FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23487, 26 October 1939, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD INCREASE IN YARDINGS VALUES GENERALLY EASIER There were large entries generally at the Wcstfield fat stock sales yesterday, the only exception being in the ease • of calves, where the yarding was barely , an average one. Prices generally were easier. Values for a larger yarding of beef ' mostly showed an easing tendency, al- ! though prime light cattle maintained late rates. The top price for'steers was j £l7, compared with last week's best offer of £lB 10s. To £ll was bid for ; cows and heifers, as against £l2 17s 6d at the previous sale. ' Mutton Sells Steadily Largo entries of mutton sold steadily, I but values did not reach last week's • levels. Woolly wethers sold to 34s 6d, ■ a drop of 4s* the best price for shorn being slightly lower at 31s 3d. Heavy prime ewes made to 28s for woolly and 1 to 24s 6d for shorn. Last week's prices i were 32s and 27s 9d respectively. A larger entry of hoggets brought to 26s , 3d, compared with 27s at the previous sale, while a heavy yarding of spring ! lambs made to 295. The highest- price last week was 345. An average yarding of calves came . forward, but good quality runners and vcalers were in short supply, competition for these sorts consequently being keen. Values were very firm on lato rates. A much heavier yarding of pigs met with. a steady sale, but values were easier. Baconers sold to £4 7s, against £4 10s, and averaged about 6Jd per lb., the same as last week. Top price for porkers was £3, being os lower, with average rates at from 6Jd to 7d, a drop of Ad. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of tho prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tlie Wcstfield fat stock sales: — This Week Last Week BEEP (per 1001b) — i Extra choice ox 42/- 42/Choice & prime i ox . . 35/- to 41/- 37/- to 41/Choicc it prime cow <t heifer 32/- to -to/- 32/- to 30/Boncr & rough 25/- to 3-1/- 25/- to 3-1/- , SHEEP (per head)Prime wethers: Shorn . . 22/- to 31/3 22/G to 34/G i Unshorn . . 27/- to 34/G 23/- io 3S/6 Unfinished wethers: Shorn . . 1(5/- to 23/- IS/G to 2G/■ Unshorn .. 20/- to 2S/9 Primo ewes: ! Shorn .. IG/- to 21/0 22/- to 27/0 Unshorn . . 20/G to 2S/6 23/- to 32/Unfinishcd ewes: Shorn . . 1/G to 9/G Unshorn .. 4/- to 18/1 Hoggets: Shorn .. 10/- to 24/G 17/G to 27/Unshorn .. 3 5/- to 20/G i Spring lambs. 10/Gto 27/3 20/- to 34/CALVES (per head)— , Runners .. SO/- to 215/- SO/- to 175/Vcalers .. l/-toll7/G 1/- to 150/PIGS (per head) — Baconers .. 'G3/• to 87/- GO/- to 00/Porkers .. 35/- to GO/- 3G./- to G5/Weaners .. 1-1/- to 32/- 10/- to 32/Slips .. 25/- to 3G/- 28/- to 30/Large stores . 28/- to 43/- 37/- to 48/* Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £l7, made by a consignment from Messrs. Taylor ; Brothers. Patumalioe, and a line from Mr. B. Peed, Waerenga, sold to £l6 j 15s, while a second line from the same | vendor brought to £l6 7s 6d. Steers j marketed on behalf of Mr. R. A. Bent, ■ Putaniru, brought to £ls 17s 6d. A l line from Mr. W. H. Walters. Karaka, j sold to £l4 17s 6d. while lots from Mr. A. Halliday, Karaka, realised a i similar price. To £l4 15s was bid for i lines from Mr. W. H. Alley, Hiku- ! taia. Finlayson's Estate, Iluawai, and | tho Kingseat Mental Hospital, i A consignment of cows and heifers I from Mr. A. Robertson. Mangcre, made j to £ll _ 15s. and to £lO 15s was paid , j for a line from Mr. J. A. Hill, Ohine- ! wai. A lot from Mr. TT. Windsor, Ma- | tangi. was quoted to £lO 12s 6d, while ; to £lO 10s was bid for cattle from | Mr. IT. C. Bull, Puketutu. To £lO j 7s 6d was brought by a line from Mr. J. Johnstone, Mnnurcwa, and lots from Mr. C. Proctor. Ohinewni. and Mr. W. A. Ulston, Karaka, sold to £lO ss. DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited reports:— Beef.—At our weekly Westfield fat stock market, our total yarding: numbered 334 head, as against 2G3 head last week, comprising 130 steers and I!JS cows and heifers. Prime light-weight ox still remained firm, while medium and heavy showed an easing on late sales. A good offering of cows and heifers sold freely at slightly lower values. Extra choice ox, £2 2s per 1001b; choice and primo, XI ISs to £2; secondary and plain. £1 15s to .CI 17s; prime young cow and heifer heef, .01 17s to £1 10s; ordinary cow beef, £1 10s to £ 1 14s; extra heavy prime steers, £l6 t<> £lO 15s, for steers from Mr. B. Peed, Waoienga; heavy, £l4 5s to £ls; lighter, £l3 10s to £11; light, £l2 to £l3; small and unfinished. £0 to £11; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £ll to £ll 15s, for cows from Mr. A. .Robertson, Mangero; heavy, £0 to £10; lighter, £7 to £S; other killable cows, £4 15s to £G. Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 1375. Although values were easier for wethers and ewes, a total clearance was made at satisfactory prices. All quotations are for shorn sheep. Extra heavy prime wethers, £L Os Gd to £1 lis 3d; heavy, £1 Gs Gd to £1 Ss Gd; medium to heavy, £1 4s to £1 5s Gd; light to medium, £1 2s to £1 3s Gd; unfinished, 17s Gd to £1 Is; extra heavy prime young ewes. £1 3s to £1 is Gd; heavy. £1 to £1 2s; lighter, 17s to 19s; other killable ewes, 12s to 15s; other ewes, Is Gd to Os Gd. Hoggets were penned to the number of 372, and late values were maintained. Extra heavy prime hoggets. £t 4s to £1 Gs 3d; heavy, £1 2s to £1 3s; lighter, £1 to £1 ,1s; light, lGs Gd to ISs Gd; small and plain, 10s to 15s. Lambs.—Two hundred and eighteen spring lambs were yarded. Tho supply was in excess of tho demand, with tho result that values were lower. Extra heavy, £1 7s (id to £ 1 !ls; heavy, £.l 5s to £1 Gs Gd; medium, £1 2s to £1 Is; light, £1 to £1 Is. Calves.—"We had quito a good yarding, but good quality runners and vcalers were, in short supply, the yarding consisting mostly of small vcalers. There was a keen demand throughout for all primo quality calves, and values were very firm at lato quotations. Heavy runners, £7 10s to £9 17s; the latter price was realised for a prime Shorthorn heifer from Mr. R. Ilall, V/iri; light and unfinished, £4 15s to £6 ss; heavy primo venlers, £6 to £7 Is; medium, £5 to £5 18s; light, £4 to £4 IGs; smaller, £3 3s to £3 1 (is; small, 18s to £3; rough calves, £1 to CI 10s; bobby calves, 3s to IGs. A total of 253 calves was sold. Pigs.—There was a much increased entry. Bidding was steady for baconers, but values were slightly lower, while for porkers competition was not so spirited and prices eased. Choppers made £2 5s to £4 2s; heavy prime baconers, £4 to £4 7s; medium, £3 10s to £3 14s; light. £3 4s to £3 7s; heavy porkers, £2 15s io £3"; medium, £2 Os to £2 12s; light, £2 Is to £2 7s; small and unfinished, £1 18s to £2 2s; stores, £1 l is to £1 10s; slips, £1 7s to £ I 12s; weaners. ISs to £1 7s; sow with litter. £0 ss; baconers averaged about per lb, and porkers sold from (i'.-jil to 7d per lb. A total of 081 pigs was sold. LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:— Boef. —At the Westfield fat stock market our yarding of beef was a large one. Although there was a steady demand, and in some cases last week's quotations ruled, this being for tho choice light-weight cattle, generally there was an easing tendency, the extra heavy and heavy-weight cattle being affected most. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s per loolb; choice and prime. £L 15s to £2 Is; ordinary and plain, £1 lOs to £1 14s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 12s to £1 19s; ordinary cow beef, £1 5s to £1 lis; extra heavy primo steers ranged from £IG to £l7; heavv, X I I 15s io £ls 15s; lighter. £l2 lOs to X' 14 12s fid; light, CIO lOs to £l2 7s Gd; plain and small. £9 to £lO ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £11; heavy, £0 to £lO ss; lighter, £7 12s (id to ,CS 15s; light, £5 15s to £7 IOs; aged and plain finished cows, £3 10s to £5 10s. Sheep.—A large entry met a quieter demand and values cased for all classes from 2s Gd to 3s (id per head. Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, X.l 10s to £1 lis; woolly, £1 13s (id to £1 14s Gd; heavy, shorn, £1 7s Gd to £1 0s Oil; woolly, £.l lis Gd to £1 13s 3d; medium, shorn. £1 fls to £1 7b

3d; woolly, £1 9s to £1 lis 3d; light, shorn, £1 3s to £1 -Is Od; woolly. £1 7s to £1 Ss Od; small and unfinished, shorn, 10s to £1 2s Od; woolly, £1 to £1 Os 9d; heavy prime maiden ewes, to £1 12s Gd; heavy prime ewes, shorn, £1 to £1 Is; woolly. £1 (is (id to £1 Ss (id; medium, shorn, 18s to 10s SJd; woolly, £1 os to £1 (is 3d; light, shorn. His to 17s Od; woolly, £1 Os (Id to £1 4s (id; just killabie, shorn, 12s Od to 15s Od; woolly, 17s to £1; interiorly fatted, shorn, 7s to 12s 3d; woolly, Os to 10s; prime shorn hognets, £1 to £1 4s Gd; prime woolly hoßßets. £l. 3s Od to £1 Os Od: unfinished shorn hojrgets, 13s Od to His; unfinished woolly hoggets, 15s to £1 Os Od. Lambs.—Spring lambs were penned In increased numbers and sold freely, realising from 10s od to £1 Os Od. Pigs.—We had a heavy yarding. There was a steady sale, but values were easier all round. Choppers sold from £1 12s to £4 4s; heavy and medium Jiaconers, £3 10s to £4 Ss; linht baconers and heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 7s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 4s to £2 12s; small, £1 18s to £2 2s. store pigs were in keen demand and values were very firm at Into rates. Large stores, £1 18s to £2 3s; slips, £1 Gil to £1 10s; weaners, ISs to £1 12s. Calves.—Our entry of calves wa.s smaller than usual. More small calves came forward. There was a ready sale, with values very firm on last week's quotations. Runners, £4 to £lO 15s for an extra choice runner from Mr. R. Wyllie, Papatoetoc; heavy vealers, £5 to £0 10s; medium. £4 to £4 15s; light. £3 10s to £3 18s; smaller, £3 to £3 8s; small, £2 2s to £2 10s; rough calves, 15s to £1 1 Os; fresh-dropped to three-weeks-old, 7s to £2. DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports:— Buc*. —-At tho Wcstficld fat stock market our offering totalled 124 head, comprising i l_'9 steers and 95 cows and heifers, against ! 100 head last week. Tho quality of the ox beef was again first class and/ selling under a steady demand, late rates were obtained for prime light cattle. Medium and heavyweight cattle, however, did not reach last week's level. Cows and heifers were yarded in larger numbers and sold steadily at values about on a par with last week. Extra choice ox, 42s per 1001b; choice and prime, 39s to 41s;, secondary and plain, 30s to 38s; extra prime young cow and heifer _bcef, 38s to 40s; choice and prime, 33s to 373; ordinary cow beef, 2Ss to 325; heavy prime steers. £ls to £lO 7s Gd; lighter, £l3 IsSs to £l4 15s; light, £1.2 to £l3 10s; small and unfinished, £lO to £ll. 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO to £lO 15s; heavy, £0 to £9 17s Od; lighter, £8 to £8 17s Od; light, £0 10s to £7 15s; aged and unfinished, £4 to £O. Sheep.—Wo had a big yarding and, although competition was steady, values did not reach last- week's level and were easier b.y 2s Gd to 3s 0(1 per head for all classes. , Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, £l. Os to £1 1 Os; heavy, shorn,. £L 7s Od to £1 8s Od; medium, shorn, £1 Cs to £1 7s. light, shorn, £1 4s to £1 5s G(l; plain and unfinished, shorn, £1 Is to £1 3s; heavy prime young and maiden ewes, woolly, to 28s; heavy prime ewes, shorn, ISs (id .to 20s Od; lighter, shorn, lGs to 17s (id; plain and aged, shorn, 10s Gd to 15s. Lambs. —A heavy yarding of lambs sold under good competition, but, owing to tho large offering, values ruled easier than last week. Heavy prime lamb, £1 Gs to £1 7s 3d; medium. ./I 4s Gd to £1 Ss Gd; lighter, £1 3s to £1 4s; light, £1 Is to £1 2s Gd; small and plain. 18s to £l. Calves.—The entry was an average one, very few quality calves coming forward. Competition was keen, especially for prime sorts, and values remained very firm Jn late quotations. Runners made £0 Ss to £8 15s; heavy vealers, £G 2s 6d to £7 7s Gd; medium, £5 2s to CO; light, £4 to £1 His; smaller, £3 5s to £3 10s; small, £1 15s to £3; plain and unfinished, £1 to £1 10s; bobby calves, 5s to 10s. Pigs.—A large yarding came forward. A steady sale resulted, with values for bacon easing slightly, while for pork values eased appreciably on last week's quotations. Heavy baconers made £3 18s to £1 3s; medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; light, £3 3s to £3 7s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; medium. £2 8s to £2 13s; light, £2 2s t-0 £2 Os; small, £1 15s to £1 19s; store pigs, £1 8s to £1 15s; slips, £1 Gs to £1 Ss; weaners, lis to £1 ss. ADDINGTON MARKET IMPROVEMENT IN PRICES [BY TELECEAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday Values at Addington to-day were slightly better than those of a week ago. About 2000 store sheep were entered, shorn hoggets comprising the bulk of the entry. Shorn hoggets gold from 12s to 19s lOd; medium and best woolled, lGs to 28s; ewes and lambs, Us 9d to 15s sd. About 5000 fat sheep were entered, the majority being ewes. Wethers improved Is to Is Od a head on last week and ewes, particularly shorn ewes, niet an improved market. Extra prime heavy woolly wethers made to 4Gs 7d; prime heavy, 4ls to 445; prime medium, 35s to 40s; light, to 20s; extra prime woolly ewes, to 40s Id; prime heavy, 34s to 3Ss; prime medium. 30s to 335; light, to 235. Fat cattle totalled 340, tho smallest entry for years at an ordinary sale. The decline of 20s to 30s a head last week was partly offset by tho sale to-day. the average improvement being about 20s a head. Extra prime heavy steers made to £24 2s (id; prime heavy, £IS to £2O; prime medium. £lO 10s to £IS ss; light, to £l2 15s; extra prime heifers, to £l7 7s 6d; prime, £l3 to £l4 10s; medium, £ll to £l2 ss; light, to £lO 15s; extra prime cows, to £ls 32s Gd; prime, £ll os to £l3 os; medium, £lO to £11; light, to £9 15s. Again there was a large entry of porkers, and last week's good rates were maintained. Choppers were-in good supply and values were a good deal easier. Baconers were penned in medium numbers and values were the same as last week. Choppers mado £2 lis to £6 Ss Gd; porkers. £2 Ss Gd to £3 ,5s Gd; average price per lb, 7Vsd to B'id; baconers. £3 5s Gd to £5 9s Gd; average price per lb, 6 3 /<d to 7-/ id. BULLS AT TAUMARUNUI [by telechavh —OWN cokrespoxdent] TAUMARUNUI, Wednesday There was a large attendance of buyers at the annual bull sale at Taumarunui, when there was a good entry and a fair market. On account of F. Smith. Limited, unregistered bulls made Sgns and 12V 3 gns; Polled Angus bulls, two year, 13gns and 13 1 / 2 gns; threeyear, 14gns; others, 14gns, 17gns, 19gns, 22gns and 20gns; on account Mr. A. G. Riches, two-year Polled Angus purebred bull, Sens; three-year, Gsns; on account W. L. Miles and Son, two-year Red Poll, llgns; yearling. lOgns; account Dr. Peach, Polled Hereford, lOgns, 12gns. 13gns, 15gns, 17gns, lOgns and 20gns: on account Mr. J. F. Young, Shorthorn. 2Vicns and 4gns; Red Poll, 2V2srns, 4gns and 4Vigns; on account Mr. J. Ham, Jersey, Sgns; Shorthorn, ogns and 4y 2 gns. TE KUITI QUOTATIONS [by TELEGRAM —OWN correspondent] TE KUITI, Wednesday Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports a small yarding of sheep and cattle at Te Kuiti. Medium ewe hoggets, 20s Id; medium wether hoggets, 15s; medium black-face hoggets, fair condition, 15s; small black-face hoggets. 8s 2d; 40 sound mouth ewes (with 51 black-face lambs at foot), 2(is; heavy fat heifers, £S 15s; good conditioned empty Jersey cows, £3 12s to" £3 15s; stores, £3 to £3 Is; three-year Shorlhorn-Jerse.v cross steers. £5; two-year Jersey-cross steers, fair condition,'*£3 Gs; small yearling Polled Angus steers, poor condition. £1 15s to £1 10s; small yearling Jersey heifers, fair quality. £4; medium, £3 5s to £3 10s; pedigree twoyear Jersey bull, £lO 10s: grade two-year Jersey bulls, £5 to £6 ss, RATES AT KAUKAPAKAPA Tre New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a heavy yarding of all classes of cattle at Kaukapakapa. Four-year-old Shorthorn steers on account Mr. A. Ranum, Kaukapakapa, made £lO 8s; same age cattle from Mr. J. Hobbs. Whangaparaoa, £8 to £0 8s; three-year steers. Shorthorn. £G 10s to £7 lis; two-year, £5 5s to £5 13s; lower conditioned. £4 10s to £5; yearling Shorthorn steers, £3 to £3 12s; fresh-conditioned Shorthorn store cows. £5 to £7 l is; others. £1 7s Gd to £4 15s: cows with calves. £5 15s to £lO 8s per pair; yearling heifers (Jersey), i' 3 to £4 2s; small. £2 (is to £2 18s; yearling Shorthorn heifers. £3 5s to £4; others (small), £2 10s to £3 3s; bulls (service), £5 5s to £7 7s; potters. £3 10s to £0 15s. HEREKINO OFFERING [from our own correspondent] WHAXGAREI. Wednesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, in conjunction with the North Auckland Farmers' Co-opera-tive. Limited, reports holding a special cattle sale at llerekino. Best three and four-year bullocks made from £7 to £B,ls; three and four-year Jersey and Jersey-cross bullocks. £ I 5s to £6 15s; two-year steers. £4 lis to £5 15s; yearling steers, good but rather low in condition, £3 15s to £4 ss; smaller. £2 5s to £3 3s; fresh-conditioned store cows. £4 15s to £5 10s; light fat cows. £G 10s to £7; yearling heifers, best, £2 15s to £3; lighter conditioned and smaller, £1 10s to £2. PAEROA PIG YARDING [from our own correspondent] PAEROA, Wednesday The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports an exceptionally heavy yarding of pigs at Paeroa. Henvv baconers made from £3 15s to £3 19s; medium, £3 Us to £3 14s; lighter, £3 5s to £3 Os: heavy porkers and butter-milk pigs, £2 IGs to £3 3s; medium porkers, £2 lis to £2 l is; lighter. £2 5s to £2 10s; large stores, £1 18s to £2 7s; slips, £1 12s to £ L 18s; good weaners. £1 5s to £1 10s; others. 15s to 225; maiden crossbred sows on account of Mr. A. Mills, £5 :10s to £0 1 Os; more backward. £5 to £5 7s Gd; purebred Tamworth boars. £2 2s to £4 4s; other boars, £1 la to £1 15s; sows, with litters. £-1 10b to £6 15a.