BEEF RATES HIGHER.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18807, 1 December 1932, Page 14

BEEF RATES HIGHER.

SHEEP IN STEADY DEMAND LAMBS AND PIGS BRIGHTER. FAT STOCK AT WESTFIELD. An improvement in the demand l'or beef was a feature of the weekly Westfield fat stock sale yesterday, and '.Trees showed an advance. There was a smaller yarding than usual of both ox and cow beef, while the greater portion of the offering comprised the smaller sorts, w-hich have lately been in demand with buyers, who have shown a preference for light and middle-weight cattle. The quality of most lines was good and as a result the rise in values was general, averaging about Is per 1001 b. Extra choice ox sold at 18s, compared with 17s last week, while choice ox and prime cow and heifer beef both realised up to 17s, compared with 16s 6d and 16s respectively at the previous sale. The yarding of sheep was about average, and there was again a steady demand. Values remained firm in all classes, rates for good quality wethers and hoggets showing a rising tendency, while ewes were slightly easier. There was again keen competition for lambs, which were penned in very large numbers, exceeding the heavyyarding of last week. With good bidding, which was maintained throughout the sale, values remained about the same level as last week. All the lambs offered were of a high quality, the better lines being keenly sought. There was a smaller entry of calves, which met with erratic bidding, the demand being spasmodic. Values, however, were generally equal to those ruling at the last sale and the top price realised, 555, was 4s higher than the previous week. The pig market showed a brighter tone, keen interest being maintained throughout. Although the yarding was heavy, competition remained good, and as a result average values for porkers improved, while baconers sold about late rates. Stores also sold well. Comparison of Quotations. The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stook sales: — This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001 b.) — Extra choice ox 18/- 17/Choice ana prime ox .. 16/-to 17/- 14/-to 16/6 Choice and prime cow and heirer . 14/-to 17/- 14/-to 16/Boner & rough 9/- to 14/- 8/- to 13/6 SHEEP (per head) Prm. wethers 10/6 to 14/6 9/-to 14/Unrn. w’th'rs 7/6 to 9/9 6/- to 10/9 Prime ewes . 6/- to 8/6 5/-to 9/9 Onfln. ewes . 2/- to 5/- 4/3 to 6/3 Hoggets ... 8/6 to 12/- 8/-to 11/6 Spring lambs 9/9 to 13/9 9/-to 14/Unfin. lambs 8/- to 9/9 6/- to 9/6 CALVES (per head) Runners ... 24/-to 55/- 22/- to 51/Vealers 12/-to 46/- 12/-to 47/PIGS (per head) Baconers .. 24/-to 46/- 23/-to 47/Porkers .. 22/-to 32/- 18/-to 34/Weaners .. 7/-to 12/6 7/-to 12/Sllps 7/-to 13/- 9/-to 14/Large stores 15/- to 25/- 14/-to 17/Tbe highest price for ox beef was secured by Air B. Reed, of Waerenga, who forwarded two trucks which sold up to £7 12s 6d. Two trucks from Mrs Alain, of Hautapu, brought £6 15s, while an offering from Air J. R. Hill, of Ohinewai sold at £6 10s. A line of heifers from Air J. A. Hill of Ohinewai, realised up to £5, while cows and heifers from Air H. Winder, of Tamahere, made up to £4 17s 6d.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, Auckland report: At our weekly Westfield fat stock market held to-day, we yarded ox beef in full average numbers. There was an Improved demand and values for all classes were firmer by Is per iOOlb. Cow and heifer beef came forward in slightly under average numbers and with a good demand here again values were firmer. Extra choice ox sold to 18s per 1001 b; choice and prime ox, 16s to 17's; secondary and plain ox, 14s to 15s; prime young cow and heifer beef, 15s to 17s; ordinary oow beef, 9s to 14s; heavy prime steers, £5 17s 6d to £6; lighter prime steers, £5 2s 6d to £5 15s; light prime steers, £4 2s 6d to £5; small and unfinished steers, £2 to £4; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £4 7s 6d to £5; heavy prime cows and heifers, £.'! to £4 ss; lighter prime cows and heifers, £2 7s 6d to £3 2s sd; other killable cows, £1 5s to £2 SS. Sheep came forward in about average numbers, meeting with a better demand, and values for all classes improved. Prime heavy hoggets made 11s to Its 3d; medium hoggets, 9s 6d to 10s 9d; extra heavy prime wethers, 12s 9d to 13s 3d; heavy prime, 12s to 12s 6d; medium, 10s 9d to lis 9d; light and unfinished, 9s to 10s 6,1; heavy prime ewes, 7s 6d to 8s; lighter, 6s 3d to 7s 3d. Lambs were offered in usual numbers and sold under steady competition at late rales. Heavy prime lamb made 12s 9d to 13s 6d for lambs from Mr K. D. .Orr; medium, lis 3d to 12s 6d; light, 9s to 10s 6d. An average offering of calves met with an erratic sale, prices for wellfinished good quality lignt to mediumweight sorts tending to he firmer, while large and plain cattle were hard to quit. Runners realised 18s to £2 its; heavy vealers, £1 16s to £2 6s; medium, £1 15s to £2 3s; light, £1 5s to £1 14s; small, 12s to £1 2s; rough, 5s to 16s; small and fresh-dropped, 2s to 6s. A heavy yarding of pigs sold at late rates. Choppers made £1 2s to £2 8s; heavy baconers, £2 to £2 6s; medium. £l 14s to £1 18s; light, £1 10s lo £1 13s; heavy porkers, £1 6s to £t 9s; medium, £1 2s to £1 3s; light, 18s to £1 is. Loan and Mercantile Co. Ltd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., 1,1 d., reports:— At Westfield beef was penned in less than average numbers. There was an improved demand, ox values increased from 5s lo Ids per head. Extra choice ox beef sold lo 18s per 1001 b: choice and prime. 13s to 17s; secondary, J2s to lis; prime young cows and heifer beef, lis to 17s; secondary, I Os lo 13s. Heavy prime steers broughl from £6 to £6 13s; lighter, £3 to £3 17s 6d; light, £4 lo £i 17s 0d; unfinished and small, £2 to ft 13s; he.ny prime young rows ami heifers, £i In £i 17s 6d; lighter. £3 to £3 I7> 6d; light. £2 to £2 17s 6d; otliers, 20s lo 37s 6d. Sheep were yarded in average rtumbers. There was a steady demand

with values firm at late quotations. Prime wethers made 10s 6d to 13s 6d; small and unfinished wethers, 7s 6d to 9s 9d; prime ewes, 6s to 6s 6a; interiorly fatted ewes, 2s to ss; prime hoggets, 8s 6d lo 12s; unfinished hoggets, 6s to 8s 3d.. Lambs were penned in large numbers and sold readily at late quotations. Prime lambs made 9s to 13s 6d; small and unfinished, 4s 6d to 8s 9d.

Pigs were penned in large numbers. There was a steady sale with values firm for baconers, but showing improvement in porkers. Choppers sold from £i to £2 2s; heavy and medium baconers and heavy porkers, from £1 ils to £i 16s; medium porkers and light porkers, from £i 3s to £1 9s. Store pigs sold well at late quotations. Large stores, Iss to £1; slips, 8s to 14s; weaners, 7s to 12s 6d. Calves were penned in small numbers, and sold at values on a par with last week’s quotations. Runners made £1 to £2 9s; heavy vealers, £i 15s to £2 3s; medium, £1 10s to £i 14s; light, £1 to £1 8s; smaller, 15s to 18s; small and fresh dropped, 3s to 14s; rough calves, 4s to 9s. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report on the«sale as follows: Our beef pens contained 183 head, as against 200 head at last Wednesday's market, comprising 128 steers and 55 cows and heifers. There was an improved demand, and generally values were firmer. Extra choice ox sold to 18s per 1001 b.; choice and prime ox 16s to 17s; secondary and plain ox, 14s to 15s; prime young coxv and heifer beef, 14s to 17s; ordinary cow beef, 10s to 13s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £7 to £7 12s 6d; heavy prime steers, £6 to £6 17s 6d; lighter prime steers, £5 5s to £5 17s 6d; light prime steers, £4 to £5 2s 6d; small and unfinished steers, £2 15s to £3 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £3 10s to £4; lighter prime cows and heifers, £2 5s to £2 17s 6d; other killable cows, £1 10s to £2 2s 6d.

There was a full yarding of sheep. Competition was steady throughout, and last week’s values were fully sustained. A total of 1411 sheep was sold. Extra heavy prime wethers made 13s to 14s 6d; heavy prime wethers, 12s to 12s 9d; medium to heavy prime wethers, 11s to 11s 9d; light to medium prime wethers, 9s 6d to 10s 9d; unfinished wethers, 8s 6d to 9s 3d; extra heavy prime young ewes, 7s to 8s; heavy prime ewes, 6s to 6s 9d; lighter prime ewes, 5s 3d to 5s 9d; other killable ewes, 4s 6d to ss. Lambs were penned to the number of 674, and were all of choice quality. It was a brisk sale at ruling values. Extra heavy prime lambs, 12s 6d to 13s 3d; heavy prime lambs, 11s to 12s 3d; lighter prime lambs, 9s 9d to 11s 3d. We had a smaller entry of calves. Bidding was somewhat erratio, but values generally were equal to those ruling last week. Runners made £1 4s to £2 15s; heavy vealers, £2 3s to £2 6s; medium, £1 15s to £2; light, £1 5s to £1 9s; small, 12s to 18s; rough and bucket-fed, 6s to 14s; bobby calves, Is to ss. A total of 146 calves was sold. There was again a full yarding of fat pigs. The demand was steady throughout with values for baconers very firm and showing an improvement for porkdhs. Choppers made £1 5s to £2 4s; extra heavy prime baconers, £2 4s to £2 7s (one particularly good quality pig realised £2 11s); medium baconers, £1 16s to £1 18s; light, £1 12s to £1 14s; heavy porkers, £1 8s to £1 10s; medium, £1 5s to £1 7s; light and unfinished, £1 Is to £1 4s; stores, 15s to 17s; slips, 13s to 15s; good weaners, 11s to 13s; smaller, 4s to Bs. A total of 551 pigs was sold.