STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22177, 2 August 1935, Page 9

STOCK SALES

WESTFIELD QUOTATIONS QUALITY COWS IN DEMAND RECENT RATES MAINTAINED Fairy large yardings of dairy cattle were forward at the Westfield weekly stock sale yesterday. Most of the cows ' and heifers offering wore in a baek- ' ward condition and there was not a keen demand for the majority of the " lines. Good qualitv stock sold well and ' competition was keen for a few outstanding heifers recently calved and | close to profit. The highest realisation ' I was £6 12s 6d, for a fine type Jersev--1 I cross heifer, and other good quality Jersey heifers made up to £6. The general level of values was on a par with recent rates. In the store section, average yardings sold at recent rates, with boner j cattle still meeting with a ready mar- | ket. An advertised line of Tamworth j and Tamworth-cross sows and pigs sold i fairly well, the best realisation being j £7 12s 6d, for sows with litters at foot. I A few lines did not reach the reserve and were passed in. The quotations were as follows: Store Cattle.—Young cows, good condition, from A'2 to £!3 15a; good quality, less condition, ii(J» to Ji7s (id; others, to 2o»; boner und aged cowb, to £2; boner bulls, to Xi lo»; breeding Jersey bulls, to i' 3 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, good quality, to £2; others, to 255. Dairy Cattle.—Jersey cows, good quality, close to profit, to £5 10s; more backward, to £4; others, to £2 15s; Jersey-cross cows, 1 good quality, close to profit, to £5 10s; more backward, lo £3 15s; Jersey-crosH heifers, choice quality, to £U 12s Gd; Jersey heifers, good quality, up to £0; Shorthorn cows and heifers, close to profit, to £5 ss; more backward, to £3 10a; other cows, to £3 ss. Pigs.—Tamworth and Tamworth-cross: Sows, close to farrowing, from to £4 to £5 17b (id; sows, with litfers, to £7 12s Cd: four-month-old boars, to £3 10s; backward sows, from £2 17a (id to £3 17s fid. STRONG DEMAND AT PUKEKOHE [lltOM oua own cokbespondent] PUKEKOHE, Thursday Cattle came forward in large numbers at the fortnightly stock sale held by the New Zealand l,onn and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, at Pukekohe to-day. There was a good sale throughout, all classes of stock selling freely. Values were all firm on late quotations. The advertised herd of cows on account of Mr. C. H. Sheppard Pokeno Valley, made up to £7 15s. Best dairy heiferß sold from £7 to £7 10s; medium, £5 10s to £G 15b; small, £4 to £5 ss; backward heiferß, £2 to £3 10s; best dairy cowb, £5 to £7 15s; medium, £3 10s to £4 15s; aged and backward cows, £2 to £.') ss. Medium prime steers sold from £7 10s to £8 10s; light, £6 10s to £7 ss; heavy prime heifers, £5 10s to £6 7b Gd; medium, £4 10s to £5 ss; small. £3 to £4 ss; yearling heifers, £1 to £1 Bs. Ileifer beef was keenly wanted and Bold nt improved values. Heavy prime cows brought from £0 to £7; medium, £5 to £5 15s: light. £4 to £4 Jss; killable cows, £3 to £3 15s; Forward cowa, £2 to £2 15s; boner cows, £1 8s to £1 18s; low-conditioned cows, £1 to £1 Gs; bulls, 1o £3 15s. A good average yarding of fat pigs and a very large yarding of store pigs came forward. Values for baconers and porkers remained firm at late rates, while the demand for stores was f'asier. Choppers realised from £2 to £2 14s; heavy prime baconers. £3 tn £3 ss: medium. £2 lGs to £2 19s; light and unfinished. £2 10s to £2 15s: heavy porkers £2 Is to £0 9s: medium, £1 15s to £2; light, £1 7s to £1 14s: large stores, £1 3s to £1 10s; slips, 12b to 18s: best weaners, 15s to 18s; others. 3s to 12s; bows, due to farrov,-, £2 7s Gd to £5 ss. HEIFERS AT FRANKTON The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports on its first of a series of a weekly dairy Bales, which was held at Frankton yards' on Wednesday. The, yarding was fairly heavy and apart from the 20 choice springing heifers on account of Mr. T. M Hall, contained some good quality cattle. There wns a good inquiry from a fairly large attendance of buyers, good heifers selling freely. Quotations: Choice Jersey springing heifers, £5 5s to £6; good springing heifers, £4 to £5; later, up to £3 15a; medium dairy cows, £3 15b to £4 15s; others, to £3 10s. / FIRM PRICES FOR PIGS [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] TE PUKE, Thursday The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, held n special pig sale nt Te Puke. There was a full yarding of all classes of pigs, and many outside buyers were present. Good prices were realised. Light baconers made £3 3s; hoavy porkers, £2 lis to £2 15s; light porkers, £1 17s to £2 Gs: large stores, £1 3s fid to £1 15s: slipea, 17s Gd to 19a 6d; good wenners, 12s fid to las; small wenners, 8s to 9»: sows, with litters, £3 2s Gd; sow. heavy, in pie, £3 la to £3 10s; Tnmworth Boars, £2 12s Gd. MATAMATA YARDING [from ouh own correspondent] MATAMATA, Thursday Dalgety and Company, Limited, held its usual fortnightly sale at Matamata on Wednesday, when there was a full yarding of all classes of cattle, including some choice quality bijef, which sold at very full market rates. There was a good yarding of dairy cattle, the quality being moderate, and late prices were obtained. There was a good yarding of store pigs, no fat pigs being penned. Good store pigs sold very freely and prices were firm in consequence. Cattle: Choice Hereford heifers, up to £5 4s; choice Holstein, £5; fnt Shorthorn, £s* 2s; fat Polled Angus cows, up to £5 10s; medium quality cows. £3 4s to £4 12s; heavy boners, 3fia to 42k : light boners, 15s to 2fis; young bulls, fit for service, £3 to £4;: low condition nulls, 30s Dairy Cattle: Jersey cows, close to profit, £4 to £4 15s; medium quality cows, £3 to £3 17s fid: Jersey heifers, £3 5s to £4 10s, low condition small heifers, £2 to £2 15s; cull cows, Ins to 30s. Pigs: Large stores, 28s to 325; medium, 25s to 275: smaller, 18s to 225; wcaners (good), to 18s; smaller, 10s to 15s; Tamworth-cross sows. £3 Is to £1 Is; medium quality, £2 to £2 15s. HEAVY OTOROHANGA ENTRY The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its fortnightly sale nt Otorohangu on Wednesday, when ail exceptionally heavy yarding of piffx, comprising mostly stores and wenners,. came forward. Competition was very keen, at firm rates. Cattle: Only a medium yarding came forward, mostly fresh conditioned Jersey and boner cows, these showing no alteration. Dairy cattle: Again a full yarding, of mostly medium and inferior sorts; a few good quality heifers found n good sale, while others were dull. Sheep: A few pen? o f fat hoggets sold at unchanged rates. Quotations: —I'igs: Breeding sows. £2 to £2 15s; porkers, 35s to 395; good stores, 25s to 31s: smaller, 20s to 235: slips, Ifis to 18s: wenners, lis to 15s Gd. Cattle: Killable cows. 38s to £2 14s; boner cows. IGs to 2fis; fresh conditioned cowb, 28r to 335. Dairies: Good quality Jersey heifers, close to profit,, ft to £5: Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, later ealvers, £3 to £3 15s; more backward, 30s to £2; medium quality Jersey cows, close, £3 to £3 10s; Jersey and Jerseycross, later calverF. 25s to £3 10s; cow and heifers in milk. 30s to £3. Sheep: Medium fat lambs. 19s to 19s fid. HIKUTAIA IMPROVEMENT The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held its Hikutnia snlo on Wednesday, when a medium yarding of better quality beef came forward. A good bench of buyers made coinpetition keen and values were in advance of recent sales, A small yarding of dairy cut tie was penned, the quality being poor, a dull sale resulting. Young medium fat cows, £3 15a to £4 3s; light fat cows, £3 10s to £3 15s: killable cows, £2 2s to £3; fresh conditioned cows, 30s to 3Gs; boner cowa, 18s to 295: Jersey cross cows, close to profit, <M to £4 Ids; Jersey-cross cows, calved, £2 10s to £3: Berkshire sow, in pig, £2 lis; wenners, small os to 9s Gd. DAIRY CATTLE ADVANCE [by telegraph—OWN correspondent] KAITAIA, Thursday The North Auckland Farmers' Cooperative reports holding a special sale of dairy stock at Knitnin on Wednesday, when there wps a fair yarding of dairy cows and heifers and a complete clearance was effected. Best cows made £3 10s to £3 17s fid. one house cow making £7 10s;-Short-horn heifers, best quality, made £4 os to £i 17s fid; backward cows and heifers, £2 2s fid to £3 10s; culls, 10? to £l. A line of forward steers made £5 a head. Weaner pigs brought lis Gd to 18a Gd; store pigs, £1 to £1 2s fid; licht porkers, £1 10».

At a clearing pale conducted bjr the same firm there wan a distinctly brighter tone in the dairy cattle market. Forward in-calf heifers made exceptional ralueu and sundries also sold well. The further payment on butter-fat, in the vicinity of 2d per lb., was hrobably an influence in t!:ie market. The herd dispersed of was a e:rade Jersey of good quality. Best cows made up to £7, with an average over the whole herd of £'■ l 10s. All the better-class callle calving early made over £5 a head. A line of eight Jersey heifers submitted averaged slightly better than A's 2s Gel, the tops making from £7 to £7 10a. MANAWARU DISPERSAL The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports having held a clearing sale at Manawaru on behalf of Mr. D. G. S]ience on Wednesday. Although some of the rows were showing a little 1 age. they were all in good condition, and ol good type and con»' : 'ution. Competition wbs a little dull at the commencement, but later more keenness was shown, the cows in milk realising the highest figures. The two farm horse* sold under keen bidding, realising £2B to £37, both being aged fl'eldinss. Realisations were:—Beat cows, close to profit, £4 5g to £5 ss; older cows clone to profit, £2 15s to £3 15s; empty and backward riowi, £2 to £2 12«; unsound cows, 20s to 355; best cows in milk, £5 5s to £6 ss; other cows in milk, £3 to £4 10s; springing Jersey-cross heifers. £3 12s to £4 10s; springing Jersey-cross heifers, £3 12s 6d to £4 10s; yearling heifers, 255. PIG MARKETING THE NEW ZEALAND COMPANY A SATISFACTORY SEASON [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] ! HAMILTON. Thursday Payments totalling £178,494. for pigs and bobby calves received for the sea- j son ended May .'sl last were made by the New Zealand Co-operative Pig Marketing Association, Limited, according to the report submitted to the annual meeting of the association to-day. Mr. W. A. Phillips, chairman of directors, j presided over an attendance of oyer 100 members and suppliers, representing districts in all parts of New Zealand. 1 Prior to the annual meeting; an extraordinary general meeting adopted j amendments designed to bring the ! shareholding basis into line with that observed by co-operative dairy com- ! paries. Mr. Phillips said that, in view of ! the difficult conditions obtaining during 1 the last season, the balance-sheet dis- : closed a satisfactory result. The total j turnover was £261,505, and when costs | were deducted £178,484 was distributed. , In addition, £14.547 was paid to sup- i pliers of bobby calves. The prices received for pork ranged from 3£d to 5d per lb. and for baconers from 4£d to s£d per lb. The report and balance-sheet were adopted. Messrs. W. H. Allen, Tirau, and B. J. Pirrit, Morrinsville, were re-elected directors unopposed. It was announced that Mr. C. H. Sorenson, of Taranaki, had been appointed to the vacancy caused by the retirement of Air. K. E. Hate, to whom a vote of thanks was accorded. The meeting urged that there should be no relaxation of the restrictions imposed on the importation of stock into New Zealand. A suggestion that the producers of the Auckland province should make arrangements with the barley growers of the South Island for regular shipments of grain for pig food was discussed. It was stated that the cost of transport was excessive. The directors were requested to co-operate with other organisations in the North Island for the purpose of procuring cheaper grain. Referring to the bobby calf business, Mr. Phillips said there were five companies operating in the Auckland province and they were controlling over 1000 lorries. In Matamata. alone 15 lorries were operating within a radius of 25 miles. The competition was so acute that the business had become uneconomic. Appreciation of the work of the company was expressed by several South Island delegates. HORSES AT TE PUKE [BY TKLEGRATH—OW>" CORH isspondent] TE PUKE, Thursday The Farmers' Cooperative Auctioneering Company, Limited, held its annual horse fair at Te Puke, and a good, yarding of all classes of horses came forward. Buyers were in attendance from Auckland, the Waikato. and Whakatane, and competition was brisk on all good sorts of farm horses. Nearly the whole offering sold under the hammer. Quotations;— One pedigree draught mare, on account of Mr. A. Ward, realised 05 guineas, and was purchased by Mr. R. Troughton, of Matamata; heavy, draughts, £32 10s to £39; medium farm sorts, £22 10s to £32; light fnrm horses, ] £l4 10s to £2l; hacks, £4 to £10; ponies, j £2 5s to £5; two-year unbroken draughts, i £2l to i'2R 10s; yearlings and foals, £9 10s j to £ls; 20-month draught celt, £27 10s: ' light unbroken farm sorts, £l2 10s to i £l9 10s.