FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23083, 7 July 1938, Page 9

FAT STOCK SALES

Pit ICES AT WESTFIKLD CHEAPER BEEF AND SHEEP SHORTAGE OF PRIME QUALITY While values for ox b<»ef and sheep eased at tho estfield ftit stock sales yesterday, prices for calves and pigs, particularly porkers, advanced sharply. Poor quality accounted for the drop in beef, and an over-sr<pply of inferior sheep resulted in a slack demand in this section of the market. On the other hand there w*ere short entries of calves and pigs amd a strong demand. Lambs were firm. The effect of rwent wet weather on stock was very '/narked in the quality of ox beef. Tiiere was an average yarding, including few heavy bullocks, the best of whfieh realised £l4 10s, as compared with, a top bid of over £ls last week. The general decrease in individual prifces was about 15s a head, resulting in 'the average being lowered by Is to 33s per 1001b., which is the cheapest scale that has ruled in Auckland since last August. Firm prices were maintained by a full supply of good quality cows and heifers, priced to £lO 17s 6d, which was 10s better than the highest offer at the previous sale.

Dull Sheep Market The yarding of sheep was the largest for some months. Prime sorts were at a premium, and the bulk of the entry consisted of medium and light ewes showing lack of finish. Competition was dull from tho outset and many lines wcro hard to quit, only well-finished sheep realising good prices. In some cases values eased by as much as os a head. The choicest wethers brought 35s a head, which was Is below last week's mark, but ewes made to 29s 6d, which was Is 6d better than a week ago. There was a firmer tone in tho lamb market. A first-grade assortment came forward and a complete clearance was effected. The best pens were auctioned I to 27s 6d a head, which was a frac- j tionally higher price tjian that of last week. Small and unfinished lambs ranged from 8s to los each. Sharp Rises Registered Prices for calves advanced generally | from 5s to 10s a head, and in odd cases I the advance reached los. An outstand-1 ing Shorthorn runner made the extreme price of £9 12s 6d, tho best since last November. In a short supply which by no means met the particularly strong demand, the quality was quite satisfactory. Pigs were also offered in numbers that were insufficient for requirements. There was a very firm sale for medium and heavy baconers, and particularly brisk competition for the short supply of light baconers and porkers, values for which were higher by about 8s a head. Small increases were also obtained for stores. Baconers improved by id to 6Jd and 7d per lb., and porkers realised Id to lid more, being quoted from 7id to 7Jd. 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 ) —

Extra choice ox 37/- 38/Choice and prime ox . . 31/- to 3G/- 33/- to 37/Choice and prime cow <t heifer 30/- to 35/- 30/- to 35/* Boner and rough 21/- to 29/- 22/- to 29/SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers . 25/- to 35/- 27/- to 30/Unfin. wethers . 18/- to 24/9 20/- to 26/6 Prime ewes .. 15/- to 20/G 16/- to 28/Unfin. ewes .. 1/0 to 14/- 2/6 to 15/Prime lambs . . IU/6 to 27/6 17/- to 27/Unfin. lambs .. 8/- to 15/- 7/6 to 16/6 CALVES (per head) — Ruhners • .. 60/- to 102/6 50/- to 140/Vealers . .. 3/-to 106/- 3/-to 103/PIGS (per head)— Baconers .. 71/- to 94/- 66/- to 100/Porkers . .. 34/- to 70/- 28/- to 64/Weaners .. 7/- to 16/- 9/- to 17/Slips • ■ .. 15/- to 23/- 15/- to 21/Larjje stores .. 23/- to 34/- 23/- to 20/Indivldual Consignments Top price for ox beef was £l4 10s, which was obtained among a line from Mr. A. Totman's estate, of Okoroire. A largo consignment from Mr. E. Reed, o7~Waerenga, was traded to £l4 ss, and bids to £l3 17s 6d were received for cattle yarded bv' Mr. A. Bell's estate, of Paparoa. Stock forwarded by Trewin Brothers, of Marohemo, was marketed to £l3 12s 6d, and Mr. G. Sykes, of Taneatua, sold a draft to £1? 7s 6d,. Lines from Mr. W. J. Higham and Mr. A. B. Carpenter, of Karaka, realised to £ll 15s, and steers from Mr. N. R. McElwain, of Waiuku, brought; to £ll 12s fid. A truck from Mr. W. Matheson made to £ll 2s 6d. Cojys and heifers offered by a Papatoetoe vendor were auctioned to £lO 17s 6d, which headed this section of the market. Prices to £lO were paid for stock from Mr. G. Wood, of Karaka, and Mr. H. Windsor, of Matangi, received to £9 17s 6d. An entry from Mr. J. Pohlen, of Matamata, changed hands to £9 12s 6d, and cows from Otupae, Limited, of Tokoroa, were cleared to £9 10s. Mr. H. A. Robertson, of Mangere, offered a lot to £9 os, nnd to £8 17s 6d was obtained for a line from Robert Brothers, of Pukehuia. Other quotable consignments wore sold for Messrs. A. R. and A. B. Carpenter and Mr. T. W. McLaughlin, of Pnpatoetoe, to £8 15s; Mr. H. Hartnell, of Waiotira, and Mr. I. S. Moore, of Mangere. to £8 7s fid; Mr. J. McGowan, of*Waiuku, and Mr..G. Sykes, of Taneatua, to £8 ss.

DETAILS OF SALES N AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — Beef. —Our yarding ot beof was an average one. Values for ox beef were easier by about Is per 3001b. Cow and heifor beef Bold at late rates. Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s per 1001b. choice and prime ox, £1 lis to ,C 1 10s; ordinary and plain ox, £1 5s to £1 10s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 10s to £1 30s; ordinary cow beef, £1 2s to £1 Os; heavy prime steers. £l*2 10s to £l3 17s Od; lighter prime steers, £ll to £l2 7s Od; light prime steers, £9 to £lO 17s (id; plain and small, £(> lf>s to £8 3.7r (>d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £0 to £10; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £8 17s 6d; lighter, £7 to £7 17s Od;'light, £5 to £G 17s (3d: aged and plain finished cows, £3 to £4. 17s t»d. Sheep.—We had a large entry of sheen, principally ewes. While prime wethers sold at late quotations, prime ewes, in over-supply, were easier in values. Heavy prime wethers, £L 13s to £1 Ios; medium prime wethers, £1 ))s to £l. 12s (id; light prime wetherj*. £1 5s to £1 8s (id; small and unfinished wethers, 18s to £1 -Is Od; prime maiden ewes, £1 5s to £1 (Is (id; heavy primo ewes, £1 3s to £1 5s 3d; medium primo ewes, £1 to £ I 2s ltd j light prime ewes, 17s to 10s Od; just killable owes, 12s to 10s (id; inferiorly fntted ewes, (is to 10s; verv poor ewes, is (id upward. Lambs in average supply sold nt lato quotations. Heavy prime, £1 Is to £1 Os 3d; medium primo, £1 Is to £1 3s Od; light prime, 18s to £l Os (id; unfinished, best. 13s to 17s (id; others, 8s to l'is. Pigs.—We hud a small yarding of pigs. Porkers sold readily nt lato rates. The demand for baconers was slightly easier, only ■ I .Quality pigs being ponned. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 (is; heavy and medium baconers, from £3 30s to £4 (is; light and heavy porkers, from £3 (Is to £3 15s; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 10s to £3 3s; small. £1 15s to £2 «s; unfinished, £1 5s to £1 lis. Store pigs sold at late rates. Large stores, £1 3s to £1 is; slips, 15s to £1 is; weaners, 7s to 16s; sows, £3 10s to £5 2b 6d.

Calves.—Our entry of calves was small. Competition was keen, with n sharp rise in values. Runners, £3 to £7 Ms; heavy vealers, £o to £5 fis; medium, £4 8s to M 18s; light, £3 Ids to £1 Is; smaller, £2 lUs to £3 8s; small, £ I Ids to £•_' 8s; rough calves, £1 to £•_'; fresh dropped to two weeks old, 7s to £1 Bs.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Burkland and Sons. Limited, re- [ i>orts on the sale as follows: Beef.—Our total yarding of fat cattle numbered 25(i head, as against 301 head last p week, comprising 113 steers and 113 rows , g and heifers, 'lhe quality of ox berf penned was first-class. Competition was not so keen >, as late sales with trie result that values eased by about lus a head. Cows and heifers were penned in smaller numbers, and sold ll under steady competition at values slightly in advance of recent sales. Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s per loolb.; choice and prime ll ox. £1 lis to £1 His; secondary and plain ox, £1 Ids to £1 1:is; prime young cow and ' heifer beef, £1 J;ss to £1 15s; ordinary cow r beef, £ I *Js to £1 7s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ll to £ll Ids; eight steers from .Mr. A. Totnian's estate, of 'lirau, averaged £l2 ids Id; 15 steers I from Mr. Ben Heed, of \\ aerenga, average £l2 18s (id; i(J steers from Trewin Brothers, C of Maroherno, averaged £l2 is ad; heavy prime steers, £I 'J to £l2 l.">s; lighter prime steers,_£tt to £ll ids; light prime steers, , £'•' los_to fid Ids; small and unfinished steers £7 ids to £ij; extra heavy prime young * cows and heifers, .fit to £lO 17s Oil; i heavy prime cows and heifers. £7 Ids to £8; lighter prime cows and heifers. £6 to 1 £7; other killable cows. £a 10s to £5. > Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number [ of 1211. A heavy offering of both wethers and ewes came forward, with the result that s values were considerably lower than late . quotations. Heavy prime wethers, £1 lis to £1 13s; medium to heavy prime wethers, il „" s ,0 1 10s liffht to medium prime - wethers, £1 7s Od to £1 8s Od; unfinished , wethers, £L 2s to £1 (is; extra heavy prime L young ewes, £l as to £1 3s; heavy prime . ewes, £1 to £1 2s; lighter prime ewes. ISs to 19s (id; other killable ewes, 15s to 17s; i other ewes. Js Gd to 10s (id. , Our total yarding of lambs numbered -82, and sold at fully late quotations. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 -Is to £1 7s ; Gd; heavy prime lambs, £1 Is 6d to £1 3s; | lighter prime lambs, 19s 6d to £1 is; light , prime lambs. 16s Gd to ISs Gd; small and ! Plain lambs, 9s to 12s Cd. Calves.—There was a small offering of i calves, the. numbers being insufficient for • requirements. Bidding was particularly brisk • and prices were from 5s to Ids per head better. Runners made from £4 to £9 12s tid for an extra heavy prime Shorthorn heifer sold on account of Mr. W. T. Barker. Hillsborough. Heavy prime vealers, £1 Ms to ! £5 fix; medium, £3 ISs to £4 10s; light, . £3.as to £3 lis; smaller. £2 to £2 ISs; i ' in , fi " lshecl and hucket.fed,, £1 to £1 18s; ! bobby calves, 3s to 30s; 104 calves were sold. Pi^s. —We also had a very small yarding :of nigs. Heavy and medium baconers sold I freely at slightly improved rates, while , values for the short supply of light baconers ! and porkers, were considerably higher. Choppers made £2 to £4 4s; heavy baconers. £4 10s to £4 14s; medium, £4 to £4 Gs; light, i£3 lis to £3 18s; heavy porkers. £3 4s to i £3 10s; medium. £2 14s to £3; light, £2 j 6s to £2 lis; small and unfinished, £1 Ms I to £2 4s; store pigs. £1 Gs to £1 12s; j slips, ISs to £1 3s; weaners, lis to His. I j Baconers sold from to 7d per lb., and | porkers from 7%d to 1 3 / A per lb. A total of i 30U pigs was sold. DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports on I lhe sale as follows: Beef.—Our yarding of beef totalled IGB head, comprising 63 steers and 105 cows and heifers, against 301 head last week. Quality was again first-class, but the demand was slightly easier and our quotations eased Is per 1001b. Extra choice ox sold to 37s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 34s to 30s; just killable ox, 30s to 335; prime voting cow and heifer beef, 30s to 345; just killable cow beef, 21s to 20s. Extra heavv prime steers ranged in price from £l3 15s to £l4 2s fid, for steers sold on account of the estate of the late Mr. Arthur Totman. eight averaging £l3 15s each: heavy prime steers, £|2 ">s to £l3 Ids; lighter prime steers, £ll to £ll 15s; light prime steers, £0 15s to £lO 15s; small and unfinished steers, GG 10s to £9; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 15s to £0 17s (id; heavy prime cows and heifers, £7 15s to £S 10s; lighter prime cows and heifers £6 15s to € ,l ! isfht rows - £•"> l"s 'to £6 10s; other killable cows, Ci to £5. Eight prime steers sold on account of the estate of the late Mr. Arthur Totman averaged £l3 15s.

Sheep.—A heavy yarding of sheep was responsible for a slacking in the demand, and as a result values for all classes ruled on a lower level than last week. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 lis to £1 13s <>d; heavv prime. £1 8s to CI 10s fid; medium, £1 5s to £1 7s fid; light and unfinished, .CI 2s !»d to £1 4s (id; heavy prime ewes, £1 °s to £1 4s; lighter, £1 to £1 Is fid; other ewes, ins to l»s.

A small entry of lambs was not keenly competed for, and our quotations were lower than last week. Heavy prime lambs, £1 2s to £1 4s; medium, £1 to £1 Is fid; lighter. 17s fid to 10s.

Calves.—Calves were yarded in fewer numbers than last week. The quality was fifstclass and a brisk sale resulted, with values firming fully 5s to 10s a head on last week's quotations. Runners. £4 to £5 10s; heavy yealers, £4 7s to £4 18s; medium, £3 15s to £4 4s : light, £2 10s to £3 12s; smaller £2 Is to £2 Ifis; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 5s to £1 Ms; bobby and rough calves. Os to Ifis. v

Pigs.—-A smaller yarding of. pigs came forward and a brisk sale resulted, values improving on late quotations, especially for Jight baconers and heavy porkers, 'which showed a considerable rise on last week's rates. Heavy baconers. £4 6s to £4 Bsmedium. £3 19s to £4 4s; light, £3 14s to £4; heavy porkers. £3 To £3 £smedium. £2 32s to £2 ISs; light. £2 4s to £2 10s.

ADDINGTON MARKET HEAVY FAT SHEEP ENTRY [by telegraph—prkss association] CHRISTCHT7KCH. Wednesday There were exceptionally heavy entries 'at to-day's Addington stock market in the fat sheep section, but, with the exception of fat cattle, which were somewhat more numerous, there was little difference in the size of most of the other sections. Store sheep: Only a few pens were forward, the sale creating no interest. Fat sheep: About 7000 were penned somo show sheep being included, but the great bulk comprising light and aged ewes. Ihese came forward as a result of many farms being; more or less covered with water creating prospects or a shortage of feed! Most- of the prime sheep were down by Is a head, and light ewes by 2s 6d to 3s. Best wethers made from 2Ss 6d to 31s (id; .-tons to 355; good, 255. to 27s (id; light, down to 21S; prime ewes, 20s to 235; show sorts, to iVc :^ m f dlU 'lV, 17s to I{,s Gd > ÜBM. down Jt n » cattle: 135 were penned, generally of good quality. Values were down bv los a head for prime steers, medium a little ess, and cows and heifers by a shade with the exception of prime heifers, which maintained late rates. Extra prime heavy steers made to £Hi 12s Od; good, £l2 to £l4 ss" tn r ln f , to f u 1 '? : and I'ffht. down ° 00(l heifers sold at from £8 10s 0 £9 los; tops to £ll 7s (id; light, down 1 ;' Si J kr<)od cows ' £' ISS to £9; light and aged, down to £4 15s. Fat pigs: There was a short entry, and a sharp rise in porker values, which made from 7d to Sd per lb Values being from 37s (id to £3 4s (id Heavy weights were easier, prices being £3 -is (id to 6yd to l avera?c nrice • )cr Ib was

KAMO DISPOSAL Auckland Farmers' Co-operative Limited, reports a successful sale at Kamo' There was an exceptionally heavy yarding of dairy cattle, including Atr. P. Birch's herd of £« lOs'to? n Aa'i iC r* T^i 8 h ," d made from »«• ? - s <>d * °thcr rlairy cattle also raMT o K w »r XCe,>, . ,onally ne,L Bcet and store cattle were not so numerous. Buyers were nre. sent from the Waikato and from vario" loca distnris. Best dairy cows made £» to Jin -s Od; medium dairy cows, £7 10s to £S (a S |i-r \ C !' a I d - and a Ked cows, £5 iss to £• ss; best dairy heifers, £0 10s to £7 ss ; medium, £1 ir>s to £6 7s fid; light fat cons, £o'lss to £6 15s; no heavy-weights wero yarded'; fat Jersey rows, £5 jo £5 fisforward condition cows, £1 to £4 ios- Shortl cows S & r vr£ o* J? heavy boner t*Ho fo « i A' 1 2s f>(| : medinni, £2 10s ? '?. r s '• I'ffllt. 35s to £0 7s Gd- medium weight boner bulla, £l ios to £4 153- ]j c ht I'>« r?i £ i 10s : yearling Jersey heifers, £-j ogg tw °- (o °th forward condition wethers.

CAMBRIDGE YARDING Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a medium yarding of fat- cows and heiflrs boners and store Jersey and Jersey-cross cows at (ambridge. Prices were inclined to ease smalf i- Sa n-' P , rl !"\ fat Hereford heifers, x f nt Jersey Heifers, small, £ t (is; heavy fat. Shortiiom cows, £<; 4slighter io r,s; fat Frirsian cows, £5 r>s io .to 8s; heavy boners, £,'! i«> s f (1 £;( i-.,.. medium, £2 u, s to £3 Ss ; light, ass'to A-' I OS; poor slore cows, £1 to 3<»s; store lolled Angus heifers. £5 ss. The advertised yearling Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers yarded were in fair condition, and of medium quality, ami competition for anything but the best vns lacking. Good quality, £4 10s'; medium, £3 1-ls; others, £2 Ms; Ilolstein yearling heifers, to A t. Dairy cattle: A large yaiding of dairy cows and springing heifers was offered, and there -was good competition for good quality cattle. Backward and inferior lots were more difficult to quit and competition on these was very slack. Good quality forward dairy cows, £9 to £lO 10s; medium quality forward dairy cows, £7 to £9; more backward sorts, £5 to £7; cows in milk. £5 to £7 10s; choice springing Jersey heifers, £9- 10s to £11: medium springing Jersey heifers, AS to £9 10s; more backward sorts. £(> to AS. Pigs were penned in average numbers and prices were on a par with late quotations. Good large store pigs, £2 2s to £2 9s; medium, 33s to 395; small, 26s to 325; slips, 17s 6d to 19s 6d; sows to farrow, £6 16s.