FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23616, 28 March 1940, Page 7

FAT STOCK SALES

rifICES AT AYESTFIELD LARGER ENTRIES A FEATURE COW AND HEIFER BEEF DOWN Tlioro woro full yardings in all sections of the fat stock sales at Wo.stfield yesterday. A much larger yarding of cotv and heifer beef decreased about "Js per 1001b,, due to a slackening in the demand. Sheep and lambs met with a good sale, but calve.s and pins were harder to dispose of, prices consequently being a little easier. The quality of a larger beef yarding than usual varied, but os hoof met, with a steady demand at Into rates. Cow and heifer hoof, however, was not so keenly .sought, and values wore easier by about l!s per 1001b. Steers made 1o £l4, this being 10s more than Inst week. Cows and heifers made to £lO los. compared with £lO os. A full entry of sheep met with a good sale and values showed a slight rising tendency on last week's quotations. Ewes made to 31s .'3d and wethers to 20.5. The best prices at the previous sale were .'il.s and l2Gs (id respectively. Lambs sold well, making up to -9s Gd, as against 31s Gd. Calves and Pig£ An extra large entry of calves came forward, but the quality did not reach the standard of preceding weeks and values tended to be lower. Plain and unfinished sorts were difficult to quit, while the demand disappeared toward the close of the sale. Runners made to £S 7s fid. as against. £7 17s hist week. This high price, however, was for an animal nl exceptional quality. \ ealers wore lis lower at i-'-l los. There was an increased oflering "I pigs, anil bidding was slightly slacker, hate rates wen; maintained generally, although prices decreased toward the finish of the sale, ;hid slips and ■weaners wore hard to sell. Averages remain unaltered at Gjd per lb. for baconers and 6Ad to 7d for porkers. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of tlie prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the West field fat stock sales:— This Week Last Week BEEF (per loolb) Extra choice ox .'l7/- 07/C'hoice and prime ox :i.'i/- to mo/- 30/- to Of;/Choice and prime cow and heifer 'Js -to 00/- 'js/- to :;5/Boner and rough 'J'J/'- lo 'J./- 'JO/- to 'JS,j SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers . •J l/- lo 01 0 -J I'- to .".I /- I'nfin. wethers . 17/0 to 'JI M in/- to 'J-'j/O i Prime ewes .. II- to 'JS/- 15'- to -0/0 i'nfin. ewes .. 'JI- to 10/0 5'- to 15 - Prime lambs .. 17/- lo 'Jii ii 17/- to OM'ii I'nfin. lambs .. 11/- lo 17/0 s/• to 17/0 [CALVES (per head)—Kunners .. 00/- to Mi7/o 70/- to 157/Vcalers . . 0/- to !)5/« 0;- to !Mi/- ! PIGS (per head) — Baconers . . 50./. to <>: i- 5!),'- to i»«i/I'orkers .. On -to 5!)/- i!o/- to (il/Weaners .. 'J - to l'J/- 'J Oto !'_!/- Slips .. s- lo 15/- Hi -to I !>/- Large Mores . . 20/- to 00/- 'Jo/- to 00/Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £l4, made, by a consignment from Mr. (». Newcoin lie, Otau. A lot from Mr. 11. B. Sloaue, Whnngarei, sold to ~10 15s, while a line from Mr. W . Wakclin, W'liang.-irei. made up lo £l-5 lis Gd. Coiisignuients from Mr. llayward, Mangapai. and Messrs. Cullen Urotliors, Maiingaturoto. brought up to CI-' l".s, while a lot from Mr. W . •). I'.llett., Heleiisville, sold to £l2 7s Gil. I'p to epj 5s was realised by lines from Mr. W. Tolliopf. Aliuroa. and Mr. X. Ci. Litchfield. Patuinahoo. A consignment of cows and heifers from Mr. H. Windsor. Matangi. sold to £lO 15s, the next host price being £0 17s 6d. made by the best of a line from Mr. 11. R. Sloane. Wliangarei. A lot from Mr. (1. A. Phillip. Otorolianga, sold to L'S 17s Gd. while lots from Mr. W. H. Alley. Tlikutaia. Mr. T. W McLaughlin, Papatoetoe. and Mr. 11. Massoy. Dargavillo. brought to £S ss. Cattle from Mr. .J. A. Mill, Tc Hoe, sold to ££.

DETAILS OF SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS DALGETY AND COMPANY Dalget.v and Company, Limited, reports:— Href.—Our offering totalled !)!> head, comprising '2l steers and 7S cows aiul heifers, against 151 head last week. The quality of the ox beef was first-class, and the offering sold under steady competition at late ruling rales. An average entry of cow and heifer beef met a weaker demand, values being, easier b.v '_'s per IUUIb. Extra choice ox, ;?7s per lOOlb; choice and prime, Ills to Wis; secondary and plain. .'los to litis; extra prime young cow and heifer beef. lilts to .'J.'Js; choice and prime, 'J7s to -jus; ordinary cruv beef. is to '_'(is. lleavv prime steers, L' Il7s (id lo i'i:t '_'s lid; lighter. .I'l to 11- l.">s; light, til to ill l.">s; small and unfinished, e«i lo flu His; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. I'd Ids to ,L'ld l">s; heavy, ,LS to L-!> ">s: lighter. ,C(> Ids to .LT Ids; light, .-,s to L(> r,s; aged and unnnisheil cows. L I to Sbeop. -We yarded a lull entry, for which compel it ion was again keen. \';i lurs for all classes ruled fully on a level with last week. Heavy prime wethers, i: I 7s :(d to X'l t-s; medium, L'l lis to I'l 7s; light. 1 'ls to i I ."is lid; plain and unfinished wethers, f I Is lo CI :ls lid; heavy prime young and maiden ewes. LI Is lo II -'s; heavy. Ids (id to 'Jds (id; lighter, 17s to Ids; plain and aged ewes, Ms to I lis (id. Lambs. —A full entry sold under good competition at, full late ruling rates. Heavy prime lamb, CI '2s !id lo L'l :is lid; medium, .I'l Is lid to I' I _'s (id; lighter, Ids to .ft Is; light. 17s to 18s (id; small and plain lamb. Ids (ill to His lid. Calves. -AVe had a medium yarding of good quality calvea. The market was rather oversupplied. The bidding was not keen and prices wore easier. Ilunuers, IM to 1 s ; «ienv.\ vealers l'l? I">S to ft; medium, to i:i Ids; light, L"2 Ids to t"2 17s; small, i'l Is to ,i"2; plain and unfinished, l> s * t° L ' l '> bobby calves, Ss to Ms. Pigs.- -Our yarding v.as a good one. Prices were fullv firm on last week's q ikil a 1 ions. Choppers.'.!:.'! 8s to CI f-'s; heavy baconcrs, f I lo C 1 ">s; medium, X'.'J Ids lo X'.'i 18s; light, X"2 Ids to £'.}; heavy porkers, X"2 ."is to Ir>s; medium, X'l l"» s to .l"2; liriit 9 AM. Ids lo X'l 12s; stores, XI to XI Us. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports : Beef.-—We penned :j(il head of fat cattle, a« against 217 head Inst week, comprising 157 steers ami 201 cows anil heifers. Ox beef was penned in large numbers. '1 lie qunlitv whs not up to the usual stanrlnrd. Ridding was sic tidy and late values were maintained. A heavy offering of cows and heifers were not so keenly sought with the result that values were considerably easier. Extra choice ox, XI 17s per 1001b; choice and prime, XI Ms to XI Ids; secondary and plain. £1 10s to £1 13s; prime young cow and heifer beef, XI ds to X'l IMs; ordinary cow beef, XI .'is lo XI 7s. No extra heavy prime steers were yarded. Heavy prime steers, X'Jli to X'l3 7s (id; lighter. Xl'2 to £ 12 10s; light, XII to XII Ids; small and unfinished steers. CO to Xld Ids; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, X\S Ids 'to X 10; heavy, X'fi I ."is to X" Ids; lighter. X.~> l">s lo X(i 10s; other killable cows, XI to X") OS. Sheep.—Sheep were penned lo the number of IdSl and a good sale resulted at values showing little or no allera-tion on last, week's sale Extra heavy prime wethers, i: I 8s lo LI Ids; heavy, XI (is (id lo XI 7s (id; medium lo heavy, XI ."is lo X'l (is; lighl to medium, L'l Its to CI Is (id; unfinished wethers. 17s (id to XI 2s; extra heavy prime young ewes, maiden, XI 2s (id to X; 1 r>s; heavy prime ewes, I Ss (id to X I Is; lighter, His to 17s (id; other killable ewes, J Is to 15s; other ewes, 3s to 12s (id. Lambs. — Lambs were penned to the number of 300. Competition was keen and Jalo quotations were maintained. Extra heavy prime lambs. XI 8s lo X'l f)s (id; heavy, CI ">s lo XI 7s; lighter, X'l 3s lo L I -Is (id; light. Ids to l'l Is (ill ; small and plain lambs, l is lo 17s (id. Calves.—We had an extra large yarding, but the quality generally was not up to I he usual .standard. Competition was not keen and values for all classes were lower. Plain, unfinished and late sale calves dropped conilll rably, and were very hard to dispose of. Heavy prime runners, X(i to X 8 7s (id. the latter price for an outstanding heavy runner from Mr. Fred Roberts, Paktiraiiga; light and medium, £ll to £•"> osi heavy prime vealerf. £3 ISs to £i los; medium, £3 to £3

"1.1s; light, X'2 'Js to ,I'2 17.«; smaller, £1 I.os to small, 18s to X'l Ss; rough and unfinished calves, 15s to L'l 1"s; bobby calves, tis to His. A total of o(13 calves was sold. Pigs.—There was an increased offering. Bidding was not so animated as at last week's sale and values were slightly lower. Slips and weaners were hard to sell. _ Choppers made t'J l'Js to .I'O I -is, according to weight; heavy prime baconers, 1; 1 Is to .11 l.'ts; medium, 10 15 s lo .t I; light, L.'i ~s to .L.'j lis; heavy porkers. IJ lls to C- Mis; medium. l'J (is to L"J !)s; light, l'J to Is; small and unfinished, J: l Ids to .CI 15s; stores. .CI Is to CI Ss; slips, Ms to Iss; weaners. 'Js to lis; haconers averaged per lb and porkers sold from <>' jtl to 7d per lb. A total of I l'J!) pigs was sold.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports: Beef.—A larger yarding came forward, comprising mostly cow and heifer beef. Steel's sold to a steady demand at late (dotations. The over-supply of cows and heifers saw these easier in values. Extra choice ox. CI 17s per I ill lib; choice and prime. CI His to £t Mis; ordinary and plain. CI 8s to ■L'L l'Js; prime young cow and heifer beef, CI 8s to £1 I .'is; ordinary cow beef. CI 'Js to £1 7s. Kxlra heavy prime steers, cut Mis to Cl-I; heavy, Ll'.' 7s (id to L'l.'l 7s (id; lighter. £ll lo CI'J ss; light, C!) 7s lid to £lO 17s (id; plain and small, CO to CO ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, CO to £!> 17s (id; heavy. £7 17s (id to £S 17s (id; lighter, C 0 l'Js (id to £7 15s; light, £."> lOs lo £(> IOs; jiged and plain finished cows, CM lOs to £5 ss. Sheep.-—More than average numbers of sheep were penned. Competition was keen and ! values improved on last week's sale. Heavy j prime wethers, £1 Ids to £1 lis .'id; medium, j C ISs to £1 Os Od; light, CI 5s to CI 7s !)(l; small and unfinished wethers, £1 to L 1 Is !)d; prime maiden ewes. £ I lis to CI ss; ; extra heavy prime ewes, £ I Is (id lo .CI 'Js j Od; heavy, 18s to X'l Is; medium, His I'd to I 17s Od; 'light. I ts to His; just killable, Mjs to J.'is Od; interiorly fatted ewes, 'Js to Os (id. j Lambs.—Litmbs were penned in average j numbers and sold readily at. late quotations. . Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 (is od to £J. Ss (id; heavy, £1 -Is !l(t to £'l (is (Id; medium, CI .'is lo CI Is Od; light, CI to £1 'Js 0(1; j smaller, 17s lo lOs Od; unfinished, best., 1-ls ; to I (is (id; others, lOs to i:is (id. Pi KS ,—\\'e had a large yarding. There was ; again a steady sale, with values firm on last. i week's quotations. Choppers, i:i lo L'l» its; heavy and medium baconers, CO 18s to £ 1 ; I Is: light baconers and heavy porkers, CO (is; to i;j ins- medium and liirlit porkers, L'J IDsj lo L.'i :ts; small. L'J lo IJ >s. Store pigs sold at late rates. Large stores, f I ss to L'l I .'is; slips, ss lo 15s; weaners. 5s to l'Js. Calves. Calves were penned in larger numbers. There was no alteration in values, quotations being on a par with last week. Milliners, C.'i to Ci 7s Oil for a 13.1 . runner from Mr. C. C>. < >rr, 1 "kekawn; heavv vealers. £1 to £1 llis; medium. L'.'i Ss to £.'! ISs; light. £'J lOs to £0 lis; smaller, £1 ISs to £'J Ss; small £1 to tl. Mis; rough calves, JOs lo £' L .'Si lrcsh dropped, 7s to 18s. ADDINGTON MARKET [by TBLKC.RAPII —OWN CdRRESrONDKXT] CIIHISTCHUMCH, Wednesday Sheep entries were, much smaller at today's Addington market, due. mainly to the holiday attractions not ,\et being over. Ahim in o(l<) were in Ihe store pens, cor Hie lieiter classes of local two-tooths and a number of strong-woolled sheep from Chalhaiii islands and elsewhere prices remained al last week s levels Two-looths from Ihe ( hathauis sold ;1 | from 'JSs to lils. and from Ihe Nor Island at "7s. Xorth Canterbury two-tooth Corriedales sold at 17s (id to -Is Oil. and liest four-vear halfbreds at 15s. There was little attractive in the entry outside- these. Butchers' fal lambs sold up lo 'J- 1 ;, 11 head dearer there being few forward. Kxporters were inactive for lighter sorts. Fat sheep comprised about :i50l) head. Ihe small proportion of prime wethers improved by 'Js or more a head and ewes by is (id. secondary classes being little changed. Kxporters took onlv ewes selling below schedule and not many of those. A draft of Chatham sheep sold from 'J! is lod to .'{ss; good wethers, •JOs lo .'ills; average, down to 'J'Js: tight, down to 17s: best ewes. 'Jls to 'Jls; tops, •'(is lod: medium. 15s to l.s; inferior, down In ss. In the Tat cattle section .151) were penned, with more good steers forward. I hese sold at from CM Is to CIO l'is; tops, to Lis 17s (id; ordinary, Llo los to L'l'-; liL'tit. down to L-s ss: best cows, lo CIO; tops. CI'J: medium, L<i to cs ; rough, down fo f | Mis. Heifers sold about 'JOs better than prices for cows. Com! beef ranged from :iss to :'.7s Oil per loolb.. with a few special pens at l'is. Best heifer beef made from ills to Mts. and cow beef to fi'Js. with inferior down to 'J.-.s. In fat pigs, the porker I market was unchanged. Prices ranged from | l'Js (id to C:i 'Js Od: average price per In., i 7il to 7' .d. Baconers improved by -Js tr. :is i a head. Prices ranged from C'J K)s_od to j C 5 Is od: average per lb.. 0 1 jl to 7'iil. i STORTFORD LODGE ENTRY i [by TKIjKGK.VI'IT—TitKSS association] lIASTIXGS. Wednesday An oversupply of poorer quality fal cattle met an easier market at Stortford Lodge, contrasting with the small yardings of Ihe astro w sales. The majority ot the pens lacked condition, but toward the end of the sale a ; number of heavy pens met keen competition. ! A comparatively small offering of store sheep Isold to a brisk improved market, with keen competition ruling for all forward lines. I here was practically no demand for store cattle, the majority of Ihe pens being passed. Buyers were not prepared to speculate on even the best lines. Fat sheep for quality pens showed little change. Fat cattle: Heavy bullocks. £ll Ids to CI'J 15s; lighter entries, £0 Os to ''lo 15s; prime finished heifers. £lO '_s Oil to £11; lops, £ll Ills; medium, £'S JOs to £<) 10s: light, CO 7s Oil to C, l-s >( ; cows, cs Is to CS 15s; medium L, Ss (.1, verv plain and light. CI. Stjire ■ Wether lambs. loi>s. Ills to '-Mis •>(!; mrdnim, Mis (id lo 15s Od; small'grown, good order os to lis lid; fat forward wethers, Jls; light pens. 17s 0(1; ewe lambs. ISs; four and sixtooth ewes, good order. 'JOs: older sorts, tops. 'iTs* plain, for fattening and breeding, l_s to iss Id. Store cattle: Steers tops passed nt cs 5s to £8 Mis Od; lighter. £(> 1-ts; forward heavy bullocks, £S 5s to £'! i: light cows CI 7s. Fat sheep: Cood lambs. _os lo ''Os- tops. -JOs :id; lighter. 1-s l.d to lOs "id; heavy wethers. 'J.'is to 'JOs Od; good oualitv 'Jls Od to 'Jls Oil: owes. IDs Od to -Jls (id: lighter. 15s Od to ISs.

PIG RATES AT PAEROA . The \*e<v Zealand Loan and Mercantile \gencv Company. Limited, reports a .arge yarding of pigs at Paeroa. Values wero verj firm on late rales. Choppers made to id 7s; medium and heavy barnners. x.. its In ' I Ids; Unlit. L'-i 3s to £':! l'->: buttflmilk pigs, X 3 to x:i Ids; heav* porker*. 7s to X2 lis; niedudn porkers, L_ to l~> .v«- small" and unfinished. XI 10s to XI Iss; large stores. X'l to XI 8s; slips; 10s lo iSs; wcaners, ."is to 12s. BARLEY FOR PIG FEE!) FURTHER SUPPLIES ARRIVE Further supplies of Australian barley for pi" l'ootl liave arrivod in Nnv Zealatid. On March 22 a total of M.OGO bags df food barloy was unloaded at AiK'kland. and it is expected that a further shipment of 15.(500 bass will arrive at the same port early in April. A total of SOOO bugs will unloaded at Now Plymouth early in April, and flu 1 remainder of the shipment, fUiioiiMlin'jjr to 17.000 bags, will be available at Wellington. , . The Department ot Agriculture states that the priee for minimum lots of 10 bin's for cash sales is still .Js del a bushel, ex wharf, and orders may be placed through merehants in the usual wav. Farmers, it is stated, would he weil advised to secure not less than six weeks' supplies in order to avoid possible shortages due to shipping difficulties.