STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 244, 15 October 1925, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

I AUCKLAND YABDINGS. j AUred Buckland and Son?, Limited, J report:—• j During- the week we Held sales at I Maung-aiuroio, Wellsrord, Helensville, Turua, Westfield, also two cleaving: sales.; There WCl'O rull yardings at each centre and a (rood demand existed for all classes j at late quotations. Dairy cows and heirers made £8 to £17, according" lo qual- j ity; aged and inrorlor dairy cows, £1 to :' £7 10/: grown steers in forward condi- | tion, £0 10/ to £10 U'/0; rour-year-old steers, £7 15/ to £0 10/. according- to j condition; thrce-ycar-olcl steers, £0 15/ to £7 12/0; two-year-old steers, £5 10/ to £6 12/0; yearling" steers, £3 15/ to £4 10/; yearling" lo two-year-old heifers, £3 10/ to £5 in/, according: to breed and quality; empty 5 .ung cows, £i 10/ to £5 15/; store cows, £3 to £i 5/: light Tat steers, £12 to £16 7/6: fat cows and heifers, £8 to £15 5/: rough klllable cows, £4 5/ to £7 10/; calves, £1 1/ to £1 15/. Wo held our annual null sale at Pukekolie last Tliursday and offered 230 bulls or different breeds. There was an extra large attendance of buyers and keen competition ruled. Prices showed a decided improvement on those realised at last year's sale. Two and three-year-old peril- j gree Shorthorn bulls made 20gns to 60gns, \ tlie latter figure being realised ror a good \ Quality two-year-old bred by Mr. R. i King, or Buckland; pedigree yearling to I, eighteen-month Shorthorns, £15 15/ to | 20gns; best grade yearling to two-year-old i Shorthorn, £12 12/ to 20gns; other Short- : horns, £5 5/ to £11 11/; pedigree Jerseys, £15 15/ to 35 gns; grade Jersey: . £7 7/ to 21g_s: Holstelns. £6 6/ to £10 16/; Ayrshires, £-1 4/ to £10 10/. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile " Agency Co., Ltd., reports:—We held sales I during the past vvccK at Wesuicld, Papakura and PUkckohP, all classes or store and dairy cattle selling at late quotations. We quote: Dairy cows and hellers, close to profit, best, £11 to £U 5/; others, £7 10/ j to £10 10/; backward springers, best, £7 to £9 10/; others, £-5 10/ to £. 15/; aged cows and Interior heifers, £2 to ti, 10/; dairy bulls. Shorthorn, best, £14 14/ to 20gns; others, Ogns to 13gns; jersey bulls, best, lOgns to lOgns; other, sgns to Ogns; Frlesian bulls, 7gns to 14gn3; empty cows, £2 10/ to £5 10/; yearling to eighteenmonths heirers, best, £3 to £4 15/; others, £1 10/ to £2 15/; yearling to elhgteenmonths steers, £t 5/ to £5 5/; two to two and a-half-year steers, £5 10/ to £G 17/6; three to three and a-half-year steers, £7 to £8 7/6; rour to Tour and a-hair-year steers, £8 10/ to £9 2/6; grown steers in forward condition, £9 5/ to £10 10/. HAMILTON. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—At the Hamilton sale on Tuesday there was a fairly heavy yarding or both rat and store cattle, and a small entry of sheep. Beef declined slightly in value, especially rough and unfinished cattle. Quotations: Heavy rat cows, £11 to £11 10/; medium, £8 to"~ £9 10/; unfinished cows, £5 15/ to £7; cows in rresh condition, £4 6/ to £5 7/6; rough store cows, £2 6/ to £3 12/: yearling Jersey-cross heirers, £2 15/ to £3 13/; springing heirers, £5 5/ to £9 10/; light rat ewes, £1 15/9; small rat hoggets, £1 13/9; store, £1 9/. Pigs: A N good yarding sold readily at late rates. We quote: Heavy baconers, £4 19/ to £5 7/; medium' baconers, £3 16/ to £4; light baconers; and good porkers, £3 to £3 0/; stores, 31/ j to 36/; good weaners, 10/ to £1 5/; others, 10/ to 15/; sows in pig, £3 3/ to £3 10/. I I The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering I Company, Limited, report:—ln the Frank- ! ton yards on Tuesday we had a good entry I or both steer and cow beer which sold well ' up to last week's rates. A rull number or , rat and store pigs were penned and sold under keen competition at late values. BeeT: Prime heavy rat steers made £20 5/ to £22; medium, £16 15/ to £19 2/C; light prime, £14 to £15 5/; light, £ii to £11 13/; two-year unfinished steers, £9 2/ to £9 5/; prime rat cows, £12 5/ to • £12 10/; medium, £9 15/ to £10 10/; : light prime, £8 10/ to £9 5/; plain, £7 to ; £8 2/6; unfinished, £6 2/6 to £6 15/; vealers, best. £3 15/; young, £2 4/ td £2 10/; rour-year-old store bullocks, £8 14/; two-year steers, £6 5/; rresh conditioned cows, £5 3/ to £5 7/0; stores, £2 lb/ to £3 7/6; Jersey-cross yearling heifers, £3 16/ to £3 17/6. Pigs: Heavy baconers made £5 to £5 8/; good baconers, ti 10/ i __._ l7/; niertium . to 15/ to £_ 5/; I _P. n haconers to good porkers, £3 7/ to I 13 12/; medium porkers, £2 10/ t& £3 3/- ! llf*-. «. 5 _ l 0 £2 12/; unfinished, 38/ Wi t_ 2 o.. beSt slips > 30/ t0 35 /: others, I ~J/ to 27/; good weaners. £1 to £1 ./■ young and small, io/ to 17/. WESTFIELD FAT STOCK MARKET. , Alfred Buckiand and Sons report-—Ye. , terday at our weekly rat stock market our ■ supply of fat cattle numbered 483 head comprising 311 steers, 169 cows and heifers, and 3 bulls. The duality or the o\ beef was again first class. Light prime o. sold at about last week's rates. ileavv cattle were again lower. Extra choice ox sold.to £2 9/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £2 2/ to £2 8/; ordinary and plain o\, £1 18/ to £2 1/; prime young cow and ! heifer beer, £2 2/ to £2 8/; ordinary cow beer, £1 10/ to £2; rough beer, £1 to £1 10/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price rrom £2:1 to £23; heavy prime steers £18 to £20 10/; lighter prime steers, £15 10/ to £17 15/; light prime steers, £13 to £15 5/; unfinished and small, £10 10/ to £12 15/; extra heavy prime young cows and heirers, £1. 10/ to £10; 1 extra special cow made £20; heavy prime young cows and heirers, £12 to £14 5/; lighter, £0 to Ell 15/; other kiliable cows, £7 to £8 15/; i old and rough cows, £3 10/ to £6 15/; j 33 steers rrom Mr. Wm. Vosper, "Dlngley Dell," Cambridge, averaged £19 11/8; 7 from Mr. H. E. Reed, Waerenga, averaged | £20 10/4; 21 from Messrs. Perham and Larson, Aka Aka Plains, £17 19/4; 30 -from Mr. John Mclntyre, Punl. £17 17/6; 24 > from Mr. C. C. Otway, te Akau, £18 10/ and 72 steers on account or other clients sold at rrom £l 6 upward. The 859 sheep came rorward were with rew exceptions of good quality. There was an improved demand and values were harder. Extra heavy prime woolly Wethers made £2 0/6 to £2 11/3; heavy prime woolly wethers, £2 7/ to £2 9/3; shorn, £_ 18/ to £2 0/6; medium "weig_t prime woolly wethers, £2 4-/6 to £2 G/0; shorn, £1 15/6 to £ 1 17/6* light prime woolly wethers, £2 1/ to £2 4/; extra heavy .prime, woolly ewes, £2 to £2 4/6; heavy fat woOUy ewes, £1 16/ to £1 19/; shorn, £1 10/ to £1 13/;. lighter Tat woolly ewes, £1 12/6 to £1 15/.." Spripg lambs were penned In increased numbdi's •and "were lower than late high values. Heavy prime made £1 15/ to £1 16/9; lighter prime, £1 11/ to £1 14/6; light prime, £1 7/9 to £1 10/9; small and plain, £1 1/ to £1 7/ (123 sold). Calves were, penned in extra large numbers. Competition was keen throughout, last Weeks I good values being ruily sustained. Run- I ners made from £3 17/ to £6 6/; medium vealers, £2 18/ to £4 12/; light vealers, ./ ?/<_■ ,L lO/: smaU and r resh dropped, '__ ° £9 (291 sold) - Tlefe Was hardly an ?e_d_fv c ?ft <U ___ ,r -i P Pr_ r _ An clasies s _S _*Sl_s- ly _ tne ..demand being Arm ilea.. ' _,_.F, P ?_ S s £B 10/ to £7 ii ror t_ -__ 11 _p|yW !___*«» : ..&nt?__ 107 _2d S ____ te * *■<*»«*» £5 to, | «/. ngnt and medium, £4 8/ to £4 17; (

heavy porkers, £3 11/ to £3 19/; light and medium. £3 to £3 7/; small and unfinished, £1 17/ to £2 12/. Stores also sold well. Best framed conditioned made £1 13/ to £1 19/; food stores, £1 8/ to £1 11/; slips, £1 i/ to £1 6/; suckers and weaners rrom 8/ to £1 3/ (335 sold). The Kew* , Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ag-ency report:—At Westfleld rat stock market yesterday beef was penned in more than average numbers and snowed an easing tendency on last week's sale, lightweights being , better worth. Extra choice ox sold to 49/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 44/ to 48/; ordinary and plain ox, £1 18/ to £2 3/; prime young , cow and heirer beer, 41/ to 45/; ordinary cow beef, 36/ to 40/,- rough bed , , 528/ to 35/; heavy prime steers, £19 to £21 2/0; llg-hter prime steers, £16 to £18 15/; light prime steers, £1$ 10/ to £15 15/: unfinished "and small, £12 to £14; heavy prime young- cows and Heifers, £12 to £13 10/; lighter. £0 10/ to £12 15/; lig-llt cows, £6 15/ to £0 5/; bulls, £4 to £8; other cows, £:< 15/ to £6 10/. Sheep were also yarded in increased numbers and sold readily, values being: very llrm at late quotation?. Extra heavy prime wether?, woolly, made £2 10/ to £2 17/ for slieep fatted by Mr. 11. E. Potter, Karaka, I'apakura; heavy prime wethers, woolly, £2 c/ 3 to £2 0/; shorn, £1 10/ to £2 1/; medium prime wethers, woolly, £2 4/ to £2 6/; shorn, £1 17/3 to £1 18/0; iig-ht prime wether 3, woolly, £2 to £2 3/C; shorn, £1 10/ to £1 17/; heavy prime ewes, woolly, £2 1/ to £2 3/6; shorn, £1 15/6 to £1 10/9; medium and light prime ewes, woolly, £1 IS/ to £i! u/0; shorn, £1 14/ to £1 15/; woolly hogffets, £1 11/9 to £1 16/; shorn hog-gets, £1 8/ to £1 13/0. Spring- lambs were penned In larfre numbers, and consequently values were easier. Heavy prime made 1" 1 14/ to £1 16/; medium prime, £1 10/ to £1 13/6: lig-ht prime, £1 4/ to £1 0/6; unfinished, 15/ to £1 3/. Plg-s wore penned in large number?, values being llrm at late quotations. Choppers sold from £5 to £5 17/6: heavy and medium baconere from £5 to £5 8/; light baconers and heavy porkers rrom £4 10/ to £4 18/; medium porkers and light porkers, rrom £3 16/ tv £4 8/; small and unfinished porkers, £-2 10/ to £3 8/. atom plg-s In Miiall numbers sold at late quotations. Large stores made £2 to £2 9/: slips, £1 10/ lo £1 18/; weaners, 15/ to £1 R/. Calves were penned in larg-e numbers, values remaining- llrm ai late quotations, nunnors made £5 10/ to £6 15/; heavy vealers, £3 10/ to £4 4/ medium, £2 18/ to O 8/; light, £2 8/ tr £2 10/; smaller, £1 16/ to £2 6/; small and rresh dropped, 3/ to £1 10/; rougr calves, 10/ to £1. Dalgrety and Company, Ltd., report as follows on the "Westfleld sale yesterday: Beer: there was a g-ood yarding , of o\ beef and a fair one of cow. The quality and tlnish. as a whole, was g-ood. Tin demand was not so keen and values on the whole were easier. Extra choice ox made £2 0/ per JOOlb; choice and prime, £2 4/ to £2 7/; other, 38/ to £2 ?/; prime young row and heifer beer, to £2 5/; other, good 3S/ to £2 3/. Wo had a consignment o( well-finished Hereford cows and heifers from South, which averaged £la 4/. A clrait or light-weight prime Here lord steer' rrom Mr. E. T. Urquhart, Karaka, averaged, £18 4/. sheep: There was an average yarding- and prices were very firm at late rates. No extra heavy wethers were yarded Heavy prime woolly wethers made £2 5/ to £2 7/6; medium, £3 to £2 r>/; others 37/ to £2; heavy prime shorn wethers made £1 15/ to £1 IS/6; prime woolly ewes. £1 18/ to £2 4/; others, £1 12/ to £1 15/-----best shorn ewes, £1 2/f> to £1 15/. Lambs: -There was the largvst yarding- tills year, the quality being good and the iambs well grown. Prices were considerably easier, Heavy prime lambs made 33/; medium, 29/ to 32/; He-ht, £1 to £l 8/. Calves.- Aγ exceptionally heavy entry, with very Tew mother-reared vealers. the majority beinp bucket-red calves. Runners, £4 10/ to £5 10/; heavy vealers. £3 10/ to £4 7/medium, £3 to £3 8/: light, £y 5/ to £2 17/; small, 18/ to <„".)/; fresh-dropped, 3/ to 6/. Pigs: A small yarding-, selling readily, prices being- better than the previous week. Choppers made £3 10/ to £5 10/; heavy and medium baconers, £4 18/ to £5 8/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £4 11/ 10 £4 16/; medium and lighi porkers, £3 6/ to £3 10/. ADDIKGXON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Entries were on the small side at Addlngton to-day and there was agood pound sale althoug-h rat cattle failed to hold lasi week's rates. The Prime Minister, Hon. J G. Coates, paid a hair-hour's visit to the sale and g-ave a. Tew minutes' address, whlefc was heartily applauded. Store Sheep.—A rather small entry, comprising mostly ewes and lambs. There was very little rhang-e in the market from last week. The best or the ewes and lambs sold at 26/, all counted. Spring Lambs. —Thirty-seven of . these sold at from 33/ to 44/9. Fat Sheep.—An average yarding, whlcfc Included several trucks rrom the Tapanu! district or South Otago. Ono line or 150 rrom Herlot made 45/7 to 49/1. The sale generally was a shade dearer than last week. Extra prime wethers, 57/6 tc CO/1; prime, 47/ to 53/6; medium, 43/6 to 48/6; light, 39/10 to 43/; extra prime ewes to 40/4; prime, 40/0 tc 44/; medium, 37/ to 40/; llgtlt, 34/10 tc 30/9; prime shorn wethers, to 36/10; ordinary shorn wethers, 34/1 to 35/6; prime hoggets, to 42/4. Fat Cattle.—An entry or 412 head, which Included 80 head rrom the TS'orth Island and consignments from the Chatham Islands and the West Coast. Values were down on last week by 20/ to 30/ per head. Butcher; complain that at the high prices now ruling- Tor meat consumption Is being restricted. Extra prime beef made up to 57/6 per 1001b; prime, 52/6 to 56/; prime heavy, 50/ to 52/6; medium, 46/ to 49/; light, 42/ to 44/6; rough, down to 27/6; extra prime heavy-weight steers, £27 tc £33 12/0; prime heavy steers, £21 to £24; medium weight, £17 to £20 10/; light, £14 to £16 15/; rough, £11 to £13 10/; extra prime heifers, £18 to £22 5/; prime, £12 15/ to £15 15/; ordinary, £9 7/6 tt £12 10/; light, £4 to £8 10/; extra prime cows, to £19 2/6; prime, £12 10/ to £15 10/; ordinary, £9 5/ to £12 5/; light, £7 15/ to £0; aged. £4 to £7 10/. . Vealers.—A good sale. Runners, £8 tc £9 17/6; good vealers, £6 10/ to £7 5/; others, £4 15/6 to £6 2/6. Store Cattle.—-No quotable lines were forward. Dairy Cattle.—Best, £6 10/ to £10 10/; others. £4 to £6. Fat Pig-s.—Choppers. £3 10/ to £7 10/ baconers, £4 7/3 to £0 10/; average price per lb Sid to OJd. Porkers, 55/ to 82/ average prire per lb, !Hd to 10id. Store Pigs.—Weaners, 25/ "to 35/ Stores, 33/ to 49/; large, 54/ to 60/ sows in pig, to £0 15/. POTATO PRICES SOAR. (Received 11 a.m.) SYDNEY, this day. oJ'iin ß - l th" eate " ed shorta ee °f Potatoes i, causing the prices to soar. They are «en Z «Jl° a ton - The visible supplies 0 old stocks are low, and the reports froh various producing centres Indicate that tl new crop is light and backward, owing- t the cold spring and want of rain indications are that they will not hi available berore the end or Meantime there win be a marked scarcity or old stocks.—(a. and N.Z. Cable.) I * MINING NEWS. MANAGERS' REPORTS. I Ohinemuri Mines.—The mine managei reports that tlie southern extension on th< Camoola reef, at No. 3 level, has reached t total distance of 1554 ft from the Sliver •stream crosscut. During the fortnight end Ing the 10th Instant a crosscut at a poim 1514 ft south was projected, and a total dis tance of 40ft has been driven eastward t< prove the reef In that direction. It l> anticipated that the crosscut will reach th< main body during the ensuing week. Majestic.—The mine manager reporte tha during the past fortnight the south face wai extended 40ft, making a total of 907 ft frbn the main crosscut. A very neavy flow o: water wiis met with, some distance back but this has subsided to some extent. Thi last round of holes fired showed a greai improvement in the character of the reef which has widened to 4ft. The quartz ii different In appearance from that previously carried "With this drive, and three sample; have been sent for assay to the Thames School- of: Slinesi • " ' TARANAKI OIL. X fair amount of business was done in Tiiranaki oil shares yesterday and to-day Sales were made yesterday morning a< 21/3, and by the third call 22/6 had beer; paid. This morning the market openec with Bales at 22/6, after which 23/ waj paid. At the noon call sales "were reported >at 23/6 with further, sellers at that rate I and buyers quoting 22/6.