GOOD SALE OF “PRIMES”

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1935, Page 14

GOOD SALE OF “PRIMES”

WELLINGTON DEMAND FOR CATTLE WETHERS NOT INQUIRED POR. Wellington, April 10. Fewer cattle and an average yarding of 'sheep were forward at the Johnsonville stock sale held to-day by Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltld, and Abraham and Williams Ltd. Good prime bullocks, cows and heifers met with a good sale at prices on a par, with last weeks rates, while there was no demand for inferior quality cattle. Vealers were yarded in the usual numbers and met with a fair demand. ' >: Wethers were yarded in the usual numbers, but met with poor demand. Good ewes declined a Is per head on last week’s rates, while plain and inferior were hard to quit at prices 2s to 2s 6d ver head below late rates. There was a poor demand for lambs. Cattle: Prime extra heavy bullocks, £lO, £9 17s, £9 12s, £9 10s; prime heavy bullocks, £9, £8 15s, £8 .10s, £8 3s; heavy bullocks, £B, £7 15s; light and unfinished bullocks, £7 10s, £7 7s, £7 3s, £7; extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £6 12s, £6 10s, £6 2s, £5 17s; prime heavy cows and heifers, £5 10s, £5 ss, £5; runners, £2 13s, £2 7s 6d, £2 ss, £2; vealers, £1 16s, £1 15s, £1 13s 6d, £1 Ils, £l. Sheep: Prime' extra heavy wethers, 275, 26s 6d; prime, heavy wethers, 25s lOd; medium wethers, 24s 6d, 23s 9d, 22s 6d; prime extra heavy ewes, 20s 6d (small pen), 18s 6d. 18s 3d, 17sJ0d; prime heavy ewes, 17s 6d, 17s 3d, 16s 9d; medium ewes, 16s 4d, 16s, 15s Bd, 15s sd, 15s; heavy lambs, 19s Id, 18s 9d; medium lambs, 17s 6d, 17s, 16s'9d; light lambs, 15s 6d, 15s, 13s 6d.

QUALITY CATTLE WANTED

HASTINGS VALUES MAINTAINED. STORE SHEEP MAKE LATE RATES. Hastings, April 10. Values for quality entries generally were well maintained in the fat cattle section at to-day’s sale at Stortford Lodge, when 340 head came forward. There was again a large number of lightly finished cows on offer which met only moderate inquiry, and in consequence there were numerous passings in this class of stock.

An entry,- of 1400 store cattle met. a very depressing market, when with values well below vendors’ reserves, only 70 head were sold, the remainder being passed in. A moderate entry of store sheep made late rates on forward wethers and good breeding ewes, but poorer sorts of sheep ’and store lambs were sticky at easier rates.

Fat sheep were in over supply, and with export schedule rates still further reduced prices came back and passings were frequent. Fat cattle: Bullocks, medium to prime,

made £8 12s 6d, others from £6 cows, medium prime to prime, £4 12s 6d to £5 10s, others from £2 15s; heifers, medium to -prime, to £5 13s; others from £2 10s. Store cattle: Cows to £2 10s.

Fat shdep: Ewes, medium to prime, 133 6d to 16s 9d, others from 9s; twotooths, to 21s 9d; wethers, medium to prime, 19s to 22s 6d, others from 17s; lambs, 15s to 22s 7d. Store sheep: Wethers, to 20s .6d; ewes, two-tooths, to 225; five and six-year, to 17§ 2d; store, to Ils 2d; lambs, to 14s 9d.

IMPROVEMENT IN TONE FAT CATTLE AT BURNSIDE YARDS. DEMAND SHOWN FOR BACONERS. Dunedin, April 10. There was an improvement in the tone of the fat cattle market at the Burnside sale to-day, but fat sheep and lambs were sold at lower values. Fat cattle: 280 head were offered, the quality generally showing an improvement on late yardings, some good pens of prime heavy bullocks and cows being included. These met with keen competition and prices for both classes showed a rise of 10s per head. Only a few pens of steers were forward in the store cattle section, and a slightly better sale resulted. Vealers were in short supply and met a keen market, while boner and graziers’ cows sold at firm rates. A few good dairy cows were forward and a satisfactory 'sale resulted for young animals, but backward sorts and late calvers were not in demand. There was a large yarding of fat sheep, 2381 being penned. The yarding was in excess of butchers’ requirements and the sale opened with prices showing a drop of fully 3s per head, and these values continued throughout except toward the close, when sales were difficult to effect even at the reduced rates. About 1090 iambs were forward, the quality being only fair. Good butchers’ lambs met with a ready market, but as exporters operated on a reduced schedule the bulk of the entry was sold at lower prices. In the fat pig section 152 were penned. Good baconers sold well, up to £3 17s Being obtained, while porkers sold at slightly reduced values. In the store pig section 116 were offered. Good stores sold to 21s, but suckers were hard to quit even at reduced rates.

AUTUMN CATTLE FAIR. SUCCESSFUL SALE AT FEILDING. The autumn cattle fair held at Fordell on Friday was perhaps the most successful sale of cattle this autumn. Practically the total yarding was cleared at auction, only ■ about four pens failing to reach owners’ reserves. Bidding throughout was brisk and well sustained. The best competition was for good forward cattle of both sexes showing quality. Buyers were present from a wide area. A large number of cattle was bought for Taranaki and a number for Masterton. The Fordell cattle fair was held at a later date this season than usual owing to the rather doubtful feed prospects, but recent favourable weather has been of assistance in inducing the better inquiry. About 600 4 and 5-year ewes in fair condition were sold at from 18s 6d to 19s lOd, with a number of unsatisfied inquiries.

Some of the principal sales were as follows: 21 forward 3 and 4-year. bullocks £6 4s; 26 good 2J to 3j-year P.A. steers £5 17s; 11 fat cows £4; good fat

and forward steers £6 7s; 8 3-year P.A. steers, £6 11s; 23 3J-year Hereford steers £5 Ils; 18 3i-year Hereford steers £4; 16 3i-year P. A. steers £5 3s; 14 2Jyear steers £4 2s 6d; 13 fat cows £5 10s, 8 fat cows £4; 32 fat cows £5 10s; 10 fat cows £3 19s; 5 20-months steers £3 17s; JO 20-months steers £3 Ils; 21 3year Hereford steers £5 Is; 28 3-year steers £5 Ils; 20 20-months P.A. heifers £2 ss; 25 20-months Hereford heifers £2 Ils; 15 20-months Hereford heifers £2 2s; 11 20-months Hereford heifers £2 2s 6d; 19 good weaner Hereford heifers 335; 39 good weaner Hereford steers £2 10s; 27 extra good 20-months P.A. steers £4 9s; 21 20-months P.A. steers •£3 11s. A number of dairy cattle including cows and bulls were sold at late values.

HIDES, SHEEPSKINS, WOOL.

SALE AT NEW PLYMOUTH.

L. A. Nolan and Co.’s report on the four-weekly sale ,of produce on Wednesday states that the catalogue comprised 1228 hides, 157 yearlings, 332 calf, 1607 salted and 495 dry sheepskins and wool, equal to about 10 bales of various grades, 8 packages of tallow, cowtails, horsehair, etc. A full bench of buyers was present and competition was keen for all lines offered. Prices realised were better than the last sale all round. Quotations are:— Hides:—Ox: Extra heavy 4?d, medium 5 7-Bd, extra light 4 5-Bd, slippy 3d to 4fd, cut and slippy 2d. Cow: Extra heavy 5d to 5Jd; heavy 4jd to 5 3-8 d; medium 4Jd to 5 3-8 d; light, 4|d to sd; extra light 4jd to 4*]d; cut 2Jd to 4Jd; slippy 2d to 3 3-8 d; cut and slippy 2d to 2Jd. Yearling: Extra heavy 4jd to 5 5-Bd, heavy 4d to sjd, medium 6d to 6 5-Bd, light. 5Jd to 6£d, extra light 5d to 6 5-Bd, cut 4 7-8 d to sd, slippy 3d to 3 7-Bd, cut and slippy 2d to 2Jd. Calf: Medium .6Jd to 8 l-Bd, light 6|d to 7|d, extra light 6|d to 7 3-Bd, cut 6Jd, slippy 4 l-Bd, cut and slippy 2d to 3d. Horse: Sound 5s 6d, cut 3s 6d each; bulls 2Jd per lb. Sheepskins, salted, each: Quarter wools Is lOd to 2s 3d, seedy Is 6d to Is lid, damaged Is to Is 6d; quarter to half wools, 2s 5d to 3s, seedy Is 6d to 2s, damaged Is to Is 7d; three-quarter wools 3s 9d, seedy 2s to 2s Bd, damaged Is to 2s 3d; hoggets 2s to 2s 3d, seedy is- 6d to-Is Bd, damaged Is to Is 7d; lambs Is 6d to 2s, seedy Is 2d to Is 9d, damaged 6d to Is; pelts Is to Is 6d; black Is to Is 2d.

Sheepskins, dry, per lb.: Quarter wools seedy 3j!d, damaged 2d to 3.}d; quarter to half wools 4fd, seedy 4d, damaged 3Jd; three-quarter wools 43d to 4fd, seedy 3Jd to 3|d, damaged 2d to 3Jd; hoggets 4M to sid, seedy 4>d to sd, damaged 3d to 4Jd; lambs 4Jd to 6Jd, seedy 44d to sd, damaged 3Jd to 4id. Tallow: Casks, 24s 3d per cwt.; tins, 20s per cwt. Sundries: Cowtails, per dozen; horsehair, tail Is 5d per lb., mane 7M per lb.; cowhair, 4Jd per lb.