Commercial STOCK SALE AT LORNEVILLE

Southland Times, Issue 25835, 21 November 1945, Page 2

Commercial STOCK SALE AT LORNEVILLE

FAT SHEEP MARKET FIRM

The entry of fat sheep at the Lomeville. stock sale yesterday was much smaller than usual and as a result the market was firm. All lines met with, a keen demand, and prices improved by 5/- to 8/- a head on last week’s rates. The fat cattle market was easier, the yarding being in excess of requirements, Prices fell by about £1 a head. Entries in other sections were smaller than they were last week. Fat Sheep.—The small yarding of 488 head was largely composed of medium quality sorts. There was a keen demand for all classes, because of the limited supply. Prices improved by 5/to 8/- a head on last week’s rates. Fair quality medium-weight shorn wethers made from 42/- to 46/9, and lighter weights 36/- to 39/-. Medium quality young woolly ewes realized 40/- to 45/-, aged ewes 34/- to 36/6 and unfinished sorts 23/- to 27/-. Good quality young shorn ewes brought 27/6 to 31/- and medium quality sorts 23/- to 25/6. A small entry of good quality fat lambs made from 35/- to 42/-. Store Sheep.— The small entry of 522 store sheep was largely composed of ewes and lambs. Best lots brought from 22/- to 24/-, medium 17/- to 19/and aged from 12/- to 14/-. A pen of shorn four-tooth wethers in good condition made 35/-, two-tooth, wethers brought 24/- to 26/-, while small wether hoggets in the wool realized from 20/- to 25/6. Store Cattle.—Two and three-year-old bullocks predominated in the yarding of 180 head, which met with a good demand. Best condition three-year-old bullocks brought up to £l3/10/-, other good lines realizing from £lO 10/- to £l2. Best two-year-old steers brought up to £lO/10/-, and smaller sorts from £7/10/- to £9. A pen of good yearling steers brought £7/6/and mixed yearling steers were sold at from £3/10/- to £4/10/-. Best yearling heifers brought from £4/10/- to £5/10/-, smaller sorts going at from £2/10/- to £3/10/-. Best condition empty cows sold up to £7, medium sorts from £4 to £5, with aged sorts down to £l.

Dairy Cattle.—The entry of 35 cows and 15 bulls was larger than usual. Best guaranteed sorts realized from £lO to £l3, average sorts £6 to £7 10/- aged and cull sorts down to £2. Best two-year-old bulls made from £l5/15/- to £lB/18/-. Best yearlings made up to £lO/10/-, while poorer i condition sorts sold' down to 30/-. Fat Cattle.—The full yarding of 167 head included a fair number of good quality medium, handy and lightweight sorts, In the absence of any effective outside competition, the number yarded was a little in excess of requirements. ■ Consequently values showed a decline of about £1 a head, compared with the prices ruling at last week’s sale. Prime quality medium-weight bullocks realized £2O to £22/7/6, handy-weights £l7 to £lB/10/-, light-weights £l4/10/- to £l6 and small £ll to £l2/10/-. Prime quality medium-weight heifers brought £l5/10/- to £l7, handy-weights £l4 to £l5, light-weights £l2/10/- to £l3 10/- and small £9/10/- to £ll. Good quality medium-weight cows made £l5 to £l6/10/-, fair quality sorts £l2 10/-, to £l3/10/-, unfinished £9 to £lO/10/- and aged and inferior £5 10/- to £7/10/-.

FEWER ENTRIES AT BURNSIDE Fluctuation In Prices For Cattle (P.A.) DUNEDIN, November 20. There were decreased yardings in all sections at the Burnside stock sale, which was held today instead of tomorrow, which is a half holiday because of the Summer Show. The number of cattle yarded was 230, comprising mainly medium weight oxen. Only about three trucks of heavy cattle were brought forward for auction, while heifers were also in short supply. The sale for cattle opened briskly and last week’s rates were passed at the opening of the auction by £1 a head for heavy oxen and heifer beef. As the sale progressed, however, there was an easing tendency and prices receded to the extent of 30/- for all classes compared with the previous sale rates. Heavy oxen auctioned up to £2B/12/6, prime £22 to £24/15/-, medium £l9 to £2l, and light from £l6. Prime heifers sold from £l6 to £l6/17/6, and prime cows to £l5/2/6.

There were about 1500 fat sheep penned, including a fair proportion of good quality wethers. The balance of the yarding comprised light weight sorts. There was a fair sprinkling of heavy ewes. The sale opened on the same rates as last week, but there was a later easing trend. Best wethers and young ewes were in fair demand, while older ewes shorn and woolly were difficult to sell. Best shorn wethers realized from 48/- to 55/-, best woolly wethers 54/- to 59/-, young wooly ewes 45/- to 50/-, and shorn ewes to 23/6. The yarding of baconers was light, only five being penned. Best quality baconers made pp to £B/2/-, and choppers up to £lO/12/6. Only a few weaner pigs were up for auction and these sold up to 44/-. The yarding of fat lambs totalled 200 and there was only a small proportion among this entry of heavy lambs. The market opened on the same trend as last week, but values eased considerably as the auction progressed, best lambs brought up to 46/-. The yarding of store cattle was also thin, but one pen of three to four year old steers realized £l6/18/-. Vealers experienced a ready sale.

McNAB STOCK SALE

There was little spirit in the bidding at the McNab stock sale yesterday, although prices remained on the basis of those received at recent markets. There were small entries in both sheep and cattle sections. Prime, heavy steers macle up to £l9/10/-, mediums from £l6 upwards and light sorts from £lO. Fat cows were wanted at up to £ll/15/- and good quality fat heifers to £l3/5/-. A yearling bull brought £4, yearling steers £6 and yearling heifers £4/12/-.

Fat wethers found buyers at up to 52/9 and others down to 38/-. Fat ewes made from 20/- to 34/- and a pen of ewes and lambs 13/6.

STOCK EXCHANGES AUCKLAND.—SaIes: Liberty Loan 15/9/47 2>/ 2 p.c. (£250), £99/10/-; do 15/9/52-55, 3 p.c. (£500), £lOO/10/-; do 15/12/53-56, 3 p.c. (£1000), £101; Stock 15/4/60-63, 3 p.c. (£205), £99/15/-; Victory Loan 15/2/55-58, 3 p.c. (£2000), £lOO/12/6; Stock 15/5/49-52, 4 p.c. (£500), £lO2/15/-; National Savings 1/9/49 (£100), £99/10/-; do 25/9/49 (£100), £99/10/-; Auckland Harbour Board 9/7/53, 414 p.c. (£1100), £lO7/17/6; National Bank of N.Z. (200), 57/- (2); South British (250), 90/6 (2); Wairarapa Farmers Pref. (100), 13/-; Gisborne Gas (284), 5/8; Dominion Breweries (200), 56/6; Broken Hill Pty. (200), 46/3; do (150), 46/6; Bycroft (100), 54/9; Farmers’ Trading (750), 27/9 (2); George Courts (50), 55/6; K.D.V. Boxes (300), 11/6; N. Drug (50), £5/5/-; Reid Rubber (350), 30/9; do Rights (200), 8/1; do (66), 8/-; Arahura Deferred (100), 28/3; Clutha (500), 3/6; Martha (300), 9/5; Placer (75), £5. Unofficial List: Auckland Farmers’ Freezing (125), 25/-; Australian Motorists Petrol (75), 27/6. WELLINGTON. —Sales late Monday: 3 p.c. Stock 15/2/55-58 (£8100), £lOO/12/6; P. and O. Deferred Stock (322), £2/18/-. ' Sales Tuesday: South British Insurance (100), £4 10/6; Broken Hill Pty. ex. div. (400), £2/6/3; J. J. Niven (200), £l/3/6; 2'/a p.c. Stock 1/10/53 (£600), £97; 3 p.c. Stock 15/9/53-55 (£250), £lOO/10/-; 3 p.c. Stock 15/2/55/58 (£300), £lOO/12/6; 4 p.c. Stock 15/6/52-55 (£700), £lO6/15/-; National Savings Bonds 9/11/1950 (£121), 19/1; W.F.C.A. Pref (100), 13/-; South British (100), £4/10/6; Wellington Woollen ord. (50), £9/10/-; Tui Brewery ex. div. (100), £2/1/-; Broken Hill South ex. div. (50), £l/10/-. CHRISTCHtJRCH: x SaIes on ’Change: Broken Hill Pty. (50), 46/3. Sales Reported: Govt. 3 p.c. Stock December 1953-56 (£300), £101; Victory Loan 3 p.c. 1955-58 (£400), £lOO/12/6; Victory Loan 3 p.c. 1956-59 (£500), £99/17/6; Govt. 3 p.c. Stock 1960-63 (£610), £99/15/-; Govt. 3’/z p.c. Stock 195357 (£590), £lO3/10/-; National Bank of N.Z. (100), 57/-; Broken Hill Pty., odd parcel (157), 46/3; Dominion Fertilizer, late Monday (100), 26/6; Reid N.Z. Rubber ex. Rights (100), 30/9. DUNEDIN. —Sales Reported: Dominion Fertilizer (100), 26/6; Clutha River (1000), 3/6; Wright Stephenson (100), 29/-.