WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21015, 18 January 1940, Page 11

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES DROP IN BEEF PRICES GOOD DEMAND FOR SHEEP AUCKLAND, Wednesday Yardings at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday were average ones of good quality. A heavy yarding of cows and heifers did not meet with such keen competition as last week and prices eased. Quotations dropped by Is per 1001 b. Top price for steers was £ls, compared with £l4 15s at the last sale. Cows and heifers sold to £9 7s 6d, against £9 15s. A large entry of sheep met with keen and steady competition. Wethers made to 26s 3d and ewes to 20s. Last week’s best prices were 27s and 23s respectively. Full late rates were realised for an average yarding of lambs. With brisk bidding for pigs, all classes sold readily at very firm values. For porkers the best offer was £3 ss, the same as last week. Top price for baconers was also unaltered at £4 Bs. Averages remained the same at from 64d to 6£d per lb for baconers, and from 6fd to 7£d per lb for porkers. Calves of good quality were yarded in average numbers. Runners sold to £8 13s, against £B. Vealers made to £5 12s, the same as 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

Top price for steers was £ls, made by a consignment from Mr B. Reed, Waerenga, while a line from Mr G. Vosper, Cambridge, brought to £l4 17s 6d. A lot from Mr R. Bell, Pukekawa, brought to £ll ss, and steers from Mr C. G. Orr, Tuakau, sold to £ll 2s 6d. Up to £9 7s 6d was paid for a consignment of cows and heifers from Mr A. Main, Tamahere. Cattle from Mr H. Windsor, Tamahere, sold to £8 15s. To £8 7s 6d was made by a lot from Mr A. Batty, Motumaoho, while consignments from Mr W. Main, Tirau, and Mr A. I. Batty, Morrinsville brought to £8 ss. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. We had a big yarding, which sold under keen competition, and our quotations are firm on last week for all classes. Heavy prime wethers, 24s 6d to 25s 3d; medium, 23s 6d to 24s 3d; light, 22s to 235; plain and unfinished wethers, 21s to 21s 9d; heavy prime young and maiden ewes, 19s to 20s; heavy prime ewes, 18s to 18s 9d; lighter, 16s to 17s 6d; plain and aged ewes, 10s to 15s. Lambs.—An average entry sold freely at full late rates. Medium prime lambs, 21s to 22s 9d; lighter, 19s 6d to 20s 6d; light, 18s to 19s; small and plain lamb, 16s to 17s 6d. Calves were yarded in full numbers, the quality being first-class. At the commencement of the sale there was a firm demand, but this slackened as the sale progressed, and in the later stages values were considerably lower. Runners, £4 10s to £6 10s; heavy vealers, £4 to £5; medium, £3 8s to £3 17s; light, £2 15s to £3 4s; small, £2 2s to £2 11s; smaller, £1 5s to £1 15s; plain and unfinished, 15s to £1 ss; bobby calves, 5s to 15s. An average yarding came forward. Competition was keen and values remained very firm on last week’s quotations. Choppers, £3 5s to £4 7s; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 6s; medium, £3 14s to £3 18s; light, £3 7s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £3 to £3 4s; medium, £2 13s to £2 17s; light, £2 6s to £2 10s; small, £1 15s to £2 3s; stores, £1 6s to £1 13s; slips, £1 2s to £1 6s; weaners, 10s to 19s. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:— Beef.—Our yarding was an average one, and although there was little or no alteration in values on last week’s sale, our quotations are Is per 1001 b lower. Extra choice ox, £1 16s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 12s to £1 15s; ordinary and plain ox, £1 7s to £1 11s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 7s to £1 14s; ordinary cow beef, £1 2s to £1 6s; no extra heavy prime steers were penned; heavy prime steers, £l2 10s to £l3 2s 6d; lighter, £ll to £l2 7s 6d; light, £9 to £lO 17s 6d; plain and small, £6 to £8 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 2s 6d; heavy, £8 to £8 17s 6d; lighter, £6 10s to £7 15s; light, £5 5s to £6 7s 6d; aged and plain finished cows, £3 10s to £5. Sheep.—A large entry met a ready demand, with values firm at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers, £1 5s to £1 6s 3d; medium, £1 3s to £1 4s 9d; light, £1 Is 3d to £1 2s 9d; smaller, 19s to £1 Is; small and unfinished wethers, 12s to 18s 9d; heavy prime ewes, 18s to 19s; medium, 16s | to 17s 9d; light, 14s to 15s 9d; just killable, 10s to 13s 6d; inferiorly fat- ! ted ewes, 5s to 9s 6d. I Lambs in average numbers also ! sold readily at values on a par with the last sale. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 5s to £1 6s 6d; heavy, £1 3s 6d to £1 4s 9d; medium, £1 Is 6d to £1 3s 3d; light, 19s to £1 Is; smaller, 17s to 18s 9d. Store lambs, penned in large numbers, met a keen competition, selling to an unsatisfied demand. Values improved 2s to 3:r per head. Best, 14s to 16s 9d; others, 8s to 13s. Pigs. We had a large yarding. Competition was steady throughout, and values were slightly better than those ruling last week. Choppers, £2 10s to £4 11s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 18s to £4 7s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 7s to £5 15s; medium unci light porkers, £2

8s to £3 ss. Store pigs sold at values equal to those ruling last week. Large stores, £1 9s to £1 16s; slips, 15s to £1 8s; weaners, 6s to 18s. Calves. —Our entry v.as an average one. The demand was steady and values tor good quality vealers were better. Plain runners were easier. Runners, £ 15s to £5 17s; heavy vealers, £4 5s to £5 lls; medium, £3 10s to £4; light, £2 10s to £3 §s; smaller, £1 17s to £2 9s; small, £l’ 3s to £1 16s; rough calves, 14s to £1 ss; fresh dropped, 6s to 16s. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports:— Beef.—Our total yarding of fat cattle numbered 303 head, as against 326 head last week, comprising 138 steers and 165 cows and heifers. Competition for ox beef was keen and, although our quotations are Is per 1001 b. less, values showed little or no alteration on late sales. Cows and heifers were not so keenly sought, and values again eased on last week’s sale. Extra choice ox, £1 16s per 1001 b.; choice and prime, £1 13s to £1 15s; secondary and plani, £1 9s to £1 12s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 10s to £1 14s; oi dinary cow beef, £1 3s to £1 7s; extra heavy priry.2 steers, £l4 to £ls; for steers from Mr Ben Reed, Waerenga, 16 steers, averaging £l3 lls 4d. Sixteen steers from Mr Geo. Vospei, Cambridge, made up to £l4 17s 6a, the line averaging £l4 7s. Heavy, £l3 to £l3 10s; lighter, £l2 to £i2 10s; light, £lO 10s to £ll 7s 6d; small and unfinished steers, £6 10s to £9 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 7s 6d, for heifers from Mr A. Main, Tamahere; heavy, £6 to £7; lighter, £5 to £5 15s; other killable cows, £4 to £4 15s. Sheep.—Sheep were penned to the number of 643. Bidding was steady for all classes and late quotations were maintained. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 5s to £1 5s 9d; heavy, £1 4s to £1 4s 9d; medium to heavy, £1 2s 6d to £1 3s 6d; light to medium, £1 Is to £1 2s; unfinished wethers, 16s to 19s 6d; extra heavy prime young ewes, 18s 6d to £1; heavy, 16s to 17s 6d; lighter, 14s to 15s 6d; other killable ewes, 12s to 13s; other ewes, 5s to 10s. Lambs.—Lambs were penned to the number of 556, and last week s prices were maintained. Extra heavy prime lambs, £1 5s to £1 7s 6d; heavy, £1 2s 6d to £1 4s; lighter, £1 to £1 Is; light, 17s to 19s; small and plain lambs, 6s to 15s. Calves.—We had an average yarding and the quality of the offering was first class. At the commencement of the sale competition was keen and values showed an improvement, but the demand eased as the sale progressed, and in the later stages values were considerably lower. Extra heavy prime runners, £6 15s to £8 13s, the latter price for an outstanding heifer from Mr Fred Roberts, Pakuranga; medium, £5 to £6 ss; light and unfinished, £3 to £4 15s; heavy prime vealers, £5 to £5 12s: medium, £4 to £4 14s; light, £3 to £3 15s; smaller, £2 2s to £2 16s; small, 17s to £1 16s; rough and bucket-fed calves, 15s to £1 6s: bobby calves, 5s to 16s; a total of 247 calves was sold.

pigs.—These were offered in more than average numbers, and with brisk bidding all classes sold readily at fully recent quotations. Choppers made £3 5s to £6 10s, according to

weight; heavy prime baconers, £4 2s to £4 8s; medium, £3 15s to £3 18s; light, £3 8s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £3 Is to £3 ss; medium, £2 13s to £2 17s; light, £2 6s to £2 9s; small and unfinished, £1 14s to £2 4s; stores, £1 9s to £1 15s; slips, £1 Is to £1 ss; best weaners, 14s to 18s; others, 7s to lls; baconers sold from 6Jd to 6Jd per lb., and porkers from 6|d to 7Jd per lb. A total of 598 pigs was sold. FRANKTON YARDING j NEWTON KING, LIMITED Newton King limited, report that at their j Frankton sale held yesterday another heavy j yarding- or Tat pigs was penned. Compe- • Ution was keen and values were well up | to late rates. A medium yarding of store | and weaners were not so keenly sought J and prices were easier than at the last sale. Heavy prime baconers, £4 to £4 6s \ medium baconers, £3 lvs to £3 18s; lighter ; baconers. £3 5s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, , £2 15s to £3 2 a; medium porkers, 12 ba to £2 12s; light porkers, £2 2s to £2 ss; large stores, 35s to £2 is; slips, 24s to 32s 6d; weaners, 10s 6d to 15s. In the rat cattle section a lair yarding came forward and prices again showed an , easing tendancy on previous sales. Medium : fat Holstein cows, £5 is to £6 38; heavy rat Jersey cows, £5 6s to £5 16s; lighter, £4 lls to £5. A medium yarding or boners was penned and competition maintained late rates ; Heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £3 19*; j medium boner cows, £2 16s to £3 7s; light, £1 13s to £2 ss; medium weight j boner bulls, £7 12s to £8 ss. In the rat sheep section a medium yard- I lng was penned, prices realised showed ‘ an easing on last week’s values. Heavy | rat wethers, 22s to 23s 6d; medium rat wethers, 20s 6d to 21s 9d; lighter wethers, | 18s 3d to 19s 6d; heavy rat ewes, 155 to ■ 15s 9d; light fat ewes, up to I4t>.

LAMB AND WETHER FAIR REALIBATIONB AT KAUROA The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their annual Kauroa lamb and wether lair on 1 Tuesday, when rully the advertised yarding came forward. On a whole the quality ! of the offering was very good, all classes j coming rorward In the best or condition, j Values were very steady, and a most satisfactory sale resulted In a total clearance.! Realisations were.— Fat and forward wethers, to 21s 6d; j store wethers, 16s 9d to 18s 7d; small I store wethers, 12s 5d to 14s lOd; black face woolly rape lambs, to 16s 6d; smaller, i 13s 3d lo 16s; well-grown well forward shorn wether lambs, 13s to 14s 4d; well | rorward shorn wether lambs, lls 4d to 12s 6d; medium quality ewe lambs, igs 7d j to 17s Id; smaller, 12s 9d to 14s 9d; cull 1 ewe lambs, 10s 3d to 12s; small well rorward wether lambs, 8s 9d to 10s 6d; j cull well forward wether Jambs, 5s 6d to 7s 9d. Amongst the offerings on account of clients were.—.Mr J. Thomas: 87 store • wethers, 18s 7d; Mr J. B. Jackson: 115 I store wethers, 183; Mr W. Gibblson: 120 ' wether lambs, lls Gd, and 7 4 at lls lOd; Est. Mrs L. G. Ward: 50 wether lambs. 14s 1d; Messrs Fond and Fond: 1 4 G wether lambs, 14s 4d, and 308 at lls 8d; Mr F. Gaddes: 105 wether lambs. 16s 6d, and 80 at 13s 3d; Mr 11. G. C. Brigrnan: ewe lambs, 17a Id; Est. F. E. Trolove: 110 ewe lambs < lls Id to lls Gd; Mr D. G. Ward; Go wether lambs, lls yd.

stock sales:— This Week BEEF (per 1001b) — Ex. choice ox 37/Choice and prime ox . 32/- to 35/33/- to 36/Choice and prime cow and heifer 27/- to 34/28/- to 35/Boner & rough 22V- to (28/22/- to 30/SHEEP (per head) — Prime w’th’rs 19/- to 26/3 20/- to 27/L'nfln. w’th’rs 12/- to 18/9 13/- to 19/9 Prime ewes . 12/- to 20/14/- to 23/Unlln. ewes . 5/- to 15/1/6 to 13/6 Prime lambs 17/- to 27/6 16/- to 26/6 L'nfln. lambs 6/- to 17/6 8/- to 16/CALVES (per head) — Runners .. i 50/- to 173/60/- to 160/- \ ealers . . . 5/- to 112/5/- to 112/PIGS (per head)— Baconers .. .. 67/ to S8/-66/-to 88/Porkers .... 31/- to 65/-35/-.Jo 05/Weaners .... 6/- to 19/Slips 15/- to 28/15/- to 28/Large stores 26/- to 36/29/- to 30/Individual Consignments