STOCK MARKETS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 252, 15 June 1932, Page 6

STOCK MARKETS

SHEEP PRICES FALL CATTLE VALUES MAINTAINED FRANKTON, Tuesday. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly stock sale at the Frankton saleyards on Tuesday, 14th as under: — Fat sheep — There was an average yarding, but competition was dull, and' late prices were not obtainable. Fat and unfinished wethers suffered a further drop. Prime young ewes sold at late rates, while aged and inferior fat ewes were slightly lower. Extra prime fat wethers sdld at up to 13/11; fat wethers, 11/6 to 13/2; smaller wethers, 10/6 to 11/3; young fat ewes, 8/9 to 10/3; aged, fat ewes, 6/3 to 7/6; fat lambs, 9/- to 12/6. Fat cattle — There was an average yarding and prices generally were on a par with last week's values. Extra prime ox sold up to £6/6/-; medium quality ox, £2/16/- to £5/5/-; young cows and heifers, £2/15/- to £3/12/-; inferior fat cows, 25/- to 40/-; boners, 10/- to 20/-. Pigs — A medium yarding of both fat and store pigs came forward and eased slightly on last week's quotation. Best baconers sold up to £2/4/-; medium baconers, £1/13/- to £1/17/-; light baconers and heavy porkers, £1/7/- to £1/13/-; medium porkers, £1 to £1/6/-; light porkers, 14/- to 18/-; best stores, 12/- to 16/-; best stores, 12/- to 16/-; slips, 7/- to 10/-; best weaners, 5/- to 7/-; others, 21- to 4/-; sows in pig, 18/- to £l/7/-; sows with litters, £3/5/-. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: — Cattle — Average numbers of all sorts were yarded. Ox beef met with a steady demand and late rates were maintained, while competition for cow beef slackened and prices receded slightly. No change is again reported for store cattle. Prime, medium-weight ox beef made from £4/10/- to £5/3/-; lighter, do. £3/15/- to £4/10/-; poor-conditioned do, £2/17/6 to £3/12/6;; prime cow beef, £3/7/6 to £3/15/-; medium, do, £2/15/- to £3/5/-; lighter, £2/5/- to £2/12/6; light, £1/18/- to £2/3/-; killable, £1/11/- to £1/17/-; stores, 18/- to 26/-; boners, 10/- to 17/-. Sheep — The fat wethers which were penned in heavy numbers were not in so keen demand as last week, and quotations are a shade lower. Prices for fat ewes increased appreciably owing to the small entry. A usual number of fat lambs were sold at slightly lower rates than those ruling recently. Very prime wethers, 14/6 to 15/-; prime wethers, 13/- to 14/-; medium quality, 11/to 12/9; lighter, 10/- to 11/-; prime ewes, 8/- to 9/-; medium, do, 7/--to 8/-; others, to 6/-; prime lambs, 12/to 14/-; medium, do, 10/- to 12/-; light, 8/6 to 10/-. Pigs — Fat pigs met with an easier market than last week, values showing a sharp decrease. Stores and weaners were about on a par with late rates. Heavy baconers, £1/18/to £2/2/-; lighter, do, 32/- to 36/-; larger stores, 27/- to 30/-; smaller, do, 18/- to 24/-; stores, 12/- to 16/-; slips, 8/- to 11/-; weaners, 5/- to 7/6. The Farmers Auctioneering Co., report: We had an extra heavy yarding of all classes of fat sheep, including a large proportion of fi&t wethers. Competition was fair and fat lambs and wethers remained unchanged, but the market for fat ewes showed a firming tendency. Cattle:— A very heavy yarding of ox beef was entered and prices remained firm at last week's quotations. There was little alteration on a good yarding of prime cow beef, but second quality showed an1 improvement. A medium yarding of store cattle met with late quotations. A small yarding of both fat and store pigs came forward. Fats were slightly easier, but stores and weaners remained on a par with last week's rates. We quote. Prime fat wethers, 13/6 to 15/-; medium, 12/- to 13/-; light, 10/- to 11/3; forward-condi-tioned wethers, 8/- to 9/3; heavy prime fat ewes, 8/3 to 9/-; fat ewes 6/- to 6/9; forward ewes, 4/- to 5/2; heavy fat lambs, 12/6 to 13/6; medium, 10/9 to 11/6; light, 8/6 to 9/9. Cattle: Runners, 39/- . to £2 7/-; vealers, 14/- to 18/-; medium fat steers, £5 6/- to £5 14/-, light, £4 10/- to £4 19/-; heavy fat cows, £3 14/- to £4 3/-; medium £2 15/- to £3 i 37-; medium fat cows and heifers, £2 10/- to £3 1/-; light fat cows, 32/6 to £2 2/6; killable, 22/- to 28/-; bulls, 20/- to 30/-. Pigs: Choppers, 24/- to 32/-; heavy baconers, £2 2/- to £2 4/-; medium, 33/- to 38/-; medium porkers, 19/ - to 22/-; light, 14/- to 18/-; stores, 10/to 14/6; weaners, 3/6 to 8/-; slips, 8/- to 10/-.