FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23053, 2 June 1938, Page 9

FAT STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD PRICES > v LARGE ENTRY OF CALVES ' SHARP DROP IN VALUES , The feature of the sale at West field yesterday was the exceptional num- ; ber of calves penned. Values dropped sharply in consequence. There was also a pronounced easing in sheep prices, the demand being notably slack. In all other sections the market was keen and late rates were fully maintained. The yarding of ox beef was smaller than usual, but the quality was of a high order and a strong demand kept the average quotations fully on a level with recent values. The top price for ox beef was £ls ss, but there were a number of sales closely approaching this figure. Cows and heifers were again penned in large numbers and, while well-finished entries sold quite freely at ruling prices, plain and inferior sorts were quitted 011 an easing market. The best bid taken for cows was £ll 17s 6d. The sheep were again of inferior quality in most pons. There were very few heavy offerings. Some of the best entries of prime wethers made up to 37s 9d. Ewes sold to 2|)s (3d. Lambs were in strong demand and the small number penned sold freely at advanced prices. Quotations up to 32s 6d were received, an increase of 6s Gd on the best sale of last week. Entries of calves were so heavy that the supply exceeded the demand. The highest bid for runners was 1375, a drop of 10s 6d from the corresponding bid at the last saie.sVealers also sold on an easing market, a decrease of 13s a head being recorded. An average yarding of pigs met with keen competition, and, although a large proportion of the entries lacked finish, all values were very firm 011 late rates. 13aconers sold to 93s and porkers to (335. llie average price for bacon was 63d a lb. and pork made from 6id to 6Jd a, lb. Comparison of Quotations The following is a sun'imary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield l'at stock sales:—

Individual Consignments The top price for' ox beef was £ls j ss, received by Mr. W. W. Mc- i Laiighlin, of Papatoetoe. Entries from i Mr. H. E. Heed, of Waerenga, and I Mr. 11. Harkness, of Knraka, sold to j £ls. Another offering of nine steers i from Mr. Heed made from £ll 15s to £l4 15s. The best bid taken by Mr. G. Smith, of Matakohe. was £l4 ; 10s, while a line from Mr. W. Roive, | of, Waiuku, realised from £ll 7s 6d ; to £l4 7s 6d. Lane Brothers, of Maungakaramea, sold eight steers from ; £].'! to £l4 2s 6d. Another offering i from Mr. W. W. McLaughlin, of Papaj toetoe, made from £ll to £l3 7s 6d. Prices ranging from £9 10s were paid for stock from Mr. E. A. j Price, of Papatoetoe, and an entry | from Mr. E. Law. of Awakori. brought j from £9 17s fid to £l2 12s (3d. A line j of ]5 steers from Ngatuku, Limited. I of Putarum, made from £lO 35s to j £l2 7s 6d. Matthews Brothers, of Pae- j ngaroa, sold an offering from £ll 17s | 6d to £l2 2s 6d, and another from Mr. G. E. Hooper, of Pukehuia, made to £li 17s 6d. Prices from £lO 17s 6d to £ll 5s were received by Mr. R. Walters, of Waiuku, while the best I quotation for stock entered by Mr. T. Mason, of Wellsford, was £lO 17s 6d. Mr. G. M. Wilson, of Paeroa. sold a line of 10 from £8 5s to £lO 12s 6d, I and Mr. E. P Paul, of Mangere, an ! entry of six from £7 15s to £lO. I Cows and heifers from Lamb Brothers, I of Maungakaramea, sold tn_£ll 7s 6(1. Entries from Mr. H. \\indsor, _ of Matangi, and Mr. J. A. Hill, of Ohinewai, made to £lO 15s. while another froms Oldsworth Brothers, of Edgei ctimbe. sold to £lO ss. Quotations to i £9 17s 6d were received by_Mr. R. Harkness. of Karaka, and a line from ; a Whakatane vendor made to £9 7s 6d. An entrv of 19 cows from Wailn | sold to £9 o's, and offerings from Mr. ! Q. F. Hooper, of Pukehuia. and Mr. i C. W. Selbv. of Tirau, made to £9. I Mr. G. Child, of Tararoa, sold five ! cows to £8 7s 6d. DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ! ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS I Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reI ports nn the sale as follows: — Beef. —Our total yarding of fat cattle numbered 315 head, as against 38!) head last week, comprising 58 steers and 257 cows and heifers. A smaller yarding of good qiialitv ox beef sold under keen competition at fullv late quotations. Cows and heifers > again were penned in large numbers and good I quality sold freely at late rates, while plain I and inferior *orts were easier. Extra choice | ox sold to £1 Ills per lOOlb; choice audi prime ox, XI His to £1 18s; secondary and plain ox, 11 12s to £1 15s; prime young | cow and heifer beef, £ 1 Ms to ft Ids; ordinary cow beef, £1 3s to £1 Bs. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from ' CM to 4.15 ss. A line of 8 steers from Mr. H. H. McLaughlin, of Papatoetoe. made up to £ls ss, the line averaging £l3 ITs Od. Steers from Mr. H. E. Reed, of Waerenga, averaged til Ts (id. Heavy prime steers sold from XT.! IDs to £l3 Ids; lighter prime •steers £ll 5s to £l2; light prime steers, j £lO 5s to £11; small and unfinished steers, ' £(5 10s to £}» 10s; extra heavy prime young I cows and heifers, £lO to £'ll 17s fid; heavy prime cows and heifers, £7 ids to £8 ills; I lighter prime cows and heifers, £tf to £7; | other killable cows, £3 5s to £5. i Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number I of 383. The quality of the yarding was not up to the usual standard and did not include nny heavv sheep. Values remained on a par with late quotations. Heavy prime wethers made from £ 1 13s (id to £1 His (id; medium io heavy prime wethers, £1 11s to £1 12s (id; light to medium prime wethers, £1 its to £1 10,s; unfinished wethers, £1 'is (id to £1 (is (id; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 7s to £! 8s (id; heavy prime ewes, £ I 5s to CI (is (id; lighter prime ewes, £t Is (id to £1 3s (id; other killable ewes. 17s to ll>s Od; other ewes, !)s to His. Lambs.—Our total yarding of lambs numbered 110 and sold freely at fully late quotations. Extra heavy prime lambs sold from £1 8s to £ 1 12s (id; heavy prime lambs, .CI -Is Od to £1 (is; lighter prime lambs, £1 'is to £l. 3s; light jirirne lambs, 18s (id to £1 Is; small and plain lambs, 5s to 15s. Calves. —An extra heavy yarding of calves. The demand was not so keen and values were considerably lower. Small prime vealers sold readily at late rates. Heavy runners, £5 5s to £0 17s; heavy prime vealers, £-1 5s to £4 17s: medium prime vealers, £3 10s to £'■ l; light prime vealers, £2 10s to £3 3s; smaller vealers, £1 10s to £2 ss; unfinished and bucket-fed calves, £1 to £1 12s; bobby calves, 4s to 15s. A total of 313 calves was sold. Pigs.—There was an increased yarding of pigs. Competition was very keen throughi out and all classes sold readily at fully ! last week's rates. Choppers made from £2 ! His to £4 13#; heavy prime baconers, £4 6s to £4 10sj medium, £3 18s to £4 3s; light, i £3 6s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 14s

to £3 3s; medium, £2 6s to £2 lis; light, £2 to £2 4s; unfinished and small porkers, £l. Os to £1 17s. Values for all store pigs showed a firming tendency. Good breeding sows close to farrowing, £1 to £(i r>s; other sows in pig, £1 15s to £.'s .\s; large stores, £ I 2s to £ 1 8s; good slips, 15s to £1: weaners, 8s to lis. Baconers averaged OJ/4d0 J /4 d tier lb and porkers (iVid to G/jd per lb. A total .of "01 pigs was sold. DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — Beet.—Our yarding of beef totalled 224 head, comprising is, steers and 170 cows and heifers, against' 22U head last week. The quality was against first-class and, selling uuder a steady demand, we have to report a good sale at firm late rates. Extra t choice ox sold to :.i»s per lOOlb; choice and prime ox, 3(>s to 3bs; just killable, 32s to 355; prime young cow and heifer beef, 32s \ to 3iis; just kiilable, 23s to 31s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from 1 £ll to £ll 1 ss, for steers soil on account t of Mr. Henry Heed, of Waerenga; heavy prime steers sold from £l2 os to £l3 l(Js; r iighter prime steers, £ll 10s to £l2 2s (id; light prime steers, £lO 10s to £ll ss; nmall and unfinished steers £7 15s to £!> 12s f (id. Extra heavy prime young cows and I i heifers. £lO to £lo los, for cows sold on | account of Mr J. A Hill and Jlr. H. Wind- t sor. Heavy prime cows and heifers, £8 los lo £!) J Os; lighter prime cows and heifers, C 7 10s to £S 10s; light, £0 lo £7 os; other , killable cows, £ I to £5 10s. j Sheep.—An average entry of sheep of mixed quality came forward. Well-finished i lines sold under steady competition and i realised late rates, but plain and unfinished sheep were easier. Extra heavy prime I | wethers made from £1 10s to £1 17s !)d; j heavy prime, £1 I Is to £1 los (id; medium, j £1 lOs to £1 13s (id; light and unfinished, | t £1 3s (id to £1 OS (id; heavy prime ewes, < £1 3s 3d to £1 os !)d: lighter. £1 to £1 1 3s; other ewes. 17s Gd to 10s (id. ; | Lambs.—-A small entry of lambs drew , j good competition and realised full late rates. ; Heavy prime lamb made from £1 (is .to £1 i 1 8s Del; medium. £1 3s to £1 ss; lighter, £ 1 Is to £1 2s (3d; light, 18s to 20s. Calves.—A ver* heavy yarding of calves ] 1 was penned. The supply was in excess of tlie ( demand and values showed a sharp drop on last week's quotations. Runners sold to £0; iieavv vealers, XI to £4 14s; medium, • ( £3 10s to AM; light, £2 10s to £3 3s; smaller, £1 12s to £2 os; unfinished and I bucket-fed, 12s to £1 ss; bobby and rough , calves, os to 15s. Pigs.—A full yarding of pigs met with a steady sale, values for both baconers and . i porkers ruling firm on last week s rates. Heavy baconers, £4 5s to £4 10s; medium, £3 ISs to £ I 2s; light, £3 Os to £3 l.iS; i heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 2s; medium, £2 (is to £2 10s; light, £2 to £2 4s; small and unfinished, £1 8s to £1 lOs. . LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — Beef.—Our yarding of beef was more than : an average one. There was a steady demand, ; with values on a par with late flotations. ; Extra choice ox sold to £1 l.'s per loolb, i choice and prime ox, £1 los to ~1 >s; ordinary and plain ox, £1 lOs to ~ l 4. , prime young cow and heifer beef, £ 1 10s to £1 His; ordinary cow beef £1 .H o £] Os; heavy prime steers. £l3 to £l4 10., lighter prime steers. £ll 5s to £l'- los; light prime steers, £tt lOs to £11; plain and small. £0 lOs to £0 ss; extra heavy , prime young cows and heifers, £lO to ill ss; heavy prime young cows and heifeis, £b los to £0 17s (id; lighter. £7 to £8 <S (in; licht, C 5 to £(» 17s (idaged and plain finished cows, £3 to £4 l<s Od. Sheep.—We had an average yarding of sheep. The demand was not so keen and values werdS inclined to ease. Heavy prime wethers made £1 His to £1 17s Od: medium prime wethers, £1 13s to £1 15s Od; light prime wethers, £1 los to £1 12s (>d; small and unfinished wethers, £1 58 to £1 Os; heavy prime ewes, £1 7s (id to £J_ Os (id; medium prime ewes, £1 4s to £1 7s; light prime ewes, £1 to £1 Us (id;_just killabie ■ ewes, His to IOs; other ewes, 7s upward. Lambs.—Lambs in small numbers sold ; readily at late quotations. Heavy prime made ! £1 4s Od to £1 (is; medium prime. CI 2s j (id to £1 4s 3d; light prime, ,19s to £1 | 2s 3d; unfinished, best, 10s (id to 18s Od; 1 others. 12s to 10s. Pigs.—We had an average yarding of pigs. There was a steady sale, with values very firm on last week's quotations. Choppers sold from £2 to £4 3s; heavy and medium baconers, from £3 10s to £1 13s, for an extra choice pen; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 14s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 8s lo £2 18s; small, £1 His to £2 Os; unfinished, £1 (is to £1 14s. Store pigs sold at late quotations. Large stores, £1 3s to £1 8s; slips, 15s to £1 Is; weaners. 8s to His. Calves. —Our entry of calves was an ex- | 1 ceptionally heavy one. the supply far exi feeding the demand. Values were easier, ; ! especially for late sale calves. Runners sold j at £3 lOs to £0 7s Od; heavy vealers. £3 lOs to £1 Is; medium, £3 to £3 8s; light, £2 (ss to £2 l&j; smaller, £1 10s to £2 i ( \ (is; small. 18s to £1 8s; rough calves, 10s j to £1; fresh dropped, 5s to 12s. ADDINGTON MARKET EASING OF VALUES [r.Y TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Values showed an easing at to-day's i weekly Addington stock market. Store sheep I was the principal section affected, the adI vance up to 2s a head being lost to-day. i There were few buyers. Forward wethers sold I well, but were easier. There was keen deI mand for export lamb. Fat sheep maintained rates for the few better sorts, but medium sheep were easier. The fat cattle penning I was smaller, but there was a drop in values ; approximating 15s a head. In the subsidiary ' sections vealers, store cattle and fat pigs sold well. Store sheen: About. 0000 were yarded. Most of the ewes w;ere indifferent sorts and were passed at auction. Two-tooths sold at 20s, but old ewes were not wanted. Close on 1000 station wethers sold at from •■>(>* lOd to 21s Od. about Is Od down on last week. Fat sheep: 5000 were penned. The small proportion of prime sheep sold at unchanged rates, but medium classes were easier bv about Is Od. Freezing ewes were unchanged. Best wethers made from 27s (id to 31s; a few tops to 375. A draft of 70 averaged 35s Od. Medium wethers ranged from 23s to 20s; light, down to ISs; best ewes. 20s to 235; tops, to 275; medium. 10s Od to 10s; light, down to 12s. Fat cattlei ."Do were nenned with fewer pr'nie heavyweights. These were down by 15s a head. Medium-weight prime were unchanged and cows and heifers were also down by 10s to 15s. Best cattle, from £l3 10s to £ls; tops, to £10; trood medium-weight. £ll lOs to £l2 15s; light, down to £8 15s; best heifers and cows, from £8 lOs to £0 ss; tops, to en 2s Od: light cows, down to £4 10s. Fat pigs: There was a good sale. Porkers 1 sold from 20s Od to 55s Od. The averse price per lb was Od to OVid. Baconers. £3 is Od to £5 4s Od; average price per lb, OVSd to 7d. MARKETS IN LONDON EASIER PRICES FOR TALLOW The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 27. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand in London: — Tallow.—The market continues quiet on the spot, with prices unchanged for shipments. Prices are easier. Hemp.—Manila: The market has advanced early this week. "K" grade I sold, Juno-August shipment, £2O 10s, ■ but has been quieter since, and is now 1 quoted sellers £2O 10s. The output from 5 January 1 to May 23 totalled 426,000 I ! bales, against 612,000 in the same I I period last year. Stocks in the United ij Kingdom at April .'3O totalled 13,092 | bales, against 7846 at the same time i last year. Stocks in Manila at May 2:1 i! totalled 184,000 bales, against 157,000 '' bales. Sisal: The market is steady and ; was firmer at the close; fair business ■ has been done. July-August shipment • sold £l7. New Zealand: There is 110 • change to report. Stocks in London at. • May 1 totalled 105 tons, against 144 : j tons at the same time last rear. '• Fruit. —The Middlesex and Bris- ; bane Star discharged at London, and ' the Northumberland at Manchester. r Apples: The market is steady. The folt lowing are the market values of soundj: conditioned fruit of the varieties men- ? tinned, the range of prices generally 1 representing the difference between tho \ several grades aiul/or counts, varinble- ) conditioned fruit of similar varieties : being proportionately less in value: — 1 Granny Smith, lis, Ills; Golden De- > licious, 9s, lis 6d; Jonathan. Delicious and Cleopatra, 9s, 10s 6d; Cox's j Orange, Bs. lid; Pome Beauty and 1 Stunner, 9s, 10s; Dunn's Favourite. B Bs. 10s; Statesman, 8s 6d, 9s 6d; Lord 8 Wolseley, London Pippin and Alfriston, ! Bs, 9s. Pears: The market is variable. Winter Nelis, 10s, 12s 6d; Conference. • Josephine and Packham's Triumph, j lOs, lis; Beurre Bosc, 9s, 10s 6d; Wins ter Colo, Bs, 10s; Beurre Capiamont ° and Vicar of Winkfield, 9s; Beurre ; Clairgeau, Bs, 9s. s NEW PRIVATE COMPANY f The following private company has been I" registered in Auckland: — . \ Auckland Asphalt Company, Minuted, con- : tractors and dealers. Capita!, £651, in S shares. Subscribers: E. F. Percival. 600 s shares; E. J. V. Dyson, 1. • i

This Week Last Week BEEP (per 1001b)— Extra choice ox 30/Choice & prime ox . . .. 35/- to 38/30/. to 38/Choice & prime cow & heifer 30/- to 30/31/- to 30/Boner & rough '23/- to 31/23/- to 31/SHEEP (per head) — Prime Wethers: Shorn .. 29/- to 37/9 27/0 to 3S/G Unfinished Wethers: Shorn .. 23/6 to 29/G 22/- to 28/9 Prime Ewes: Shorn . . 00/-. to 20/0 17/0 to 20/G Unfinished Ewes: Shorn .. 7/- to 19/0 7/* to 17/Prime lambs . 1S/Q to 32/0 18/- to 20/Unfin. lambs . 5/- to 1S/0 13/- to 17/CALVES (per head)— Runners .. Go/- to 137/GO/- to 147/0 28/- to 110/Vealers . . 30/- to 97/PIGS (per head) — Baconers . . GO/ to 93/(SSI- to 92/Porkers . . 125/- to 03/40/- to 05/Weaners . . 8/- to 10/8/- to 15/Slips . . 1 .">/- to 21/10/- to 22/Large Htores . 22/- to 28/23/- to 35/-