THE STOCK MARKET.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 130, 2 May 1940, Page 14

THE STOCK MARKET.

ADDINGTON SALE. A STRONG TONE. Per Press Association.! CHRISTCHURCH, May 1. The Addington _ market to-day was strong in the sections for fat sheep, fat lambs, and prime fat cattle. Fat sheep of good quality showed an increase of from 2s to 2s 6d a head. A good yarding of fat cattle sold at prices which were dearer than last week by Is 6d a 1001 b. About 2000 more store sheep than usual were entered. The sale was a shade weaker, except for the best, sound-mouth-ed sorts. With, an over-supply of old ewes, this class, was inclined to ease as the sale progressed. Outstanding English Leicester-Romney ewe lambs sold at 23s sd, with good rape sorts at 18s Id to 20s; and average lambs at lis 6d to 15s 6d, with rough sorts at 6s. One of the best sales of two-tooths was the 19s 3d paid for a truck lot. Other pens of better-class two-tooths, fine woolled, sold at 17s 6d. A station line of 250 sound-mouthed ewes sold at from 13s 6d tq 14s. The fat lamb sale, on the increased export schedule, of 9d a pound for 361 b.. lambs or under, was the best for some time. Exporters forced, the pace, and butchers had difficulty in filling their requirements. Butchers' sorts sold at an advance on the schedule rates, and exporters paid a shade more in some cases. The penning of fat sheep was slightly smaller than usual. comprising 5000 head. The quality of the animals, however, was the best for some Prime, heavy wethers forward from the Chatham Islands, fattened locally, and Romneycross ' Chatham wethers of show standard brought up to 39s Id. The average price for a truck-lot of 56 wethers was 355. The market opened at a sharp advance on the recent rates, with good ewes 2s 6d a head better, medium to good wethers at about the same and heavy wethers Is 6d to 2s better. Exporters paid up to the advanco in the export schedule. Altogether, there was a buoyant marketBest wethers made 32s to 395, good 27s to 395, ordinary sorts 23s to 265; and prime ewes, 25s to 295; ordinary 15s to 20s, freezing to 16s. • The fat cattle entry was of overflow proportions—62B head. There was a better display of finished cattle. The price improvement continued, to-doy's prices for the- better sorts being up to 15s better than last week's. There was little change in the values for medium and rough sorts. Prime steers made £ls to £l9. with light to medium sorts at £8 15s to £ll. Good beef made from 36s to 38s 6d, with the tops going to 40s a 1001 b., medium from 32s to 355. and rough, down to 275. .■■',•', There was an easier sale for porkers, values ranging from 41s 6d to 47s 6d—an average price a lb of 7d to 7id. The baconer penning vent the heaviest, ot tft6 season, but a good sale resulted, heavyweights being the only class to ease in values. The average price a lb. for baconers was to 7id. JOIINSONVE.LE MARKET. The few pens of prime heavyweight bullocks forward at the sale at Johnsonville yesterday met with good competition, though prices showed little alteration on those of-last week. Medium and lightweight cattle were easier by 5s a head; extra prime heifers were 5s a head firmer than last week, selling readily; and med-ium-weight cows met with no alteration. The wethers comprised chiefly heavyweights, with a few pens of light and unfinished sorts. Extra, prime heavyweight wethers met with a ready sale, prices bein" slightly firmer on those ruling last week. There was no alteration for the light and medium-weight sorts. Extra prime heavyweight ewes were firm on last work's prices, though medium-weights and plain were slightly easier. All c.asses of lambs met with a steady sale. Prices:Cattle.—Prime extra heavy bullocks, £ls 2s £l4 10s; prime heavy, £ls Bs, £l3 18s- heavy. £l3 15s, £l3; light and un- ( finished, £l2 10s. £l2; extra, prime; heavy cows and heifers, £9 ss, ±,B IBs, prime heavy, £3 15a,' £7 ss; cows and heifers £7, £6 ss; runners and vcalers, £4 ss,' £2 10s. . Sheep—Prime extra heavy wethers, £1 9s 9d £1 8s; prime heavy. 27s 6d, 26s 3d; medium, 255, 235; prime extra heavy ewes, 22s 6d 19s 3d; prime heavy, 19s, 17s: medium, 'l6s 6d, 14s 8d; extra heavy lambs, 28s 6d, 26s 3d: heavy, 25s 6d 22s 6d; medium, 21s, 18s 9d; light, 17s 6d, 15s 3d; VALUES STEADY AT BULLS. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report .having held their fortnightly Bulls sale on Monday, when small entries of sheep, cattle and pigs were submitted to a small attendance of the public. There was httlo alteration in values, and sales in all departments were practically on a par with the previous sale. Quotations: W.f. lambs, 15s lOd; store ewes, 7s Bd, Bs, lis 8d; fat cows and he'iew, £4 4s, £4 12s, £4 18s, £5, £5 Is, £5 10s. £5 15s, £6 6s; steers, £6; empty store . cows, £3, £3 ss. £3 10s; store pigs, 10s, 12s Dd, 15s, 16s 6d. PAHIATUA VALUES. Prices at this week's Pahiatua sale were: Sheep— W.W. lambs, good 16s 3d to 15s: medium, 13s to lis lOd; ewe lambs. medium, 13s 9d to 9s; fat wethers 245, backward ewes, 15s. 9d; fat owes. 14s. Cattle—Dairy cows. £9 to £7 7s; weaner Jersey heifers, £4 4s to £4; fat heifers, £5. Pigs: Weancr, 10s 6d. ASHHURST SALE. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report an average varding of sheep and a full yarding of cattle of all classes at their fortnightly Ashhurst sale. Competition for all classes of sheep was fully firm on late rates a gcod clearance being effected. Eat 'cattle, of which a good varding was submitted, also met with a firm sale and, if anything, values hardened slightly. Quotations: — Sheep—Fat ewes, 14s, 14s 6d, 15s, 15s 6d 16s. 16s 6d. 17s; fat lambs, 18s, 18s 6d, 19s 19s 9d, 20s to 20s 6d; fat wethers, 20s' 21s 21s 9d to 22s 7d; good ewe lambs, 18s 6d 'Vds to 20s 2d; wether lambs, 12s, 13s, 13s 6d to 14s 9d. Cattle—Fat cows, dairy, £4, £4 10s, £4 15s £5, £5 ss, £5 10s; fat station cows am. heifers, £5 ss, £5 10s, £5 15s, £6,. £6 12s 6d; fat bullocks, to £l3 2s 6d; springing Jersey heifers, £6. £6 10s, £6 15s, £7, 15s £6, £6 10s to £7 15s; good quality £7 10s, £8 ss; springing cows, £5 10s, £5 weaner Jersey heifers, £3, £3 ss, £3 10s, £4; potter 'cows, £2 ss, £2 10s, £2 15s, £3, ,£3 5s to £3 10s. LEVIN QUOTATIONS..Rates at the Levin 6ale this week were ■ Pigs.—Light porkers, 28s, 30s, 31s, 325, 34s 365, 38s. £2; medium do., £2 2s 6d, £2' 3s, £2 ss, £2 7s, £2 Bs, £2 10s, £2 12s; heavy do., £2 13s, £2 15s, £2 17s, £2 18s, £3; baconers. £3 45," £3 ss, £3 6s £3 7s 6d, £3 9s, £3- 12s, £3 19s; chop, pe'rs, £3 2s, £3 10s, £4 4s; slips, 10s 6d to 12s 6d; stores, 20s, 23s 6d, 24s 6d, 255; sows to farrow, £3. Sheep.—Fat lambs, 21s 6d, 225, 23s 3d, 24s 9d. 26s 3d, 28s; fat ewes, 16s to 17s Id: fat wethers, 24s to 255; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, to 265; ewe lambs, 10s Id to 12s; wether lambs, 9s to-12s. Cattle—Light vcalers, 20s, 255, 30s, 355, 365, £2; heavy do., £2 se, £2 12s 6d, £2.

15s £3, £3 2s, £3 3s, £3 4s; runners, to £4'l2s 6d; light fat cows and hoifors, exdairy, £4 2s 6d, £4 si, £4 12s 6d, £4 15s, £4 19s; heavier do., £5 10s, £5 14s, £5 17s- 2£-year P.A. steers, to £6 16s; P.A. cows, r.w.b., £6 to £7 10s; P.A. heifers, £3; Hereford heifers, £2 5s to £3; wean- ; er heifers, £2 2s 6d, £2 15s, £3. £3 ss; springing cows, to £5; second calving cows (due Sept.), to £10; heifers, r.w.b., £6 ; 10» to £7 ss; store cows, £3 3s to i-3 15s. STORTFORD LODGE. Good-eonditioncd lambs and wethers again rose in value at the Stortford Lodge sale, when the market was confident. Fat : wethers brought. 24c, 7d, with very forward ■ pens from 22s 5d to 22s lOd; good store to , forward ewes, 19s 9d; well-grown woolly wether lambs in extra forward condition, ; 21s 10d—the highest of the season; very forward wothcr lambs, 18s 6d to 19s 2d; , medium-grown, 17e~; bettor borts of aged ; fattening ewes, 12s to 13s. Cattle.—Cows, £8 5s to £8 17s 6d; mo- . dium quality, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d. WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS. -, Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 1. A larger offering of good quality beef at the Wcstfield sale sold readily at very firm late rates. Prices:— Cattle.—Extra heavy prime steers, £l4 to £ls ss; heavy, £l2 10s to £l3; medium, £ll 10s to £l2 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 to £lO 15s; heavy, £8 to £8 17s 6d; medium, £6 15s to £7 17s 6d. Runners, £3 10s to £7 10s; heavy vcalers, £4 3s to £4 15s; medium, £3 9s to £4 2s; light, £3 to £3 9s. Pigs.—Choppers, £2 15s to £8 Is; heavy baconcrs. £4 4s to £4 16s; medium, £3 13s to £4: heavy porkers, £2 12s to £3; medium, £2 4s to £2 10s. Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wether?. 29s 6d to 31s; heavy, 27s od to 29s 6d; medium, 26s to 27s 6d;* extra heavy prime young maiden ewes, 23s to 243 .9d; heavy, 21s ' to 235: medium, 19s to 21s: extra heavy prime lambs, 28s 6d to 30s 3d; heavy, 25s . to 28s 3d; medium, 23s to 24s 9d. MATAPUNA ROMNEY SALE. Regarding the unreserved dispersal sale of the Matapuna Romney stud, on account. , Mr R. J. Moore, Morton, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., and Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., in conjunction with the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. and the N.Z. Fanners' Go-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report: —A good attendance of local breeders, along with breeders from the Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa. Rangitikoi and Wanganui districts,/ showed considerable interest in the "dispersal of this flock, and although no very high figures were ruling for any individual sheep we report fairly even competition throughout the sale. The following is a list of a few of the sales effected: — 1-sh ewes from 2agns, 3, 3a| 4, 5 to 6i gns; 2-sh ewes, from 3gns, 4,4 j, 5, to ogns; 3-sh ewos, from 3gns, 3j, 3?, 4, <tg to sgns; 4-sh ewes, from 2gns, Zi>, 3,3 i to 3igns; 5-sh ewes, from 2gns, 4igns; 6-sh ewos, from ljgns, 2,2 ito 3 gns; aged ewes, from Ijgns, 2. 21 sto 3 gns; owe hoggets in pens of 5, from 2gns, 2j, 3 to 32gns to sgns; stud sires, from sgns to lOigns.