PRICES ERRATIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1014, 3 July 1930, Page 10

PRICES ERRATIC

N.Z. STOCK MARKETS WESTFIELD REVIEWED By R.W.C. Prices at principal stock - sel Ii n g centres of the Dominion yesterday were slightly erratic, although there is a good demand for choice quality stock. Prices for secondgrade beef and mutton are inclined to be easier. At Westfield yesterday an aggregate yarding of 620 head of l’at cattle came forward to meet with a steady demand from a rather exacting ring of buyers which showed a decided preference for medium-weight, wellfinished young cattle; big-framed cattle were neglected by the majority of buyers. Exporters were only interested in light-weight young cattle to fill a special order and only took one or two pens.

Taken all round, the market was slightly easier., and good quality medium-weight beef made from 33s to

365, special lots in isolated cases making up to 37s a hundred; extra choice young cow and heifer beef made up to 335, but the biggest part of the offering averaged from 2Ss to 31s a hundred. No extra heavy prime bigf ramed steers were yafded; heavy prime steers made up to £l4 17s 6d; medium, £l2 to £l3 ss; light and small, from £8 10s. Extra heavy prime* young cows and heifers made to £ll 15s; heavy prime, £8 10s to £lO 10s; medium, £6 15s to £8 ss; light and small, from £5 10s; unfinished, from £3 10s. A heavy yarding of calves was made up of a large percentage of bigframed sorts; the rush of small and fresh dropped calves which can be expected to follow the opening of the dairy season not started yet. Tho market held practically on a par with that at late sales, there being a particularly keen demand for mediumweight well nourished vealers; big calves did not meet with quite the same demand. Runners made from £4 5s to £6 8s 6d; heavy vealers, from £3 8s to £4 3s; medium, 42s to 655: small, from 16s; ill-nourished, fresh-dropped, from ss. Sheep Market Erratic A heavy yarding of sheep contained a big percentage of extra prime weth-* e>rs of a class not in best demand owing to the fact that they do not cut up into the small joints required for the average butcher’s trade. This class of sheep met with a rather dull sale, and values were inclined to be easier, even though a few special pens sold at up to last week’s levels, as a result of keen competition from a handful of buyers keen to secure the top-priced pen. Extra choice prime wethers made up to 31s 9d; ordinary choice heavy prime wethers made from 26s Gd to 28s 9d: medium, 23s 3d to 26s 3d; extra heavy prime ewes, 18s to 225; 15s to 17s 6d; rough, unfinished and light., from 7s; extra heavy prime hoggets made to 24s 9d; medium, 19s to 225. An average yarding of pigs sold freely; porkers met with a particularly keen demand, selling around 7id a lb: baconers were a little easier owing, m doubt, to the fact that many of the bacon factories have closed down or killing for the winter, and prices averaged around 5Jd a lb. Choppers made £2 10s to £4 15s; heavy jirime baconers, £3 7s to £3 16s; medium, £3 4s to £3 6s; light, £ 3 to £3 2s; heav; porkers, £3 3s to £3 6s; medium, £1 16s to £3 2s: light. £2 12s to £2 Its; small and unfinished, £1 lls to £2 8s; best stores, £1 8s to £1 16s; slips, £1 4s to £1 6s; good weaners, 18s to £ 2s; small, 12s to 16s. Hawke’s Bay Market

At the weekly sale at Stortford Lodge (Hastings) today there was a moderate yarding of cattle and sheep. Prime fat bullocks made £l3 10s to £ls ss; fat bullocks, £l2 to £l3 10s; prime fat cows, £9 to £lO 10s; fat cows, £7 to £9: Polled Angus weaner heifers. £3 ss; Polled Angus weaner steers, £3 15s; fat ewes, prime, 18s to 21s 6d; fat ewes, 15s to 18s; fat wethers, prime. 26s to 30s; fat wethers, 23s to 24s 6d; fat lambs, prime, 22s to 255; wether lambs, 8s 6d to 14s 6d; four and fiveyear ewes, in lamb, 8s to 14s; twotooth ewes, in lamb, 14s to 16s.

Johnsonville Stock Sale At the Johnsonville sale today there was an average yarding of sheep and cattle. The cattle comprised mostly good quality bullocks, with a few pensof -prime quality cows. Prices were easier to -the extent of 10s a head, as compared with last week’s rates. The sheep offered were of good quality, and a fair sale resulted. Prices for wethers were on a par with last week’s rates, ewes being slightly easier. Lambs met with a. ready sale.

Extra heavy bullocks made £ls 15s to £l6; heavy bullocks, £l4 12s Gd to £ls 10s; bullocks, £l2 10s to £l4light bullocks, £ll to £ll 12s 6d; heavy cows, to £lO 10s; cows, £6 Ids to £B;_ heavy wethers, 26s to 28s; wethers, 2us to 26s 6d; light wethers, ii 3 kd to 245; heavy ewes, 17s 3d to ISs 6d; ewes, 16s; lambs, 21s to 22s Firm Sale at Addington Shorter entries in the major sections were offered at the Addington ; Sal ? yesterday. The second di aft of steers from the North Island roi tins season was penned in the fat cat tie section, a line of 49 head from Wairarapa. Fat cattle values remaTned for the most part on a par AVith those ot last week, although S °r rtS SO i ld on a «Hsrhtly advanced oasis of values. Store sheep were penned in small numbers, the smallw St entl 7 °I thls winter > and the sale was a steady one for both adult sheep and hog-gets, with values about on a par with those ruling last week. The fat lamb entry was smaller than for one at V ffi kS ai ? Cl th l Sal ° was a steady i at , lale l ates - Fat sheep were not yarddd xn such large numbers as has a, nnS 6 case :tor the past month, and in consequence values were a little There those « last sale, fheie was a very big increase in all A, ;u valu es consequent upon the shortfor ?5 ar , s <: Best runners sold a s_high as £9 13s ,6d. Extra prime lambs, made to 32s 4d - prime lambs, 25s 6d to 28s. Extra prime methers made to 33s Id; prime wethers, 26s 6d to 295; extra prime ■>3s 6S ' tD a6s I<i; prime e 'ves, 19s 6d to Best handy-weight steer and heifer beef made from 38s 6d to lls a-1001b: best heavy-weight steer beef, 32s lid to 80s; medium quality beef, 30s to s °od cow beef, 30s to 335; secS" y ' t° 2s s 6d; rough, down to 225. Extra prime heavy steers made to £23 2s od; prime heavy steers, £ls to £lB- -* 11 }}?. medium-weight steers, £ll 5s K medium quality steers, £8 “t° £ E l l hght steers, £6 to £B- - prime, heifers, to £l4 17s Gdprime heifers, £9 10s to £l2 ss; me! i\heifers,_ £7 10s to £9 ss; light h-ifeis io 15s to £7 ss; extra prime ri9 J L* G<3; prime cows, £ 9 uti V ,L ., • medium cows, £ 7 to £9; light and aged, £4 15 s to £6 15s yavding of porkers met a keen demand at prices from 5s to 10s a head better than those ruling last week. Bacon was in short supply, and the inquiry was spirited a t,; mP A7 Ved rates - Choppers sold well. Choppers made £3 10s to £8 8s Od. porkers, 45s to 555; heavy porkers, ois 6d to 68s fid; average price a lb, Sid to 9Jd; baconers, £3 12s fid to £4 ss; heavy baconers, £4 Ss fid to vxtra heavy, to £6; average iirice a lb, 7Jd to Bd.