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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20495, 11 May 1938, Page 13

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MARKET FOR SHEEP. VALUES AT FRANKTON PIGS ’IN KEEN REQUEST A feature of the weekly etook market at the weekly Frankton stock sale yesterday was the confidence shown by butchers In the buying of fat sheep, which were forward In Increased numbers. Other departments were also better supplied than last week and, apart from beef, values were generally well held. More steers were forward, but a large proportion of the entry comprised light Jersey entries. While In some cases late rates were maintained, the demand was generally not as good as last week and values were hardly on a par. Pens of good mediumweight sorts were traded from £ii 12s to £l3 9s, with lighter pens clearing from £9 18s to £ll. Small sorts changed hands from £7 19s to £8 18s. The cows and heifers were a mixed quality lot and competition was a little tedious at times, particularly over the early sales. While values were down in some instances, other pens were auctioned at values approximating late rates. For the first time for some weeks, the calf entry was a full one, late rates in this section being usually repeated. A keen demand was shown for boner cattle and values for this class were sometimes better. Sheep and Pigs While numerically the penning of fat sheep could not compare with the yardlngs of a month ago, still the entry was larger than last week and a feature of the sale was the readiness of butchers to operate. Although the values realised could not compare with those of last week when entries were abnormally small, they represented a truer Indication of the market. The extra prime wethers on offer were not difficult to trade from 32s to 34s 6d, fat classes being ready of sale from 29s to 31s. Ewes were likewise in good request and mlues sometimes showed an improvemWt on those of last week, top pens realising from 20s 6d to 24s in comparison with last week. A fair demand was shown for a larger entry of lambs. An increased entry of fat pigs was in animated request and values realised for both baconers and porkers represented a slight advance, baconers changing hands from G6s to 88s and porkers from 32s to 635. Store pigs were also forward in increased numbers and values for these likewise showed an improvement. Price Summary The following table is a summary of prioes realised for fat stock at the Frankton yards during the past fortnight:—

Individual Sales Top price in the ox beef eeotion was paid for the best of the consignment from Mr David Johnston, of Whatawhata, who sold good medium sorts from £ll 7s to £l3 9s. Another good line of light sorts was that from Mr Wilfred Johnston, of Tamahere, who sold steers from £lO to £ll 12s fid. Steers from Mr G. Barker, of Walton, made up to £l2, while a draft from Messrs. Ngatuku, Ltd., of Putaruru, were auctioned from £lO 19s to £ll 12s fid. The tops in the draft of cows and heifers from Messrs. Willoughby Bros., of Tuhikaramea, were knocked down from £8 10s to £9 9s. Attractive wethers from Messrs. .Ngatuku, Ltd., realised from 31s to 3 is fid. while from 32s fid to 34s was obtained for the line from Mr C. W. Jones, of Taupiri. Those from Messrs. Hill and Sons changed hands from 28s to 33s 3d, while from 28s fill to 31s was obtained for the line from Mr F.. .T. Owen, of Pirongia. Good ewes from Mrs Paterson, of Horsham Downs, were sold from 18s 9(1 In 23s fid. Messrs. G. W. Vercoe A Co., Ltd. Messrs. G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows: Fat sheep were penned in small numbers and prices for prime sheep remained firm while competition was dull for unfinished sorts. Heavy prime wethers sold from 33s to 3 is; prime medium-weights. 3fis In 32s fid; wellfinished light-weights, 28s lo 29s fid;

light and unfinished, 22s to 265; heavy I prime ewes, 2is to 22s 9d; heavy fat | ewes, 18s to 20s 6d; medium-weights. , 18s to 17s 9d; light and unfinished.! 11s to 15s. An average entry of calves sold at ! rates slightly below those of last week. Heavy runners made £4 10s to 1 £5 4s; others, to £4 ss; heavy vealers, j £2 15b to £3 10s; medium-weights. 35s to £2 10s; small calves. 15s to ! 30s. Ox beef came forward in large ! numbers and prices generally were ; easier. Prime medium-weight bul- j locks sold to £l2 10s; others, £ll to I £ll 12s 6d; heavy plain Jersey Cross j bullocks, £9 10s to £lO 7s; light, to ; £7 19s. The yarding of cow and hei- j fer beef was a larger one and prices | were slightly easier. Heavy fat cows ; sold from £8 to £8 10s; medium- j weights, £6 15s to £7 12s 6d; light, '; £5 10s to £6 10s; prime mediumweight heifers. £8 to £9 9s; lighter prime to £7 15s; heavy prime Jersey cows, £7 to £7 15s; heavy fat Jersey cows, £6 5s to £6 15s; mediumweights, to £8; light, to £5 12s 6d. A large yarding of store cattle sold readily at prices fully equal to those of last sale. Small 18-months mixedcoloured steers, sold to £5; empty two-year Jersey heifers, £3 to £3 10s; small Jersey heifer calves, to £2 15s; forward conditioned Friesian and Shorthorn cows, £4 15s to £5 ss; others, to £4 10s; heavy boners, £3 15s to £4 10s; medium-weights, £3 to £3 12s 6d; light, to £2 15s: potter bulls, to £7 10s. Dairy cattle were penned In small numbers and anything showing quality sold readily, while baokward and inferior sorts were dull of sale. Best quality Jersey cows in milk and close to profit sold to £l2 10s; others. £6 10s to £8 12s 6d; backward and Inferior sorts, £3 15s to £5 ss. Fat pigs came forward in average numbers and changed hands readily at latest ruling quotations. Prime heavy baconers sold from £4 5s to £4 8s; heavy, £3 18s to £4 4s; mediumweights, £3 10s to £3 17s; light, £3 4s to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3 3s; medium-weights, £2 8s to £2 12s; light, £2 to £2 6s; small and unfinished, 30s to 3Ss; heavy choppers, to £4 8s; others, to £3 ss. The demand for a small entry of store pigs was keen and prices showed an improvement. Good stores sold from 24s to 28s 6d; others, 19s to 235; best slips, 15s to 18s; others. 12s to 14s; good weaners, 8s to 11s 6d; small, up to 7s. Farmers’ Auctioneering Company The Farmers’ 'Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report on the sale as follows: An average yarding of fat sheep came forward, the offering showing a distinct improvement in quality. Butchers were operating more confidently, and prices for prime wethers were fully on a par with last week, while fat ewes showed a slight improvement. A medium entry of ox and cow beef, with an extra large yarding of boners. Ox beef did not sell quite as well as last week, but cow beef realised prices on a par with recent sales- A good yarding of fat pigs was penned. 'Competition was keen and prices realised showed an advance on late quotations. Best baconers made up to £4 Bs. A good yarding of store and weaner pigs met with keen compe’tltion from a large bench of buyers, and prices realised were In advance of those at last sale. Quotations: — Sheep.—Fat wethers, 28s 6d to 31s; small and unfinished, 25s fid to 27s 6d; young fat ewes, 22s 9d to 23s 9d; fat ewes, 18s 9d to 21s 3d; store black face 2-th wethers, 19s fid. Cattle. —Medium fat steers, £lO 10s to £ll ss; light fat Jersey steers to £9; heavy fat Holstein cows, £8 2s 6d to £9 8s; fat Jersey cows, £6 12s 6d to £7 7s fid; fat Jersey heifers, £5 5s to £6 2s fid; light Jersey cows, £5 to £6 2s fid; heavy boner cows, £3 5s to £4 12s; others, £2 Is to £3; fat Jersey runners, £3 5s to £3 17s. Pigs.—Best baconers, £4 4s to £4 8s: heavy baconers, £3 18s to £4 3s; medium, £3 12s to £3 17s; light, £3 5s to £3 10s; unfinished, £2 15s to £3 3s; heavy porker's, £2 fis to £? 15s; medium, £2 to £2 ss; light, 34s to 395; unfinished, 2fis to 325; large stores, 24s 6d to 275; smaller, 22s fid to 245; slips, 17s fid to 20s fid; best weaners, 10s to 14s 6d; others, 7s fid'to 9s. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report on the sale as follows— A medium yarding of good-quality fat wethers and a small yarding of fat ewes and lambs came forward and sold under good competition, and although prices were not as good as last week a good sale resulted. Heavy fat wethers brought 33s to 34s 6d, medium ditto 30s to 325, small fat wethers 27s 6d to 295, medium fat ewes 18s to 20s. good fat lambs 21s to 225, medium ditto 19s to 20s. ‘A medium yarding of fat bullocks and a large yarding of fat cows sold under steady competition, prices being slightly easier than last week. The honer pens were well filled and sold at fully up to late rates. Medium heavy fat bullocks realised £ll 5s to £i 1 12s fid, medium fat bullocks £lO 19s to £ll Is, light fat steers £5 9s to £fi 7s fid, heavy fat cows £9 10s to £lO 2s fid, medium ditto £7 15s to £8 17s fid, fat Jersey cows £fi 5s to £fi 17s fid, medium ditto £5 5s to £6, light fat cows £4 5s to £4 15s, heavy boner cows £3 15s to £4 10s, medium ditto £2 15s to £3 ss, light and cull cows 35s to 42s fid. Heavy runners sold from £4 2s fid to £4 1 Is, others £2 7s fid to £3 ss, Jersey heifers run with bull (late) £3 15s to £4 ss, small yearling Jersey heifers £2 10s to £.3 is, potter bulls £4 15s to £fi 2s fid. A heavier yarding of fat pigs than last week was penned and prices were firmer throughout the sale. Stores were penned in full numbers and here prices again were firmer. Baconers sold up io £4 Bs. No prime topweight, baconers were penned. We quote; Prime heavy baconers made £i to £4 4s, heavy baconers £.3 J 5s lo £4, prime medium baconers £3 :10s lo £-3 15s, medium baconers £.3 5s to £3 10s, prime light, baconers £.3 to £3 os, baconers £2 15s to £.3. prime heavy porkers £2 10s to £2 15s, heavy porkers £2 5s to £2 10s, prime medium porkers £2 to £2 ss. medium porkers 35s to 40s. prime light porkers 30s to .355. lisrht porkers 25s to .30s, best store pigs 22s to 295. medium store pigs 18s to 225. best slips 14s to 17s, medium slips 12s to 14s. best weaners 8s to 12s. choppers, medium, £2 to £2 15s. Loan and Mercantile Co. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Company, Limited, Hamilton, report as follows on their Frankton stock sale, held vesterday:— There was a very heavy yarding of all classes of fat and store cattle. Ox J beef was penned in average numbers and elicited good competition, values being fully up to last week’s rates. Owing to the heavy yarding of cow beef, values were slightly easier, the supply exceeding the demand. A large

yarding of store cattle was sold at prices on a par with last week’s quotations under good competition. Medium fat bullocks made £ll 7s to £l3 9s; heavy fat cows, £9 to £lO 10s; fat cows and heifers, £7 to £8; medium, £6 to £6 18s; klllable, £5 to £5 17s 6d; heavy store cows, £4 5s to £4 18s; medium, £3 7s 6d to £4; others, £2 10s to £3 ss; boners, £1 to £2 ss; Good runners, £4 5s to £5; others, £3 to £4; potter bulls, £4 10s to £6 ss. The offering in the sheep section was a very light one. Competition for quality sheep was good although all classes showed a decline on last week’s rates. Medium fat wethers made 29s to 31s; others, 26s 9d to 27s 6d; medium quality fat lambs, 17s 6d to 18s 3d; light, 16s 6d to 17s; fat ewes, 19s 6d to 2 2s. The pig yarding was steadier than those of reoent sales. A keen demand was in evidence for all olasses of fat pigs, values if anything showing a slight advanoe. The demand for store pigs showed a considerable improvement, quality stores showing a marked increase in values. The yarding was a large one and competition was well maintained from beginning to end. Heavy baconers made £3 18s to £4 4s; medium, £3 10s to £3 16s; light, £3 to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3 Is; medium, £2 8s to £2 14s; light,, £1 18s to £2 6s; unfinished, 32s to 375; large stores, 27s to 31s; medium, 24s to 26s 6d; light, 20s to 23s 6d; slips, 14s to 19s; best weaners, 10s to 13s 6d; smaller, 7s 6d to 9s 6d; others up to 6s 6d. TAUPIRI YARDINGS The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report as follows on their Taupiri sale held on Monday:— The advertised dairy herd on account of Mr E. Sowman, was offered, the cows coming forward in satisfactory order. The majority were of medium quality and met with good enquiry. Offered in the herd were several choice in-calf 3-year-old Jersey heifers, these drawing spiirlte'd bidding, the top price being £lO 15s; Medium quality dairy cows made £6 15s to £7 2s 6d; others, £5 15s to £6 10s; unsound, £3 19s to £5 4s; choice in-calf Jersey heifers up to £lO 15s; good in-calf heifers, £8 to £9 2s 6d; weaner Jersey heifers, £3 5s to £3 10s. A good yarding of pigs was offered, fats remaining firm and prime heavy bacon making to £4 Bs. The entire yarding was disposed of. Store pigs improved on recent sales, a good Inquiry being shown for a fair yarding, with weaners making up to 12s; prime heavy baconers made £4 5s to £4 8s; heavy, £3 18s to £4 4s; medium, £3 12s to £3 17s; light, £3 3s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3 2s; medium, £2 8s to £2 16s; light, £1 18s to £2 15s; unfinished, £1 12s to £1 16s; large store pigs, 25s to 28s 6d; medium, 22s to 23s 6d; light, 18s to 225: slips, 13s to 17s 6d; good weaners, 10s to 12s; smaller, 7s to 9s 6d; others, to ss. VALUES AT CAMBRIDGE The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held their stock sale at Cambridge yesterday, when a full yarding of cattle came forward. An average offering of cow and heifer beef sold under brisk competition, values being fully on a par with Frankton realisations. A full yarding of boner cows met with a ready sale, values being in advance of schedule rates. A full yarding of porkers and weaners came forward, with prices satisfactory to vendors, a total clearance being effected. Prime Southern heifers made to £9 10s; medium fat cows, £7 15s to £8 ss; fat Jersey cows and heifers, £6 9s to £7 2s 6d; lighter Jersey cows, £5 5s to £5 15s; heavy boner cows, £4 2s to £4 14s; medium boner cows, £3 2s to £3 19s; light, £2 to £3; heavy potter bulls to £8 ss; lighter, £2 Ids to £4 15s; two-year empty Shorthorn heifers to £4 10s; yearling Shorthorn heifers to £3 17s; small Jersey heifers, running with bull, to £5 10s. Pigs: Heavy porkers to £2 7s; medium, 38s to £2; light, 28s to 37s ;large stores, 24s to 27s 6d; medium, 18s to 23s 6d; light., 12s to 17s 6d: weaners. 8s to Its 6d; slips, 6s 6d to 7s 6d. OHINAWAI QUOTATIONS The Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report having held I heir Ohinewai stock sale on Monday, when a good yarding of cattle was offered before a representative bench of buyers. Competition for a good entrv of cow and heifer beef was keen, while boner cows and potter bulls sold at schedule rates. Medium fat cows and heifers made £6 to £7. light, £5 lo £6; killnble cows, £ '* 5s to £ i 15s; heavy boner cows £3 10s to £4 ss, medium £2 10s to £3 ss, light 30s to £2; good coloured store cows, £5 7s to £5 16s: store-conditioned Short-

horn cows, £4 7s 6d; two-year mixed colour steers, £5 lls; mixed colour heifer calves, £2 14s; potter bulls, £6 to £6 10s; choice Jersey dairy cows, early oalvers, £8 to £9 10s. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report as follows on their Ohinewai sale held on Monday:— The're was only a small yarding of all olasses, but competition was good and late market rates were maintained throughout. Medium fat Polled Angus cows brought £7 lls; forward-conditioned Polled Angus young cows £7 4s; store Shorthorn cows, £5 10s to £5 17s; forward-con-ditioned Jersey cows, £4 7s 6d to £5; boner cows, 30s to £3 17s, according to weight and condition; small 2J-year R.P. and P.A. steers, £7 ss; ditto P.A. bulls, £7 ss. GRAIN AND PRODUCE THE AUCKLAND MARKETS AUCKLAND, Wednesday. Due to continued rain In the South Island holding up shipments, the shortage of potatoes on the local market has not yet been relieved and prices remain very firm. Potatoes.—The market is firm end the through store rate remains around last week's levels at £8 10s a ton. Onions.—The price remains unchanged at last week’s rate of 14s a bag through store. Wheat.—The through store rate is unchanged at from 7s Id to 7s 3d a bushel. Maize.—Values remain practically unchanged at last week’s prices of 6s 10d a bushel. Barley.—Clipped barley is quoted at 5s 4d a bushel through store, while the rate for barley meal is lls per 100 lb. Bran and Pollard.—Quotations for pollard Indicate a firmer market in Australia. The through store price is quoted at 10s per 100 lb. The rate fixed by the Wheat Committee also is unaltered at £7 a ton. A fair demand is being experienced for bran with prices unchanged at last week’s rate of £7 a ton through store. The price fixed by the Wheat Committee is also unchanged at £6 a ton. Chaff and Oats.—Firmness Is reported for chaff. Prices have advanced to £lO 10s and £lO 15s a ton through store, compared with last week’s rate of £lO 5s a ton. The market for feed oats is steady with no change from last week's rate of 4s 8d a bushel.

BEEF (per 100(a) This week Last -week Extra prim© 37/- to 88/6 27/- to 39/Prime ox .. Plain and In31/6 to 35/6 31/6 to 36/ferlor ox Extra choice 24/- to 29/24/- to 29/young- cows and heifers . 31/- to 33/6 31/- to 34/Prime cows . 25/- to 30/-25/-to 80/Second quality 23/- to 35/23/- to 25/MUTTON (per head) Extra prime wethers 32/- 10 34/33/3 to 37/6 Fat wethers . Unfinished 29/- to 31/30/- to 32/wethers 26/- to 27/9 27/- to 28/9 Extra prime owes .... 20/6 to 24/20/6 to 23/Fat ewes 18/- to 19/6 16/9 to 19/3 Unfinished 12/-to 15/6 12/Fat lambs 18/- to 22/PIG8 (per head) Baconers 66/- to 88/.66/- to 87/Porkers 30/-to 63/30/- to 60/Weaners 5/- to 11/Slips ..... 13/- to 17/Large Stores . 24/- to 27/-