FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23995, 19 June 1941, Page 5

FAT STOCK SALES

PRICES AT WESTFIELD

SMALL BACONER ENTRY EASIER VALUES FOR SHEEP There was an average yarding of beef at the West field fat stock market yesterday. The top pried "for steers was lower than last week, £ls os being secured, against £'l6 15s. Cows and heifers sold up to £l2, a drop of £1 2s (3d. A larger yarding of sheep came forward. and competition was good. However, the extreme rates which ruled last week were not reached. Wethers sold up to 325, a decrease of 2s 3d, while the top price for ewes was £l, a drop of Is Od. Lambs Sell Well .An average entry of lambs sold jrecly, the top price of 30s 9d being the same as last week. Values for calves were fully Jinn yesterday for an increased yarding. Bidding in all classes was keen, and values for outstanding quality vealers were better. Kminers reached a top price of £9 lis, and vealers £6 lis, an increase of 3Us on last week's rates. There was a small entry of baconers yesterday, and an increased yarding of porkers. Baconers sold at late quotations, but values for porkers eased. No extra good baconers were pennefl.T Heavy baconers realised up to?,£J lis, a decrease of 4s from last week, and the top price for porkers was £2 13s, a decrease of ss. Comparison ot Quotations The following is a summary of tho prices realised for lnt stock for the last two -weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:—

DETAILS OF SALES THE AUCTIONEERS' REPORT Alfred Buckland and Sons, Dalgety and Company, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile .Agency Company report:— Beef.—For an average entry there was a ready demand and late rates were maintainedfor hoth ox and cow beef. Extra choice ox, , to Has per 1001b; choice and prime, 35s to 38s; secondary and plain, 32s to 345; extra prime young cow and heifer, 29s to 335; choice and prime, 20s to 28s; ordinary cow beef, 21s to 255; extra heavy prime steers, £ls to £ls ss, heavy, £'l4 to • £l4 15s; lighter. £l2 to £l3 10s; light, £lO 15s to £ll. 10s; small and unfinished, £7 to £9 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £9 to £l2; heavy,.. £7 10s to £8 10s; lighter. £G to £7; other kiljable cows, £4 to £5 10s. Sheep,—There was a bigger yarding than lapt week. Competition was rgood, but last . week's extreme rates were not reached. Extra, heavy prime wethers, £1 10s Gd to £1 12s; heavy. £1 8s to £1 9s; medium, £1 6s to £1 7s; light, £1 -Is Gd to £1 5s (3d; plain and unfinished, £1 2s to £1 3s 6d; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes, 18s 6d to £1; heavy, 17s to ISs; lighter, 15s Gd to 16s Cd; plain and aged, 12s Gd to 14a; other, 3s to lis. Lambs.—Lambs in average number sgaia sold freely at full late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 8s Gd to £1 10s 9d; heavy. £1 Gs Gd to £1 7s Gd; medium, £1 4s Gd to £1 5s Gd; lighter, £1 2s to £1 3s Gd; light, 19s to £1 Is; small and plain, IGs *o 18s; cull lambs, lis to 14s.

Calves.—There was an increased yarding:. I Bidding was very keen for all classes and values generally were fully firm at lain quotations, while values for outstanding quality vealcrs were better. Runners, £4 to £9 lis; heavy vealers, £5 to £C> lis, medium, £4 to £I 15s; light, ,C 3to £3 ISs; small, £1 to £"2 16s; unfinished and bucket-fed, 15s to bobby and rough, -Is to 12s. Pigs.—There was a small entry of baconers and an increased yarding of porkers. Baconers sold at late quotations, but values for porkers eased, unfinished, sorts suffering most. No extra good baconers were penned. Choppers, £2 5s to £4 7s; heavy baconers, £4 '2s to £4 Us; medium, £3 13s to £3 17s, light, £3 to £3 Ss; heavy porkers, £'_' lis to £2 13s; medium. £2 2s to £2 ss; litrhf, £1 15s to £1 ISs; small and unfinished, £1 2s to £1 9s; stores, 18s to £1 ss; slips, 10s to 15s; weancrs, 9s to 13s. DAIRY COWS IN DEMAND Newton King report a very successful sal# on behalf of Mr. J. H. Park, K.iwitahi, ilornnsville. 'J'he herd of 50 cow& showed the effects of the recent adverse weather, but in spite of that competition was keen and well sustained throughout. Top price was £ls, other quality cotfs realising £lO 10s to £l3 10s, the sound in-calf cows in the herd averaging just on £lO. Competition was extremely keen on the 2-year heifers, top price being £l3, every heifer realising double figures. A line of quality yearling heifers, £5 4s; 2-year pedigree Jersey bull, lSgns. ADDINGTON MARKET [by tkj.egraph—ritKss association] CHRISTCIIURCH, Wednesday Practically all classes of fat stock at today's Addington sale, which was held in wintry weather, met with a firmer market. Fat lambs sold keenly, fat sheep were Is a head dearer, fat cattle made 20s to 25s a head higher for best quality, and porkers were 3s to Is better. .In the store sheep section, ewes in lamb were in good demand, the best price being 27s Cd for two. four and. six-tooth Corriedales. Threc-quartcrbreds made 10s sd, * and high country wethers in forward condition sold to 15s lOd. There was a heavy entry of 3200 fat lambs, containing much good quality. Full schedule rates were maintained, tops making to 30s, with one line of 202 averaging 35s Od. Some good quality wethers met with a good sale in the fat sheep section, ordinary sheep also being firmer by up to Is. Good withers made 27s to 30s; tops, to 32s lid; ordinary, down to 235; good ewes, 10s to 235; extra quality, to 2Ss. Fat cattle were offered in a slightly smaller yarding, but there was an improved sale for best steers by up to 255, and for others by 15s. Prime steers sold at from £ls to £l7; tops, to .CIS; good medium. £l3 to £l4 10s; light,» down to £10; btst heifers, to £l2 10s; tops, to £ll 17s (id; good cows, £0 to £ll 10si tops, to £ll. Best beef made from 37s Od to 4us per 1001b; tops, to 425; good medium, 31s to 375. A keen sale resulted foi porkers on the fat pig market. Choppers made £'3 8s lid to £0 ISs (id; porkers, £1 17s Gd to 13 4s (id; average price per lb, 7Vid to Sd. Baconers realised £3 2s (id to £5 4s Od; average per d>. (i'.-d to 7d. quality of honey cartons Dissatisfaction with the quality of honey cartons being manufactured in New Zealand was expressed at the annual meeting of the South Auckland branch of the National Beekeepers' Association in Hamilton yesterday. II was decided to support a remit from Canterbury to the national conference, asking that if no improvement in quality is n\ado producers be granted import licences.

This "Week Last Week BEEF (per lOOlb)— - Extra choice ox 30, 39/Choice & prime ox .. 35/to 39/35/- to 38/Choice & prime row & heifer 29/to 33/29/- t.o 33/Boncr & rough 21/to 25/21/- to 25/• SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers 21/G to 32'20/- to 34 '3 T'liTin. wethers 22/III 23/0 22.- to 25'Prime: ewes J5/0 to 20/10/- to 21 9 I'nfin. ewes . ''•!• lo 11/•21- to 15/Prime lambs 3U/to 30/9 17/.- to 27'3 Unfin, lambs 11/'to 18/9/- to 12/8 CWLVES (per head)— Runners . . -SO'to 191/80/- to 200/. Vealers .. Mto 131/3i'- (o 112/. P1GS (per head) — Baeoners . 00/(o 91/00.'- to 95/Porkers .. 22/to 53/25/- to 58/Weaners . 9/to 13/8/- to 12,/. Slips . . in/. to 15/10/- to 15/. Large stores 18/to 25/18/- to 20/-