LARGE YARDING

Waikato Times, Volume 117, Issue 19564, 1 May 1935, Page 10

LARGE YARDING

IMPROVED VALUES.

ACTIVITY AT FRANKTON. BEEF AT HIGHER RATES. [ There was a -considerable increase in activities at the weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday, when there were larger yardings in all sections. Late ruling quotations were fully -sustained, beef being a shade better while all classes of sheep sold at advanced rates. There was a fuller bench of buyers than usual and competition was maintained at a high pitch for the better consignments. , l’he smallness of the yarding in the ox beef section was lo an extent compensated by tile improved quality of the offering which aroused spirited bidding at improved rates. It was the first time for the past fortnight that any extra prime ox beef had been yarded, and the supply was rapidly absorbed. While there was a heavy yarding of cow and heifer beef, the quality in this class was not so evident, although prices were maintained •at the prevailing rates. The price for extra choice young cows and heifers improved by 1/6 per lOOib. and an increase of Is per 1001b'Avas recorded in the price for second quality cows. Surprisingly enough, there was a good yarding -of sheep which recorded a higher level of values for- all classes. The offering comprised for the most part wethers and fat e\\ T es, the latter selling particularly well. With a large representation of butcn~ ers keen to operate, the pens were easily cleared at prices that were unexpectedly high. An increase of Is 3d per head was recorded for extra prime wethers which sold up to 26s 6d, a few outstanding head changing hands at 27s 9d. The market was considerably more buoyant for fat lambs, prices up to 20s being realised. Not since January last has there been such a large yarding of porkers as was marketed yesterday, the auctioneers being kept working at high pressure to clear the exceptionally large number of poricers. Baconers were not penned in large numbers and they maintained prices at late quotations, but values were easier for porkers. The majority of the lightweight consignments were unfinished sorts and the competition for these was decidedly lax. The following -table -shows the comparison between this week’s and last week’s rates.—

This week Last week. BEEF (per 1001 b). Extra prime ox 22/6 Prime ox .. 21/Plain and inferior ox .. 20/Exlra clioieo young cows and heifers 24/6 23/Prlme cows . 22/6 21/Secoird quality cows .. 15/- 14/Lignt cows & lieirers ..14/- 14/P.unners .. 45/IVIUTTON (per bead). Extra prime wethers 25/-to 26/0 24/- to 25/3 Fat wethers : 22/6 to 24/- 21/-to 22/UnllnislieU withers 21/-to 22/Extra prime ewes 22/6 19/Fat cavcs .. 17/6 10 20/- 14/- to 17/L'nflnished ewes 15/6 to 16/- 11/-to 13/Fat hoggets 15/-to 20/- 14/-to 16/PIGS tper head). Baconers .. 50/-to 00/- 50/-to 09/Porkers .. 25/-to 48/- 27/-to 48/ Weaners .. :f/- to 8/- 4/-to 9/Sllps , .. 9/-to 11/- 10/- to 15/ Large stores 15/to 217- 16/-to 217Indlvidua! Consignments.

In the beef section Mr J. Hannon, of Cambridge, sold two prime Polled Angus bullocks at-£8 15s, two at £8 2s, and another two at £8 Bs. The -same vendor received up to £7 14s fur another line of attractive bullocks. For two prime Polled Angus bullocks Mr A. Bukowsky, ol' Obaupo, received an average of £7 10s, an Ayrshire bringing him £8 15s. Another successful vendor was Mr T. M. Hall, of Ohaupo, who marketed three prime bullocks n.t an average of £8 9s, and another three at an average of £B. The Cambridge vendor, Mr C. Potts, received an average of £8 11s for a line of Holstein bullocks, Polled Angus heifers made an average of £7 2s for another client.

The top price in the sheep section was brought l<y a Ngahinapouri vendor, Mr T. Wing, for extra prime wethers, Avhile the same vendor received an average of 25s 9d for another line ol wethers and 22s Cd for a lino of 24 fat ewes. Mr T. M. Hall, of Ohaupo, received 19s 9d for a line of fat lambs, while 16 lambs from another client made an average of 18s 9d. An average of 20s Avas realised by a line of 56 wethers from Mr \V. II- Baker, of Newstead, Avhile another line of 23 from the same vendor averaged 245.

Some good prices were realised in the pig section for baconers. 'The top price aa as received by Mr w. Christianson, of Newstead, avliosc line of baconers made an average of 695. A Ngaruawaliia vendor."Mr 11. ,r. Saulhrey, received an average of 65s for 1 1 is baconers, while Mr Gordon Phillips. of Te Mala, obtained Hie second lop price Avilli an average of 68s for heavy baconers. My Chas. Rout, of Frankton, for seven baconers received an average of 645.

Farmers' Auctioneering Company. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report: Sheep: At Frankton sale a good entry of all classes of fat sheep came forward. 'Owing to last week’s small entry butchers operated freely and prices for holli classes were (inner. Fat ewes were especially keenly sought and prices rose 2s per lieud on last week's prices. A good entry of fat I lambs showed no allera'Hon in prices, j Cattle: There was an average yard- j ing, wiHi Hie entry mosti; " heller quality. Competition was --md, Avilh ! prices firmer. There awis an exceptionally heavy yarding of cow and heifer beef, Avilh few pens of good qualify, Hie market remaining; firm for these, while second quality sli'o'tved no alteration in values. Fresh-conditioned and boner cows realised schedulp rales. Pigs: There was an extra, heavy yarding of fat pigs, with an V average yarding of stores and wean- N ecs. Values for baconers showed no j alteration, and sold on a par with late j sales, while porkers also remained j steady. Stores and weaners were dull j of sale., ;

Quotations: Heavy l'al steers, £8 lo |

£8 9s; lighter, £7 3s to £7 13s; killable, £6 2s to £6 10s; medium fat coays and heifers, £4 10s to £5 Is; lighter, £2 15s to £3 10s; killable cows,' 35s to £2 8s; fresh conditioned Jersey cows, 2>ss to 325; boner coavs, ■J 2s to 225; potter bulls, £2 to £3 15s. Sheep: Prime wethers, 24s 10 2-5 s 9d; medium, 22s 9d to 23s 6d; unfinished, 2is to 22s 6d; heavy prime ewes, i"9s 9d to 20s 6d, i’7-s to 18s; light, 15s 6d to 16s; heavy lambs, 17s 9d to 19s 3d; medium, Iss to 16s 9d; unfinished, 12s 9d to l-4s 9d. Pigs: Heavy baconers, £3 4s to £3 Bs, (no extra heavy pigs yarded), medium, £2 I7s to £3 3s; light, £2 10s to £2 16s; heavy porkers, £2 to £2 6s; medium, 34s to £2; light, 26s to 325; unfinished, 21s to 245; large stores, 18s to 225; slips, 10s to 12s; weaners, 4s to Bs.

Dalgety and Company.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyards on Tuesday, April 30, as under:— Fat Sheep.—A„medium yarding and fat wethers made late rates. Fat ewes advanced 3s to 4s per. iiead. Extra heavy fat Avethers made up lo 27s 9d. Good quality Avet-hers, 24s 6d to 25s 9d. Heavy fat ewes, 18s 3d to 22s Cd. Medium weight eAves, I:6s. Fat Lambs. —A small yarding. Heavy made 16s 9d to 19s 9d; light lambs, 13s 3d to 14s 9d.

Fat Cattle.—An average yarding. Prices Avere firmer than last week. Good quality ox beef made equal to 24s per hundred; prime young cows and heifers made £4 to to £7 2s‘; Jersey fat coavs, £2 2s 6d to £3 ils; light ditto, 37s to 41s; runners, £2 5s to £3 -ss; inferior ditto, i-9s to 265. Store Sheep.-—-A small yarding. We sold 94 Romney cross ewe , lambs (shorn) at 17s 6d; 113 Romney cross wether lambs (shorn), 13s 7d lo 14s 4d; 28 cull ewe lambs, 10s 7d: 25 wether lambs (cull), 6s 9d. Fat Pigs.—There Avas an extra heavy yarding consisting df mostly porkers and light baconers. We quote: Prime baconers, £3 3s to £3 8s; 'medium baconers, £2 16s to £3 2s; heavy porkers and light baconers, £2 6s to £2 15s; medium porkers, 36s lo £2 4s: light porkers, 27s to 335; good stores and unfinished porkers, 18s to 235. Store Pigs.—A full yarding. Good forward stores and light porkers sold at late rates, but the demand for small stores and weaners was very Aveak and these sold at lower rates than have been ruling. Good forward stores sold from 15s to 21s; small stores, 11s to 14s 6d; weaners, 6s to 9s; small ditto, 2s lo 5s 6d; crossbred boar, 10s; purebred Berkshire boars, ligns.

Loan and Mercantile Agency. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report on their Tuesday’s Aveekly stock sale as follows: Cattle.—All classes of cattle came forAvard in good numbers, the entry comprising a few heavy finished bullocks, but mostly medium class fat coavs and heifers. In the ox section last week's decrease Avas regained, there being a good demand. The im-plrove-ment experienced in the good quality cow section was of lesser extent than that recorded for bullocks. Second class cow beef also sold at firm rates, whilst likewise there was no variation for good numbers of sLore and boner cows. We quote: Heavy bullocks, £8 3s to £-8 Its; good quality ditto, £7 lbs to £8 2s; lighter ditto, £7 'ss to £7 15s; prime heavy coavs and heifers, £5 to £5 12s 6d; medium quality ditto, £4 to £4 12s Cd; lighter quality ditto, £3 5s to £3 15s: killable, £2 10s Lo £3 2s 6d; fresh conditioned, £1 15s to £2 ss; good stores, 28s to 345; boners, 18s to 255; runners, £2.

Sheep.—Numbers yarded were slightly in excess of Hie normal. Wethers Avere well represented, good numbers of good quality being included, whilst also there were several pens of heavy fat eAves. If anything, there Avas an improving tendency in wether values and ewes also rose quite appreciably. Schedule rates ruled for good supplies of fat lambs. For a fair offering of good conditioned store lambs a very satisfactory sale resulted. We quote: Prime quality wethers, 25s 9d; good fat wethers, 23s 6d to 255; light ditto, 22s to 23s Od; heavy l’at ewes, 19s Od; good qualily eAves, 17s to 18s Od; medium ditto, 15s to 16s 3d; heavy lambs, to 18s 9d; lighter ditto, 14s 6d to 17s; forward store lambs, 12s Od to 13s 1 Id; good store lambs, 11s to 12s 6d. Pigs.—-Consequent upon last week’s small entry and the approach of winter the yarding Avas phenomenally large, and consisted mostly of porkers Avith only a sprinkling of baconers throughout. Values Avere on a par with late rates. Also in the store and vveaner section abnormally large numbers came forward and this reflected In a slight easing of values. We quote: Heavy baconers, £3 4s to £3 8s; medium ditto, £2 18s to £3 3s; light ditto, £2 10s to £2 16s; heavy porkers, £2 2s to £2 8s; medium ditto, £1 12s to £1 18s; light ditto, 25s to 30s; large stores, 17s to 20s; smaller ditto, 12s Od to 16s; slips, Os Od to 8s; weaners, up to -is Od.

G. W. Vercoe and Co. G. W. Vercoe and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale at Frankton yesterday, when an average yarding of fat sheep came forAvard. Fat wethers met with only a fair demand at rates about equal to those of the previous week, Avliile fat cavcs firmed. An average entry of fat lambs sold at late, rates. A line of 56 good quality fat wethers ex Mr M. 11. Baker averaged 20s; medium Aveights, 23s lo 2is Oil; light, 22s to 22s 9d; heavy fat ewes, 17s to 18s; lighter, 15s to 16s 0d; light and unfinished, 12s to I is; heavy fat lambs, 18s to 2us; medium weights, JOs to 17s Cd; light, 1 is to 15s od. An average entry of ox and.a heavy entry of cow and heifer beef came forAvard. Ox beef sold readily at rates above those of Ihe previous Aveek, while cow and heifer beef remained firm at late rates. A draft of good quality fat bullocks ex Mr j. i lan - non. of Cambridge, sold up to £8 15s, Avhile Mr A, Bukowsky, of Ohaupo, received up to £8 7s Od for a pen of lighter weights. Heavy l'al coavs sold from £5 lo £5 10s: medium weights £ i to £4 15s; light,' £2 10s to £3 10s; unfinished, 35s to £2 7s Gd; heavy fat heifers, £.’i 10s to £5 ss; medium weights .£3 His to £4 7s Od; light, £2 5s to £3 7s Gd; vealers, 10s to 395. A heavy entry of store cattle, Hie majority consisting of boner cows, sold at late rates. Shorthorn store coavs, 32s lo 38s; heavy boners, 25s to 30s; others, 15s to 245; potter bulls to £4 10s.

A heavy yarding of fal pigs sold at late rates. Heavy baconcrs, £3 3s to £3 9s; medium weights, £‘2 Jijs to £3 2s; light. £2 12s to £2 15s: unllnished £2 8s to £2 11s; heavy porkers, 38s to £2 7s; medium weights 35s to-375; light, 25s to 335; choppers to £2 10s. SI ore pigs were jVenned in large numhers but the den\and was dull and prices throughout were low. Forward conditioned large l.\)S to 19s, slfjas 9s to 11s, weaners ostGd to 8s; sows in pig, to 30s

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HIDES, SKINS AND TALLOW. There was a fair demand at the fortnightly sale of hides held by Auckland brokers yesterday. Values were irregular, lull were generally on a par with recent quoin linns. Sharp advances occurred in prices for sailed sheepskins, while dry sheepskins also improved. Tallow was unchanged. Prices for best grades were:— Hides.—Ox (abatlOirs), heavy, Old to 0 5-8 d per lb; medium. Gd to Ojd; light, to ?> 7-8 d; country butchers, heavy, fjjd to Gd; medium, Dd to Did; light, iid to iAf 1: cow (abattoirs), heavy, I 7-8 d; light to medium, Dd; country butchers, heavy, 1 l-8d to •iid; farmers, all weights, *2?d lo Bid, yearlings (abattoirs), heavy, Did to Gd; light, Gjd lo 7jd; second grade, Bid to s id; cut and faulty, 2Ad to 3 Ad. Calfskins, under -lib, 7il to 7Ad; •41b to 51b. 73d 'to 8d: Gib to 81b, B.JU to ft cl; seconds and cut, SAU to Gj-d; slippy, 2Ad to Did. Dry Sheepskins. Three-quarter to full wool, medium lo line crossbred, Djil to 5 A cl; coarse crossbred, lo Dd; damaged and faulty, 2Ad lo B:jd; halfwools, medium lo line crossbred, I id to Djd; coarse, crossbred, id to -tAd; damaged and faulty, lAd lo Bid; bare to quarter wools, sound, Bid to *id; damaged and faulty, lAd lo 2Ad. Salted Sheepskins.—Quarter wools, sound, Is ftd lo 2s id each; faulty, Is 3d to Is 8d; half lo three-quarter wool, sound, Bs lo Bs Gd; medium, 2s to 2s 8d; faulty. Is od lo 2s Dd. Tallow.—Good quality, 24s to 2Ds per owl.: second grade, 20s tu 235; third grade and inferior, lis to IGs Gd.