STOCK PRICES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23718, 26 July 1940, Page 12

STOCK PRICES

FIRM WAIKATO VALUES BUOYANT TONE PREVAILS DEMAND FOR STORE CATTLE Moderate ynrdings of most clnsses of stock nrc coming forward and the markets remain buoyant. The demand for store cattle continues keen and prices for these tend to show a further firming. At the present time there appears to be a shortage of well-bred' cattle and this will undoubtedly have the effect of keeping prices at high level. The good schedule which was offering for freezing and boner cattle, together with the favourable season, resulted in many cattle being sent to the works which in a normal season might have been held over and marketed this •spring.

As in the store cattle market, the inquiry for store sheep also continues strong. Breeding ewes are keenly sought and at the central yards on Tuesday a line of well-grown two-tooths in lamb to Southdown rams realised -18s. Both owe and wether white-face hoggets are also wanted, hut only small numbers of this class are coming 011 to the market at the present time, and here again there does not appear to be any great number in sight. The improved tone which lias been apparent in the dairy section for the past three weeks has also been maintained.' Only limited numbers of good quality heifers are now coming on to the market, and this, together with tlie good season, is no doubt mainly responsible for the high values ruling. The clearing sale season has now practically finished in this district, but a very strong inquiry has been evident at the few sales held recently. Very firm values rule for smaller entries of boner cows and potter bulls.

Beef.—Values f or fat cattle havo shown littlo alteration from tho slightly improved rates ruling last week. Smaller entries have been for vard at sonic of tho country sales, and, whero butchers have been short of supplies, values have sometimes been firmer. A fairly largo entry of ox beef at the central yards on Tuesday included some extra prime bullocks, which sold up to £ls 6s, this being the highest prico paid in these yards for some considerable time, but on the wholo the prico per JOOlb remained unchanged. Quite a number of consignments of prime well-bred cattle wero also Included in the female section. Competition for all classes was steady throughout and previous snle rates were maintained. Extra prime bullocks, A'l<l to £ls ss; prime medium-weights, £l'J IDs'to £i:t 10s; prime light-weights, £ll to £l2; small and unfinished, to £lO ss; extra prime young cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £ll Os; prime heavy, £0 to £10; medium-weights, £7 10s to £S 15s; lighter, £0 to £7.

Mutton.—Values for fat sliccp havo also shown littlo alteration during the current week. Small crtries aro coining forward at country sales and competition from local butchers at these centres maintains values at central yard rates. Another full yarding was penned nt tho Frankton auction on Tuesday and again included a number of pens of very prime wethers, which met with keen competition at slightly firmer rates, while other grades sold on a par with previous rates. Prime ewes were penned in less than average numbers, with the result that values for this class were sometimes a shade firmer. An average periling of fat lambs sold at unchanged rates. Heavy prime wethers made :i.Js (id to 00s; prime, 30s to 3'Js (id; light. 'JSs to UDs (id; small and unfinished, 25s to 27s Oa; oxtra prime ewes, 20s to 27s .'ld; prime, 21s to 25s (Id; medium, 22s to 2,' is Od; light, IDs to 21s; killable, to ISs. Pigs.—Very small offerings of fat pigs aro now coming forward at all sales in this district, and in many cases are barely sufficient for local butchers' requirements, with the result tint prices for well-finished porkers aro very high. Unfinished sorts are also keenly sought for finishing purposes at very firm rates. Breeding sows are still coming on to the market in fairly large numbers, and, while those showing well forward meet a ready sale, small and backward sorts arc not as keenly sought. While stores and weaners are still in demand, values have been just a shade easier at some centres this week. Baconers sell from £3 12s to £1 13s; heavy porkers, £3 3s to £3 10s; medium. £2 15s to £3; light, £2 Ss to £2 l is; unfinished, to £2 Os. WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS Top values for a few choico quality dairy cows firmed at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday, and ranged from £ll to £ls 15s. T|ie average values wero on a par with recent rates. In tho store section, lato rates generally wero maintained. The quotations were:— Storo Cattle.—Young cows, £2 15s to £0; boner and aged, £3 to £5 2s Od; meaty killable cows, to £0: yearling Jersey heifers,, to £1 17s Od; herd bulls, (o £7. For dairy cows, Holslein springers made up to £ls los; Jersey springers, to £l3; Shorthorns,, to £l2; choico heifers, to £ll 10s; other cows, to £B. Over 100 maiden breeding sows of various breeds wero penned at tho special pig sale hold at Westfield yesterday. Competition was keen from a big bench of buyers, and prices were fully up |o expectations and were maintained throughout. All the sows, with tho exception of a few with a litter nt foot, were due to farrow within a few weeks, and the more forward classes sold readily. Largo White sow (pedigree), with litter of ten ten-week pigs, £32; Tamworth sows, with litlers of six to 11, £8 to £lO. Sows, duo to farrow.—Turn worth-crosses, best sorts, from £lO to £ll 10s; good, £8 to £0 10s; backward, £0 5s to £7 10s; Devon-crosses, best sorts. £lO 10s to £ls ss; I good, £8 10s to £0 10s; backward, £0 15s to £7 15s; Berkshircs, best sorts, £!) 10s to £11; good, £8 to £8 15s; backward. £0 15s to £7 10s; Large White, £8 15s to £lO. YARDING AT FRANKTON * ' Dalgety and Company reports a medium yarding of fat wethers and owes at Frankton. Prime heavy fat wethers, £1 lis to £1 10s; light to medium, £1 Sis' (id to £ I 12s 3d; heavy fat ewes, £1 3s to £1 5s 3d; medium fat lambs, £1 3s (o £l 7s; twotooth breeding ewes, running with Southdown ram, £1 18s. Heavy baconers, to £-1 13s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3; best stores, ,C2 to £2 (is; slips, 23s to 28s; weaners, 10s to 21s; choppers, £2 10s to £•! 10s. Heavy fat bullocks, £lO 15s to £ll 17s (id; fat heifers, £7 5s to £8 12s Od; heavy fat cows, £7 lOs to £8 l is; heavy venters, £3 15s to .01 12s Od. Four-year HerefordFoiled Angus cross steers, £7 15s to £8 Jss; four-.vc'ir Shorthorn steers, £!) lis; 18inonths Polled Angus steers, £0 7s; yearling Polled Angus sleers, £1 12s (id to £5 lis; yearling Hereford-cross, £3 2s (id to £3 (is; I 18-months Polled Angus heifers, empty, to t £5 3s; Pol'ed Angus breeding rows, running wilh Polled Angus bulls, £0 Ms to £0 17s; Red Polled breeding cows, running with Polled Angus bulls, £f> Is; Hereford-cross heifers, running with bull, £5 -Is; threeyear Polled Angus heifers. £5 to £5 10s; yearling Polled Angus heifers, £3 5s to £3 10s. Newton King, Limited, reports a medium yarding of all classes of stock. Heavy fat Shorthorn heifers, £8 7s to £8 15s; fat Polled Angus cows, £7 5s to £7 18s; heavy fat Jersey cows and heifers, £0 10s to £7 lis; heavy boner cows, £5 10s to £0 Bs. Heavy fat wethers, 30s Od to 33s 3d; fat ewes, 21s Od to 22s Od; fat hoggets, 21s to 23s 3d. Heavy baconers, £-1 8s to £•! 12s; heavy porkers and butter-milk pigs, ,C2 18s to £3 8s; lighter, £2 Os to £2 10s; large stores, 3«* to £'J 2s Oil; slips, 20a Od to 355; weaners, 21s Od to 235. CAMBRIDGE QUOTATIONS 'flio Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a full yarding of fat. and storo cattlo at Cambridge. A light, entry of dairy cattle created brisk bidding at late rates. Heavy Shorthorn steers, to £ll lf»s; medium steers, £8 12s Od to £0 15s; light Polled Angus steers, £7 lis to £8 7s (id; heavy fat cows and heifers, £8 12s Od to £0 10a; lighter primo heifers. £7 10s to £8 Os; heavy boners, £4 17s to £0 r>s; Jersey cows, good quality, to £10; others, £8 17s Od; Jersey heifors, £7 5s to £lO. Choppers, £3 Is; light porkers, £2 Is to £2 10s; good quality stores, 30s Od to £2; slips, 24s Od to 28s (id; best, weanors, 18s . Od to 225; others, 10s to His; maiden Tainworth breeding sows, £5 17s 5d to £8 ss; Devon sows, £-1 to £5 10s. OTOROHANGA OFFERING The Farmers' Auctioneering Company reports a light entry of all classes at Otoroiianga. Light fat steers, £7 2s; fat cows and heifers, £5 Os to £7 4s; heavy boner cows, £<l 4s to £4 18s; two and a-half-year Polled Angus steers," £4 15s to £5 10s; mixed sex calves, to £3 ss; potter bulls, £0 2s Od. Lurgo storo pigs, 37s to £2; woanors, to 20s Od; I>evon boar, £2 15s. Jersey and Jor-sey-cross heifors, closo to profit, £8 fis to £0 ss, Jersey and Jcrsoy-cross dairy cows, closo to profit, £7 10s to £8 ss. KAUROA REALISATIONS Tho Farmers' Auctioneering Company reports a light yarding of fal cattle at Kanroa. Bidding was very keen for a largo entry of dairy cattle. Two-year Polled Angus-cross steers, £0 Is; light fat cows, £5 :17s Od; boner cows, to £4 3s; springing Jorsey hoif : ers, to £ll 15s; Jersey and Shorthorn ;helferß, later calvera, £7 5s to £8 10s; springing Jersey cows, £8 to £9 1031 Jersey and .Bhorthopf cowfl, later camera, £0 to £7- 10a.