FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23029, 5 May 1938, Page 11

FAT STOCK SALES

WESTFIELI) iYAR DINGS SMALLEST FOR YEARS SHEEP AND CALF VALUES RISE The yarding at Westfield this week was the smallest for many years, the entries of sheep, lambs and calves being exceptionally low, largely because of interference with transport by floods in the North, as well as the incidence of eczema. As a consequence, demand for wethers and ewes was stimulated, and a sharp rise of us a head was recorded. There was also a remarkable advance in bidding for calves, prices exceeding last week's by more than £1 a head. Similar keenness in the market lor porkers raised values by 14s a head on recent rates. The offering of ox beef was of at'erage quality and, although prices did not. reach last week's level of £l6 10s, there was keen competition for well finished lines, bids being taken up to £l4 2s tid. For extra choice ox beef, the price remained for the seventh week in succession at .19s per 1001b. Quotations for choice and prime ox and choice cow and heifer remained firm on recent values. All lines in the very small entry of sheep sold easily at advanced prices, and, although there were no offerings of heavy prime sheep, bids up to 39s a head for wethers were taken. This rate represents a rise of 5s on recent quotations. Kwes sold up to 31s in comparison with 2!s at last sale. The exceptionally small penning of lambs was sold at fairly satisfactory prices. Prime lambs brought up to 2s a head more than last week's values, the best price being 29s 6d. There was again keen competition for prime vcalers, which were in short supply. A sharp rise in price resulted and bills reached £7 12s (3d a head, an advance of more than £.'{ 4s on last Week's highest quotation. Runners were sold to £•;. The feature of the pig section was the sharp increase in the price of porkers, which brought to 745, an advance of 14s on recent rates. Baconers remained firm at values ranging from (ißs to 935, the average per lib. being tijil. Porkers averaged from Gid to Old. Comparison of Quotations The following is a suimnary of the prices realised tor fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westlieid fat stock sales: — This Week Last Week BF.EF <per 1001b) — Kxtra choice ox 3!)/- 31)/Choice and prime ' ox . . 3■->/• to 38/- 31/- to 38/Choiee find prime row and heifer 31/- to 3(i/- 31/- to 3•">/* Boaer and rough '-'3/- to 3U/- to 31/SH.KEI' (per head) ~

Prime wethers . :il/- to 'MI- oto :j3/0 Utifin. wethers . -<>/• to 31/- 8/- to 'J'-'/O Prime ewes .. 10/- to 31/- 3">/tjto '-M/Uiifin. ewes .. 13/- to 10/0 '2lO to 10/0 Prime lambs .. IS/- to 'Mitt 10/0 to '27/0 Unfin. lambs , > 10/• to its/- ol- to is/0 CALVES (per head) — Runner* .. 48/-to 100/- 40/-tol3(>/-Vcnlers .. 'JO/- to 15*2/6 30/- to SB/PIGS (per haed) —• Baconers . . OS/- to 03/- 08/- to »5/Porkers .. Oil/- to 74/- '-'O/- to 00/Weaners . . •">/• to 8/- 1/- to 8/Slips .. .. 10/- to 17/- t>/- to PJ/Large stores . . 10/- to 3'!!• 11/- to 3(J/Individual Consignments

The top price for ox beef was £l4 | 2s (scl, which was obtained lor entries from Matthew Brothers, of Paengaroa, and Mrs. R. Clarke, of Waiau. This represents a drop of more than £2 on last week's best price. A line from j Ngatuku, Limited, made from £ll 5s ! to £l3 2s 6d, and another from Mr. | A. W. Alley, of Hikutaia, was sold to i £l3. Entries from Messrs. F. G. Brcglilan and 10. A. Bregman, of Waiuku, ; and Mr. C. Dickey, of Kohekohe, sold to £l2 10s. A consignment from Mr. R. I Bovill. of Tuakau. brought from £lO 112s 6(1 to £l2 and another from Mr. !C. Orr, of Hoteo, made from £8 15s to £ll 12s 6d. Cattle entered by Mr. M. Ward, of Colville, sold to £ll 7s 6d. i Cows and heifers from Mr. H. Windsor, of Matangi, brought up to £ll ss, and a line from Mr. W. L. Orr, of Papatoetoe, realised from £lO 10s to £ll. An entry from Mr. H. Gordon, of Whakatane, sold to £lO 10s, while a line from Mr. R. Hall, of Papatoetoe, made to £lO 7s 6d. Cows offered by Mr. F. Alley, of Opotiki, and Mr. C. Orr, of Hoteo, realised up to £lO. The best price for a line from Mr. E. A. Price, of Papatoetoe, was £9 15s, while an entrv from Mr. C. Mills, of Papatoetoe, sold'to £9 12s 6d. Bids to £9 10s were taken for cows from Mr. ,T. A. Hill, of Ohinewai. Entries from Mr. A. W. Alley, of Hikutaia, and Mr. R. J. j Smyth, of Runeiman. brought to £9 ss, and a line from Mr. F. Roberts, of Pakuranga, made from £7 to £9 2s 6d. The best price received for a consignment from Mr. M. E. Ward, of Colville, wa9 £8 17s 6d.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS LOAN AND MERCANTILE , / The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — Beef. —The yarding- of beef was an average one. Competition was again kern with values very firm at late quotations for all classes. Kxtra choice ox sold to £ 1 Tits per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 15s to £1 ISs; ordinary and plain ox, .CI 7s to X - t lis; prime young: cow and heifer beef, £1 lis to A'l His; ordinary cow beef, £ 1 Ms to £1 IOs; heavy prime steers. £l3 7s (id to £ll 2s (id; light, primo steers. £l2 to £l3 ss; light prime steers, flO to £11" 15s; plain and small, £5 to £!> l()s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £11; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £o\ to £}) 17s Od; lighter, £7 to £8 17s (id; light. £5 5s to £(i 17s Od; aged and plain finished cows. £3 to £O. Sheep.—A very short markot of mutton, which did not include any heavy prime .sheep, mot. a kceu salo with vulues advancing sharply 4s to 5s per head. Medium prime wethers, £1 Ms to £1 10s; light prime wethers, £1 Ss to £1 13s (id; small and unfinished wethers, £1 to £1 7s; heavy prime ewes. £1 Ss to £1 lis; medium primo ewes, £1 5s Od to £ 1 7s Od: light primp ewes, £1 to £1 ss; just killablo ewes. 13s to lGs. A very small entry of lambs also sold readily at mostly satisfactory prices. Heavy prime, £1 7s to £1 Os; medium prime. £1 Is to £1 Os Od; light prime, £1 Is to £1 3s; unfinished, best, 10s to ISs; others, 4» to »)s. Pigs.—Pigs were penned in less than average numbers. Values were firm on last week's quotations. Choppers sold from £1 to £3 His; heavy and medium haconers, from £3 10s to £1 Ss; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £3 Os to £3 lis; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 Ss to £3 3s; small, £1 12s to £2 unfinished. £1 5s to £1 10s. Store pigs sold at. late rates. Large stores, ISs to £l 3s; slips, 10s to 17s; weaners, 5s "to Os. Calves,—Our entry of calves was a small yarding. Consequently there was not enough to meet the demand and values showed a sharp rise on last week's quotations. Runners. £2 10s to £5 15s; heavy venlersv €5 to £5 12s; medium. £1 Ss to £<t ISs; light, £3 lOs to £4 Is; smaller, £3 to £3 Sss small, £2 to £2 18s; rough calves. 15s to £1 IOs; fresh dropped to four-weeks-old. 5s to £ l 10s.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Auckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—We penned fat cattle to the number of 205 head ns against 215 head last week, comprising 85 steers and 120 cows and heifers. Our ox beef pons were well filled and the quality was up to the usual standard. Bidding was keen and late values were easily maintained. Cows and heifers were yarded in smaller numbers and sold freely at slightly advanced rates. Extra choice ox ■sold to £1 19s per 1001b.; choice and prime

ox, £1 10s to £1 iSs; secondary and plain ox. £1 12s to £1 15s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 lis to £1 log; ordinary ct>w beef, £1 3s to £1 Bs. Extra heavy prime steers made from £l3 .Is to £l4 2s (id; heavy prime steers, £ll 15s to £l3; lighter primo steers, £ll to £ll 10s; light prime sieers, £lO to jSIO 12s f)d; small and unfinished steers, £7 to £li 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £lO log; heavy prime co.vs and heifers. £7 15s to, £8 15s; lighter prime cows and heifers, £0 to £7; other killable -cows, £3 10s to £5 ss. Sheen.—Our total yarding of sheep numbered 382. Owing to a very small yarding, bidding was extra keen, and we have to report a sharp rise of about 5s per head on both wethers and ewes. .Extra heavy prime wethers made from £1 l<is to £1 10s; heavy prime wethers. £1 13s to £1 15s; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 10s to £1 12s; light to medium prime wethers, £1 6s Gd to £1 lisunfinished wethers, £1 to £1 3s 6d; extrvi heavy prime young eives, £ I (is 6d to £1 8s Od; heavy prime ewes. £1 3s to £1 r>s (id; lighter prime ewes, 10s to £1 2s; other killable ewes, 10s to 18s Gd; other ewes, Is o<i to lis. Lambs. —-We penned lambs to the numbor of rio, this being the smallest yarding for many years. They showed a decided improvement. Extra heavy prime lambs made from £1 7s to £1 9s (Id; heavy prime lambs, £1 5s to £ I fin (Id; lighter prime lambs, £1 3s (id to £1 Is (Id; light prime lambs, 18s to £1 Is Gd; small and plain lambs, 15s to Ids fid. Calves.—We had a very smalt offering of calves, the number being quite insufficient for requirements. Bidding was spirited and there was a sharp rise, in values, in many cases amounting to over £1 per head. Prime runners made £5 15s to £7 12s Gd for an extra well done heifer sold on account or Mr. J. A. McClean, Kaiwaka. Six prime heifers on account of this vendor averaged £G 10s Id. Heavy prime vealers made £5 to £5 19s; medium, £4 Ss to £4 l<s; light, £-2 18s to £3 12s; smaller. £2 to £2 14s; unfinished trnd bucket-fed. £t 4 s to £118s; bobby and rough calves, 3s to £l. A total or 111 calves were sold. Pies.—There was also a smaller yarding of pigs. Competition was keen and all classes sold very readily at fully last week's rates. Choppers made £2 5s to £3 l(is; heavy prime baconers, £4 fls to £4 13s; medium, £3 18s to £4 -8; 8s to £3 14s; heavy porkers, £- 16s to £3 2s; medium, £2 (is to £2 10s; ' Is to £2 4s; unfinished and small, £1 $s 1 £1 15s : stores. 16s to £1 2s; slips, 10s to 13s; weaners, 5s to Bs. Baconers averaged (i'id per lb. and porkers GV t <\ to G /a d per lb. A total of 271 pigs was sold. DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalget.v and Company, Limited, reports on "the sale as follows: Beef. —Our otterin* of keel s&'ts&iatrra SS 'urn T last week's rates. Extra choice ox sold to 3!is per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 3<i S 10 sis; Just killable. 32s to 355; prime young cow and heifer beef, 32s t0 's<>s ; ju s t killable, 23s to :us. Heavy prime steers made ct3 to £l3 2s fid; lighter prime steers, £ll l.x to £l2 17s (id; light prime steels, flo 10s to £ll 10s; small and unfinished steers £lO to £lO 7s (id; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £ll •»* f°r cows sold account Mr. H. Windsor; heavy prime cows and heifers. £8 l.>s to £9 I«>.. lighter prime cows and heifers, £< 10s to C 8 10s; light cows, £'l 5s to £7 oS; other killable cows, £1 to £6. Sheep.—An exceptionally small yarding of sheep came forward, and as a result the, Demand was keen, with values, improving decidedly on those of last week. Extra heavy prime wethers made 35s to 30s fid; heavy prime, wethers. 33s fid to 31s Ad; medium wethers, 31s 'id to 335; light and unfinished wethers, 28s to :51s; lighter prime ewes, 20s to 22s (id; other ewes, Ifis to 19s Gd. Lambs.—We did not pen any in _ this section, only a few pens beiv-j offered altogether. Calves.—An exceptionally short warding of calves came forward, the supply being well below tequirements. A spirited «ale resulted in values for all classes showing a sharp rise on last week's rates. Our offering did not include any prime runners or heavy vealers Medium vealers brought £3 18s to £1 10s; light vealers, £2 18s to £3 12s; smaller, £2 to £•_' 17s: unfinished, bucketfed, £l to £2; bobby and rough calves, 2s to 17s. Pigs.—A short yarding of pigs- met with a leen demand and both bsconers and porkers sold at values very firm on late rates. Heavy baconers, £4 5s to £1 13s; medium baconers, £3 19s to £4 2s; light baconers, £3 9s to £3 17s; heavy porkers. £2 14s lo £3; medium po.kers, £2 5s to £2 10s; light porkers, £1 19s to £2 2s; small and unfinished, £1 GS to £1 14s.

ALDINGTON MARKET OVER-SUPPLY OF CATTLE [BY TELEGRAPH —PRKSS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday | There were small entries' of sheep at toj day's Addington market, but fat cattle were j in heavy over-supply. Store sheep: About 3.500 were penned, mostly old ewes and a bigger proportion than usual of wethers. Good station wethers sold well from 21s Gd to 235, but ewes and wether lambs sold draggingly at recent values. Two-tooth ewes made up to 28s Gd. Fat lambs: About IUOO were penned and they ranged ronnd about 8d per lb. for good quality. The bulk of the penning, however, comprised light lambs, which sold at less than 20s a head. Fat sheep: There was a small entry of less than 301)0. "Wethers improved by up to 2s Gd and ewes by 3s for prjme quality of which there was not much iforward, but light sorts showed very little change maintaining export values. Good prime wethers made from 31s to 345; tops to 35s -Id; medium to good. 27s to 30s; inferior, down to 225. Ewes sold from 21s to 21s for good and to 2Ds for tops, the average price for freezing sorts being from 12s to los. Fat; cattle: An over-supply comprised G2O head. The market was down by about 20s a head. Good steers made from £ll 10s to £10; tops, to £'lß 12s Gd; good medium-weight sorts, from £l2 to £l4; light, down to £8 los. Good cows ranged from i't? 10s to £10; medium sorts, from £G to £7 10s; lwifers, from 10s to 15s and more; old cows were down to £4 15s. Fat pigs: Porkers were down by 3s to 4s a head, but baconers were slightly firmer. Porkers made from 30s Gd to 545, average price per lb, Gd to OVad, and baconers, £3 4s Gd to £4 12s Gd, average price per lb Gd to o%d. Store pigs hail a slightly better sale than last week. Weaners made from 4s to lis; slips, 10s to 13s Gd; stores. 18s to 2Ss Gd.

TE PUKE QUOTATIONS [BY TELECRAPH —OWN CORRESPONDENT] TE PUKE, Wednesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports that at its Te Puke sale a good yarding of fat and store cattle came forward, and prices realised were highly, satisfactory. Values for all cattle showed a firming tendency. The advertised line of dairy heifers was on the small side, hnt they were in good order and met with a ready sale. Pigs aiso sold well at prices on a par with late rates. Quotations were:—Medium fat cows, JL'-I 15s to to His; light fat cows, £3 (is to 4.1 Is; store cows, £2 Ills to £3 3(»s; honer cows, £1 Ms to £3 lss; bulls, £3 Ids to £5 lOs;\ Jersey heifers, in calf, £."> os to £7 OS. Pigs: Light baconers, £'2 His to £3 Is; heavy porkers, £ I lSs to £•_' 12s; light porkers, £1 Ts to £1 14s; stores, £1 Os lid to £1 0s (id; slips, 12s to los (id; weaners, 7s. » TE KAUWHATA YARDING G. \V. Vercoe and Company, limited, reports that at its Te Kauwhata sale a small yarding of cattle came forward and sold at late rates. Pat pigs were yarded in fairly large numbers and sold under keen competition at full late rates. A small entry of store pigs met with a better demand, than that of the, previous sale, and prices advanced. Heavy fat Jersey cows made £0 to £(i ]/>s; lighter, £4 15s to £5 12s Ud; heavy boners, £3 Jos to £1 ss; medium weights, £2 15s to £3 "10$; light. 30s to £2 lOs; prime heavy baconers, £4 4s to £4 7s; heavy baconers, C 3 to Ci 3s; medium weights, £3 ]os to £3 17s; light, £3 to £3 Ps; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 10s; medium weights, £2 2s to £2 Os; light, 3(is to £2; small and unfinished, 32s to 355; heavy prime choppers. £3 lOs to £4 4s; heavy, £2 15s to £3 licrhter. 80s to £2 10s; good stores, 24s -to 2Ss; Others, 10s to 235; rood flips, los <0 ISs; others, 12s to 14s: best weaners. Os to lis; inferior, os to 7s; sows in pig, to £4 ss. DEMAND FOR BEEF AT KOPU [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] THAMES, Wednesday

Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports that ai the fortnightly wile at Kopu, a large yarding of cattle was offered. Competition was particularly keen, beef showing a rising tendency, with other cattle well on a par with late rates. The advertised lino of dairy heifers on account of Mr. E. Jameson was passed, offers not reaching the vendor's reserve. Pigs were yarded in average numbers, prices being on a par with late sales. Best fat cows made .CO 15s to £0 12s (id; others, .t'l 5s to £5 7s Gd; killahle cows, £2 Ts Gd to £-1 2s Gd; store cows, £2 to £2 I."Is; cull and boner Sows, Ills to £ I 15s; cows with calves at foot, £G; potter bulls. £1 10s; backward springing heifers, £G 10s to £7; backward springing cows, £5 to £0 10s. Pigs: Light baconers. £2 7s to £2 12s; medium porkers, &'2 5s to £2 lis; light, £1 18s to £2 3s; small, £1 Ss to £1 12s; store pigs, £1 2s to £1 13s; slips, 12s to £1 2s; weaners, Ss to 12s.