LIVE STOCK MARKET

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11124, 6 February 1930, Page 2

LIVE STOCK MARKET

TINTROTO STOCK SALE

SATISFACTORY PRICES

There was a largo attendance of buyers at a stock sale held at Tiniroto on Tuesday. Of a total yarding of 5700 sheep. 4100 -were sold under the hammer and many, of the passed lot K were sold privately. Prices were ■ estimated to be about Ls per head in advance of late Matawhoro rates. Prices ranged as follows : Two-tooth -ewes, lGs lOd to 21s Gd: 4, 0 and Bth ewes, 15s 7tV to 22s Id; 5-vr ewes, 11s Gd to IGs; G-vr ewes, its 9d to 17s 2d; 2-th wethers IGs Tld to 17s Id: wetliei lambs. 13s ld_: cull lambs, mixed sex, 4s Gil to 7s Sd.

ADDINGTON YARDS. DECLINE JX FAT SHEEP. I ‘KICKS. (Proaa Association.) GIHUSTGHUKCH, Feb. 5. At the weekly metropolitan market at Addington to-day fat sheep values recorded- a. decline on last week's salo. Beef remained firm, a.s also did prices for ’fat \ lambs. Store lambs were yarded in Fig numbers and sold at advanced rates, while a big yarding of store sheep sold firmly at Into, rates. 1 Store lambs.—The heaviest entry of the season came forward. The quality was bettor, and juices firmed by Is a head. V alues ncre: Good rape lambs 20s Gd to 21s Gd. medium, rape lambs 18s Gd .to 40s. backward wether lambs 15s to- ns, best m.s. lambs to 225. good m.s. lambs 18s to 2Us Gd, ordinary m.s. lambs Jss to 17s, eulk lainbs IDs (id to J4s. ordinary ewe lambs 20s to 21s Gd. Store Sliee|>. —3hero was .a heavy entry, inainlv lro)n outside the Canterbury province, including lines from Chatham, Islands, Nelson, the Sounds district, West' 'Coast and Otago. Values remained firm at last week’s rates. Store J sheep values were: Good 1 and 6-th haltbred wethers 22s to 245, medium 4 and G-tli halfbred wethers 19s to 21s ordmarv 4 and G-th halfbred wethers 16s to J 18s; ordinary two-tooth halfbred wethers Ls to 18s Gd, backward: 2-th halfbred wethers to 15s 3d, merino wethers to 4 s 9d, good 4-th crossbred wethors to 2os, good 4-th Roinriey mothers to -24 s 3d, good 2th halfbred owes to 30s, ordinary 2-th halfbred, ewes 23s to 24s fkl,. backward 2-tli halfbred owes to 20s, ordinary s.m.halfbred ewes 19s to 225, sound and failing mouth halfbred ewes 15s to 17s, good 4, 6 and 8-th Romney owes : 2 7s toi. 28s Gd; medium 4, 6 and 8-th Romney owes to 26s Gd, backward 4, 6 and 8-tifi' Rotnriey ewes to 18s Gd, sound-mouthed crossbred ewes 18s to 20s. Fat lambs.—The entry ot 2830 showed a decline of 500 on last sale. Prices remained Jirm at from :8d to B|d per \)j, Vafiies werc: Extra prime . lainbs,to 30s Jd,;. prime lambs ‘JGs Gd,. to 29s',,'medium lambs 23s to 25s Gd, light'dumhs 20 s to 22s Gd. ; ) : _ Fat sheep.—The heaviest entry was recorded sinee. JJeeeinber, comprising ■ 11'races as against G races last week. Values were easier hv Is to Is Gd ,a head for all classes and up to 2s a' head for heavy ewes. Values were: • Extra prime wethers to 34s Jod, prime wethers 30s to 325. imediuni wethers 25s Gd to 295. Ijrrht wethers 21s Id to 255, extra or imp ewes to-28s dd, prime ewes ‘Ms to 275; ordinary ewes 19s 't» 935. lurlifc ewes 14s Gd to T/s Gd. •Fat-' cattle.—There was an entry of 475 head, compared with 400 last •reek. • One line"'of- steers was included. from the North Island. Values' remained firm- at last week’s 3»tes. .Best mbduiii weight ( prime beef made .‘from 44s to 47s per 100 ;lw, good medium weight prime beet add: from’ 40s to (43s - per 100 lbs 3. heavy, steer beef 40s to 42s Gd, good cow beef to 30s, secondary 32s to 355, and light and rough to 295. Values • were : Extra heavy prime steers to £23 7s Gd. heavy prime steers £lB 10s to £2l 10s. medium weight steers £l7 to £l9. ordinary steers £l3 to £lO, light steers £lO to £l2 10s, show heifer £l7 7s Gil. extra prime £l.O 17s Gil, prime heifers £l3 10s- to £ls, ordinary heifers £ll to £l3, light heifers £< IQs to' £.lO 10.4, show cow £l7 7s Gil, extra prinib’ cows, Jo , £l(s 7s Gd; prime cows £l3 lo 14 10s, medium cows £lO Jo I*2 IGs, light and aged £7 to £9 10s. Vealurs.—A. small entry and a brisk Sale. aD last week’s rates. The top |■ rice was £l2 11s. Good veaiors made from £4 5s Jo £-5 os, best culvers £2 13s to £3 Ss, others 17s to It’s. • ■ ; ■ ‘

Dairy cattle.—There ’was a-- large yarding and a spirited sale. Good quality cows and heifers sold at advanced rates, other suits showed no change. A Shorthorn second culver brought £lB 10s, good second and third culvers <Ol4- to Flo jus, others £0 to .013, good heifers .Old to .015, others .08 to £l2.

Store cattle.-—There was a mixed quality yarding and a satisfactory sale at late rates. Two years steers brought up to £O. Potting bulls sold well, the ton price being £.lO ss. ,

Fat pigs.—A medium entry and values a, little easier. Choppers made 50s to £8 Is, baeouers £3 los to £O, average price per lb. 7d to Bd. iporkers i£2 10s 'to- £3 8s (id, average price per lb. 8-kl to 91d. Store pigs.—A small entry and a good sale. iVeaners- showed a sharp rise on late rates. Stores made Ills to 335, slips 30s To - 335, weaners 22s to -31 s.

WESTFIELD : YARDS

U’rei* Assooiatioii ■> AUCKLAND, Feb. ,’>. At Westfield beef was-penned in larger numbers', cow and lierfer beef predominating. There was - little or no alteration in values, quotations being about the same. Extra choice ox to £2 2s per IOOIbs., choice plain and'prime £1 19s to £2 2s. ordinary and plain £L IGs to £1 18s, prime young cow and heifer beef £;1 l-7.s*• to £1 19s, ordinary cow beef £1 Ms to £1 Ids, heavy prime steers £ls to £lO, lighter prime £l3 15s to £l4 17s (id, light prime £l2 to £l3 »12s, unfinished and small £lO 10s; to £ll 17s 6d, extra heavy prime young cons and heifers £lO los to £l2, heavy prime £9 to .£lO 10s. lighter £§■ to £8 7s 6d, light cows £6. iOs to £7 los, others £5 upwards. - - *'•'' : Sheep -were yarded . jin average numbers and sold at late rates. Heavy prime wethers made £1 7s to £1 8s 3d, medium prime £1 5s 6d to £1 (is 9d, light prime £1 4s to £1 5s 3d, small and. unfinished £1 2s Cd to £1 3s 9d, -heavy prime ewes £1 to £1 3s, medium primo 17s to 19s 6d, light prime 15s to 16s 9d, intenorly fatted 10 s upwards. ■

Lambs .were penned in average numbers and sold at late quolations. Heavy prime made £1 13s 9d to £1 ‘ss, medium prime £1 Ls 6d to £l. 3s 6d, light prime 18s (>d to £1 Is, unfinished best 14s to 17s 6d, others 10s to- 13s 9d.

A largo yarding of pigs sold under keen competition. Values were firm and heavy baconers sold at improved prices. Choppers made