LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 229, 26 September 1940, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

MUTTON EASIER.

COMPETITION FOR BEEF. LARGER ENTRY OF FIGS. A firm general tone, with a slight easing in mutton, was shown at the West field fat stock sales yesterday. Veal sold well at a slight increase, the entry being short of butchers' requirements. Prices were fully maintained in the beef market under steady competition. Some good individual cows sold to £13, but the best offer for steers was £17 7/6, over £1 less than that made at the previous sale. Sheep eased in price as a result of heavier entries. Top levels for wethers and ewes were 42/6 and 32/', compared with 45/6 and 38/ previously. Much larger numbers of shorn sheep were sold. Lambs also were a larger section, but the price here wan little less than before, the best offer being one of 43/6. Larger numbers of pigs were offered than at last week's sale, but steady competition was responsible for firm rates. Baconers sold to £4 14/, a slight rise on the previous best, and porkers were traded to £3 15/, lees than before. The market for stores weakened. Veal ens made good prices under a keen demand, runners being loss keenly sought. The best offer for venlers, which were a short entry, was £8 5/, which was higher than before. Runners sold to £9 17/6, more than 30/ lower than before. Prices for the past two weeks compare as follow:— This week Last week BEEP (per 1001b) — Extra choice ox ... 38/ 38/ Choice and prime ox 34/ to 37/ 35/ to 37/ Choice and prime cow and heifer . 30/ to 34/ 29/ to 33/ Boner and rough .. 23/ to 26/ 24/ to 28/ SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers: 1 Shorn 22/6 to 24/ — Unshorn 28/8 to 30/ 30/ to 31/6 Prime ewes: Shorn 19/ to 25/ 23/ to 29/ Unshorn 26/ to 32/ 28/ to 38/ Unfinished ewes: Shorn 5/ to 17/6 — Unshorn 12/ to 24/6 10/6 to 30/ Spring lambs 26/ to 43/6 38/3 to 44/3 CALVES (per head)— Runners 90/ to 197/6 100/ to 231/ Vealers 5/ to 165/ 5/ to 157/6 PIGS (per head) — Baconers 76/ to 94/ 76/ to 92/ f° rke " 48/ to 75/ 49/ to 76/ Weaners 23/ to 36/ 20/ to 36/ f"P s 34/ to 42/ 34/ to 41/ Large stores 44/ to 53/ 46/ to 52/ AUCTIONEERS' REPORT.

| Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, Dalgety and Company. Limited, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Company, Limited, report:— Beef.—A full average yarding of ox beef met with keen demand. The quality throughout was first class and there is no change in late quotations. A light yarding of cows and heifers sold freelv at full late rates. Extra choice ox, to 38/ per 1001b; choice and prime, 34/ to 37/; secondary and plain, 31/ to 33/; extra prime young cow and heifer, 30/ to 34/; choice and prune, 27/ to 29/; ordinary cow beef, 23/ to 26/; extra heavy prime steers, £16 to £17 7/6; heavy, £14 to £15 5/; lighter, £12 15/ po £13 10/; light, £11 to £12; small and unfinished, £8 10/ to £10 10/; extra heavy prinie young cows and heifers. £10 10/ to £13: heavy. £8 10/ to £10 7/6; lighter, £7 to £8; other killable cows, £4 10/ to £6 5/. Sheep.—An increased yarding did not meet with such strong competition as last week, and values far all cla&sfts were easier. Extra heavy prinie wethers, woolly. £2 to £2 2/6; shorn, £1 11/ to £1 13/; heavy, woolly, £1 17/ to £1 10/; shorn, £1 9/ to £1 10/; medium, woolly. £1 14/ to £1 16/6; shorn. £17/ to £18/; light, woolly, £1 11/ to £1 13/; shorn, £1 5/ to £1 6/; plain and unfinished, woolly, £1 8/6 to £1 10/; shorn, £1 2/6 to £1 4/; extra heavv prime young and madden ewes, woollv, £1 11/ to £1 12/; shorn, £1 3/6 to £1 5/; heavy, woolly. £1 8/6 to £1 10/; shorn, £1 2/ to £13/; lighter, woolly,' £1 6/ to £1 7/; shorn, 19/ to £1 1/; plain and aged, woolly, £1 1/ to £1 4/6; shorn, 14/ to 17/6; others, woolly, 12/ to 18/6; shorn, 5/ to 10/. . Lambs.—Larger number* were yarded than last week. Competition was again keen, with values only a shade lower than last week. Extra heavy prime £1 17/6 to £2 3/6; heavy, £1 14/ to £1 16/; medium, £1 11/ to £1 13/; lighter, £1 6/ to £1 9/. Calves.—There was a very short market. Competition for all prime vealers was very keen and values were firmer. The demand for heavy runners was steady, but values were slightly easier. Runners. £4 10/ to £9 17/6; heavy vealers. £6 10/ to £8 5/; medium, £5 10/ to £6 6/; light, £4 to £5 5/; small. £1 to £3 16/; unfinished and bucket-fed, £1 to £2 5/; bobby and rough, 5/ to 18/.

Pigs.—There was a a increased offering. \allies for all classes were very firm, and last week's prices ruled. Choppers. £3 to £4 15/; heavy baconers, £4 7/ to £4 14/; medium, £4 to £4 4/; light. £3 16/ to £3 19/; heavy porkers. £3 9/ to £3 15/; medium, £3 3/ to £3 7/: light, £2 12/ to £2 17/; small and unfinished. £2 8/ to £2 11/; stores, £2 4/ to £2 13/; slips. £1 14/ to £2 2/; weaneis, £1 3/. to £1 16/. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—On account of Land and Survey Department, Waitakaruru, 10 steers, £12 12/6 to £13 17/6; Native Department, Papamoa, 27, £12 15/ to £14 7/6; Native Department, Paengaroa, 9, £12 12/6 to £12 15/; Paul Bros., Waiau Pa, '12, £11 2/6 to £14 12/.

ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. A much heavier yarding of fat sheep at Addington to-day brought prices of all claasea except hoggets down by 2/ a head. The offering generally was of poor quality, except for consignments of southern sheep. Best wethers made to 56/4; good, 40/ to 49/; best ewes, to 50/; good, 30/ to 44/. The cattle yarding of 411 head was the best selection offered this year and included several outstanding lines from the West Coast. Considering the high quality of the entry, prices kent up well and were little different from last week. Good beef, 50/, with best up to 57/6; best steers, to £24 17/6; good, £14 to £22: best heifers, to £20 7/6; good, £12 to £17; best cows, to £17 2/6; good, £9 to £14. There was a larger store sheep yarding and values of all classes were 1/ below those of recent sales. A small entry of pork met an excelJent sale at an average of 8d to 9%d per lb. There was a heavy supply of baconers and prices were easier, the average being 7'/4d to 8d per lb.—(Press Assn.)