PRICES STEADY

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 832, 28 November 1929, Page 10

PRICES STEADY

N.Z. STOCK MARKETS

WEATHER HOLDS UP EXPORT BY R.W.C. Little movement has been recorded in the general level of stock prices throughout the Dominion ■over the past week. Unfavourable fattening weather continues to retard killing operations. The number of lambs coming forward to Auckland works for export at the moment is practically negligible. The rain of recent weeks, although it has sent away a flush of feed all over the province, has not been conducive to bringing on the lambs; any development has been more toward growth of bone than condition. In the North the position is reported to be very much the same as in the Southern part of the province. The Moerewa works are scheduled to open early in December, but, on present indications, it does not appear as if there will be much doing there till after Christmas. Westfield Fat Market At the Westfield fat stock market yesterday a yarding of little short of 600 fat cattle came forward to meet with a steady demand at up to -i2s a hundred for best ox, and up to 39s a hundred for best cow and heifer beef. The entry was drawn from all parts of the province, and was made up mostly of handy weight well finished cattle. There was a bigger percentage of runners than usual in the calf pens, but no exceptionally heavy prime sorts came forward. The market was, if anything, slightly firmer than last week’s, well nourished handy weight calves being in best demand.' Heavy rain fell during the greater part of the sheep sale, and this, combined with slightly more than an average yarding, tended to have a bearing effect on prices. No exceptionally choice prime sheep were yarded, the entry being made up mostly of medium weight sorts. A heavier entry of lambs met with a . steady sale at prices on a par to slightly in advance of the export parity of 8d a lb for best qualitv. Pigs met with a steady sale at prices, in some instances, slightly firmer than late rates. Sjtortford Lodge Market At the Stortford Lodge (Hastings) sale yesterday there was a medium yarding of both sheep and cattle. Heavy bullocks sold well. Fat cows and ewes were easier. Prime bullocks made .to £l6 4s; light, to £11; fat cows, light, £8; prime, £l2 19s; fat heifers, light, £8 8s; prime, £l3 ss; store bullocks, £10; 3 and 4-year bullocks, £ll 10s; 18-month to 2-year steers, £6 15s to £9 15s; empty cows, £4 10s to £6 7s 6d; Polled Angus bulls, 26gns; fat wethers, light, 22s 6d; prime, 28s 6d; fat ewes, light, 16s 6d; prime, 20s 6d; fat lambs, 245; 2-tooth wethers, 23s 4d; 2-tooth ewes, 25s 4d; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 245; mixed 2-tooths, 24s 4d: fat and forward ewes, 14s 2d. Addington Market Firmer At the Addington market today all the major sections, fat cattle, fat sheep and fat pigs, showed an increase on last week’s prices, and the general tone of the market for all sections was healthier. The increases were due to the general rain, the first for two months. An entry of over 700 lambs sold at up to 30s lOd, averaging 9d a lb. There was a much smaller yarding of fat sheep. Prime wethers made up to 32s 6d; prime ewes, to 265. An entry of 370 head of fat cattle made up to 46s a hundred for choicest quality beef. Extra heavy prime steers made to £2l 2s 6d; extra heavy prime cows, to £l6 12s 6d. Runners made to £7 11s; best vealers, to £5. Bacon pigs averaged 6id to 7id a lb; porkers, 7id t*o Bld a lb; best stores made to 455. Westfield Prices Prices at Westfield yesterday ranged as follow: Cattle. —Extra heavy prime steers, to £l9 7s 6d; heavy prime, £l4 15s to £l7; medium, £l3 10s to £l4 10s; small, £lO 15s to £l3; unfinished, from £9; best heavy cow and heifer, to £l2; medium, £7 15s to £9; light, £6 5s to £7 10s; unfinished and old, from £4 10s. Calves. —Runners, to £7 10s; heavy vealers, to £5; medium, £3 to £4 ss; j small, £2 5s to £2 18s; rough, plain land fresh-dropped, from £5. | Pigs.—Choppers realised £ 2 5s to ! £4 9s, according to weight; heavy prime baconers, £3 16s to £4 4s; medium, £3 9s to £3 13s; light, £3 2s to £3 6s; heavy porkers, £2 13s to £2 17s; medium, £2 9s to £2 11s; light, £2 4s to £2 7s; small and unfinished, £1 15s to £2 Is; best stores, £1 16s to £ 1 18s; smaller, £1 11s to £1 14s; slips, £1 3s to £1 7s; weaners, 14s to £l. Sheep.—No extra heavy prime wethers were penned. Heavy prime, £1 8s to £1 9s 6d; medium to heavy prime, £1 6s 6d to £1 7s 9d; light to medium prime, £1 5s 6d to £1 6s 3d; unfinished, £1 4s to £1 5s 3d; heavy prime hoggets, £1 (js 9d to £1 8s 6d ; •lighter prime, £1 5s to £1 6s 3d; light and plain, £1 2s 6cU to £1 4s; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 Is 6d to £1 2s 9d; heavy prime ewes, £1 to £1 Is 3d; lighter prime, 17s to 19s 6d; other killable ewes, 14s to 16s 9d; other ewes, 10s 6d to 13s 6d. Spring lambs penned to the number of 285, as against 139 at last week’s.

Lambs. —Heavy prime lambs made £1 5s to £1 6s 6d; lighter prime, £1 3s to £1 4s 9d; light prime, £1 Is to £1 2s 9d; small and plain, 16s to £l.