STEADY MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19896, 27 May 1936, Page 12

STEADY MARKET

FAT SHEEP FIRM. BAGONERS IN DEMAND. ___—q BEEF IN FULLER SUPPLY. A feature of the Frankton {at stock sale yesterday was the animated competition for haeoners which appreciated substantially in values, selling to "133 per head. ‘Both cattle and sheep were on offer in heavy numbers and values in both these departments were gen—erally firm. 0x beef was on offer in the largest supply for some months and the in—clusion of improved quality deseriptions resulted in a. sharpening o! the demand although values remained on the same level as that of last Tuesday. The best quality pens sold to £lO 115 per head and to 25s per 100113.. but the more inferior sorts were harder to quit and the price range for these per ioolb. was from 185 to 105 and from £6 103 to £9 per head. Cow and heifer beef was in smaller supply than last week and with several prime pens of—fering the demand was korner and prices were generally a shade better than last week. Best pens met the market. at. prices ranging from £5 16S to £7 155 under a brisk demand. Sheep and Figs. Wethers and ewes were again ready of «air and values throughout were fully ilrm, prime. P\\es particularly he~ ing in animntml demand. Fm'rrul extra prime pens made zilvore 305, while ex—!tra prime ewes ranged as high $156225. _mw

Very lnstruouva Exhlblt. One of 1110 most insiruciivv exhibits at the \\'inter Show is in be seen in the stand of the Farinnrs‘ Freezing Company. It, consists of lw) cured hobby calf skins sent back to New Zealand from America, and which are quite useless to the trade owing to the serious injury caused by barb wire. Evidently the calves were tied up close to a barbed wire fence and the barbs made deep wounds in the skin. The American tanncrs sent. the skins hack to allnw New Zealnnd farmers to see how skins may be rendered quile usClPss by failure to handle calves mm the necessary care. To Rape Berkshires. .\h' R‘ Chilean is (Infinitely m‘nving than lhv English Hm‘kshh'r‘, wisely se—lecied. \\'ill giu' Hm luiumwr the ox—pm't lrmio xit'mumls. \\'lu‘ro the 1105 i. English strain is unlslumling‘. hn says, is ”'11! ('mnpul‘zlliwly lighi vmmring 01' fail on 1110 shnuhiuia Kwn l-riiirs who hnvc sm‘n .\ll' (’lhih-nll‘s [aim-r impm'lml English lmzn' nim‘lul'u ilizll it. is just the in“! ”1' ill-..'- Ih..i \\’ill :nlvuni-n lln‘ I'i‘DU‘ inlimi «if ihv lil‘l'LSlill‘U us :1 Imr‘nn pig 'l‘hr‘ lwsl. sn‘lm‘it‘il ifnx'lfeh llvi‘lishire‘s have not only lhv (lr‘sh'uhlw runfm‘ma—iiinn. lml, llH‘)‘ haw‘ lhu ('nnslillillnn us \\'oll, and ii is in L'unsliluth'HL or ability in ilil‘iVG Illult'l' mwlinul‘y 131 ml «midl—iiuns in va [vulumL 11ml has made the Berkshire so popular.

With the recent fall in the lamb schedule there was naturally a slackening of interest in lambs although values were only a shade lower than last Tuesday. A small entry of store sheep cleared readily st unchanged rates. The best p‘rice realised in the fat pig section [or several seasons was ob—tained yesterday when an exceptionally ‘prime baconer sold for '7ss, but the best price realised for any number was 735. This represented an advance iof fully 45 on the top price of last week. Although slow or sale, porhers iwere inclined to he just a shade better iihan last week. An improving tendenm gwes also shown for a moderate yard—}ins of store pigs. i Individual Sales. Top price in the on beef section was obtained by two vendors. For two heavy prime steers Mr A. Ramsay ohteined £lO Ins, while this same figure was also obtained by Mr J. Harmon, of Cambridge, who sold a. pair of simi—lar quality. Other sorts from Mr liannon sold from £9 “)5 to £lO is. .\led—ium sorts from Mr C. Potts sold at £9 65. while lighter sorts from .\[r B. Elphick realised from £7 1'75 6d to 528 195. The best heifers of the sale came from Mr 'l‘. N. Hall, of Ohaupo Road, and met a keen market at prices ranging from £6 155 to £7 155. An attractive pen from the Paerangi Es—tate was ready of sale and sold with« out difllculty from £6 to £7 55. Wellflnished heifers from Mr C. Dawson were bought from £5 17s Gd to £6 ~55. Choice \vethers from Messrs lloutte and Nowlette, of Te Uku, met an ani—mnted demand and were traded from 31; lid to 32s 9d; the best price for wethers at Frankton for some weeks. Ewes from Mr R. W. G. Rutherford, of ’i‘aupil‘i, were cleared at 195 3d. while better-nuished descriptions from Mr D. 'Heid, of Nsahinepouri, were traded from 235 to 233 3d. Choice ewes from Mr J. 11. Gore realised. 23s Gd. In the fat pig section the top price for the season was obtained by Mr J. McNicol. of “ Hayslope," flillcl‘est, who sold an outstanding beconer for 755. Price Summary. The following table is a summary of prices realised for fat stock at the Frankton sale during the past ri‘ort—night:— This week. Last week. ‘ BEEF (per 100 m). Prime- ox .. 21/- IoQI/- 21/ to 2.1/Pleln and in—ferior .. 18/6 to 90/ 19/-1020/-I’rime cows . 20/6 to 23/- iD/~1022/Seeond quality cows .. 16/61017/6 16/61017/6 Light cows & ncirors .. 15/- tOl6/- 15/- to 16/MUTI'ON (per head). Extra prime \\‘mhors . . 28/ to 32/9 23/9 to 30/3 Fat women 20/- t 027- 213/6 1.0 27/6 L'nnn. wetncrs 21/- to 23/3 21/~ to 25/. [.\ll‘n prune owns .. 13_’dto‘2?/ 18/-!o2i/3 Flu owns .. 17/-to iS/~ 16/31017/0 lnlin. "\\‘r’s . I‘l/6 1015/~ 12/~ 1014/i‘ut lEHIIDS .. ill/ii to 25,’- 18% to 27/PIG‘S (per head). llnr-oni'l‘s .. EMU-10 73; /~ 55 /‘- m 69/. l'urkt'l'x .. L'IU- to ‘l l/ - 20/. to 45/. \\'Hllll‘l'< ~ s I, m (w. .__ .\li]\.\ .. 11‘,’-lol.i/- 10/- m 13/~ i.in‘zr slum-s |.~'/- m ‘Jn/- i!!,/- [u 27/» Farmers’ Auctioneering Company. ‘ 'l'lin ifiii'i'nors‘ [immiu‘l‘.-iii\i- .\uuiiun flexing Company. Limited. rrpurt uil

the sale as followu— Sheep: The fat pens were filled with an excellent entry of both ewe and wether mutton. Competition for both classes was keen and prioes were firmer than last week. Prime heavy ewes were especially good and made up to 235 6d. Fat lambs were penned in good numbers and with the schedule price back, values were not as firm as last sale. One pen of heavy prime lambs uttered on account of Messrs. R. and G. Ranstead, Matangl. realised 205. Vealers and runners again cams ”orward in full numbers. with all ~lasses in ilrm demand. An average vurding of ox beef, with good quality light weight cattle showing an improved demand. Cow and heifer beef lgaln came forward in full numbers. nc-luding a good proportion of ilnished 'attle. Competition was fair, prices mowing little alteration in values. A "oil supply of second quality and boner cows showed no alteration in values. There was a smaller yarding of both‘ text and store pigs. baconers being in keen demand. ‘ Last week‘s advanced rates were ex—ceeded. while porkers maintained late values. Stores and weaners sold at equal to recent sales. Quotations:— Sheep: Heavy prime wethers, 29s 3d to 305 6d; medium, 27s Go to 285 8d; small shorn wethers. 235 6d; smaller store wethers. 22s to 235; heavy prime ewes, 233 to 23s 6d; medium. 195 ed to 205 9d; light, 185 to 19s 3d; killable. 155 ed to 175; extra prime lambs. 255 9d to 265; heavy, 225 to 23s 341;. medium, 209 341 to 215 6d; light (at. lambs. 18s ed to 19s 3d; forward conditioned lambs. Ms 6d to 17s. Cattle: Well finished light rat steers. £7 17s 6d to £8 195; medium fati cows and heifers, £5 105 to £6 125;} llighier. £4 85 to 25 3s; killable, £3l 85 to £4 25; heavy boner cows, £2l ‘125 to £3 2s: medium. 385 to £2 65d Jight. 205 to 355; poor conditioned.‘ 15/13 month-s, steers. 22 us to £3 45.‘ Pigs: Best haconers. £3 61; to £3. 125; medium. £2 195 to £3 55; ligh‘t.‘ £2 12s to £2 185; heavy porkers. 385‘ to £2 (is; medium. 313 to 355; light; 265 to 305; unfinished. 225 to 25s:‘ choppers. 265 to £2: large stores, 185‘ ed to 2215 6d; medium. 145 to 175 611;: slips, 105 to 145;“‘eaners, 45 to Rs 61‘ Messrs Dalgety and 00. ‘ Messrs Dalgety and Company. Lim-. lted. report on their sale yesterday. as. followsszn average yardtng of fat sheep was offered. prices being on a par with last week's rates. Medium heavy wethers made 275 6d to 295; medium weight wethers. 265 to 275; light wethers. 255; extra heavy ewes. 205 6d to ‘22s 6d; good tat ewes. 195 to 205 3d; light. and unfinished ewes. 145 6d to 165 6d. Export buyers were operating at, a reduced schedule at equal to Rd per lb for primr- lots or fat lambs. Best heavy lambs sold at 219 6d to 235 Gd; medium \\'oizht lambs, 195 6d to 215: light and uutln-. ished. We to 185 9d. There was only 21 small ynrding of store shrop '\\’9 said 129 {lood mouthed c-v-vs r.\v. Soulhdown rams at. 255; an t'uli mouthed owes 12w. Snuthduwn rams at 135. I An nvrrngo ynrding of fat onttln Paine forward. rhnico quality steers and hollow bring a shade lwitrr than Inst week. Other qualities \verv on a par with lain rains. illmlrr lmifrra mad". up to £7 ifis; stoors. up to £lO 35: m‘ilinnr)‘ tut. rows. 52’. 1.35 to 5:“: 175 “:1: .lvrsvy vows. L'll is to i“: :35; runners. £2 ‘ls Gd to £8 Ts ‘ill; will-

era. 15: to 255. A ran- a, store cattle met with modeyrattzamgonf-t ”5“”03- Yearling Shorthorr. steers sold at £3 63: smaller ditto, £2 12:; 6d: small oross bred steers, £2 A pen or empty cross bred heifers made £2 73. There was a medium yarding or fat Digs with a heavy yardlng at stores. Baconers met with keen den-and and advanced on last quotations, the top prioe obtained being £3 125. Porkera also hardened slightly on previous quatatlons. Stores and women were firm at Slightly advanced prices. \Ve quotei—Heaw baconers, £3 to £3 ss; medium baconers, £2 12s to £3; light, do, £2 53 to £2 105; buttermilk pigs, 38s to £2 85; heavy porkers. 365 to £2; medium do. 305 to 345; light do. 263 to 305; small and unfinished porkers, 205 to 245; choppers, £2 to £2 Ms; sows in pig, £3 to £3 185; sows with litters. £2 185 to £3: best stores, 205 to 265; medium, 163 to 205; slips, 12s to 155; best weaners, Ss to 125; others, 55 to 75 6d. a. w. Vorooe and 00., Ltd. 0. W. Vereoe and Co., Ltd., report on their weekly Frankton stock sale held .yesterday as follows : Fat Sheep.—-The yarding was a large one and contained several pens of outstanding sheep. Competition throughout was keen and practically a total clearance was efleeted at. full late rates. A consignment or 53 extra prime weihers ex Messrs Van iloutte and Nollett of Te Uku. sold from Bis 6d to 323 9d. Mr F. \Noodhali, of Hamilton purchased the whole or this line and the price paid was the high—est in the Waikato this season. A line of 83 prime wethers ex Mr G, A. Johnstone of Waiietuna, sold to 285 Gd \\'hile lighter sheep, ex Mr W. H. Baker, sold to 288; other good quality medium-weight wethers ranged from 26s to 27s 9d, and light and unlinished, 25s to 255 9d; heavy fat ewes. 205 to 215; medium weights, 185 int We 64:; light. and unfinished, 16s to, 17s 9d. l Fat lambs were penned in full numbers and prices showed an easing tendency. Heavy prime lambs sold from 245 to 265:11eavy. 285 to 235 ‘Jd; medium weights. fits to 22s lid; light and unfinished. 185 to 205. ‘ Cattle.—A large entry of calves sold under a keen demand and prices real< ised were fully equal lo 11mm: of the previous week. Heavy runners sold from £3 10s to £4; others, £2 15:; to £3 55; large vealers, £2 5s to £2 12s; small, £1 105 to £2 55. 0x beer \\'.lS penned in mm numbers and consisted entirely of prime quality. Competition was keen at the commencement of the sale. but slackened somewhat as the sale progressed and resulted in several pens being passed in. A draft of prime Shorthoru liullocks ox .\lr Andy Ramsay. oi Hillci'cst, sold it) £lO is, those being purchased by Air li. Knight. of liuuily. Prime Pulled An—ltzus hullorks ex .\lr J. llannun, ui lllamhridgo, also sold to £lO Its, and 'lhnse were purchascd by Shatlack‘s Lid. ’l‘lln latter ilrm purvliasn-d a number of prns of prime lmlluchs at prlers up to tilt! is. \\’L‘. quutn: l’rliuc medium-weight liullurlis, I'lo to £lO l-ls; light prinm liullncks. £1) ltls to £1) '12:; Gd; others. to £3! ‘Zs l‘ud. Cam- and heifer lu‘rt was ntain yarilrd in {llll numbers. Prices {or prinu- quality all—vnnt‘rri, \\'hile svrnnd-qlmlity shown! no aiirratlnn, A draft of primi- cows, ox ,\lr 'l‘. 11. Hall, of Hamilton. ranged in priro from £ll 1‘25 11d in £7 [55 and for a pen of prime llcrvt‘urd hvii't-rs Eaerannl Estate received to £7 as. We

quote: Heavy prune cows to 2'7 168: heavy, £5 to £5 155; medium walshia. £4 to £4 17s 6d; light. £3 to £3 15!: heavy prime heifers, £7 to £7 55; 11511: prime, £5 55 to £6; others; £3 55 to £4 10s. A full entry of store cattle. the majority consisting of boner cows sold at late rules. Small 18-month Poiled Angus steers, to £4 10:; 13~ months Red Pulled steers. to £5: forward conditioned Shorlhorn and Frieniau cows, is 55 to 24'; others, £2 15.»; to £3 25 6d; heawv boners. £2 53 to £2 Us; others, £1 103 to £2 25. The majority of the dairy cattle were back-wai-d sags and these were hard to sell although anything showing qual~ ity was readily disposed of. Good quality Jersey and Jersey cross cows close to profit, to £7 105; more back“urd, £4 105 to is 105; poor quality. £3 to £3 105; backward heifers, £3 153 to £4 55.

Pigs—The yardins or fat piss was not as large as the previous weekend. and prices for baconers advanced considerably while porkers remained firm at late rates. The top price in the bacon section was 3 155. which Is the highest obtained in the Walknio this season. We quote: Heavy baconers, £3 103 to £3 155; medium weights. £3 to £3 85; light. £2 “3 to £2 19:); heavy porkers, £2 25 to £2 85: medium weights, 355 to £2; light. 285 to 335: small. 255 to 275. Store pigs met with a ready sale and prices showed an improvemenL on those of the previous sale. Good stores. 215 to 245: others. 185 to 205; slips. 155 to 178; best weaners, Us to 165; others, 53 to 105.