FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23320, 13 April 1939, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

ritICES AT WESTFIELD COW BEEF AND PORK EASIER IMPROVEMENT IN MUTTON Prices for cow beef and pork showed a weakening tendency in sales at the Westfield fat stock market yesterday, other sections being firm to slightly better. Individual prices for cows definitely eased, although average quotations were unchanged from tjie last sale." A small yarding of mutton rose sharply in price atul lambs again commanded a steady sale. Prices were surprisingly good for a large entry of calves.

Values were slightly weaker for a heavier yarding of beef, but average quotations were unchanged, ranging from 20s to 35s per 1001b. The presence of a large number of poorer quality beasts in the entry caused a definite weakening in individual prices, although this tendency was not reflected in quotations. Competition was fairly steady throughout. Top price for steers was £l3 ss, against £l4 10s last week. Cows and heifers sold to £9 15s, compared with £lO 2s 6d the week before.

Good Demand lor Sheep A smaller yarding of sheep met very keen competition and last week's improved rates were passed for both ewes and wethers. Ewes formed a small proportion of the yarding, and sold to 17s 6d, against 18s 9d at the last sale. Wethers made to 24s 3d, compared with the previous best of 22s 9d. Lambs came forward in less than average numbers and were quoted fully firm. Prime lambs made to 255, which was slightly lower.

Calves were yarded in large numbers, but held late rates under a steady demand. There was a good sprinkling of prime quality runners and vealers and these were lirin in price, but poor and unfinished sorts cased toward the end of a long sale. The best runner price was £7 2s, compared with the £7 15s recorded a week ago, and vealers gained 13s, selling to £'3 ss.

Fully firm prices ruled for more than an average offering of baconer pigs, competition being very steady. There was a large proportion of small and light, porkers, and their average values were slightly lower. Prime baconers were in short supply and were quoted unchanged, the bes ; price being £3 17s, an improvement of Is. Porkers sold to £2 15s, registering a similar yain. Average quotations were Gd to 6id per lb. for baconers, and 5Jd to 6d 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 Westfickl fat stock sales:— This "Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001b) Extra choice ox 3<">/• 35/• Choice & prime ox . . . 31/- to 34/. 31/- to 34/Choice <fc prime cow £ heifer 2S/- to 31/- 2P/- to 31/Boner & rough 'JO/- to 25/- 20/- to 25/SHEEP (per head)—

Top price for beef was-made by a line from Mr. E. A. Price, Papatoetoe, which sold to £l3 ss. Steers from Mr. W. W. McLaughlin, Papatoetoe, and Tanner Brothers, Ilangiuru, made to £l2 17s 6d, and bids to £l2 los were received for lines from Mr. W. E. Reed, Waerenga, and Mr. D. Finlayson, I?uawai. A top price of £l2 10s was made by lots from Mr. W. Tanner, Tauranga, and Gardner Brothers, Piopio, and buyers offered. to £ll 7 s 6d for a consignment from Mr. F. J. Smith, Kirikopuni. To £ll 5s was hid for a lot from Mr. C. Peck, Mount Roskill, and to £ll for a lino from the estate of E, F. Muir, Tuakau. The best offer for a line from Mr. M.. Hunt, Awakeri, was £lO 17s 6d.

Cows and heifers traded on behalf of Mr. H. Windsor, Matangi, and the A. Totnuin estate,' Okoroire, sold to £9 15s, and to £8 12s 6d was hid for lines from H. S. and A. E. Holmes, Onewhoro, and King and Son, Kaukapakapa. Cattle from Mrs. B. Orr, Kaikohe, and Mr. J. A. Hill, Hoe-o-tainui, sold to £8 10s,' and bids to £7 17s 6d were received for lots from Mr. .T. Poll lon, Matainata, Mr. A. J. Batty, Motumaolio, and Mr. R. 0. Ingram, Tuakau. Other quotable lines were sold on behalf of Mr. R. Nolan, Cambridge, to £7 7s fid, and Mr. C. G. Orr, Tuakau, to £6 10s.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS LOAN AND MERCANTILE The Now Zealand Loan and Mefrantile Agency Company. Limited, reports on the sale as follows: —• Boef.—At the West field fat stork market a larger yarding of beef met a ready demand with prime ox selling at liUe quotations. Although quotations remain the same for cow and heifer beef, these were easier in values and dropped further as the salo advanced. Extra choice ox sold to £1 l*>s per 1001b; choice and prime. .€1 10s to £1 14s; ordinary and plain, £1 5s to £1 Os; prime young cow and heifer fyeef, £1 7s to -£1 10s; ordinary. £1 to £1 Os. .Heavy prime steers. £ll 10s to £l2 10s: lighter, £lO 12s Od to £ll 7s (>d; light, £0 to £lO H)s; plain and small. £0 to £8 los: extra heavy prime voung cows and heifers, £8 10s to £0 10s; heavv, £7 10s to £8 ."is: lighter. £0 7s Od to £7 7s (id; light. £5 to £<> ss;_ aged and plain finished cows, £3 to £4 15s. Shoep.—A small yarding of sheep met a keen demand with values improving on last week's sale. Heavy prime wethers realised £1 3s (id to £1 4s 3d; medium, £1 2s to £1 3s 3d; light, £1 to £1 Is Od; smaller. 18s to 10s Od; small and unfinished.- Ifis to 17s Od; heavy prime ewes, 14s 6d to 17s (id; medium, 12s (id to Its; light. 10s to 12s; just killable, Ss 3d to Os Od: interiorly fatted, (is to Ss. Lambs.—Lambs in average numbers sold readily at late rates. Heavy prime made £1 2s (id to £1 4s; medium, £1 to £1 2s; light, 17s to 10s Od; smaller. Its to Kis Od; unfinished, best. Ss (id to 12s Od: others. OS to Ss.

Pi BS ,—pigs were penned in average numbers. There was a firm sale and last week's rates were well held. Choppers sold from Ui jos to i'U Ms; heavy and medium haconers. from X!'l Ss to ,c;l Ids; light baeoners and heavy porkers, from lGs to (is; medium porkers and light porkers, from -Is to £'J l is: small, i'l 10s to £ii 'Js. Store pigs were dull of sale. Values were on a par with last sale's ouotatlon. Large stores, £1 to ill ss; slips. 30s to 19s; weaners, Is to iJs. Calves. —Our entry of calves was a large one. The sale was steady with values on a par with last week's -quotations. Runners brought i-"-' os to JLVv. heavy vealers. £\ to i'-t l(is; medium, i':i Qa to £:i Ids; light. LOs to A' 3 Us; smaller. £ I 30s to X"_> 8«T small, 38s to £ I «s; rough calves. 10s to JL'l ss; fresh dropped, 5s to 14s. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, reports on the salo as follows; — Reef. —At our weekly West field fat stark market we penned fat cattle to the number ( if a;.V_» head, as against --1 head last week, comprising li'l steers and 208 cows and heifers A large yarding of ox beef came forward and the quality-generally was not up to the usual standard. Bidding was steady

with values on a par with late sales. A heavy offering of cows and heifers was _not so keenly sought anil, although our quotations are the same, values were inclined to be easier. Extra choice ox sold to £1 16s per 1001b.; choice and prime, £1 12s to £1 1.45; secondary and plain, £1 8s to £1 lis; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 7s to £1 30s; ordinary, £1 to £1 3s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged In price from .£l2 15s to £l3 ss, the latter price being for steers from Mr. E. A. Price, Papatoetoe; heavy, £l2 OS to £l2 12s (id; lighter, £ll 15s to £l2; light, .eio 10s to £ll 10s: small and unfinished, £G to £0 10s; extra heavy prime .voiing cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9; heavy. £<; 10s to A' 7 10s; lighter, £5 to £0; other killable cows, £4 to £1 los.

Sheep.—Our total yarding of sheep numbered i (id. Competition was keen for both wethers and ewes and values showed improvement on last week's sale. Extra heavy prime wethers sold at £1 3s (id to £1 4s 3d; heavy, £L 2s (id to £1 3s-, medium to heavy, £1 Is to CI 2s; light to medium, 18s (id'to £1; unfinished, lis to 10s fid; extra heavy prime young ewes, His to 17s; heavy, l'ts (id to 1 ss; lighter, 12s (id to 13s Gd; other killable ewes, 10s Ud to Us (id; other ewes,. 3s to !>s.

Lambs.—Lambs were penned to the number of -I2f) and sold freely at late Quotations. Extra heavy prime lambs brought £1 3s to £1 ss; heavy, £1 Is to £1 Vis 'id; lighter, 18s (id to £1; light, lGs to 17s; small and plain, (is (id to l is. Calves. —There was an extra heavy yarding of calves, including many good lines of runners and vealers. Bidding was steady for all prime quality calves, and values were firm at late quotations. Plain unfinished and late sale calves were easier. Heavy prime runners made £(i to £7 2s; light and unfinished, ,t'4 to £5 ss; heavy prime vealers, £4 4s to £5 os for an outstanding vealer from Mr. W. A. McCuteheon, Hangiriri, a line of 16 extra choice vealers from the same vendor averagiug £4 13s lOd; medium, £3 5s to £3 14s; light, £2 Gs to £2 ISs; smaller, £1 8s to £1 18s; small, los to £1 ss; unfinished and bucket-fed, 10s to ISs; bobby calves. 3s to 14s. A total of 240 calves was sold. Pigs.—We had a full entry of pigs. The yarding included a large proportion of unfinished and light- porkers, while prime baconers were scarce. All prime baconers and porkers sold readily at fully recent quotations. Unfinished pigs were harder to sell, while values for stores, slips and weaners were at a particularly low ebb. Choppers made £1 15s to £4 3s; heavy prime baconers, £3 12s to £3 17s; medium, £3 7s to £3 10s; light, £2 16s to £3 4S; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £'•_• 14s; medium. £'2 2s to £'J (is; light. £1 15s to £1 18s; small and unfinished, £1 to £ I 10s; large stores, £1 to £1 4s; smaller. 15s to 17s; slips, 10s to 12s; suckers and weaners, 2s to 7s. Baconers averaged fid to (i'/d per lb., and -porkers, sVjd to. 6d per lb. A total of Gil pigs was sold.

DALGETY AND COiMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: — Beef. —At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our offering of beef totalled 170 head, comprising -12 steers and 137 cows and heifers, against 174 head last week. The quality of the ox beef was fully up to standard, and sold steadily at last week's rates. Cow and heifer beof cam* forward in fairly large numbers and for this class values ruled a shade easier. Extra choice ox sold to 33s per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 3'Js to 3-ls; just billable, 28s to 31s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 27s to 30s; just killable. 20s to 2(is. Heavy prime steers brought £l2 to £l2 10s; lighter, £ll to ill 17s Od; light. £lO to £lO 17s (id; small and unfinished steers, £4 to £9 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heiiers, £9 to £9 15s for cows sold account Estate late Arthur Totman. Okoroire; heavy, £S to £8 15s; lighter. £0 15s to £7 los; light, £5 to £6 10s; other tillable cows, £3 to £4 10s.

Sheep.—We had a smaller yarding of sheep, but the quality of the wethers offering was very good. A keen sale resulted and last week's better rates were again improved upon. The yarding of ewes was an extremely small one. Extra heavy prime wethers made 23s to 245; heavy, 22s to 22s Od; medium, 21s to 21s Od; plain and unfinished, 18s to 20s. Lambs. —-Lambs came forward in average numbers and made better values than jast week under keen competition. Heavy prime lambs realised 21s to 225; medium, 19s to 20s (id; lighter, 17s to ISs Gd; 6mall and plain, 12s to 10s. Calves.—Calves were penned in large numbers. Competiton was steady, with values remaining on a par with last week's quotations, except toward the end of the sale, where an easing tendency was noticed. Runners sold at £3 10s to £5 15$; heavy vealers, £4 to £4 10s; medium, £3 5s to £3 10s; light, £2 10s to £3; small, £1 10s to £2 ss; small. £1 Ss to £1 Us; unfinished and bucket-fed, 15s to £1 4s; bobby calves, 7s to 12s. Pigs.—Pigs were yarded in average numbers and sold under ready competition. Values remained very firm on last week's quotations. Heavy baconers brought £3 10s to £3 10s; medium, £3 7s to £3 Os; light, £2 10s to £3 ss; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 15s; medium, £2 2s to £2 7s; light, £1 15s to £2.

ADDINGTON MARKET PORKER PRICES ADVANCE SHARP RISE IN FAT STEERS [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday The trotting meeting at Addington affected the attendance at the weekly stock market at Addington to-day and also affected the number of stock forward. Sheep totalled about 14.000, a marked reduction on the numbers at recent sales. The store sheep entrv practically comprised old and poorconditioned ewes. The sale was lifeless and sales were made with difficulty. On an average values were easier both for old local sheep and crossbreds. Numerous pens failed to find buyers and passings were heavier than usual. This applied to some of the Romnev-cross lines. Medium hall'bred twotooths sold from 10s lOd to 14s 3d, and better four-year-olds. 9s, hut a big number of aged sorts sold about the 2s mark. There was a fat lamb entry of 1700, and an erratic sale, although on the whole values were practically on a par with those ruling last week. Exporters were active and for some classes were paying up to %d more than the schedule, wnich remained unchanged at 7d for 30lb and under lambs. Butchers were again faced with a moderate shortage of good quality lamb, and here, too, export rates were exceeded by a good %d for light prime sorts. The entry of fat sheep numbered about 5000, or 500 more -than a week ago. Quality was betterithan for some time. The sale opened spiritedly and over the earlier stages both ewes and wethers were firmer than a week ago. Later in the sale secondary sorts receded to about last week's values. Best wethers sold better than for some time. Extra prime heavy wethers made fo 30s -id; prime heavy, 23s to 25s Gd; primp medium, 20s to 22s Od; light, to 15s; extra primo heavy ewes, to 21s Id; prime heavy, lbs to 19s Od; prime, medium, 12s to 15s Od; light, to Bs. There was an entrv of 390 fat cattle, this being nearly 100 less than recent averages. The sale opened spiritedly and showed no slackening as it proceeded. Good steers and heifers were dearer than a week ago by 10s to 20s a head, nnd there were instances of 18-nionth sorts selling at about 40s per 1001b. Average good rattle sold from 3bs to 3Ss per 1001b and there was an unsatisfied demand for them. Extra prime heavy steers made to £l7 7s bd; prime heavy, £l4 15s to £ls 15s; prime medium. £l3 to £ll 10s; light, to £9 10s; extra prime heifers, to £l3 17s (id; prime. £9 15s to £lO 15s; medium, £7 to £9; lisrht. to £b 10s; extra prime cows, to £lO 17s Gd; prime, £7 15s to £9; medium, £5 15s to £7; light, to £5 10s. The entry at the start of the porker sale was fairly short nnd prices showed a slight advance on those last week. As the entry increased prices receded slowly, but retained last, week's parity. Choppers came forward in medium numbers and prices were slightly easier. There was a small entry in the bacon section and all sorts met a good sale. Choppers made ■lßs Od fo £5; porkers, 40s Od to 58s Gd; average price per lh, 0 3 /Jd to 7%d; baconers, 59s Od to £4 7s Gd; average price per lb. Od to G/id.

IN-CALF HEIFER SALE . FIXTURE AT MORRINSVILLE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports that more than the advertised number of heifers came forward at the in-calf heifer fair at Morrinsville. approximately 400 heifers being 1 yarded There was a Rood attendance of buyers. Owing to the prolonged dry spell competition in some cases was not as keen as anticipated imt.. however, a good clearance was effected. C.ood quality heifers were greatly sought after, hnt backward sorts were rather hard to dispose of. A consignment of good quality two-year-old Jersey heifers sold on behalf of Mr. \V. Sharp, Kereone, realised C 8 15s Good quality two-year-old Jersey heifers, £H fts to ,CS 15s; medium quality two-year-old Jersey heifers, £7 to £7 15s; backward sorts, X's to £0 ss; medium quality three-year-old Jersey heifers, £(> 10s to £7; two-year-old Friesian heifers, l'<> to X'O 15s; tvro-year-old Shorthorn heifers. .CO to £0 30s; back--ward Shorthorn and Friesian heifers, £5 10s to £<>; medium quality yearling Jersey heifers, .£2 5s to £-2 10s; smnll yearling Shnrthorn steers, C'J ss. • Dalgcty and Company, Limited, reports having held a special heifer sale, at Morrinsville, when there was a good yarding of varying quality. Competition was not k(*n except for heifers of quality and showing in oh If, these making from £7 15s to £9. Others more backward made from £5 to £<! 17s (id; Shorthorn heifers realised from £5 to £5 ss.

BRITISH WAR LOAN FALL IN QUOTATION (Received April 32, 5.47 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, April 11 War loan, 3i per cent, is quoted at £94 7s 6d, compared with £95 7s 6d on April fl.

Prime wethers 18/6 to 24/3 IS/- to 22/9 Unfin. wethers 14/- to 17/0 15/0 to 17/Prime ewes . . 10/- to 17/0 10/- to 1S/9 Unfin. ewes .. 3/• to 9/9 2/0 to s/o Prime lambs . 10/- to 25/10/- to 25/9 Unfin. lambs . 5/- to 10/9 9/- to 15/CALVES (per head)— Runners 70/- to 142/85/- to 155/Vtalers 3/- to 105/3/- to 90/PIGS (per head)- — Baconers 40/- to 77/• 50/- to 76'Porkers 35/- to 55/35/- to 54/"Weanerg 1/- to 10/3/- to 10/Slips . 10/- to 1!)/- • 12/- to 14/Large stores . 15/- to 25/• 16/- to 30/Individual Consignments