PIGS DEARER

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19914, 17 June 1936, Page 12

PIGS DEARER

BEEF SHADE FIRMER. VALUES AT FRANK'I‘ON. ' KEENER DEMAND FORJVETHERS .... The firming tendency of better quality beef and the substantial advance for porkers were the features of the weekly Fraukton stock sale yesterday, when th'fle alteration from late quotations was noted for most classes. Cattle were on offer in smaller numbers. while theyarding of fat pigs was the lightest seen at the yards this season. Bidding was steady for a larger sup—ply of ox beef, which included improved quality sorts for which the competition was keen at fully late rates NlO difliculty was experienced in maintaining the slightly advanced values of last week for light; to me—dium sorts. A pen of extra prime descriptions sold under briskeompeti—tion at £ll is. the best price realised for ox at Frankton for some time. Atv traciive quality medium pens were traded at prices ranging from £7 9d to £9. An improved tone was also noted for the best quality beef'in the cow and heifer beef section, which includ—ed the best quality seen at the yards in this section for several weeks. For plain and secondary sorts the market remained flrm. Choice quality 'pens sold from £7 to £8 155. ' l Sheep and Figs. Plates were generally on a par with last week in the fat. sheep section, but wethers met a firmer market and a substantial advance was noted in some cases. Very little variation was noted for ewe-s, the best selling at 215 9d.l A quiet sale was experienced for} lambs, but full}r schedule rams werei generally obtained. The limited supply of fat pigs re-l sulted in a [strengthening of the market for this class, porkers particularly showing a sharp advance. Baconers improved by is over last Tuesday. A moderate entry of stores sold at sub« stantially improved values. Price Summary. The following is a summary ‘0! prices realised for fat stock «on the Frankton market during the past fort—nightz— ‘ -

lndlvldual sales. The best price in the beef section was realised by Mr T. M. Hall, who sold two heaxy prime steers for £ll 15, while the next. best figure was ob—tained by Mr J. llannon,‘ who sold steers rangingin price to £9 17s 6d. Steers from the. Moons. Estate. ’l'e Uku. were traded at prices ranging from £7 95 to £9, while a truck from Mr F. K. Duck met the market. from £9 is to 59 25. The most successful sale in the cow and heifer section was experienced for the attractive quality cows and heifers of Messrs Van Houttn and Nowlette, which sold from £7 is to £8 155. Prime rows and heifers from Mr T. M. Hall 5011 i‘rom £5 12s to £7 75 6d, while lighter sorts from the Paeran-gi Estate were knocked down at £5 125 6d. \Yethers from Mr .J. F. Dromgool sold at 305 6d. while a line from Mr J. Drewe sold at 285 6d. Ewes from Mr J. A. Gower changed hands at 'lls 9d, while those from Mrs C. Johnstone were traded at 21s 3d. Lambs from Mr G. Dent made 255 6d. Farmers’ Auctloneerlng Co. The Farmers‘ Co—operatixe Auction—eering Co. Ltd. report on the sale as follows :—_-\ smaller entry of both fat wethers and ewes “ere penned: 111'? quality was not. as good as recent yardings and ooi'nvpetition not over—keeir Rates on a par with recent quotations ruled. A good entry or fat lambs rame forward and for these competition “as kE'EllE‘l’, with prices firmer than recent. sales. 0:; beef was again yarderl in average numbers. th': majority being lightweight well—fin—ished steers with \’EtlLll’s remaining: firm. Cow and heifer beef was yard—ed in full numbers, with a good pro~ t portion of finished cattle. the marketl showing no alteration. Second quality ‘ and boner rows were penned in heavy I numbers, the market being good with 1 firm values ruling. 'nunners and vealers were yarded in heavy numbers, [ with butchers operating freely at re— I cent quotations. A few pens of store cattle found a good market, particularly for young empty good—coloured cattle. A medium yarding of all classes came forward, including the advertised herd of cows and heifers. Values realised were about equal to those ruling at other centres. A small yarding of fat pigs and a medium entry of stores and weaners were offered. The demand for 'baconers was again keen, and prices paid were in excess of export schedule rates. A full bench or buyers competed strongly for i stores and weaners and prices showed a. sharp rise on last week‘s sale. Quot- i etionsz— Sheen—Heavy prime wethers 285 to 28s 6d. medium 265 to 2'75 3d, heavy prime ewes ‘205 3d to 215 3d.‘ medium 175 5m to 195 3d, forward and killable ewes 1'55 6d to 17s, heavy prime lambs 235 9d to 255 Gd, medium 215 to 225 Gd. light. prime Inm'bs 19s 9d to 20s 9d. forward and killable 17s to 18s Gd. A pen of mixed age tunregistere-d, Southriown ewes. run—lning with stud Southtlmxjn rams. on account: of Mr Keith \Velch, 'l‘aupiri, lrealised 293 6d. ‘ Cattle—Medium fat steers 5:11 is. ilight £8 95 to £9 is, medium fat cows

lam-d heifers £5 105 to £5 175 6d, lightier £4 25 6d to £5 25 6d. killable cows ‘£3 85 to £3 17s 6d, heavy boner cows I£2 15s to £3 (is, medium 385 to £2 115, lighter 26s to 335, fresh condi—tioned young Shorthorn and Friesiani cows £3 to £3 155, good store cows £2 1 17's 6d to £2 155, 25—}‘1‘. store steersl £6, breeding cows r.w.b. £1 to £1; 33. l ’weaner steer Hereford calves £2 105 to £3 is. runners £3 lo £3 65, good ‘rvealers £2 45 to £2 12s. medium 255‘ lto 355, rough Gs to 185. Jersey-1 ‘ cross dairy cows £4 to £5 105, Short— l , horn dairy cows £4 is to £4 155, good quality Jersey heifers £5 as to 136.} Jersey heifers, later calvers £3 105 to l l £5. Pigs.——Best baconers £3 115 to £3J , 165, medium £3 35 to £3 105, light £2 ‘l2s i 0 £3. heavy porkers 385 ‘to £2 Bs. ‘medium 335 to 375, light porkers 285 to 325, unfinished 225 to 275, best stores 215 in ‘.’G5, medium 175 6d 10 20s, slips 12s to 165, weaners 85 to l 115 6d. , ‘ i Messrs Dalgety a: Go. l Messrs Dalgety and (30., Ltd.. re-i port on the. sale as followsz—There was a smaller _3'arding than ‘usual of fat. sheep. Price swere on a par with last week‘s rates. Prime fat wetners sold at 265 6:1 to 285, light and unfinished 24s to 255 3d, prime fat ewes 205 to 225 Gd, medium qual- : ity‘ewes 17s to 19s 3d, unfinished, ewes 125 6d to 115 6d. A medinmi yarding of fat lambs showed no alter- i ation in prices. Prime heavy made i ,up to 253 6d, good lambs 215 to 235. l illight lamhs 175 to 195, unflnishedl llambs 15s We sold 121 full-mouth ‘ ‘ewes in lamb to Southdown rams at ‘24s, 28 do. 225 6d, 41 do. 205. There iwas an average yarding of fat cattle, which sold at late rates. \Ve also sold fat bullocks at £27 105 to 129, ml cows £1 1s [0 £5 ‘25. fat Jersey cdws £3 10 £l, inferior and light £2 12s to £2 165. runners £2 185 lo E-l, realers 3‘25 to £2 1281 “'8 sold a pen of 11— year—old Shorihnrn hullocks at. £7 ‘75, slorr cow; £2 [55 to £8 7s, boners £2 .35 to £2 ills. light irlo. 2‘85 to 365. Only a small enlry of fat. pigs 'ramn forward with :1 medium entry of stores and weaners. Baroners were in , strong demand and the ion price of the sale was £3 165.. Porkers melt with n rearly snlol \Vn yarded no prime llrn\'.\' l‘mronors. We quote: ll’rimn hammer.» £3 :cs in $3 Gs, nlO~ ldium ital-onors 531‘ 18s 10 £1; 3s, liglil lprimr‘. rin. it? 11’s in £2 18s. liglil iln. li‘fl :is to 11:! 10s. hmrv porlzrrs 37$ fr) ii": is. prime workers 325 la :lfls, light ' lpnrkers 'les ’0 (llls. (\'lorn uni‘l \vraner‘ Wiles .‘nlmnvml on lusr week‘s quot» Ilions anti met a rmnly sale. Larrze stores "‘.’Ds to '.’lls. small stores {as m {ll’s. licsi slips 11’s in lis. Desi wean‘ ers is in 115, others Gs in ‘.',ls. sows [lo farrnw .\ugnsl and September £1 10s to £l. ‘ Loan and Mereanclle Agency. I The New Zealand Loan and .\lercan‘ I iile Agency (30.. Lici., report on the sale as i’ollmvs:~—— Sheen—The yarding was heavier ilian usual but regarding fat ewes and ; \vetliers the quality was mostly medi— l ocre, with a few odd pens of prime? sheep. Fat “elders regained lasl \veelc's fall in prices, while ewes mel ‘ a stead)- llemand. For hemv fall lambs a lively demand was in Ovid—i rnre. and values were holler ii‘ any ihinl: ilmn recent rnmlalions. )len'liuml fat lambs were ivrnnrd in Mlm limvrl numbers (mil for these [how “as im nuliv‘rnhln‘ rhnngr, “‘0 finale: lleflvr ‘ i‘al \wlln‘rs ‘l7s on in fils ml. gmnl' qualil)‘ l‘nl \wtlil‘rs 'Jls in 2115 (M, I]]l‘—‘ Alllllll in light. “3'25 ml in 25.5, lirnu' our, H: In gus- :lil. mmlium ills mi in 17> 'lin inl’rl'lwr in ills. hmn) f.” lrnnlls filils 41:1 in '.’is ml. medium ills '.NI in 22s l‘yll‘ nllim‘s [.\‘s 1:» 11‘s ml. Hollierrvllvnyv i'ul rmvs were €nl~ errrl in Inm'lrrniv supply while ailmul I iln‘ llhllrll numbers of merlluin wrighl, slurr‘s, anti boners rumn forward. For hmvy rows, partlrularly of Eli. and. PA. hrv‘mls, nnimalcri bidding ruled: :nnl nrir‘rs ionrlrwl to he firmer. l‘luln' Jersey fat rn\\s and stares sold under 1 sirmly «'umnriilinn and rates did not; \oll‘). “‘0 quote: llcmy 111 5,11. runs

£4 105 to £5 65, medium'quality P.A. heifers £4 to £4 65, good conditioned l'at Jersey cows £3 55 10 £4. lighter do. £2 12s ed to £3 23 6d, good con—ditioned store coxvs £2 “ls ad to £2 105, others £1 17s (id to £2 25 6d. boners to £1 155. _ Pigs—Owing to a shortage of sup—‘plies in all sections there was a de—sfl‘nite improvement recorded in prices. lPorkers generally were firmer, While baconers maintained the better values of last week, and stores and \veaners increased to a Very marked extent.» «A’ few sows with litters sold exceedingly well. We quote: Heavy hacone‘rs £3 Us to £3 145, medium baconers £3 45 to $3 105, light do. £2 13! to £2 17s 6d,'heavy porkers £2 45 to £2 85, medium £1 17s ed to £2 25 6d, light to 355. well grown store pigs 23s to 255, medium 185 to 225 6d, slips 13s to 165, large weaners 95 to 125, small to 95; sows with litters £5 to £7 155. Messrs G. W. Verooe and Go. Messrs G. W. Veruqe and Cempani‘. Limited, report on the sale as follows: A full entryr of fat sheep came forward and prices for weihers were not as high as those of the previous week, while fat ewes remained firm at late rates. Fat lambs sold readily at latest quotations; heavy fat wethers sold to 285; medium weights. 265 to 275; 1111— finished. 25s to 255 9d; heavy fat ewes, 205 lid to 225; medium weights, 185 to 205; light and unfinished, 165 to 17s Gd; heavy fat lambs, 24s to 255 6d; medium weights, 225 to 23s 6d; light, 185 to 215; a small line of s—year ewes, cx Messrs Wilson 8r05... of \Vaiinai, averaged 285; store lambs, to 1'35 Ud. Calves were penned in full numbers 'and fully maintained late rates; Runners sold to £3 10s; heavy \‘ealers, £2 {lO5 to £3 is; medium, £1 105 to £2 is: small valves, ‘los to 'l3s. . A small entry of ex hoet‘ sold stead—ily at. rates on a par \xiih those ("if lti‘n‘l. work. Twu illrllillnien'eight Puller] Align.» hullorlxs rx Air .l. liannon, ot‘ Umnhrideo, il\t“l‘fl;fl‘r‘ll i 1!) 175 Gd. whilr in (trail at light fat Hereford hullorks ex Mr H. Rhodes. ut‘ Putcrzingi, sol-l from 527 1.35 to £7 17$, , A\ large yarding oi‘ row and heifer hoof was penned and privrs “err slightly tlrmer. .\ rhoire line of lr‘ Potted Angus and Hereford ro\\s and heifers ,ex Messrs Van Houtte Hill] Nollett. of Te Llsu, sold to £8 lbs and averaged £7 85: \Vcll—t'lnished Short—horn rows, ex Mr T, .\l. llall, of llam—ilton. sold to £7 Ts (id; for the better of tno cows. Messrs L}. and R. Ban—stead, of .\latangi. rcceiVen £6 Ts 611. while cattle ex 311‘ 'l‘, Murphy, sold to £0 55; light—“eight Hereford heifers, ex Paerang‘i Estr, sold to £5 12s 6d. and 311‘ Harry Hall. of llototuna, ru— 1 reiVed to £5 125 for a draft of med-ium-weight cows. \Ve quote: Heavy prime heifers, £7 105 to £8 15-}; lighter prime, to S? '.'s Gd; medium-l weight hciiers, £3) to 9:3 155; light fut heifers. in El ills; hrm’) prime runs, I £7 lu £7 13:: hrmx fill L'H\\§. 5171 [is in iii the: medium “flights. ii": 105 in I ‘.‘.’» its; light, 52:; 17‘s in It Ts 0.1; hem) fat .lrrsvy rims. iii to 51?»: lighter. L‘il lu iii: If». \ lnrgn mitr) ul' lmrn'r rims sold till :1 par \\ilh lust ' week‘s litmtntinus. liz>.i\,\' l'nmcrs sold [ from £3 lite in L'ii: medium, 335 l'l' £2. N's: light. “its in this; t‘nrnnril r'nn- I ditionrd .\hnrthorn and l’rilwiun ru\\'~’. I'3 {-5 in L‘i Us: nthvrs, £2 13s to £3 ‘25 (ill: [N‘iHl'l' bulls: in L'Zi 15s. The. maturity ut' dairy cattle rmxle‘l 1 were. at imur quillily and thrsn were I not wantt-«l although anything shmv ‘ ing quality sold \Vf‘ll. (mod qunlil: Jersey and Jersey cross hi-it‘r’i‘s in mill_ and rinse. in [truth snlrl to £6 Us 13:1: others, in C 5 is; .lr‘rsny rross en“tcarly calwrs), to £5 10s; haul;\\'n:‘l

sorts, £3 to £4 55. I Fat pigs were penned in small numbers and quotations remained on a par with those of last week. Medium weight baconers sold from £3 is to £3 115; light, £2 125 to £3 35; heavy porkers, £2 2:4 to 522 Rs; medium. 843 to 395: light, 285 to 335. Competition on an average entry of store pigs was keen and prices firmed considerably. ‘Sows in pig, £3 105 to £5 ss; good ’ stores. 21m to 275; others, 205 to 235: Isiip's. 165 to 19s; wedners,‘ 105 to 1.35. l HABBITSKIN SALE. Messrs Dal-sew and Company, Limited, Dunedin, report as follows :—The total offering at the sale on June it. was heavier than at any previous -sale this season. Demand was less spirited, ,1 land the steady advance in prices which has been a feature or the season was checked. All grades or winter bucks were in fair demand at, a. decline of from 3a to 6d per Ib. but. does were comparatively neglected, and prices were anything from 6d to 18:1 per 11) lower than last sale. Vlnferior grades, also early-caught skins up to incomings, were from 3d to 9d lower. I m

IEEF (per 100“.) , Thls Week Last \Veek. Extraprimdox 26/Prlme ox 21/6 tofli/G 21/-to‘24/-Extra choice ' young cows and hglrers 24/- to 25/Prlme cows 20/~ to 23/6 20/— to 23/6 Second quamy cows .. 16/6t018/- 16/62018/— Light cows 6L heifers .. 15/40 16/- 15/—t016/MUTTON (nor held) Extra prime wethers 98/610 30/6 28/-to 29/Fat wetllers 26/-1o 27/- 24/- to 26/9 Unfinished \vethers 21/—to 23/— 20/-to 22/6 Extra prime ewes 18/-to£1/9 19/-m 22/Fat ewes .. 14/61015/- 15/-t016/9 Unfinished ' ewes ' H/- 1015/Fat lambs . . 21/~ to 25/- 18/- to 24/— Ple (per head). Baconers ., 52/- to 76/- 57/- to 75/Porkers .. 92/40 48/— 18/-to 40/Weaners .. 10/-10H/- 8/5 to 10/Hlps .. 15/-f019/- 14/-10 16/Large stores 22/» to 27/< 20/- to 27/-