WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20891, 24 August 1939, Page 13

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES SHARP RISE IN PRICES HIGH RATES FOR BEEF AUCKLAND, Thursday Prices rose sharply at the Westfield Tat stock market yesterday. Bacon and pork alone showed no improvement. uf I lie other sections heel* was quoted a further 2s per iOUlb. higher, the range of from 29s to 12s being the highest for almost a year. The Jirst shorn sheep this season made their appearance. Bids for steers went to £lB 17s Gd, the highest since last September, when a bullock made £l9. The increase on last week's best offer of £lB was a fair reflection of the market trend. Cows and heifers shared fully in the improvements, although the best bid at £l3 17s 6d was less than the £l4 las reached at the last sale. Prime fat wethers sold to 40s 6d, against 3Gs 9d last week, and ewes to 32s 9d, compared with 30s Gd. An increased entry of lambs made full late rates, the highest \price being .30s 6d. The small proportion of quality calves was keenly sought. Runners sold to £9 12s, compared with £9. Yealers improved Bs, with sales to £7 10s. The pig market showed an easing tendency. Baconers averaged 6id to G; t ‘d per lb, and porkers 7id to 8d per lb, the top prices in each section being £4 11s and £3 3s. Last week baconers reached £4 13s and porkers £3 10s. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westlield fat stock sales: — This Week Last Week

Individual Consignments The top price of £lB 17s Gd for steers was made by the best of a line from R. and A. Schlaepfer, Paerata, a consignment from Ranginui, Limited, Papatoetoe, realising to £lB 7s Gd. To £ls was offered for the best of a lot sold on account of Mr G. Johnstone, Matamata. Steers traded on behalf of Mr F. M. Dodd, Putaruru, realised to £l2. Cows and heifers marketed on account of the Ngapuke Estate, Papatoetoe, made £l3 lUs. A consignment forwarded by Mr F. Hall, Matamata, reached £l2 ss. Lots from Mr 11.

Windsor, Matangi, and Mr G. McGregor, Mhincwai. sold to £ll 17s 6d. Other quotable lots were sold on account of Mr Pohlen, Matamata, to £9. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. A keen demand for ox and an improvement of 2s per 1001 b. were witnessed at Messrs Dalgety and Company's weekly stork sale at Westfield today. The yarding totalled 181 head of beef, comprised of 80 steers and 101 cows and heifers, against IJ6 head last week. Cow and heifer beef also sold readily at an improvement of 2s per ioOlb. Quotations: Extra choice ox sold to 42s per 100 lb; choice and prime, 35s to 41s: .just killable. 36s to 38s; prime young cow and heifer beef. 37s to 395: .just killable cow beef. 30s to 335; extra heavy prime steers ranged from £l7 to £l7 15s; heavy prime steers. £l6 to £l6 17s Gd; lighter prime steers. £li 15s to £ls 13s; light prime steers. £l3 to £ 1 i 12s Gd; small and unfinished. £to tu £l2 13s: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l3 to £l3 i7s Gd; heavv prime, £ll 10s lo £l2 Jss; lighter prime, £lo to £ll ss; light prime. £8 to £9 J7s Gd; other killable cows, £5 lo £7 15s. Again the yarding of sheep was a small one and, as a result, the demand was keen. Values improved on last week's rates for both wethers and ewes. We did not yard any extra heavy wethers. The first shorn wethers of the year made their appearance and realised 24s 3d. Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly, —, shorn, —; heavy prime, £1 1 is to £1 15s; medium £1 12s to £1 1.3 s 6d; lighter, £1 8s to £1 11s Gd; light and unfinished, £1 4s Gd to £1 7s Gd; heavy prime ewes, £1 10s Gel to £ l 11s 9d; lighter, £1 7s to £1 10s; other ewes, 19s Gd to £1 Gs Gd. An average entry of lambs sold freely at full late rates. Heavy prime lambs, £1 3s to £1 ss; medium, £1 is lo £1 2s Gd; lighter, 19s to £1 0s Gd; small and plain, 1 is to 18s Gd. A small yarding of calves came forward, and although the offering comprised mostly plain calves, a further rise in values took place. Good quality sorts especially were eagerly sought. Runners, £7 to £9 12s; heavy vealers, £G to £7 3s; medium, £4 15s to £5 15s; light, £3 16s to £4 10s; smaller, , £2 14s to £3 13s; small, £2 5s to £2 ' 12s; rough calves, £1 to £2; bobby . calves, 8s to 17s. Pigs were yarded in large numbers. Values for bacon were slightly easier, while values for pork showed a noticeable drop on last week's quotations. Heavy baeoners, £4 to £4 4s; medium, ; £3 14s to £3 18s; light, £3 8s to £3 ■ 12s; heavy porkers, £2 18s to £3 3s; medium, £2 10s to £2 15s; light, £2 to J £2 ss; small, £1 10s to £1 17s. Values > for store pigs also were easier on late 5 rates. Good stores, £1 10s to £1 15s; : other stores, £1 Gs to £1 9s; slips, £1 3s to £1 Gs; weaners, lis to £1 3s. Loan and Mercantile [ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports on the sale us follows: At the Westfield fat stock market ox beef was penned in small numbers, while cows and heifers were ' penned in larger numbers. Competi- ; lion was again keen. Values advanced i on last week by from Is to 2s per , 1001 b. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s , per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 17s t to £2 Is; ordinary and plain, £1 13s to £1 lGs; prime young cow and heifer f beef, £1 13s to £1 19s; ordinary, £1 > os to £1 12s; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l7 to £lB 7s Gd; . heavy, £ls to £l6 15s; lighter, £l3 . to £l4 17s Gd; light, £lO to £l2 17s l Gd; plain and small, £7 to £9 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and ’ heifers, £l2 to £l3 10s; heavy, £lO to £ll 15s; lighter, £8 to £9 17s Gd; ■ light, £0 to £7 17s Gd; aged and plain finished cows, £4 to £5 17s Gd. A small yarding of sheep met brisk

competition, with values again firming on late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 17s to £1 18s; heavy, £1 15s to £1 IGs Gd; medium, £1 12s to £1 14s 9d; light, £1 7s Gd to £ i 11s Gd; smaller, £1 3s to £1 7s; small and unfinished, 15s Gd to £1 2s Gd; prime maiden ewes, to £1 12s 3d; heavy, £1 8s to £1 11s; medium. £1 3s Gd to £ l 7s Gd; light, 18s to £1 3s; just killable, 14s to 17s; interiorly fatted ewes, 8s to 13s Gd.

Lambs in increased numbers sold lo a ready demand, values being ve r y firm. Extra heavy prime, £i 7s to £ l 9s Gd; heavy, £1 5s to £1 Gs 9d; medium, £1 2s to £1 4s 9d; light, 19s to £1 Is 9d; smaller, IGs to 18s 9d; unfinished, best, 12s Gd to 15s 9d, others 8s to 12s 3d.

We had an increased yarding of pigs. There was a steady sale, with values for baeoners on a par with late quotations. Porker values were slighliy easier. Choppers sold from £2 16s to £4; heavy and medium baeoners. from £3 16s to £4 12s; light baeoners and heavy porkers from £3 Gs to £3 14s; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 10s to £3 3s; small, £2 to £2 8s; unfinished, £1 10s to £1 18s. Store pigs sold under keen competition at late rates. Large stores, £1 14s to £1 18s; slips, £1 4 s to £1 12s; weaners, 10s to £1 10s; sows, £3 10s to £5 7s Gd; The advertised pedigree Canadian Berkshire boars made 4 4gns to TAgns. Our entry of calves was an average yarding and competition was again keen. Values advanced further. Runners, £4 to £8 17s Gd; heavy vealers, £G to £7 10s; medium. £4 10s to Lo 15s; light, £3 10s to £4 8s; smaller, £3 to £3 8s; small, £2 Ss to £2 18s; rough calves, 15s to £2 ss; freshdropped to six-weeks-old, 7s to £2 Gs. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows : Beef.—At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our total yarding of cattle numbered 230 head, as against 238 head last week, comprising 81 steers and 149 cows and heifers. Our offering of o\ beef was of choice quality and selling under a {.rood demand values again improved by 2s per 1001 b. Cows and heifers also showed improvement on last week's sale. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s per 1001 b.; choice and prime ox, it 19s to £2 Js; secondary and plain ox, £1 16s to £1 18s: prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 17s to £ I 19s; ordinary cow beef. £1 10s to £1 13s; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l7 to £lB 17s Gd, for steers from Messrs R. and A. Schlaepfer, Paerata, the line of 20 averaging £ 1G 11s Gd: heavy, £l4 10s to £l6; lighter, £l3 to £li; light, £ll 10s to £l2 10s; small and unfinished, £9 to £lO 10s; extra heavy prime young rows and heifers, £ll to £l2; heavy. £lO to £lO 10s; lighter, £8 to £9; other killable cows. £5 to £7. Sheep. —Sheep were penned to the number of 978. Bidding was keen throughout the sale and values again improved on last week's quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 18s to £2 0s Gd. for wethers from .Mr John Miller. Turua. and £2 for wethers from R. and A. Schlaepfer, Paerata; heavy, £1 15s to £1 17s; medium to heavy, £1 11? to £1 14s;

light to medium, £1 4s Gd to £1 9s Gd; unfinished, 17s Gd to £1 3s; extra heavv prime young ewes, £1 8s Gd to £1 12s 9d, for ewes from Mr 11. Irwin, Ivaraka; heavy, £1 4s to £1 Gs Gd; lighter, 19s to £1 2s Gd; other killable ewes, 15s to 17s Gd; other ewes, 2s Gd to 12s Gd. Lambs. —Lambs were yarded to the number of 406 and a keen sale resulted at fully late rates. Extra_ heavy prime lambs, £1 10s to £1 153 Gd; heavv, £1 2s Gd to £1 7s Gd; lighter, 18s Gd to £1 Is Gd; light, 15s to 17s; small and plain, 7s Gd to 12s Gd. Calves. —We had a smaller yarding of calves. Good quality runners and vealers were insufficient for butchers' requirements; competition was extra keen, and values showed a further rise on last week's high quotations. No extra heavy prime runners were penned. Medium runners, £G 10s to £7 IGs; heavy prime vealers, £6 to £7 3s, for a well-finished heifer from Mr K. Mathieson, Waiau Pa; medium, £5 to £5 15s; light, £3 15s to £4 15s; smaller, £2 15s to £3 10s; small, 18s to £2 10s; rough calves, IGs to £1 15s; bobby calves, Is to IGs. A total of 231 calves was sold. Pigs.—There was an increased offering of pigs. Porkers were plentiful and values for these were lower. The demand for baeoners was also easier, and prices were inclined to re-

cede. Choppers made £2 to £3 12s; heavy prime baeoners, £i 4s to £4 11s; medium, £3 14s to £3 19s; light. £3 8s to £3 11s; heavy porkers, £3 to £3 3s; medium, £2 Us to £2 15s; light, £2 Is to £2 ss; small and unfinished, £1 14s to £2; stores, £1 12s to £2; slips, £1 5s to £1 11s; weaners, 14s to £1 4s; baeoners averaged G4d to GJd per lb. and porkers 7ld to 8d per lb. A total of 545 pigs was sold.

BEEF (per 1001b) — Ex. choice ox 42/- 40/Choice and prime ox .. 39/-to 41/- 36/-to 39/Cow & heifer 35/- to 39/- 32/- to 37/Boner & roug-h 29/-to 33/- 23/- to 31/•SilEEP (per head) — Prime wth’rs 22/0 to 40/0 22/-to 36/9 Pnlln. w’th'rs 15/0 to 23/- 10/- to 21/9 Prime ewes . 16/-to 32/3 15/- to 30/0 rutin, ewes . 8/-to 15/6 7/- to 13/6 Prime Iambs . 10/-to 35/6 15/-to3o/-i niln. lambs . 7/- to 15/9 0/- to 13/6 CALVES (per head) — Milliners .. 80/-to 192/- 70/-to 180/Vealers ... 8/-to 150/- 8/- to 142/P1US (per head) — Haconers 00/- to 91/- 61/- to 93/Porkers .... 34/-to 03/- 37/-to 70/Wcaucrs 1 o/- lo 30/- 14/-to 24/>1 ips 2 4 / - »tO 3 2/- 25/- to 2 9 / - Larg-c stores 34/->to3S/- 27/-to 41/-