STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 184, 6 August 1925, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND YARDINCS,

S™!"" 1 week we held sales at WestialS n man ', Tuakau, Kalwaka and 1™« aturoto. also live clearing sales. , c « con,lll , ues bp a Kec» demand for SniKv H™ or cattle at higher values. Best ? af a ry cows at clearing sales made £li to £18 10/; good COWS, £10 to £13 10/----fn£°,? d * rade cows - £7 to £9 10/: aged and SL ep teTif CoWß '.?' l0 £6 io '- best spring. i n * u . el t rers - £10 to £14; good heirers, ™/«»h k i. £fl 10/; sm aller and more backward heirers, £3 10/ to £6 10/; empty young cows, £3 15/ to £4 IS/- store cows, £1 10/ to £3 10/; grown steers in forward condition, £8 to £9 10/; Fresh conditioned three to rour-year-old steers. l <?- £ 7 K 5/ - two t0 three-year-old steers, £5 to £6 2/6; yearling to twoif^H; old steers . £3 10/ to £4 17/6; eighteen-month to two-year-old belters, 13 to £4 15/; rat steers, £9 10/ to £ii 5/; rat cows and heirers, £5 15/ to £9; ? lain n9°' ws ' £4 ,0 £5 '<>/: ro "gH cows, £2 10/ to £3 15/; bulls, £4 to £8 10/; r.r.m. e.wes in lamb, £i 17/ to £2 2/.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports: We held sales during the past week at Westneld. Pukekohe and Papakura, also one clearing sale at Hunua. Dairy cows and heifers sold at late quotations. Store cattle or all descriptions have improved considerably in values, and there is a keen demand ror grown steers in rorward condition, which have realised very high values. We quote: Dairy cows and heirers, close to protlt, best £12 to £15 10/, others £8 to £11 10/; backward springers, best £7 15/ to £9 10/, others £5 to £7 10/: other cows, £2 10/ to £4 15/; bulls, £2 10/ to £6 10/; empty cows, £2 5/ to £3 17/6; yearling to 18-months heirers, £2 to £4 10/; yearling to 18-months steers. £3 17/6 to £5 17/6; 2 to 2i-year steers, £6 to £7; 3 to 3*-year steers, £7 2/6 to £8 5/; 4 to 4*-year steers,' £8 7/6 to £9 2/6; grown steers in rorward condition, £9 10/ to £10 17/. The prices realised at Papakura on Tuesday ror steers or all descriptions are easily the highest ror some years. All Indications point to there being a scarcity this year of store cattle, with values considerably Higher than those of last year.

WESTFIE-D FAT STOCK MARKET.

Airred Buckland and Sons report: Yesterday at our weekly Westneld rat stock market our beer pens contained 561 head, an increase or 185 on last week's supply, comprising 24 0 steers, 312 cows and heirers, and 3 bulls. The quality generally was Orst-class. There was a keen demand throughout, with values llrm at last week's advanced rates. Extra choice ox sold to £2 per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 17/ to £1 19/; ordinary and plain ox, £i 13/ to £1 16/; prime young cow and heirer beer, £1 13/ to £1 17/; ordinary cow beer, £1 8/ to £1 12/; rougli beer, £1 to £1 5/; heavy prime steers ranged in price from £15 15/ to £18 2/6; no extra heavy prime steers came rorward; lighter prime steers, £13 10/ to £15 10/; light prime steers. £11 10/ to £13 5/; unllnished and small, £8 15/ to £10 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heirers, £11 10/ to £13 7/Q; heavy prime young cows and heirers, £9 10/ to £11 5/; lighter, £7 to £9 5/; other killable cows, £5 10/ to £6 15/; rough and old COWS, £2 10/ to £5; bulls, £4 to £9; eight extra choice quality steers rrom Mr. B. Foy, Pukekobe, averaged £17 16/3; eight rrom Mr. H. Reed, Waerenga, £16 19/7; a draft or 42 Hawke's Bay steers averaged £16 2/3, and 20 rrom Mr. W. W. McLaughlin, Papatoetoe, averaged £15 7/6. There was less than an average entry or sheep, and a keen demand existed. Plain and unfinished sheep sold at last week's quotations. Prime mutton was firmer by 2/ to 3/ per head; extra heavy prime wethers made £2 7/6 to £2 9; heavy prime wethers, £2 5/ to £2 7/; medium to heavy prime wethers, £2 2/ to £2 4/9; light prime wethers, £1 18/ to £2 1/; unfinished wethers, £1 15/6 to £1 17/6; store wethers, £1 14/ to £1 15/3; rat ewes, £1 12/6 to £1 14/; best prime hoggets, £1 107 to £2; lighter killable hoggets, £1 12/ to £1 14/6; plain and store hoggets, £16/ to £1 H/6 (764 sheep and 167 hoggets sold). Calves were penned in large numbers. Competition was keen throughout, values remaining about equal to late quotations. Runners made from £4 10/ to £5 1/; heavy vealers. £4 5/ to £4 18/; medium vealers, £3 5/ to £3 18/; light vealers, £2 2/ to £3 12/; small and rresh dropped, 2/ to £1 18/ (318 sold)* There was again a heavy yarding or pigs. The demand ror baconers was hardly so keen, but values Tor porkers arc atill very firm at Tully last week's rates. No extra heavy baconers were penned; heavy baconers made £4 2/ to £1 8/; light and medium, £3 15/ to £4; heavy porkers, £3 10/ to £3 17/; light £2 17/ to £3 7/r, small and] unfinished porkers, £1 18/ 3 W £2 14/. I Bidding Tor store pigs was also, brisk, with prices quite equal to last week's. Good conditioned and large framed pigs made up to £2 6/; medium, £1 13/ to £2; slips, £1 6/ to £1 10/; weaners, 16/ to £1 2/; small, 10/ to 14/ (510 sold).

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency reports: At Westneld fat stock market yesterday beef was penned In average numbers, competition being steady throughout, with values firm at late quotations. Extra choice ox sold to £2 per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 16/ to £1 19/; ordinary and plain, £1 12/ to £1 15/; prime young cow and heirer beer, 33/ to 36/; ordinary cow beer, 28/ to 32/; rough beer, 21/ to 27/; heavy prime steers, £16 10/ to £17 17/6; lighter prime, £14 5/ to £16 5/; light prime, £11 to £14 2/6; unfinished and small, £9 10/ to £10 15/; heavy prime young cows and heirers, £10 10/ to £12 10/; lighter, £9 to £10 7/6; light COWS, £6 to £8 10/; bulls, £2 10/ to £7; other cows, £3 10/ to £5 15/. Sheep were yarded in average numbers, selling at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers made £2 2/ to £2 4/6; medium prime, £2 to £2 1/9; light prime, £1 17/6 to £1 19/9; small and unfinished, £1 13/ to £1 17/: heavy prime ewes, £1 -18/ to £2 1/6; medium prime, £1 14/ to £1 17/6; light prime, £1 12/ to £1 13/9; Interiorly ratted, £1 3/ upward.- Hoggets were penned in average numbers, selling at late quotations. Extra heavy prime made £1 18/ to £2; heavy prime, £1 15/ to £1 16/9; medium prime, £1 13/ to £1 14/9; light prime, £1 9/ to £1 12/9; unllnished, best £1 4/ to £1 6/9, others 18/ to £1 3/. Pigs were penned in average numbers. Porkers sold at improved rates. Although baconers sold readily the demand was not so keen. Choppers sold rrom £4 to £5; heavy and medium baconers, rrom £3 15/ to £4; light baconers and heavy porkers, from £3 16/ to £4 2/; medium porkers and light porkers, rrom £3 to £3 14/; small and unOnished, £2 to £2 12/. Store pigs were penned in large numbers, and sold at late quotations. Large store made £t 15/ to £2 2/; Slips, £1 6/ to £1 13/; weaners, 10/ to £1 3/. Calves were penned in average numbers, very little heavy veal being penned. Values improved slightly on late quotations. Runners made £4 to £5 1/; heavy vealers, £3 10/ to £4; medium. £2 18/ to £3 8/; light, £2 5/ to £2 16/; smaller, £1 5/ to £2 2/; small and rresh dropped, 3/ to £13/; rough calves, 8/ to £1 2/.

Dalgety and Company, Ltd.. report as follows On the Westneld sale yesterday: Beer: A good yarding. Prices were firm at last week's quotations. A line or prime steers from Hawke's Bay averaged £16 1/, and a line or good cows rrom the same place sold up to £14 2/6, averaging £13 18/. Quotations: Extra choice ox, £2 per 1001b; choice and prime, £1 17/ to £1 19/; ordinary and plain, £1 9/ to £1 16/; prime young cow and heirer beer, £1 13/ to £1 17/ per 1001b: ordinary, £1 9/ to £1 12/; rough beer, £1 2/ to £1 8/. Sheep were penned in small numbers, and sold readily at late rates. Extra heavy prime wethers made £2 4/ to £2 8/6 ror a pen or nice quality sheep rrom Mr. Robert Hall's Pukekawa property; heavy prime wethers, £2 1/ to £2\ 3/9; light prime, £1 18/ to £2; others, '£1 15/ to £1 17/; best heavy prime ewes, 33/ to 36/; medium, £1 9/ to £1 12/; others, £1 3/ to £1 8/. Lambs were penned In small numbers, selling at late rates. Best prime made £1 11/ to £1 14/6; medium, £1 8/ to £i io/; others, £1 5/ to £1 7/. Calves: A ralr yarding. Last week's prices were ■well maintained. Heavy vealers made £4 8/ to £5 7/; medium, £3 10/ to £4 ?/ : ,ys£v £8 x.. i0/ to £3 '"■- sma ». £i s/ to £2 ,/. Pigs: a ralr yarding sold at late rates. Choppers made £3 to £4 5/heavy baconers, £4 to £4 5/; light and medium, £3 13/ to £3 19/; heavy porkers to £3 7/ /S Ueht and m edlum. £2 8/ ADDINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. The rat stock market in. connection with National Week was held to-day Them*. play or fat stock as a rule' is the be*t collective exhibition in the Dominion To such ah .extent, however, has ihe entry been, in excess or .requirements at recent National sales that prices have been d« pressed particularly in the: case or cattle and this experience caused a much, less "classy" entry this year except ror small or show bullocks. Tbe cattle

section comprised ordinary good commercial sorts. The market, however, was a "hot" one, quite the best since berore the slump.

The rat sheep were or an average "National" class, there being a fine display or show stock. Prices were also good in other sections, notably pigs, which sold very freely.

Store Sheep.—There was a brisk sale, with prices generally above recent rates, hoggets selling particularly well. An outstanding line or hairbred ewe hoggets sold at -in/6, and a pen ol threc-quarter-bred adult wethers at 39/9. Values were: Good liallbred owe hoggets, to 4 5/0; three-quarter-bred, 35/1 to 36/6; crossbred, a 1/1 to 3 6/; mixed sexed thrce-quartor-bred hoggets, 27/9 to 32/0; sound-mouthed three-quarter-bred ewes in lamb, 42/ to 42/6; aged ewes, 20/ to 2S/G; two-toothed hairbred ewes in lamb. 40/U; six and eight-toothed Ualfbred wethers, 39/; two and Tour-toothed, 35/6 to 37/6; six and eight-toothed three-quarter-bred wethers, 39/9.

Spring Lamb.—About 20 small spring lambs were lorward, and sold at from 25/ to 37/ G.

Tat Sheep.—Outside entries included North Otago, South Otago. and Southland lines. The sale was easier at the commencement by 1 / a bead on last week, but hair way through there was a hardening market, and values at the close lor butchers' sheep were 1/ to 1/6 better than last salp. There was spirited competition Tor show sheep, the top price being £7 12/G carh Tor three Shropshire Romhey cross wethers, sold by Mr. F. Bull (Wad-ding-ton). Quite a number or pens made rrom £3 to £i. There were very rew outstanding ewes forward. Extra prime show wethers, £4 8/ to £7 12/0; good, £3 3/ to £i 5/; extra prime ordinary wethers, 54/ to 007; prime, 49/ to 53/; medium, 45/ to 48/0; light. 40/ to 44/; prime ewes, 41/ to 45/; medium, 37/ to 40/0; light, 30/ to 30/0; prime hoggets, 40/ to 50/; ordinary, 29/ to 35/.

Fat Cattle.—Cattle were forward from Wairarapa, South Otafro, and all parts or Canterbury Province. The entry was well on the small side Tor the fortnight's requirements, and values were up on the previous sale by £ i a head Tor prime medium weight beef, and £3 Tor heavy. Choice medium weight beer made £3 3/ per 1001b, prime medium weight, 57/6 to 61/; light prime, 53/ to 57/; heavyweight beer, 49/ to 55/; extra heavy, ■i~/G to 52/6; inferior and rough beer, 35/ to 40/. The top price was £41 for a bullock sold by Mr. G. A. Renton (Stirling). Local bullocks made up to £35; extra prime show bullocks, £30 to £41; prime heavyweight steers, £24 to £28; medium heavyweight steers, £10 to £22; medium steers, £17 to £19 10/; light steers, £12 lo £16 10/; extra prime show heirers, £20 to £25; prime, £15 10/ to £18 1/; ordinary, £11 to £15; extra heavy cows, £19 to £23 2/6; prime, £15 to £17 10/; medium, £10 15/ to £14 10/; light. £8 to £10 10/; aged, £6 to £7 10/. Store Cattle.—There was a small entry or poor stuff, with no straight lines. Dairy Cattle.—An advance of 30/ a head was shown on last week. Best springing rows, £9 to £14; medium, £6 to £8 10/; best heirers, £5 10/ to £7 10/; others, £2 to £5. I Fat Pigs.—There was a medium entry, and a good sale. Choppers made from £4 to £13 5/; baconers. £4 5/ to £6 2/; average porkers, 48/ to 58/; heavy porkers, 60/ to 74/ (average price per lb, 9d to lOd). Vealers. —The yarding was small, with a sharp advance. Runners to £7 10/; good vealers, £5 15/ to £6 15/; medium, £4 5/ to £5 10/; calves, 25/ to £4. Store Pigs.—The sale was a good one. Weaners, 23/ to 28/; extra good, to 33/; small stores, 30/ to 37/; medium stores, 40/ to 45/; large stores, to 59/; sows In pig, £4 10/ to £8.