THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 180, 1 July 1937, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDINGTON sALE - S ATISL<'ACji6I : ' VALUES

Per Pressed 'ution. ( CH K ISTOfTL i: ' 1 •. Ju " e 30 - , Entries were of 'j ;i :1 B . ,ze ' '*[ to ' | day's iU . K considcring that export','buy- "i u CL 'ased °1 > * orations for the seas S!,l<: " :,ti a good one. . . .Store sheep.—jvphe !V ? va * ,n, f t Ctl * consisting for the in, 1,11 "ether hoggets. These sold " ■, a shilling, making: i ' JUo , (xL ? kl 1 Hits also sold better * " ct \'^. rs lin “ i proved slightly, liiaki - "I* to -os- ; Eat la in I is.—Only »•» " e ''C.forward, and these sold a.t recur 1 x P olt ia * c ‘ j ho local buyers. Trade <M"’" C] ' S " erc not operating. - , < Fat sheep.—Five, tl ■ were penned, including some g"4 1, . 110H 0 ". c *' 1_ ore from distant part- - :l ! c province. There w.tis an irregu u o.lc over the earlier stages, but I"« ■ U P f to Is Gd a head in the I" 1 - 4 stages foi good sheep. Export cv 1 ' uC,e cheaper. Except ionallv good ihmluts made to 45s lOd. good 33s to .P r '"' e liecl ' iuni weight 28s to 3K cel.nary down u, 20s; ewes, to 33s M H *o i 28s, prime medium '' v, ' l >- llls to 255, inferior down to l 1 . 1 Eat cattle. —Five 1; yarded, a few less than Y market was firm in the « arlrer stage with practically no *" values, but weakened towafi kr’ ‘ though not to a quotable < • < ■ prime steers made V £l4 12s Gd, prime heavyfil- ‘ u U to LT 4 - prime medium wciglns - u 1 -f j”-f “ 5s light down to £*:*: heifers to £l3 12s Gd. goo,lit' m hlO medium £G to £7 lOs-.fSfrM /ows to £l4 i Vi r-7 m (0 ss, medium 12s Gd, good if* .» -n, IA, £5 10s to £7, light#,‘"'i to £4 tte; Vealers: A medium-W/ed entiy last week’s rates being rfntjuned Prime heavy runners made®,) £4 12s Gd to £5, l ’ n lo r °1 4 10s- prime vealers 2$ 1(l ' to £4 Yarned bun 50s to £3 sajsnu.ll calvCS 2oS to Store 6C eatt.le.-Only|nised pens of f 4 ,runrd Bm station lines rn\VM wore ioi ndiu, . being entered. Cows Ini, » ell 'T to late rates. Cows fade to £•> 18s (id; voung steers £-*b- an3 cal ' s 34«. Dairy cattle: A Im' ontl - T °L” different sorts. ThereSiviis a weakening of Vto 20s a hjd. t-od second and third cal vers mafic imm Li lUs to £lO, medium to £« spring cnlvers £3 If* to £5; good y§,n,n heifers to £B, medium £4 10s tofco 10s, inferior tl> l4t pigs.—There wal a keen sale in the fat pig section, bid, porkers and baconers advancing l » * -q head. Choppers made * otl to Jos Gd; porkers 2Gs Gd to '■« Gd. averag price albGd to GJd ; a, nueis • to £4 19s Gd, average ■ rice a lb Gd to Old. Store pigs: A kec . .--ale w«anei> iu particular meeting nth a demand. AVeaners, srnal Us t 0.135, good 14s to 15s; slips 15s G to life, small stores 17s Gd to 19s_6d. medium -Os to 245, large 25s to 27s Gi . JOTINSONVILLI SALE. A ratlicr larger yardir g of cattle was offered at the JohsonfTlle stock sale yesterday. Prime, heavjgvright bullocks met with spirited competition at late rates. Light prime catfflr unproved by about, 10s a head, withlam sorts, as always at this sale, difffnlt to dispose of The female cattle I yarded were mostly ex-dairy and mfcflnr quality station cattle. The few penfol prune cows sold at lato rates, hut |he balance of the yarding was disposed of at P'joes 5s to 10s a head cheaper than last week. The wethers yarded were of exceptional quality and sold readily at Is to Is 6d a head better. Lives also met with a ready market; and in sympathy with outside sales showed an appreciation of 2s a head. ,!A small yardin,, of lambs was disposed of at late mtes. The range of prices was as lol|loWpr’ime extra heavy bullocks. £U tOs down to £l3 10s; prime heavy, £l3 5s to £l2 ss; heavy, £l2: light and unfinished, £ll 5s to £iOjl°s: _ extra prime heavy cows and heifers, £0 10s to £8 10s; ordinary, £7 to £6; tows, exdairy. £5 to £3 10s. . Prime extra heavy wethers, 34s to 32s 6d; prime heavy, 32s to 31 bcl; medium, 30s; prime extra heavy ewes, 30s; prime heavy, 29s 6d .to 2 is; medium, 26s Gd to 255. j . Heavy lambs, 28s 6d to 2,5; medium, 24s to 22s 6d; light, 20s. VALUES AT LEVIN. LEVIN, .Tunc 30. The weekly stock sale was held at the Levin yards yesterday. Due to a smaller offering prices for porkers showed a further hardening tendency. Good yardings of sheep and cattle met with a ready sale at full late prices. Realisations were Pigs : Light porkers 32s Gd to ?9s Gd medium £2 6s to £2 10s, heavy £2 ]1 s to £3 2s; choppers, 38s; stores, IGs to 245. Sheep: Fat hoggets, 24s lOd; fat ewes, 30s; fat wethers, 295; ewe hoggets, 31s. Cattle: Light iat cows, £3 10s to £4; medium, £i 5s to £4 12s 6d; heavy, £4 15s to £4 17s 6d; prime extra heavy, £5 2s Gd to £5 12s Gd ; fat heifers, £4 lo £4 10s; vealers, £2 7s Gd to £3 15s; store cows, £1 15s to £2 10s; bulls, £5 12s Gd to £5 17s Gd. Dairy Stock: Springing cows, £3 15s to £9; springing heifers £5 IGs Gd to £i ; wcaner heifers, £2 to £2 4s.

PAHIATUA SALE. A good yarding of dairy -stock and a moderate yarding of sheep were offered to a fair attendance at the Pahiatua sale. Quotations: Cows, early calvers £7 ‘2s 6d. £7 10s, £7 los. £/ 17s Gd, £8 10s, £8 17s 6d. £10; lsjtor calvers £5 £5 ss, £5 7s Gd, £6. £6 <s 6d to £7; dairy heifers £5 _los. £o los to £6; wearier dairy heifers £2 M to £2 7s Gel; fat cows (ex dairy; £3 Is to £3 10s. Sheep, hoggets 20s 21s to 22s Gd. Morses. 20-mtlis hllv £22 10s; aged gelding £4. STORTFORD LODGE. Per Press Association. HASTINGS, Jgine 30. F a t cattle values receded Si mm last week’s ahnonnally high levelj .4 Stort-* ford Lodge to-day. Cows predominated in a larger voiding, a lug percentage lioinrr a"ed light, and unfinislud sorts. A splendid draft of young ,$ i.iedininlieavy. extra prime, averaged « los. All sorts, including light and -illahle. made satisfactory sales. Best ox beef made 30s to 32s for 1001 b. W-r. pens of bullocks rcdiiircd Inrther Imidimg. Heifers were in short sunpljs. good medium weight making £S 10- I here was an unusually small yartlind ~| store cnlfcle. consisting of very smul pc-ns of miseellaneons sorts. Breeding ewes improved am quality was mueir above average, dud to two e-cel'ent drafts. Four-tooth j';»le to ‘W,< 3d two-tooth to 34s 3d. I' l'-H'li.l am' 4,1 • well-grown woollv Imggets verv forward ‘2l.s Id: small groWn shorn i. u< ,i„. ojt, ■ BniaP mediu 1 '.row'll wethers 22s Gd to 24s 3.1. A hri| tone;

prevailed throughout the sale. A larger yarding accounted for fat sheep values being easier. Ewes predominated, a large percentage being light to medium. Host quality made to 335, medium 26s Gd to 275, light 21s to 235; extra heavy wethers 40s lUd ; prime two-tooth wethers, splendid older, 37s Id. Hoggets were chiefly small and medium grown, the best making 265.

BURNSIDE MARKET. 1 per Rress Association. DUNEDIN, June 30. A general easing in prices for beef and an improvement, lor mutton were j the main features of the Burnside c stock sale to-day. Fat cattle totalled J--370, which included a few trucks of prime ox, but the bulk consisted _ of j medium sorts. Adverse conditions ; were reflected in many of 1 lie medium 2 cattle showing lack of finish. On the j average prices receded by 10s to los ] a head on last week’s I'ates. J’rimc heavy bullocks made to £ls 17s Od. 1 prime £l2 17s Gd to £l3 17s Gd, me- j dium £lO to £ll 10s, light from £0 J 10s upward; prime heavy cows. £ll . 2s 6d, prime £8 5s to £9 ss. medium j £6 to £7 ss, light from £4 1.55. Fat sheep, numbering 1229, were j somewhat below the total of the pre- ] vious week, but having regard to wea- ■ thcr conditions the quality generally ; was reasonably good. Competition 1 was keen and values showed a rise of 2s for prime wethers and 3s for ewes. . Values showed a slight casing, how- ■ ever, over the last two races, when animals of poorer quality were forward. Extra prime wethers made to . £2 ss, prime £1 18s to £2 2s, medium, £1 13s to £1 15s. light down to 28s; prime heavy ewes £1 18s. prime £1 13s to £1 15s, medium £l, 5s to £1 8« Gd, light. 18s. There was an exceptionally heavv entry of pigs, the number forward | being divided equally between pork-j ers and baconers, both of which showed an appreciation of 5s a head compared with the previous sale. WESTFIELD VALUES. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 30. Good quality beet was more plentiful nt Westfield to-day than for some time past. It was only an average yadring, however, and a decided improvement was revealed in the standard of cows and heifers. Values were well maintained. Extra choice ox sold at 32s a 1001 b, choice and prime, 28s to 31s; unfinished, 25s to 28s; prime cow and heifer beef, 25s to 295; unfinished, 17s to 245; extra heavy steers, £l3 to £ls 2s Gd; heavy, £ll 10s to £l3 17s Gd; medium, £lO 12s Gd to £l2 7s Gd; light, £9 to £lO 17s Gd; unfinished, £G to £9; extra heavy cows and heifers, £3 10s to £lO 1 os”; heavy, £"_ 10s to £9; medium, £6 15s; heavy, £7 10s to £9: medium, £6 to £7 10s; light, £4 10s to £6 5s : unfinished, £3 to £4 15s. Sheep supplies were short. Quality generally was prime, and values for wethers advanced by about 2s a head. Ewes were quoted firm. Lambs were scarcer and mad 6 very firm prices. Heavy wethers mado 36s to 39s 9d, medium 34s to 37s 9d, light 30s 6d to ,35s 3d, unfinished 26s to 33s 3d; heavy ewes 30s to 325, medium 26s Gd to 29s Gd, light 22s to 2'7s 9d, unfinished 8s to 24s Gd, prime lambs 21s to 3os, unfinished 10s to 20s 9d. ,An out-of-season spring lamb made 275. Jn an average entry of calves there was a good quality lot of runners and heavy vealers. Light, and, small calves were scarce. Values improved by up. to 4s a head under. spirited competition. Runners made £2 lOs to £7 18s; heavy vealers £4 5s to £6 3s, medium £3 14s to £4, light £3 to £3 9s. £2 6s to £2 17s, unfinished £1 8s to £2 ss, bobby and rough, ss.to 28s. More pigs were penned, but quality was not so good as at recent sales. Heavy baconers maintained fully late quotations but porkers were slightly easier. Choppers made £2 to £3 18s; heavy baconers £4 to £4 14s, medium £3 15s to £3 19s, light £3 5s to £3 ; 11s • heavy porkers £2 14s to £2 19s; medium £2 6s to £2 12s, light £1 18s to '£2 2s, small and unfinished 16s to 1 -£1 14s; stores 16s to 255; slips 8s to ’ 16s; weaners 3s to 13s. Baconers averaged 6pi to 7d per lb. and porkers 6d ' to GJd.