WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20951, 2 November 1939, Page 14

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES KEEN DEMAND PREVAILS SPRING LAMB FIRMER AUCKLAND, Thursday Yardings at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday were generally average ones. A keen demand existed in most sections, except sheep, where there was not such a keen inquiry. Spring lamb prices, however, firmed considerably. In pigs, porker values showed definite improvement. A keen sale resulted for a good average entry of beef, and values were firm on late rates. The top price for steers was £lB, compared with £lB 10s last week. Cows realised to £l2 12s 6d, as against £ll at the previous sale. Bidding was not so keen for an average yarding of sheep. Wethers generally were slightly -easier on late quotations, while ewe values were several shillings lower. Shorn wethers sold to 30s 9d, a drop of 6d. Heavy prime ewes made to 26s for woolly and 22s for shorn. Last week’s best prices were 28s and 24s 6d respectively. A smaller entry of spring lambs met with a keen competition, making to 31s 6d, as compared with 27s 3d at the previous sale. Demand for Good Calves An average entry of calves met with a ready demand for goodquality runners and vealers, which were in short supply, rough and unfinished being hard to quit. The better classes made recent quotations, runners selling to £9 2s, against £lO 15s. Vealers were 3s 6d cheaper at £7 4s. There was a keen sale for a good yarding of pigs. Prices for baconers were firm, while porker values improved. Baconers sold to £4 7s, and averaged 6£d per lb, the same as last week, while porkers made to £3 2s, against £3. Average rates for porkers were from 6£d to 7£d per lb, this being Jd higher than last week. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:— This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001 b; Ex. choice ox 42/- 42/Choice and prime ox . 35/-to 41/- 35/-to 41/Choice and prime cow and heirer . 23/-to 39/- 32/-to 40/Boii' f & roug-h 25/- to 34/- 25/- to 34/SIIEEP (per head) Prime wethers: Shorn .... 21/-to 30/9 22/-to 31/3 Unshorn . . - to 34/6 Unfln. wethers: Shorn 15/-to 22/9 16/-to 23/Unshorn .. Prime ewes: Shorn 14/-to 22/- 16/-to 24/6 Unshorn .. 20/3 to 26/- 20/6 to 28/6 Unfln. ewes: Shorn 3/6 to 14/- 1/6 to 9/e Hofrgets: Shorn .... Unshorn ... Spring- lambs 15/-to 31/6 16/6 to 27/3 CALVES (per head) Runners .. 90/-to 182/- 80/-to 215/Vealers .. 3/-to 144/- 1/-to 147/6 PIGS (per bead) Baconers ... 64/-to 87/- 63/-to 87/Porkers .... 30/-to 62/- 35/-to 60/Weaners .... 18/-to 3 3/- 14/-to 32/Slips 25/-t*SS/- 25/- to 36/-Larg-e stores 35/- to 44/- 28/- to 43/Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £lB, made by a consignment from Mr H. E. Reed, Waerenga, while a line from Mr George Vosper, Cambridge, sold to £l6 17s 6d. To £ls 12s 6d was paid for a consignment from Mr Gordon Vosper, Cambridge. A consignment of cows and heifers from Mr E. M. Wright, Mauku, sold to £l2 7s 6d. Cattle from Mr H. E. Windsor, Matangi, were quoted to £lO ss. To £9 17s 6d was received from a lot from Mr J. A. Hill, Ohinewai. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Sheep: We had a full average entry. Competition was steady and prime wethers realised late rates. Ewes were yarded in larger numbers and sold at lower values. Extra heavy prime wethers, shorn, £1 9s to £1 10s 9d; heavy, £1 7s 6d to £1 8s 6d; medium, £1 5s to £1 7s; light, £1 3s to £1 4s 6d; plain and unfinished wethers, £1 Is to £1 2s 6d; heavy prime young and maiden ewes, woolly, £1 7s to £1 9s; shorn, £1 4s to £1 6s 3d; heavy prime ewes, woolly, £1 2s to £1 6s; shorn, 18s 6d to 19s 6d; lighter, woolly, £1 0s 3d to £1 Is; shorn, 15s to 17s 6d; plain and aged ewes, shorn, 10s to 14s. Lambs: A smaller entry than last week drew keen competition and values improved noticeably on late rates. Heavy prime lamb, £1 10s to £1 11s 6d; medium, £1 8s to £1 9s 6d; lighter, £1 6s to £1 7s 6d; light, £1 4s to £1 5s 6d; small and plain lamb, £1 Is to £1 3s 6d. Calves. —There was quite a good yarding, but prime quality sorts were again in short supply, a lot of small calves coming forward. There was a good demand and values, especially for prime quality, were very firm on last week’s quotations. Runners, £4 10s to £7 10s; heavy vealers, £6 2s to £7; medium, £5 2s to £5 19s; light, £4 2s to £4 16s; small, £3 5s to £3 19s; smaller, £1 10s to £3; plain and unfinished, 18s to £2; bobby calves, 5s to 16s. Pigs were yarded in good numbers, baconers being mostly in evidence. A steady sale resulted, with values for bacon remaining very firm, while pork values showed an improvement on last week’s rates. Heavy baconers, £3 19s to £4 3s; medium, £3 11s to £3 16s; light, £3 4s to £3 8s; heavy porkers, £2 17s to £3 2s; medium, £2 11s to £2 14s; light, £2 4s to £2s 8s; small, £1 16s to £2 Is; stores, £1 16s to £2 4s; slips, £1 7s to £1 13s; weaners, 18s to £1 7s. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:— Beef. —At the Westfield fat stock market our yarding was an average one. Competition was steady throughout. with values firm at last week's quotations. Extra choice ox, £2 2s per 1001 b.; choice and prime, £1 15s to £2 Is; ordinary and plain, £1 10s to £1 14s; prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 12s to £1 19s; ordinary cow beef, £1 5s to £1 11s; heavy prime steers, £l3 15s to £l4 17s 6a; lighter, £l2 to £l3 12s 6d; light. £lO to £ll 17s 6d; plain and small, £8 10s to £9 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £lO 10s to £ll 10s; heavy. £9 to £lO ss; lighter, £7 10s to £8 17s 6d; light, £6 to £7 ss; aged and plain finished cows, £3 15s to £5 15s.

Sheep.—An average market met a ready demand, with values for wethers on a par with last week and values for ewes inclined to be easier. Heavy prime wethers, £1 7s to £1 9s;

medium, £1 6s to £1 6s 9d; light, £1 3s to £1 5s 9d; small and unfinished wethers, 17s to £1 2s 9d; poorer wethers, 10s to 16s 6d; prime maiden ewes, £1 to £1 4s; heavy prime ewes, 17s 6d to 19s; medium, 16s to 17s 3d; light, 14s to 15s 9d; just killable ewes, 10s to 13s 6d; interiorly fatted ewes, 4s to 9s. Lambs.—Spring lambs in average numbers sold to a keen demand, with values improving on last week’s sale. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 8s to £1 9s; heavy, £1 6s to £1 7s 6d; medium, £1 4s to £1 5s 9d; light, £1 to £1 3s 9d; others, 16s to 19s. Pigs.—We had an average yarding of pigs. Competition was keen and porker values improved. Baconers were firm at late quotations. Choppers, £2 6s to £3 ss; heavy and medium baconers, £4 to £4 7s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 6s to £3 16s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 12s to £3 3s; small, £2 5s to £2 10s; unfinished, £1 18s to £2 4s. Store pigs were in keen demand and values were very firm. Large stores, £2 to £2 6s; slips, £1 10s to £1 18s; weaners, £1 to £1 13s. Calves.—Our entry was again large, consisting mostly of plain and small calves. Anything of quality commanded competition and values were firm at late rates. Runners, £4 10s to £7 10s; heavy vealers, £5 to £6 10s; medium, £4 5s to £4 15s; light, £3 10s to £4 2s; smaller, £2 10s to £3 8s; small, £1 10s to £2 8s; roligh calves, 15s to £1 10s; fresh dropped to three weeks’ old, 7s to £1 Bs. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports:— At our weekly Westfield fat stock market we penned fat cattle to the number of 305 head, as against 334 head last week, comprising 147 steers and 158 cows and heifers. A keen sale resulted for a good yarding of ox beef, and last week’s quotations were maintained. Cows and heifers were also in keen demand, and, like the ox, values were on a par with last week. Extra choice ox, £2 2s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 18s to £2; secondary and plain, £1 15s to £1 17s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 17s to £1 19s; ordinary cow beef, £1 10s to £1 14s; extra heavy prime steers, £l6 to £lB, for

steers from Mr H. E. Reed, Wae- | renga: heavy, £l4 10s to £ls ss; ! , lighter, £l3 10s to £l4; light, £l2 to j £l3: small and unfinished, £8 to £11; extra heavy prime young cows and 1 heifers, £ll to £l2 12s 6d; heavy, £9 ; to £10; lighter. £7 to £8; other kill- i : able cows, £4 15s to £6. Sheep were penned to the number of 1281. Bidding for both wethers ' and ewes was not so keen and values were easier. All quotations are for : shorn sheep. Extra heavy prime ( wethers, £1 7s to £1 9s 6d; heavy, £1 5s to £1 6s 6d; medium to heavy, i £1 2s 6d to £1 4s: light to medium, j £1 Is to £1 Is 6d; unfinished wethers, ' . 15s to £1; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 to £1 2s; heavy, 17s to 19s; lighter, 14s 6d to 16s; other killable ewes, 9s 6d to 13s; other ewes, 3s 6d to 7s 6d. Spring lambs were penned to the number of 116, and a keen sale resulted, with prices improving on last week’s sale. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 10s to £1 11s 3d; heavy,: £1 7s 6d to £1 9s; lighter, £1 5s 6d j to £1 6s 6d; light, £1 2s 6d.to £1 4s; j small and plain lambs, 15s to £l.

We had an average yarding, but good quality runners and vealers were again in short supply. There was a ready demand for all good quality calves, and values were firm at late quotations. Rough and unfinished calves were harder to dispose of. Heavy runners, £7 10s to £9 2s; lighter runners, £5 to £6 10s; heavy prime vealers, £6 to £7 4s; medium, £5 to £5 16s; light, £4 to £4 15s; smaller, £3 3s to £3 16s; small, 18s to £3; rough calves, £1 to-~£l 10s; bobby calves, 3s to 16s. A total of 244 calves was sold. There was a full entry, and a keen sale resulted. Prices for baconers were firm to slightly higher, while values for porkers improved. Choppers made £2 7s to £4 4s; heavy prime baconers, £4 Is to £4 7s; med- ! ium, £3 12s to £3 16s; light, £3 6s to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 17s to £3 2s; medium, £2 12s to £2 15s; light, £2 6s to £2 9s; small and unfinished. £2 to £2 4s; stores, £1 15s to £2; slips, : £1 5s to £1 12s; weaners, 18s to £1 I 6s; baconers averaged per lb and i porkers sold from 6id to 7£d per lb. A total of 625 pigs was sold.