SHADE LOWER

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20914, 20 September 1939, Page 4

SHADE LOWER

OX BEEF VALUES PRICES AT FRANKTON FAT SHEEP LITTLE CHEAPER Ox beef values were Just a shade lower at the Frankton saleyards yesterday when a moderate entry of good quality sorts was forward. Cows and heifers, however, were fully firm, but fat sheep were not so ready of sale and buyers benefited by any price changes. An average light entry of fat pigs sold at firm rates. Seme extra heavy sorts were included in the ox department, one very i heavy Shorthorn selling at £lB 7s Gd, the highest price realised at the yards this year. However, at this money this particular beast, as in the case of others which sold at £lB and £lB ss, were not dear buying, and were probably bought at well under 40s per lOUlb. Other heavy cattle were traded from £l4 10s to £l6 10s, under brisk competition, while from £ll 16s to £l3 10s was given for light and medium sorts. Best ox was quoted from 38s to 40s per 1001 b. The quality of the cows and heifers was perhaps not quite up to the standard seen at some previous sales, but there was no lack of competition and the market was fully firm. Extra heavy choice sorts changed hands readily from £lO 19s to £l3 19s, with ordinary heavy descriptions being quoted from £9 5s to £lO 15s. The entry was not a heavy one and this was undoubtedly a factor in the keen competition. Extra choice cow and heifer beef was again quoted from 35s to 38s per 100 lb. Slightly Slacker Fat sheep were again forward in heavy numbers, but there was not the same keen demand that was apparent at the previous sale and values tended to ease slightly. A feature of the entry was the large number of ewes on offer and the smaller number of wethers in comparison. Ewes were more affected by the slackening in interest than were wethers, but the greater number forward was a factor in the slight recession of ewe values. Extra prime wethers were quoted from 29s 6d to 34s 6d, against 30s 9<i to 36s 9d, but comparatively few pens were auctioned above 30s, the usual range of values for good quality pens being from 24s 6d to 28s 6d. Extra prime ewes were quoted from 20s to 245, in comparison with 24s to 28s 9d, although in some cases small lines made up to 25s 6d. More shorn entries were penned and these met with a fairly keen demand. Hoggets made much the same money as last week. Fat pigs sold steadily and there was little alteration in values, baconers being quoted from 66s to 82s, and porkers from 45s to 655. Store pigs were usually dearer, slips selling read-, ily from 30s to 35s 9d, against 22s to 30s last week. °rlce Summary The following table is a summary of prices realised for fat stock at the Frankton yards during the past fortnight :

Individual Consignments The highest price paid for a bullock at the saleyards this year, £lB 7s 6d was given for an extra heavy Shorthorn from Messrs Robinson Bros., of Paterangi, the same vendors selling others at £ls 2s 6d. One from Mr H. Vickers, of Ngahinapouri, made £lB ss, with others from Mr Vickers realising from £l3 10s to £l4 17s 6d. From £l4 3s to £lB was obtained for a line of 12 from Messrs Taylor Bros., of Taupiri, the line averaging £ls 12s. Cattle from Mr W. Cooper Smith were sold from £l4 to £l6 10s. In the cow and heifer beef section Messrs Whewell Bros., of Tamahere, sold a pen from £l2 7s 6d to £l3 19s, while those from Mr R. G. Griffen, of Tauwhare, were cleared from £l2 7s to £l2 10s. Mr T. N. Hall, of Ohaupo Road, sold a line from £ll 15s to £l3 ss, while 6 Hereford heifers from H. Vickers sold to the bid of £lO 5.5. Lighter Polled Angus heifers from Mr H. Cornfoot, of Kio Kio, made from £9 5s to £9 7s Gd. Wethers from Mr G. A. Eyre were bought at 34s 6d, while from 27s to 32s 6d was given for those from Mr C. C. Parry, of Frankton. Ewes from Mr 11. Ridell, of Taupiri, changed hands for 255, while fat wethers from the Piri Land Company were auctioned at 295. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS Farmers’ Auctioneering Coy., Ltd. Cattle: One heavy prime Hereford bullock, from Mr IL Vickers, Ngahinapouri, made £lB ss; other prime bullocks, from the same vendor, £l3 10s to £l4 17s Gd; medium to prime heavy bullocks, from Mr J. 11. Gore, Tuhikaramea, £l2 5s to £l3 ss; prime bullocks, ex t.he South, averaged £l4; medium prime bullocks from Messrs Blackett Bros., Te Kowhai, to £l2 15s;

heavy prime heifers, from Mr T. M. Hail, Ohaupo Road, averaged £l2 Is; light prime heifers frotn Mr H. Vickers, Ngahinapouri, averaged £lO 15s, extra heavy prime bullocks, to £lB ss; heavy, £l2 5s to £l4 15s; medium £l2 to £l2 17s 6d; lighter, £lO 4s to £ll 15s; heavy prime heifers, £ll 5s to £l2 ss; medium £lO 2s to £lO 15s; lighter, £7 7s to £8 10s; heavy fat cows, £lO 5s to £l2 2s 6d; medium, £6 17s to £7 12s Gd; light, £4 lus to £5; heavy boner cows, £4 Is to £4 16s; medium, £3 to £3 17s; light, £2 2s to £2 17s Gd; sound 2-year Jersey hulls, £6 12s Gd; heavy potter bulls, £lO 15s. Sheep: Prime woolly wethers, 28s 6d to 32s 6d; fat wethers, 2Gs 9d to 27s 3d; light, 22s 6d to 25s Gd; fat shorn wethers, 22s to 255; light, 19s 6-d to 21s 6d; prime young fat ewes, 22s 6d to 255; fat ewes, 19s 6d to 21s; killahle ewes, 14s 6d to 17s 6d;

BEEF (per 100 lb.) This Week Last Week Extra prime 38/- to 40/39/6 to 41/Prime ox 35/- to 37/6 36/-to 39/Plain and inferior ox . Extra choice 26/- to 34/27/- tO 34/young cows and heirers . 35/- to 38/35/- to 38/Prime cows . Second quality 31/- to 34/31/- to 34/cows .... Lignt cows 26/- to 30/26/- to 30/and heifers . 21/- to 25/21/- to 25/MUTTON (per head) Extra prime wethers 29/6 to 34/6 30/9 to 36/9 Fat wethers . 24/6 to 28/6 25/6 to 29/Fut shorn wethers Unfinished 22/- to 24/22/6 to 24/3 wethers Extra prime 18/- to 21/18/- to 23/ewes .... 20/- to 24/-24/-to 28/9 Fat ewes Fat shorn 13/6 to 18/6 18/- to 22/- . ewes .... 14/6 to 18/6 18/3 Fat hoggets . 18/- to 25/18/- to 26/3 PIGS (per head) Baconers 66/- to 82/66/- to 84/Porkers 45/- to 65/45/- to 65/Weaners 10/- to 30/8/- to 29/Slips 30/-to 35/22/- to 30/Large stores . 35/- to 46/35/- to 47/-