LIVESTOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 82, Issue 25160, 24 March 1945, Page 5

LIVESTOCK SALES

GOOD PASTURE GROWTH STORE CATTLE IN DEMAND Fine, sunny days with codl nights have recently been experienced in the Waikato, and, although grass is not now growing as quickly as it did a few weeks "ago, pastures are still in splendid order for the time of the year. Consequently the demand for station-bred store cattle 'remains keen and very sue-, cess fill sales are being obtained, at the autumn fairs. A .feature at most of tho country lairs so far held is that only Small entries of grown steers are beinu penned, the majority comprising 18m.oiiths and 2i-year steers, which attract keen bidding and realise prices fully |m a par with those obtained at the opening sales, Female cattle, particularly cows with calves at foot, were keenly sought at the Oparau sale on Monaay, when one Jine realised x'K) 17s and Odd cows with good runners made hixher prices. Empty heifers for fattening are also wanted, and at the same salo a pen of forward-condition 'J'a-year Polled Angus heifers sold for £in. At tho Kuurpa fair on Wednesday grown steers sold to £l2 17s, j forward 2'/a-year to I'll 7s, and smaller, £tO to £lO 17s, The inquiry for Jersey heifer | calves also remained keen and prices lor these • tend to firm, up to £7 5s filing paid Tor an } extra choice, pen at. the Te Awamutu sale.; Boner cows and potter bulls continue to sell readily at recent firm rates. In Iho store sheep sect ion the demand for breeding ewes Is slack, the majority of buyers having now filled their requirements, and It appears that the selling season for this class is practically finished. Average yardings of lambs are still coining forward, and, while well-urrown pens in good condition are still wanted, prices for poorer descriptions are easier. Beef.—Average yardings of fat cattle are being penned at the country sales and values at these centres remain fully firm, At the central yards ox beef was penned in smaller numbers and as a result prices were firmer. Values for prime heifers were fully firm, while prices for cows, which have been a shade easier at. recent sales, showed little alteration. Heavy prime bullocks sell from £l<> lOs to £l7 lOS; prime, £ls to £1(1; light prime, £l4 to £l-1 lf>s : prime fat heifers, £ll JOs to CI 2 10s; medium, 110 15s to £ll ss; light., £ln to £lO ,10s; heavy fat cows, £lO 10a to £ll ss; medium, £!) 5s to £10; light, £K to £O. Mutton. —The fat sheep market is being well supplied. Quite a number of consignments of wethers coming forward at present include a proportion of unfinished sheep, and, while values for these are a shade easier, prime lots remain fully firm. Fat ewes meet •a ready sale at slightly advanced quotations. Honvy prime wethers, 35s to 3(is (id; prime, 33s to 31s (id; light, 30s to 32s tid; heavy prime ewes, 21s to 22s (id; medium, 18s to 20s- light, 10s to 17s; unfinished, 10s to 13s. Pigs.—Slightly smaller yardings of fat are coming forward. Competition for all finished lots is steady and prices remain fully firm. Values for stores and weaners show little alteration, while service boars continue to meet a ready sale nt recent quotations. Heavy haconers sell from £5 to £5 7s; medium. £4 10s to £4 17s ; light, £4 to £4 8s; heavy porkers and butter-milk pisrs, £3 5s to £3 15s; medium. £2 10s to £3; lisrht, £2 2s to £2 8s; small and unfinished, 35s to £2. FIRM MORRINSVILLE VALUES STORE LINES IN DEMAND (0.C.) HAMILTON, Friday Tho Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co., Ltd., reports that at MorrinsviHe today a small entry of fat sheep met good competition and prices showed an increase on last week's values. Store lambs were yarded in medium numbers, and prices were slightly easier than those ruling Inst week. A good offering of fat. cows was again in strong demand, with values remaining firm. Boner and store cows were in full supply and sold to late rates. The offering of store cattle was keenly competed for and realised firm values, as also did the entry of Jersey heifer calves. A full warding of fat pigs and a medium entry of stores and weaners came forward. Competition for all classes was very steady, with values firm on last week's rates., Quotations. —Fat wettiers, 31s to 31s (id; light 27s to 2iis; light fat ewes, 10s -Id to 18s 3d; ditto lambs, to 225; good store lambs., 17s Sd to 19s ftd; medium, l is (id to lfis (id; small. 12s to 13s (id; culls. i)s to lis. Heavy prime cow and heifers. .CD Ids to £l_l 15s; lighter kitlabie cows. £0 10s to £7 15s; heavy boner cows. £0 10s to £!' Is; medium, £5 to .£(>; bulls. £5 10s to £lO 10s; Jersey heifer calves, £5 (is to £0 10s; P.A. cows with calves at foot.. £l2; IS-months P.A. steers £8 Is; IS-months P.A. heifers. £, 2s i (id; yearling P.A. steers. £7 10s. Heavy choppers." £-1 to £5 8s; others, £2 (is to £3 10s; heavy haconers, £5 to £5 (te; medium, £4 10s to £4 10s; light, £4 to £4 8s; heavy porkers £3 5s to £3 1.55; medium. £2 10s to £3; light, 38s to £2 OS; stnre pitrs, 2«s Od to 35s Od; slips 10s fid to 22s fid; weaners 8s to 14s - , pedigree Berkshire boars, to Ssriis; purebred Berkshire boars, £1 10s to £3 2s Od; purebred Black boars, £2 12s Od to £4 58; purebred Tamworth boars. £3 to £3 15s; sows in farrow. £3 5s to £i 2s Od. EGG PRICES HIGHER SOME CHILLED FOR RELEASE Tho Auckland Egg Marketing Committee, in conjunction with the Interna! Marketing Division and the Price Tribunal, announces an increase in the price of e2gs as from Monday, affecting all sales in the Auckland marketing area and the Tanransra and Hamilton special marketing area. The new schedule, which shows advances up to 2d a dozen in both hen and duck eggs, is as follows: —Hen es(ts: Heavy, wholesale 2s 10% d a dozen, retail 3s 2d; standard, 2s BV,d and 3s; medium, 2s 5%d and 2s Od; pullet. Is llVad and 2s 2d; nneraded, 2s sd. Duck eggs; Standard. 2s and 2s lOd; medium, 2s 4'/?d and 2s 8d; small, 2s T/,d and 2s 4 1 /„.d; ungraded. 2s 2d. Country prices outside of the above marketing areas are one halfpenny a dozen less for all errades. making country storekeepers' buying prices for ungraded, hens 2s 4'Ad. ducks 2s iy 2 d. A small quantity of chilled ecprs, which can bo used for all purposes in the same way as fresh, is to be released for civilian consumption. The retail price of standard chilled will be 2s Sd a dozen MORE AUSTRALIAN SUGAR Prospects of the Australian sugar crop for the 19Jo season are, to date, most encouraging, says the annual report of the Australian Smrar Producers' Association, Ltd. Production for the 1014 season Is estimated at fi7.000 tons, strainst 523,550 tons for the previous year. Seasonal conditions were better, and more fertiliser was available. Much of the sugar remains in store at mills and ports awaiting transport.