FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22726, 12 May 1937, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD

FURTHER DECLINE IN BEEF

SHEEP AND PIGS STEADY

After what is considered to have been the best period for the sale of beef in six years, values having reached a high level in recent months, the prices recorded yesterday at the Westfield fat stock sales were the lowest since last July. Beef was quoted down Is, ranging to 30s per 1001b. Other stock found a brisk market and made late rates, except some grades of calves and ewes, which were cheaper. Oddments in most lines were bought by exporters, whose influence was telt most in the pig section. Only an average entry of beef was auctioned, there being a particular shortage of light cows, which made firmest prices, but the type of beasts yarded was quite satisfactory. ]t was just a dull sale. Ox realised up to £l2 17s 6d, considerably below recent bids, omitting last week's exceptional top transaction. Cows sold to £9 2s 6d, which was 27s Gd under the best salo a week ago.

Spirited Sale of Sheep

Many lines of prime sheep were I available in the best yarding for several weeks. Good woolly sorts showed a general improvement of about Is each. Some choice stock from the south produced the keenest sale to 35s Gd a nead. Ewes did not make recent prices in all cases, but the easing tendenev was fractional. Top price was 275. Lambs were in comparatively short supply and for prime sorts competition was "spirited. Steady values were maintained up to 30s 6d, as against 33s Gd last sale. Exporters took their share.Light vealers sold best in a full yarding of good quality calves. Throughout the sale bidding was erratic, and most classes eased up to about 3s each. The heaviest runner realised £5 lis, and vealers were priced to £5 2s. Pigs wore penned in the smallest numbers so far this season. As at the majoritv of provincial sales, supplies remained in excess of local requirements, and exporters accepted a large proportion of the offering. Their bidding maintained a firm scale of values. Baconers averaged Gd per lb., and porkers from s|d to Gd per lb., the same as last week.

Comparison of Quotations

The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at i,he Wcstfield fat stock sales:— „ . This Week Last AVcck BEEF (per 1001b.) Extra choice ox 30/• 31/-

Choice and prime ox . . . . 20/- to 20/- 27/- to 30/Choice and prime , , cow and heifer 21/- to 28/- 21/- to _S/Boner and rough 10/- to 28/- 17/- to 21/SIIEEP (per head)—

Prime wethers 27/6 to 35/0 27/- to 35/6 Unfin. wethers 23/0 to 29/- 23/- to 30/Prime ewes .. H)/- to 27/- 21/- to 2,/G Unfin. ewes . . •">/- to 1!)/fi 7/- to 2-1/-Prinio lambs . 20/- to 30/6 20/- to 33/Unfiu. lambs . 13/- to 20/- 9/- to 20/0 CALVES (per head) —

Runners .. 50/- to li t/- 50/- to 132/6 Veal era • • 28/- to 102/- 28/- to 9(3/PIGS (per head) Baroncrs . . 0"/- to 70/- 58/- to 79/Porkers .. 18/- to 55/- 3-/- to 6b/Weaners • ■ 3/- to 10/- 2/- to 8/Slips • • 8/- to 12/- *>/- to 1-/-Large stores . 12/- to 20/- 12/- to 21/Individual Consignments

Top price for ox beef was £l2 17s 6d, obtained for a choice steer in a line from Mr. 13. L. Orr, of Ohinewai. Bullocks from Trewin Brothers, of Maungaturoto, sold to £l2 2s 6d, and lines from' the Native Department, of Te Kuiti, and Mr. W. Main, of Haupata, made to £ll 15s. The sum of £ll 12s 6d was secured for cattle from Mr. H. E. Heed, of Waerenga, and to £ll was realised for an offering from Mr. M. A. Costar, of Karaka. Mr. W. H. Walters, from the same district, and Mr. A. Main, of Haupata, received to £lO 15s, and a lot from Mr. A. Orr, of Roteo, brought to £lO ]2s 6d. Additional lines of note were cleared for Motion Brothers, of Pokono. to £lO ]os; Heat lev Brothers, of Maungaturoto, to £10" 2s 6d; Mr. E. W. R. Leslie, of Putaruru. and Mr. G. Hayward, of Pikiwahine. to £lO. Cows and heifers from Mr. Costar ranged in price to £9 2s 6d, which headed the market. Stock from Mr. P. J. Kidd, of Karaka, was traded to £8 12s 6d, and pens yarded by Mr. J. Pohlcn. of Matamata, and the Tlotoiti Land Company made to £8 7s 6d. Prices to £8 2s 6d were paid for cows from Mr. C. McMurdo. of Helensville, and lots from Mr. H. Windsor, of_Matangi, and Mr. Leslie, made to £7 17s 6d. Other quotable lines were sold for Mr. G. Thompson, of Pakuranga. to £7 10s; Mr. J. Johnstone, of Manurewfi, and Mr. M. B. Kirkbride. of Mangore, to £7 7s 6d; Mr. J. A. Hill, of Ohinewai, to £7 os; Mr. S. Markham. of Drury, Mr. W. T. S. Wilson, of Otahuhu, and Mr. A._E. Sanderson, of Whnngnmarino, to £7; Mr. H. P. McIjeod, of Helensville, to £6 12s 6d; Mr. K. G. Morley, of Papatoetoe, to £6.

DETAILS OF SALES

AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: —

Beet. —We penned fat cattle to the number of '27b head, as against 254 head lastweek, comprising: lIS steers and 3(>o rows and heifers. The quality of ox beef penned was first-class. Competition was less keen and values eased by Is per 1001b. Good quality cows and heifers were in short supply and sold freely at late quotations while medium and plain sorts were dull of sale. Extra choice ox sold to £1 3.0s per 1001b; choice and prime ok, £1 (5s to £1 Ss; secondary and plain ox, £1 :4s to £1 ss; prime young row and heifer beef, it Os to £1 8s; ordinary cow beef, 17s to £1 Os. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ll 10s to £l'2 '2s (id; heavy prime steers, £3O 15s to £ll 7s (>d; lighter prime steers, £lO 5s to £lO l'2s Od; light prime steers, £0 to £10; small and unfinished steers, £5 10s to £S: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £S 15s; heavy prime cows and heifers, CG 7s fid to £7 '2s fid; lighter prime cows and heifers, £4 10s to £5 l'2s (id; other killable cows, £3 5s to £<l.

Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 1058. Bidding was spirited, and late quotations wero easily maintained. Extra heavy prime wethers, € 1 1 •'is lid to £! 15s lid; heavy prime, £1 lis <id to £1 12s (id; medium to heavy prime, £ 1 !>s (id to £1 l is; light to medium prime, £1 7s (id to £1 8s (id; unfinished, £1 3s (id to £1 5s (id; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 (is to l'l 7s; heavy prime, £1 4s fid to £1 5s (id; lighter prime, £1 '2s to £1 .'is; other killable, U)s to £1 Is (id; other ewes. 5s to His (id. Lambs. —Our total yarding of lambs numbered 318. Competition was keen and all sold at slightly better prices than last week. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 8s to £1 10s (3d; heavy prime, £1 (is (id to £1 7s (id; lighter prime, £1 4s to £1 5s 0d; light prime, £1 Is Oil to £1 3s (id; small and plain, 13s to 18s 6(1. Calves. —We had a full yarding of calves, which sold under erratic bidding at prices firm for prime light vealers and slightly easier for other classes. Runners made £3 to £5 l is; heavy prime vealers, £3 15s to Cl Is; medium, £3 5s to £3 10s; light, £2 18s to £3 3s; smaller, £2 2s to £2 8s; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 (is to £1 15s; bobby and rough calves, 5s to £1 3s; -iii!) calves were sold.

Pigs.—There was a very small entry of pigs. Baconers were scarce and the quality of the whole offering below the usual standard. Competition was brisk, with values equal to late quotations. Choppers made £2 2s to £3 3s; heavy baconers, up to £3 10s; no extra prime were offered; medium baconers, £3 78 to £3 08; light, £3 to £3 4s; heavy porkers, £2 12s to £2 15s; medium, £2 Is' to £2 7s; light, £1 18s to £2 Is; unfinished and small, 18s to £1 12s; stores, 15s to £1; slips, 10s to 12s; weaners, 3s to Os. Baconers averaged (id per lb., and porkers o'/ a d to (3d per lb. A total of 40(3 pigs was sold.

DALGETY AND COMPANY

Palget.v and Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — Bocf.—Our offering of beef totalled 1(33 head, comprising 55 steers and 108 cows and heifers, against 100 head last week. The quality was again first-class, but the yarding

met with a weaker demand, with values ruling fullv is per 3001b. lower than Inst week. Extra choice ox sold to 30s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 20s to 28s; just killable, 23s to 255: prime young cow and heifer beef, 21s to 275; just killable, 10s to 235. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l2 to .€l2 lis fill; heavy prime steers, £lO 1 ."is to £ll 17s (id; lighter prime steers, £lO to £lO 12s (id; light i)rimo steers, £9 2s (id to £!) 17s (id; small and unfinished steers, £(> to £8 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £7 15s to £8 ss; heavy prime cows and heifers, £0 5s to £7 3 0s; lighter prime cows and heifers, £5 to £(> 2s (Id; light prime cows and heifers, £1 to £1 17s (id; other killable cows, £2 to £3 15s. Sheep.—-We had fully an average yarding of good-quality mutton, for which there was a steady demand, and values generally were firmer than last week. Extra heavy prime wethers. £1 33s to £1 13s 9d; heavy prime, £1 12s to £1 12s Od; medium. £1 10s fid to £1 lis 9d; light and unfinished, £l. 8s to £1 10s; heavy prime ewes. £1 (is to £1 (is Od; lighter, £1 4s lid to £L 5s 9d; other ewes, £1 to £1 -is. Lambs, —Lambs came forward in average numbers, and sold fully on a par with last week. Heavy prime lamb, £1 6s to £1 8s Od; medium. £1 Is to £1 5s Od; lighter, £1 2s to £' 1 Rs f)d; light, £1 to £l. :1s (id; small and plain, 15s to 19s. Calves.—We yarded calves in fewer than average numbers. Competition was not so keep as at recent sales, but values remained on about a par with last week's quotations. Runners, £3 to £0; heavy vealers, £3 Kis to £-1 (is; medium, £3 5s to £3 12s; light, £2 Kis to £3 3s; smaller, £1 IDs to £2 10s; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 3s to £1 1 (is; bobby and rough calves, 5s to £1 3s.

Pigs.—A smaller yarding of fat pigs sold steadily at values very firm on late rates. Heavy baconers, £3 12s to £3 Ms; medium, £3 7s to £3 Kis; light, £3 to £3 -Is; Heavy porkers. £2 10s to £2 l is; medium, £2 Is to £2 8s; light, £1 17s to £2 Is; small and unfinished, £L 5s to £1 lis.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: —

Beef.—Our yarding of beef was an average one. Although there was a steady demand throughout, values were easier by about 3s per 3 001b. Extra choice ox sold to £3 10s per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 6s to £1 9s; ordinary and plain. £1 3s to £L ss; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 4s to £1 7s; ordinary cow beef, 17s to £1 3s. No extra heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steer* ranged in price from £lO to £11; lighter prime, £9 to £lO 17s Gd; light prime. £t 5s to £8 17s (id; plain and small, £6 5s to £8 2s Gd; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £9 ss; heavy prime, £7 to £7 17s Gd; lighter, £6 to £6 17s (id; light, £t 7s Gd to £5 17s Gd: aged and plain finished cows, £2 10s to £4 ss. Sheep.—We had more than an average vr.rding of sheep, which met a ready market, with values for wethers about the same. Ewes were easier by Is to Is Od. Heavy prime wethers. £1 14s Gd to £1 15s Od; medium prime, £1 13s to £1 14s 3d; light prime, £1 10s to £3 12s Od; small and unfinished, £ I 5s to £1 9s; extra heavy prime ewes, £1 5s to £1 Gs; heavy prime, £1 3s Gd to £1 4s Gd; medium prime, £1 2s to £1 3s 3d; light prime. £3 to £1 Is 9d; small and just killable. 10s 6(1 to 193 Gd; interiorly failed ewes, Ss to 15s. Lambs.—Lambs in fewer than average numbers sold freely, values being very firm. Heavy prime, £1 Gs to £1 8s Gd; medium, £1 Is to £1 5s 9(1; light, £1 Is to £1 3s Gd; small and forward condition, 17s to £L; unfinished, 14s to 16s Gd.

Pigs.—We hue a small yarding of pigs. Competition was bright, with values holding at last week's quotations. Choppers sold from £2 (is to £3 3 9s; heavy and medium baconers. from £3 10s to £3 IGs; light- baconers and heavy porkers, from £3 to £3 Ss; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 5s to £'- IKs; small. £1 12s to £2 2s; unfinished, £1 5s to £1 10s. Store pigs sold at late, quotations. Large stores, 12s to £1; slips, Ss to to lis; weaners, 3s to 10s.

Calves. —Our entry of calves was a large one Values were easier, with the exception in a few cases of extra well-finished calves. Runners. £2 Ids to £5 ss; heavy vealers, £4 to £5 2s; medium, £3 Gs to £3 IGs; light, £- 30s to £3 3s; smaller, £1 18s to bs; small, £1 to £1 IGs; rough calves. 10s to £1 ss; fresh dropped, 5s to 15s.

ADDINGTON MARKET

ENTRIES GENERALLY SMALLER

[BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"]

CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday

The weekly Addington Market was held to-day because of the Coronation tomorrow. Entries were generally smaller. The store sheep section, as far as ewes were concerned, was removed from absolute mediocrity bv the inclusion of some good sorts of ewes from the Chatham Islands. One line of these sold at 27s Cd for 400 odd, others at 25s and failing and soundsmouth local ewes at up to 22s Gd. Cbathams wethers sold well at up to 26s 3d. Wether lambs were easier. Fat lambs sold at full export rates for a small penning, best making from 30s to 30s. The fat sheep entry was half the usual size, including a small proportion of wethers. Outside orders were in for the limited supply of these, and they sold from 3s to 4s a head better. Good ewes sold unchanged, but export sorts were easier by about Is. Recent values were maintained for a smaller entrv of prime fat cattle, but unfinished steers and cows, of which the entry was principally composed, sold at slightlj.depressed rates. Best beef made from £L> to £ls 17s Od; good, £ll 10s to £1- -iOs, light down, to £9. Best heifers sold at from £S to £lO 10s; good, £0 10s to £7 15s; inferior, down to £5 ss;_ best cows, i>~ 'to £lO 10s; pood, to £0 los; inferior, down to £4. In the fat pig section there was a sharp recovery in porker values, the average price being Gd to 6V=d. Baconers maintained recent rates, with average values of 5 3 /<d to Od.

STUD ROMNEY DISPERSAL

HIGH PRICES AT FEILDING

[BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION"] FEILDIXG, Tuesday

Phenomenal prices prevailed at the dispersal sale at Feilding to-day of the famous Parorangi stud Romney sheep »ock Buyers were present from all parts of the Dominion and also from Australia, and the market was exceptionally keen from the start. The total realisation for the SOO ewes offered was over £B°oo, the average being not far short or i-ii" Stud rams brought very high P nr< - S ; £] offered realising nearly lOOOgns the average being S2gns. The highest price was loogns! paid by an Australian buyer for a typical Parorangi ram.

CAMBRIDGE OFFERING

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a_ sale at Cambiidge, when a heavy yarding of cattle came forward. Cow and heifer beef was in average supply, for which competition was firm, and late rates maintained for all classes. A heavy yarding of boner cows sold firmly, values being fully on a par' TJ"" Frankton rates. Sheep: An average yarding of sheep with competition firm for all Masses, a total clearance resulting at satisfactory rates Pigs: A full yarding with fats selling well but stores and weaners were hard to dispose of. Prices realised for ..fats were on a par with late rates, stores and weaners being slightly easier. Quotations:-—Cattle: Fat cows and heifers. £5 lis to £0 ns; lighter £-1 12s to £5 Ss; forward and killable cows, £3 15s to ft Ss; heavy boner cows, C 3 3s to £3 12s: medium, £2 os to C - lio-ht 30s to £2 2s; medium potter bulls, £3 15s to £5: forward-conditioned Friesian and Shoithorn cows, £3 15s to £4 lis Sheep: Light fat wethers, 20s to 30s 3d- heavy fat lambs. 28s 3d to 325; medium 23s to 24s Od; light, 20s to 21s; store lambs Its Od to 15s; mixed age ewes in lamb '26s to 28s. Pigs: Medium baconers, to £3 ss; light, £2 lis to £3; heavy porkers, 30s to £2 10s; medium, 33s to 38s; light, 28s to 30s; unfinished porkers, 24s to 265; stores, 20s Gd to 02s; lighter, 10s to 18s; best weaners, 8s to OS; others, Is 6d to 6s; choppers, 33s to £2 Us; sows in pig, £2 Os to C 3; boars, £2 7s Od to £2 12s (id: Dairycattle: A small entry of dairy cattle came forward and a complete clearance was effected under the hammer. Jersey and Jer-sey-cross heifers, £5 to C 5 'l.os; Jersey and Jersey-cross cows, in milk, £5 to £0; others, £3 to £3 15s.

PIGS AT TAUPIRI

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports as follows on the Taupiri pig sale.-—A very good sale was recorded. Fat pigs, including a good proportion of baconers, but with a majority of porkers, formed the principal part of tho entry. A full bench of buyers competed, and the market was very firm, with an improving tendency generally. Nothing *was unsold. In the store section small numbers were handled, and prices were satisfactory on the basis of late rates. Hea\y baconers made £» lis to £3 14s; medium, £3 4s to £3 10s; light, £2 13s to £3; heavy porkers, £2 Ss to £2 128 (id; medium, £2 2s to £2 Ts Od; light, to 37s (ill; medium store pigs. 17s Od to 10s; smaller. 15s to 10s; slips, 12s to 14s; weaners, to Os.

OHINEWAI YARDING

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Acencv Company, Limited, reports as follows on the Ohinewai sale: —Although the yarding was quite a good one. apart from a small proportion of good beef, most were unfinished and store cows. A few bulls, yearling heifers and dsiirv heifers wore sold. Exporters and butchers v.ere busy in the fat and store section values being well maintained. r lhe (miry heifers made satisfactory prices, and bulls showed no alteration from former levels. Practically the whole yarding changed hands. Good quality Shorthorn cows made £(i os to .17; medium, £5 5a to £»; heavy Jersey cows, ,(M 5s to £5 - Js (id; medium to light, .C.I os to £-i; heavy store cows, ex dairy. 15s to r 'ft is- ordinary Jersey stores, <s <>« 10 £2 14s;' boners, to £2 6sj medium Jersey dairy heifers, to £5 10s; good bulls, £1 to £5 10s; yearling heifers, to £'J l-s. j