WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20732, 16 February 1939, Page 15

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES PRICES GENERALLY FIRM I AN EASING IN CALVES AUCKLAND, Thursday Quotations in mod sections were firm at the Westfield fat stock sales yesterday. , Cows and heifers formed the major , proportion of a .slightly lareer entry' iof beef, and competition was correspondingly slack, except for prime ; sorts. Those made late rates, but medium and inferior were hard to !on if and eased slightly. Ox beef made Fully firm latn rates. One outstanding steer made £lO 2s fid. the best price ’since November, rompared with £ls ;2s Gd last week. Cows and heifers Isold to £lO 1 Os, which was slightly less than before. Competition was steady for wethers but ewes registered a slight improvement with sales to 15s. Top price for wethers was fractionally lower at 23s 3d. Prime lambs sold to 2 ss, against 265. and unfinished sorts made to 13s. Competition throughout thp calf sale was dull. Only prime quality made late rates, levels in all other sections being lower I ban last week. The best runner price was £8 15s, against £8 3s. Vealers sold to £5 10s, which was 10s lower than last week. The proportion of porkers in a smaller entry of pigs made late rates under steady competition. Baconers sold to £3 t Os. against £3 18s. and porkers made to £3. compared wrth £3 Is. Average quotations were fi£d to 6sd per lb for baconers, and 6Ad to 7d per lb for porkers. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at. the Westfield fat

Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £l6 2s 6d, made by a choice line from Mr J. E. Leach, of Wellsford. Steers marketed on behalf of Mr \V. McLean, Walton, made to £l3 10s, and a lot from Matthews Brothers, Paengaroa, made to £l3, A line from Mr J. Ward, Waihi, sold to £l2 ss. A line from Mr F. M. Oodd, Putaruru, was sold to £l2 12s 6d. Cows and heifers sold on account of Mr H. Nash, Iluntlv, made to £lO 10s, and cattle from Mr F. C. Storey, Ohinewai, and Mr J. Polilen, Matamata, sold to £0 15s. Up to £0 7s 6d was bid for a line I'rum Mr C. Charlton, Cambridge, another from Mr A. Walley, Hikutaia, reaching to £0 2s 6d. A consignment from the Matamata Jockey Club sold to £8 17s 6d. Dalnety and Company. A small entry of ox beef met with keen competition at the weekly Westfield stock sale and made late rates. A heavy offering of cow and heifer beef reached last week’s level and second quality sorts were easier. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having yarded 216 head of beef, comprising 72 steers and 142 cows and heifers, against 152 head last week. Quotations: —Extra choice ox sold to 38s per 1001 b.; choice and prime, 35s to 375; secondary and plain, 31s to 335; prime young cow and heifer beef, 30s to 335; ordinary cow beef, 19s to 245; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l3 10s to £l4 ss; lighter prime steers, £l2 10s to £l3 ss; light prime steers, £ll 5s to £l2 ss; small and unfinished, £7 to £lO 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £9 to £9 ss; heavy prime, £7 10s to £8 10s; lighter prime, £6 10s to £7 ss; I'fght, £5 to £6 ss: other tillable cows, £3 10s to £4 10s. Sheep.—Sheep again came forward in well up to average numbers, and. selling under a steady demand, late rates were reached for wethers. Ewes were in better demand and sold at improved prices. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 Is 9d to £1 2s; heavy, £1 0s 9d to £1 Is 6d; medium, 17s 9d to £t; light and unfinished, 13s 3d to 17s 6d; heavy prime ewes, 11s 3d to 11s 9d; lighter, 10s to 11s; other ewes, 5s to 9s. Lambs.—A fair average entry of lambs sold under steady competition, but did not reach last week's level. Medium, 16s to 16s 9d; lighter, 14s to 15s 6d ; small and plain, 10s to 13s. Calves. —Calves were penned in smaller numbers. Competition was not keen and we have to report a dull sale, with values being decidedly easier on last week's quotations. Plain runners made £3 to £5 7s 6d; heavy vealers, £4 10s to £5 ss; medium, £3 10s to £4 4s; light, £2 10s to £3 6s; smaller, £1 15s to £2 8s; small, £1 to £1 10s; unfinished and bucket-fed, 14s to 19s; bobby calves, 6s to 12s. Pigs.—A good average yarding of pigs came forward and met with a steady demand, with values for bacon having an easing tendency, while those for pork remained firm on last week’s quotations. Heavy baeoners brought £3 13s to £3 16s: medium, £3 7s to £3 12s; light., £3 2s to £3 6s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3; medium. £2 7s to £2 12s; light, £1 18s to £2 ss. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef. —We had a large entry of beef, the cow and heifer section being well represented. Ox beef in smaller quantity sold to a ready demand, with values very firm. Cow and heil'er beef in the opening stages of the sale was inclined to improve in value, but late entries arriving off rail oversupplied the market, and values were decidedly lower toward the end of the sale. Extra choice ox sold to £1 17s

per 1001 b.; choice and prime, £i 12s to £1 16s; ordinary and plain, £1 5s to £1 11s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 8s to £1 12s; ordinary, £1 to £1 7s. Extra heavy prime steers made £l3 to £l4 10s; heavy, £l2 56 to £l2 17s 6d; lighter, £ll to £l2 2s 6>i; light, £9 t f lJr»; plain and small, £5 to £8 15s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £y 7s 6d to £lO 10s; heavy, £8 to £J ss; lighter, £6 15s to £7 15s; light, £o 5s to £0 12s 6d; aged and plain finished cows, £3 to £5 ss. Sheep.—Sheep were penned In less fhan average numbers. There was an improved demand, and values were slightly better. Heavy prime wethers sold at £1 2s fid to £1 3s 3d; medium. £1 Is to £1 2s 3d; light, 19s to £1 0s 9d; small and unfinished, 15s to 18s 9d; heavy prime ewes, 13s to 14s, medium, 11s to 12s 9d; light, 9s to 10s 9d; just killable, 7s to 8s 9d; inferiorly fatted, 5s 6d to 6s 9d; very poor ewes, is to ss. Lambs.—Lambs in average numbers again sold readily, values being on a par with last week's rates. Heavy prime brought £1 3s to £1 4s 6d; medium, £1 to £t 2s 6d; light, 18s to 19s 9d; smaller, 12s 6d to 17s 9d; unfinished, best, 7s to 10s 6d; others, 3s to 6s. Pigs.—Pigs were penned in average numbers. Porkers maintained last week’s values, while baconers values were slightly easier, corresponding to a drop in the schedule. Choppers sold from £1 10s to £3 2s; heavy and medium baconers, from £3 8s to £3 17s; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £2 16s to £3 6s; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 4s to £2 14s; small, £1 15s to £2 2s. Store pig values were on a par with last week’s rates. Large stores, £1 5s to £1 9s; slips, 17s to £1 4s; weaners, 6s to 19s. Calves.—Calves were penned in less than average numbers, and met with a dead sale, values dropping on last week’s quotations, especially on plain calves. Runners realised £2 10s to £7 10s; heavy vealers, £3 16s to £4 15s; medium. £3 7s to £3 14s; light. £2 10s to £3 ss: smaller. £1 10s to £2 8s; small. 15s to £1 8s; rough calves, 10s to £1; fresh dropped, 5s to 14 s. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., reports on the sale as follows: At our Weekly Westfield fat stock market we penned fat cattle to the number of 237 head, as against 256 head last week, comprising 67 steers and 170 Cows and heifers. Competifor ox beef was keen and last week’s quotations were easily maintained. Cows and heifers were yarded in good numbers. Bidding for quality was keen, but medium and inferior were hard to sell. Extra choice ox sold to £1 18s per 1001 b: choice and prime ox, £1 15s to £1 17s; secondary and plain ox, £i 11s to £1 14s; prime, young cow and heifer beer, £1 10s to £1 13s; ordinary. 19s to £1 4s. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £ls to £l6 2s 6d, the latter price being for steers from Mr .T. E. T.pach. Wellsford: heavy, £l3 10s to £l4 10s: lighter. £l2 10s to £l3; light, £ll 10s to £l2: small and unfinished. £5 to £lO 10s: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £9 to £9 10s; heavy, £7 to £8; lighter. £6 to £6 15s; other killable, cows, £4 to £5. Sheep were penned to the number of 1035. Bidding was steady throughout the sale and late values were maintained. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 2s to £1 3s: heavy, £1 Is to £| Is 9d; medium to heavy', 18s fid to £1 ; tight, to medium. 17s to 18s: unfinished. 13s fid to ifis; extra heavy prime young ewes. 13s fid to 15s: heavy. Ms fid to !2s fid: lighter. 10s to 11s: other killable ewes, 7s fid to 9s; other ewes. 2s to fis fid. Lambs were penned to the number of 1316. Compet.itton was keen and a good sale resulted at satisfactory' prices. Extra heavy prime iambs made £j 3s to £1 3s: heavy. £1 Is fid to £l 2s fid: lighter. £1 to £i Is; light. 17s fid to 19s; small and plain, fis to 15s. We had a heavy yarding of calves, including many good lines of stationbred vealers. The demand was not keen, and values for all classes were easier. Plain, unfinished and late sale calves were particularly hard to dis-

pose of. Extra heavy prime runners J s*>id at £7 to £8 15s; plain and un- i finished runners. £i to £5 10s: heavy j prime vealers. £3 to £5 10s; medium.) £4 to £4 15s; light. £3 3s to £3 15s; j smaller, £2 10s to £2 19s: small. 18s i to £1 8s: bobby calves, 3s to 16s. A j total of 279 calves was sold.

j Our offering of pigs was smaller | i than usual. There was keen competition fur all classes of lats and values I j remained fully firm. Competition for j j the few stores and weaners was slack, 1 j small weaners being particularly hard i to quit. Choppers made £2 10s to £3 | 16s; heavy prime baconers, £3 13s to | £3 19s; medium, £3 9s to £3 11s;

[light. £3 2s to £3 fis; heavy porkers. £2 1 is to £2 18s: medium.' £“» fis to ! £2 9s: light, £1 19s to £2 3s: unfinished and small, £1 10s to £1 16s; stores. £1 4s to £1 11s; slips, 18s to £1 Is; best weaners, 10s to 12s; others, 5s to 7s; baconers sold from ;to 7d per lb. A total of 511 pigs was ' sold.

stock sales:— This week Last Week BEEF (per 1001b) — Ex. choice ox» 38/- 38/Choice and prime ox . . 32/- to 37/- 33/- to 37/Choice and prime cow and heifer . 28/-to 33/- 28/-to 33/SHEEP (per head) — Boner & rough 19/-to 27/- 19/- to 27/Pnme w’th’rs 13/3 to 23/3 15/-to 23/6 rnfin. w’th’rs 11/6 to 14/- 12/-to 16/Prime ewes . . 5/-to 15/- 7/-tol4/-Unlln. ewes . l/-to 6/9 0/6 to 7/9 Prime lambs 16/9 to 25/- 17/6 to 26/CALYES (per head) — Runners .. 50/- to 175/- 50/-to 163/Yealcrs ... 3/- to 110/- 5/-to 120/PIOS (per head) — Baconers 62/-to 79/- 62/-to 78/Porkers 30/-to 60/- 26/-to61/-Weaners . . . . 5/-to 19/- 8/6 to 23/6 s iips 17/- to 24/- 20/- to 26/I.arpe stores 24/-to 3)/- 24/-to 36/-