THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 222, 19 August 1937, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKETS.

ADDINGTCTJ SALE. EASING TENDENCY. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 18. As thero "was no sale last week because of the Grand National holiday, there were heavy entries of stock in most sections at to-day’s Addington market. Prices were inclined to case. Store sheen.—Aged ewes were cheaper by Is 6d and’ wether and owe lv.ggcts were unchanged. Young ewes wore slightly better. Two-tooths made,to 375, s.m. to 24s 6d, and owe hoggets to 335. Fat sheep.—Heavy plain wethers were cheaper by 3s, others by 2s lo 2s 6d, and i-oot] eves by up to Is ou national market rates. Hoggets showed little change Extra prime heavy v.'cthori, made to 48s 7d, primo heavy 36s to 40s, piiino mediumweight 32s to 355, ordinary 27s 6d to 31s; extra prime ewes to 40s 7d, prime heavy, 29s 6d to 335, prime medium-weight 26s 6d to 295, ordinary 21b 6d to 25s 6d. Fat cattle.—Best beef made, to 36s a ltE lb. other classes 30s to 333, rough down to 255. Extra prime heavy steers brought <.o £l9 7s 6d, prime heavy £l4 10s lo £l6 os, prime medium- weight £l3 15s to £ls, ordinary £lO to £l2 10s; extra prime heifers to £ls 7s 6d, prime £9 10s to £ll ss, medium £7 to £9; extra prime cows to £l3 17s 6d, primo c.o\vs £8 5s to ->lO ss, medium tows £5 15s to £7 10s. Vcalers.—Heavy runners improved in value by 5s to 10» a head, the market being short of requirements. Runners made £3 to £8: vcalers, £2 17s 6d to £5 2s 6d; calves. 25s to £2 15s. Fat pigs.—Porker values were from 62s 6d to £3 3s 6d, an average of to 7 a d a lb. Baooners so'.d from 53s 6d to £4 Us 6d, an average of 6 a d to 7d a lb. Choppers made 58s 6d to £5 3s 6d. .. Storo pigs: A keen sale foi woaners, which made from 13s lo 17s 6d. Best stores made 15s to 28s and sows in pig 30s to £4.

- PRICES AT JOHNSONVILLE. WELLINGTON, Aug. 19. A largo yarding of cattle and sheep was offered at the Johnsonvillc stock sale yesterday. The yarding of cows and heifers was of exceptionally good quality, extra prime cows and heifers meeting with spirited competition at prices firm to the extent of 5s to 10s a head on last week.

Light and unfinished station cows were easier by 5s a head. All classes of wethers met with a keen demand at prices firm by Is a head. Ewes sold readily, with a firming tendency for cjftra heavy ewes, but, lightweight and unfinished sorts were slightly- easier. Thero was a good sale tor .lambs with no alterations in prices, The range of prices was as follows: Primo extra heavy bullocks, £ls to £l4 7s 6d; prime heavy, £l4 2s to £l3 12s 6d; heavy-, £l3 5s to £l2 10s; light and unfinished, £ll 18s to £11; extra prime heavy, heifers. £lO 15s to £9 18s; extra primo heavy cows, £9 15s to £9 ss; primo heavy cows and heifers, £9 to £8 12s 6d ; ordinary, £7 to £7 12s 6d; cows, exdairy, £5 5s to £4 12s 6d; runners, £5 to £4 ss; vcalers, £1 10s lo £1 2s 6d. Prime extra heavy wotlicrs, 43s 3d, 42s 9d (show wetlicrß); prime heavy wethers, 41s to 39s 6d; ordinary, 33s 6d to 35s 3d; primo extra heavy owes. 425, 41s, 40s (small pen) ; prime heavy, 39s 9d to 36s 7d; ordinary, 35s 3d to 29s 6d; light and unfinished, 26s 9d to 24s 6d ; heavy lambs, 31s 9d to 30s; ordinary-, 28s 9d to 245.

LEVIN VALUES. LEVIN, Aug. 18. At the weekly sale at Levin there was a large yarding of pigs and an excellent sftlo* resulted at ruling rates in all classes. There was a small yarding of sheep, and a medium offering of cattle, and prices vvero well maintained. Realisations were: Pigs.-—Light pork 33s to £2, medium £2 2s 6d to £2 10s, heavy £2 12s lo £3 ss; choppers, 26s to 38s; woaners, 14s lo 16s ,6d; slips, 18s to 21a; small stores, 22s to 25s 6d, medium 26s to 325; sows to farrow. 25s to 355. Sheep: Fat owes, 37s 9d to 33s 6d; fat hoggets, 26s to 27s 9d; small ewo hoggets, 21s Id; small b.f. hoggets, 16s 6d. Cattle: Fat cows, medium £3 15s to £4 10s, heavier £4 17s 6d to £5 12s 6d: small vealers, 30s to 37s 6d, medium £3 2s 6d; runners, £5 2s 6d to £5 10s; store cows, 35s to £3 10s; coloured two-year steers, £6 12s 6d. Dairy slock: Springing cows, £4 to £5; springing heifers, £5 lo £lO ss.

PAIIIATUA- SALE. At the Pahiatua weekly- stock sale a fair yarding of dairy cattle, sheep and pigs was offered. Quotations :—Dairy cows (cany cal vers), £6, £6 Ids, £7, £7 15s to £3 10=; late cal vers, £5 10s, £6 to £7 ss; heifers (early calvers), £6 100, £7 5s to. £8 10s; later calvere, £5 5s to £6 ss. Sh cc P * W.f.w. hoggets 25s 9d to 265. Pigs: 206 to 235; siorcs, 26s 6d to 28s. ASIIHURST SALE. Dalgety and Coy-., Ltd., report as follows on the fortnightly sale held at Ashhurst on Wednesday : —Fair entries ol dairy cattle and a nice yarding of boot wero penned; no shcDp or pigs were yarded. There was a good demand for springinir cows, heifers, and weaner heifers, with a °total clearance; also strong competition for all classes of beef, including two pens of well finished P.A. cows. Quotations: Springing heifers, £6 to £8 10s; heifers with calves at foot. £5 10s; second calvers, £7 17s 6d; yearling Jcrsey hoffers, £3 17s; fat P.A. cows. £8 2s 6d, £9 2s 6d, fat Jersey cows, £4 10s to £7 14s; fat Jersey- heifers, £5 5s to £5 15s: vcalers, £2 153; store cows, £l, £3* 2s 6d, £3 10=. BULLS SALE. Dalgety and Coy.. Ltd., report good on tries of stock at the fortnightly sille held at Bulls on Monday, when, m conjunction with tho ordinary stock sale, tile spring pig fair was hold. A yarding of 2CO pigs came to hand and met with splendid competition, a total clearance being effcc.er!. Quotations :—B.f. hoggets. 12s, 17s 10:1, 20= 3d. Yearling runner, £2 18s; fat Jersey cows, £3 11s, £3 15s £4 15s £5 3s: dairy cows, springing, £2 16s £5. £s> 2s, to 15s; springing heifers, £5 ss, £6, £6 Up £7 19s 6d, £8 ss; heifers and calves £o, £5 10s. Weaner pigs, 16s 6d, 17s los, small stores. 245. 26s to. 28s- large stores, 325, 36s to 395: bacon pigs. £3 10s to i-4, sows to farrow, £4 ss, £6 7s; sows, with fitters, £4 14s. £6 6s. £6 .17s. 6d: small hoars, 30s, £2 2s. Quantity bay,, £5 a ton. STORTFORD LODGE. , Per Press Association. HASTINGS, Aug. 18. Fresh records ■were set for fat ewes ana wooilv wether hoggets at Stortford Lodge stock’ sale to-day. Prime cattle also sold readily. In a moderate yarding cows predominated, but there were very few P"™ pens. The best made £9 10s to £lO lls Ud medium £3 to £9. Exceptional quality shorthorn cross heifers ranged from £5 15s to £6 15s. This quality was slow to trade, showing no improvement on last week. . .. Store sheep met with brisk selling, wether hoggets advancing 2s. a head, wellgrown fat and forward making 26s 10d to 27s 3d. Hoggets shorn as lambs brought 21s. Fat and forward wethers made 29s 2d and forward 275. Mixed aged breeding ewes, heavy in lamb, in splendid order, brought 365. Fattening ewes ranged from 14s to 16s Bd. . Fat. ewes advanced 3s to 4s, reaching 40s. a record for several years. A small yarding of fat sheep consisted chiefly of ewes, and competition was very keen. WESTFIELD MARKET. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Aug. IS. As anticipated, a further advance in beef values was recorded at Westfield today in consequence of another very short market. Ox made an additional 2s a hundred pounds, and cows and heifers wore quoted 3s a hundred pounds dearer. Similar values have not been obtained, foi nearly seven years. Light to mediumweights sold best, steers being up to £1 a head dearer and cows to about £1 10s. Extra choice ox sold at 40s a hundred pounds, choice and prime 36s to 395, unfinished, 32s to 355; prime cow and heifer beef, 34s to 375; unfinished, 24s to 33s extra heavy prime steers, £ls 10s to £lB 10s; heavy, £l4 10s to £l6 17s 6d; medium, £l3 5s to £ls; light. £ll to £l3 10s; unfinished, £8 to £ll 17s 6d; extra heavy cows and heifers, £l2 to £l4 ss; heavy. £lO 10s to £l3 10s ; medium, £9 to £l2; light, .£6 lo £10; unfinished, £3 to £B. .. Sheep made the highest prices for many years. Wethers and ewes were both about 3s a head dearer and lambs were quoted very firm at recent high rates. Extra heavy wethers made 45s to 495; heavy, 42s to 46s 6d; medium, 40s to 445; light, 36s to 40s; unfinished, 32s to 365; extra heavy ewes, 37s to 41s; heavy, 35s to 375; medium, 31s to 355; light, 24s to 30s; unfinished, 5s to 225; prime lambs, 22s to 40s; unfinished, 16s to 225. Calves increased in price up to about 10s a head on recent sales, mostly small stock being offered. Runners made £4 to £9 13s; heavy vealers, £5 8s to £6 17s; medium, £4 10= to £5 8s; light, £3 15s to £4 8s; smaller, £2 10s to £3 12s; unfinished, £1 10s lo £2 15s; rough, £1 2s to £1 14s; bobby, 5s to 15s. Pig prices were the only ones to recede.:' Both baconers and porkers were quoted about 2s a head lower. Choppers sold at £2 to £3 16=; heavy haeoners £4 Q ~- to £4 19s; medium, £3 lls to £4 4s; light, £3 2s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 ..us to £3 Is; medium, £2 2s lo £2 8s; light, £1 16s to £2. Is; smaller and unfinished, £1 3s to £1 14s; stores, £1 6s to £2 10s slips, £1 Is to £1 15s; weaners, 12s to 235. Baconers averaged 6Jd a pound and porkers 6{d to 6£d.

BURNSIDE VALUES. Per Pres Association. ■ ' DUNEDIN, Ails'. 13. In an average yarding of fat cattle at tho Burnside stock sale to-day, ■ quality generally was considerably above that of yoeent sales. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £2l 2s 6d, prime £l7 10s to £l£ 12s 6d, medium £l3 10s to £l4 15s, light down to £lO 15s; prime cows and heifers to £l3 2s 6d, medium £8 15s to £lO ss, light down to £6 15s. The entry of store Cattle was small, including' only two pens of well-bred three and four-year steers These brought from £9 Is tc £lO 16s. Extra prime' heavy wethers brought to £2 14s 9d, prime £2 4s to £2 7s 6d, me-

dium £1 16s to £1 18s 6d, light down to £1 7s 6d; primo heavy owes to £2 Is 3d, prime £l 16s to £1 18s 6cl, medium £1 10= to £1 12s 6d, light down to £1 2s 6d. Fat pigs.—Baconers, £3 5s to £4 17s; porkers, £2 10s to £3 ss.