VALUES WELL HELD

Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21038, 14 February 1940, Page 10

VALUES WELL HELD

MARKET AT FRANKTON KEEN PRICES FOR BEEF SHEEP SELL FREELY Keen bidding was the order in all sections at the Frankton sale yesterday, when the advanced level of values established last week was maintained. Prices were occasionally better in the beef section, the recent rise in the export schedule providing a stimulus to competition. Steers were forward in smaller numbers, with quality of an average standard. Bidding was keen throughout and any price changes were in favour of vendors. Heavy prime sorts were traded from £l2 5s to £l3 15s, against £l2 14s to £l4 last week, but yesterday’s cattle that obtained the top money were inferior to the best-priced cattle of last week. Medium sorts changed hands from £lO 17s 6d to £ll 17s, and smaller descriptions from £8 3s to £lO Is. Cows and heifers were equally keen of sale at fully late rates, with values in some instances showing an advance. Several sales were made at £9 16s, extra heavy prime cattle being quoted from £8 15s to £lO 10s, in comparison with £7 15s to £9 3s last week. Superior quality beasts on the whole sold better yesterday, prices for these being the best paid this year. Prime sorts were traded from £7 15s to £8 14s, and fat from £6 6s to £7 10s. A small entry of calves made late rates, while boners were again in demand. Buoyant Sheep Market The fat sheep market was again a buoyant one, and values particularly throughout the early sales, were fully firm in most instances. A feature of the market was the large proportion of ewes compared with recent weeks, wethers being forward in the smallest numbers for some months. Ewes, however, sold freely, any quality pens making from 16s to 18s, with figures up to 20s on pens with a good percentage of maiden sorts. Best wethers were auctioned from 25s to 27s 6d, in comparison with 25s 6d to 28s 6d last week, while fat descriptions from 23s to 24s 6d made the same money. Competition was hardly as keen in the late sales of the auction yesterday and some pens that made between 26s and 27s 6d late in the day would probably have fetched at least Is more earlier in the sale. Late rates were repeated for lambs. A good proportion of the fat pig entry comprised baconers, which were knocked down readily from 66s to 89s, against 66s to 88s last week. Porkers were again in keen request, and values for these were unchanged at 45s to 655. No noticeable alteration in values was recorded for a light entry of store pigs. Price Summary The following table is a summary of prices realised for fat stock at the Frankton yards at the last two sales: —•

Individual Consignments The Gordonton vendor, Mr N. K. Taylor, who sold the top-priced steers last week, again provided some of the top-priced cattle yesterday, selling heavy mixed sorts from £l2 5s to £l3 15s. Polled Angus and Hereford cattle from Mr J. Scott, were auctioned from £l3 7s to £l3 14s, while Herefords from Mr T. M. Hall, of Ohaupo Road, sold at £l3 10s. Shorthorns from Mr J. C. Potts, of Cambridge, realised from £l2 to £l2 10s. Four heavy Polled Angus cows from Mr H. Vickers sold to the bid j of £9 16s, while other entries from the same vendor made from £7 15s to £9 7s. Heifers from Mr R. G. Griffen, of Tauwhare, were traded from £7 17s 6d to £9 12s, three Herefords selling at the latter figure. A Paterangi vendor, Mr H. Meadway, sold j the top-priced cow beef entry at £lO | 10s. Entries from the Grassy Downs Estate were knocked down from £6 17s 6d to £8 14s. In the sheep section, Mr J. Mathers, of Te Rapa, sold wethers at 27s 6d, while the same money was given for entries from the Waikato Racing Club and from Mr J. H. Taylor, of Matangi. A pen from Mr W. Johnston made 265, while 26s 6d was given for those from Mr C. C. Parry.

AUCTIONEERS' QUOTATIONS Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Ltd. i attic.—Medium prime bullocks from Mr John Scott, .Newsteacl, fill 7s to £t n l 4>: prime Polled Angus cows rrom Mr U. Vickers. Tuhikaramoa, £9 T.s to fo 10s: choice prime 2 -year Hereford hellers Tram the Mime place. £7 15>. Medium prime bullocks £l3 7s to £l3 Its; lighter to £ll r,s, lleavv prime Pulled Angus rows £u 7s to £i* i-is. medium £7 ins to £S is, prime 2- vo.ir lieirers £7 1. heavy Tat Jersey cows £7 5s p. £«>. medium £3 lis to £■. 17s c.d. medium rat cows £0 to £0 17s ■d. hoavv boner cows £3 19 = to £ i 13s, medium £2 10s to £:i 15s. lighter io ~ - • • heavy potte,- bulls £u 3s to £lO. Hiotlhim c; r.,1. Ihrllly j:;V> I'; 1 "::., «.!.ir«iv;.. v. Sheep.—Prime heavy wethers 2fi = to 27$ Gd, Uea\y fat wethers sa to

Oil, light 22s 3cl to 23s Od, mixed sex black-race 2-tootlis 20s del to 34s 3ri. small and miHni-shed 19s fid to 20s. heavy fat owes 17s to Iss fid, fat export ewes i:,s 3d tu ir,s od. lighter l :is fid to 1 i- 9d. fanner ewes 7s 9d to 11s fid, rat woolly lambs 25 = to 27 = 3d. rat shorn lambs 20s to 225, lighter 17s fid to 19s. Piers.—Heavy prime baconers £ i 4 = to £5 9s, medium £3 tfis to £S 2s, light £3 10s to £3 15s. heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs £3 to £3 Ss, medium £2 12s to £2 18s, light £2 5s to £2 10s. good quality large stores 36s fid to £2 2s. large stores 28s fid to 345, slips 18s to 25s fid. good wcaners 1 -is 6d to 20s, others Gs to 10s Gd. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers 25s Gd to 27s fid, medium prime wethers 23s to 245, unfinished wethers 21s to 22s 3d. heavy Tat ewes 17s to ISs fid, medium Tat ewes 14s fid to 16s. unllnished ewes tfis to 13s. heavv rat lambs 25s Gd to 28s 3d. medium 23s 3d to 2 is. small unfinished 14s fid. Cattle.—Extra heavy prime s-teers £l2 15s to £l3 7s Cd. heavy prime steers £lO 17s fid to £l2, small and unfinished steers £7 15s to £8 17s, extra heavy prime young rows £8 ITS Gd to £lO ss, ditto lieirers ' £7 10s to £9, lighter prime cows and lieirers £fi 10s to £7 1 is, heavy vealers £2 10s to £3 12s Gd. medium 25s to 355, bobby calves 8s to iis. Pigs.—Choppers £3 to £5 ss, medium porkers £2 5s to £2 10s. light porkers £2 to £2 ss, small 30s to £2, heavy baconers £4 to £4 9s, medium £3 10s to £4. light £3 5s to £3 10s, buttermilk pigs £2 15s to £3 ss, heavy porkers £2 lus to £3, Berkshire boars 4i gns to 5 gns. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hamilton, report as follows on their Frankton stock sale held on Tuesday— Cattle.—There was a good yarding or cow beer and an average entry or ox. Our ox beef comprised only unfinished plain I cattle but these sold very well. Cow beef included two or three pens of heavy prime good quality cattle which sold up to 10 guineas under very spirited competition. Boner and store cattle were yarded in good numbers and sold right up to late rates. Weaner lieirers realised good money and made up to as high as £3 lie. We quote: Light unfinished bullocks, £8 3s to £9; plain, £6 ss; heavy prime Polled Angus cows, £lO 9s to £lO 10s; prime, £8 7s to £8 18s; light, £7 9s to £7 14s; prime Shorthorn cows, £8 15s; light, £7 to £7 4s; unfinished, £6 4s fo £fi 17-s fid; light fat Jersey cows, £5 5s to £5 7s Gd; heavy boner cows, £4 2s fid to £4 10s; medium honor, £3 10s to £3 19s; good quality weaner Jersey lieirers, £3 its; mixed coloured weaner heifers, £2 to £2 10s. Sheep.—A large yarding or all classes or rat sheep came forward, keen competition resulting in a good sale. Values were up to those or recent sales. Wethers were in good demand. A pen on account of the Waikato Racing Club made to 27s fi:l, others retching 2 is to 25s Gd; a number of ewes were quitted at prices rangi :g from 16s to 18s 9d, while a smaller yarding of lambs changed bands at late rates. We quote:— Prime fat wethers, 26s to 27s Gd; medium, 23s to 05s fid: others, 20s to 22s Cd; good rat ewes, 17s to ISs 9d; medium 14s fid to tfis; medium lambs, 17s to 19s Oii• light, iis fid to Ifis. Pigs.— Competition was keen and prires Mere at a par with late rates. We quote: Top-weight baconers, to £1 8s; lighter, £3 18s to £4 2s: buttermilk pigs, £2 18s to £3 3s; choppers, to £5 3s; large stores, £ 1 18s to £2 is; smaller, ISs to 2 ss. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Ltd. Cattle. —A draft or 10 heavy Tat bullocks ex Mr N. K. Taylor, or Gordonton. to £l3 15s, with an average or £l2 14s; prime Hereford bullocks ex Mr T. M. Hall, of Hamilton, averaged £l3 10s; well-fin-ished Shorthorn bullocks ex Mr J. C. Potts, Cambridge, £l2 to £l2 10s; lightweight Polled Angus bullocks ex lllnuera Farm averaged £ll 17s; small Shorthorn bullocks ex Messrs Whewell Bros.. Tamabere. to £lO Is. Heavy rat bullocks £l3 to £l3 15s. medium-weights £l2 to £l2 17s, well-finished light-weights £ll to £ll 17s, small and unfinished to £lO, prime me-dium-weight cows £9 to £9 12s, heavy rat cows £8 to £-3 15s, medium-weights £7 to £7 17s fid, light £fi to £fi 15s. heavy rat heifers £8 10s to £9 10s, mediumweights £7 to £7 15s, light to £fi 10s, heavy Tat Jersey cows £6 to £6 18s, me- . dium -weights £5 10s to £5 15s, light to £5, 2s-vear Shorthorn steers to £G 10s, forward-conditioned young 'Shorthorn cows to £5 ss, others to £i 10s, heavy boners £4 to £4 15s. medium-weights £3 5s tn £3 ISs. light to £3. potter bulls (heavv) £8 To £lO 10S. lighter to £7 15s. Calves: Heavv runners £5 to £fi 2s fid, lighter £4 to £ i 15s. heavv vealers £3 to £3 15«. medium-weights £2 to £2 12s fid, small calves nos to 38s, unfinished fo 255. Sheep. Heavy prime wethers 26s 6d fo prime light 2 is to 24s 9<l, others 22s fid tn 33s fid. unfinished to 21s fld. prime maiden ewes to? to 22s fid. heavy fat ewes 17s to 18= fid. medium-weights 15s to Ifis fid. light f2s to li=. killable to its. hoary rat lambs 25s to 27s od. medium-weights 23s to 24s fid. light to 225. Tigs.— Heavv prime baeoners £5 5s fn £; 9s. heavv £i to Ci i*. medium-weights £3 Is= fn £3 19=. light £3 fOS to £3 1 fS, heavv po-kers £2 t*s t<> £3 ss. modiumwr|gilts £2 12S to £2 17s. light £2 2s to £2 m*. heavv choppers £1 10s to £5 fi = . lighter to £3 15s. large stores 35= to £•?. smaller 28s to 3 is. good slips 2?> to 275. smaller ts = to 21s, Aveaners to 17s, sows In pi? to £!. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. Cattle.—Heavy rows ex dairy £6 5s to £7 i:s, medium cows €i ms to £6. heavy honors £3 I is to £5 2s. light 35s to £3. vearling Short-horn steers £2 12= to £3 7s fid. .Terser- lieirers (ealves) £2 is to £2 ISs fid. potter bulls £3 10s to £lO 5s according to weight. Sheep.—(Medium wethers 22s to 25= od. unfinished 10s to 2is fid, extra heavy prime ewes tfis Od to 18s, heavy ewes 15s fifl to 1 fis fid. light 10s to 13s, heavv lamb= 27s fid to 28s Od Pigs.—Prime heavv baeoners £i t= to £; 9= . heavv £3 Ifi= to £i. medium £3 12? to £3 Is=, lighter £3 4= fo £3 11=. porkers £ j 18= to £3 3s. medium £2 1?s t" £2 17 .= , light £2 2s to £2 11?. smaller Newton King Limited (Mine. Heavy fat Polled Angus rows £8 te £8 is. heavy Jersey enws £5 fis tn £5 17s. lighter £ i 85 to £5 ss, heavy Turner VOW* £ i iris tn £5 2s. lighter £3 i 0? to £ i 2s. boner bulls £fi to £0 ins. t- ho<-,,.-- Heavy fat wether? 255. fat N.iit'iiinwii v Dm,Hi ewes 22s fid. fat mixed sex 2-D.elll? 2 1' to 2is fid. Pig--. Heavy prime baconers £i to £i os. medium £3 Iss to £3 1 9s. light £3 55 to £3 12-. heavy porker* and buttermilk p gs £2 l>s to £3 3s. medium porkers £2 1 2S to £2 tfis, light £2 Ss to £2 in?, large stores 35= to 38s, slips 22s to 28s Gd,

BEEF (per 1001b.) Tills Week Last Week Extra prime 36/- to 38/36/ - to 38/Prime ox Plain and 33/- to 35/G 33/- to 35/G Inferior ox . Extra choice 27/- to 32/27/- to 32/and heifers . 33/6 to 30/33/6 to 36/Prime cows Second quality 29/- to 33/-29/-to 33/cows .... Light cows ana 23/6 to 25/23/6 to 25/heifers .. .. 19/- to 23/19/- to 23/MUTTON (a head) Extra prime wethers 25/- to 27/G 25/-to 28/6 Fat wethers Unfinished 23/- to 24/G 23/- to 24/6 wethers Extra prime 19/- to 22/6 21/6 to 22/6 15/6 to 18/15/6 to 20/Fat ewes Unfinished 12/6 to 14/6 12/6 to 14/6 PWPS 7/6 to 12/6/6 to 11/Fat lambs 19/- to 29/6 PIGS (a head) 19/- to 29/6 Baconers 66/- to 89/66/- to 88/Porkers 45/-to 65/45/- to 65/Weaners 12/- to 10/-12/-to 1G/18/- to 24/Large stores 35/6 to 39/40/- to 45/-