STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 112, 13 May 1926, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

AUCKLAND YARDXNGS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, reports:—We lield sales during the past week at Westileld, *gatea, Clevedon, and Tukckone. We report lair yardings, wltti values on a par with late sales. \\"c also held a most successful clearing sale on the Karaka on account of Mr. K. S. Wilson. There is very keen competition lor dairy cows and heifers close 10 profit. We quote: Dairy cows, heifers close ;o pront, best. £11 n•/ to £17; others, t"7 10 io £i l !■, ; backward springers, £o to £0; agt-<l an- in'.erior heirers, £-• io/ to £4 15/; bulls, l-j tu. to £7; empty cow?, £1 10/ to ii 5. ; empty yeaning to 18-months at-ifcrs, tjoi, £1 10/ to li 10/; others, 10/ to £1 5..; heifers, suitable for dairy purposes. £i lo £•4; yearling- to ls-monttis steers, £2 10,' lo £3 15/; 2 to 21-year steers, £4 to £4 17/G; 3 to 3 4-year sti-t-rs, ii io £0 5/; 4 to 4*-year steers. £C 7/6 io £7 ./0; (frown steers in forward condition, £7 5/ to £8; Leer at fully Westncld quotation?. Alfred Buckland and Sons. Ltd.. report: During the week we held sales at Wellsrord. We.-tfleld, Tuakau. Waiuku, and Heiensviile. There were average vardings at each centre, and prices were similar to late quotations. Best dairy cows at proilt made £12 to £15 ,"•/, extra to £18 10 ; second grade, .'.' io £il 10. ; others, £5 to -8 IS/; aged and inferior, £1 10/ to £4 15/; grown steers in forward condition, £7 to £8 i/; throe io four-year-old sieers, t\> 5/ to £6 15/; two to three-yesr-old steers. £4 to £j hi; yearling to eightecn-month-old sieers, £2 15/ to £3 17/6; empty young cows, £2 5/ to £3 hi; store cows, £1 to £2; eighteen months to two-year-old in calf heilers. £4 10/ IO £4 15/; good calves, £1 5/ to £1 15/; smaller calves, 18/ to £1 4/; small calves, 10/ to 17/; fat steers, £8 10/ to £11 15/; Tat cows and heifers, £4 10/ to £so/; rough rat cows. £j to £ 1 5 •': heavy bulls, £4' 10/ to £T 2/0; smaller bulls, £2 lo £0 0 . FAT STOCK MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Westlleld fat stock market yesterday beef was penned in more than average numbers, values being" firm at late quotations. Extra choice ox sola to 31/ per 1O0lb; choice and prime ox, 27/ to 30/; ordinary and plain ox, 23/ to 26/; prime young cow and hciTer beer, 24/ to 27/; ord.narv cow beef, 20/ to 23/: rough Deer, 12/ to is/. .No extra Heavy prime steers were penned. Heavy prime steers, £12 5/ to £14 12/6; lighter prime steers, £10 12/0 to £12; light prime sieers, £9 to £10 10/; unfinished and small, £7 15/ to £8 10/; heavy prime young cows and lieifers, £7 5/ to £8 15/; hgiiler, £6 to £7 2/6; light cows. £4 15/ to £5 17/0; bulls, £2 10/ to £5 17/G; other cows, £2 to £1 10/; eight steers from Mr. (J. 0. Robertson, Otaua, Waiuku. averaged £11 3/9. Sheep were also yarded In increased numbers, selling at scarcely last week's quotations. Heavy prime wethers made £1 10/0 to £1 13/; medium prime, £1 9/9 to £1 10/3; light prime, £1 7/ to £1 9/3; small and unllnislied, £1 3/ to £1 6/0; heavy prime ewes, £1 3/3 to £1 6/6; medium prime, £1 1/0 to £1 3/; light prime, 19/ to £1 1/6; lnferiorly fatted, 8/ upwards. Lambs were penned in average numbers, selling at late quotations. Heavy prime made £l 4/ to £1 0/G; medium prime. £1 2/ to £1 3/0; lig-ht prime, £1 to £1 1/9; URtlnis'hed, best, 15/ to 18/0; others, 10/ to 13/6. I'igs penned in average numbers. Values ror pnrkers were fully maintained on late quotation*, bu: baroners were easier. Choppers sold from £3 6/ to £4 16/; heavy mid meu.um u_couer», ni 18/ to £4 4/; light baconers and heavyporkers, £3 8/ to £3 16/; medium porkers and light porkers, £2 10/ to £3 5/; small and unfinished porkers, £2 to £2 8/; sto'e pigs, in small numbers, sold at late quotations. Large stores made £1 8/ to £1 15/; slips, £1 to £1 7/; wcaners, 5/ to 14/. Calves were penned In large numbers, values improving on late quotations. Runners mauu £3 10/ to £4 18/; heavy vealers £3 5/ to £3 14/; medium, £2 10/ to £3 3/; light. £1 18/ to £2 8/; smaller, £1 10/ to £t 16/; small and fresh-dropped. 3/ to £1 3/; rough calves, £1 to £i ID/.

Airred Buckland and Sons, Ltd., report: Yesterday at our weekly Westneld rat stock market our beef pens contained 497 head, compared with 387 at last Wednesday's sale, comprising 195 steers, 295 cows and heirers, and seven bulls. The quality of the ox beef was a decided improvement on last week. There was a steady demand with little or no alteration in values. Extra choice ox sold to £1 10/ per 1001b; cho.ee ami prime ox, £1 8/ to _1 9/6; ordinary and plain ox, £1 5/0 to £1 7/6; prime young cow and heifer beef, £1 3/ to £1 6/j ordinary cow beer, 19/ to 22/; plain and rough, 14/ to 18/; extra heavy prime steers ranged in price Troin £13 5/ to £14 2/6; heavy prime steers, £11 10/ to £13 2/0; lig-hler prime sieers. £10 to £11 7/6; light prime steers, £8 10/ to £9 17/6; small and unJitiished steers, £4 10/ to £8 7/6; extra Heavy prime young cows and heifers, £8 5/ to £y 5/; heavy prime cows and heirers, £6 10/ to £8 2/6; lig-hter prime cows and heirers, £4 15/ to £6 7/6; other Kiilablo cows. £3 10/ to £4 12/ C; old and bouer cows, 11 to £3 7/6; hulls, £i 10/ to £7 2/6; 10 extra prime steers from Mr. B. Reed, Waerenga, averaged £13 4/6; 12 rrom Mr. D. Neil, utaua, £12 5/, and 30 from Messrs. Pernam and Larson, Otaua, £12 3/9. There was a heavy yarding or sheep, and the entry included many lines of prime mutton. The demand was steady with values much the same as last week. No extra prime wethers were penned. Heavy prime, £i io/ to £1 12/3; medium, to heavy prime, £! g/G to £1 9/0; light to medium prime, £1 7/ to £ I 8/3; unfinished. £1 3/6 to £i 6/9; extra heavy prime young ewes, £1 5/ to £t 7/3; heavy prime ewes, £1 3/ to £1 4/9; lighter prime, 19/ to 22/9; light killable, 16/6 to 18/9; other ewes, 6/6 to 13/ (1772 sheep sold). Our entry or lamb 3 totalled 384, and sold under keen competition at ruling rates. Extra heavy prime lambs made £1 7/3 to £1 10/; heavy prime, £1 4/ to £1 7/; lighter prime, £1 to £1 3/0; light prime, 18/ to 19/9; small and plain, 10/6 to 17/6. There was an average yarding or calves, which sold at about equal to late quotations. Runners made rrom £2 16/ to £4; medium vealers, £2 6/ to £3 1/; light vealers, £1 7/ to £2 11/; small and fresh-dropped. 3/ to £1 3/ (216 sold). An increased yarding of pig's came forward, there being 3 good proportion of light ana unfinished porkers. Values for good prime baconers were Arm, but all other classes showed an easing tendency. Choppers made £2 5/ to £5 1/; heavy baconers, £4 4/ to £4 10/; medium baconers, £3 15/ to £4 1/; light, £3 9/ to £3 13/; heavy porkers. £3 to £3 5/; medium porkers, £2 12/ to £2 18/; light, £2 to £2 7/; small and unfinished, ft 7/ to £1 17/; stores sold readily without any improvement In prices; best up to £1 15/; smaller, £1 lo £1 5/; weaners, 6/ to 9/ (582 pigs sold).

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report as follows on the Westtleld sale yesterday:— Beef: A larger yarding, there being- little or no change in values. Extra choice and prime ox made 31/ per 1031b; choice and prime, 27/ to 30/; ordinary and plain, 2 2/ to 26/; prime young cow and heifer be<»r, 24/ to 27/; ordinary, 19/ to 22/; rough, 12/ to 18/. Sheep: A good yarding, prices being slightly easier. ?»o heavy prime wethers were yarded; medium prime, 28/ to 30/; small and unfinished, 24/ to 25/; best heavy prime ewes, 25/; medium, 22/6 to 23/6; light and unllnished, 19/ to 21/. Lambs: An average yarding, prices beins practically unchanged. Heavy prime iamb 3 made 25/6; medium, 22/6 to 23/6; light, 19/ to 21/. Calves: A good yarding sold readily, prices being slightly better. Runners made £3 8/ to £4 2/; heavy vealers, £3 4/ to £3 15/; medium, £2 14/ to £3; light, £2 to £2 10/; small, £1 15/ to £1 18/; fresh-dropped, 4/ to 7/. Pigs: An average yarding. Prices were slightly easier for baconers, but porkers were firm. Choppers made £3 5/ to £3 10/; medium and heavy baconers, £4 5/ to £4 8/; •light baconers and heavy porkers, £3 15/ to .»; medium and light porkers, _3 to £3 HAMILTON. 1 lie .New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, reports:—At the Tramflton sale, mt Tuesday, we sttbmiited a good entry of fat and store cattle. Prime beef sold at advanced rates, and fat sheep were also firmer. Store steers met with good competition, but incair heifers were dull of sale. We quote: Prime rat cows and heifers. £7 15/ to £S 17/ C: light fat cows. £5 1/ to £5 15/; rough rat cows. £i 26 to £4 15/; cows In forward coiiditlon, £3 to £3 10/; three-year-old steers. £0 a/; 2A-year-old. £5 5/; "_u months-old. £i i/ ; three-year-old Irleslan feell'ers in call", £7; two-year-old, fYm„"^ : ., Jer:,ey heirer calves, £1 19/; fat loup-topth wethers, £t 12/9; two-tooth. 'laVtf-ft vLi^ rwai L d la mbs, io/o. A very met < Ut a h a &£ . or plp " 3 came forward, and rm a nar wP,h competition. Prices were tncOne P rf A !,I M as . t week - "*«*»' Prime I Porkers. £2 8/ To s £ , ,_,-,. '___„,.£ \\ - ■

MATAMATA. In marsed contrast to the yardings during the past two months at Mat&mata, there was a Heavy entry or both beef and store cattle on Wednesday, the pens being lined. The noticeable increase is due nrstiy to the Tact that "with the coming or winter the holders of stock have to consider the food supply seriously, and to unload what they cannot see their way clear to provide pasture for; a secondary ractor is that, with the approach of the end or the dairying season, cull cows are being disposed 01". Prices were: Good cow Beef. C 6 to £7; others. 15 to £6; boners, £3 15/ to £4 10/; vealers. £2 15/ to £3 5/; store cows, £a *.<j £:', 5/; others, 50/ to 35. P.gs.—Slips, 8/; sows in pi?. £5 5.'. ADDINGTON. ciinisTCiiCßCH, Wednesday. There was an average yarding to-day at Addmgton, hut cold and wet weather affected the attendance or Tanners. store sheep.—The entry comprised mo.-tly North Island ewos and mixed Marlborough lots. Lambs were down by 2. a per wether and 1 / per ewe, while ewes, except for good sorts, and wethers were also bar.X In value. Oood fourtooihed Romney cross ewes, to 33/; soundmouthed halfbred ewes. 99/ to 9*/; two, four, six and eight-toothed Romney cross ewes. 22/6 to 26/; sound and failingniouihecl crossbred ewes, 19/ to Si/6; aged ewes. 12/ to 16/6; four and sixtoothed halfbred wethers, 94/ to 97/3: low-conditioned four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, 90/ to 93/: two-toothed lialt'bred wethers. 21/ to 53/6; forward lambs, 91/6 to 24/: ordinary lambs, i»/6 io 20/0; medium lambs, 17/ to 18/; good hallbred ewe iambs, 29/ 10 33/; crossbred ewe lambs. 25/6 lo 27/6; cull ewe lambs, 21/ to 23/.

Kat Lambs.—A total or 2250 was entered, and the schedule rates prevailed. Heavy, 23/ to 31/; medium, 25/6 to 28/6; light weights, -i/6 to 24/9; Inferior, 19/ to 21/. Fat Sheep.—There was a erood entry of wethers, nig sheep were a shade easier, but light sorts were bought rreely by exporters at recent values. Graziers were out of the market. Extra prime wethers, to 36/1; prime welhers, 31/6 to 34/; medium wethers, 2S/6 to 3i/; lig-ht wethers, 25/ to 28/; extra prime ewes. 20/3; prime ewes. 23/ to 26/6; medium (twaa, 19/6 to 22/6; light ewes. 16/ lo 10/; aged ewes, 12/6 to 13/6. Kat Cattle. —a total of 540 were penned, the larger proportion being prime. Oood beef sold at an advance or 20/ per head. Inferior beiriß unchanged. Best ox beer sold to 447 per 1001b; prime. 39/ to 42/fi; medium. 3K-' to 38/G: fair cow beof, 31/ to 33/rt; and rough down to 22/6; extra heavy steers, to £21 12/6; prime heavy steers, £17 to £19; prime medium-wetKht steers, £15 10/ to £17 10/; medium qualit'.- steers, £12 to £15: light steers. £9 15/ to £11 15/: rough steers. £6 15/ to £0 10'; extra prime heifers, £9 15/ to £12: ordinary heifers, £7 10/ to £9 10/; lijrht heifer.-, £5 to £0 13/; extra prime cows, to £11 12/6; prime cows, £9 to £11 15/; ordinary cows. £6 to £8 15/; rouph cows. £3 10/ to £5 10/.

Vealert*. —-A good sale. Runners, to £5 15/; medium, n to £5 15/; calves, 10/ to 60/.

Store Cattle.—Mostly cotes. A line of 50 Herefords made from 50/ to 60/.

Dairy Cattle.—A small attendance of buyers and a hard sale. Best cows, £10 to £t3 5/; medium, £5 to £8 10/; best heifers, £9 to £ 1-> 15/; others, £4 to £8 10/.

Fat Pigs.—A slightly better sale. Chopper?, £4 10/ to £7 15/; baconers, £3 16/ to £6 8/ (average per lb, fid to 9di; porkers. 4C/ to 67/ (average per lb, B*d to Ojd).

Store Pigs.—Larger stores were a shade better. Weaners, 9/ to 18/; slip?, 31/ to iB/; stores, 30/ to 53/.