 J7s to £3 2s; heavy porkers, £2 8s to £2 12s; medium, £2 2s to £2 Is; light. XI 15s to £ 1 18s; small and unfinished, £1 5s to £1 lis; stores, 18s to £1 (is; slips. 3Os to 1 .'is; weaners, Os to 9s; baconers and porkers sold at 5 1 /~d to 5/id per lb. A total of 301 pigs was sold. DALGETY AND COMPANY Da I get y and Company, Limited, reports on j the sale as follows: — Beef.—We offered 120 head of cows and heifers, against 182 head last week. The ' small offering of ox sold under good com- ' petition and values ruled on a par with last week. ,A large yarding of cow and heifer beef did not draw such good competition, and values for this class ruled lower than last week. Extra choice ox sold to 33s per 1001b; choice and prime, ox, 29s to 325; just killable, ' 25s to 28s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 25s to 275; just killable, 1 Is to 20s. Heavy prime young cows and heifers ranged in price from £7 to £7 15s; lighter prime cows and heifers, £5 to £0 15s; lifrht cows, £1 to £4 15s; other killable cows, £2 10s to £3 10s. Sheep.—We had an average entry of sheep, for which competition was again good, and out' quotations remain the same as last week. ! Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 11s to £1 lis (id; heavy prime, £1 its to £ I His 9d; ! medium, £1 7s to £1 8s (id; light and unfinished. Is 3s 3d to £1 Os (id; heavy prime ewes, £1 2s to €1 -Is Od; lighter £1 Os Gd to i'l Is (id; other ewes, 17s (id to £l. Lambs. —An average entry of lambs again drew good competition, and realised values on a par with last week. Heavy prime lamb. £1 4s Od to £1 Os 3d; medium, £1 2s to £1 4s; lighter, £1 to £1 Is Od; small and plain, 153 Od to 19s Od. Calves.—An average yarding of calves sold steadily at values on a par with last week's quotations. Mediu n runners, £3 to £4 10s; heavy vealers, £3 19s to £4 Os; medium, £3 5s to £3 11s; light, £2 lis to £2 10s; smaller. £1 lis to £2 3s; unfinished and bucket-fed, 18s to £1 lis; bobby and rough calves, 5s to 15s. Pigs.—Pigs were yarded in shorter numbers. Competition was good, and values ruled very firm on late rates. Heavy baconers, £3 ' 9s to £3 12s; medium, £3 3s to £3 Os; | light, £2 18s to £3 2s; heavy porkers. £2 7s to £2 12s; medium, £2 2s to £2 4s: light, £1 15s to £1 19s; small and unfinished, ' £1 4s to £1 lis. PRICES AT CAMBRIDGE [ FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held its tri-weekly stock sale at Cambridge on Monday, when there was a fair yarding of all classes of stock. Sheep: fair yarding, which met with fair competition at late rates. Very forward shorn Southdown lambs, 20s 4d; forward-condition shorn ltoinney lambs, 17s Od: store Down-cross lambs. His 1 Od; 103 store Down-cross lambs, 14s 9d; cull lambs, its Id to 12s; SI mixed aged ewes. 17s sd; one-shear Southdown rams. 3gns to 4M,gns; full-mouthed Romney rams, 2gns. Cattle: Good yarding, which sold at full late rates. Light fat steers, £9 12s; fat cows, £3 10s to £5 18s; boner cows, £2 10s to £3 Ss; light, £2 to £2 8s; potter bulls. £3 17s fid to £0 17s Od: dairy cows in milk, £4 4s to £4 15s; springing heifers. £4 2s (id. Pigs: A large yarding of both store and fat pigs came forward. Fat pigs sold readily at late rates. Store pigs met with very slow competition and eased considerably, many pens being passed in the course of the sale. Light baconers, £2 7s to £2 10s; heavy norkcrs. £1 9s to £1 Us: light porkers, i'l 5s to £1 Bs.: choppers, £1 5s to £2 10s; good slips, 10s Od to 13s (id; good weaners, 5s Od to 7s Od; medium weaners. 3s to 4s (id. PUTARURU OFFERING [from our own correspondent] PUTARURU, Tuesday Dalgety and Company, Limited, having held its sale- at Putaruru on Monday, when a medium yarding of both fat and store cattle was offered to a small attendance of buyers. Sheep came forward in small numbers and comprised mostly culled ewes and lambs for which competition was very slack, most lots being passed under the hammer. Cattle sold at prices similar to those ruling at other centres, and following are the prices realised:—Small culled wethers, 15s; ewes. IDs to 15s; lambs, 10s to 15s; good quality Hereford and Polled Angus fat cows, £0 10s to £(i 15s; lighter. £0 to £(i ss; fat cows, dairy sorts, £3 2s (id £3 7s. £3 15s, £4 4s. according to weight and quality; boner cows, 35s to £3 ss; boner bulls, £2 5s to £2 15s, £4 and up to £0 5s for heavy bulls; small yearling Holstein and Shorthorn-cross calves, £2. Pigs: A medium yarding of pigs came forward and a total clearance was effected at full late market quotations. Stores and weaners slackened on late rates. Light baconers, £2 12s to £2 15s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 Os; medium, 35s to 38s; light, 30s to 355; 4mall, 25s to 30s; medium weaners, 8s to.lOs; slips, 12s to 10s. KAMO* HORSE FAIR [FRoli OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] WHANGAREI, Tuesday There was a large entry of horses at (he fair conducted at Kaino yesterday by (he North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited. The attendance was good and competition was keen, particularly for good farm horses, a total clearance being effected at very satisfactory prices. Values:—Heavy draughts, ito to £45; good medium draught mares, £33 to £4O; medium draught geldings, £25 to £3O 10s; lighter sorts, £ls to £2O; aged draughts, £7 10s to £l4; one good hack, £10; other hacks, £2 to £9 10s. OPOTIKI PIG SALE [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] OPOTIKI, Tuesday Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held the fortnightly pig sale in the Opotiki saleyards yesterday. The yarding was not as heavy as at late sales, but there w.ls an improvement in quality, and all classes sold better than at last sale at fully ruling rates. Best baconers made £2 17s to £3 3s; lighter baconers, to £2 8s; heavy porkers, i £1 1 (is to £2 2s; light porkers, £1 13s to £1 l is. , j The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile j Agency Company, Limited, report.—A small variling of pigs was sold at late rates. , Heavy baconers made to £3 3s; medium j baconers, £2 15s to £2 19s; light, £2 Os : to £2 lis; heavy porkers, to £2 3s; lighter, i 28s lo 355; large stores, £1 to 255; smaller, j 15s to 18s; slips 10s to 12s; weaners, j to 8s Ud; choppers, to £2.