STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVI, Issue 292, 10 December 1925, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND STOCK SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports: —We held sai-s during the past week at Westueld. N|atea, and Pukekohe. Dairy cow 3 and heifers close to protlt sold at late quotations. All classes of store cattle are dull or sale, ana values are consequently easier. We quote: Dairy cows and heirers, close to prollt, best, £10 10/ to £13 10/; other?, £7 to £10; backward springers, best, £7 to i'J iv/. others, £4 to £6 10/; aged cows ana inrerior heirers, £2 10/ to £4 10/; yearling to 18-months heirers, best, £2 la/ to S4; others, £1 to £2 10/; yearling to 18-month:, steers, £3 to £4 15/; 2 to 3*-year steers. £5 to £6 10/; 3 to 31-year steers, £6 15/ to £7 10/; 4 to 4}-year steers, £< li '°J° £8 10/; grown stoers in forward condition, £8 12/6 to £0 5/. Airred Buckiand and Sons. Ltd.. report: During the week we held sales at tlpid, Kumeu, Kalwaka, Maungaturoto and one clearing sale. There were average yardlngs and values were on a par Willi those obtained at the previous week's sales. HAMILTON. The' Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report: —At Frankton yards, on Tuesday, we held our weekly stock sale, and had a iair entry or beer, a good entry or sheep, and a big yarcimg or Trat and store pigs. Beef was much the same as the previous week, but both rat and store sheep were easier. The market for rat pigs was about equal to last wppk, baconers and porkprs making- about od, but there was a drop on all ston;s. \\a quote: Prime light rat buiiorks, £ 1 1 10/ .o £11 17/6; prime rat heirers, £8; best prime rat cows, £7 15/ to £8 -i/; medium quality, £5 15/ to £6 10/; rough and unfinished, £4 5/ to £4 14/; store cows, £2 17/6 to £3 4/; 18-months Jersey-cross heirers, £3 6/; a line or 50 3}-year steers made £7 10/. Sheep: Aged fat ewes, 21/; 4"-tooth wethers, 24/7; good shorn 2-tooth wethers, 21/7; small 2-tooth wethers, 20/; aged ewes in low condition, 8/7 to 11/. Pigs: Best heavy baconers. £3 15/ to £4 1/; light baconers, £3 5/ to £3 10/; best prime porkers, £2 15/ to £2 18/; others, £2 7/6 to £2 12/6; choppers, best up to £4; other, £2 10/ to £3; good stores, 33/ to 36/; slips, 28/ to 30/; good weaners, 18/ to 24/; small weaners, 8/ to 9/.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:—At the Hamilton sale, on Tuesday, the entry of beer was below the averagre. and prices Improved slightly on last week's market. A small entry or store cattle met with a ralr demand.- Both rat and store sheep declined in value. We quote: Fat bullocks, £12 5/; light fat steers, £6 15/ to £8 10/: good fat cows, £7 11/ to £8 5/; medium cows, £6 13/ to £7 7/; lighter COWS, £5 19/ to £6 11/; rough Tat cows, £4 7/ to £■! 19/; young , cows In fresh condition, £3 13/ to £4 1/; aged cows In fresh condition, £2 6/ to £2 l"/6; 15----months-old Jersey-cross heifers, £1 19/ to £2 18/; dairy cows, £5 to £7; rat wethers, £1 9/8 to £1 10/6; Tat lambs, £1 3/6 to £1 5/9. Pigs were yarded in large numbers. Prices have receded considerably, the demand being erratic, although sellers mostly accepted market prices. Store pigs were also dull or sale. Heavy baconers made £3 9/ to £3 19/ for a few extra good; medium baconers. £2 18/ to £3 7/; light baconers and porkers, £2 7/ to £2, 16/; unfinished porkers, £1 18/ to £2 4/; store pigs, £1 9/ to £1 15/; slips, £1 1/ to £1 6/; weaners, 12/ to 16/; others, 7/ to 10/. '

WESTFIELD FAT STOCK MARKET.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency reports: At Westileld fat stock market yesterday beer was penned in scarcely average numbers. There was an Improvement In competition and values Improved, especially Tor choice and prime light-weights. Extra choice ox sold to 36/ per looib; choice and prime ox, 32/ to 35/; ordinary and plain ox, 28/ to 31/; prime young cow and heirer beef, 29/ to 32/; ordinary cow Seer, 23/ to 28/; rough beer, 18/ to 22/; heavy prime steers, £13 17/6 to £15 51; lighter prime steers, £12 10/ to £13 15/; light prime steers, £11 to £12 7/6; unfinished and small, £9 5/ to £10 heavy prime young cows and heirers, £8 to £9 15/; lighter, £6 15/ to £7 17/6; llgnt COWS, £5 10/ to £6 10/; bulls, £3 to £7 10/; other cows, £3 15/ to £5 5/; stags, £4 10/ to £8. Sheep -were yarded In average numbers, prime wetliers selling at late quotations. Ewes were easier in value. Heavy prime wethers made £1 11/3 to £1 12/6; medium prime wethers, £1 0/9 to £1 11/; light, prime wethers, £1 8/ to £1 9/6; -small and unfinished wethers, £1 5/ to £1 7/9; heavy prime ewes, £1 5/ to £1 7/; medium prime ewes, £1 2/9 to £1 4/9; llght.prime ewes, £1 to £1 2/6; inrerlorly ratted ewes, 10/ to 19/. Spring lambs were penned in average numbers and ,sold readily at late quotations. Heavy prime made £1 10/ to £1 11/9; medium prime, £1 8/ to £1 9/9; light prime, £1 4/ to £1 7/9. Pigs were penned in average i numbers, values being at late quotations. Choppers sold rrom £2 10/ to £4 17/6; heavy and medium 'baconers, £3 19/ to £4 7/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 8/ to £3 17/; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 14/ to £3 5/; small and unfinished porkers, £2 2/ to £2 10/. Store pigs were penned In small numbers and sold" at late quotations. Large stores made £1 10/ to £1 16/; slips, £1 2/ to £1 8/; \Veaner3, 12/ to £1 1/. Calves were penned in large numbers, and values declined on late quotations. No extra heavy veal' was penned. Runners made £3 15/ to £4 17/6: heavy vealers, £3 to £3 12/; medium, £2 8/ to £2 18/; light, £1 16/ to £2 G/; smaller, £1 5/ to £1 14/; small and freshdropped, 3/ to £1 3/; rough calves, 10/ to £1.

Alfred Buckland and Song report: Yesterday, at our weekly Westneld rat stock market, our supply or Tat cattle numbered 497, comprising 222 .steers, 269 cows and heifers, and six bulls. Last week our entry totalled 519 head. There was a keen demand -with a further advance In the value or prime medium and light-weight ox beef. Extra choice ox sold to £1 16/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, £1 13/ to £1 15/; ordinary and plain ox, £1 10/ to £1 12/6; prime young cow and heirer beef, £1 10/ to £1 13/; ordinary cow beer, £1 5/ to £1 9/; plain and rough, £1 to £1 A/. Mr. F. R. Seddon's show steers sold as rollows: First prize four-year-old, £24; second ,prize four-year-old, £25 5/; first prize three-year-old, £22 5/; first prize three-year-old freezer, £19. Heavy prime steers ranged in price from £14 15/ to £15 17/6; lighter prime steers, £13 to £14 12/6; light prime steers, £11 to £12 17/6; small and unfinished steers, £6 10/ to £10 10/; extra heavy prime young cows and heirers, £10 to £H 15/. Mr. F. R. Seddon's tlrst prize cow made £16 15/, and Mr. H. A. Swarneld's second prize heirer £16. Heavy prime cows and heirers sold at from £8 to £9 17/6; lighter prime cows and heifers, £6 5/ to £7 17/6; other killable cows, £4 10/ to £6 2/6; old and boner cows, £2 to £4 5/ v bulls, £5 to £11; 32 nice quality steers from Mr. W. Vosper, Dingley Rell, Cambridge, averaged £15 8/1. There was a heavy yarding of sheep ana a steady demand at last week's rates. Extra heavy prime show wethers rrom Mr. F. R. Seddon made £2 3/, and Mr. Thos. Coates' wethers £1 ie/6. Heavy prime wethers sold at from £1 10/6 to £1 12/9; medium to heavy prime wethers, £1 8/6 to £1 10/3; light to medium-prime wethers, £1 7/ to £1 8/6- unfinished wethers, £1 4/ to £1 7/- extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 6/ to £19/- show ewes; £1 10/; heavy prime ewes. £14/ to £1 5/9; lighter prime ewes, £1 2/ to £1 3/9; light ktllable ewes, 19/6 to £1/9; other ewes, 15/ to 18/6 (lsii sheep sold). An average supply or lambs sold freely at late quotations. Extra heavy P?rne lambs made £1 10/ to £1 M/j heavy nrfmp lambs £1 6/6. to £1 .9/6; .lighter Se lambs.' £1 5/ to £1 6/3; ligttt prime lambs £1 3/ to £1 4/9; small and plain S 10/6- to £1 2/9, (316 lambs sold). Calves were again penned in large numbers, valuna for all good quality vealers being equal to last report. Rough calves were not wanted. Runners "jaee rrom « to « 3/- medium vealers. £2 11/ to £3 17/, lltrht vealers £1 15/ to £2 9/; small and K-droppe S d, 3/-to £1 "/• There was also a good yarding or pigs. Bidding throughout was steady, but there was no improvement in prices. Choppers made £2 12/6 to £4; light, £2 to-£2 10/; hnavv. baconers. £3 18/ to £4 4/; light and medium. £3 7/ to £3 15/.; heavy porker* £2 19/ to £3 4/; light and medium. £2 4/ to £2 15/; small porkers, £1 -18/ to £2 2/; unfinished pigs, £1 15/ to £2 6/. Store pips sold at hardly last week's rates. (447 sold).

Dal&ety and Company, Ltd., report as follows on the Westfield sale yesterday:—Beer: A somewhat smaller yarding:, values being decidedly better, especially Tor lightweight prime steers and heifers, demand telng keen until near the end. Extra choice |nn< macle 36/ per. 10011); ordinary, 28/ to „<*• Prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 't^L"™ 5 -, ° rd lnary, 26/ to 30/; rough, sow .t i»« Shee £ : A 8:ood y ardln ß". wnlcll Ptaet'w 3 e i ks Quotations. No extra Uedwm"7/ 7<?TfJt Heav y P rlme - 31 / 6 : I*s/ to- 277-*° 2»/e : small ana unfinished, I • lo 27/; heavy 27/

medium, 22/ to 25/; light and unfinished, 18/ to 21/. Lambs: A smaller yarding, prices being: unchanged. No extra heavy prime lambs. Medium, £1 7/ to £1 9/; light, £1 2/ to £1 6/6; unfinished, 18/ to £1. Pigs: An average yarding, last week's prices being: unchanged. Choppers made £3 5/ to £4 5/; heavy and medium baconers, £4 to £4 10/; light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 10/ to £3 10/; medium and light porkers, £2 to £2 18/. Calves: A good yarding, selling at last week's quotations. Runners made £4 5/ to £5 5/; heavy vealers, £3 5/ to £4; medium, £2 15/ to £3 4/; light, £2 to £2 10/; small, 14/ to 26/; Tresh dropped, 3/ to 7/. ADDINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday.The entries at Addlngton to-day were on the heavy side, and there was an all-round easing-, except In the rat lamb section. Fat sheep and Tat cattle are showing a marked drop each week. Store Sheep.—There was an average yarding, which included a rair-sized drart or well grown and well conditioned animals rrom the Chathams and an indirlerent line or Marlborough sheep. Themarket was lireloss. and sales were made only when vendors were prepared to accept 1/ to 1/0 per head less than last weeks ago by 5/ a head. Forward four and six-tooth wethers 2 6/1 to 28/6; lour and six-tooth wethers, '24/9 to 25/2; inrerior rour and six-tooth wethers, 21/ to 22/9; two-tooth wethers, 21/ to 23/7; cull two-tooth wethers, 18/6; S.M. crossbred ewes, 25/9 to 26/6; interior ewes and lambs, 12/6; woolly S.M. ewes and lambs, Fat Lambs.—A total or 560 were penned. In the later stages the market tinned up on the opening rates by 2/ per head. Only butchers were operating. Extra prime lambs, to 35/10; prime, 32/6 to 34/6; medium, 29/ to 32/6; light, 22/ to 2«/6. Fat Sheep.—There was an average yarding, and another drop of 1/6 to 2/ per head on the previous week. Several drafts of Chatham sheep were l'orward. Wether mutton made from s*d to 6d per lb, and ewe from 4id to sd. Only butchers were operating. Extra prime wethers, to 36/10; prime, 31/10 to 34/; medium, 28/0 to 30/6; light, 26/ to 28/6; extra prime ewes, to 31/; prime, 25/6 to 28/6; medium, 22/6 to 25/; light, 20/ to 22/; inrerior, 16/6 to 19/6.

Fat Cattle.—A very heavy entry or 505 head was forward, including' 360 cows Tor the shipping- marKet. From the outset values were down on the preceding week by 30/ to £0/ per bead, or over £6 a head rrom the price live weeks ago. Prime beef made 41/ to 44/; with occasional prices to 46/ per lQOlb; heavy beef, 38/ to 48/; medium, 34/ to 37/6; light and Inferior, 30/ to 33/; and rough, down to 20/. Extra prime heavyweight steers »o £23 2/6; prime heavyweight steers, £17 10/ to £20; prime medium weight steers, £16 10/ to £18; medium steers, £14 5/ to £16 hi; light, £11 to £14; rough, £9 to £10 10/; extra prime show heifers, £15 to £18 7/6; prime heirers, £ll to £13 5/; ordinary. £7 15/ to £10 10/;.lig-ht, £5 15/ to £7 10/; extra prime cows, to £15 2/6; prime COWS, £9 15/ to £12 5/; medium, £7 10/ to £9 10/; inrerlor, £5 to £7 5/. Vealers.—There was a deluge of calves, which met with a substantial drop in values. Runners, £3 to £6 10/; best calves, 32/6 to 37/0; others, 10/ to 30/. Storo CaTtle.—mere was a rood entry, and prices were easier. Well grown steers, £7 2/6 to £0 15/; two-year heirers, £2 10/ to £4; yearlings, 35/ to £2 5/cows, £2 to £4 5/; bulls, to £7 5/ Dairy Cattle.—There was a slack sale Best springing cows, £5 to £9 io/heifers, £5 to £8 5/. Fat Pigs.—An over supply or pork sent prices down, although the bacon pljrs remained very nrni. Competition for the atter was brisk. Choppers, £3 to £6 10/----light baconers, £4 to £4 10/; heavy baconers, £5 to £5 10/; extra heavy on " s ' t° *6 6/ (average price, 8d to ?Jd per lb); light porkers. £2 5/ to £2 12/; heavy porkers, £2 17/ to £3 3/; extra heavy porkers, to £3 8/ (average price, 7}d to Bjd per lb). average Store Pigs.—The entry was large and prices were much easier. Weaners, 15/ to 28/6; Slips, 33/ to 40/; Stores" 42/ to 54/