WESTFIELD MARKETS

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20921, 28 September 1939, Page 14

WESTFIELD MARKETS

STOCK SALES LITTLE VARIATION IN RATES RECOVERY IN PIG PRICES AUCKLAND, Thursday There was little variation in the values ruling at the Westfield stock markets yesterday, compared with that of last week. Values for an average offering of beef were maintained at last week’s levels, although the top price of £lB 10s did not reach the top price of a week ago. Cows and heifers sold freely at late rates, a top price of £ls 2s 6d being paid, against £ls 10s. Ewes were slightly dearer and the bidding improved as the sale progressed. The top price of 30s for prime unshorn ewes compared with 29s last week, prime wethers being quoted unchanged at a top price of 39s 9d. Full late rates ruled for spring lambs, which realised up to 345. Rates were steady at up to £8 6s for vealers. Runners mads up to £ll 9s, a slight decline. • Prices for baconers and porkers showed a recovery. Baconers reached £4 6s and porkers £2 18s, compared with £4 5s and £2 16s last week. The improvement is partly attributable to the competition of buyers requiring pigs for buttermilk feeding, and lines suitable for that purpose showed an advance in price. Comparison of Quotations The following is a summary of the prices realised for fat stock for the last two weeks at the Westfield fat stock sales:— This Week Last Week BEEF (per 1001 b) —

Individual Consignments Top price for steers was £lB 10s, made by a consignment from Mr L. H. Earner, Morrinsville. A line penned on account of Mr J. F. Vosper, Hinuera, sold to £ls 17s 6d, and to £ls 5s was made by a lot from Motion Brothers, Pokeno. A line from Allen’s Estate, Cambridge, brought to £ls 10s. A bid of £ls 2s 6d was received for a consignment of cows and heifers from Mr J. Pohlen, Matamata. Cattle from Mr H. Windsor, Matangi, were quoted to £l3 ss. To £l2 7s 6d was brought by a line from Mr A. Tolman, Okoroire. Dalgety and Co. Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Auckland, report that at their weekly Westfield fat stock market held today they yarded 119 head of beef, comprising 27 steers and 92 cows and heifers as compared with 160 head last week. The quality of the ox beef was again first class, and a steady sale resulted in quotations remaining on a par with previous sales. The average entry of cow and heifer beef was also in steady demand, and here again values showed no alteration.

Smaller numbers were penned. There was a steady demand for wethers at up to last week’s quotations, while ewes were in better demand and sold at firm late rates. Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly, £1 17s to £1 19s; heavy prime, £1 15s to £1 16s 9d; medium, £1 12s 6d to £1 14s 6d; lighter, £1 10s to £1 14s; light and unfinished, £1 6s to £1 9s; heavy prime ewes, £1 7s to £1 10s; lighter, £1 4s to £1 6s 6d; shorn, 15s to 17s 6d; other ewes, woolly, 15s to £1 2s. An average entry of lambs sold freely at full late rates. Heavy prime lamb, £1 7s to £1 10s; medium, £1 4s to £1 6s 6d; lighter, £1 2s to £1 3s 6d; light, £1 to £1 Is 6d; small and plain, *ss to 19s. An average yarding came forward, good quality again being scarce. A steady sale resulted with values remaining firm on last week’s quotations. Runners, £6 to £lO 7s; heavy vealers, £7 2s to £8; medium, £5 16s to £6 16s; light, £4 10s to £5 12s; small, £3 3s to £4; smaller, £2 5s to £2 18s; plain and unfinished, £1 2s to £2; bobby calves, 5s to 16s. Pigs were yarded in smaller numbers and selling under steady competition values remained on a par with late rates. Heavy baconers, £3 15s to £4 4s; medium, £3 12s to £3 16s; light, £3 3s to £3 9s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 18s; medium, £2 8s to £2 12s; light, £2 to £2 6s; small, £1 14s to £1 18s; good stores. £1 12s to £1 18s; slips, £1 2s to £1 6s; weaners, 10s to £1 ss. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:— Beef.—At the Westfield fat stock market our yarding was an average one. With a steady demand all classes sold at late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £2 2s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 17s to £2 Is; ordinary and plain, £1 13s to £1 16s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 13s to £1 19s; ordinary cow beef, £1 5s to £1 12s; heavy prime steers, £ls to £ls 12s 6d; lighter, £l3 to £l4 17s 6d; light, £ll to £l2 17s 6d; plain and small, £8 to £lO 17s 6d; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £ls 2s 6d; heavy, £lO 10s to £ll 17s 6d: lighter, £8 10s to £lO 7s 6d: light, £6 10s to £8 7s 6d: aged and plain finished cows, £4 10s to £6 ss.

Sheep.™An average market met a ready sale with wethers selling at late quotations. Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 17s to £1 17s 9d; heavy, £1 14s to £1 16s 9d: medium, £1 10s 6d to £1 13s 9d; light, £1 8s to £1 10s; smaller, £1 6s to £1 7s 9d; small and unfinished, £1 3s to £1 5s 9d; shorn wethers from 18s to £1 7s 9d; extra heavy prime ewes, £1 8s to £1 9s; heavy, £1 6s to £1 7s 9d; medium, £1 Is 6d to £1 5s 6d; light, 17s to £1 Is; just killable, 10s to 16s; infe-

riorly fatted, 5s to 9s; shorn ewes, 14s to £1 Is 6d; maiden ewes, £1 2s to £1 6s 3d. Lambs in small numbers sold readily at late rates. Heavy prime, £1 5s 9d to £1 7s 6d; medium, £1 4s to £1 5s 6d; light, £1 to £1 3s 9d; smaller, 18s to 19s 9d; unfinished, best 14s 6d to 17s 6d, others 10s to 14s. Spring lambs from Mr J. Dreadon, Manurewa, sold at from £1 7s 6d to £1 10s 3d. Pigs.—We again had an increased yarding, which sold under keen competition at late values. Choppers £1 to £3 14s; heavy and medium baconers, £3 12s to £4 6s; light baconers and heavy porkers, £2 16s to £3 10s; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 6s to £2 14s; small, £1 16s to £2 4s. Store pigs were in keen demand. Large stores, £2 to £2 3s; slips, £1 10s to £1 17s; weaners, £1 to £1 10s. Calves.—Large numbers came forward. Good quality was again scarce. Values were firm on late quotations. Runners, £4 10s to £8 7s 6d; heavy vealers, £6 10s to £7 11s; medium, £5 10s to £6 15s; light, £4 to £5 ss; smaller, £3 10s to £3 16s; small, £2 10s to £3 8s; rough calves, 15s to £2 ss; fresh dropped to month old, 7s to £2 Bs. Buckland and Sons Alfred Buckland and Sons, Limited reports:— At our weekly Westfield fat stock market our total yarding numbered 281 head, as against 270 head last week, comprising 111 steers and 170 cows and heifers. Our ox pens were well filled, and quality was firstclass. Competition was good and late values were maintained. A good yarding of cows and heifers also sold freely at values hardly up to late sales. Extra choice ox, £2 2s per 1001 b; choice and prime, £1 19s to £2 Is; secondary and plain, £1 16s to £1 18s; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 17s to £1 19s; ordinary cow beef, £1 10s to £1 14s; extra heavy prime steers, £l7 to £lB, 16 steers from Mr B. Reed, Waerenga, averaging £l6 10s lOd; heavy, £ls to £l6;, lighter, £l4 to £l4 12s 6d; light, £l2 to £l3; small and unfinished, £9 to £ll ss; extra heavy prime young cows and heifers, £l2 to £l3 ss; heavy, £lO to £11; lighter, £8 to £9; other killable cows, £5 to £7.

A total of 668 sheep was penned. Bidding was steady at the start of the sale, but showed improvement as the sale progressed. Extra heavy prime wethers, woolly, £1 17s to £1 18s 6d; shorn, £1 7s 6d to £1 9s 3d; heavy, woolly, £1 15s to £1 16s; shorn, £1 4s 6d to £1 6s; medium to heavy, woolly, £1 10s to £1 13s; shorn, £1 to £1 3s; light to medium, woolly, £1 5s to £1 8s; unfinished, woolly, £1 to £1 3s 6d; extra heavy prime young ewes, woolly, £1 6s 6d to £1 10s; shorn, £1 to £1 2s 3d; heavy, woolly, £1 4s 6d to £1 5s 6d; lighter, £1 to £1 3s; other killable ewes, 12s 6d to 17s 6d; other ewes, 2s 6d to 10s.

Lambs were penned to the number of 350. Bidding was keen and a good sale resulted at very firm late rates. Extra heavy prime, £1 6s to £1 8s 9d; heavy, £1 3s 6d to £1 ss; lighter, £1 to £1 2s; light, 17s to 18s 6d; small and plain, 14s to 16s. A line of 33 spring lambs made from £1 to £1 14s.

We had quite a good yarding, but the quality generally was not firstclass. All good quality runners and vealers met with a good demand and values were firm at late quotations. Heavy prime runners, £8 to £ll 9s, the latter price realised for an outstanding Shorthorn heifer, from Mr R. Hall, Wiri. Light and medium, £4 to £7 ss; heavy prime vealers, £7 5s to £8 6s; medium, £6 to £7 3s; light, £4 12s to £5 12s; smaller, £3 10s to £4 7s; small, 18s to £3 3s; rough calves, Is to 16s. A total of 243 calves was sold.

There was a smaller offering and a keen sale resulted. Baconers sold at values fully firm at last week’s rates. All classes of porkers sold very readily, those suitable for buttermilk feeding realised higher prices. Choppers made £2 16s to £4; heavy prime baconers, £3 19s to £4 6s; extra prime, to £4 9s; medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 14s; light, £3 Is to £3 6s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 18s;medium, £2 7s to £2 11s; light, £2 to £2 3s; small and unfinished, £1 15s to £1 19s; stores, £1 14s to £2; slips, £1 4s to £1 8s; weaners, 15s to £1 3s; baconers averaged 64d per lb, and porkers sold from 6£d to 7d per lb. A total of 420 pigs was sold. FRANKTON STOCK SALE Newton King Limited, report that at their Frankton stock sale yesterday a good yarding came forward in all sections. In the fat sheep section fat wethers made from 22s 9d to 23s 9d; with best fat ewes from, 21s to 23s 3d; store hoggets sold from, 13s 3d to 16s. A good yarding of boner cows again sold well at values ruling at recent rates. Heavy boners, £3 to £3 18s; lighter boners, £2 7s to £2 15s; inferior boners, £2 to £2 ss. The specially advertised entry of rising 3-year old Polled Angus steers attracted considerable interest, the line of 31 realising £7; others, £5 to £6 15s. Pigs: A medium yarding of fat pigs showed no alteration in values while a good entry of both store and weaner pigs created a very keen demand and prices again rose on last week’s increased values. Heavy baconers, £3 12s to £3 16s; medium baconers, £3 5s to £3 10s; light baconers, £2 18s to £3 2s; heavy porkers and buttermilk pigs, £2 10s to £2 16s; medium porkers, £2 3s to £2 7s; large stores, 38s to £2 2s; best slips, 30s ot 35s 6d; weaners, 24s 6d to 28s; other weaners, 20s to 245.

Ex. choice ox 42/- 42/Choice and prime ox .. 37/-to 41/- 39/-to 41/Choice and prime cow and heiTer . 37/- to 40/- 38/- to 40/Boner & rough 29/-to 34/- 29/-to 34/SHEEP (per head) — Prime wethers: Shorn ... 26/-to 39/6 25/-to 39/9 Unshorn .. 23/6 to 29/- — Unfln. w’th’rs — 18/-to 23/9 Unshorn .. 20/-to 29/- — Prime ewes: Shorn ... 17/- to 22/3 — Unshorn .. 18/6 to 30/- 17/-to 29/Unfln. ewes: Unshorn .. 2/6 to 19/9 5/-to 16/6 Spring Jambs 27/- to 34/- 29/3 10 33/3 Prime lambs 22/- to 30/- 20/- to 29/Unfln. lambs 10/- to 19/- 8/- to 17/6 CALVES (per head) — Bunners .. 80/-to 229/- 80/-to 247/6 Vealers ... 1/-to 186/- 5/-to 176/PIGS (per head) — Baconers ... 58/-to 86/- 55/-to 85/Porkers .... 34/-to 58/- 31/-to 56/Weaners .... 10/-to 25/- 14/- to 22/Slips 22/- to 28/- 19/-to 27/Earge etores 32/- to 40/- 30/- to 38/-