LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 228, 26 September 1929, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

CATTLE STILL IN DEMAND.

LAMB PRICES AT HOME,

A LONDON OPINION

A remarkably keen demand for all classes of cattle is still the prevailing note at the various stock sales. Pigs also are selling well and this branch of the farmers' business should be distinctly profitable at the present time. _ Sheep are inclined to be easier and this is only to be expected in "view of the present trend of the wool market. In this connection it is welcome news that although the London sales opened with low prices, buyers pessimistic and many withdrawals, a better tone is now reported. Latest reports from Smithfield indicate an improvement, long overdue, in the market for both lamb and mutton. Apropos of the frozen lamb trade, which means so much to Auckland farmers, W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., London, in their circular letter of July 31, wrote as follows:— "The New Zealand lamb trade has been fair to good throughout the month, but the weakness which was mentioned in our last report has developed into a very sharp break in prices. Canterbury primes under 361b, which started the month at have become a very slow sale at the end of the month at B%d, occasionally B%d has been taken for stored lots. 361b to 421b carcases have fallen during the month from B%d to B%d, occasionally even 8d has been taken, and 421b to 501b carcases have fallen from B%d to 7%d. The fall in Canterbury descriptions has affected all other qualities, but selected lambs etill maintain the advantage of Vtd per lb over Canterbury, and "Down" grades in some cases have commanded Vsd premium if specially good. Secondary lambs have moved down on the month about a halfpenny and are now quoted at 8d to according to weight and popularity. Market opinion continues to be depressed, taking the view that even lower prices are necessary if the carryover at the end of the year is to be anything like reasonable." * Weather conditions in the province have not been as mild as is expected at this time of the year. Continued cold winds and occasional frosts have affected pastures and retarded the growth of young stock. In some districts the milk flow has been slightly restricted as compared with a year ago. However the general position in the country is quite satisfactory. At Westfleld. There was again a good sale at Westfield yesterday. Beef cattle maintained recent high values, the yarding including , some really classy animals. A fair entry of fat sheep met with-steady bidding on the basis of late rates. Spring lambs were not over numerous, and with keen competition the previous week's values were fully maintained. Calves were penned in large numbers and showed an easier tendency towards the close of the sale. Bacon pigs again realised high prices, but portcers were Inclined to be lower. The range of prices, together with those ruling the previous week, was as follows:-** This Week. Last Week. BEEP (per. 1001b)— Extra choice ox . 44/ 44/ Choice and prime ox ; 40/ to 43/ 41/ to 43/ Choice and prime cow and heifer 38/ to 42/ 38/ to 42/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers, shorn 27/3 to 29/ — Unshorn ;.... 32/9 to 44/ 41/6 to 42/6 Unfln. wethers . 20/ to 33/6 32/ to 34/Q Prime ewes . 24/ to 34/6 30/ to 34/6 Hoggets 23/6 to 34/6 26/6 to 34/ Spring lambs .. 26/ to 33/6 25/ to 32/ CALVES (per head) — Runners ....... 90/ to 153/ 95/ to 155/ Vealers 72/ to 132/ 52/ to 115/ PIGS (per head)— Baconers 85/ to 99/ 75/ to 96/ Porkers 46/ to 80/ 45/ to 72/ "Weaners........ 10/ to 24/ 11/ to 25/ Slips 25/ to 32/ 20/ to 33/ Large stores ... 34/ to 44/ 35/ to 43/ ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: We penned fat cattle to the number of 306 head, as against 316 head at last Wednesday's market, comprising 183 steers and 123 cows and heifers. With few exceptions the quality of the ox beef was first-class. There was a steady demand throughout, with little or no alteration in values from last report. Extra choice ox sold to £2 4/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £2 1/ to £2 3/; secondary and plain, £1 18/ to £2; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 18/ to £2 2/j ordinary cow beef, £1 14/ to £1 17/. Extra heavy prime steers ranged from £19 7/6 to £21 2/6, the latter price for a steer from Mr. H- Rothery, St. Helier's Bay, bought by Mr. Thomas Baster, Ponsonby Road; heavy prime steers, £18 to £19 5/: lighter prime, £16 10/ to £17 17/6; light . prime, £14 10/ to £16 7/6; small and unfinished, £0 15/ to £14 5/. Extra heavy prime young cows and heifers made £14 to £15 17/6; one exceptionally heavy prime barren heifer from Mr. Marsden Wakelin, Whangarei, realised £21 12/6, and was bought by Mr. H. E. Swaffield, Otahuhu. Heavy prime cows and heifers, £11 10 /to £13 17/6; lighter prime, £9 to £11 7/6; other killable cows, £5 5/ to £8 17/6. The highest averages for steers -were:—Three from Mr. H. Rothery, St. Helier's Bay, £20 7/6; 13 from Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga, £18 7/11; 25 from Mr. W. Vosper, Dingley Dell, Cambridge, £17 8/; 8 from Messrs. Sinton Bros., Brigham's Creek, £16 7/6; 27 from Messrs. King Bros., Hinuera, £15 9/4; 16 from the Waikato, £15 7/6; 17 from Mr. F. Donovan, Te Puke, £15 1/9; 18 from the Guardian Trust, estate of late Mr. Alex. Bell, £14 13/; 24 from Mr. J. H. Eyre, Onewhero, £14 6/6. The sheep pens were moderately filled with a nice class of mutton. The demand and values ■were on 'a par. with those of last week. •Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 2/ to £2 4/ for wethers from Mr. J. P. Kidd, Earaka, purchased by Scofts, Ltd., Devonport; heavy prime wethers, £1 18/ to £1 19/6; medium to heavy prime, £1 36/ to £1 17/9; light to medium prime, £1 14/ to £1 15/9; unfinished, £1 9/ to £1 13/6; prime shorn wethers, £1 9/; lighter, £1 7/3; prime hoggets, £19/ to £1 14/6; other hoggets, £1 3/6 to £1 8/9; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 12/6 to £1 14/6, for ewes from Messrs. Bond and Jones, Te Kauwhata; heavy prime ewes, £1 10/ to £1 12/6; lighter prime, £1 7/6 to £1 9/6; other killable ewes, £1 3/ to £16/6; other ewes, £1 0/6 to £1 2/9 (809 sheep sold). Spring lambs "were penned to the number of 57 and met , with a keen sale. Best lambs made £1 H/6 to £1 13/6 for lambs from Messrs. , x armsworth Bros., Karaka, bought by R. and W. Hellaby, Ltd.; lighter lambs, £1 , 7/ to £1 11/. We again had a full supply ; " ani * young calves. At the comJ alues were firm for all gassed RuS 67 TeC f Cd aS the sale P ro " , greased. .Runners made £4 10/ to £6 18/* tawwtav- £4 W £ : small £2% U £ 3 to £3 8/; ' calves, £2 to £2 12/' rout7J l l>Ucll l et " fed finished,' £1 2/ to £1 k/- \ un " .nd email, 3/ % : 10/ ® : .There was an .average s Competition was steady, with prices fully equal, to those ruling ,at last week's sale Sc°o P S SVt&lfo rnart No large stores were offered: medium' t0 £1 16/; sli Ps- £11 5/ to £1 11/; best weaners, 18/ to £1 V■mailer, 12/ to 16/ (272 pigs sold).

DALGETY AND COMPANY.

Dalgety and Company, Limited, report: We penned ox beef in larger numbers than last week. The quality was extra good and last week's values were in all cases reached. Extra heavy prime bullocks realised £18 7/6 to £19 12/6; prime heavy bullocks, £16 17/6 to £17 10/; medium, £14 5/ to £15 15/; light, £12 10/ to £14. Two trucks of extra heavy prime bullocks from the Waikato realised £17 10/ to £19 12/6, Messrs. Smith and Smith and A. Jones being the purchasers of the latter line. The line averaged £18 14/. Bullocks from Mr. B. Johnson, Taupiri, realised £12 7/6 to £14 15/, the latter pen being purchased by Messrs. J. McKechnie and G. Andrews. Bullocks on account of Mr. A- Millar made £18 10/, being purchased by Messrs'. Bridges and Overington. Bullocks from Mr. Houghton, Waimauku, realised £12 10/ to £16; 18 bullocks sold on account of ! Mr. Wills McLouglilin, Papatoetoe, realised £10 10/ to £17 12/6, the latter pen being purchased by Mr. W. G. McAnnulty. The line averaged £15 9/5. Bullocks on account of the estate of the late Mr. Alex. Bell realised £14 12/6 to £15. Cow and heifer beef also came forward in large numbers, for which competition was good, resulting in last week's values again being recorded. Extra good heavy heifers and young cows realised £12 10/ to £13 15/; medium, £10 15/ to £11 10/; light, £7 5/ to £8 5/; heavy cows from the Waikato realised £8 5/ to £13 15/; heifers from Mr. Houghton, Waimauku, £12 10/. Extra choice ox sold to 44/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 41/ to 43/; secondary and plain, 38/ to 40/; prime young cow and heifer beef, 39/ to 41/; just killable, 36/" to 38/. Sheep again came forward in large numbers and competition was steady in the early part of the sale, with little or no alteration in values. As the sale progressed, however, values eased. Extra heavy prime wethers made 40/; heavy prime, woolly, 38/3; shorn, 28/6; medium, woolly, 35/3; light and unfinished, 33/9; heavy prime ewes, 32/6; lighter, woolly, 28/6; shorn, 21/3; other ewes, woolly, 26/. Wethers on account of the Whataroa Estate, Te Kuiti, realised 35/3 to 39/; extra prime fat shorn ewes on account of Messrs. G. and R. Coateß, realised, 21/ to 24/. Spring lambs came forward in average numbers and sold at late rates. Heavy prime lambs made 32/6. medium, 31/; light, 23/. Calves were penned in large numbers and showed an easing tendency as the sale advanced. Heavy vealers made £4 to £5; medium, £2 15/ to £3 15/; light, £1 16/ to £2 10/; small, 18/ to £1 14/. Pigs realised firm values for baconers, but porkers declined in price. Heavy baconers made £4 6/ to £4 12/; heavy porkers, £2 10/ to £2 15/; medium baconers, £3 10/ to £4 4/; medium porkers, £2 3/ to $,1 »/, light baconers, £2 18/ to £3 8/; light porkers, £1 15/ to £2.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: Beef was pen ned in average numbers. There was a steady demand, with values on a par with last report. Extra choice ox sold to £2 4/ per 1001b; choice and prime, £2 to £2 3/; ordinary and plain, £1 17/ to £1 18/; prime heifer and young cow beef, £1 19/ to £2 2/; heavy prime steers, £16 to £17 17/6; medium prime, £14 10/ to £15 17/6; light prime, £131 to £14 7/6; small and unfinished, £10 17/6 to £12 17/6; extra heavy prime cows and heiters, £13 to £14 10/; heavy prime, £11 15/ to £12 17/6; medium, £10 to £11 12/6; light, £8 10/ to £9 17/6; other cows, £6 to £8 5/. Sheep were yarded in large numbers. There was a falling off in demand, and values were -easier. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 1/ to £2 3/0, for wethers from Mr. H. E. Potter, Karaka; heavy prime wethers, £1 17/6 to £1 19/9; medium and light, £1 12/9 to £1 17/3; small and unfinished, £17/ to £1 11/6; heavy prime ewes, £1 10/ to £1 13/; medium and light, £14/ to £1 9/: inferiorly fatted ewes, 12/6 upwards; prime hoggets, £1 8/6 to £1 12/6; unfinished hoggets, £1 5/ to £1 8/3. Spring lambs in small numbers sold readily at improved rates, selling at £1 6/ to £1 12/6. There was an average yarding _ of calves, which sold at values on a par with last week's quotations. Runners made £5 10/ to £7 13/, for a runner- from Mr. K. Le Gallais, Tauhoa, purchased by the Auckland Meat Company; heavy vealers, £5 to £6 12/; medium, £4 to £4 13/; light, £3 6/ to £3 16/; smaller, £2 6/ to £3 3/; small and fresh-dropped, 7/ to £2 4/; rough calves, £1 10/ to £2 5/; late calves were easier in values. Pigs were penned in average numbers. Competition was keener and values firmed on last week's quotations. Choppers made £2 to £3 16/; heavy and medium baconers, £4 2/ to £4 19/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 6/ to £4; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 6/ to £3 3/; small and unfinished porkers, £1 16/ to £2 4/. Store pigs were penned in numbers. Values were firm at late quotations. Large stores, £1 14/ to £24/; slips, £15/ to £1 12/; weaners, 10/ to £1 4/, MATAMATA STOCK SALE. There was a large yarding of beef and store cattle at Dalgety and Co., Ltd., weekly Matamata sale on "Wednesday. Prime fats were a little on the small side, but maintained, late rates. The demand for pigs continued keen, whilst dairy stock also sold well. Prices were:— Cattle.—Prime fat cows, £10 to £11 10/; fat cows, £9 to £9 16/; light fat cows, £6 15/ to £8 10/; good store cows, £6 to £7 15/; .lighter, £5 15/ to £5 17/6; Jersey store cows, £3 15/ to £5; cows with calves at foot, £7 11/ to £8; empty threeyear Jersey heifers, £4 10/ to £5 5/; twoyear Jersey cross heifers, £5 19/ to £6 13/; other two-year heifers, £3 10/ to £5 15/; Jersey yearling heifers, £5 to £6 5/; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £3 to £4 10/. Dairy Cattle. —Best Jersey heifers, £12 10/ to £14 5/; Shorthorn heifers, £9 10/ to £11 15/; Friesian heifers, £9 to £11 5/; other good cows, £8 10/ to £9 15/; backward heifers, £6 to £8 10/. Pigs.—Heavy porkers, £2 14/ to £3 2/; light porkers, £2 4/ to £2 9/; large stores, £1 12/ to £1 18/; medium stores, £1 8/ to £1 10/; best weaners, £1 6/ to £1 11/6; others, 19/ to 23/. IN THE COUNTRY. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report:—We held our usual Ohinewai stock sale on Tuesday, when a heavy yarding of all classes of cattle was penned. Competition was keen throughout. Quotations:—Fat cows, £10 1/ to £12 17/6; medium' fat cows, £8 15/ to £9 15/; light fat cows, £7 1/ to £8 5/; forward' cows, £5 17/6 to £6 12/6; store cows, £2 10/ to £5 5/; good quality well grown 4-year forward-oonditioned Shorthorn steers, £12 5/; good quality 2Vz to 3-year Shorthorn store steers, £9 15/ to £10 15/; 2-year Shorthorn store steers, £8 3/ to £817/; 18-months to 2-year steers (mixed colours), £6 3/ to £6 15/; good quality 2-year Polled Angus steers, £10; good quality yearling to 18-months Polled Angus steers, £7 to £8 7/; small yearing steere, mixed colours, £2 15/ to £4 10/; yearling heifers, Jerseycross, £3 13/ to £5; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £3 16/ to £4 11/; cows with calves, £4 6/ to £5 19/; grade Shorthorn bulls, £6 to £13 10/; good Jersey bulls, £5 15/ to £11; good Polled Angus bulls, £15; pedigree Friesian bulls, £8 8/. Dairy cows:- Jersey and Jersey-oroes, close to profit, £7 to £9; heifers, Jersey and Jersey-cross, close to profit, £10 10/ to £13 5/; backward, £7 5/ to £9 10/. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports: — Sales were held during the past week at Westfield, Kaukapakapa and Waiuku (pig sale), and two clearing sales. In all cases we report good sales, with values very I firm for all classes of cattle. As already reported the clearing sale "held at East -Lamaki, on account of Mr. E. Shepherd, was most _ successful. At Waiuku there fnincS improvement in values obthosp P l ®®' being in advance of quote ~v'? ed la f week at Westfield. We heifers dairy cows and ■'•STfcJfctS to * 2510 /' *<17 15/; others, £8 to £12

10/; backward springers, £7 to £12 10/; aged ewe and inferior heifers, £4 to £6 17/6; store and boner cows, £4 5/ to £7 10/; yearling heifers, beet, £5 to £7 10/; others, £3 to £4 17/6; yearling to 18months steers, £5 to £6 17/6; 2 to 2%year steel's, £7 to £8 2/6; 3 to 3%-year steers, £8 5/ to £9 17/6; 4 to 4Mi-ycar steers, £10 to £12. At Pukekohe on Monday we held our annual bull sale. There was a large attendance of buyers, and we report a most successful sale, high values ruling. Two to three-year old registered pedigree Jersey bulls made 20gns to 40gns, the latter price being obtained for Mr. F. J. Morrow's bull Sedgmoor Don, purchased 'by Mr. Alf. Hodgson, Tuakau. Also for Mr. E. D. McLennan's Fernaig Jazz, purchased by Mr. A. F. Reid, Waerenga. Three two-year old bulls from the same vendor averaged 35gns; registered pedigree yearling bulls, Bgns to 29gns, for Mr. E. D. McLennan's bull Fernlea Ford, purchased by Mrs. Dickey, Waipipi; 11 yearling bulls from the same vendor averaged 19gns; grade Jersey bulls, two years, 12gns to 23%gns, for a bull from Mr. J. Douglas, Pukekohe, purchased by Mr. T. McElroy, Bombay; yearling grade Jersey bulls, sgns to 15gns; yearling Shorthdrn bulls, 7gns to 14gns; older bulls, 6gns to lOgns. Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, report:—During the week we held sales at Wcstfield. Pukekohe (twice), pig sales at Waiuku and Pukekohe, and one clearing sale. Cattle of all classes continue to be in strong request. Pigs also are in demand. Best dairy cows and heifers are selling at £15 to £19; extra, to £25,' good cows and heifers, £11 to £14 10/; other dairy cows and heifers, £5 10/ to £10 10/; empty young cows and heifers, £5 5/ to £7; store and boner cows, £2 10/ to £5 15/; heavy prime fat cows and heifers, £12 to £14 15/; lighter fat cows and heifers, £7 to £11 10; fat steers, £11 15/ to_ £15 17/6; grown steers, in forward condition, £10 10/ to £11 12/6; three to four-year-old steers, £9 to £10 7/6; two to three-year-old steers, £7 15/ to £9; yearling to two-year-old steers, £5 5/ to, £7 12/6; well-bred yearling to 15-months-oM heifers, £5 15/ to £8 1; other yearling heifers, £3 10/ to £5 10/; cows with calves, £7 10/ to £11; sound young herd bulls, £7 7/ to £15 15/; heavy 'bulls, £8 to £12 12/; pedigree bulls, £10 10/ to 35gns; inferior bulls, £4 to £7. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Whangarei, report having held their usual monthly stock sales at the following centres:— Ohaeawai: There was an average yarding of cattle, and competition was keen throughout at late rates. Dairy cows were yarded in more than average numbers. A line of three-year Shorthorn and Herefordcross steers, sold on account of Messrs. Worsp Brothers, realised £8 18/ and £9. Other prices were: Dairy cows, £7 2/6 to £10 7/6; inferior sorts, £4 17/6-to £6; fat cows, £8 19/ to £10 5/; cows and calves, £7 10/; store cows, £3 10/, £4 18/, £5 5/; heifers, £3 10/, £4 18/, £5 10/; yearling steers, £3 10/ to £5 7/6; bulls, £3 5/, £4 5/, £5 5/ to £13 13/; hoggets, 16/5 to 23/. Kaikohe: There was a good yarding and competition was keen at late rates. Dairy cows were yarded in more than average numbers. Dairy cows made £7 10/, £9, £9 5/ to £14 15/; inferior sorts, £4 12/6 to £6 7/6; fat cows, £10 11/; store cowe, £4 2/, £4 10/, £o 1/, £5 11/, £5 15/; cows and .calves, £7 10/ to £8; three-year steers, £8 15/; twoyear steers, £7 8/; yearling steers, £5 3/; heifere, £4, £4 3/, £4 5/; calves, £2 5/, £2 6/.

the ADDINGTON market. BEEF GETTING CHEAPER. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The feature of the Addington market to-day was the very small entry of fat cattle and an easing in prices. North Island killed beef is arriving in heavy quantities, and this was the main factor in the slacker market. Store Sheep.—There was a small yarding of hoggets. Values firmed 1/ a head. Other values were equal to ruling rates. Ordinary sound-mouthed crossbred ewes made to 28/6; aged crossbred ewes, to 15/3; good four, six and eight-toothed halfbred wetherß, 26/ to 28/; good Corriedale, to 25/6;" aged halfbred ewes and lambs, 11/ to 14/6; medium crossbred ewe hoggets, to 26/2; ordinary crossbred wethers hoggets, to 17/; medium halfbred ewe, to 26/8; good three-quarterbred wether, 22/ to 23/6. Spring Lambs.—An entry of 60 was forward, averaging from 34/ to 38/, with a few special lines up to 40/10. Fat Sheep.—The entry was good and prices easier by from 6d to 1/ a head on last week's rates. Extra heavy prime wethers made 48/ to 58/6; prime heavy wethers, 39/ to 45/; medium-weight prime wethers, 34/ to 38/; ordinary wethers, 29/6 to 33/; light wethers, 26/ to 29/; extra prime ewes, to 45/10; prime ewes, 32/ to 37/; medium ewes, 26/ to 31/; light ewes, 20/ to 25/; hoggets, 28/ to 31/, Fat Cattle.—-The smallest yarding for years, being 290 head. About one-third of the entry was from outside the province, including two lines from the North Island. Steers showed a decline of up to £1 a head, while cows and heifers declined over the latter part of the sale from 10/• to 15/ a head. Good prime steers and heifer beef made from 50/ to 53/. per 1001b, and occasional pens a shade over. Heavy steers made 46/ to 50/; medium quality, from 47/ to 50/; good cows, from 46/ to 51/; secondary, from 38/ to 43/; and inferior, down to 35/. Vealers.—The entry was small, with the demand good throughout. The top price, for a 12 to 18-months-old, was £8 3/6. Medium calves made 50/ to 70/; others, 15/ to 45/. Fat Pigs.—Baconers brought 7d to 7%d per lb; and porkers, 8d to 9%d.