STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 53, 4 March 1926, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND TUe Mew nealand Loan and Mercantile Vgency Co., Ltd., report: —We held sales during the past week at Wcsia-'ld tuid Papakura, when an classes of rattle ana sheep sold at late quotations. We quote: Best dairy cows and heifers, close to proilt, £11 to £13 10/; other dairy cows and heifers, close to profit, £8 to £10 10/; backward springers, £5 to £7 1O7; aged cows ana inrerlor heirers, £2 10/ to £i 15/; bulls, £2 to £7 10/, according to weight and quality; hellers, suitable dairy purposes, £2 10/ to £4; weaner steer calves, best, £1 7/6 to £'2; others, 15/ to £1 5/: weaner heifer calves, best, £1 to £1 12/6; others, 10/ to 19/; empty yearling to is-months heirers, £1 10/ to £2 10/; yearling to is-monttis steers, £2 17/6 to £3 17/6; 2 to 2J-year steers, £4 to £4 17/6; 3 to 3A-year steers, £5 to £6 10/; 4 to 4*-year steers, £6 15/ to £7 17/6; grown" steers In forward condition, £8 to £8 17/6; F.F.M. ewes, 18/6 to £1 2/3; F.R.M. ewes, 12/ to 18/; store lambs, best, 15/ to 18/6; others, 8/6 to 14/9. • FAT STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co.. Ltd., report:—At the WesMleld rat stock market yesterday beef was penned in average numbers, and although in places last week's values were obtained, there was an easing tendency, and quotations were lower. Extra choice ox sold to 29/ per 1001b; choice and prime ox, 24/ to 28/; ordinary and plain ox, 20/ to 23/; prime young cow and heifer beer. 22/ to 25/; ordinary cow beer, 18/ to 21/; rough beef, 12/ to 17/; heavy prime steers £11 15/ to £12 15/; lighter prime steers, £10 5/ to £11 10/; light prime steers, £0 to £10 2/6; unfinished and small. £7 to £8 15/; heavy prime young cows and heirers, £7 to £8 17/6; lig-hter, £6 to, £6 15/; light cows, £4 15/ to £5 15/; bulls, £2 10/ to £8 5/: other cows. £2 to £4 10/. Sheep were yarded in average numbers, and ■sold at late quotations. Heavy prime wethers. £1 9/ «to £1 10/; medium prime wpthprs. £1 7/9 to £1 8/9; light prime wethers, £1 6/ to £1 7/9; small and unfinished wethers, £1 1/ to £1 5/9; heavy prime ewes, £1 0/3 to £1 3/6; medium prime ewes, 18/ to £1; light prime ewes, 15/ to 17/6; inferiorly fatted ewes. 7/ to ii/ 6. Lambs were penned in large numbers, selling: readily at late quotations. Extra heavy prime, £1 8/ to £i to/; heavy primp. £1 6/ to £1 7/9; medium prime, £1 4/ to £i 5/0; light prime. £1 1/ to £l 3/9; unfinished, best, 15/ Cto 19/; Others, 10/ to 15/. Pig-s -were ppnned in syerage numbers, selling readily at late quotations. Choppers sold from £3 to £4 in/-, heavy and medium baeoners from £S 5/ to £4 16/; light baeoners and hmvy porkers from £3 6/ to £4 4/; medium norkers and light porkers from £2 5/ lo £3 5/. Store pigs sold at late quotations. Large stores. £1 10/ to £2 2/; slips. £1 to £1 7/; weaners, 8/ to 19/. Calves were penned in less numbers thnn last wppk, and values improved on late sales. Runners, £3 10/ to £4 16/; heavy vealers. £3 to £3 16/; medium, £2 to £2 19/; light, £1 11/ to £1 19/; smaller. £1 2/ to £1 10/; small and fresh dropped, 3/ to 9/; roujrh calves, 10/ to £1.

Alfred Buckland and Sons, Ltd.. report: Yesterday at our weekly Westfield fit stock market our supply of fat cattle numbered 515 head, compared with 676 last week, comprising 168 steers, 321 cows and heirers, and 8 bulls. There was no improvement in the demand, and we havp to report a rurther decline in values. Extra choice ox sold to £1 9/; choice and prime ox, £1 7/ to £1 8/6: ordinary and plain ox. £1 4/ to £1 6/: prime young cow and heifer beef. £1 2/ to £ I 5/: ordinary row beef. 16/ to £1 l/; plain and rough, 10/ to 15/: extra he-avy prime steers ranged in price from £12 10/ to £13: heavy prime steers, £1i 5/ to £12 7/6; lighter prime steers, £10 to £11 2/6; light prime steers. £8 to £9 17/6: small r-nd unfinished steers. £6 to £7 17/6: extra heavy prime young cows and heifers. £7 107 to £8 15/- 'heavy nrime cows and heifers. £6 to £7 7/6'lighter nrime cows nnrl heifers, £4 10/ to £5 17/6; other tillable cows, £3' to £4 5/: old and bojirr cows, £1 5/ to £2 17/6; hulls. £2 5/ to £5. The best iivprag" ofthe flay was ror 14 steers rrom Mr. Ben Reed Waerenga. which averaged £19 4/1. Thorp, wns a moderate yarding of sheet) which met with a steady demand throughout values being firm at last week's rates' Extra heavy prime wethers, £1 11/ to £1 1?/: heavy prime wethers. £1 0/ to £1 10/6: medium to heavy prime wethers £1 II to £1 8/0: light to medium pr'me wetjprs, £1 5/6 to £1 6/9: unfinished wethers, £1 1/ to £1.5/: extra heavy primp young ewes. £1 2/9 to £1 4/9; hpsvy primp ewps. £1 to £1 2/6: lighter prime pwes IS/ to 10/0: light tillable pw« 15/ to 17/9: other ewe.?. 11/ to 14/9 M 067 sold) Lambs to the number of 503 came rorward iTirt- sold readily at ruling price*. Extra iieavy prime lambs, £i -,/ to £1 6/6; heavy prime lumbs, £1 n/6 to £1 4/9: lighter prime lambs, £1 1 / to fii'3/3- lic-iit. nrime lambs. 10/ to £1 n/9: small mid nlaln lambs. 14/. to . 15/0. Calves came forward in average numbers, values for all classes showing p slie-ht improvement on lflte quotation.?. Runners made from £3 10/ to £4 16/: hesvv voalers, £2 13/ to £4medium vealers. £•? 3/ to £2 16/; light vealers. £1 5/ to £2 </; small and rresh dropped, ?/ to £1 (2gp, sold). There was airain a good yarrtfnsr or pigs. Bidding was β-ood and prices fully -lin to tbo=<> rutinstost snle: heavy nrimp baconers made from R4 14/ to £4 is/: medium baronet £4 7/ to £■( 11/: lieht baeonprs. £3 18/ to B4 4/: heavy porkers. £3 9/ tn £3 16/----lie-ht pnd medium porkers. £? 18/ to £3 «/: small porkers. £2 7/ to £2 14/----'inflnisbed ni?s. £1 17/ .to £2 n/ : choppers. £2 <2/fi «o £5 3/. Ptor» pfirs ■"•pro 3»5f). in dcm?"d. Ftps: up f> £? 1r• =ti,V'. tl 14/ to fiS> «/; slips. <M r>/ to "i n7- w—ers, 11/ to £1; small. 6/ to 9/ (318 sold).

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yarding or sheep, which were at last week's prices. Heavy prime wethers made 30/; medium, £1 6/6 to £1 0/; small and unfinished, £1 3/6 to £1 6/; best heavy prime ewes, 23/; medium, £1 to £1 2/; light and unfinished, 17/ to 19/ G. There was an average yarding of cows, prices being , practically unchanged. Runners, £4 2/; heavy vealers, £3 to £3 »/; medium, £2 10/ to £-2 16/; llgrht. £2 to £2 7/; small, £1 5/ to £1 13/; rresli dropped, 4/ to 8/. There was a good yarding or lambs, the bulk or which were unfinished. A pen or extra choice woolly lambs, on account or H. Mccarroll, Woodliill, made 28/6, and a pen of shorn rrom the same vendor hroug-ht 9 5/6. Heavy prime lambs made 28/6; medium. 93/ to 25/: light. £1 to £2 2/6; An avcragre yarding- of pigs sold readily, last week's prices being- fully maintained. Chopper-,. £3 to £! 10/; medium and heavy baconers, £4 10/ to £5; light baconers and heavy porters. £3 14/ to £4 0/; medium and light porkers, £3 if to £3 12/. HAMILTON AND FRANKTON. Dalgety and Company, Ld.. report having held their usual weekly stock sale at Frankton saleyarcls on Marrh 2. The;-.' was a moderate yarding of beef, cows, and heifers. Prime cows and heifers sold at lato rates. Aged and rough cows ilso sold at late ratps. Only a few store cattle yarded. Jersey and heifer calves. 32/6. There was a large yarding of sheep, chiefly ewes. Good young ewes, of good quality, ninrle lair prices but doubtful aged ewes and those in low condition were much lower. Store and cull lambs sola at ratp rntes. We sold 3S(i four, six, and eight-tooth eood nornnpy owes at up to 24/; 281 four and five-year-old ewes. IS/: 310 fou; , and flvp. year-old ewes, 17/ to 15/9; 180 four and five-year-old 'JWPS at 18/; 420 four end llve-year-old ew.-\ at ifi/3; lot two. foiii. and six-tooth ewes 21/; fat wptiii-rs. 2-7/3; e.\tr;i prim:' ewes. 2-1/1; ordinary Tsl ewes, 19/10; sm:i;i two-tooth wotho,-;. 1 , .','- down cross fat two-tooths, 84/; I'at Minns, woolly, 22/0: cull ewes, S/ to 11/. There was an avcra?: , yarding of fat wiille store' were penned in good niimiiers. fats sold i.t late rAtes. while stores tfp-p easier than previous sale Heavy /irime heeoners. £4 10/ to £i 18/; heavy prinir hoeoners, £4 5/ to S4 10/; medium }i,\\v haconers, C 3 12/ to £t 4/; light prim* ba'.oners and heavy porkers, £3 to £:? (-■'; medium porKers. £2 15/ to £2 1.-;-'; snnll j.orkers, £2 9/ to £;> 12/; " unflnis"n.-> I V.orkcrs, £2 4/ to £3 10/: choppers, VS 10/ to £5 I/; sows ,-<n<l litters, £i 7,' |.1 £7; best stores. E! '. r,/ to £2; inodlnill Mores, £1 10/ to £1 <i/: good slip?. |j»/ to 1! 6/; best weaiiprs 14/ tn 10./; small wearers, 10/ to 12/.

The New Zo-aland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:-—At the Hamilton sale on March 2. the entry of beef was smiller than list week, and prices advanced slightly. There was a small offering of store cattle and a full yarding of sheep, for which values were easier, especially Tot f>lll-mouth pwps. tiUhouirh we effected a total clearance. We quote: Prime fat cows, £6 17/' to £8 8/: miriium rat cows, £5 4/ to £6 1/; unfinished cows, £4' to £4 17/: cows in fresh condition. £3 to £3 18/: rat wethers. £1 7/; Tit lambs, £i 3/6: 2-tooth' wethers. 10/ to £1 ?/: shorn b.f. lambs, 12/0-to 14/Gj w.r. woolly lamhs. 12/0 to 15/6; small 2-tooth ewes, £i 0/3: 6-tooth and r.m. ewes. 17/8 to 17/9; f.m. ewes in fair condition, 14/6; f.m. ewes in low condition. 8/ to 10/. Another good yarding of piss met with keen competition, especially for baeoners: prices wore on a par with last wppk for prims bacon pigs, porkprs being slightly easier. Store pigs showed a slight decline. Prime heavy baconers, £4 12/ to £4 18/; medium baconers, £3 18/ to £4 9/; light baconers. £3 7/ to £3 15/; heavy porkers, £2 15/ to £3 5/; lightpr porkers, £2 4/ to £2 12/: store pigs. £1 14/ to S9 i/: slips, 18/ to £1 9/; weaners, l>o/ to 147.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report:—At the weekly stock sale 1n the Frankton yards on March 2, we had a moderate yarding of cow and heifer heef (no Tat ste.?rs being penned) of ordinary quality, and prices I reached were not up to the standard of the fevious week. Medium-weight we'i finished. £7 12/ to £7 15/; lighter, £6 3/ to £6 5/; plain and ordinary cow, £3 15/ to £4 7/6; unfinished, £3 to £4; best vealers. £2 6/ to £2 10/: light, £1 to 35/. A full number of sheep were ao-ain penned, and all cleared at the following rates: — Fat ewes, 18/: rat w.f. woolly lambs, 21/ to 22/: rorward w.f. shorn lambs, to/: I blar-k races, In samo condition, 15/6; small 2-tooth wethers. 15/; medium 2 and 4tooth wethers, 20/0: small 2-tooth ewes, 20/ to 21/0; small-framed 4 and 5-year-old breeding ewes, 18/; mpflium 5-year-old ewes. 12/9: sound month ewes. 9/ to 9/f> : cult?. 5/ to 7/6. A large number of fat and store pips wpre submitted and prices in the fat pens were all round lower tban those rpported the previous week, while nil masses or stores were dull of sale. Heavy good quality bacon pigs. £4 12/ to £4 17/; heavy baeoners, £3 18/ tn £4 10/; medium baconers. £3 8/ to £3 15/; o-oo'l porkers and light bicmiers. £2 15/ to £2 4/: medium porkers. £2 7/ to £2 12/: =tn«p= 30/ to 35/; sips end small porkers. 17/ n 24/; weaners, 3/fi to H/. MATAMATA STOCK SALE. (By Telegraph.—-Own Correspondent.) MATAMATA. Wednesday. i Tim wivKiy Matiimara sto<-it sale, lioid I to-day, attracted a large yarding or cattle ! and pips, but t.'iore \va? an entire absence iof Fhf'flp. Prices were at ruHng- rates, with Hip exception or beef, which sold at exporters' prices. There was little inquiry tor dairy cattle, and a line of good cow's was. passed. Prices were:— Cattle.—Good fat cows, £5 to £6 12/6; medium cows fc £i to £-1 10/; grood store cows, 40/ Jersey store cows, 20/ to 30/: potting bulls (heavy), £5 to £6 7/6; medium weights, £3 10/ to £S 10/; light bulls, £2 to £2 12/6; small loMnonths Jersey cross hell'crs in calf, 30/; Jersey heifer calves, £2; small steer calves, 22/6. Dairy Stock.—Aged cows, £2 2/6 to £2 15/; Others, £3 12/ to £4. Pigs.—Sows in pig, £3 17/6 to £4 10/; weaners, 8/ to 16/; slips, 17/ to 28/; stores (good), 35/ to 55/. Poultry.—Black Orpington hens, 1/9 to 2/4 each; cockerels (small), 1/6. ADDINGTON. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At the Aldington stock sale to-day store sheep monopolised most or the pens, all districts being represented. Rape lambs were in keen demand and prices advanced from 1/ to 1/6 on last week's rates. Other classes advanced i/, and ewes 2/. Rates were: Forward rape lambs, 20. 6 to- 23/; medium lambs, IS/6 to 20/; small crossbred lambs, 14/ to 17/; inferior lambs, 12/ to 13/9; cull lambs, 10/6 to 11/7; good haHbred wether lambs, 19/6 to 22/1; ordinary halfbred lambs, 15/6 to 18/9; good half brew ewe lambs to 25/; good 1 crossbred ewe lambs to 23/; small halfI bred ewe lambs, 18/6 to 20/; good twoI tooth Romney cross ewes to 36/1; twoI tooth Romney cross ewes, 26/ to 30/; good four and six-tooth Romney cross ewes, 30/ to 33/; lower conditioned four, six, and eight-tooth Romney cross ewes, 24/ to 27/; Tour and five-year-old crossbred ewes, 22/6 to 28/; four and five-year-old halfbred ewes, 23/9 to 28/10; two-tooth halfbred wethers. 20/ to 22/8; Tour and sixtooth hairbred wethers, 21/9 to 24/ S. Fat Lambs.—A medium supply met with ready demand. Fat Shepp.—There was a smaller yarding than last week, and prices snowed an allround improvement, better class ewes meeting with keen demand. Extra prime wethers to 37/7; prime wethers, 30/ to 33/; medium wethers, 26/G to 29/6; light wethers, 24/6 to 26/; extra prime ewes, 27/10 to 32/7; prime ewes, 24/3 to 27/; medium-weight ewes, 20/ to 83/10; light ewes, 17/ to 18/9; aged ewes, 14/ to 16/9. Fat Cattle.—Beef prices advanced sharply, the entry being little les3 than last week. Steers advanced 30/ to £2. and good quality beer 3/ to 5/ per 1001b Medium-weight prime beef touched 39/ per 1001b;'medium quality, 32/ to 35/; rough steer and heavy cow, 24/ to 30/; extra heavyweight steers to £19 7/6; heavy steers, £15 to £17; prime quality steers, £11 10/ to £13/; light steers, £8 to £10 10/; extra prime heirers, to £14 7/6; ordinary Heifers, £8 to £!!; light heirers. £5 to £8; extra prime cows to £12 2/6; prime cows. £8 10/ tn £ti; medium cows, £3 10/ to £7 15/: light cows. £4 15/ to £5. Prices for vealers increased all round. Store cattle sold at late rates. Only 48 dairy cattle were entered, and values appreciated slightly. Pigs.—Firm prices were obtained. Porkers, average per lb, 7Jd to SAd: choppers 'average. 6Jd to 7*d per lb; weaners. 18/ to 26/; slips, 27/ to 32/; stores, 33/ to .00/. ■ • • ■ ■ ■