FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24250, 16 April 1942, Page 5

FAT STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD VALUES PRICES REMAIN FIRM Average entries in all sections were received at the weekly fat stock sales at Westfield yesterday and recent firm rates were fully maintained. Competition was keen for a full average entry of ox beef, while cows and hoifera sold freely at very firm Quotations. The calf yarding was extra heavy, and tihe bidding was keen, although it slackened toward the end of the sale. Values generally were lower, plain and unfinished calves being affected most. In the pig market there was a email entry. The sale was spirited, porker prices improving considerably. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fai stock sales:— This Week Last Week BEEP (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 38/- 38/Choice and prime ox . . , 35/- (to 37/• 35/- to 37/Choice and prime „ Cow and heifer 29/- to 33/- 29/- to 38/Boner and rough 21/- to 23/- 21/- to 23/•SHEEP (per head)— Prime wet/hers . 25/- to 36/3 25/« to 32/8 Unfin. wethere . 21/- to 24/- 22/- to 24/Prime ewes .. 13/- to 20/3 13/- to 18/Unfin. ewea .. 9/- to 12/0 7/- ito 12/Prime lambs .. 18/- to 28/0 19/- to' 29/Unfin. lambs.. 10/- to 17/- 16/- to 18/CALVES (per head)— Runners .. 100/-to 177/6 90/-to 140/Vealers .. 20/- to 116/- 20/- to 115/PIGS (per head) — , „ , Baconers .. 66/- to 89/- 66/- to 88/Porkers 41/- to 62/- 39/- to 58/Weaner3 .. 2/- io 5/- 2/- to 5/Slips • • .. 8/- to 12/- 7/- to 10/Large stores . 14/- to 24/- 12/- to 23/-

DETAILS OP SALES THE AUCTIONEERS' REPORT Alfred Buckland and Sons, Dalgety and Company, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, report!— Beef. —A full average entry of ox beef sold under good competition and very firm late rates were obtained. Cows and heifers in average numbers also sold freely at full late Quotations. Extra choice ox, to 38s per 1001b; choice and prime, 3o« to 375; secondary and plain, 31k to 335; extra prime young cow and heifer, 29s to 335; choice and prime, •J.js to 275; ordinary cow beef, 21s to 235; extra heavy prime steers, £l4 15s to £l6 7s 6d; heavy, £l3 5s to £l4 6e; lighter, £ll 1,5s to £l2 15s; light, £lO 15s to £ll ss; small and unfinished, £8 to £10; extra heavy prime younK cows and heifers. £lO to £ll 103; heavy, £8 to £9; lighter, £6 10s to £7 10s; others, £4 lQe to £5 10s. Sheep.—A small entTy of sheep came forward. Competition was keen and values improved for both wethers and ewes. Extra •heavy prime wethere, £1 128 6d to £1 16s 3d; heavy. £1 10e 6d to £1 128; medium, £1 8s to £1 10s; light, £1 5s to £1 7s Gd; plain and unfinished. £1 Is to £1 4s; extra heavy prime young and maiden eweS, 10s to £1 Os 3d; heavy, 16s"Od to 18s 6d; lighter, l3e to 15s 6d; plain and aged. 9s to 12s 6d; others, 3s to 7s 6d. Lambs.—A medium entry of lambs sold under steady competition at fira late rates. Extra heavy prime lambs. £1 5s 6d to £1 6d; heavy, £1 3s 6d to £1 ss; medium, £1 Is Gd to £1 2s Gd; lighter £1 to £1 Is; light. 18s to 19s 6d: small and plain. 106 to 17s. Calves.—There was an extra heavy yarding. At the start of the sale bidding was steady with values firm, but the demand slackened as the sale progressed and values generally were lower, plain and unfinished calves being affected most. Runners, £5 to £8 17s 6d; hca\y vealers. £4 15s to £is 168; medium, £3 10s to M 10s; light, £2 15s to £3 ss; email, £1 to £2 12s; unfinished and. bucket-fed, 10s to £1 ss; bobby and rough, 3s to 17s. Piga.—A small entry came forward. A spirited sale resulted with values fully firm for baconers and considerably improved for porkers. Choppers, £1 t« £2 6s;leavy baconers, £4 2b to £4 9s; medium, £3 18s to £4,, light, £3 6s to £3.105; heavy porkers. £2 15s to £3 2s; medium, £2 6s to £2 12s, light, £2 18 to £2 ss; small and unfinished, £1 2s to £l 16s; stores. 14s to £1 4-s; slips, 8s to 12s; weaners, 2s to ss. ADDINGTON MARKET S tore sheop rose in value at the Adding lon market yesterday, two-tooths and aged sheep by up to is 6d a head and fat sheep by Is a head. In the store sheep section, the best 1 price for two-tooths was 40s for a line of shipped sheep. Other lines ttonj the same source made 36s Gd to 39s 9d. Halfbred two-tooth sold at 18s 9d to 255. Best aged ewes made 2Ss; medium to good, to 1/8 6d; inferior. 8s to lis; best wethers nrnde 2os Dd; best wether lambs, up to 21s id; ewe lambs, 22s 3d to 22s 9d; best rape lambs. 19s 6d: medium to good. 14s 6d to 16s 3d. In the fat sheep section wethers sold at 25s to 33s lOd; ewes, 16a to JBs; export ewee, 13s to 16s. Good fat lambs w<sre in keen demand, exporters buying at from 238 9d to 265, and butchers. 2/8 6d to 355. In fat cattle the big entry was reflected in a slight easing of prices Steers sold at £lO 15s to £l9 7s 6d; heifers. £6 5s to £ll 10s; cows, from £3 10s to £lO ss. In fat pigs the porker entry was the largest for months. Choppers sold to £4 13s 6dT porkers, £2 3s 6d to £3 6s 6d; baconers, £3 2S 6d to £3 8s 6d. The average price for porkers was 7d to BVA a lb &nd for baconers. 6V a d to 7%d.