LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 229, 27 September 1928, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

VALUES STILL HIGH.

PIGS IN BETTER DEMAND.

There have been no market changes in the lire stock market since last report and competition continues keen all along the line. Even the boisterous inclement that has characterised the past week has not deterred eager buyers from a (.tending the various country eales in liuge numbers and recent high values have Ijecn well maintained.

Local stock brokers are having an unusually satisfactory experience, ae bidding is usually keen, clearances are virtually complete and account sales are running into 'big money. Dairy cattle are Wing snapped up readily whenever olfercd, and the satisfactory outlook for the flaivy industry is also being reflected in the sales of stud etock. Beef cattle

maintain high rates and stores are still hiring sought. A sale at Papakura next Tuesday, when over 1000 steers will be offered, should enable a large number of buyers to satisfy reasonable requirements.

The Addington market continues to attract fair quantities of beef cattle, which bave been commanding up to 52/ per 1001b, so that local butchers have to be eaturaed almost entirely with what the province can supply. The current top price, 45/ per 1001b, compares with 32/ pa.id a year ago.

tSmithifield report* continue satisfactory tind although beef ie said to be depressed owing to large abocks of Australian being on fhe markets the demand for pork has improved. This is a welcome change, for now season's pigs are now coming forward and a heavy killing in thie province ia expected.

The progrem of the London wool ealee jTtne to indicate that a lower range of aluee may have to be accepted during the coming eeason. Westfleitf. The over supply of epring lanrbs at the previous week's eale, with a consequent drop in pricee, hid ate natural corollary in. a emailer yarding yesterday, with the ;*mlt that exiefcin* values held. The yarding of beef was barely up to overage and high prices were again the .1,-fler of the day, prime cow and heifer l>oef registering a e light advance. Some (lawy linee of steere sold exceptionally wo.ll and returned averages, highly eatie-fri'-tory fo ownere. Small calv«* did not noil eo well, but vealere and runners round a readj - sale. An average yarding iif sheep met a brisk inquiry at about late i it.os. There wae a much better tone in tlw pig market, baconers in particular registering an improvement. The range of pricee, together with those ruling the I'vevioue week, wae ae follows: — This Week. Last Week. llKßte (per 1001b) — Kxlrft fljoicc ox . 45/ 45/ riiolce and prime ox 41/ to 44/ 41/ to 44/ Choice nnd iiriino cow and heifer 37/ to 40/ SO/ to 39/ SHEEP (per bead) — Prime Wγthere . 42/ to 49/6 42/ to 54/ Tnfln. withers . 30/6 to 38/« 30/ to 38/9 Prime «:wen ... S3/ to 41/0 34/ to 42/ Spring lambs .. 20/ to 30/ 19/ to 35/« • AfiVWH (per head) — Ilimiiore 70/ to 110/ 115/ to 130/ Voulera 40/ to 99/ 40/ to 137/ i'IGS (per head) — l'.uronere 56/ to 80/ 58/ to 70/ Porkers 38/ to 56/ 3»/ to 58/ W miners 0/ to 14/ 6/ to 14/ slips 20/ to 30/ 16/ to 30/ l.nrge stores ... 32/ to 42/ 31/ to 36/ LOAN AND MERCANTILE. , The New Zealand T>oan aud Mercantile, Agency Company, Ltd., reports:—Beef » us penned in more than average numbera, >>x beef predominating- The market disItlayed an improved tone, and values were very firm at late rates. Kxtra choice ox hold to £2 5/ por lOOlb: choice and priraej "\, £2 2/ to £2 4/; ordinary and plain,' CI 18/ to £2 ]/: priuin young cow and : hoifer beef, £1 18/ to £2; ordinary cow licpf, £1 W to £1 17/6; extra heavy prime, wteers. £17 15/ to £19 10/; heavy primo, Cl/i 10/ to £17 JO/; lighter prime, £14 to .C)f> 7/6; light prime, £12 5/ to £13 17/6; unfinished and small, £10 to £12 2/6; extra liravy prime young cows and heifers, £12 tr» £13 17/6; heavy prime, £10 15/ to £11 17/6; lighter, £9 to £10 12/6; light cow*. C 7 to £8 15/; other cows, £5 10/ to £8 I.V. A line of 17 steers from Mr. W. J. Migharn, Karaka. averaged £17 JO/, selling tip to £19 10/, which pen of steere wus purchased by Mr. R. E. Stott, butcher. Birkenhead; 'S'Z ntecrs from Mr. A. .T. Fiiilu.vHoii. Dargaville, £15 14/; 45 steern from Meeers. Paterson Brothers, Motiti Inland, £15 7/6. Sheep were penned in average numbers. Competition was keen and values improved. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 8/ to £2 9/6; heavy prime. £2 6/ to £2 7/9; medium, prime, £2 3/3 to £2 5/9; light prime, £2 to £2 :t ; email and unfinished, £1 16/ to £1 10/9; ehorn prime, £1 13/6 to £1 16/6; heavy prime ewes, £1 18/ to £2 1/6; medium prime, £1 15/ to £1 17/9; light prime, £1 13/ to £1 14/9; inferiorly fatted, CJ. 5/ to £1 10/. Spring lambs were penned in less numbers than last week, ami improved in values. Extra heavy prime made to £1 10/; heavy prime, £1 8/ to £1 9/6; medium prime, £1 6/ to £1 7/9; light prime, £1 4/ to £1 5/9. Pigs wore pennpd in large numbers. The market whs firmer and values improved on late quotations. Choppers sold at £2 10/ to £4 «/; heavy and medium baconere, £3 13/1 to £4; light baconers and heavy porkers,! £3 to £3 11/; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 10/ to £2 19/; small and Tin-1 finished porkers, £1 12/ to £2 6/. Store pigs were penned in small numbers, and values improved. Large stores made £1 12/ to £2 2/; slips, £1 to £1 10/: weaners, 8/ to 15/. Calves were panned m large numbers. Values were again very hrm at late quotations. Runners made £3 10/ to £5 10/; heavy vealere, £5 to £5 is) ♦"""Iμ"? £i \y t0 £4 18 /; K eht, £3! 18/ to £4 8/; smaller, £3 to £3 16/; email

DALGETY AND COMPANY. Diilgetv an,l Company, Limited, report: f™S, an r C n ?e y ? rdin ß of beef came ioTar 1 7 \ sold under steady competi'olLn~/«? VatP r- Heavy ox m * d * £16 10/ and hcif,, H |° 9 ? 7 % ll^truS Hiiwi ?, ( ? i ettcr prices tha » M«t week. Extm , We ox sold to 45/ per Klb prune young cow ami heifer beef \ •" of 'i' on account of ' L ;V Gibbons. Morrinsville, averaced ,t Nrt /! w"if t f' U T k l o£ bullocks m ««S ■f Mr. Wilfrid Johnston, £14 19/6: throe m ckH of rows on account of Mr. Harold riw« ,>r , J , am r' lhere ' £8 7/; two tr " ck « of rows and heifers on account of Mv V Matthrwe £11 8/11. Sheep: An averse yardmn of sheep came forward. Competi«W 7 s r tr ,°: ,K . thro,, Sh«ut. and prices snowed a B li K ht rj BC on last week'* market Kxtra heavy prime wethovs, woolly, made W, shorn. 37/: heavy primp, woolfv 40-' n ; 3 '"'" s: l l,p,lilnll - coolly. r?7/. 'shorn', W/6: hravy prime ewes, woolly. 38/6. shorn. 20/3; lighter, woolly, 30/. shorn, 24'9..ther ewes woolly. 2 9/ 3 ; ho RK ete, woollv. M/ 6: 1-phter. TO/6. Lambs: A fair number of spririE lnmbn crime forward and prices were easier than at last week's market. Heavy prime lambs made 27/6medium, 26/3. Talvea continue to sell readily at recent quotations. Heavy vealers made £3 15/ to £4 10/ : medium, £3 to £3 ' W; light, £2 to £2 18/; small, £1 to £1 17/. Pijjs were ynrded in average numbers and sold at slightly better rates than last kweek. No choppers were yarded. Heavv baconer-, made £3 10/ to £3 14/; medium fi2°?«/ r *; £ L 3/ *° £3 9 /'- lißht baconers, %n }x{ to ?. Z > h eavy porkera. £2 10/ to £2 3/10 £2 9/:

ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: Our supply of fat cattle, totalled 287 head, as against 301 head at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 169 steers and 118 cows and heifers. The quality was well up to the standard. There was a keen demand and values were very firm throughout. Extra choice ox sold £2 5/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £2 1/ to £2 4/; secondary and plain £1 18/ to £2; prime young cow and heifer beet, £1 17/ to £1 19/; ordinary cow beef, £1 10/ to £1 16/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £18 10/40~£19 10/, this price being obtained for steers from Messrs. Taylor Bros., Taupiri, bought by Mr. Thomas Baster; heavy prime steers, £17 to £18 7/6; lighter prime, £15 to £16 17/6; light prime, £13 to £14 17/6; small and unfinished, £10 10/ to £12 17/6. Eight steers from Messrs. Taylor Bros, averaged £18 5/; 8 from Mr. W. J. Higham, Karaka, £17 10/; 16 from Mr. H. J. Gill, Te Puke' £16 11/10; 8 from Mr. H. Reed, Waerenga, £15 17/6; 30 from Messrs. Death Bros., Waitakaruru, £14 2/. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made £12 15/ to £14 5/; heavy prime cows and heifers, £10 10/ to £12 12/6; lighter prime, £8 10/ to £10 7/6; other killable cows, £5 15/ to £8 7/6. There was a moderate yarding - of sheep, the demand and values for which were on a par with last report. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 7/6 to £2 9/; heavy prime, £2 4/ to £2 6/6; medium to heavy prime £2 2/ to £2 3/9; light to medium prime, £1 19/ to £2 1/9; unfinished, £1 16/6 to £1 18/6; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 17/6 to £2; heavy prime ewes, £1 15/6 to £1 17/3; lighter prime, £1 13/ to £1 15/3; other killable ewes, £1 10/ to £1 12/9 (816 sheep sold). The 77 spring lambs which came forward sold steadily at about last week's reduced values. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 8/ to £19/; heavy prime, £1 6/ to £1 7/9; lighter prime, £1 4/ to £1 5/9; light prime, £1 2/ to £1 3/9; small lambs, £1 to £1 1/9. We again had a full yarding of calves. The demand at the commencement was firm, but values eased as the sale progressed, especially for small calves. No heavy runners were offered. Medium made £3 15/ to £5; heavy vealers, £4 4/ to £4 9/; medium, £3 8/ to £4; light, £2 6/ to £3; rough and unfinished, 18/ to £18/; small and fresh-dropped, 6/ to £1 6/ (334 calves sold). An average number of pigs was penned. Choppers sold readily at improved rates, values for all other classes being equal to last week's. Extra heavy choppers made £4 to £4 17/6; lighter, £2 10/ to £3 10/; extra heavy prime baconers, up to £4; heavy baconers, £3 12/ to £3 16/; light and medium, £2 18/ to £3 8/; heavy porkers, £2 12/ to £2 16/; medium, £2 4/ to £2 8/; light, £1 18/ to £2 2/; small and unfinished, £1 8/ to £1 15/. No good stores were offered. Weaners made 6/ to 14/, according to size and quality; sows, in farrow, £1 7/6 to £2 15/ (352 pigs sold). IN THE COUNTRY.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: During the week he held sales at Westfield and Pukekohe, a pig tale at Tuakau, and three clearing sales. There was an extra large yarding at Pukekohe, and a keen demand existed for all classes. Recent advanced prices were well maintained. Best daily cows made £15 to £20; good cows, £10 10/ to £14 10/; second grade, £7 to £10; others, £4 to £6 15/; best springiug heifers, £12 to £15 10/: other springing heifers, £7 to £11 10/. At Mr. W. N. Hunter's sale the whole herd averaged £15 16/. Empty young cows and heifers, £4 10/ to £7; store cows, £2 10/ to £4; heavy prime fat cows and heifers, £8 15/ to £11 10/; lighter cows and heifere, £6 to £8 12/6; boner cows, £4 to £5 17/6; fat steers, £10 10/ to £15 15/; grown: steeis, in forward condition, £9 10/ to £1Q 17/; four-year-old steers, £8 10/ to £9 10/; three to four-year-old steers, £7 to £8 10/; two to three-year-old steers, £5 10/ to £6 17/6; yearling and 18-mouth-old steere, £4 to £5 10/; well-bred yearling heifers, £5 10/ to £7 5/; other heifers, £3 10/ to £5 7/6; cows with calves. £7 to £11) 10/; pedigree Shorthorn bulls, £18 18/ to 35gne; pedigree Jersey bnlls, £12 12/ to 32gne; sound young grade bulls, £7 7/ to £14 14/; heavy bulk, £8 to £11; other bulls. £3 10/ to £6 10/. Pigs at Tuakau realised Weetfield values.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—Sales were held during the past week at Westfield, Wainku. Kaukapakapa, Clevedon, and Whitford, Kaihu, Maungawhare, Arapohue, and Maungaturoto. There were large yardings at Maungaturoto and Waiuku, and good yardings at other centres. A steady demand for all classes of livestock continues, and at all places we report most successful sales. Dairy cows and heifere, best, made £11 to £15 15/; others, £8 to £10 15/; aged cows and inferior heifers, £4 to £7 10/; bulls, £3 3/ to 25gns, according to breed, age, and quality, Jerseys and Shorthorns being mostly sought after; yearling heifers, best, £5 to £7 7/; others, £2 10/ to £4 15/; empty cows (stores and boners), £? 10/ to £5 15/: yearling to 18-months eteers, £4 to £4 17/6: 2 to 2%-year steers, £5 to £6 5/; 3 to 3%-year steers, £6 10/ to £7 15/: 4 to 4%-year steers, £5 to £8 17/6; grown steers in forward condition, £9 to £9 15/. Store sheep: Woolly hoggets, £1 6/ to £1 10/; woolly wethers, £1 13/ to £1 17/6.

TIRAU STOCK SALE. At Dalgety's monthly sale there wae about 600 head of etock yarded. Yearling heifere up to £7 2/6. A line of 70 yearling heifere from Messrs Ring Bros, averaged £7; fat forward bullocks, £10 15/ to £12 10/; fat cows and heifere, £8 10/5; forward-cortditioned cows, £5 15/ to £6 5/. All the young etock was disposed of .

ADDINGTON MARKET.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Store Sheep.—There was a rather larger entry of etore eheep, and, except for a few lines, the quality was not attractive. The sale was a dragging one, and dry eheep came down in some cases 1/6 per head. Ewes and lambs were about 1/ below the previous week's rates. The range of prices was: Good halfbred wethers, 32/ to 34/6; others, 25/6 to 27/3; shorn wethers, to 25/6; ewes and lambs, 16/ to 19/6; all counted; three-quarter-bred ewe hoggets, to 27/6; halfbred wether hoggets, 23/6 to 26/; backward mixed sex hoggets, 18/ to 20/6. Spring Lambs.—Prices were lower by several shillings per head, and ranged from 35/ to 40/4 for the larger lambs, and 27/ to 34/6 for smaller. Fat Sheep.—Prime sheep showed practically no change, but big sheep, not well finished, and light wethers suitable for shearing, were also a little easier. The decline in cases represented 1/ to 1/6 per head. The range of prices was: Extra prime wethers, to 52/4; prime heavy, 43/ to 48/; prime medium-weight, 37/6 to 42/; medium, 32/ to 35/; shorn, 26/4 to 36/4; extra prime ewes, to 47/4; prime, 36/ to 41/; medium, 28/6 to 34/; aged and in* , ferior, 26/10 to 28/. x- f ll c ' a l tle ~ An . entr y of 457 head - The JNorth Inland consignments included very prime lines of Herefords. Polled Angus. Hereford crosses and purbred Polled Angus. The West Coast was also well represented. The yarding was one of the best for quality that has been offered for some time. There was little or no quotable change from the previous week's rates. Choice steer and heifer beef may be Wf "LT** »«!«>«>: average prime £>/«'. il'- V 8 5 Quality" 39/6 to 42/6; plain heavy steers, 35/ to 40/- prime 39) VB to a «/6 heiferS { *° 47/6; ™SJ XT i /6; rou e h ' dow « to 30/. Vealers.-Pricee were easier than taoe* of the previous week. Values wereHo % »»onthß sorts, to £8 10/; good vealersi *? *« ±7 ??/; mednim vealers, £3 to £jlO/; small c;-Ivtv, 17/6 to £2 5/ e^ a * P Jf---Bajoncr, redi, 1 equal to .VM i, ~< J,:-; 11,; pnrkers, «%,] to 7V 2 d..