STEADY TONE

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19902, 3 June 1936, Page 11

STEADY TONE

COW BEEF IMPROVES. MARKET A'r FRANKTON. \\'E'l‘llEßS SLOW’ OF SALE. The size oi/yardings was the main ,larlor in influencing competition at the ‘weeltly Frnnkton stock sale yesterday. iwhen heavier yardings were forward in the majority of departments. Lalo ‘quotations were generally maintained but fat Sheep were not as buoyant us lhr)~ were last. week. A light yarding of ox beef comprised mainly prime descriptions and undt’r fair competition there was little rc—duelion in late rates. The host. pens sold from £9 to £9 175, while lightcr sorts were cleared from £7 to 4:7 l2< 6d. The price per 100 lb. remained firm at 215 to 245. With a larger proportion or finished cattle, brighter competition was shown for good quality cow and heifer beef. and an improving tendency was apparent throughout the sale. *Cholccst pens were traded from £5 105 to £6 1'75 ed, with less attractive quality sorts meeting the market from £3 103 to £4 105. For prime cows the price per 100 ll). ranged from 205 to 235 6d. sheep and Plan. . Fat sheep were forward in heavy numbers and values were detriment—ally affected. \Vet‘hers suffered principally by the heavy yarding, and mi—ues declined a shade throughout this class. \\‘hlle not as buoyant as last week, ewes, nevertheless, maintained late quotations. Although the demand was not spirited. there was no reduction in late quotations for fat sheep. The quality of the sheep was not perhaps up to the standard of last week, and this was not without its influence on competition. Baconers were not forward in sufficient numbers to induce keen 'com—petition and prices were not as high as last WEEK. With a further drop in the porker schedule, interest again declined in porkers and there was it. fairly substantial decrease in values. While little alteration in values was shown, stores were again dull of salei Price Summary. ‘ The following table is a summary‘ of prices realised for fat stocklat the Frankton sale during the past fort-1 night : __,-__ I__Th‘lsn}\‘;§.el{‘ Last week.‘

lndlvldunl Salon. The principal vendor in the ox beef section was Mr N. K. Taylor, who 01) lained ton price with an attractive pen or bullooks which sold from £9 to £9 ‘l7s, Lighter entries from Mr H. iihodes, Puterangi, were cleared at £7 1‘25 6d. In the cow and heifer beef section Mr Taylor obtained £7 55 for :1 choice entry, others Irom this vendor selling from £36 135 to £6 17s 6d. Prime cows from Mr 'l‘. M. Hall, of Oiiaupo Road, were traded at £5 23 Gd, while heifers from the Paerangi Estate met a ready sale at. £6 155. For extra prime wethers Mr A. Mc—(liennan, of To Akau, received from 285 Oct to 805 6d, while 285 was obtained for the consignment from .\icssrs \Vilson Brothers, of Waimaii Prime wethers from Mr I}. Cobbe sold -1t 295 6d, while choice ewes from Mr D. S. Reid. 0! Ngahinepouri, met the market at prices ranging from 205 3d [0 225. Another line of ewes, from Mr li. .\lagiii,‘ of Shaftesbury. was knocked down at 2'15 so. while a small entry or lambs from Mr J. Pcnniket found a ready sale at 265 6d. Few trendors. however? received above 235 ed for lambs. ‘ Farmers', Auctioneerlng 00. ‘ The Farmers‘ Co—operative Auctioneering (10., Ltd., report on the sale as ii‘oliowsz—An excrptionaliy heavy en—try of both i'at \\'elhers and ewes was ‘nenned. Competition for *imih Masses was not :is keen as was recently ex‘perienced, and prices were easier. Fat jlumbs were t-ntered in good numbers innd rates were a shade firmer than {last week: A (mod entry of store sheep i‘t‘flllSPll late rates. There was a small yarding of runners and \‘ealers of mostly sm'ond quality with quotations slightly easier. (low and heifer beef again come forward in full numv hers. including 'll good proportion of finished cattle. Competition was good with outside buyers operating i‘reeh~ at advanced rates. A consignment" or

‘cattle from Paerangi Estate sold from £5 55 to £8 15, An vim-optionally heavy yarding of second quality and ‘bouer cows found a slightly better demand. ljoner nulls remuinetl un—changed. .\ small yarding of fat pigs with very few baconers was offering, a. large proportion being porkers and u‘nflnlshed sorts, The demand for bac‘oners was stlll good, but for porkers agaln lower, owing no doubt to a further drop in schedule. Stores and wenner's were not so keenly sought as at previous sales, and here again prices were lower, Quotations:

Sheep—Prime lleax‘y \\‘L‘HIPI‘S 293 to 295 6d, medium 275 to 285 6d, light 243 9d to 25s Gd, killable 28s Lo 2115. prime maiden ewes 255 3!], heavy prime ewes 215 to 225, medium 195 3d 130 203 3d, light. 175/3d to 195, killa'hle 155 6d to 16s 3d, omnty store ewes Us 'to 13s 3d, extra prime iamhs 265 6d to 275, heavy 228 1,0 2&5 3d, medium 195 ad to 215 Gd, light 185 3d to 195 3d, f.m. ewes 12w. Humnc-y Films 225 3d, s.m. ewes I'.\\'. SJ). mms 155 9d to 205 Gd, small store 254,000] \vethers 185 Gd, cull \vcihel‘s Ms 91L

Cal.tle.—llunnel's £2 to £2 12s 6d, vealcrs 203 to 30s. rough 'x-ulvm 15s, prime heifers, £7 to £8 15, medium cows and heifers £5 105 In 536 115, lighter H is to £5 3s, killuhln cows £3 85 ‘to £3 175, heavy boners £2 125 L 0 £3 35. medium 385 to £2 65‘. lighter 20510 335, [miter hulls £2 to £3l.

Pigs.—Medium baconers £3 Is to £3 10s, light £2 12s to £3, heavy porkers 36s to £3 3s, medium 29s to 325, light 25s to 28s, unfinished and small 20s to 245, best stores 17s 6d to 21s 6d, medium 13s to 16s, slips 9s to 13s, weaners 4s to 7s Gd. Messrs Dalgety A Co. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on the sale as follows: • v There was a large yarding of fat sheep, prices being on a par with late rates, with a fair demand. Extra prime heavy wethers made up to 30s 9d. Good quality medium weight wethers 27s to 295, light and unfinished wethers 20s 6d to 24s 3d, extra good heavy ewes 20s Gd to 225, medium quality ewes 17s 6d to 18s 9d, unfinished ewes 14s to 17s Gd. Prices for fat lambs were firm at late rates. Heavy woolly lambs 2ls Gd to 23s 6d, medium weight lambs 19s to 28s 9d, unfinished lambs 17s to 18s Gd. Small 2-tooth wethers 14s to 16s 9d, pen small lambs 11s Bd, cull ewes ss. An average yarding of fat cattle sold at late rates. Good quality young cows and heifers made £5 5s to £6 15s 6d, medium quality do. £3 15s to £4 12s 6d, Jersey and light cows £2 15s to £3 17s Gd. There was a heavy yarding of store cattle which sold at late rates. We sold a pen of empty 2-year P.A. heifers at £4 17s Gd; pen do. £4 7s, pen Hereford heifers £2 15s, pen empty Sfiorthorn cows £3 10s; pen empty Friesian-cross cows £2 18s, Jersey heifer calves £2 2s, small do. 16s, There was only a small yarding of fat pigs with a medium yarding of stores. There are very few finished pigs In either the baconer or porker classes and prices eased on last week’s quotations. Stores and weaners barely maintained last week’s quotations, and only well-done good quality pigs were in demand. We yarded no prime baconers. We quote: Prime medium baconers £2 18s to £3 2s, medium baconers £2 14s to £2 18s, light baconers £2 8s to £2 12s, buttermilk pigs £2 2s to. £2 7s, heavy porkers 34s to 365, light porkers 28s to 325, small prime 22s to 265, best'stores 20s lo 265, small IGs to 20s, best slips 12s to JGs, small 8s to 12s, best weaners 8s to 10s, others -4s to 7s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Go., Ltd., report on the sale as follows: Although there were only a few heavy fat cows, the entry contained a fair scattering of good conditioned beef cows and for these the market was appreciably keener with resultant values slightly higher than at the previous sale here. For light l'at, store, and boner cows there was a steady enquiry and rates did not llucluate greatly. The advertised herd of dairy cows on account of Mr J. O’Brien came forward in fairly good order and created' lively bidding. Good young cows particularly were keenly soughL We quote: Good quality fat cows £3 1 5s lo £ I ss, medium do. £3 2s Gd lo £3 1 is, light conditioned fat cows £2 J is lo £3 2s, medium store Jersey cows £2 5s lo £2 12s Gd, heavy bonces £l 14s lo £2 3s. oliiers lo £f 12s Gd. young Jersey dairy cows close lo Profit £f> lo £7, medium do. £5 5s lo £6, later plainer dairy cows £4 5s to £5 sa. A bigger enlry of grown sheep than usual made prices a shade easier, more especially for wethers than for ewes. Practically all vendors sold their offerings. The bulk of a heavy yarding of fat lambs was medium lo light quality. and all sold readily under steadv exporters’ competition fully up to ruling schedule rates. We quote; Good quality fat wethers 23s to 265, medium do. .21s Gd lo 235, heavy fat owes 18s fid to 21s, medium 16s to 18s, others lo JGs. medium fat lambs 21s lo 22s 3d, lighter .do. 19s In 21s, forward qualily store lambs IDs Gd to' , iSs.

A small yardinr: of both porkers and hm‘oners mine l’orwnrd. The decline tor porlwr.~ in sympathy \\'ith the lower srhedulr ruler: was general. \\'hiir- lun-nnrrs inn \\'ero easier. There \\nn .‘I liliil'lii‘ll «Increase in store :llltl \\l'unvr plg' prim“: dur largely in n i‘ull .\‘4ll'liing‘. \\‘e ilnnlr: iirnvy imroners £3 25 to £3 m. medium liueonors L"! 1.35 to 521; Is. iiunl ‘33 75 011111462 HS. heavy norkrrs iii in to 552 SS, Inr~ dium 351 its to Cl t7< (hi, light to L‘i 1‘25 till, well grown store pigs his in 185, medium ils in His, slips 125 to lls. largo \\'eunvrn‘ Us to 115, others .10 Us. ‘ . l Messrs. G. W. Vercoe and 00. l Messrs. G. \\'. \‘ercoe and 00., le.. report on the sale as follower—“e penned fut sheep in large numbers. ‘(Jonrnetition \\'us not as keen as the previous week and prices were. slightly easier. liem'y prime \\'eihrrs ex .\iu‘ .\. .\lcCiennnn, 01' We Almu. sold from 235 .ml to 305 ud- while 6:1 heavy rat \\'eihrrs ex .\iessrs. \\‘ilson Bros. 01' \\‘ninmi. nu-rngetl :285. “‘0 quote: lienvy prime \\‘elhers, "185 to 305 6d: jighlrr prime. ’37s in ‘27s 9d: light, ffli \\'et‘hers. 2.35 rm to 265 ml: heavy fol nwes. 205 in 2H ‘Jtl: medium, 18s to ills lid: linhi :nnl unilnished. his to 175 lid. The yardim: of fur lambs was again u lurgr uiu- tlllll prices renmincd on a par with those u!" the previous week. Hem-y prime 13111”le soldvt'rom Him to 275 Ed: liirhier prime, 235 to ‘24:. (sle medium weights, ‘2ls- to ‘l2s 1lid; lighl, 185 to 205: good store lambs, ‘155 to ills 1d; others, .115 to lie. , Calves were penned in small num— Ibers and a total clearance was effected lat advanced rates. Good runners sold ‘ironl £3 15s to £ll is; others, £2 10s to £2 175; ‘prime vealers, £2 55 to 52?. 155; others, £1 55 to £2. ' ‘ ‘Ox beef Came forward in small num—bers, and although prices were not ’lligh a ‘sutisfuelory sale resulted. Medium weight Shurihorn Duliocks, ex {Mr N. K. TH‘VIUI', ol‘ tiordonton. sold !from £9 to it! lis; .\ll‘ N. Rhodes, ‘0!" Paterangi. nmrlietcd a line of prime light Hereford und l‘olled Angus steers and those sold from £7 to £7 12s Gd. A Jersey bullock ex the lienwood Estate realised £9 (is. The yarding of cow and heifer beef was a large one and contained several lines'of good lquallty cattle for which prices remained flrm. Second 'Clilss beef was easier. Prime CO\\’S- and heifers, ex Mr N. K. Taylor, of Gordonton, sold to £7 155, ‘while the Paterangi Estate Isold two pens of prime Polled Angus cow-5 and heifers at, prices ranging from £6 14:5 to £6 155: Polled Angus heifers, ex Mr F. 'O. Jolmstone, of \Vaitetuno, sold to £6 and Mr G. A. Johnstone, of Whaiawhata received to £5 1715 6d frdr Polled Angus cows; medium weight S-h-orb‘horn eows, ex Mr J. M. Hall -a\'— erased £5 123 (Ed: One pen of Hereford and Pollard Angus cows ex Mrs C. .lohnst/one, rol’ \thtawhata, everused £25 105. '

We quote: Prime heavy cows, £6 105 to £7 '33; lighter prime, £5 55 to £6 55; medium “rights, £ll to H 155; prime fat heifers, £6 to £6 17s; lighter prime, £5 to £5 12s 6d; heavy fut, Jersey (tows. £3 155 to £1 105; Others, £3 to £3 10%. Competition on in. full entry of honor rows was keen and prices .showed a slight improvement. Low conditioned l’oiled Angus cows, to £ll its Gd; t'omvnrd conditioned Shrort‘im'rn and li‘i'iosian cows, £3 55 to £3 15s; others, £2 lots to £3; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 to £2 75; heavy looners, £2 is to £2 18s; others, £1 105 to £2; potter bulls, to £3 55. Dairy cattle were again penned in full numbers and the demand 'was' not as keen as anticipated with the reeult that passinse were frequent. Good quality Jersey cows (July and August calvera), 25 to £5 155: others, £4 to £4 1725 6-d; poor quality, £2 10s to £3 53; Jersey cross heifers (early calvera). £4 105 to £5 155; poor quality, £3 to H. A small entry of fat was eased slightly in value. Heavy baconers sold from £8 55 to £3 its; medium weights, £2 185 to £3 86; light, £2 105 to £2 16's; 'heavy porkers, £2 to £2 9o; medium weights, 345 to 385; light, 285 to 335; small and unfinished. 205 to 275; choppers, to £2. An average entry of store pigs met with a fair de—mand, although prices were below those of the previous week. Good Stores, 1715 to 10s: others, 155 to 165 Ga; sites, 95 to its; weaners, Its to 8-5; sows in pig, to £3. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. AUCKLAND, Wednesday. A‘ feature or business-in grain and produce is the notiiicaiion by the Go—vernment that the embargo on the lnl-', portation of barley from Australia an-i nounced in March has been lifted.j Conditions generally are quiet. i Potatoes—ln the South Island thei market is firm and merchants are of the opinion that this is a strong factor. in maintaining local prices at the un-‘ changed rate of £8 125 6d a ton through store. ‘ Guiana—Values are unaltered at from 5 6d to is a bag through store. Fowl VVheat.—Prices maintain previous levels of Os a bushel through store for graded, and about 3d a bushel cheaper for Lilnlcrgrado.. Maize—There is no alteration in the rate of Us 7d a bushel through stort‘. Hurley—The lorni price is unaltered at 4s (1d :1 bushel through More for clipped and is id for llllciillllt’ti. Unis and Llhuii'lw'l‘he lllill'kul for ehui’t’ shows it iirming tendency. Values are unchanged at about £8 an ion through store. Huts are steady. and last week's value or is a. bushel through store is maintained. Bran and Pollard—Stocks ot‘ Australian pollurd are fairly scarce and the next shipment should meet with a ready suite in spite of the ruling high prim- of lift Ith a ion through store, \\'lllt'il shows no :iiIL-l'uiion shire inst \~ 'i'hi: iornl [wire as lixed iiy the \\’hent Hominitluu in unaltered at 1:7, 105. Sillipiicn ut' ill'tlll nre gruduniiyl 1“:ng iii-piotod. The market is steam ‘ at nhoul 9.") les u lull through slurc,‘ unl'htuilrrdi ‘ _ i

BEEF (par 100m.) Prime 0x 1. 21/—t024/- 21/-t024/-‘Plaln and 111-. rerlor ox .. 18/6 to 20/Prime COWS . Sol-1023M“) 20/- to 23/Socond quality , cows .. 16/6.to1S/- 16/61017/6 Light cows & heifers .. 15/-to1G/— 15/< {016/MU'I'I'ON (per head). Extra prime Wethcrs 28/9 to 30/6 28/40 32/!) Fat wetners . 25/- 10.27/- SG/- 10 27/Unfinished wethers 20/0 to 23/- ‘21/-Iu 23/3 Extra prime ‘ ewes 10/.1022/- '18/6t022/Fat ewes .. 16/9 to 17/6 17/- to 15/L‘nnnlaneu' ewes 15/- 19/610 15/Fat lambs .. 18/-1023/- 16/6102“Plal (pop hold). Baconers .. 55/40 70/- 56/-107B/-Porkers .. 18/- to 40/- 20/-to “/- wemers .. 8/6 to10/- s/-Io10/~ Sllps .. 12/-1o11/- 121/401“Large stores 18/- to 24/« 18/- to 215/-