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Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3544, 7 June 1912, Page 2

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WESTFIELD STOCK SALE-. j J • [PEE PEESS ASSOCIATION J AUCKLAND, June C. At tlio Westfield yard fat cattle were yarded in less numbers than usual, and at the start of the sale prices were tile same and improved somewhat as the sale proceeded. I Oxen sold to 26s for l>est quality ; others 23s to 26s per 100 lbs; .cows mm heifers, 20s to 23s.per 3001-bs. Steei» sold at from .£6 17s Gd to £l3 10s, cows £4 10s to £S 10s, heifers £6 to £7 12s fid. Tile veal pens wore well filled am. sold at late rates. Heavy vea levs sold to £4 Is, medium weight £2 10s to £3, others £1 to 355, small and freshdropped 3s to 12s. . Sheep were yarded in full numbers and improved' in price. Best wethers ■sold at from 16s to 20s 3d. Others 13s 3d to 16s, Heavy ewes 13s 9d to 15s 3d, others 10s Gd to 13s 6d, hoggets shorn 12s to. IBs 3:1, others 12s to 18s. Pigs were ya rded in full numbers and sold at late' rates. Baconers made £2 7s to £2 13s. porkers £1 12s to £1 18s Gd, slips 13s to 15s. ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. CPEK PRESS ASSOCIATION.! • CHIII3TC.HUJiCH, June 6. The weekly sale -of stock was held at the Addington stockyards yesterday in fine weather. There was a good attendance of farmers and exporters, 1 and graziers were also present in avei rage numbers and operated- freely. There were good entries of fat sheep and lambs, but the number was not up to that of the previous week's sale, and the quality of the hitter class was very much inferior. So far as cattle and pigs were concerned the entries .were medium—about the same as last week. 4'h? yarding of store sheep was slightly smaller than last, week. Wethers formed a larger proportion than of late, while lambs and ewes came forward in about equal numbers. There was a good average sale, most- lines selling up to late rates, while in the case of ewes the demand showed an improvement. The only case where there could he said to lie a weakening in thedemand was in that of wethers, of which some very good sorts were on offer. These also sold well, but prices were scarcely as firm as on May 29. Ewes were mostly of inferior to medium class, though the entry comprised a few pens of exceptionally good sheep which sold at an advance on recent rates. Lambs were unchanged, but the yarding included no top lots. Fair average lambs sold a

shade better than of late. Other sorts were unaltered. Following are quotations: Lambs, -good forward

lines (none of extra quality were penned). 12s to 12s fid; others lOd to 11s fid; ewe lambs 12s lid, wethers 4 and 6-tooth forward 15s fid to 16s 3d, 2 and 4-tooth 14s to 16s, 2-tooth 11s 9d

for small low conditioned sorts, to 16s

Id for an especially good line. Two and four-tooth (some especially good) 16s to 16s 9d, 2. 4 and G-tooth (very good) 18s 3d, 6 and 8-tooth to 17 s 2d, 2. 4. 6 and 8-tooth 12s to 14s, full and failing mouth 9s to 12s, aged sorts 5s to 7s fid, and merinos 4s- Del to Ss sd.

Fat Sheep.—The entry of fat slice was a large one, and. -as wars the cas last week, the final pen was no reached until some -time after dart ness had set in. All descriptions wer represented and export buyers bartei ed freely for all lines suitable for thei requirements. For all classes price remained on a par with those of Ala 92. At tile beginning of the sale th demand for owes showed an improve ment, hut this quickly dropped bac. to the last week’s values. Fat Lambs —The entry of fat lamb was considerably below that of las sale, only 5414 being penned, a against 11.504 last week. The qualit; too, was not so good, though then were pens of exceptionally good stuff The end of the season is now approach ing and this probably will account fo: the quality of the bulk of the lambs So far as prices are concerned ,ther< was little, if any, drop, and it is problematical if lambs will be found ain cheaper when t-liey are killed. C-ompe tition was not so keen from the exporters’ section, and, although neu buyers /from the Ashburton districl were operating, it had no livening effect on the market. Graziers and butchers took a few lots. The range oi prices were as follows: Tegs 17s tc 19s TOd, a. few extra to 295, average freezing weights 14:s 3d to 16s fid, ane light and unfinished sorts from 11s to 14 s.

Fat Cattle. —Last week the cranes of fat -cattle totalled 190, whilst- this week’s lots aggregated 210 and included a number of steers of nice quality. The competition for store beef was on an unchanged basis, but the demand for cow beef was considerably better than at the sale held on May 29. Despite this, however, there was no change, prices remaining- substantially the same as at the last sale. Beef realised 23s 6d to 265, extra- to 29s per 1001 b (the latter price being realised for some nice steers). Steers made £7 15s to £l2 ss, heifers £5 15s to £9 12s -6d, and cows £5 10s to £8 15s. Store Cattle.—The yarding was a small one and consisted mostly of dry cows. The demand, however, was free and all classes realised full values. Fifteen to eighteen /fbnt-hs sorts made £2 13s to £3 7s 6d, two-year steers £4 11s Od, two-year heifers £3 15s, 3-year steers £6 12s fid, and cows £2 to £4. Dairy Cows. —The yarding of dairy cows'was somewhat larger than at recent -sales, and all good cattle elicited keen competition, representative prices ranging from £4 IDs to £lO 2s Gd, and extra making to £ll ss. a Pigs.—The yarding o-f fat pigs was smaller than last week, and prices .were about the same. Choppers made 60s to 955, heavy baconers 65s to 72s ] fid, and lighter-sorts 50s to 60s (equal j to 5d to sfd .per lb). An exceptionally good line of 21 averaged £4 2-s. heavy porkers realised 40s to 465, and lighter 33s to 37s fid (equal to s ld: per

Shores -were well represented and there was a fair demand for all classes, values,being the sapie as Last week. Heavy stores realised 35s to 44s 6d, medium sorts 22s to 325, and small pigs 14s to 20s. Weaners brought 9s to 12s.

MATAWHEItO STOCK SALES. The Mata-wheto stock sale was held yesterday. There was a good attendance, and there were fainy large entries in all departments. Altogether 10,000 sheep, 650 head of cattle, and 100 pige were offered. Fat Gattls. There was a fairly large yarding of fat cattle, the greater proportion of which were cows, but competition was very poor- Altogether 22 cows were disposed of at prices ranging fr-oin £3 to £5 ss. : - Fat Shesp. The entry of fat sheep was a- large one, and consisted principally of ewes. Bidding was spirited i-cr prime lots, and good prices were realised. Ewes made from 9s to 10s 9d for medium, 11s 2d to 12s 5d for well-fimsh-ed, and up to 12s lid for extra. The only pen of wethers disposed of made 14s' lid. Among the sales were : ’Wethers: 13 at 14s lid. Ewes: 11 at 12s lid', 11 at 12s sd, 41 at 11s 2d, 20 at 10 s 9d, 69 at 10s fid, 22 at 9s 9d, 70 .at 9s 3d, 10 at 9s, 26 at 8s- 9d. . Stora Sheep. About 10,000 store sheep were yarded, the greater proportion being ewes of rather medium "duality and hoggets but there was good demand. Good two. and four-tooth wethers made from 12s 3d to 13s, and extraup to 14s 4-d. Two and four-tooth ewes of good quality made from 10s fid to 12s 7d ; other ewes from 7s to 9s 7d- Inferior ranged from As 3d to 6s od, while culls made from 2s 3d to 4s od. Hoggets made from 9s to 10s for good and 6s 8d to 8s 8d for others. Among the sales were:—Wethers: 982 two and fcur-tooth 14s 4-d, 132 two, four, and six-tooth 13s, 628 at 12s lOd, 99 two and four-tooth 12s 3d, 499 two-tooth. 12s, 51 at 8s fid, 38 two-tooth 7s 4cL Ewes: 65 two, four and six-tooth 12s 7d, 49 at 12s 2d, 71 two-tooth 10s fid, 140 at 10s, 16 at 9s 9d, 93 at 9s 7d, 122 at 9s, 33 two-tooth 9s, 40 at 8s 6d, 52 at 8s 2d, 134 at Bs, 155 at 7s 7d, 342 at 7s 4d, 592 .at- 7>s, 61 at 6s- 6d, 100 at 6s sd, 104 at 6s 3d, 198 at 6s- Id, 192 at 6s, 100 at 5s 3d, 32 at 5s 6d, 11 at- 4s sd, 16 at 4s 3d, 41 at 4s, 17 at 3s 3d, 49 at 2s fid. Hoggets: 310 at 10s, 292 at 9s lOd, 313 at 9.s 9d, 328 at 9s 2d, 66 at 9s Id, 189 atßs9d, 57 at 8s Bd, 23 at Bs, 675 at 7s 9d, 59S at 7s 7d, 147 at 7s 2d, 565,at 7s Id, 105 at 7s, 122 at 6s lOcl

Pigs. There was a large entry of pigs, about- 100 being; offered. The yarding included a large number of porkers, and competition was fairly keen. Porkers made from £1 5s to £1 12s fid, and suckers up to 9s. Among the sales were:—Porkers, 2 ■at £1 12s fid, 11 at. £1 12s, G at £1 Bs, 8 at £1 6s, and 3 at £1 ss. Store ami Dairy Cattle. The yarding of store and dairy cattle was goed, and was mostly made up of young steers and heifers. There was a fair demand at the commencement, but the sale was dull towards the close- Among the sales wore:— 56 steers and heifers £2 2<s fid, 1 shorthorn bull £1 2s fid, 3 heifers £2 Is, 1 empty cow £3, 5 dairy heifers £3 7s 6d, 5 ditto £2 7s Gd. 1 bull £1 12s fid, 10 steers and heifers £2, 2 cull cows £l, 4 bulk- oks £4 12s fid, 2 heifers £3 2s fid. 1 ditto £2 12s od, 5 ditto £3 ss, 9 steers and heifers -£1 16s, 2 heifers £3, S steers £3 2s 6d. 13 ditto £3 7s, 12 ditto £4 15s, 2 weaners £1 6s, 7 steers and heifers £1 6s, 2 cull cows £l, 10 heifers £2 4s, 17 station cows £2 11s, 27 mixed weaners £1 17s, 18 heifers £2 12s 6d, 6 ditto £2 15s, 23 two-year-old steers £3 4s, 15 steers £2 ss, 28 heifers £2 12s, 10 steers £3 15s, 4 ditto £2 12s, 14 cows £2 15s, 15* calves 30s, 10 ditto 355, 10 bullocks £4 17s 6d, 2 ditto £4 17s 6d, 14 ditto £4 7s fid.