NEW ZEALAND MARKETS

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1935, Page 14

NEW ZEALAND MARKETS

CATTLE AND SHEEP SALES EXPORTERS WANT LIGHT EWES. DEMAND ’ FOR ADDINGTON LAMBS. HIGHER RATES FOR GOOD STEERS. Christchurch, April 10. There was a good sale of store and fat sheep and fat lambs at Addington today. Store lambs met a good demand, ewe lambs making to 19s 3d, and Wether lambs selling at unchanged values. Store sheep: A smaller entry, but still larger than usual at this time of the year, met a keen sale for all classes of ewes, particularly better sorts. Extra good 2-tooth sold to 31s; ordinary 2tooth, 22s to 24s 6d; medium 2-tooth Romney ewes, to 265; extra good 4-year halfbred, to 23s 2d; ordinary to medium 4-year, 18s to 20s; good s.m. Romney cross, to 18s 9d; f.m., 8s to 12s. Fat lambs: 2500 were penned, all export buyers operating at 6|d a lb for firsts. Fat sheep: 4000 were penned and met a general improvement up to Is a head. There was good export demand for light ewes. Extra prime heavy wethers sold to 35s lOd; prime heavy, 26s 6d to 28s 6d; prime medium weight, 24s to 265; ordinary, 19s "to 23s 6d; extra prime ewes, 26s Id; prime heavy, 20s to 245; prime medium weight, 16s 6d to 19s 6d; ordinary, 10s to 16s. Fat cattle: 480 were penned, and increased values ruled at the commencement of the sale for good steers on account of the scarcity, but weakened to last week’s values over the final stages. The average advance for good steers was 15s, with other, classes unchanged. Best beef made 23s 6d to 25s a 1001 b; good, 20s to 22s 6d; good heifer, 19s to 225; best cow,'lBs to 20s 6d; medium steers, 15s to 17s; inferior, 14s to 15s 6d; and rough, down to Hs. Extra prime heavy steers sold to £l2 2s 6d; prime heavy, £8 15s to £lO ss; prime medium weight, £7 15s to £9; ordinary, £4 10s to £6 10s; extra prime heifers, to £9 7s 6d; prime, £4 10s to £6 10s; ordinary, £3 5s to £4 ss; extra prime cows, to £3 7s. 6d; prime, £4 to £6; ordinary, £2 10s to £3 10s. Fat pigs: A mixed entry met a good sale for porkers, with i baconers easier. Choppers, 37s 6d to £4 6s; baconers, 45s to £3 10s 6d; average price per lb, 5d to 5Jd. Porkers, 28s to £2 Ils 6d; average per lb, to 6|d.

PLAIN CATTLE SELL WELL WESTFIELD FAT STOCK AUCTION.. / READY 'DEMAND FOR FAT WETHERS Auckland, April 10. Competition was again good for all but plain cattle ,at the Westfield fat stock sale to-day, and repent price levels were easily maintained. The yarding of ox beef was well up to the average, comprising 200 steers, while 600 cows and heifers represented the largest yarding for some time. In both classes there were a number of exceptioiially good lines. Ox beef and good quality cows and heifers were very firm at late rates, while inferior and plain sorts were hard to quit, the sale dragging noticeably when rough lines were offered. Extra choice ox beef to 24s per 1001 b; phoice and prime, 21s to 235; secondary and plain, 17s to 19s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 20s to 235; other cow beef, 12s to 19s. Extra heavy prime steers made £lO 5s to £ll ss; heavy prime, £8 15s to £9 17s 6d; lighter prime, £7 10s to £8 12s 6d; light prime, £6 to £7 7s 6d; small and unfinished, £4 to £5 15s; extra prime young cows and heifers, £6 to £7 10s; heavy, prime, £5 to £6 7s 6d; ligjftipr prjrpe, £3 10s to £4 17s 6d; other killapje cows, £1 10s to £3 7s 6d. A full yarding of calves included a fair proportion of good quality heavy vealers, for which the demand remained unchanged, late rates ruling, but all others eased about 2s a head, though there were some improvements in the late sales. Runners 30s to 80s; vealers, 14s to 525.

Botli sheep and lamb sales were conducted in very heavy rain. Fat wethers and ewes were permed in fewer numbers than usual, the I quality being well up to average. 1 There was a ready demand throughout, with prices firm at late rates. Lambs were in full supply, and sold well at curreAt values. Wethers, prime, 20s to 28s; unfinished, 18s to ,19s 6d; ewes, prime, 16s to 21s 6d; unfinished,' 7s to 15s 6d; lambs, prime, 17s to 22s 6d; unfinished, 10s to 16s 6d. The yarding of fat pigs was an average one, with a plentiful supply of wellfinished baconers. Competition was more spirited than it has been for some time, and a very firm market resulted. Some extra heavy baconers realised to 755. Store pigs showed a slight improvement} with a better demand. Baconers, 48s to 735; porkers, 28s to 435; large stores, 15s to 20s; prices per lb, beaconers and porkers, 5d to 5Jd.