BACON CHEAPER

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21368, 12 March 1941, Page 11

BACON CHEAPER

VALUES AT FRANKTON HIGHER COW BEEF VALUES SLIGHT EASING FOR WETHERS Bacon was cheaper at the Frankton sale yesterday, some descriptions being from 3/- to 4/- a head down on last week. Three export buying j interests, who usually operate at the sale, were not on the bench of buyers yesterday and the market noticeably suffered. A feature of the beef market was the keen demand for cow and Heifer beef, the majority of entries selling at a price advance of approximately 10/- a head. Some extra heavy prime sorts were sold from £9 10s to £lO 2s, but these were comparatively lew in number, heavy prime sorts usually being- quoted from £S 103 to £0 10s. Prime entries, made from £7 10? to £8 5s and fat descriptions from £0 5s to £7 ss. In the ox beef section a fair proportion of the entries comprised the plainest sorts seen at the yards for some time. These did not attract very keen bidding-, but the market improved witn the offering of better quality pens and values on the whole could be quoted firm. Heavy i steers changed hands from £ll IDs to £l3 2s 6d with a top price or £lO 17s 6d for an extra heavy entry. Small steers were knocked down from £7 10s to £S l is. Short Sheep Entry The entry of fat slicep was the shortest for some weeks. Although individual prices were occasionally slightly better, -the market on the whole for wethers was just traded from 24s to 28s against 25s to 27s last week and fats from 23s to 23s Gd in comparison with 23s to 24s Od. Prices did not eu»ange for ewes although, in contrast with the wetter market, some of last week's individual prices were better. Fat sorts were quoted from 13s to 14s against 14s to 15s Od last week, unfinished being quoted the same at from 9s to 13s Gd. The quality of the yarding on the whole was below last week s standard. Although prices improved slightly after lunch, the market for baconers was distinctly weaker. Porkers also suffered by the decline in competition although not to the same noticeable extent as baconers. A short entry of store pigs sold very readily at improved rates. Price Summary The following is a summary realised for rat slock at the Frankton yards at the last two sales:— BEEF (per 10Olb) This Week Last Week Prime™ )* 6 . . ■ :$?/- to 3I /- 32/- in 34/Plaiu A; inf. o.y. 27/- to 28/- 27/- to 28/Exira cboi <yi and heifers 27/6 to 31/- 27/- to 30/Prlme rows . 25/-to 26/6 25/-to 26/Gecond quality cows .. 22/- to 24/6 22/- to 24/6 Light cows A heifer? . . m to 21, 6 cn/-to 21/6 mutton (a head) Extra prime

wetners .. 24/-to 28/- 25/-to 27/Fat wethers 23/-to 23/6 23/-to 24/6 L’nfin. w’th’rs 21/-to 22/6 21/-to 23/Fat ewes . . 13/- to 14/- 14/- to 15/9 Unfin. ewes . 9/-to 12/6 9/-to 12/0 PIGS (a head) Baconers ... 63/-to 92/- 67/-to 96/Porkers .... 42/-to 62/- 46/-to 66/Weaners .. 9/-to 13/- 7/- to 10/Slips .... 14/- PO 18/- 12/-;t<<l7/-Large stores 21/-to 29/- 20/-to 28/Individual Consignments An extra heavy steer from Mr T. M. Hall, Hiaupo Road, sold to a bid of £l6 17s. Two from Mr J. scott, of Newstead, sold it £l3 2s Gd apiece, while 7 good sorts rom Mr W. I. Taylor, of Ohaupo, realised Tom £li 17s to £l2 12s Gd. Bullocks mm N.Z. Forest Products, Putaruru, made from £lO 12s Gd to £l2 6s. Cows and loiters from Mr Taylor realised from £8 nis to £9 19s, and from £8 4s to £lO 12s was given for those from Mr R. G. Griffen, of Tauwhare. Five Shorthorn cows from Mr T. M. Hall realised from £9 10s to £lO 73. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows.— G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited Cattle.—A prime P. A. bullock ex Mr T. M Hull, Hamilton, £lO 17s 0d; prime S.H. cross bullocks ex Mr John Scott, .Newstead, to £l3 2s 6d, prime S. 11. bullocks ex Mr W. 1. Taylor, ohaupo, to £l2 12s 0d; prime cows and heifers ex Mr R. G. Griffin, Tauwhare, to £lO 12s; prime cows ex Mr T. M. Hall to £lO 7s. Heavy prime bullocks, to £l6 ITS Gd; prime mediumweights, £l2 lus to £l3 2s Oct; prime light, £ l 15s to £l2 7S 6(1; light, £9 15S to £lO 10s; unllnistred, to £9 10s; heavy prime I cows, £9 10S to £lO 7s; prime mediumweights, £5 10s to £9 7s Gd; prime light, £7 10s to £8 ss; light, to £7; heavy prime heifers, £9 10s to £lO 12s; prime mediumweights, £S 5s to £9 7s Gd; light prime, £7 10s to £8 2s 6d; light, to £7; heavy fat Jersey cows, £6 5s to £6 18S; mediumweights, £5 15s to £6 2S 6(1; light to £5 10s; heavy runners, to £6 r»s; lighter, £3 10s to £4\ 7s 6d; heavy vealers. £2 lbs to £3 SS: mediumI weights, £2 to £2 12s Gd; light, 30s to i ass; small calves, to 255; store-conditioned 3-yr. P.A. steers to £8 4s; forward-con-ditioned 2-yr. S.H. steers, to £7 2s Od; other" to £0 12s Gd; advertised line of 80 Jersey’ heifers, to £8 Gs; Jersey heirev calves, to £1; heavy boners, £4 10s to £o ss; medium-weights, £3 15s to £4 7s Gd; light, to £3 12s 6d; potter bulls, to £lO 1 0». Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers, to 28s; prime medium-weights, 24s Gd to 25s 9d; prime light, 23s to 24s 3d; unfinished, to 22s Gd; prime young ewes, to 16s Gd; heavy fat ewes, 12s to 13s Gd; lighter, 10S to 11 s 9d; killable, to 8s Gd; heavy prime lambs. 26s to 28s; prime mediumweights, 24s to 25s 9d; prime light, 22s to 23s Gd; light, 19s to 2 1s; smull and unfinished, to 18s. Pigs.—Heavy baconers. £4 2s to £4 12s; to £5 14s; heavy. £i to £4 8s; mediumweights, £3 15s to £3 19s; light. £3 to i £3 12s- heavy porkers. £2 15s to £2 19s; medium -weights, £2 5s to £2 4 4s. light. 32s to £2; good stores, 24s to 295; others, iss to 235; best slips, 14s to ITS; smaller, 12s to 13s Gd; best weaners, 9s to 13s; others, to 13s Gd. Loan and Mercantile Agency Cattle.— Small prime ox beer a/c Mr T M. Hall, Hamilton, £lO -is to £lO 13S; medium prime heifers, a/c Mrs R. Boyd. ! To Akau, £8 8s; medium prime cows, £7; I unfinished and small, £5 12s to £6 ss; medium runners, £4 16s: prime cows, a/c Mrs B. M. Johnstone, Whatawhata, £9; medium prime cows. £7 10s to £8; light prime, £6 lGs: prime Jersey cows, a/c Mr J. Cheyne, Karamu. £6 ls; light prime jersey cows, a/c Mr Don McCorquimlale, Horsham Downs, £5 ins to £5 15>; light vealers, £1 19s to £2 3s; heavy boner [cows. £i 5s to £4 17s Gd; medium boners, £3 9.5 to £ \ is; medium potter bulls, £7 5s to £8; young i.c. cows, £6 15s. Sheep.— Rest fat wethers, 24? Gd to 25s I 9d; lighter sorts, 23s to 245 ; prime fat I ewes, lGs 9d to 17s Gd; medium. 11s 3d 11.0 15s 9d; lighter, 11s Gd to I3s : best f (shorn". 2is'; medium', 18s 9d; lighter, 16s to 17" 9d. pigs.—Heavy baconers, £4 2 to £5 12s; medium, £3 12s to £t; light. £2 17s to C 3 IDS; heavy porker?, £2 8? to £2 16?: medium. £1 18s to £2 7?; light, £t Ids to £1 175: large stores. 19s to £1 GS; medium. '?s to 1?.-: small, 7s to 11?; choppers, £3 14S to £4.

PRICES AT PUTARURU Newton King Ltd., report that at their Putaruru sale a large, yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs came forward, a somewhat dragging sale resulting in all sections. Quotations. — Sheep.—4 and 5-yr ewes sold to 21s Id, others, ISs to 2us 9d; 6-yr ewes, 14s to IGs; aged ewes, 9s to Its 6d; specially advertised line of 240 4-tli wethers, 22s Gd; shorn b.f. lambs, to 14s 9d. Cattle.— 3-yr P.A. steers, to £8 is; 2Jyp steers, £5 15s to £6 10s; P.A. cows and calves. £6 is; fat Jersey cows, £5 15s to £6 is; others, £5 to £5 10s; forward cows, £ i los to £1 19s; boners, £2 10s to £3 Pigs.—Medium baconers. £4 to £4 3s; light baconers, £3 10s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 18s -to £3 ss; lighter, £2 8s to £2 15s; large stores, 24s to 28s; slips, 13s Gd to 18s; weaners, 5s to 9s; choppers, £1 10s to £2 10s. GRAIN AND PRODUCE THE AUCKLAND MARKETS AUCKLAND, Wednesday. The following is the official market report of the Auckland Grain, Seed and Produce Merchants’ Association. — Bran.—A limited quantity Is available at from £9 18s 6d to £lO 3s Od a ton. Stockmeal.—The demand Is steady and prices are unaltered at minimum one ton, l£o 17s 6d a ton, less 1± per cent; halftons, £ll 5s a ton net; under half-tons, £ll los a ton net. Wheat.—Orders are being supplied rrom. merchants’ store stocks at 7s 3d to 7s 4d a bushel. Maize.—Fair stocks are held, sufficient to meet the normal demand, at 7s Gd to 7s tod a bushel. Oats.—The price Is 4s lid to 5s 2d a bushel. Chaff.—Good stocks are available at £lO to £ll 1 0s a ton. Barley.—Undipped, 5s 6d to 5s 8d a bushel; clipped, 5s lid to 6s 2d a bushel.