STOCK MARKET

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 64, 9 March 1933, Page 7

STOCK MARKET

Stortford Lodge Sale GOOD YARDING OF CATTLE DROP IN SHEEP PRICES There was a small yarding of fat and largo yarding of store cattle at the Stortford Lodge sale yesterday, thqre being about. 560 head cf store cattle and about 260 head of fat cattle offer cd. There was a smaller attendance cf buyers than usual. AV ith few exceptions the quality of the fat cattle was not up to the standard of recent sales. This refers particularly to cow- and heifers, of which none were up to the top quality of the last few weeks. Bullock values were firm at last rates for similar quality, but cow and neifc’’ prices were easier. Store sheep were not so numerous as Tor the past three or four weeks, about 9000®being offered. Bidding was very spiritless right through the sale, and in many cases failed to reach the vendors’ values, a large number of lines being passed in. On the whole the quality was not equal to that of the more recent sales, and this was perhaps one of the causes of lack of competition. The absence of good soaking rainfall, too, has had a depressing effect on the market. Wethers were in small supply but nevertheless were slow of sale. The yarding of lambs was larger than usual, and prices for the best linos were about on a parity with freezing values, anything not reaching that level being, in most instances, passed in. Smaller and inferior sorts showed a decided drop in prices. Breeding ewes held the market fairly well considering their number and quality, and though prices failed to reach last week’s level, the quality with very few exceptions, was not up to that of last week, and taken on the whole the drop in price is less than it might appear to be. jXEr Norman Law, Tiniroto, was represented by some very even quality ewes and others, which realised prices fairly representative of the day’s values. Mr C. W. Reeves, Putorino, also sent down some nice sheep, which sold at a parity with the best of the market prices. The highest price for 2-th ewes was 12/- for a nice lot from Moore’s Estate, Rissington. A nice line of 196 4 and 6-ths from Otamauri brought the same price. Four and 5-yr ewes from the same place brought 8/-. A line of 5-yr ewes, r.w. S.D. rams, brought 8/9. FAT AND STORE CATTLE Bullock beef prices were firm with those ruling last week, but cows and heifers were distinctly easier, this being due to an over-supply in the market. Station drafts were well represented, a particularly good draft being P.A. bullocks offered on account of Mr F. Douglas, of Elsthorpe, 3 prime bullocks selling at £6 19/-. A further three realised £6 15/-. Three P.A. cross bullocks, medium weights, sold at £4 19/-; a second cut of three slightly lighter bullocks £4 8/-. A further draft from Mr F. Doug--Is, three prime heavy weights, realised £7 0/6. Three other P.A. bullocks i from the same vendor, lighter finished sold at £6 12/-. A further draft of 6 P.A. bullocks sold at £6 15/- and £6 12/6 in two cuts. The last of the Elsthorpe bullocks, four P.A. prime heavy condition, realised £6 16/-; and three P.A. bullocks sold at £6 10/-. Two prime heavy weight P.A. bullocks, a fine pair of beasts, sold well at £7 4/-. A further pair of P.A. cross bullocks made an excellent price of £7 8/-. These were a particularly fine pair of beasts. Shorthorn "bullocks, two in the pen prime heavyweights, sold at £7 1/-. A single Hereford bullock, in wellfinished condition, was a good buy at £5 13/6, while another Hereford in similar order realised £5 12/6. Jersey bullocks, three well finished animals, of medium weights, were put by at £5 17/6. Three further Jersey bullocks were also passed at £5 17/6. A single P.A. bullock, a fine body of beef in prime heavyweight order, sold at £7 17/6. Three P.A. bullocks, medium finishedbeasts, but good fattening, realised £5 14/-. Hereford bullocks, three in the line,; 1 medium to heavy weights, in prime i order, sold at £6 3/- after some brisk ( bidding. c A big draft of P.A. and P.A. cross r bullocks, medium weights, fairly well 1 finished, sold at from £5 to £6 1/- in v six cuts. f A prime heavy .weight Here- t ford bullock, big framed and well t •covered, sold late in the sale at £B, a

top price of the day. A further single entry, Hereford beef, sold at £6 6/-. Two Hereford heifers, yiuggcty beasts in prime order, made a good price of £5 1/-. A further separate entry, <t well-finished Hereford heifer, realised £5 2/-. A single Hereford heifer, big framed and well covered, sold late in the sale at £4 15/-. A single P.A. heifer, nuggety and in prime order, had a good sale at £4 12/-. Hereford cows, two in number, prime medium weights, sold at £3 12/-. Two other Herefords, not so well finished, realised £3 1/-. Four P.A. cows, medium weight and condition, made £3 2/-. A single Hereford cow, well finished, sold nt £3 12/6. A single P.A. cow in prime order and of medium weight, had a good sale at £3 12/-. Store cattle wore well represented. 560 being yarded. Prices realised were lower than those of last week, but vendors seemed quite willing to accept the lowered prices in most cases, some linos being passed in. A line of Heroford-Shorthorn cross bullocks, down by road from north of Napier, sold at £4 5/-. These were a good line of store stock, and should be a good fattening proposition. Big framed, but in hard condition, six Shorthorn bullocks sold well at £4 7/6, the top price in the store section. Two-year steers made moderate prices, a line of 31 P.A. cross steers making £2 10/-. a. line of mixed 2 and 3-yr P.A. steers also made 2 10/-. Heroford-Shorthorn cross bullocks, hard conditioned and well framed, realised £4. Another draft of 71 steers, 2-yr olds. Herefords and Shorthorns sold well at. £2 15/-. P.A. steers, in good store condition, made £3 4/-, while eleven P.A. bullocks in fair order realised £4 2/-. STORE SHEEP

There was a yarding of about 9000 store sheep, a. large proportion of the offering being breeding ewes, with a fairly good muster of lambs. The lots were smaller than has been the case for several weeks, and the bulk of the offering was of fairly even quality, with few outstanding lines.

Some of the prices were: —306 wether lambs, good line, passed at 7s 9d; 93 ewe lambs sold at 6s sd; 230 m.s. lambs from Clive, 7s 6d, 5.0. a.; 138 2-th ewes 12s 8d; 198 4 and 5-yr ewes sold at 8s;

336 wether lambs, from. Puketitiri, nice line, realised 8s; 239 4 and 5-yr owes from Otamauri, sold at 8s; 196 4 and 6th ewes from Otamauri sold at 12s; 125 2-th ewes, from Mangatahi, 10s lOd;

132 2-th owes, from Otamauri 9s sd; 156 s.m. ewes, from A. Averill, Maraekakaho, realised 5s lOd; 166 6-yr s.m. ewes, good type 5s sd; 179 6-th to 5-yr ewes, from Mr C. W. Reeves, Putorino, 6s 8d; 158 5-yr ewes from Air Norman Law, Putorino, 7s 6d; 75 wether lambs, from Mangatahi, sold at 4s lOd; 58 ewe lambs, same vendor, 6s; 60 s.m. ewes 4s 6d; 55 ditto 4s Id; 118 2-th ewes from Air C. SV. Reeves, Putorino, with few 4-tooths, 10s 3d; 92 2-toofh ewes, from Mr Norman Law, Tiniroto, 10s 6d; 109 4 and 6-th owes from Rissington 8s -Id; 66 f. and f. Down cross lambs Bs, 5.0. a.; 51 2-th ewes, from Rissington, 9s; 140 I ewe lambs from Otarnauri, 7s 7d; 107 5-yr owes from Moore’s Estate', Rissington, 6s sd; 102 2-th owes, same vendor, 12s; 89 store ewes Is 9d; 75 f. and f. Down lambs realised 8s lid; 50 wether lambs sold at 7s; 84 lambs 5/7; 44 f. and f. Down cross lambs, from W. Puddle, Tangoio, 6s; 46 do. from Rissington 6/6; 135 5-yr ewes r.w. S.D. rams 8/9; 29 f. and f. Down cross lambs 7/- 5.0. a., 70 f and f wethers do. from P. Dolbel, Redclyffe 7/-, 50 f. and f. lambs 7s lOd; 124 wether lambs 7/8, 5.0. a., 118 ewe lambs 4/4, 5.0. a., 25 ewe lambs 5/-, 40 2-th owes, from To i Awanga 8/1; 23 lambs from Waihou, 5/7, 14 forward lambs 7/10; 29 wether lambs 7/2. A number of Southdown and Romney rams were also offered. Dor 1-shear Southdown prices reached 4gns., which was paid for a ram bred by T. J. Thompson and Sons who also secured 3 gns for four others. 2-shear Southdowns brought from 11 to 2 1-4 gns., and aged Southdowns 6/- to 31/-. Romneys brought little more than wether prices. BROKERS’ REPORT The association stockbrokers report holding their weekly sale at Stortford Lodge yesterday to a fair attendance of buyers. There was a large yarding of fat cattle, store cattle and fat sheep and a medium yarding of store sheep. Prices for store cattle and store sheep were on a par with last sale. Fat cows fell considerably towards the end of the sale. There was a keen demand by butchers for fat sheep which were above freezing rates.