BEEF PRICES STEADY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 676, 30 May 1929, Page 10

BEEF PRICES STEADY

N.Z. STOCK MARKETS WESTFIELD REVIEWED

By

R.W.C.

Prices for all classes of fat stock held practically on late levels at the Dominion’s principal stockselling centres yesterday. There was a slight easing tendency in the beef market. rpilE late arrival of one of the southern trains bringing drafts of King Country and Bay of Plenty cattle disorganised the cattle sale, and steers and cows had to be sold whenever they became available. The sale took considerably longer to put through than would have been so under ordinary circumstances, and the result was that interest lagged toward the close; passings were frequent, with the market decidedly easier. There was a big percentage of very mediocre quality cows in the offering. Good quality beef sold freely at practically all periods of the sale, making fully up to late rates. Best ox made to 395; best young cow and heifer, to 345. A Waikato grazier again topped the market for the fourth week in succession for the same man. Some of the best quality lines in the yard came from the following vendors: William Vosper, Cambridge; J. C. Allen, Kirikopuni; I. Hunt, Te Kuiti; P. Corbett, Hikutaia; C. T. Riekett, Te Awamutu; W. J. and H. Thompson, Te Awamutu; C. G. Stewart, Tahuna; J. McGowan, Waiuku.

Good Quality Sheep Yarding The average quality of the fat sheep offering was good, well-finished wethers making the biggest part of the offering. Ewes came forward in small numbers, and the quality of the few yarded was not very high. Prices for fat sheep yesterday held practically on late rates, good quality lines meeting with a very firm sale. One of the choicest quality lines in the yard came forward in a line of two-tooth wethers on account of William Vosper, Cambridge. The line made up to 39s 6d. King Country wethers on account F. C. McAdam made up to 38s 6d. Calves met with a very firm market, well-finished vealers meeting with a specially keen demand. Pigs were penned in average numbers and sold at late rates. The Hawke’s Bay Market

Steady competition kept prices very firm at late rates at the Stortford Lodge (Hastings) sale yesterday. There was slightly under an average yarding. Fat bullocks made £l2 iOs to £l4 7s: fat cows, £9 to £lO 2s 6d; fat heifers, £8 10s to £lO ss; P.A. cows in calf, £8 2s 6d to £9 15s 6d; weaner steers. £6 10s; twenty months steers, £8 17s; fat wethers, 28s to 335; fat ewes, 25s to 275; fat hoggets, 23s to 30s 6d; empty ewes, 18s to 225; ewes in lamb (Southdown rams), 26s to 31s. Addington Market At the Addington market yesterday a good average sale was recorded. Store lambs and grown sheep -were forward in about the same proportions as at the previous sale. Lambs met a weak market, the lateness of the season and the fact that most farmers apparently have filled their requirements operating against a free market. There was an all-round drop in values of from Is 6d to 2s a head. Extra heavy lambs made to 375; ordinary heavy prime, 30s to 335; extra prime wethers made to 3Ss 7d; extra prime ewes to 34s lOd.

The entry of fat cattle totalled 450 head, compared with 550 last week. The sale showed an easing tendency, with a certain amount of irregularitv. Prime handyweight steers hardened. Extra prime heavy steers made to £2O 2s 6d; prime heavy steers, £l6 to £l9; medium weight prime steers, £l4 7s 6d to £l6 17s 6d; medium quality steers, £lO 12s 6d to £l4 2s 6d; light steers, £7 12s 6d to £lO ss; extra prime cows, to £l6 2s 6d; prime cows, £lO 7s 6d to £l3; medium cows, £8 17s 6d to £lO ss; light cows, £6 17s 6d to £8 7s Cd; rough and aged cows, £5 5s to £6 10s; extra prime heifers, to £l4 12s 6d; prime heifers, £ll to £l3 7s 6d; medium heifers, £9 10s to £11; light heifers, £6 7s 6d to £9 12s 6d. The entry of vealers was heavier than usual, and consisted mainly of stores. Twelve to 18 months sorts brought to £9 3s 6d; good vealers, £6 to £7 ss; medium, £4 to £5 10s; calves, 20s to 355. Westfield Prices

Prices at TV estfield yesterday ranged as follow:

Cattle.—Extra heavy prime steers, to £l7 10s; heavy prime, £ls to £l6 10s; medium, £l3 17s 6d and £l4 17s 6d; light and email, from £9; heavy prime young cows and heifers, to £l2* medium, £7 10s to £9; light and unfinished, from £4 10s.

Calves.—Runners made £5 10s to £9 10s; heavy vealers made £4 18s to £5 14s: medium, £3 13s to £4 10s; light, £2 15s to £3 7s; good bucketled calves, £2 2s to £2 10s;; rough and unfinished, £1 to £1 14s; small and fresh-dropped, 4s to £1 3s. Pigs.—Choppers sold at £ 2 to £ 3 10s; havy and medium baconers, £3 18s to £4 8s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 6s to £3 16s • medium porkers and light porkers, £2 ±9® - to 3s; small and unfinished porkers, £1 15s to £2 Ss. Large stores made £1 8s to £1 12s; slips, 15s to £1 3s; weaners, 7s to 12s. aethers made _1 18s 3d to £1 19s 6d; prime wethers, f 1 J® 1 18s; light prime, £1 15 S ~A l e\ 9c h l and unfinished, £1 "ku J 4s Sd; heavy prime ewes, f.°, E 1 15 s : medium prime, £1 10s to £1 12s 3d; light prime, £1 8s to £1 9s 9d. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 9s to £1 ll s 9d; heavy P £l lT 4s’ toL®? r° 8s; medium prime, -IJ? f 1 os 9cl: light prime, £1 2s to -1 3s 9d; unfinished, 18s to £1 Is

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