FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23599, 7 March 1940, Page 5

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD BRIGHTER TONE RULES IMPROVEMENT IN MUTTON The tone of the market at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday was a littlo brighter, improvements on late rates being shown in several classes. Prices for cows and heifers ill the beef section were lifted slightly, while all classes of prime sheep improved two shillings a head. Light-weight vealers also advanced in price. Other classes remained firm at recent quotations.

An averago yarding of beef of varying quality sold under a steady demand. Prices for cows and heifers were slightly in advance of late rates in some cases. Top price for steers was 5s more at £l4 15s, while cows and heifers made to £lO 155,. as . against £lO ]os at the previous sale, and £lO 2s Gd a fortnight ago.

Steady Sale for Calves Values for all prime sheep in an averago sized yarding rose 2s to 3s a. head and a good sale resulted. Wethers sold to 33s and ewes to 28s 9d. Last week's best quotations were 30s and 23s 6d, respectively. Bidding was strong for an average entry of lambs and full late rates were maintained. Top price was the same at 30s. There was a steady sale for a medium yarding of calves and values for small prime vealers were slightly better. Other quotations remained firm. "Runners were quoted to £8 Is, as against £7 7s od, while vealers made to £5 'ls, compared with £4 15s at the last sale.

In the pig section baconers remained firm on late rates, while porkers showed a very slight improvement over last week's lowered levels. Baconers were quoted at 6id per lb. and porkers at 6kl to 7. J ,d, the same as last week. Comparison of Quotations

The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at tho Westfield fat stock sales:—

This Week Last Week BEEF (por 100lb)

Extra choice ox 37/- 37/Choicc & prime ox . . 33/- to 30/- 33/- to 30/Choiec it prime cow & heifer 28/- to 35/- 28/- to 35/Boner & rough ?3/- to 28/- 23/- to 28/SI IT! TCP (per head) — Prime wethers 21/- to 33/- 23/- to 30/Unfin. wethers !8/- to 23/9 15/- to 22/0 Prime ewes .. 15/- to 28/9 15/- to 23/0 Unfin. ewes . 4/- to 18/0 3/- to 15/Prime lambs . 19/- to 30/- 19/- to 30/Unfin. lambs . 5/- to 19/0 71- to 19/9 CALVTCS (per head)Runners .. 00/- to 101/- 00/- to 147/0 Vealers .. 5/- to 104/- 5/- to 102/PTOS (per head) — Baconers . . 70/- to 92/- 70/- to ! 02/Porkers .. 33/- to 02/- 33/- to 05/"Wenners .. 7/- to 15/- 7/- to 15/Rlips . . 10./- to' 21/- 17/- to 22/Largo stores . 20/- to 31/- 20/- to 32/Individual Consignmentg Top price for steers was £l4 15s made by consignments from Mr. F. J. MfLeod. Waipu. and Mr. 13. Reed, Te Kanwhata. A lot front Mr. R. W. G. Rutherford, Taupiri, sold to £l4 os. while steers from Mr. 1?. TTarkness, Karaka, realised up to £l3 ss. Steers marketed on behalf of Mr. .T. Walters, Waiuku, tnade to £l3, while lots from Mr. R. Walters. Waiuku, and Mr. S. J5. Chamherlin. Ronni Island, brought up to £l2 17s 6d. A consignment from Mr. J. Me fn tyre told to £l2 10s.

TTp to £lO 15s was paid for a consignment of cows and heifers from Mr. F. Hull, Waiuku, while cattle from Mr. W. A. Carter made to £lO 10s. A consignment from Mr. R. 0. Ingram, Tuakau, made to £lO ss.' and a lot from Mr. .T. A. Hill, To TToe. sold to £9 15s. Cattle from Mr. G. R. Walters. Waiuku, realised up to £9 12s fid, while consignments from Mr. IT Windsor, Matangi, and Mr. 0. R. Chamberlin made to £9 10s and £9 ss. respectively.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports : Beef.—Onj; offering totalled 83 head, comprising 20 steers and 03 cows and heifers acainst MM head Inst week. The quality of (he ox beef was again first-class, and met a ready demand. Wo had a rirm sale. Cows and heifers were yarded in average numbers, and here also the demand was keen, values nilincr firm lo improved on late rates. One truck of show bullocks sold on account of Mr. E. J. McLeod, Waipu, averaged £ M 2s fid. Extra choice ox. 37s per 1001b; choice and prime, 31s to 30s; secondary and plain, 30s to 335; extra prime younpr cow and heifer beef, 32s lo 355; choice and prime, 29s to 31s; ordinary cow beef, 20s to 28s. Extra heavy prime steors ranged in price from £l4 to .€l4 15s for sfeers account Mr. E. J. McLeod, Waipu; heavy, £l3 to ,€l3 15s; lighter, £l2 to .€l2 ir,s ; light, £ll to £ll 15s; small and unfinished,, £9 to £lO 15s; extra heavy primo young cows and heifers, £9 to £lO ss, for cows account Mr. I?. O. Ingram, Tuakau; heavy, £8 to £8 15s; lighter, £7 to £7 17s Gd; light, £0 to £0 17s Od; aged and unfinished cows, £4 to £5 15s.

Sheep.—-We again had a big yarding. Competition was keen, and an improved sale for all classes took place. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 10s 3d to £1 13s; heavy, £1 8s to £l. 10s; medium, £1 Gs to £1 7s 9d; light. £1 4s to €1 5s 9d; plain and unfinished wethers, £1 2s to £1 3s Gd; heavy prime young and maiden ewes, £1 Gs to £1 8s 9d; heavy prime, £1 Is to £1 2s Od; lighter, 19s to £1 Os Gd; plain and aged ewes, 12s to 18s Gd.

Lambs.—For an average entry bidding was strong, and a very firm sale resulted. Heavy primo lamb, £1 5s 3d to £1 7s (id; medium, £1 4s to £1 ss; lighter, £1 2s to £1 3s Gd; light, £1 to £1 Is Gd; small and plain lamb, 15s to 19s Gd. Calves.—We had a medium yarding of good quality calves. A steady sale resulted and values were firm on last week's sale. Runners, £5 to £0 10s; heavy vealers, £3 10s to £4 15s; medium, £3 5s to £3 8s; light, £2 10s to £3; small £2 5s to £2 10s; smaller, £1 10s to £1 19s; plain and unfinished, 18s to £1 9s; bobby calves. 8s to 14s.

Pigs,—Our yarding was an average one, baeoners being firm on late quotations. Porkers shown! an improvement on lust week's sale. Choppers, £3 to CI; heavy Ijaconers, .CI 'ls to CI its; medium, £3 15s to CI; light, £3 10s to .L'.'t 1 os; heavy, porkers, £2 12s to €'2 10s; medium. £2 (is to £2 I()s; light, £2 to £2 -Is; small, £1 15s to £2; stores, .CI to CI 10s; slips, ISs to £1; weaners, Ss to 15s.

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited, reports:— Beef.—Wo penned 205 head of fat cattlo, as against 259 head Inst week, comprising 112 steers and 153 cows and neifers. The quality of ox beef was not up to the usual standard. Competition was steady and prices showed little or no alteration on last week's sale. Cows and heifers were penned in smaller numbers, and, like ox, showed little alteration. Extra choice ox, £1 17s per 1001b; choice and price, £1 1 Is to £'l 10s; secondary and plain, £1 10s to ,t'l 13s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 lis to £1 15s; ordinary cow beef, £.l -Is to £1 Ss. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from CM to CM 15s for steers from Mr. Ben Heed, Waerenga; heavy, £l3 to £l3 15s; lighter, £l2 to £l2 10s; light, £ll to £.ll 15s; small and unfinished steers, £5 to £lO 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £!) to £lO 355, for cows from Mr. P. Hull, Waiuku; heavy, £7 5s to £S; lighter, £0 to £6 10s; other killable cows, £4 10s to £5 10s.

Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 970 and a good sale resulted at prices in advance of last week's quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 9s to £1 lis; heavy, £1 7s Gd to £1 8s 6d; medium to heavy, £1 5s Od to £1 as Gd; Jight to medium, £1 3s fid to £1 4s fid; unfinished wethers, £1 Is Od to £1 2s Od; extra henvy prime young ewes, maiden, £.l 2s to £1 5s (id; heavy prime ewes, 18s fid to £1 Is; lighter, Ifis Od to 17s Gd; other killable ewes, l-ls Od to 15s fid; other ewos, 5s Od to 13s.

Lambs.—Our total yarding numbered <IOO and a keen sale resulted at fully late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs. CI 8s to £1 10s; heavy, ,C 1 5s to ,C 1 fis fid; lighter, CI 3s to £1 Is; light, JOs to £1 2s; smnll and plain lambs, 10s Gd to Ifis Od.

Calves. —We had a good yarding, although generally it was not a big one. Competition For 6tuall primo quality vealers was keen

and values were alightly better, but tor all other classes values showed no improvement on last week's quotations. Heavy prime runners, £G to £8 Is; medium, £4 10s to £5 10s; light, £3 to £4 ss; heavy prime vealers, £1 to £5 2s Gd; medium, .£3 3s to £3 18s; light, ,c2 12s to £3; smaller, £2 to £'2 10s; small, IS to .CI ISs; rough and bucket-fed calves, IGs to £1 10s: bobby calves, os to 15s. A total of 210 calves was sold.

Pigs.—There was an increased entry. Bidding was again keen for all prime baconers with values fully firm. There was no improvement in the demand for porkers and prices were about equal to last week's lower rates. Choppers made £2 os to £5 7s, according to weight; heavy prime baconers, £1 Is to £4 325; medium, £3 10s to £1 Is; light, £3 10s to £3 l&s; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 2s; medium, £2 8s to .£2 lis; light, £2 Is To £2 ss; small and unfinished, £1 13s lo £1 18s; stores, £1 5s to £l. lis; slips, IGs to .CI Is; weaners. 7s to l is; baconers averaged O'/ad per lb and porkers sold from (j'Ad to 7%d por lb. A total of 599 pigs was gold.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE Tho New Zealand Lioan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:— Boef.—Our yftrding was an average one. Competition was steady throughout, with quotations on a par with tho last sale. Extra choice ox, £1 17s por 1001b; choice and prime, £1 13s to £l. IGs; ordinary and plain. £1 8s to £1 12s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 8s to £1 15s; ordinary cow beef, £1 3s to £1 7s. Heavy prime steers, £l2 10s to £l3 ss; lighter, £ll to £1.2 7s <sd; light, £9 to £lO 15s; plain and small, £5 to £8 17s Gil; extra heavy primo young cows and heifers, £0 10s to £ll 7s Od; heavy, £8 to £9 ss; lighter, £0 17s Gd to £7 17s Gd; light £5 15s to £6 15s; aged and plain finished cows, £'l to £5 10s.

Sheep.—Less than an averago market met a keen demand, with values advancing 2s to 3s for all prime sheep. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 10s to £1 Us 3d; heavy, £1 8s Od to £1 9s 9d; medium, £1 7s Gd to £1 8s Gd; light, £1 4s to £1 7a 3d; small and unfinished wethers, 18s to £1 3s Od; heavy prime ewes, £1 Is to £1 3s; medium, 18s Gd to £1 0s 0d; light, 15s to 18s; just killable, 10s to 14s 9d; inferiorly fatted ewes, 4s to 9s 9d.

Lambs.—Lambs in averago numbers sold readily, values being very firm at late quotations. Extra heavy primo lambs. £l. 7s to £1 9s; heavy, £1 5s to £1 6s 9d; medium, £1 3s to £1 -Is Od; light, £1 to £1 2s Od; smaller, IGs to ,10s; unfinished, best, 10s to 15s; others, 5s to 9s.

Pigs.—We had an average yarding. There was a firm sale, with values on a par with last week's quotations. Choppers, £2 to £4 7s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 18s to £4 12s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 9s to £3 IGs; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 12s to £3 7s; small, £2 to £2 10s. Store pigs came forward in average numbers, values being on a par with lato quotations. Large stores, £1 10s to £1 IGs; slips, IGs to £1 Gs; weaners, 7s to £1 Is. Calves.—Our entry was a small one. Small and good quality vealers sold well at advanced rates, while runner values remained on a par with last week's quotations. Runners, £3 to CG 13s; heavy vealers, £4 10s to £5 4s; medium, £.3 IGs to £4 8s; light, £3 to £3 12s; smaller, £2 7s to £2 18s; small, £l. 10s to £2 ss; rough calves, 10s to £1 ss.

ADDINGTON MARKET [BY TELKCIf APJT —-PRESS ASSOCIATION'] CH RISTCHURCH, Wednesday There was again a heavy entry of sheep at the Addington market, about 17,000 of the 28,000 forward being breeding ewes. These had been selling at steadily reducing prices at the fairs, but to-day there was a sharp recovery, values being better than at the last Addington sale by Is fid a head for most classes. In a number of cases, best Southland two-tooth Romney-cross sold to 40s 6d; North Island, to 34s Od; Canterbury, to 37s 3d; local small mouth, to '2ls. Fine wools sold to 21s for four-year average sorts. Fat lambs sold up to schedule rates for better sorts, but light lambs were slightly easier. One of the principal works is not operating on account of flood damage. Fat sheep comprised a large entry of 8000 head, and. after the first part of the sale, values cased up by to Is Od for export ewes and Is for better classes. Good wethers sold at from 20s to 295; tops, to 34s 9d; station wethers, to L7s; best ewes, 22s to 2 Is; tops, to 27s (Id; export sorts, 10s to 10s. Fat cattle were in over-supply and there was a slight casing in all classes. Best steers sold at from £'ll 30s to £lO, with a few tops to £2O. Most of the steers were of medium class, and ranged from £l2 to £l4. Best cows made from £!) to £lO, and heifers 20s more. Fat pigs sold erratically. Porkers were weaker by 3s to 4s a head, but choppers were better and baconers unchanged. Porkers, 34s Gd to 54s 6d; average price per lb, GY t d to 7d; baconers, 59s 6d to £4 18s average price per lb. 6Vid to 7d.

STORTFORD LODGE ENTRY [BY TELEGKAI'H —PRESS ASSOCIATION] HASTINGS, "Wednesday A short yarding of fat cattle at Stortford Lodge was responsible for a sharp rise in prices, which was not a true indication of the trend of the market. Butchers, who had not adequate supplies, were compelled to buy whatever was offered, with the result that all classes sold strongly. The store cattle entry was once again small, comprising a few pens which sold with difficulty. The fat sheep entry was also small and, as was the case last week, butchers paid well for all quality pens. The store offering met a quiet market, only top pens selling well. Medium entries met a dragging demand and the sale throughout was dull. Fat cattle: "Well-framed heavy cows, £lO to £lO 17s Od; medium, £8 10s to £9 10s; light, £0 15s to £7 10s; heifers, tops, £9 15s; light medium-framed pen, £7 18s; vealers, medium, £1 18s to £2 15s; tops, to £3 15s. Store cattle: Medium-grown steers, £9 10s; 20-months steers, £4 ss; 18months heifers, £3 18s. Fat sheep: Heavy ewes, 20s 3d to 225; other pens, to 18s; light entries, 14s to 16s Od; medium-grown lambs, ITs to 18s 9d; tops, to 275; good wethers, 23s to 25s Od. Store sheep: Twotooth ewes. 19s to 24s Od; five-year, 12s Id to Ms; five and six-year, good order. 10s Id; wether lambs, tops, 235; good, to 17s lOd; medium, 12s to lis 3d; forward wethers, to 21s Id; two-tooths, 17s; fattening ewes, lis 3d.

VALUES AT TE KAUWHATA G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, reports a small entry of cattlo at Te Kanwhata. Competition was keen and prices remained firm at lato rates. A full entry of fat and store pigs sold at advanced rates. Heavy fat Jersey cows, £6 10s to £7; medium weights, £5 5s to £G ss; light, to £5; con's, with calves, to £5 13s; heavy boners, £4 to £4 15s; medium weights, £3 5s to £3 ISsi light, to £3; potter bulls, medium weights, to £S. Pigs: Heavy prime baconers, £4 7s to £4 10s; heavy, £4 to £4 6s; medium weights, £3 17s to £3 19s; light, £3 14s to £3 3 6s: heavy porkers, £3 lis to £3 13s; medium weights, £3 to £3 10s; light, £2 12s to £2 19s; heavy choppers, £5 to £6 2s; medium weights, £4 to £4 15s; light, to £3 15s; large stores, £2 2s to £2 10s; medium, 38s to £2 is; small, 34s to 375; good slips, 30s to 335; smaller, 25s to 295; weaners, to 225; sows, in pig, to £4 12s Gd.

TE TEKO REALISATIONS The New Zealand Loan and 'Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a good yarding at Te Teko, prices being fully up to recent quotations. Forward three and fouryear steers, £7 to £8 Gs; three-year Jerseycross steers, £4 10s to £5 10s; forwardconditioned Hereford cows, £4 to €5 17s Gd; prime Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, £5 18s to C 7 l is; heavy Jersey cows, £5 to £5 Ss; lighter, £4 5s to £4 15s; heavy boner cows, £4 to £4 10s; lighter, £2 10s to £3 15s; potter bulls, £4 10s to £8 2s fid, according to weight; in-calf Jersey heifers, small, £1 to £5 ss; store lambs, 14s 3d.

PIG RATES AT OPOTIKI [from our own correspondent] OPOTIKI, Wednesday The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports a largo entry of pigs and a Rood sale throughout at Opotiki. Heavy prime baeoners were in keen demand, top price being £<l ss. All other classes sold well. Heavy prime baeoners, £4 to £4 ss; heavy, £3 15s to £3 10s; light, £3 'ls to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; light, £2 to £2 ss; heavy butter-milk pigs, £2 15s to £3; heavy choppers, £3 10s to £1 ss; poorer quality, £2 to £2 15s; good stores, 38s to £2 Is; smaller, 2Gs to 30s; good weaners, lis to 10s Od; small, 8s to l is; Tainworth boars, £3 3s Dalgety and Company, Limited, reports competition was keen for all classes of baeoners, with heavy and medium-weight baeoners at slightly advanced rates. Porkers, butter-milk and store pigs sold at slightly increased rates, but, slips and weaners realised lower values. Heavy prime baeoners, £3 17s (id to £1 3s; medium prime, £3 12s (!;! to £3 17s (id; "light, £3 5s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 12s fid to £2 17s Od; light, £2 5s to £2 7s fid; choppers, £3 10s to £1; butter-milk pigs, £2 12s (id to £3; slips, £1 12s fid to £1 15s; weaners, 10s to 15s.

WHOLESALE .EGG PRICES The Auckland 4 Egg Marketing Committee announces that wholesale egg prices are unchanged as follows:—Hen, first grade, 2s 3Jd a dozen; B grade, 2s lja; C grade, Is 3Jd; duck, first grade, 2s lsd; B grade, 2s OJd. Conntry storekeepers' minimum buying prices for first grade eggs are: —Hen, Is 9Jd a dozen; duck, Is 7sd.

MINING YIELDS Ngahere Dredging (West Coast).— Fortnight to March 1, a total of 1770z. from 109,000 yards. New River (West Coast). —270z. from 7000 yards in 92 hours.