WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20738, 23 February 1939, Page 13

WESTFIELD MARKETS

FAT STOCK SALES BIQ DROP IN BEEF VALUES GOOD DEMAND FOR PIGS AUCKLAND, Thursday Heavy entries came forward in 111 hoof and rail’ sections at the Wcslfb'li fat stock sales yesterday, and value defined sharply. The prime ox hce dropped '2s from lasi week's level o 38* per inOlb.. reaching the lowes rate for over a year. Row and heife beef suffered more, losing Is to 3? Sheep were quoted steadily, as wer lambs. Rates for calves were gener ally lower, in some cases as much a 5s a head. Pigs were quoted steadilj average rates being the same as be fore. The large proportion of unflnishei steers in the yarding was not sought and low individual prices were re corded, the top being £1 i. Last week' best price was £HI 2s Gd. Cows an heifers sold to £lO 2s Gd, compare with £lo 10s a week before. The top price for wethers was frac tionally higher at 245. Kwes sold t 14s 9rl, slightly less than at the las sale. The best offer was 28s. agains 25s last week, and other lambs sold t 17s Gd. Very heavy entries of calves cam forward. The best runner sold at £ os, which was los less than a wee before, and the v<\|rrs were 5s lowe with sales to £5 ss. Competition w.is steady throughou the sale of an average entry of fa pigs. Store pigs nmt k<*en competitio: and made slightly belter prices. Th best baconer made £3 I Os. the sam as at the last sale. and.porkers sold t £2 18s. which was 2s lower. Averag quotations were unchanged at 6£d t 6sd per lb. for baconers and 6id t 7d per lb. for porkers. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of tfi prices realised for fat slock for the las two weeks at the Westfield fat stoc

Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £l4, made by a line sold on behalf of Mr R. A. Bent. Putaruru. Bids to £l2 !7s 6d were forthcoming for a a line from Mr R. A. Beni. Putaruru. A line from Mr (i. Wilson. Paeroa, was sold to £ll i Ns. A lino from Mr H. 0. Ingram, i Tuakau, realised up to £9 1 os. Dalgety and Company Dalgety and Company Limited, reports on the sale as follows: Beef.—At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our yarding of beef totalled 19) head, comprising 4<» steers and 154 cows and heifers, against 21(5 head last week. Competition for ox beef was not keen ami values eased fully 2s per 1001 b. A h. nvy yarding of cow and heifer beef also met a weaker demand and values eased to the same extent as for ox. Extra choice ox sold to 36s per lrtolb: choice and prime, 33s to 355; just killable, 29s to 325; prime young cow and heifer beef, 27s to 30s; just killable, 16s to 21s; heavy prime steers made £l2 10s lo £l3 7s 6d for steers from Mr R. McKay, Waipu; lighter, ZIY 10s to £l2 ss; light, £lO 10s to £ll ss; small and unfinished, £9 to £10; extra heavyprime young cows and heifers, £8 to £9 15s for cows from Mr R. U. Ingram. Tuakau; heavy. £6 10s to £7 10s; lighter, £5 to £6 ss; light cows. £4 to £4 15s; other killable cows, £2 10s to £3 10s. Sheep.—We had a small yarding of sheep for which competition was good and values improved on those of last week. Heavy prime wethers sold at £1 2s to £1 2s 6d: medium, £1 Is to £1 Is fid; light and unfinished, iss to £1 Os fid; heavy prime ewes. 12s lo 13s 3d; lighter, 10s lo 11s fid; other ewes, 8s to 9s. Lambs. —An average entry of lambs sold freely at values fully on a par with last week s quotations. Medium prime lamb brought 18s lo 19s; lighter, 16s 6d to 17s fid; light. J3s to 16s; small and plain, 8s to 12s fid. Calves. —Calves were penned in large numbers, the yarding comprising mostly small to medium vealers. 'The supply exceeded the demand and a dull sale resulted with values for all classes again being lower on recent quotations. Heavy vealers realised £3 15s to £4 15s; medium, £3 5s to £3 13s; light, £2 7s to £3 2s; small, £1 10s to £2 ss; smaller, £1 to £i 8s; unfinished and bucketfed, 15s to 18s; bobby calves, 6s Lo 12s. Pigs.—Pigs came forward in average numbers. The competition was keen and a steady sale resulted, with values remaining firm on last week s rates. Heavy baconers sold at £3 13s lo £3 16s; medium, £3 8s to £8 Its; light, £3 2s.to £3 Gs; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 18s; medium, £2 6s to £2 lis; light, £1 18s to £2 Bs. .-tore pigs were in keen demand and a good sale resulted. Stores, £1 6s to £1 15s; ditto, £1 to £1 4s; weaners, 12s ho £1 is. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reporta on the sale as follows: — Beef. —At the Westfield fat slock market we had a luttA'c yarding oi beef. This large supply exceeded the demand, and values eased slightly foi ox beef, values for cow and he.in beef being decidedly lower. Extra choice -ix sold to £1 16s per H'Olb.: choice and prime. £1 10s Lo £i 13ordinary and plain, £1 os to £1 *9s prime, young cow and boiler beet, i-1 Is lo £1 lbs; ordinary. 18s to £1 Extra heavy prune s:e**rs ranged ' price from £lB l'»s in £l*. heaxy £l2 to £lB 3s: lighter. £lO l"> £ll 15s; light, £9 lo £lO 7s Gd, pia.i

small. £ i 17s fid io £8 15s; extra I:.•.i vy j*i*;11i'' young cows and heifers, £8 j';,s io £lO 2s fid; heavy, £7 10s lo £8 Ins; lighter, £•'■ 7s Od In £7 ss; 1; g h L £5 lo £fi :, S ; ag< d aid plain p * i lift X a ivadV d fin and, with /i i si tel 1 > ,n for ew< s. He ivy p r. > 11 *; we Mini's made £1 2s fid to £1 is: medium, £1 io £1 ’is 3d; light,; ; 17s Od lo IPs Pd; small and unlhiished wethers, 12s dd to 17.-: hea\y i prime ewes. 12s Or] to 1 is Pd; med- ! iuin. t I.- lo 12s dd: light, Ps 6d to ! 1 Us Od: just killable, 7s to 9s; in- • feriorly failed ewes, 2s Od upwards. Lambs.— We penned lambs in averI age numbers. Competition was | steady, with values on a par with last j week s sale. Heavy prime brought £1 2s 'id to £1 5s 3d; medium. £1 to £1 2s 3d; light, 18s to IPs Od: -mailer, 1 is to 17s Od; unfinished, mm!. Ps to 13s; others, 5s to 8s Od. p;gs.—We had an average yarding of pigs. Competition was steady, and values were firm on last week's quotations. Choppers sold from £2 to £3 Ps: heavy and medium baconers, from £3 8s to £3 10s; light baconers and heaw porkers, from £2 10s to £3 6s; medium porkers and light porkers, from £2 to £2 8s: small porkers, £1 10s to £1 18s. There was a firmer demand for store pigs, which sold at advanced rates. Large stores, £1 5s in £1 Ps: slips, 15s to £1 3s; weaners. 8s to 18s. Calves.—Our entry of calves was an exceptionally heavy one, which met with a slack demand. Values . again dropped, plain calves being very hard to quit. Runners realised £3 to £8 "is: heaw vealers, £3 10s to £4 10s for an outstanding vealer; medium. £2 IDs to £3 8s: light, £1 1 2s to £2 8s: smaller. £1 to £1 10s; small, 1 is to IPs: rough calves, 10s to 15s; fresh dropped, os to 13s. Alfred Buckland and Sons 1 | Alfred Buckland and Sons. Limited. : reports on the sale as follows: At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our total yarding of fat cattle numbered 507 bend, as against 237 head last week, comprising 107 steers and 340 cows and heifers. We had a heavy offering of ox beef, which included several lots of unfinished • rattle. The demand was not so good and prices showed a decided easing on late sales. A very heavy yarding of cows and heifers almost met poor competition and, like ox. showed a considerable easing. Extra choice ox sold to £1 10s per innib: choice and • prune. £1 13s to £1 15s; secondary k and plain. £1 Ps t.o £1 12s; prime Young row and heifer beef. £1 7s t.o £ t | Os: ordinary. IPs to £1 2s. Extra ; heaw prime stenrs ranged in price from £l3 lo £l3 10s: heaw. £l2 lbs ■ to £l2 15s: lighter. £ll 5s to £l2; Petit. £[o 10s lo £11: small and un- - finished. £0 10s to £P: extra heavy prime cows and heifers. £8 10s to £9. hoaw £fi 10s io £7 ss: lighter, £5 5 10s to £0 ss: other killable cows, £4 - to £i 15s. ) ?hepp were penned to the number ; of 12 08. Ridding was brisk for all 1 classes and a good sale resulted at - sltehtly better prices. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 2s 6d to £i 3s 3d: heavy. £1 is M t-o £1 2s: med- ’ him to heavy. IPs 6d to £1 0s 9d;; - light to medium. 17s fid to 18s fid: un- ■ finished wethers. 13s to lfis 6d: extra ' heaw prime voung ewes. 12s fid to 13s j fid: heavy. Its fid to 12s: lighter. 10s j f 0 11s; other killable ewes. 7s 6d to > 9s: other ewes Is 9d to 6s fid. Lambs were penned to the number 1 of 1248 and sold freely at fully late i rates. Extra heavy prime lambs sold l at £t 5s to £1 8s: heavy, £1 2s fid to t £ | 3s fid: lighter. £1 to £1 Is: light, 17s to 19s: small and plain. 7s to 15s. ’ j We had a heavy yarding of calves. ■The demand was not keen and values I for all prime quality runners and vealors were on a par with late quotations. ".Plain unfinished and late snip calves 'were not wanted, and values T pasier. Heavy prime runners made £fi j p s j 0 £7 tPs: plain and unfinished ? runners. £to £5 ss: heaw prime > vealers. £4 15s to £5 ss: medium. £» c to 10s: light. £3 3s to £3 14s: 1 smaller. £2 10s lo £2 IPs: small. 1 8s ’ to £2 2s: rough and bucket—fed calves, 1 18s to £1 ss: hobby calves. 3s to 16s. ) A total of 270 calves was sold. ! 1 Therp Was an average entry of pigs. Bidding was steady for all classes, ’ prices for fats being fully equal to . last week’s rates, while values for • weaners and stores were higher. Choppers made £3 to £3 9s; heavy I prime baconers, £3 13s to £3 IPs j medium. £3 Ps to £3 11s: light, £3 If • to £3 6s: heavy porkers, I'is to £° 18s: medium. £2 6s to £3 ’ 8s; Hjrht. £1 IPs to £2 3s: small and unfinished. £1 12s to £1 17s; stores. : £t fis to £1 15s; slips. IPs to £1 4s: , weaners. 10s to 16s; baconers sold ’ from fikl In 6id per lb. and porkers. ■ fi.\d to 7d per lb. A total of 511 pi?s was sold. G. W. Vcrcoe and Co., Ltd. ; n w Yercop and Co.. Ltd., rpport « having held their usual weekly stock sale a 1 Frank ton on Tuesday, when a miry of fat sheep came forward. Compel if ion throughout was. fahl> I-eon. and" prices showed a slight'improvement on those o( last week. A line of 75 heavy prime wethers ex Messrs Wilson and Wright, of Ngnruaw.iiiia. averaged 21s. We quote:— Heavy prime wethers 20s lo 21s. prime lighter weights 18s Od Jo IPs fid. light and unfinished to 17s Gd; prime gnuthdowri-cross wethers i <s r,d to lSs fid. smaller to 17s: prime maiden ewes, to 15s: heavy fat ewes t.o 10s fid. lighter lo Ps: heavy prime lambs 2 is to 255. prime medium wegihts. 22s to 23s fid: prime light weights 19s to 21s, others 17s to 18s, unfinished to lfis. , Cattle. —A heavy entry of calves i sold at prices ’sliglitly below those of i last. week. A heavy prime runner on account of Mr .T. Steele. of Rukuhia, s realised £9 10s: medium-weight runl ners sold to £fi 15s. light to £4 10s. i heaw vealers £2 15s to £3 10s. j medium weights 35s to £2 10s: smalt : calves to 30s. Ox beef was penned in average numbers an l ! prices eased j slightly. Heavy Friesian bullocks ex , Mr N. K. Taylor, of O union I on. sole I to 12s id. while light-weight bullocks I ex Mr J. Steele, of Rukuhia. sold tc £ll 2s fid. We quote: Heavy plain bullocks to £l2 is. prime light weigh! £lO 10s to £ I 1 2s fid : heavy fat Jersev bullocks to £9 17s. lighter to £5 10s. Competition for an average entry - of cow and heifer beef was fairly keen prices showing little variation. Heavy prime cows su'd to £0 7s fid. other? -1., £ 8 :,s: medium-weight fat cows tr f £7 1 is. light £5 ' 5s t-« £fi 10s: lightweight, heifers £'• 5s lo £7. i!!u •• .. to £fi; heavy fat .|erse> cows £3 I '<■ j. to £3 18s. tighter In £.3 ss. \ fu! j entrv of slot me! with a re id. . sale,' and prices throughout remain.', • In £i 10s: Jersey heifer ra!\es. In £3: 18-months empty Shorthorn lmi Lts. ty , i is : I'O l-comliti . -r! j; horn and e- ws t o £ i 5s I ui'msr s wing qua II quality Jersey cows .early cal vers.

£7 15s to £8 ss, good quality later calvers to £7 ss, inferior to £4 15s; good quality Jersey heifers ''close to J profit to £7 13s. others to £6 10s. i Pic-s. —The yarding of fat pigs was : a large one and prices for‘heavy bac- | oners were easier, while light baconers and porkers sold at late rate-. | Heavy baconers sold from £3 10s t■ * £3 13s. medium weights £3 5s to £3 j Bs, light £3 to £3 4s; heavy porkers , £2 14s to £2 18s, medium £2 8s to | £2 12s. light £2 to £2 7s, unfinished \ 35s to 395: choppers to £3 15s. A large Yarding of store pigs sold at late ; rates. Good stores 32s to 355, smaller | 28s to 31s, best slips 24s to 275, j smaller 20s to 235, good weaners 15s to 18s, medium 10s to 14s, inferior to 9s.

CAMBRIDGE REALISATIONS

The Farmers’ -Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report having held their usual Cambridge stock sale, when a good entry of fat and store sheep came forward and sold at recent quotations. There was a large entry of all classes of cattle, with beef selling at late rates, boner cows and potter bulls maintaining schedule values. A medium entry of store cattle were more difficult to dispose of. A large yarding of fat pigs, consisting mainly of porkers, sold at late rates with practically a total clearance resulting. A medium entry of store pig’s sold before a good bench of buyers. Small weaners were hard to quit, but for others competition was keen. We quote:—Sheep: Fat wethers, 17s to 225; prime ewes, 12s; killable, 7s to 7s 9d; fat lambs, 18s fid; store lambs, ils Id to 11s 6d; fat second quality cows, £5 10s to £6 19s; light, £4 14s to £5 7s: fat Jersey cows, £5 6s to £6 Is; killable £4 5s to £5. Cattle: Heavy boner cows, £3 3s to £3 16s; light, 39s to £2 14s; Polled Angus cows and calves, to £5; P.A. cows, r.w.b., to • £4; P.A. heifers, r.w.b., £4 ss; potter bulls, medium-weight to heavy, £6 to : £8 4s; light, £4 5s to £5; small, 33s ‘ to £2 2s. Pigs: Light baconers, £3 r to £3 6s; medium porkers, £2 5s to ; £2 11s; light, 38s to £2 2s; stores, l to 30s; slips, 12s 6d to 16s; weaners, ■ 8s to 11s 6d. I KOPAKI SHEEP SALE Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., ; report having held their sheep sale at 1 Kopaki on Monday, when a full yard--1 ing of sheep came forward. The bulk cinsisted of full-mouth ewes, which 1 with the exception of two pens were not of good quality. There was only ! a moderate attendance, and the bidding for the most part was lifeless, a number of lines of aged sheep failing to change hands. Quotations: — ’ Fair to good four and five year ewes. : 18s 4d to 21s: fair one-year ewes, its j • to 12s; light-conditioned five-year ewes, 7s lid to 9s; cull ewes, 4s to ss.

VALUES AT TE KAUWHATA

Messrs G. W. Vercoe and Company. Ltd., report having held their fortnightly stock sale at To Kauwliata j when a full entry of cattle came forward. The majority of the yarding consisted of boner cows and prices for these showed a slight decline. We quote : Eighteen-months Jersey heifers £ 1 10s to £5 ss, 18-mths crossbred heifers to £4 ss, forward conditioned Shorthorn and Friesian cows £4 10s. others to £4, heavy boners £3 15s to j £4. medium-weights £3 to £3 12s 6d. , light up to £2 15s, heavy potter bulls £8 to £lO 10s, lighter to £7 10s, good quality 2-vear-old in-calf Jersey heifers to £7, fair quality Jersey cows (early calvers) to £0 15s. Pigs.—Fat pigs were penned in large numbers. Heavy baconers were slightly easier, while porkers and light baconers sold steadily at late rates. Heavy baconers £3 9s lo £3 13s, me-dium-weights £3 is to £3 Bs, light £2 18s to £3 3s, heavy porkers £2 14s to £2 17s, medium-weights £2 8s to £2 12s. light £2 2s Lo £2 7s, small and unfinished 37s to £2, choppers to £3 ss.- Store pigs were yarded in full numbers and prices remained firm. Good stores sold from 32s to 34s 6d, smaller 28s to 31s. best slips 25s to 27s 6d, smaller 18s to 245. best weaners 15s tc 17s. medium 12s to 14s, inferior up to 8s Gd.

This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001b— Ex. choice ox 36/- 38/Choloe atirl prime ox . 30/- to 35/- 32/-to 37/primc cow and heller . 27/- to on - 28/- to 33/Mon<T & roufrli 16/- to 26/- 10/- to 27/SHEEP per h ad > — Pr me w’lh'rs 17/0 lo-.M - 13/3 to 23/3 frill 11. w’th'rs 12/0 to 17 - li/o to 11/Pr ioe ewes . 8/- to 11/0 5/- to 15/1 nfln. ewe? . ?/r, to 8/n 1 /- to 0/9 Prime lamhs 17 to 28 16 9 to 2.6/T nfln. lambs 3/- to 17/6 3/- to 13/6 HALVES iper head' Hunners on/- to 16.6 - 5n - to 17 6 /- Venters ... 3/- to 10.’,/- 3/- to 110/PhiS 'per head' — Barnners ... 61/- to 79/- 62/- to 79/Porkers .... 28/- to .68/- 3n/- to 60/Weaners .... s - to 21 '- 5/- to 19/-1.6/-to ? W- 17/- to 24/-Larg-e stores 25/- to 35/- 24/- to 31/-