BRISK BEEF SALE

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20908, 13 September 1939, Page 13

BRISK BEEF SALE

FAT SHEEP SLACKER MARKET AT FRANKTON PIGS IN' KEENER REQUEST | Although they were penned In considerably increased numbers, fat cattle at the Frankton sale yesterday were again keenly sought and were usually fully firm at recent advanced rates, soma of the cow beef, however, being slightly cheaper. A heavy entry of fat sheep was slightly slacker of sale, but fat pigs tended to firm. The fat cattle entry was the heaviest seen at the yards for some weeks and quality was well up to recent standards. A feature of the ox sale was that the top figure of £l7 15s was the highest realisation at the yards for over a year. Other heavy cattle made from £1 4 2s 6d to £lO ss. while modium-weigM descriptions were traded from £l2 7s fid to £l3 ss. Best again quoted from 39s fid to 41s per 1001 b., but some of yesterday's cattle would probably kill out dearer than the latter figure. Although top realisations were not as high as the previous week, heavy choice sorts making from £lt 15s to £l3 against £l3 to £l4 17s fid. values in the cow and heifer beef section were much the same and any difference In prices could be attributed to difference in weight and quality. Fat Jersey catfle comprised a greater proportion of the entry than of recent weeks, but these met with a ready market, althougli values were hardly on a par. Because of the bigger number sold under the hammer the market could be counted as fully suecesful as the market ruling at Frankton during trie last fortnight. Boner cattle were in brisk demand anrl were fully firm. Poorer Quality Sheep For the first time for several weeks fat sheep did not show an advance, the market on the whole bMng a shade easier in some cases, particularly for inferior ewes. Apart from the fact that the penning was an extra heavy one, the quality throughout was not up to the standard of recent weeks and this was probably the main reason for the less favourable realisations. In many cases quotations did not show much variation, but the toppriced sorts did not comprise such a large proportion of the entry. Best wethers were traded from 30s 9d to 36s 9d against 32s to 37s last week, while extra prime ewes were cleared from 24s to 28s 9d, in comparison with 2 5s to 295, comparatively few lines of ewes, however, making above 255. Hoggets met with a good *ale and values showed little variation. The biggest entry of fat pigs since last summer met with an animated sale from a larger bench of buyers and values changed in vendors' favour. Porkers, particularly, were sought and were quoted from ifis lo 05s against 45s to 635, while baconers were quoted unchanged from 60s to 8 4s. Stores were usually dearer. orlce Summary The following table is a summary of prices realised for fat stock at the Frankton yards during the past fortnight:— BEEF (per 100 lb.) This Week I ast Week Extra prime OX 39/6 to 41/- 39/6 to 41/Prime ox . . 36/- to 39/- 36/- to 39/Plaln and inferior ox . 27/- to 34/- 27/- to 34/Extra choice young cows and hetrers . 35/-to 38/- 35/-to 38/Prime cows . 31/-to 34/- 31/-to 34/Second quality cows .... 26/- to 30/- 26/- to 30,/Llgfit cows and heifers . 21/-to 25/- 21/-to 25/MUTTON (per head) Extra prime wethers .. 30/9 to 36/9 32/-to 37/Fat wethers . 25/6 to 29/- 26/9 to 30/6 Fat shorn wethers .. 22/6 to 24/3 23/3 Unfinished wethers .. 18/-to 23/- 19/-to 237Extra prime ewes 24/- to 28/9 25/-to 29/Extra prime shorn ewes 18/- to 21/6 Fat ewes . 18/-to 22/- 19/6 to 23/6 Fat shorn ewes 18/3 Fat hoggets . 18/-to 26/3 15/-to 23/6 PIGS (per head) Baconers .. 66/-to 84/- 63/-to 84/Porkers ... 45/-to 65/- 45/- to 63/Weaners .. 8/- to 29/- 8/- to 24/Slips 22/-to 30/- 22/- to 28/Largre stores . 35/-to 47/- 31/-to 42/Indlvldual Consignments The top price of £l7 15s for steers was realised on account of two vendors, Mr H. Finlayson selling one at this figure and Mr W. Cooper-Smith two at the same price. The Ngahinapouri vendor, Mr H. Vi’ckers, sold three at £l6 5s and a pair at £l4 17s 6d and £ls 12s 6d. Mr T. M. Hall, of Ohaupo, Road, sold one at £l6 and two at £l3 ss. Steers from Mr J. Scott, of Newstead, made from £l3 to £l4 2s 6d, while Mr W. Cooper-Smith received £ls apiece for two. For a line from Mr J. C. Henderson, of Rukuhia, from £ll 6s to £ls 5s was paid. Five Polled Angus cows from Mr H. K. Rendall, of Kiwitahi, made from £lO to £l2 7s 6d. while heifers from Mr H. Vickers sold to bids ranging from £9 Tvs to £ll 12s 6d. From £8 10s to £ll Is was given for heifers from Mr H. Finlayson, those from Mr R. G. Griffen making from £9 to £l3. For a line of heavy prime wethers from Mr .T. Gavanagh, of Ohaupo, buyers paid 36s 9d. Prime wethers from Mr H. Vickers changed hands from 32s to 355, while 6d below the latter figure was given for those from Mr W. Cooper-Smith. Ewes from the latter vendor fetched 27s fid, while a line from a Tauwhare vendor sold from 27s fid to 28s 9d. Wethers from Mr It. Johnstone, sold from 32s to 33s 9d, while shorn sorts from Mr O. Gaskell, of Hunlly, were knocked down from 23s 3d to 2fis 9d. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Farmers’ Auctioneering Company, Ltd. Cattle.—Top price of the sale was £l7 15s, realised for a prime heavy bullock sold on account of Mr H. Finlayson, of Tuhikaramea; £l6 5s was reached for a pen of the same sattle sold by Mr H. Vickers, Ngahinapouri.

Heavy prime bullocks. £l6 to £l7 15s: medium prime bullocks, £l3 to £ls Ifis: lighter, £tt to £l2 15s: lioa\y prime Shorthorn cows. £ll 17s fid to £l3 2s fid the latter price being realised for a pen rrom Mr F. Barrett. Koroma!ua:: fat Hereford cows, £9 15s to £lfl 10s; fat Polled Angus heifers, £lO 12s fid to £ll Is; lighter. £8 10s to £9 17s fid: heavy fat cows. £9 4s to £lO 14s; lighter. £7 10s to £9; heavy fat Jersey cows, £8 to £8 15s; lighter, £fi lo £7 17s fid; heavy boner rows. £3 5s to £4 2s fid; lighter. £2 15s to £3 2s fid; small and killable cows, 20s to £2 ss: good runners, to £fi; good vealers. £2 15s to £3 10s; small calves. 9s to 20s. Sheep.—Prime fat wethers, 32s to 355. fid: medium. 27s 6d to 30s 6d; light, 25s to 26s fid; maiden fat ewes, 25s fid to 28s 9d; heavy fat ewes, 2 4s In 28s; killable ewes, 17s to 225; canner ewes, 9s to 12s: killable hoggets, 28s to 355: fat hoggets, 21s to 23s 6d; forward and killable. 14s fid lo 18s 6d; store hoggets. 12s to 13s fid; cull hoggets, 8s to 10s.

Pigs.—Heavy prime baconers, £3 18s to £4 3s; medium, £3 9s to £3 16s; light. £3 4s to £3 8s: heavy porkers and good quality buttermilk pigs, £2 1 fis to £3 3s; medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 lis; light, £2 3s to £2 7s; unfinished porkers and large stores, 37s to £2 2s; medium stores, 305 to 355; slips, 24s to 27s fid: best weaners, 19s to 23s fid: others, 13s to 16s; sows with litters, £8 2s 6d to £lO ss. Dalgety A Co., Ltd. Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers. .£1 11s to £1 14s; medium ditto. £1 fis 3d to £1 8s fid: light and unfln'shed wethers, £1 2s to £1 4s; prime twotooth shorn wethers, £1 4s to £1 fis 9d: light ditto. 18s 9d to £1 3s 3d; heavy prime fat ewes. £1 Os to £1 7s 9d: medium fat ewes, £1 2s to £1 4s; light and unfinished. 15s to 18s: heavy prime hoggets. £1 3s fid io £1 fis 3d; medium fat hoggets, 18s to £l. Cattle.—Prime heavy bullocks, to £l7 15s: prime heavy cows, up to £l3; pr me heavy bullocks. £l3 10s to £l4 ss; prime Hereford heifers, mediumweight. lo £I 1 ss; heavy boners. £3 5s to £i 3s: medium. £2 2s to £3 4s; light ditlo. £1 to £1 17s fid. Pigs.—Prime top-weight baconers. £4 lo £4 is: prime heavy d : tto. £3 15s to £4: prime medium, £3 10s to £3 15s; medium ditto. £3 5s to £3 10s; prime light ditto. £3 to £3 ss; buttermilk pigs. £2 10s lo £3; heavy porkers. C2 10s to £2 15s; medium ditto. £2 5s to £2 10s: light ditto. £2 to £2 ss: small. 35s to £2: large stores. £2 to £2 4s; medium diito. 32s to £2; small ditto. 26s to 325; best slips. 25s to 30s; medium ditto. 20s to 255: best weaners. 22s to 295; medium ditto, Ifis to 225: others. 12s to 16s; sows to farrow, £3 to £5. Wright Stephenson A Co., Ltd. Cattle.—Prime station cow's, £9 5s to £lO 17s fid; prime Jersey cows, £7 12s fid to £9 ss; lighter fat cows. £fi to £7 ss; heavy boner cows. £3 5s to £4 7s: medium and lighter sorts. £2 to £3 2s fid: culls, 25s to 32s fid: Jersey yearling heifers, poor quality, £2 to £2 17s; better sorts. £3 to £3 12s; empty two-year heifers, £2 18s to £3 7s fid. Sheep.—Prime heavy fat ewes. 23s 9d to 275; good ewes. 21s to 235; lighter fat ewes. 17s to 18s 9d; fat wethers, medium quality. 19s fid to 225; good ewes, failing mouths. 100 per cent Black Face lambs at foot, 11s all counted. Pigs.—Heavy baconers. £3 18s to £4 4s: light baconers. £3 8s to £3 12s; heavy porkers, £2 15s to £3; lighter, from £2 5s to £2 Bs. Q. W. Vercoe A Co., Ltd. Cattle. —Two heavy prime bullocks, ex Mr W. Cooper-Smith, of Tuhikaramea, averaged £l7 15s; prime bullocks. ex Mi* T. M. Hall, of Hamilton, to £l6; 10 good quality Polled Angus bullocks, ex Messrs. Taylor Bros., of Taupiri, £l4 10s to £ls; 10 Hereford bullocks, ex Mr J. A. Gower, of Gordonton, £l4 10s to £ls; Friesian bullocks, ex Mr Beere, of Cambridge, averaged £l2 ss. Heavy prime bullocks, to £l7 15s; prime medium-weights, £ls to £l6: lighter prime. £l4 to £l4 15s; light, to £l3 10s; small and unfinished, to £l2 ss. Heavy prime cows, ex Mr R. G. Griffen, of Tauwhare, to £l3; cows, ex Mr G. P. Cooper, of Taupiri, to £l2 12s 6d; medium prime Polled Angus heifers, ex Mr T. M. Hall, averaged £ll 15s; Hereford heifers, ex the ILnuera farm, averaged £lO 17s 6d. Heavy prime cows, £l2 to £l3; prime medium-weights, £lO 10s to £ll 15s; lighter, £9 to'£lo ss; light, £8 to £8 15s; prime medium-weight heifers, £ll to £l2 8s; prime light. £lO to £lO 17s 6d; lighter, to £9 15s; light, to £8 12s 6d; heavy fat Jersey cows, £8 10s to £9 7s 6d; mediumweights, £7 10s to £8 ss; light, to £7; heavy runners, £5 to £fi; lighter, £4 to £4 15s; heavy vealers, £3 10s to £4 ss: medium-weights, £2 15s to £3 7s 6d; light, to £2 10s: small calves, 15s to 355; forward-conditioned three-year-old steers, to £8 Is: forwardconditioned Shorthorn and Friesian cows, £4 10s to £4 18s;; others, to £4 ss; empty two-year Jersey heifers, to £3 10s; yearling Jersey heifers, to £3 15s; small cross-bred heifers, to £3; heavy boners, £3 15s to £4 10s; med-ium-weights, £3 to £3 12s 6d; light, up to £2 15s; service bulls, to £10; potter bulls, to £B. Sheep.—Fine fat woolly wetlhers on account of Mr J. Rumney, Komakorau, to 37s 6d; heavy prime wethers, ex Mr J. Cavanagh, of Ohaupo, averaged 36s 9d; the same vendor received an average of 33s for prime maiden ewes; prime wethers, ex Mr N. D. S. Rumney. of Komakorau, 34s 9d; prime wethers, ex Mr Malcolm Hodgson, of Tamahere, 34s 6d; prime wethers, ex Hinuera farm, averaged 33s 3d; prime wethers, ex Mr H. Johnstone, to 33s 9d; prime maiden ewes, ex Mr T. Kiddell. 31s. Extra prime wethers, 34s to 36s 9d; heavy prime, 32s to 33s 9d; lighter prime. 30s to 31s 6d; heavy fat wethers, 27s to 295; med-ium-weights, 24s to 2Gs; light and unfinished. to 235; heavy prime maiden ewes. 30s to 325; lighter prime, 27s to 295; extra heavy prime ewes, 27s to 30s fid: heavy prime, 25s to 26s 6d; lighter prime, 23s to 24s 9d; heavy fat ewes, 20. s to 22s 6d; medium, 18s to 19s 6d; light and unfinished, to 17s: heavy prime hoggets, 28s to 31s; prime medium-weights, 26s to 27s 6d; light prime, to 255; medium-weight hoggets, 23s to 24s 6d; light and unfinished. 22s to 235. Pigs.— Heavy prime baconers, £4 to £4 4s; heavy, £3 16s to £3 19s; medium-weights. £3 12s to £3 15s light. £3 6s to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 17s to £3 ss: medium-weights, £2 10s to £2 Ifis; light, £2 to £2 8s; choppers, to £3 14s; best stores, £2 5s to £2 10s; others, 36s to £2 4s; good slips, 32s to 355; others. 26s to 31s: best weaners, 26s to 29s fid; good, 22s to 255: others, to 20s; sows with litters to £8; sows, in pig, to £5 10s. Newton King, Ltd. Cattle.—Prime ox beef, £l4 to £l6; medium ox beef, £ll to £l3 10s; lighter ox beef, £9 to £lO 15s; prime cow beef. £l2 10s to £l4; medium cow beef, £lO 5s to £l2 ss; lighter cow

beef, £8 to £10: heavy boner cows, £3 10s to £4; lighter, £2 15s to £3 ss; inferior, 30s to £2; Shorthorn yearling heifers, £3 to £3 ss; small Jersey yearling heifers, £2 to £2 15s. Sheep.—Prime wethers, 30s to 345; medium wethers, 20s 6d to 20s; light wethers, 22s> f>d to 25s fid; prime ewes, 26s tor 295; medium ewes, 22s fid to 25s Gd: light ewes, 19s to 225; fat hoggets, 19s 6d to 225; light hoggets, 17s to 1 Os. Pigs.—Medium baconers, £3 8s to £3 10s; light baconers. £3 4s to £3 7s; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs, £2 14s to £3 3s: medium porkers, £2 8s to £2 12s; light porkers, £2 to £2 6s; large stores, £2 to ££ 6s: smaller stores, 35s to 39s fid; slips, 28s to 33s 6d; best weaners, 20s to 25s 6d; other weanens, 17& fid to Ids.