STOCK VALUES

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 123, 19 May 1932, Page 6

STOCK VALUES

STORTFORD DODGE LARGE YARDING OF CATTLE* A large number of cattle was again offered in the. beef section at the Stortford Lodge sale —a total of 250 head being penned—the proportion of ox beef being much greater than last week. Very little interest was shown by buyers at the commencement of the sale, evidently some of the larger buyers still having a surplus on hand. A splendid draft of 2 0 prime P.A. bullocks was sold on account of Mr. T. H. Lowry. These cattle were bred on Okawa Station and fattened on the owner’s Omaranui property. This draft ranged in price from £5 18s 6d to £7 12s 6d, which gives some idea of the low value ruling for prime bullocks. Three pens of baby steei’ beef sold from £3 10s to £4 Ils, being only two and a half years old. Drafts of bullocks were offered on account of Messrs. T. H. Lowry, R. H. Holden, A. E. Grenside and Sutro. The bulk of the ox beef was sold on a parity with freezing price, namely, 15/- per lOOlbs. This being the position, it would be wisdom on graziers’ part to let export buyers have larger quantities of cattle. The position is rather different with regard to cow and heifer beef, no export price being available for this class, thus owners are forced to take whatever is offering on the local market. Several pens of bullocks were passed at auction, owners having come to a decision to send them to the freezing works. Cow and heifer beef ranged in price from 9s to 10s per lOOlbs. Fat bullocks: Prime heavy, £5 18s to £7 12s 6d; prime light, £4 10s to £5 15s; baby beef, £3 10s to £4 11s; unfinished, £2 15s to £3 7s 6d. Fat cows: Prime heavy, £2 12s to £3 4s; prime light, £2 to £2 10s; unfinished, £1 15s to £1 17s 6d. Fat heifers: Extra prime heavy, £4 3s 6d; prime heavy, £3 to £3 ss; prime light, £2 5s to £2 10s. Dairy Sorts: Prime, £1 10s to £2; unfinished, 20/- to £1 ss. Dairy Sorts: Prime, £1 10s to £2; unfinished, 80s to £1 ss. Vealers: Heavy, 20s to £1 15s; > light, 2s. ’ i STORE CATTLE In this section 600 cattle were : penned, all classes being represented, •; The consignment of breeding cows , and heifers sold on account of Mr. J. Hartgill. Ohurakura, were in excel- , lent condition, an opportunity of buy- j ing cheap cattle being presented to ; buyers. 2 3 P.A. cross cows with calves at foot, running with P.A. bull), on account Mr. J. Hartgill, Ohurakura, at £3 ss; 33 mostly 3-yr. P. A. heifers, ’ running with P.A. bull, on account same vendor, at £2; 13 yearling P.A. cross heifers; 50 P.A. breeding cows and calves, on account Mr. J. Hartgill, at £2 15s; 31 21-yr. P. A. steers on account same vendor, at £2 14s 6d; 20 18-months P.A. steers on account same vendor, at £3 3s; 15 3-yr. P.A. steers, on account Mr. J. Patterson, at £2 15s; 2 8 2A-yr. P. A. steers, from Wairoa district, at £2; 22 2 and 3-yr. Hereford dehorned steers, from Wairoa, at £2 Ils; 12 3-yr. Hereford and Shorthorn cross steers, at £2; 12 3-yr. steers, at £2 10s; 22 P.A. empty cows in medium condition, at £2; 9 P.A. forward cows, on account Mr. J. Hartgill, at 80s. STORE SHEEP Six thousand sheep were yarded in this section, all lines meeting with good competition. 220 fat lambs, exSherenden district, 12s 7d; 272 5-yr. ewes in lamb to S.D. rams, ex Rock Station, Te Pohue, 12s; 260 fat and forward wethers on account Mr. Carswell, 11/1; 118 5-yr ewes running with S.D. rams, passed 9s 3d; 155 5yr. ewes (S.D. rams), ex Rock Station, Ils 4d; 77 m.a. ewes (S.D. rams), on account Mr. B. Grenside, 12s. FAT SHEEP In this section eleven hundred sheep were penned, the quality of the fat ewes being very ordinary. A prime draft of fat two-tooth ewes was offered on account of Penlee Station. Export buyers secured most of the fat lambs. BROKERS’ REPORTS The Associated Stock Auctioneers report as follows on the usual wcckl T Stortford Lodge sale: —To a large at tendance of the public a heavy yardinr of beef and store cattle and a moderate yarding of sheep were offered. The following is the range of prices—Prime bullocks £6 12s 6d to £7 17s 6d; fat bullocks £4 10s to £6 12s 6d; fat heif-

crs £2 10s to £4 3s 6d; fat cows £2 to £3 2s; voalers 15s to 355; P.A. cows and calves £2 15s to £3 ss; 21-ycar P.A. steers £2 14s z 6s; empty cows 30s to £2; springing Jersey heifers £3 12s 6d to £6; fat wethers I.ls 6d to 12s 6s; fat lambs Us Cd to 14s Id; fat ewes 6s Sd to 9s 3d; fat 2-th ewes 11s 3d to 12s 2d; shorn wether lambs 8s 3d f. and f. wether lambs 12s Sd; wether lambs 8s 7d to 9s 2d; forward wethers 9s Sd to Ils Id; 5-ycar ewes S.D. rams 10s Id to 12s 6d; s.m. S.D. rams 10s 7d to Us Id; 4 and 5-ycar ewes (S.D. rams) 9s 5d to Us Id; 4 and 5-year ewes (S.D. rams) 9s 5d to ,11s; 4, 6 and 8-th ewes (S.D. rams) 13s Id to 16s; 2tooth ewes (S.D. rams) 12s; forward owes 4s 9d to 6s 4d. THE ADDINGTON SALE (Per Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night. Entries were smaller in the principal sections at Addington to-day than has been the case for many weeks. Generally, the fat stock prices showed an improvement. Store Sheep.—The entry was normal for this period. The sale in the lamb and adult sections was very dragging, prices generally were down by Is a head and in eases more. Values were: Good rape lambs 7s to 8s sd, ordinary m.s. 4s to 6s; good ewe to 9s 3d, ordinary ewe 6s to 7s 6d; good 4, 6 and 8-th wethers 9s 6d to 12s; ordinary 5s 9d to 8s; small 2-th halfbred 5s to 7s 6d, merino to 6s Id; ordinary 2th three-quarterbred owes to 3s; 3 and 6-th half-bred to Ils 64; sound mouthed 7s to 9s; aged 2s to 3s.

Fat lambs. —The entry of 3800 was composed mostly of lightweights There was an easier market, schedule rates being barely maintained. Values wore: Extra prime lambs to 19s 7d; prime 16s to 17s 9d; medium 12s 6d to 15s 6d, light 10s to 12s; store- 8s 6d to 9s 6d.

Fat Sheep.—There was an entry of 3300 which met with a good sale, with values generally firmer by up to Is per head. One freezing company monopolised this section of the buying. Values wore: Extra prime heavy wethers to 22s Id; prime heavy wethers toETOAI 22s Id, prime heavy 16s 9d to 19s, medium weight prime 14s to 16s 6d; ordinary 12s to 13s 6d; light 9s, to Us 6d; show Owes to 19s lOd; medium-weight-prime 9s to 10s 6d; ordinary 6s 6d to 8s 6d, light 4s 6d to 6s.

Fat cattle. —There was an entry of 315 head. With no North Island beef forward there was a slightly freer sale but values showed no quotable change. The present basis of values is lower than ever known at Addington. Bost beef made to 23s 6d per lOOlbs. good 18s to 21s 6d; ordinary 15s to 17s 6d; and inferior from 14s down to 7s 6d. Values were: Extra prime heavy steers to £ll 2s 6d, prime heavy £7 10s to £9 10s; prime medium-weight. £5 10s to £7; ordinary quality £3 15s to £5, light to £3 10s; extra prime heifers to £7 12s fid; prime £5 to £6 10s; medium £3 to £4 10s; light £2 to £2 15s; extra, •prime cows to £9 2s 6d; prime £4 5s 9d to £6, medium £2 10s to xl; light to £2. There was a good entry of fat pigs, which sold at. prices about on a par with those ruling last week. Values, wore: Choppers 45s to £5 6s; baconcrs 35s Gd to 43s Gd; heavy baconcrs 47s 5d to 555; extra heavy baconcrs to £3 Is 6d. Average price pound 34d to 4d. Porkers made 23s to 26s 6d; heavy porkers 28s 5d to 33s 6d., Average nrie.o a pound 44cl to sd.