STOCK SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23269, 11 February 1939, Page 24

STOCK SALES

MOERINSVILLE VALUES COMPETITION FOR PORKERS EAST COAST SHEEP SOUGHT At the weekly Morrinsvillp stock sale the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a.good yarding of fat sheep, with competition for botli ewe and wether mutton on a par with last week. A large entry of store lambs realised satisfactory prices. The advertised entry of breeding ewes from the Gisborne and East Coast districts again attracted attention from a large bench of buyers, and for all classes of aged sheep quotations were fully up to last week's prices.

Two-tooths, however, were not so popular and showed a slight decline in value. The best price obtained for five-year-olds was 22s 2d ; which is the highest paid for fiveyear Gisborne ewes this season. There was a medium yarding of beef, with a full entry of boner cows and potter bulls. Prices for all classes of cattlo were on a par with the lasit sale. An increased yarding of all classes of fat pigs came forward, the entry compriiiing a good proportion of porkers. No top-weight baconers were yarded. Competition for baconers was steady, values being on a par with late rates, with porkers selling in advance of Inst week quotations. Store and weaner pigs wero penned in large numbers, and, although weaners were dull of salo, the entry changed hands at satisfactory prices. Quotations: —Fat sheep: Medium fat wethers, 16s 6d to 17s Od; lighter fat two-tooths 14s lOd to 16s 3d; fat ewes, 13s; forward-conditioned ewes, 7s to 8s; heavy fat lambs, up to 20s 7d; medium fat lambs, 17s Gd to ISs 3d; ewe lambs, lGs 8d to 17s Gd; smalleir, 15s 3d to 15s 9d; best wether lambs, 12s 2(1 to 13s, smaller wether lambs, 9s 5d to 10s Id; cull lambs, 7s 7d to Ss 3d. Breeding ewes: Following are some of the realisa-tions:-—From Waingakia Station: 136 mixedage ewes, 20s 3d; 180 five-year ewes, 18s; 463 six-year ewes, 17s 7d to 17s lOd; 135 two-tooths, 26s From Mokomoko . Station: 272 mixed-age ewes, 24s 3d; 166 five-year ewes, :18s; 22S five and six-year ewes, 17s; 500 six-year ewes, 15s 7d to 15s lOd; 466 two-tooths, 245. From Williams' Station: 102 five-year ewes, 22s 2d. Other mixed-aged ewes, from Hicks' Bay, realised 21s to 24s Gd: five-year ewes, from 19s 1.0 20s Gd; and six-year ewes, 15s lOd to 17s; four and five-year ewes from North Auckland, 17s Gd; local mixed-age ewes, .23s Gd; local fiveyear i>wes, 19s to 20s; cull two-tooth ewes. IGs ed to 19s; cull local ewes,- 9s 6d to 13s; Southdown rams, 2 1 /2gns. Cattle: Fat Hereford and Shorthorn cows, £6 10s to £S; fat Jersey cows, £4 15s to £5 10s; light, £4 .la to £4 12s; heavy boner cows, £3 16s to £4 4s; medium, £3 3s to £3 lis; light, £2 ss. to £3; cull cows, 15s to 2os; Jersey cows, £2 to C.*i Is; heavy potter bulls, £8 to £10; medium, £5 to £7 ss; light, £3 to £4 17s Gd; yearling service bulls, to £3 4is. Pigs: Choppers, £2 5s to £3 16s; best baconers, to £3 13s; medium, £3 8s to £5! 10s; light, £3 2s to £3 Gs; buttermilk pigs and heavy porkers, £2 14s to £3; medium porkers, £2 7s to £2 10s; light. £2 to £2 ss; large stores and unfinished porkers, 32s to 37s Gd: medium, 24s Gd to 31u; slips, 17s Gd to 22s 6d; best weaners, 10s to 15s; others, 5s to 8s; Tannvorth sows, close to farrowing, £3 15s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports an extra large yarding of sheep, including fully the advertised numbers of two-tooth and maiden four-tooth, ewes, and also five and six-year ewes. A large number of buyers was present and bidding for all classes was keen, resultin? in a total clearance at prices considerably above the vendors' reserves. Medium twotooth ewes made 23s Gd to 26s Gd; inaiden four-tooth ewes, to 26s 6d; five-year ewes, from Gisborne, to 18s 6d; five-year ewes, from Waingaro. to 18s; six-year ewes, from Gisborne, 17s to 17s 6d; white-faced wether lambii, 8s 6d to 10s; white-faced ewe lambs, up to 12s 9d; black-faced lambs, to lis 9d; aged ewes, 8s to lis. Dalgety and Company, Limited. —Sheep; A full yarding of sheep came forward, including several lines of first-class ewes from Gisborne; bidding was keen and a total clearance was made under the hammer. Following are the prices realised:—Medium twotoothi owes, 25s Gd to 26s 3d; medium fourtooth! ewes, 22s 3d to 23s 6d; medium fouryear ewes, 20s to 21s 3d; good five-year owes, 20s Gd to 21s 2d; good .five-year ewes, 17s 9d to ISs Gd; all the above ewes wero from Gisborne. From Coroniandel: five and six-year ewes, lis Id to 14s. From North Auckland: Five and six-year ewes, 15s to lbs 3d; cull owes, 8s 6d to 10s. Cattle: A medium yarding of cattle came forward, with prices on a par with rates. Medium fat heifers, £6 3s to £7 10s; medium fat Jersey cows, £6 Gs to £0; light, a 4 5s to £5; fat cows, £3 15s to £4 2s Gd; heavy boner cows, £H 15s to £3 10s; light, 35s to £2 ss; medium potter bulls, £7 17s Gd to £9; light, £5 to £5 10s; medium heifers, running with bull, £4 to £4 7s. Pigs: A medium yarding of heavy choppers, £4 to £4 I lis, oaconeis, £3 is 10 to ils; porKers, £2 lis to £'2 12s; light porkers, 30s to 355; med:ium store pigs, 20s to 225.

TE AWAMUTU VALUES FAT BULLOCKS UP TO £l2 ...,,.,4.... i Dalgety and Couipiiuy, .Limited, reports a lutuium jarding 01 sheep, comprising mos'io iambs, tutu a spriUMiag oi Uu-iooiu eweit ami omer ewes, at ie a.waiuutu. lho iai sneep soiu at luny up to laie rates, wniie me bene' class of siore ianios sold .well. Cuii anu olu e>ves were dun 01 saie. A total clearance was made unuer the hammer. iai weiuers, l<s (id to ibs; light tat Winers, 10s ua to l* s; Southdown-cross fat sneep, los to los iuu; uouu iai ewes, lus 3d to lis; medium, tat ewes, is Od to us; good fat ianios, ies au to ltts Od; medium tat lambs, los to ltis ltd; ngut tat lambs, 15s to 15s (id; good Komney shorn wether lambs. 12s 10d to 13s od: medium, 10s 3d to lis Od; small, ~s (id to Us od; good Rooiney wcoiiy iambs, lis «d to 12s id; medium, 8s 3d to lus (id; good Komncy ewe lambs, 15s to 17s; medium Romney ewe lambs, lis 9d to 13s 3d; cull lambs, 4s lid to (is 3d; two-tooth owes, very mixed wcol, 22s to 22s Od; small, ltis to 17s (id; 6ma.1l two-tooth wethers. 12s (id to 14s Ud; cull ewes, 4s Sd to 5s 3d; aged Southdown rams, 1 guinea to 2 guineas. There was a good yarding of beef, with a few pens of really good bullocks. Bidding was slow, but a B'ooc sale resulted. Good Polled Angus fat buli.ocks, £ll 17s to £l2; fat Polled Angus cows, £7 Gs to £7 18s; fat Shorthorn cows, £7 2s tu £7 7s; fat Jersey cows, £5 lis to £5 17s (id; fat cows, £4 Gs to £4 12s 6d; others. £3 15s to £4; heavy boner cows, £3 ">9 to £3 10s; boner cows. £2 5s to £3j cull cows, 30s to 37s 6d; medium heavy potter bulls. £7 10s to £8 ss; medium potter bulls, £5 10s to £0 15s; light potter bulls. £3 5s to £4 15s; springing cotfs, £6 to £0 15s; springing heifers, £5 to £0 ss. A full yarding of fat pigs came forward and a good sale resulted, with prices fully on a par with late quotations. Stores and wenners were penned in large numbers and a consistent sale resulted, with prices firm on late quotations No prime top-weight baconers were penned. Prime heavy baconers, £3 10s to £3 128; heavy baconers. £3 Ss to £3 10s; prima medium baconers, £3 6s to £3 8s: medium baconers. £3 4s to £3 6s; primo light baconers, £3 2s to £3 ,4s; ligiit baconers. £3 to £3 2s; butter-milk pins, £2 15s to £3; prime heavy porkers, 108 .0 £2 15s; heavy porkers, £2 (is to" £2 10s; primo medium porkers, £2 2s to £2 (is: medium, 38s to £2 2s; prime lififht. 30s to 38s; light porkers, 32s to 3(lji; choppers heavy. £3 to £3 10s ; choppers. medium £2 to £3; best large stores, anli to 355: medium stores. 25s to 30s; small stores. 20s to 255: best slins, ins to °os: medium slips. 12s to 10s; best winners. 14s to 17s; others. 6s to 12s; sows to fanow. £4 to OT ss. I CLAUDELANDS RAM FAIR IIIOMNEYS AND SOUTHDOWNS Wright, Stephenson and Company, Limited. ariJ G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, auctioneers in conjunction, report having held tho eighth annual Southdown ram fair at tho Sliowgrounds Pavilion, Claudelands. when a large entry of rams came forward. Competitii'n throughout was erratic, and although fill It-class rams sold well, inferior sorts were mil wanted. The principal sales were as follons: —On account of Messrs. H. ana o. Rhoden, of Paterangi, 75 one-shear Southdown ra.fns averaged £5 3s Od; 20 one-shear Southdown rams from the Estate of Ellis Bros., Bulls, sold to l()'/ 2 Kns. with an average of £ll 8s; 25 one-shear Southdown rams from Mr. B. Symcs, Otorohanga, averased £7; liji two-shear rains from the same vendor aieraged 4gns; one-shear Southdown rams fij>m Mr. \V. I. Taylor. Ohaupo, to (igns; 30 Olie-shear Southdown rams from Mr. W. W. JMinstone. Puketutu. averaged slightly over i'lV, Southdown rams from Mr. W. S. Geririunn, Paterangi, to s%gns; two-shear rams fi!Dm Mr. H. Johnstone, Whatawhata. sgns til (igns; Hi one-shear rams from Mr. A. C. Vi'hee.er, Marton, averaged slightly over £8: oilier Southdown rams, 3Va»ns to 4Vagns; inferior. up to 3gns. Wright. Stephenson and Company, Limited, and G. W. Vercoe and Company, Limited, auctioneers in conjunction, report on tho eighth annual Romney ram fair hold at Claudelands Showgrounds as follows:—A full catalogue of rams was submitted to a large tjfrnch of buyers and anything showing Qiqality Rold well, while inferior sorts were mat wanted. A two-shear stud Romney ram flom Mr. J. E. Hewitt, of Mansramaire, was s bid to Mr. P. Bremer, of Tamahero. for 2l!>gns. Other stud two-shear rams from the Slime vendor sold from 13grm to 20gns; (i one-shear stud ram from Mr. P. Bremer. (If Tamahero,' realised 17gns; 40 one-shear lllomney rams from Mr. P. C. Johnstono,

of Waitetuna, sold up to 13%gns and averaged £10: 20 one-shear Romney rams from Mr. D. &. Forlong, .of Feilding, sold to V2 3 Akm with an average of f £ll 10s; 21 oneshear rams from Mr. Wilfred Johnstone, of Tamahere, sold from 4gns to SAgns.A consignment from Mr. J. Caltison, Palmerston North, sold up to Sgns; 33 from Blair and Son, Wanganui, averaged £5, with a too price of 7 1 / 3 gns. Rams from Mr., r■ . <J. Stack, of Feilding, sold to,4V 2 gns. A consignment of 34 rams from Feilding averaged i< 12s. Fair quality rams ranged in price irom 4gns to s%gns, while inferior sorts sola to 3gns.

LARGE WELLSFORD ENTRY [from our own correspondent] WELLSFORD, Friday Thero was a large yarding of all classes of cattle at the sale held at Wellsford by Alfred Buekland and Sons, Limited. There was a good attendance of both local and Auckland dealers, and practically a . total clearance was effected under the hammer, A large offering of potter bulls was taken by exporting companies at prices based on the recent schedulo, heavy Jerseys and Shorthorns bringing up to £8 10s. Cow and heifor beef of all breeds filled a largo numbor of pens and met good competition from both local and Auckland dealers. Boner and killable cows also sold to a good demand to freezing company buyers. Only a few dairy cows and heifers wore yarded and any close to profit were bought at good prices for town supply farmers. Interest was maintained in in-calf hoifers of both Jersey and Shorthorn breeds, i2O-month-old Jerseys duo in July bringing up to £3 17s Gd, while similar Shorthorn heifers realised £3 10s. Weaner Shorthorn steers and heifers were wanted by a number of buyers, but prices were much lower than last year, steors bringing up to £2 10s and heifers £2. Shorthorn run cows with good calves were taken by graziers at prices up to £4 2s Gd a pair. Prices were:—Jersey heifers, closo to profit, £5 2s Gd to £f> 10s; similar Shorthorn heifers,' £4 15s; Jersey hoifers, later calvers, £2 15s to £3 10s; Jersey c6ws, due early, £4 10s to £5 f>s; poor Jersey cows and lato calvers, £2 10s to £3 15s; good Shorthorn cows, in calf to Shorthorn bull, to £0 7s Gd; Shorthorn heifer with young calf, £4 17s Gd; Shorthorn heifers, in calf to Shorthorn bull, £3 12s Gd; yearling empty Shorthorn heifers. £2; (Similar Jersey-cross heifers, £118s; potter bulls. Jerseys, £4 10s to £7 2s Gd; Shorthorns, £5 15s to £8 10s; yearling Shorthorn bulls, £3 15s; small Shorthorn bulls, £2 15s; killablo Jersey cows, £3 Ss to £4 10s; fat Jersey cowb, £4 15s to £5 10s; killable Shorthorn cows, £4 15s to £5 17s Gd; fat Shorthorn cows, £6 5s to £7 7s Gd; fat brindlc cows, £4 15s to £5 2s 6d; small killable Jersey heifers, £2 17s Gd; fat Jersey hoifers, £4 10s to £5 2s Gd; heavy boner cows, £3 6s to £4 2s; light boner cows, £2 to £2 15s; big Shorthorn run cows, with Shorthorn calves, £4 2s Gd; Jersey cows, with. Shorthorn calves, £3 Gs; poor Jersey cows, with small Shorthorn calves, £1 ISs the pair; big Friesian calves, 20s; Shorthorn steer runner calves, £2 10s; empty 18-montli Jersey-cross heifers, £2 15s; in-calf Jersey heifers, due in July, £3 17s Gd; similar Shorthorn heifers, £3 10s; empty Black Polls cross, £2 13s; best Shorthorn steer calves, £2 10s to £2 lGs; smaller similar calves, from £1 ISs; best Shorthorn heifer calves, £2; smaller similar calves, £1 8s to £1 1.55; good type Jersey heifer calves, £l. lGs; bobby calves, ss; Jersey-cross steer calves, 15s; poor yearling Jersey-cross heifers, £1 19s; yearling Shorthorn-cross steers, £2 Is.

RATES IN NORTHERN WAIROA [by TELEGRAPH OWN correspondent] DARGAVILLE, Friday

Prices did not fluctuate to any marked degree from previous rates at sheep fairs conducted at Mangawhare and Arapohue by the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative, Limited. Competition at Mangawhare was on a par with late rates. Quotations: —Twotooth ewethers, 12s lid to 14s 4d; fourtooth wethers, fat and forward, 15s to IGs 8d; two-tooth ewes, a little small, 13s to 15s Gd; four-year and five-year ewes, 14s Gd to 15s 3d; mixed aged ewes, IGs to 19s 2d; aged ewes, Gs 4d to 8s 4d; cull ewes, 3s to ss; forward condition black faced lambs, 10s 2d to lis Id: well-grown shorn Romney lambs, 5s 2d to 6s 4d; cull lambs, 2s to 3s. Rams sold on account of a Ruawai vendor came forward in excellent condition and showed good quality. One-shear Romney rams sold from 9gns to lOgns, while another lot made from 7 , / 2 gns to SVSgns. Rams sold on account of a Tangowahino vendor also came forward in good condition, Romney rams made from B%gns to S/Sgns, and "from 6V£gns to 7%gns. Other Romney rams realised 4%gns to s%gns; plainer sorts, 2'/ s gns to SVJgns; aged, to 2V£gns; aged and inferior, y 2 gn to I'/gns; potter rams, 2s to Bs. Competition was not particularly keen for ewes at Arapohue, although there was a good yarding and a largo representation of buyers. Good two-tooth ewes made £1 Is 3d to £1 4s 7d; smaller two-tooth ewes, 16s 9d to 18s; inferior two-tooth ewes, 10s to 13s; sixyear ewes, lis to 12s Gd; sound mouth ewes, Ss to 10s; failing mouth ewe.s, 5s Gd to Gs 9d; cull ewes, 3s to 4s Gd; fat and forward condition two-tooth wethers, 12s to 16s 9d; small, 13s to 14s Gd; culls. 8s to 9s 6d; lambs, good shorn wethers, 9s Gd to 10s Id; small shorn wethers. 7s 9d to Ss 4d; small shorn lambs, Gs to 7s; good Southdown, Ss 3d to 9s Id; smaller, Gs Gd to 7s 2d; culls, 4s to Gs; good ewe lambs. 12s Gd to 14s 2d; small lambs, 10s to lis 4d; cull ewes, 6s 6d to Ss 3d

MATAWHERO RATES DECLINE [by telegraph—own correspondent] GISBORNE, Friday

Small lots were offered in all sections of the Matawhero stock sale to-day aud the lack of competition in the store sheep section resulted in a decline in values. Only 10 fat cattle were yarded. Station cows that might have been better finished made from £5 to £5 X-ls; threo Herefords requiring finishing, £5 14s; four similar, £5; three Herefords, not heavy, £5; two good average Jerseys, £4 Bs. In a very small yarding of fat sheep ewes of good Quality sold from 9s Od to 10s, with one pen at fls 4d and Southdown two-tooths at 14s (id. Heavy Border Leicester lambs made 22s 6d. with Southdowns to 17s Sd. About 2000 store sheep came forward and were offered largely in small lots. The yarding comprised chiefly cull lambs and owes and the sale was very slack, with values easier. Aged ewes sold to 8s Td for fat and forward, with poor sorts at low figures. Best lambs made 12s, with good Southdowns to lis 7d. Good ewe lambs made 13s Id and 14s. Four-tooth wethers made 14s 7d; two-tooth, only ordinary quality, 9s 7d to lis Od.

WAIHI VALUES ADVANCE The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a full yarding of cattle at Waihi. The entry included a number of heavy second fat cows-, for which competition was firm, with values slightly in advance of the last sale's quotations. Bidding for a full offering of both boner cows and potter bulls was particularly keen and in this section also values for all classes were firmer. There was a good yarding of fat pigs, including a fair proportion of heavy baconers. Competition throughout for all classes was good and late quotations were fully maintained. An average offering of store pigs elicited fair inryiiry. and a total clearance resulted. Cattle: Heavy fat Shorthorn cows made £7 10s to £8; heavy second duality cows, .CO 2s to .€(5 15s; liffht fat Jersey rows and heifers, £4 2s to £4 18s: heavy boner rows, £3 6s to £3 17s On: lighter, £2 5s to £3 2s; medium potter bulls, £6 5s to £7; lighter, £4 2s Od to £5 15s; small Shorthorn heifer calves, to 30s. Pigs: Medium baconers, £3 8s to £3 11s: light, £3 2s to £3 6s; heavy porkers and butter-milk pigs £2 10s to £3; medium, £2 4s to £2 8s: light, 35s to £2 28; large store pigs, 25s to 325; slips. 18s to 225; best weaners, 12s to 15s; small, 5s to Bs.

KAMO REALISATIONS [from our OWN correspondent] WHANGAREI, Friday Walter Wakelin reports having held a very successful sale at Kamo ,when good entries of cattle, sheep and piers were submitted to a large attendance of buyers. Competition for all classes was good and a total clearance resulted. Fat cows made frojn £5 to £7; medium fat cows. £4 to £4 J7s Od; cows and calves, £4 to £(l 7s (id; store cows, £3 5s to £4: boner cows. £1 15s to £3 12s; boner bulls. £3 to £7; Jersey heifers, running with bull, £3 to £4 ss; Jersey heifer calves, £1 f)s to £1 15s; Shorthorn heifer calves. £1 5s to £1 15s; the first Shorthorn heifer calves sold at Kamo this year realised above expectations, going up to £3; nair.V cows, close to profit, .65 l()s to £8; oack* ward cows and heifers, £3 10s to £5 10s; cows and heifers, in milk, £2 to £8; threeyear steers. £<i 2s; yearling steers, £3 1 ,s. Pigs: Baconers, £3 3s to £3 15s; heavy porkers, £2 10s to £3 1s; medium, £2 3s to £2 8s fid; light. £1 14s to £2; stores. £1 3s to £1 17s; slios, 12s to '24s; weaners. 3s to 10s lid; choppers. £1 5s to £2. Sheep: Two-tooth wethers, 13s to 14s; store lambs, 5s 3d to 7s fid; aged ewes. 10s Od. PUKEKOHE MARKET [FROM OUR OWN CORRKSI'ONDENT] PUKEKOHE, Friday An averago yarding of dairy cattle was received at the weekly slock sale at Pukekolie conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Tho dairy section was small, but good Duality cows and heifers close to profit met a keen deniftnd. Beef values were fully up to the improved rates at Westfield, but store and boner cows sold at values showing a decline on those ruling at the end of last month. A large entry of bulls sold readily at prices on a par with those current lately. A large yarding of both fat and store pigs was received. All classes of fats sold well at late rates' but. with tho advance of the season, values for all store pigs showed an easing tendency. Best dairy heifers brought £7 to £8; medium. £6 to £0 15s; small and backward, £5 to £5 15s; best dairy cows. £0 ins to £7 10s; others, £4 10s to £tj ss; medium prime fat steers, £0 10s to £lO His; heavy prime fat cows, good colours. £7 10s to £8 7s (id-, medium, £0 10s to £7 7s Od; light, £5 to £0 ss; fat Jersey cows, £4 5s to £5; heavy boner cojvs. £3

to £4; medium, £2 8s to £2 ISs; inferior. £1 to £2 Gs: young etoro cows, £3 <s to £4 12s Gd; potter bulls. £4 to £10: service bulls, £3 to £4 10s. In pigs, heavy baconers made £3 12s to £3 15s; medium, £3 8s to £3 lis; lighter, £3 to £3 Gs; heavy Porkers. £2 15s to £2 18s; medium, £2 10s to £2 13s; light, £1 18S to £2 ss; largo stores £1 10s to £1 15s; slips, £1 to £1 ss; good, weaners. lis to lfis: others, 4s to 10s; choppers, £2 to £3 ss; sows with litters. £3 10s to £6 ss; sows duo to farrow, £2 to £3 68; boars, lgn to sgns.

STORE LAMBS FIRMER [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] FEILDING, Friday There was a much improved demand for store lambs at the Feildinsr sale, and a larsre yarding of good sorts advanced about 2s a head. Breeding ewes wero not of very good class, prices being insufficient to indicate what tho market maybe shortly.„ Cattle wero in quiet demand. Fat sheep: Prime lambs, 19s to 245; light, 16s Gd to 18s Od; ewes. 9s to 12s Gd; wethers, prime. 10s to 21s 3d; lighter, IGs 3d to 18s 7d. Prime sheep: White ,faco lambs, 14s Gd to 17s Gd; black face, 15s 8d to 18s; ewes, 15s 7d to 17s; mixed aged ewes, 26s Gd; five-year, 16s to 18s 7d; six-tooth, 5-year, IGs Id; five and six-tooth, 13s 2d; two-tooth, 2Js Od; two-tooth wethers. 15s 7d. Store cattlo: Three-year Polled Angus steors, £7 15s to £9; forward cows, £3 5s to £4 ss. Fat cattle: Cows, prime, £7 5s to £8 ss; lighter. £5 15s to £7; heifers, £G 5s to £B. Dairy cattlo: Springing cows. £S to £8 15s; heifers, in milk, £7.

PIG RATES AT OPOTIKI Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports having held tho usual fortnightly pig sale at the Opotiki saleyards. A good average yarding of pigs came to hand and sold well under keen competition at lato rates. Heavy baconers. on account of Mr. iA. G. Pile, made £3 12s; others, £3 5s to £3 Os; lighter, £2 17s to £3 4s; largo stores, 30s to £2; other stores, 25s to 30s; slips, to £1 5s Gd. Thero was practically no demand for weaners. many being sold at from 6s to 10s Gd. COMPETITION AT HIKUTAIA The Farmers' Co-operativo Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports a good yarding of all classes of cattle at. Hikutaia. Competition was steady throughout and late quotations were fully maintained. Realisations were:—• Medium second quality fat cows, £5 10s to £6 ss; lighter, £4 10s to £5 2s Gd; heavy boner cows, £3 5s to £3 17s Gd; lighter, £2 to £3 Is; heavy potter bulls, £8 8s to £8 17s Gd; lighter, £5 19s to £7 12s Gd.

NORTH AUCKLAND VALUES I"FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT 1

WHANGAREI, Friday Dalgety and Company. Limited, reports having held a cattle sale at Broadwood when an average yarding came forward, a total clearance resulting at prices satisfactory to vendors. Two-year steers made from £5 5s to £5 10s; good yearling steers, £4 to £4 ssj three-year bullocks, £8- 5s to £8 10s; yearling heifers, £3 2s Gd to £3 10s; boner cows, £2 10s to £3 10s; boner bulls, £5 to £5 15s. Tho same firm reports that thero was above the average yarding at the Mangamuka Bridge sale and again a total clearance resulted. Cows with calves at foot made from £3 15s to £4 10s; a lino of 20 yearling heifers, £2 10s; boner cows, £1 12s Gd to £4 Ss, according to weight; boner bulls, £3 to £6. DEMAND AT DANNEVIRKE [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION*] DANNEVIRKE. Friday Values at tho Dannevirko ram fair compared favourably with prices ruling recently in other centres. Quality rams commanded good prices, particularly flock Romne.vs, for which the top price was lSgns, others ranging from 12VoCrns dawn to 2gns. Stud Hornneys made up to PJJVigns, Rock Southdowns HVigns, and studs up to 15gns. PUTARURU OFFERING

[from our own correspondent] PUTARURU, Friday Bidding was keen for fat and store pigs offered at the monthly stock sale at Putaruru by Dalgety and Company, Limited. Only a small yarding camo forward. Prices were well up to recent quotations A small yarding of cattle was penned and, although prices were slightly below vendors' expectations, practically the whole yarding was sold under tho hammer. Quotations are:—Cattle: Fat Jersey cows, £4 17s to £5 lis; heavy boners, £3 10s to £1 Is; medium boners, £2 5s to £3 8s; light boners, £1 5s to £1 7s Gd; heavy potter bulls, £7 10s to £lO 15s; good quality springing Jersey heifers, £6. 10s to £7 ss; small weaner Jersey heifers, £1 17s. Sheep: Two and three-shear Southdown rams, iVagns to 2 1 /igns. Pigs: Medium baconers, £3 10s to £3 12s; light baconers, £3 Gs to £3 10s; heavy porkers, £2 14s to £2 19s; medium porkers, £2 7s to £2 13s; light porkers, £1 17s to £2 2s; good quality slips, to £1 Gs.