SHARP DECLINE

Waikato Times, Volume 128, Issue 21374, 19 March 1941, Page 9

SHARP DECLINE

BACON BUYERS ABSENT DROP IN MARKET OF PIGS STOCK SALE AT FRANKTON' A substantial decrease in the prices paid for baconers and porkers was the main feature of the weekly stock sale at the Frankton yards yesterday, quotations being down 20s a head for baconors and 7s a head for porkers. Reasons for the sharp decline were the absence of export buying interests | and the considerably reduced penj ning. | The entry of ox beef was an average I one but prices showed aji easing tendency and me market was down a little. Musi : ol‘ the offering comprised medium quality, middle weight beasts, although heavy bullocks sold to £l3 ss. prime bullock.made to £IU 10s, while light sorts were obtained for from £7 IDs to £8 Ms. In the cow and heifer beef section prices were again very nrm with late rates maintained and in some cases bettered. Wine re as last week the best price was £iu 2s, a heifer yesterday realised ten guineas. This price however, was considerably in advance of the remainder ol the market, the next best realisation being £O. Prime entries made from £7 lus lu £8 5s and fat descriptions from £0 5s lu £7 ss. Sale of Sheep A comparatively light entry or rat sheep was auctioned, but except in the case of heavy wethers of which there were only a few pens on oiler, the market was on a par with recent sellings. Fat ewes alii acted keen competition and as much as is Od more than last week was paid. Many of the ewes offered, however, were ol poor quality, and for the unllnished sons from t»s to 12s was obtained. The demand for baconers was very poor and from 03s to 72s was paid for baconers. Porkers realised 35s to 555, in comparison wiin from 42s to 02s la>t Tuesday. The enquiry for store pigs was also easPrice Summary ; The following i~ a .'Ultima y of pri-co- ! realised for lat stock at the Frankton | yards at the last two sales:— BEEF (per 1001 b) Tins Week Last Week I Ex. prime ox 35/- to 30/- 35/-to 30/j Prime ox .. . 32/- to 3 4/- 32/- to 34/- ! Plain cX inf. ox 27/- to 28/- 27/- to 28/J Extra choice ! and heifers 27/0 to 31/- 27/6 to 31/- | Prime coavs . 25/- to 20/0 25/- to 20/0 I Second quality i l ows . . 22/- to 2 I/O 22 -to 21/6 I Light cows A I heifers . . 2 u /•to 2 ! /f. 2o /- to 21/6 MUTTON (a head) • Extra prime ! wether- 2 i 0t027 - 6 2 4 /•* to 2* / - j I'nfln. w'h'rs 20/o to o I/-t022 (> | I'nfln. ewes . - to 12- 9. - to 1 2 6 PIGS (a head) I Baconers ... 10 72 63/- to 9? 1 Porkers . 35/- to 55/- 42 - to *':>•- • Wft.HK--> to 1 I - •' - to 1 •

Individual Consignments Top-priced bullock was a Heavy sort from Mr John Scott, Nevvstead, which realised £l3 ss. Messrs Wintere Bros., Horsham Downs, were the vendors of a heifer which made £to 10s, while cows from the same vendors realised from £8 17s 6d to £O. A line of iieirers sold on account of Mr J. Riddell, Taupiri, made £9. Wethers rrom Messrs Blackett Bros, Te Kowhai, made 27s od. 20s 3d and 245. A line rrom the Carruth Est., Te Puke, sold at 2’os. Mr K. Hunter, Eureka, was the vendor of an entry which made 20s Od. AUCTIONEERS’ QUOTATIONS The auctioneers quote as follows: Farmers’ Auctioneering Co., Ltd. Cattle.—(Medium prune Hereford bullocks from Mr li. J. Barker, W’-hatawhata, £.ll 4s to £ 12 4a; medium prime Polled Angus bullocks from Mr W. S. Harbutt, Fencourt, to £ll 9s; light prune Boiled Angus bullocks from Mr John Scott, Newstead, £ ! 9 17s; medium prime Poßed Angus cows and heifers from Mr H. Vickers, Tuhikaramea, £7 10-s to £8 Ss. Medium I prime bullocks £ll -is to £l2 -is, lighter I b 8 10s to £9 17s, medium prime Polled Angus heifers £s to £8 Ba. medium prune Polled .Angus cows £7 12s to £7 16s, rat cows £6 is to £'B, medium fat cows £5 14s to £0 2S, light £4 P6S to £5 los, heavy boner cows to £4 15s, medium £3 18s to £4 15s, light £3 to £3 10s, lighter £2 to £2 19s, heavy runners to £5 15s, medium £2 76 to £2 15s, vealers 3-5 s to £2 ss, lighter 20s to 345, small calves Sheep.—Medium-weight wethers 2 5s 6d to 27s 6d, light 2 4s to 2'ss, uiiflnishea wethers 2'2s «d to 245, rat ewes 12s to 15s, heavy Tat lambs to 28s, mediumweight and light lambs 18s to 21s 6d. Pigs.—Medium baconers £3 8s to £3 12s, light £3 to £3 ss, heavy porkers £2 10s lo £2 15s, medium £2 2s to £2 Bs, light 3 3s to 3 Bs, choppers £2 lus lo £3 1 us. Loan and Mercantile Agency Cattle.—Prime heifers from Mr J. Kiddel l, Taupiri, £9; prime cows, £0 17s; medium prime, £5 5 s, medium prime runners, £5 12s; prime vealers £3 to £3 i 46; medium prime, £2 ss to £2 l;2s; light [prime, £2; medium prune cows from Mr j C. C. Parry, Frankton, £5 Ms; prime Jersey heifers from Mr E. W. Jacobs, Horo- ! tiii, £0 os; heavy prime Jersey cows from j Mr Don MeCorquindale, Horsham Downs, i £*; to £f> 13s; light prime Jersey lielfers ! £1 15s, heavy boner cows £1 5s to £4 93, ; medium £3 4s to £3 tos, light £2 2S to • £2 lls, young paddock cows £3 19s 10 ! Sheep.—'Medium rat wethers to 23s 9d, | light 21s to 22 s 3d, heavy fat ewes 1-5 Od to 14s Od, light 1 Us to Ms od, moI dium fat lambs 20s to 225, lighter 133 I to 19s Od. I Pigs.—Heavy baconors £3 5s to £3 Bs, lighter £2 19s to £3 2s Od, heavy porkers £2 12s Od to b2 17s, medium £2 7s lo £2 IDs Od, lighter £2 to £2 5s od. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. j Sheep.—'Good heavy fat wethers 20s to 26s 9d. medium fat wejhors 24s to 25* od, light and unfinished wethers 20s to '228 9d, Jieavy fat ewes 12s to 13s 3d, I medium fat black-faced e\ve~ 16s to 18s, I fat ewes 12s to l ls Od, medium-weight < fat lambs 23s to 2 is 9d, fat lambs 18» J to 20s od. 1 Cattle.—. Fat medium Poll'd Angus bullock:- tiu 12» c.d to £ll, lighter £9 lus bi £1" 7-. fat cows £0 Ms to £7 9s, rat heifers £'• 1 j- i-d to £8 is, heavv fat I Jersey cow- £.'. I 7s lo £•■ ss, heavy boners • £3 12s to £4 0?, medium £2 17s to £3 ; i s, lighter 25s lo 32- od, heavy putter bulls £7 5s to £8 is, lighter £i 10s to .£5 12> lid. Pigs.—Medium baconers £3 55 to £3 12s. light £2 lus to £3 ss. heavy porkers I £2 to £2 Ids, medium 32s to £2. light j 22s to 30s, medium stores 17s od to 225. 1 Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. heifers £3 "lus to £5 15s, calves 325" r.d I to 4'2s od. fat cows £5 9s to £7 Bs, boner cows £3 12s to £4. J sheep.—Medium-weight wethers 23s to I Pigs.— Prices were low ror baconers, I most lot- being passed in. one chopper ] realised £2 l i.-. G- W. Vercoe and Company, Lt.d. | Cattle.— Prime mediuni-weuriM bullocks ! £l2 15s m 113 5-S, well -finished light- j ! weights £ 1 n 1 MS to EM ss. light £9 ins, j to £lO 7s 6d. small and unnnished to heavv prime heifers £:• to £ I" 1 os. prime i medium-weights £8 to £$ 15?. light £7c: 1 2- .1 n !-llc : ' *. i.*s. :ie.a\ y weights £7 1 Os lo £8 2= 6vl, lighf prune j

to £7 ss, heavy rat Jersey cows £6 to £0 15s, medium-weights £5 10s to £5 18s, light to £5 56, medium-weight Jersey heifers £6 to £7 .ss, light to £5 los, runners £4 to £4 li2s Od, heavy vealers £2 15s to £3 1 Os, medium-weights 35s to £2 1 Os, small calves to 306, heavy boners £1 10s to £5, medium-weights £3 15s to £4 7s Od, light to £3 10S. Sheep.—‘Prime mfedlum-welght wethers 25s to 26s Od, lighter prime 23s od to 2 is 9d, light and unllnished 22s to 23s 3d, heavy fat ewes 13s to 1 -is 9d, mediumweights lls od to 12s 9d, light to 1 is. heavy fat lambs 2is od to 20s 3d, me-dium-weights 2'3S to 245, light 206 to 22s od, small and unllnished 17s to 19s. Pigs.—'Heavy baconers £3 5s to £3 lus, medium-weight £2 T6s to £3 36, light £2 B2s to £2 15s, heavy porkers £Q 5s to £2 10 s, medium-weight £2 2 s to £2 45, lighter and unllnished 3Os to £2, choppers to £4, medium stores 206 to 235, best slips l'Os to 19s, good weaners 8s to l'ls, others 3s to 6s; pedigree Berkshire boars to £0 63, grade barge Black boars to £J 10s. i