FAT STOCK SALES

Waikato Times, Volume 124, Issue 20819, 1 June 1939, Page 16

FAT STOCK SALES

THE WESTFIELD MARKETS GOOD DEMAND FOR VEAL (By Telegrapn.—Press Association) AUCKLAND, Thursday The veal section at the Westfield fat stock market yesterday was the only one to make any marked improvement. compared with last week. Cow and heifer beef showed improvement. steers sold to £l4. the same price as was reached last week, and cows and heifers made a slight Fain with bids rising to £9 2s 6d. Keen competition was a factor making for a steady mutton market. Wethers §sold to 26s 6d. a drop of 6d, and ewes sold to 20s. a decline of is. Lambs made firm late rates. Prime lambs were traded to 25s fid, a slight drop on the previous best. For the first time in many weeks calf prices showed an inclination to improve. Runners reached a top price of £fi 10s. compared with £7 2s fid last Wednesday, and vealers made to £i 15s, against £i 12s. Bacon and pork showed an easing in price. Baconers made to £4 Cs, which was 3s Jess than at the last sale, although two prime sorts mad** £4 lfis. The best price for porkers was £2 16s, a drop of 2s on the former best ofTer, and they averaged 5Ad to fid per lb. The baconer average was fid to fi 1 d per ib. The market for store pigs improved.. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the I last two weeks at the Westfield fat *

Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £l4, made by lines from Mr I. Larner, Morrinsville, and Thompson and Earnest, Whakatane. A consignment from Mr A. Main. Hautapu, to £il. Buyers went to £7O 12s 6d for a line from Mr F. M. Dodds, Putaruru. Cows and heifers traded on behalf Mr .1. Johnstone, Manurcwa, and Mr J. Pohlen, Matarnata, sold to £1) 2s 6d, and a line from the estate of J. Biddles, Pukehuia, realised to £8 17s Gd. A lot from Mr H. Windsor, Matangi, sold to £8 15s. Lines from Mr G. J. Walker, Te Awamutu, sold to £8 ss. Other quotable lines were sold on account of Mr R. F. Hall, Walton, to £7 2* Gd. Dalgety and Company Sheep.—We again had a big yarding of sheep. Competition was good and values ruled very firm to better than last week. Extra heavy prime wethers realised 26s 3d to 275; heavy, 25s to 265; medium, 22s 6d to 24s fid; light, 21s to 225; light and unfinished, 15s to 17s 6d; heavy prime ewes, 17s to 18s; lighter, 14s to lGs 6d: other ewes, 8s to 12s Gd; maiden ewes, 19s to 21s Gd. Lambs.—An average entry of lambs sold freely at full late rates. Heavy prime lambs brought 20s to 21s 6d; medium, 18s to 19s 6d; lighter, 16s to 17s 6d; small and plain, 8s to 12s 6d. - Calves.—We again yarded calves in large numbers. Prime quality calves were not in heavy supply and values for these showed a slight improvement on last week's quotations. Plain sorts are still unwanted and values showed no improvement on late rates. Runners sold at £3 to £5; heavy vealers, £3 15s to £4 14s; medium, £2 15s to £3 12s; light, £2 is to £2 12s; small, £l 16s to £2; smaller, £1 6s to £1 13s; unfinished and bucket-fed, 12s to 18s; bobby calves, 6s to 13s. Pigs.—Pigs came forward in average numbers. A steady sale resulted, with values for both bacon and pork easing slightly on last week’s quotations. Choppers made up to £2 16s; heavy baconers, £3 16s to £4 2s; medium, £3 9s to £3 14s; light, £3 Is to £3 6s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £2 16s; medium. £2 2s to £2 8s; light, £1 14s to £1 19s. Store pigs were in small -numbers and values im r proved considerably. Good large stores, £1 15s to £2 9s; other stores, £1 8s to £1 12s; slips, 16s to 2s; weaners, 18s to 14s. * New Zealand Loan A mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd, report on the sale as follows:: : Be&L—At the Westfield fat stock market our yarding of beef was an average one. Although the numbers permed were less than last week and a better demand prevailed, our quotations are the same. Extra choice ox sold to 1 12s per 1001 b; choice and prime £1 8s to £1 11s; ordinary and plain. £i 3s to £i 7s; prime young cov and heifer beef, £1 is to £1 7s; ordtnary, 1 is to £1 3s. Heavy prime steers sold at £ll to £l2 2s 6d; lighter, £9 7s 6d to £lO 17s Gd; light, £8 to £9 ss; plain and small, £4 10s to £7 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 10s to £9 2s Od; hcavv £7 10s to £8 7s 6d; lighter, £6 7s 6ri to £7 7s Gd; light, £5 to £6 ss; aged and plain finished cows, £3 to £i 17s 6d.

—A large yarding of sheep met a steady demand for all prime mutton, which sold at late rates. Unflnished sheep were again dull of sale. Extra heavy prime wethers brought i £1 »'. s to ft 6s 6d; heavy. £1 4s Gd to £ t :,.s 9d; medium, £1 2s 9d to £1 4s 3d: light, £1 Is fid to £1 2s 6d; smailer, 18s 6d to £1 Is; small and unfinished, 8s to t7s: maiden prime ewes, 17s 6d to 19s; heavy prime, 15s 0d to 17s; medium, 13s fid to 15s 3d; light. 12s to 13s 3d; just killablc. 9s to 11s 9d; inferiorly fatted ewes, 2s upward. Lambs.—Lambs in average numbers / sold readily at late rates. Extra heavy | prime made ft 4s 6d to f I 5s 6d; j heavy, f i to £1 4s; medium. £1 to j £1 2s 6d: light, 17s 3d to 19s 9d; J smaller, 15s to 17s; unfinished, best, 10s to lis; others. 3s 6d to 9s 9d. ! I’i-s.- We had an increased yarding j of pigs. There was a steady sale, but « values were not up to last week's ! quotations. Choppers sold from £1 Is i to £2 ss: heavy and medium baconers, £3 16s to £i 13s, for a pen of extra well done baconers: light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 to £3 14s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 4s to £2 18s; small. £1 10s to £2 2s: unfinished £1 to £1 8s; large stores, 18s to £1 3s; slips, 10s to 16s; wcaners, 11s tc 19s. Calves.—Our entry of calves was again a large one, a lot of plain calves coming forward. Values were firmer for good quality, while the plainer sorts sold at late rates. Runners made £2 10s to £5 15s; heavy vealers, £4 t > £4 15s; medium, £3 to £3 15s; light, £2 5s to £2 18s; smaller, £1 10s to £2 2s; small, 18s to £1 8s; rough calves, 10s to £1; fresh dropped to fortnight old, 5s to 16s. Alfred Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited, reports on the sale as follows: , Beef.—At our weekly Westfield fat l stock market we penned fat cattle to the number of 243 head as against 377 head last week, comprising 73 steers and 170 cows and heifers. Ux beef was penned in smaller numbers. Values remain firm at last week’s quotations. Cows and heifers sold ! under keen competition at values slightly in advance of last week. Extra choice ox sold to £1 12s per 1001 b.; choice and prime ox, £1 9s to £1 11s; secondary and plain ox, £1 5s to £1 8s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 5s to £1 7s; ordinary cow beef, 18s to £1 Is. Extra heavy prime steers ranged in price from £l2 10s to £l3 12s Gd for steers from Mr 11. E. 'Reed, Waerenga; heavy, £ll 10s to £l2; lighter, £lO 12s 6d to £11; light, £9 10s to £lO ss; small and unfinished, £5 10s to £8 10s; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 to £9; heavy, £7 5s to £7 15s; lighter, £5 10s to £6 10s; other kiiiable cows, ‘ £4 5s to £5. Sheep.—Sheep were yarded to the number of 1151. Bidding was steady throughout the sale and late quotations were easily maintained. Extra heavy prime wethers realised £1 5s to £1 6s; heavy, £1 2s 6d to £1 is 6d; medium to heavy, £1 to £1 Is Gd; light to medium, 17s to 18s Gd; unfinished, 12s 6d to 15s Gd; extra heavy prime young maiden ewes, 19s to £1; • heavy, 16s 6d to 18s 6d; lighter, 12s Cd to 15s; other kiiiable ewes, 9s 6d to 11s; other ewes, 2s to Bs. Lambs. —Our total yarding of lambs numbered 864 and sold freely at late values. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 3s to £1 ss; heavy, £1 to £1 Is 6d; lighter, 17s to 10s; light, 14s 6d to 16s; small and plain, 6s 6d to ils 6d. Calves.—We had an average yarding of calves. Good quality prime vealers w r ere in shorter supply and the demand for this class showed a slight improvement, while plain and unfinished calves were firm at late quotations. Heavy prime runners brought £5 to £6 10s; light and unfinished, £3 to £4 ss; heavy prime vealers, £3 15s to £4 14s; medium. £2 16s to £3 10s; light. £2 2s to £2 14s: smaller, £1 7s to £1 18s: small, 16s to £1 ss: bobby calves, 2s to 14s; unfinished and bucket-fed calves, Ids to 16s. A total of 152 calves was sold.

stork sales:— BEEF per 1001b) — Extra choice ox 32/- 32/- ) Choice ami Pi line j ox . 20/-to 31/- 28/- to 31 /- j Choice and Prime Cow and heiTer 22/-to 27/- 22/- to 27/Boner ami rough 16/-to 21/- 16/-to 21/S1IEEP (per head/— Cnim. wethers S - to 17/6 12/-to 18/9, Prime wethers 28/6 to 29/6 19/6 to 27/3 Prime ewes . 17/6 to 20/-. 12/6 to 21/t'nlln. ewes . 2/-to 16/3 3/- to 12/Prime lambs . 15/-to 25/6 l8/-to25/n L'nfln. lambs . 3/6 to 14/6 5/- to 17/6 CALVES per head.— Runners .. 50, -to 130/- 50/- to 142/6 Vealers . . 2/- to 95/- 3/- to 92/PIG? (per head) — Baconers .. 60/-to 86/- 63/-to 89/Porkers .. 34/- to 56/- 26/-to 38/Weaners .. 7/-to 11/- 3/-to 12/Slips . .. 10/-to 15/- 10/- to 19/Large Stores . 23/-to 27/- 17/-to 32/-