FAT STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24369, 3 September 1942, Page 5

FAT STOCK SALES

HIGHER BEEF PRICES Spirited bidding for decreased yardings of beef at the weekly fat stock sales at Westfield yesterday resulted in a greatly improved sale and an all-round increase in prices. Ox beef values improved a further two shillings per 1001b, extra choice ox bringing up to £2 28. The top price for a steer advanced still further to £l9 ss. Quotations for sheep also showed an advance and in a steady sale were slightly better than late rates. Improved values were obtained in a brisk sale of a small number of calves. Runners brought as much as £lO 14s, compared with £9 last week. The pig entry was only average, late rates being maintained. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Dalgety and Company, and the Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:— Beef. —Bidding was spirited for a small entry of ox beef and an improved sale resulted. values being 2s per lOOlb better. Cows and heifers were also scarce, with prices also higher. Extra choice ox, to £2 2s per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 19s to £2 Is; secondary and plain, £1 15s to £1 17s; extra prime young cow and heifer, £1 lis to £1 15s; choice and prime, £1 7s to £1 9s; ordinary cow beef, £1 3s to £1 ss; extra heavy prime steers, £l6 15s to £l9 ss; heavy £ls to £ls 15s; lighter, £l3 10s to £l4 10s; light, £ll 10s to £l3; small and unfinished, £9 10s to £lO 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £ll 5s to £l3 2s Gd; heavy, £9 10s to £lO loS; lighter, £7 10s to £S ss; others. £5 5s to £6 15s. Sheep.—A keen demand for an average entry of wethers resulted in values ruling fully firm to better than late rates. A good yarding of ewes met a steady sale at prices equal to those ruling last week. Extra heavy prime wethers, £2 5s Od to £2 9s 9d; heavy, £2 3s Od to £2 4s Gd; medium, £1 19s (id to £2 2s; light, £1 16s fid to £1 ISs fid; plain and unfinished, £1 Ss fid to £1 14s fid; extra heavy prime young and maiden ewes. £1 lis to £1 lfis; heavy, £1 12s to £1 13s fid; lighter, £1 Ss to £1 9s fid; plain and aged. £1 to £1 fis; others, 10s to 16s. Lambs. —A medium entry sold under a steady demand at. fully late quotations. Six spring lambs, the first of the season, sold from £1 14s 6d to £1 16s 3d. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 13s to £1 14s 3d; heavy, £1 8s to £1 lis fid; medium, £1 5s On to £1 7s; lighter, £1 Is fid to £1 3s fid; light, 19s to £1; small and plain, 16s to 17s 6d. Calve#. —A small yarding of calves met with a very keen demand and values showed a further improvement on last week's quotations. Runners, £6 to £lO 14s; heavy vealers. £7 to £S 10s; medium, £6 to £fi ISs; light, £5 to £5 lfis; small, £1 to £4 15s; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 to £2 10s; bobby and rough, 3s to ISs. Pigg,—There was an average entry. The demand for baconers was not so keen and values eased slightly. Porkers were in good request, selling at fully recent rates. Stores realised high values. Choppers, £1 10s to £3; heavy baconers, £4 12s to £4 16s; medium. £4 4s to £4 7s; light, £3 ISs to €4 Ss- heavy porkers, £3 ISs to £4 3s; medium. £3 Ss to £3 15s; light, £3 to £3 ss; small and unfinished, £2 9s to £2 15s; stores, £2 5s to £2 10s; slips, £1 10s to £1 17s; weaners. 10s to £1 10s. PRICES AT FRANKTON (0.C.) HAMILTON, Wednesday Following were ruling quotations at the Frankton sale:—Extra heavy prime ox, £ls 15s to £l6 18s; heavy prime ox, £l4 10s to £ls ss; medium, £l2 15s to £l3 15s; heavy prime cows and heifers, £ll 5s to £l2; medium, £lO to £lO 15s: light, £8 to £9 os; second quality beef, £4 to £7; medium vealers, £3 15s to £4 10s; light, 35s to £2 10s; small, 9s to 295; best yearling Jersey heifers, £!> 14s to £6 2s; others, £4 10s to £5. Heavy prime wethers, £2 2s to £2 7s; medium, 36s 6d to £2 Is; light, 34s to 35s 9d; unfinished, 30s 6d to 32s Gd; young fat ewes, 35s 6d to 40s; heavy fat ewes, 31s Gd to 84s 6d; lighter, 2Gs Gd to 30s; unfinished ewes, 16s to 235; heavy fat woolly hoggets, 35s Gd to 435; fat woolly hoggets, 26s 6d to 325; fat shorn hoggets, 23s 6d to 265; lighter, 21s to 235; forward woolly hoggets, 25s 6d to 29s Gd; stores, 21s Od to 24W 9d; fat shorn wethers, 30s Gd to 33s 6d; lighter. 28s to 29s 9d Choppers, £2 12s to £2 16s; prime heavy baconers, to £4 12s; medium, £4 to £4 10s: light, £3 lGs to £4 2s; heavy porkers, £3 8s to £3 15s; medium, £3 2s to £3 6s; light, £2 14s to £3; large stores. £2 6s to £2 13s; smaller, 3Ss to £2 3s; slips, 28s to 34s 6d; weaners, 15s to 27s 6d; sows to farrow, £4 to £4 10s.