FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23191, 10 November 1938, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD

GENERAL TONE BRIGHTER LOWER RATES- FOR SHEEP With the exception ' of prices for sheep, values generally were firmer than last week at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday, and the tone of the market was brighter.. Store and beef cattle were firm at lute rates, a slight advance being recorded in cow and heifer beef. First-class quality was ottering in the sheep sales, but bidding became slack toward the end and quotations were lower. The same tendency was apparent in the sale of hoggets and spring lambs. Rates for cafves were slightly firmer, and values for porkers and baconers also improved. Less than average yardings of beef met with steady competition, and values were firm. First-class quality was offering in the ox beef section, the entry of which was small owing 'to the difficulty farmers have lately experienced in fattening cattle, and as a result late rates were fully maintained. The best prime steer mado £l7 as against £l7 7s 6d a week ago. Values were higher on the average for a yarding of cows and heifers in which quality was very uneven. The,, top price was £ll 17s 6d, a further, fall of 5s on the best- prico at .the last sale. An Over-supplied Market A good class of sheep came forward, but the market was over-supplied and values eased slightly toward the end of the sale. Wethers made a top price of 25s 3dj which was a fall of Is on that of the last sale, and the best price for ewes was 20s, as against 22s the week before. Hoggets also were inclined -to case slightly, while a larger entry of spring lambs failed td find a keen inquiry and values fell further, a top price of 2os 6d being reached, as against 29s 3d previously. Keen competition steadied values at late rates for a slightly smaller yarding of calves, and the range of quotations was smaller. Good quality was a factor affecting sales, which ■ were brighter than for some time. Runners reached a top price of £8 lis, as against £8 17s a week ago, and vealers were firmer with sales to £7 14s, compared with £7 6s last week.

An improvement in porker prices was the feature of the pig sale, the yarding being an average one. Baconcrs were steady, with average quotations higher. The best offering for porkers was 2s higher at £3 18s, and baconers made to £2 19s, as compared with £2 18s. Average values were quoted at 6d to 6id per lb. for baconers and 6£d to per lb. for porkers. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the West field fat stock sales: —• This "Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001b)Extra choice ox 40/• 40/Choice and prime ox . • . . 34/- to 39/- 31/- to 39/Choice and prime cow & heifer 31/- to 38/- 32/- to 38/Boner and rough 25/- to 33/- 23/- to 31/SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers: Shorn .. 19/- to 25/3 18/6 to 20/3 Unfin. wethers: Shorn .. 10/6 to 18/9 10/6 to 16/Prime ewes: , . ' Shorn . . 13/6 to 20/- 12/- to 22/Unfin. ewes: , , Shorn . . 4/- to 11/- 3/- to 16/HO Shorn : • - .8/- to 20/- 8/- to 23/9 Spring lambs .. 16/6 to 25/6 18/6 to 29/3 CALVES (per head)— Runners •• 100/-to 171/- SO/-to 177/Vealers . 3/-to 151/- 3/-t0146/-PIGS Jper head) — Baconers .. 47/- to 78/- 59/- to 76/Porkers .. 39/- to 59/- 38/- to 58/Weaners .. 10/- to 23/-, 10/- to 32/Slips . . .. 22/- to 33/- 22/- to 36/Large stores . 28/- to 39/- 30/- to 44/Individual Consignments

Top price in the ox beef section was £l7, made by a line from Mr. H. E. Reed, of Waerenga. Steers traded on behalf of the same vendor made to £l6 ss, and a lot from Mr. J. Hnnnon, of Hautapu, sold to £l4 10s. For a consignment from Mr. J. Lake, of Tirau, to £l4 5s was bid, and steers from Mr. S. B. Chamberlin, of Ponui Island, brought bids to £l4 2s 6d. A draft from Mr. A. E. Costar, of Karaka, made to £l3 17s 6d, and an entry from the Kingseat Mental Hospital sold to £l3 15s. Paul Brothers, of Waiau Pa, and Chamberlin Brothers, of Ponm Island, entered steers that made to £l3 10s. and a lot from Mr. F. Hunt, of Te Ivuiti. sold to £l3 ss. Cows and heifers marketed on account of Mr. W. Main, of Tirau, sold to £ll 17s 6d, and entries from Mr. W. C. Pilmer, of Gisborne, ard Mr. E. W. Reed, of Waerenga, brought to £ll 15s. A pen from Mr. J. A. Hill, of Hoe-o-tainui, was sold to £ll 12s 6d. and for cattle sold oil behalf of Mr. xi. lii. Reed, of Waerenga, to £ll 10s was bid. Consignments from Mr. D. Finlavson. of Frankton, and Mr. A. E. Costar. of Karaka, made to £ll ss, and from Mr B. E. Harper,, of Cambridge, to £ll 2s 6d. To £ll was bid for cows from Mr. G. Reed, of Waerenga, and to £lO 17s Gd for a second line from r . B. E. Harper. of Cambridge. Other quotable consignments were sold on behalf of Mr. H. Windsor, of Papakura. to £lO losj Mr F. Annandale, of Waiheke, and Mr. S. B. Chamberlin, of Ponui Island, to £lO ss.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Auckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef, —At our weekly Westfield fat stock market we penned fat cattle to the number of 238 head, as against 301 head last week, comprising 110 steers and 128 cows and heifers. Competition was keen for ox beef and a ttood sale resulted with values firm at- late quotations. Cows and heifers were penned in good numbers, and although our quotations remain the same vahles showed improvement on recent sales. Extra choice ox sold to 40s per 1001b.; choice and prime. 37s to 395; secondary and' plain, 33s to 30s: prime young cow and heifer beef, 30s to 38s; ordinary. 25s to 30s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price' from £1« to £l7. The latter price was for steers from Mr. H. E. Reed. Waerenga. Heavy prime steers, £l4 10s to £ls ss; lighter, £l3 10s to £l4; light, £ll 10s to £.12 10s; small and unfinished, ,£9 10s to £lO 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l.O 10s to £ll 15s. The latter price was for cows and heifers from Mr. w. E. Pilmer, Gisborne, the line averaging £ll' Os Id, Heavy prime, £8 ' Ifts to £9 ss; lighter prime, £7 10s to £S ss; other killable cows, £5 to £6 10s.

Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 1120. Wethers were yarded in good numbers and the quality was first class. Competition was steady with a slight easing in values. Ewes also showed a decline on recent sales. Hoggets were more in demand than at late sales. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 3s Od to £1 4s Od; heavy. £1 2s to £1 3s; medium to heavy, £1 to £1 Is Od; light to medium, 18s (id to 19s Od; unfinished wethers, 10s (id to 10s; extra heavy prime young owes, 18s to £1; heavy, 17s to 17s Od; lighter, 15s to 10s (id; other killable ewes, 12s (id to l is; other ewes, 4s to 10s (id.

Spring Lambs.—Our (ntal yarding of spring lambs numbered 107 and sold freely at values under last week's quotations. JTo extra heavy prime iambs were yarded. Heavy prime lambs sold at CI -Is to £1 5s Cfd; lighter, .Ct '2s (id to .£1 3s; light. £1 to X'l is (id: small and plain lambs, lGs (id to JBs (id.

Calves. —Wo had quite a good yarding of calves, although the yarding generally was smaller than usual. Bidding was very keen for all quality calves and values were fully ill) to last week's quotations. Runners made from C 5 5s to ,l'»; heavy prime vealers, £'<> os to i'T; medium, L's to £5 His; light. jC3 8s to .ft l'_'s; smaller. 5s to A!:?; small, CI Is to 1:1 ISs: unfinished and bucket-fed. 16s to £1 Gs; bobby calves, 3s to 15*. A I total o( 2'lo calves was sold.

Pigs.—Pigs were penned in average numbers. The demand for baconers was steady and prices were about equal to those ruling at last sale. Porkers were in short supply, and met a brisk sale at higher rates,.. Choppers made £2 to £1 17s; heavy prime! baconers. £3 13s to £3 15s (one extra good buconer made £4 2s;; medium baconers, £3 7s to £3 A.l S; light, £3 Is to £3 Os; heavy porkers, £2 17s to £3 2s: medium, £2 10s to £:2 15s; light, £2 3s to £2 7s: small and unfinished, .CI 17s to £2; good stores, £1 J2s to £1 IKS; slips. ££l 3s to £1 (is; wean era, .good, 18s to £3 Is; others, 10s to 1-ls. Baconers averaged Gd to G'/«d per lb. and porkers <i%d to 7'/ 4 (l per lb. A total of 518 pigs was sold.

LOAN, AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—At the Wcstfleld fat slock market yesterday our yarding of beef was less than an average onp. Competition was keen with values for ox same as last week, while values for cow and heifer beef were very firm and inclined to harden on last sale. 'Extra choice ox sold to £2 per 1001b.; choice and prime ox, £1 Ms to £.l 19s; ordinary and plain ox, £1 10s to £1 335; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 14s to £1 1 Ss; ordinary cow beef, CI 5s to £l. 13s. Heavy prime steers made £l3 17s Od to £ll 12s (id; lighter prime steers, £l2 to £l3 15s; liffht prime steers, £9 10s to £ll 15s; plain and small, £0 to £!) ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £ll to £ll 15s; heavy prime young cows and heifers, £0 12s Gd to £lO 17s (id; lighter, £8 to £» 10s; light, £0 to £7 17s Od; aged and plain finished cows, £3 10s to £5 17s (id.

Sheep.—A largo yarding of sheep opened with a steady demand with values lower and casing as sale advanced. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £ I 5s to £l. 5s 3d; heavy, £L 3s Od to £1 -Is 9d; medium, £1 Is 6d to £1 3s 3d; light, 19s to £1 Is 3d; small and unfinished, IGs to 18s Od; heavy prime ewes, 37s to 18s; medium, 15s 3d to 10s 9d; light, 13s to 15s; just killablc ewes, lis Od to 12S ,6d; inferiorly fatted ewes. Us to lis; very poor and needy ewes, Is to Bs. Heavy prime hogget, 19s to £1; 17s to 18s 9d; light, Ms to 10s; small and unfinished, Ss to 13s. Lambs.—Lambs in increased numbers sold to ready competition at late quotations. Heavy prime brought, £1 4s to £1 4h Gd; medium, £1 2s to £l. 3s fid; light, £1 to £1 Is Od; smaller, 17s Od to ,10s Od; small and unfinished, 10s to 17s. Pigs.—We had an average yarding of pigs. Competition was keen and values firmed on the light pigs. Baconers remained steady at late rates. Choppers sold from £1 10s to £4 3s; heavy and medium baconers, from £3 10s to £3 J4s; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £2 30s to £3 8s; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 7s to £2 14s; small, £1 15s to £2 ss: store pigs sold at late rates. Large stores, £1 15s. to £1 19s; slips, £1 Gs to £1 13s; weancrs, 14s to £1 3s.

Calves.—Our entry of calves was well up to average numbers. There was a keener demand and values were firmer on last week's quotations.-Runners realised £4 to £8 lis; heavy vealcs, '£6 10s to £7 14s; medium, £5 to £6 ss; light, £4 to £4 IGs; smaller, £3 to £3 IGs; small, £2 8s to £2 18s; rough calves, 15s to £1 10s; fresh dropped to three-weekn-old, 7s to £2 ss.

DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports on the,sale as follows: — Beef.—At our weekly Westfi.eld fat stock market yesterday our yarding of beef totalled 118 head, comprising 58 steers and 60 cows and heifers, against 132 head last week. The quality of the ox beef was ltirst-class and sold under steady competition at last week's rates, while for a smaller offering of cow and heifer beef last week's rates were improved upon. Extra choice ox sold to 40s per 1001b: choice and prime ox, 37s to 3!)s; just killable, 33s to 365; prime young cow and heifer beef, 35s to £iSs; just killable, 25s to 31s; light prime liiteers brought £l3 10s to £l4 os; lighter, £ll 10s to £l3; small and unfinished, £lO to £ll. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £ll 17s Cd, for cows from W. Main, Tirau. Heavy, £9 to £10; lighter, £7 15s to £8 15s; light cows, £0 to £7 10s; other killable cows, £4 to £5 10s.

Sheep.—The sheep market was again supplied with a good class of mutton, for which the demand was not so keen, and values eased on those ruling last week. Heavy prime wethers sold at, £1 3s to £1 3b 6d: medium, £1 Is 3d to £1 2si Gd; light, £1 to £1 Is; plain and unfinished, 10s to 19s; prime ewes, 15s Od to 10s 9<l; other ewes, 10s to 15s.

Lambs.—An average entry of lambs sold steadily at values slightly below those ruling last ' week. Heavy prime lamb made 26s 3d,to 27s 6d; medium, 24s 6d to 265; lighter, 22s 6d to 245; sfcall, 10s to 21s 6d. Calves.—Calves were penned in average numbers. The quality throughout was up to standard and, selling under steady competition, last week's rates were fully maintained. Runners sold at £5 to £8; heavy vealers, £5 17s 6d to £6 17s 6d; medium, £5 to £5 15s; light, £4 to £4 15s; small, £2 10s to £3 15s; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 to £1 15s; bobby and rough calves,. Ss to 10s. Pigs.—Pigs came forward in average numbers. The demand was keen and we have to report a good sale, with values firmf on last week's quotations. Heavy baconers realised £3 13s to £3 18s; medium, £3 8s to £3 12s; light, £3 to £3 6s;, heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 19s; medium, £2 5s to £2 12s; light, £1 19s to £2 3s. Store pigs are still in demand and sold readily. Store pigs, £1 8s to £1 15s; slips, £1 2s to £1 6s; weaners, 13s to £l. NORTH AUCKLAND VALUES [from our own correspondent] "WHANG AREI, Wednesday Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports an average yarding of store and fat stock at Waiotira. Dairy cattle were penned in Small numbers. Cows and huifers, close to profit, made from £5 to £7; backward cows, £3 12s 6d to £4 15s; heavy prime steers, £ll 12s Gd to £l2 2s; prime steers, £lO 10s to £ll 2s; prime cows and heifers. £7 os to £8 Is; lighter prime cows and heifers, £5 15s to £6 17s 6d; heavy prime, vealers, £4 lis; boner cows, £1 15s to 16s: threeyear store steers, £.7. <■ The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive. Limited, reports a small yarding at Maungakaramea. There was fairly keen competition throughout, and practically a total clearance was effected at lato rates. Medium dairy cows made from £4 to £4 15s; Shortborn heifers, £5 10s; Jersey heifers. £1 to £5 10s; fat Jersey cows, £4 to £5 10s; boner cows, £2 to £2 15s; Shorthorn store cows, £4 to £4 15s; three-year coloured steers. £5; two-year coloured steers. £2; yearling Jersey heifers, £3 10s. The North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive, Limited, reports a good yarding at Kamo. There was a large attendance of buyers. The greater portion of the yarding consisted of excellent quality ox and cow beef, which sold at prices well up to Westfield rates. Dairy cattle sold fairly well, but store eattla wero not quite as bright as beef and dairy sorts, no doubt owing to the lack of a flush of feed. Heavy fat bullocks made up to £l3; medium-weight bullocks, fill 10s to £ll 10s; light fat bullocks, £9 15s to £lO 17s Od; heavy prime cows, £10; others, £8 l°s to £9 7s Od; medium prime cows. £7 15s to £S 7s (id; light, fat: cows, £0 10s to £7 2s 6d; fat Jersey cows, £4 15s to £5 12s Od; fresh-conditioned cows. £4 17s Gd to £6: heavy boner cows, £3 15s to £4 2s (id; medium boner cows, £3 to £3 7s Cd* lißht boners, 35s to £2 8s; boner bulls, light,,£4 15s to £0 10s; service bulls, £6 to £8 15s: smaller sorts, £3 to £4 ss; three-year Shorthorn steers, £7 10s; to £Sf 10s; two-year •steers. £1 15s to £5 7s 6d; yearling steers. £3 15s to £4 12s; two-year Shorthorn heifers.' £3 15s to £4 15s; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £3 3s to £3 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, small. £2 15s to £3 ss; cows and calves £4 15s to £0 2s Gil; best dairy cows. £7 10s to £8 2s (id; others, £0 to £7 7s (id: acted and inferior cows, £4 IoS to £0 ss; best dKiry heifers, £7 2s Gd; smaller and backward. £4 15s to £5 2s Gd.

STORTFORD LODGE MARKET [inr telegraph—press association] HASTINGS. "Wednesday There was a brichter atmosphere at th-e Rtortford Lodge • sale, biddinpr being much brisker than it has been for some time. Both vendors and buyers were anxious to trade, nnd a healthy tone predominated. The yardinn of fat cattle was very short, with only 110 station-bred lines and about '25 Jerseys. Quality was fairly well featured and there were few passings. Store cattle nvet an improved market and some splendid lines were offered. Practically the whole offering sold under the hammer. Store sheep again met a very depressed market and vendors were not anxious to trade at the prices ruling. Fat sheep were little inquired after, in spite of the fact that only a small yarding of approximately <SOO was offered. Best prime heifers realised from AM) to .fill; medium sorts, from £7 ss; best fat cows, to £lO 12s; others, from £7 (>s to £0 15s; prime bullocks, few of which were on offer, £lO to £l2; light to medium sorts, from £8 Is; best quality store bullocks, to £i) 7s; tops in yearling steers, realised from £5 10s to £(! Is; good forward heifers, to £5 !)s; quality bred yearlings, to £4 ss; cows with calves at foot, to £0 17s. In the store sheep section, ewes with wellgrown lambs at foot made from lis Gd to lOs 3d; good woolly wether hoggets, ISs Id; shorn, 10s lid; ewe hoggets, to 2tfs Id; twotooth wethers, shorn, to 15s 8d; shorn fourtooths, to 18s. Fat sheen values were on a par with late rates, prime ewes making to 1 (is out of wool and to 19s 2d in wool. Prime hoggets ni'ido from 18s Gd to 22s lOd.